Small server and office desktop

[Favebook]

I plan on building a computer for some small (not that much power-hungry) server and office desktop. I am replacing a previous computer which was used for the same purpose, it is almost 7 years old so everything will be good upgrade but I am looking for future-proof build. I plan on building the PC for around 1000 euro. And the computer will be running 24h/365d.

I am thinking about a few things, in my opinion best cpu to go for is Ryzen 7 2700x as far as budget is considered, but I am still not 100% sure about that.

I have 2TB external HDD which I will use for it so I will only need NVMe/SSD and I am thinking about SSD 970 EVO NVMe M.2 500GB.

Also Monitor and peripherals are covered, so 1000 euro budget is purely for case components.

 

I would like to hear the opinion from community, as what build do you suggest. Are there any things I should avoid? 

 

Oh yeah, I plan on using ECC registered memory modules(16 or 32 GB).

[NelizMastr]

Ryzen can't use registered ECC, only unbuffered ECC. Also, I don't see a proper backup solution in place. When it's a machine that functions as a server for multiple people, data integrity should be high on your priority list.

 

Which country, by the way? It helps to get a general idea how much stuff costs for you.

[Favebook]

Just now, NelizMastr said:

Ryzen can't use registered ECC, only unbuffered ECC. Also, I don't see a proper backup solution in place. When it's a machine that functions as a server for multiple people, data integrity should be high on your priority list.

 

Which country, by the way? It helps to get a general idea how much stuff costs for you.

Oh totally forgot to mention, there is already an active NAS backup for the server. Should I then go for Intel or use unbuffered ECC?

The location is Serbia and the prices here are around Amazon price +30% but I already accounted that. So for simplicity we can say 1200$ by Amazon prices.

[NelizMastr]

35 minutes ago, Favebook said:

Oh totally forgot to mention, there is already an active NAS backup for the server. Should I then go for Intel or use unbuffered ECC?

The location is Serbia and the prices here are around Amazon price +30% but I already accounted that. So for simplicity we can say 1200$ by Amazon prices.

Usually, Amazon Germany is pretty accurate for the majority of Europe, so here's my recommendation:

 

Yes, ECC memory is very expensive and not that fast.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€168.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€76.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (€119.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 550 - 640 2 GB Video Card  (€103.85 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (€69.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 11 CM 400 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€65.58 @ Mindfactory) 
Other: SAMSUNG 32GB Dual Channel Kit 2 x 16 GB 288 pin DDR4 2133 ECC UDIMM 1.2V - passend für alle Serverboards und Workstations mit DDR4 ECC UDIMM Standard  (€379.00) 
Total: €983.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-03 15:29 CET+0100

[Favebook]

4 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

Usually, Amazon Germany is pretty accurate for the majority of Europe, so here's my recommendation:

 

Yes, ECC memory is very expensive and not that fast.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€168.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€76.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (€119.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 550 - 640 2 GB Video Card  (€103.85 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (€69.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 11 CM 400 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€65.58 @ Mindfactory) 
Other: SAMSUNG 32GB Dual Channel Kit 2 x 16 GB 288 pin DDR4 2133 ECC UDIMM 1.2V - passend für alle Serverboards und Workstations mit DDR4 ECC UDIMM Standard  (€379.00) 
Total: €983.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-03 15:29 CET+0100

That build looks perfect for given budget and the prices are basically the same here.

Also I just remembered that I have Radeon R9 380 4GB in my mining rig which I can use for this build, that would give me around 120 more euro. I could use it on better CPU/Mobo.

[NelizMastr]

1 hour ago, Favebook said:

That build looks perfect for given budget and the prices are basically the same here.

Also I just remembered that I have Radeon R9 380 4GB in my mining rig which I can use for this build, that would give me around 120 more euro. I could use it on better CPU/Mobo.

Yep. I'd stick to a 65W CPU if you can. Nice and efficient.