AMD CPU + Mainboard for many disks and 4K

[ntcue]

Hi there,

 

I am looking for a new mainboard and CPU for my media server and backup station which is also connected to my 4K TV.

The system is running Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS and I use it to view movies and videos from Youtube, Amazon or directly from the harddisk. I also make backups to the Backup RAID from my Thinkpad. At the moment there is a Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU G1840 @ 2.80GHz installed on a ASRock B86M Pro3 mainboard. Also two Marvell SATA controllers and 12 harddisks and 1 SSD for linux itself.

Since my old Philips TV suddenly damaged the HDMI output of the mainboard and all it's own HDMI inputs I bought a new Samsung TV with 4K resolution. Now the system is too bad to drive the TV, I only get 4K @ 30 FPS through the DVI output.

 

Now I want to replace mainboard and CPU by something that's future proof but not too heavy on the price side. Would be nice to find a mainboard with enough SATA ports, so I can remove one of the Marvell SATA controllers that also makes problems after standby. Also I want to be able to smoothly stream 4K videos from Youtube or an other source. But I don't want a graphics card in there. Graphics should be on board, at least for now. Maybe I will add a graphics card somewhen later.

 

Do you have any advise or hints for me? There are so many mainboards and CPUs out there, I don't even now where to start.

 

Maybe also relevant: That stuff should be able to buy in and ship to Germany.

 

Thank you in advance!

[Streetguru]

14 minutes ago, ntcue said:

Hi there,

If you don't need much CPU performance, the R5 2400G is basically an i7 4000 series CPU and would be fine.

Just need some extra sata controllers most likely. can just use a cheap board like an ASrock Pro 4 or something, whatever has VRM heatsinks on both VRMs.

[kdawwgg1221]

A Ryzen 2200G or Athlon 200GE are perfect options as they are cheaper than $100, and the motherboards can stay cheap but reliable as you don't need them to overclock. RAM prices are not too bad and you don't need anything intense for a home server!

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

If you don't need much CPU performance, the R5 2400G is basically an i7 4000 series CPU and would be fine.

why even 8 threads when OP doesnt need much CPU performance though

[Streetguru]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

why even 8 threads when OP doesnt need much CPU performance though

It's just not expensive if you find one used for ~$100, so you might as well go for it.

[ntcue]

Thank you guys!

 

I think I will go with an AMD Ryzen 5 2400G (130 €), because it has VESA 11 and an ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 (160 €) mainboard. With 4 Cores and 8 Threads I should be future proof and the mainboard has 8 SATA ports which is also nice. And then some G.Skill Aegis DIMM Kit 16GB (DDR4-3000, CL16-18-18-38) (55 €) for good measure because my current system already starts to swap with 8 GB of RAM. I guess it's because I am not good at closing tabs.

 

Is this too much overkill or is it worth the price if I do not want to upgrade in the next 4 years?

[ntcue]

After some further googling I think I should save some money for the mainboard and buy a Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (75 €) instead with only 6 SATA ports. Then I will look for a good SATA controller or similar in addition to that.