Posted July 15, 2020 Im looking to make a home media streaming server that uses windows , and trying to avoid rasperry with ARMs. What do i choose and what part should i focus more on? Budget a 100$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 atomic pi is a good option if you want x86 at 35 to 40$ but i recommend an arm sbc at your budget if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 Do you mind used? You can get some small form factor used desktop for that amount, like a dell 7010 sff or micro, and those will be much faster than most small pcs with low end atoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 btw there is (as far as i know) no other x86 sbc at that price point if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 Author 2 minutes ago, mahyar said: btw there is (as far as i know) no other x86 sbc at that price point What about atomic pi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 Plex? There's no need to run Windows server for Plex, heck it will run on Windows 7 if needs be. Windows Server is only required if you want Active Directory Domain Services, a Hyper-V server or you need advanced networking features like DHCP & DNS servers. Almost everything you would want to do at home can be done on normal Windows. I'm running Windows Server 2019 on an Intel NUC however this is not a supported setup, I had to hack the network adapter driver to work with server since Intel arbitrarily do not support it despite it obviously working fine. Main Rig:- Ryzen 7 3800X | Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | 16GB Team Group Dark Pro 3600Mhz | Corsair MP600 1TB PCIe Gen 4 | Sapphire 5700 XT Pulse | Corsair H115i Platinum | WD Black 1TB | WD Green 4TB | EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W | Asus TUF GT501 | Samsung C27HG70 1440p 144hz HDR FreeSync 2 | Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS | Server:- Intel NUC running Server 2019 + Synology DSM218+ with 2 x 4TB Toshiba NAS Ready HDDs (RAID0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 atomic pi amazon listing : https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Pi-High-Speed-Peripheral/dp/B07N298F2B btw if you buy atomic pi you should buy this to power it : https://www.amazon.com/Breakout-Adapter-2-5mm-Barrel-Supply/dp/B07RPQN1Z7/ref=bmx_1/138-7390675-8159767?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07RPQN1Z7&pd_rd_r=984987e9-79bd-4be6-8136-1d17801065c0&pd_rd_w=hGpwa&pd_rd_wg=Ag8Mj&pf_rd_p=72f29bc1-c160-4012-b633-f54cb49b9557&pf_rd_r=33RN08H74CBRW3BYV8T6&psc=1&refRID=33RN08H74CBRW3BYV8T6 if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 Author 20 minutes ago, mahyar said: atomic pi amazon listing : https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Pi-High-Speed-Peripheral/dp/B07N298F2B btw if you buy atomic pi you should buy this to power it : https://www.amazon.com/Breakout-Adapter-2-5mm-Barrel-Supply/dp/B07RPQN1Z7/ref=bmx_1/138-7390675-8159767?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07RPQN1Z7&pd_rd_r=984987e9-79bd-4be6-8136-1d17801065c0&pd_rd_w=hGpwa&pd_rd_wg=Ag8Mj&pf_rd_p=72f29bc1-c160-4012-b633-f54cb49b9557&pf_rd_r=33RN08H74CBRW3BYV8T6&psc=1&refRID=33RN08H74CBRW3BYV8T6 Thanks Anything else you would recomend me to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 i have not realized why are you going with x86 instead of arm something like new 8GB raspberry pi is a very good i my self run my server on a raspberry pi zero! if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, Pixel131_YT said: Thanks Anything else you would recomend me to do? no if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 Author 28 minutes ago, Master Disaster said: Plex? There's no need to run Windows server for Plex, heck it will run on Windows 7 if needs be. Windows Server is only required if you want Active Directory Domain Services, a Hyper-V server or you need advanced networking features like DHCP & DNS servers. Almost everything you would want to do at home can be done on normal Windows. I'm running Windows Server 2019 on an Intel NUC however this is not a supported setup, I had to hack the network adapter driver to work with server since Intel arbitrarily do not support it despite it obviously working fine. I run my home server from windows 10. So getting a separated pc for streaming from network is what i want.how could i get best performance from atomic pi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 its not that powerful anyway cpu is equivalent to Pentium e5200 2g ddr3 an intel igpu if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 Author 9 minutes ago, mahyar said: i have not realized why are you going with x86 instead of arm something like new 8GB raspberry pi is a very good i my self run my server on a raspberry pi zero! To use it from windows file explorer network section .it is a server for me and mi family for media only. They dont know much about that type of complex way of using more dificult Gui. So im keeping it simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 idont recommend atomic pi because it has a 15g mmc and you will need an extenal drive it does have usb 3 and a bizarre usb 2 header and if you want to stream media you better install 32bit windows if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 Author 3 minutes ago, mahyar said: idont recommend atomic because it has a 15g mmc and you will an extenal drive it does have usb 3 and a bizarre usb 2 header and i you want to stream media you better install 32bit windows I was thinking about a 1 tb hdd external drive or ssd if posible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 if you want to go x86 if you want to get something that worth it get an original lattepanda with 4gig of ram and 64gig mmc for 170$ (i know it is expensive) or odyssey x86 if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Pixel131_YT said: I was thinking about a 1 tb hdd external drive or ssd if posible it is but it comes with lubuntu on mmc if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 Author Why is the Atomic pi is bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) only 2g of ram that is shared with gpu 16 mmc that isnt enough for windows and ony two usb ports one of them is a header Edited July 15, 2020 by mahyar if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 btw do to want to steam media or use it a file share? if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 take a look at this : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ID4HYE4/ref=twister_B07KVWW5YW?_encoding=UTF8&th=1 if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 Author 2 minutes ago, mahyar said: take a look at this : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ID4HYE4/ref=twister_B07KVWW5YW?_encoding=UTF8&th=1 Ok is the 2 g and 32 version ok for 32 bits? It fits my budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 it has way better io and even an arduino builtin ram is not much bigger but its way better than atomic pi if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 Author 3 minutes ago, mahyar said: it has way better io and even an arduino builtin ram is not much bigger but its way better than atomic pi It only supports 100mb s ethenet. i need1 g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2020 you should pay like 250$ to get that! if it was useful give it a like btw if your into linux pay a visit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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