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Building a PC for a cloud server..

melias24
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Hey guys, i need some tips on building a PC to host a cloud. Anyone built a PC to host a cloud before?...This is for my family, as my mother takes alot of photos on her tablet of wildlife and so on, and we need a PC that is built souly for a cloud. Will it need a GPU or can i just run it with a CPU and no GPU? Any tips or help would be good!

~Elias

Oh and also i know i need some high capacity HDD's!!!!

Main PC: Core i5 4670 | MSI Mpower Max z87 | G.Skill Ripjaws 2x4gb | Stock intel cooler | PNY GTX 770 2gb (hoping to upgrade) | Seagate 1tb 7200rpm | Corsair RM850 | Corsair Carbide Air 540 | PCCG custom sleeved black/yellow extensions | Corsair K70 Cherry MX Blue | Corsair M45 |

Phone: LG Nexus 5 | Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-PDG1, Shure SRH440 | Laptop: Asus 303la (i5 model, 1600x900 res) | Motorbikes: 2004 Sherco 290i, 2013 Husqvarna CR125 | Xbox one

 

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Budget?

Around $300-400, can maybe stretch to $500 including OS. i'll be right on making a build, i just need some tips on if i need a GPU etc..

Main PC: Core i5 4670 | MSI Mpower Max z87 | G.Skill Ripjaws 2x4gb | Stock intel cooler | PNY GTX 770 2gb (hoping to upgrade) | Seagate 1tb 7200rpm | Corsair RM850 | Corsair Carbide Air 540 | PCCG custom sleeved black/yellow extensions | Corsair K70 Cherry MX Blue | Corsair M45 |

Phone: LG Nexus 5 | Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-PDG1, Shure SRH440 | Laptop: Asus 303la (i5 model, 1600x900 res) | Motorbikes: 2004 Sherco 290i, 2013 Husqvarna CR125 | Xbox one

 

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Around $300-400, can maybe stretch to $500 including OS. i'll be right on making a build, i just need some tips on if i need a GPU etc..

I don't think you need a gpu, just a lot of ram. I have no experience with cloud pc though, so don't take my word for it. :P

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Around $300-400, can maybe stretch to $500 including OS. i'll be right on making a build, i just need some tips on if i need a GPU etc..

No you do not need a GPU. You do not even need a monitor/keyboard/mouse after the initial setup. Just purchase a mid range i3 with 4-8 GB RAM, motherboard with fast ethernet and you are done.

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You really don't need much to host a cloud server. I have my OwnCloud server running off of an old 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo with 2 GB of RAM and a 1TB HDD aand it works great. A modern i3 with 4-8GB of RAM, a decent motherboard and two harddrives, one for the operating system (SSD preferably) and one for all your data (1-2TB should be fine :))

My Current Build: 

Intel i5 3570K @ 4.4GHz 1.11V, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz, Samsung 840 EVO 250GB, Asus GTX 760 DCII Overclocked, Corsair CX600M

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You really don't need much to host a cloud server. I have my OwnCloud server running off of an old 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo with 2 GB of RAM and a 1TB HDD aand it works great. A modern i3 with 4-8GB of RAM, a decent motherboard and two harddrives, one for the operating system (SSD preferably) and one for all your data (1-2TB should be fine :))

So how do i set it up, like once i got my PC, do i just then do some coding, or is there a program that set's up a local cloud for you?

Main PC: Core i5 4670 | MSI Mpower Max z87 | G.Skill Ripjaws 2x4gb | Stock intel cooler | PNY GTX 770 2gb (hoping to upgrade) | Seagate 1tb 7200rpm | Corsair RM850 | Corsair Carbide Air 540 | PCCG custom sleeved black/yellow extensions | Corsair K70 Cherry MX Blue | Corsair M45 |

Phone: LG Nexus 5 | Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-PDG1, Shure SRH440 | Laptop: Asus 303la (i5 model, 1600x900 res) | Motorbikes: 2004 Sherco 290i, 2013 Husqvarna CR125 | Xbox one

 

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So how do i set it up, like once i got my PC, do i just then do some coding, or is there a program that set's up a local cloud for you?

Well first you will need to install a popular Linux distro on the server such as Ubuntu. Then you will have to install OwnCloud, there are many tutorials showing how to install it on Ubuntu so it should be too hard to install, it is also really user friendly :) Just send me a PM if you need any other help :)

My Current Build: 

Intel i5 3570K @ 4.4GHz 1.11V, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz, Samsung 840 EVO 250GB, Asus GTX 760 DCII Overclocked, Corsair CX600M

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