To be a Server

[Ramkelo]

Hi, I am looking to build a second hand computer for decent gaming/general working that will later be allocated to a home server that will host files, gaming servers sometimes and stream content locally.

So far I understood that ECC is pointless for me

and that PCIe 2.0 16x is enough for a GPU.

I will probably be building it around the E5450 Xeon while using the LGA775 mod.

Now, my question is how much ram will I need? Does it matter if DDR3 or DDR2?

And does anybody have any recommendations for a motherboard, I will run a RAID 1 most likely and perhaps a usb 3.0 add on PCI card.

The GPU I have in my mind so far is the 660/660ti.

500w psu.

And if there is anything else I have to know, please don't hesitate!

Thanks!

[Wirbelfeld]

Hi, I am looking to build a second hand computer for decent gaming/general working that will later be allocated to a home server that will host files, gaming servers sometimes and stream content locally.

So far I understood that ECC is pointless for me

and that PCIe 2.0 16x is enough for a GPU.

I will probably be building it around the E5450 Xeon while using the LGA775 mod.

Now, my question is how much ram will I need? Does it matter if DDR3 or DDR2?

And does anybody have any recommendations for a motherboard, I will run a RAID 1 most likely and perhaps a usb 3.0 add on PCI card.

The GPU I have in my mind so far is the 660/660ti.

500w psu.

And if there is anything else I have to know, please don't hesitate!

Thanks!

Definitely ddr3 the difference is astronomical. There is no such thing as too much ram in your situation so just get as much as you can afford

[awesomes8wc3]

Definitely ddr3 the difference is astronomical. There is no such thing as too much ram in your situation so just get as much as you can afford

DDR3 on LGA771/5? Ehhh no, it's possible, but its poo.

[Ramkelo]

Definitely ddr3 the difference is astronomical. There is no such thing as too much ram in your situation so just get as much as you can afford

Though it comes to the motherboard. The question is how much do I need. Some motherboards support only up to 8gb.

DDR3 on LGA771/5? Ehhh no, it's possible, but its poo.

Do you guys have any experience with it?

You didn't mention a board, but if you can find this one you will be golden http://ark.intel.com/products/46540/Intel-Server-Board-S5000PALR

I'm looking for a desktop motherboard, hence the cpu mod.

[Wirbelfeld]

Though it comes to the motherboard. The question is how much do I need. Some motherboards support only up to 8gb.

Do you guys have any experience with it?

I'm looking for a desktop motherboard, hence the cpu mod.

Though it comes to the motherboard. The question is how much do I need. Some motherboards support only up to 8gb.

Do you guys have any experience with it?

I'm looking for a desktop motherboard, hence the cpu mod.

Most motherboards will support more than 8 gb of ram if they are normal atx or eatx boards. Server grade mb will support a ton of ram

[awesomes8wc3]

 

Do you guys have any experience with it?

Yes. I had an nForce 790i board a little while ago, and DDR3 was buggy on it and not much faster than the DDR2 on lesser chipsets of the time (X48 and 780i I believe).