I build a new server :D

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So I finally got the money need to build a new server. This server is going to be my NAS, a PLEX and Web-server hosting a lot of sites.

 

First, an overview of the old server.

It was made of an old HP Compaq sporting a E8400 with 8GB of 800MHz of DDR2 RAM. The storage were two old Seagate 320GB HDD's, that I have no idea how old are and an Intel 530 180GB SSD for the OS. To hold all the movies I used an external Buffalo 1TB USB3.0 drive. Needless to say it is only a matter of time before this machine dies.

Here are some pictures of the old system, with and without the properly mounted SSD(didn't have any velcro)  .

 

The new server is rocking a Xeon E3 1231 V3 with 16GB of 1333MHz DDR3 ECC RAM in a Fractal Design Define Mini (I'm sleeping next to it). For storage it has the Intel 530 180GB SSD and 2 3TB WD Green and a 1TB WD Blue. The budget wasn't big enough, so there is no redundancy, only nightly backups.

Heres some pictures of the new server.

 

For OS, the old one was my server, the new one is shared, so the others have some requirements.

The old was running Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS, no gui, I had no use for it. But one of the others wants a gui on the new server, so the new server is running Ubuntu 14.04 with Lxde, mainly because I couldn't get OpenBox working... And it needs a gui that doesn't draw to much power from the system.

All in all I'm happy with the new server

Here is a picture of the new and old server besides each other.

 

The old is being reused as an ARMA 2 DayZ OverPoch server