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Hello,

I found a copy of windows server 2012 somewhere in my house from a long time ago and thought that it would be good to use. I am looking to build a really cheap server at about £250, I would be fine to use older components or used components if that would be the best. I will use the server for simply sharing files with the many computers in my house (about 5). I was thinking of using a FM2+ CPU as I have an MSI A55M-E33 motherboard lying around. I also need the case to be pretty small and I was looking at the Fractal Design Core 1100. For the graphics card, I think pretty much anything will do, I have a Radeon 5450 and a GeForce GT 710 I think somewhere. For the storage I will need about 3TB of storage although anything above 2TB will do. What are your ideas?

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8 minutes ago, iCantThinkOfAName said:

r the graphics card,

Use the igpu on the apu

 

 

Id get a quad core apu, like a a8

 

Id get 16gb of ram(its cheap)

 

Id get a cheap boot drive(anything works, you can find tons of cheap 500gb hdds around.

 

Id get a few 2tb drives(they don't really matter, you can get really cheap ones if you want), then use the storage pool to make then into one redundant volume.

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1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Use the igpu on the apu

 

 

Id get a quad core apu, like a a8

 

Id get 16gb of ram(its cheap)

 

Id get a cheap boot drive(anything works, you can find tons of cheap 500gb hdds around.

 

Id get a few 2tb drives(they don't really matter, you can get really cheap ones if you want), then use the storage pool to make then into one redundant volume.

Right okay, so maybe an A8 7650K?

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3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Yep.

This good?

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fCx2xY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fCx2xY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7650K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor 
Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£54.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 320GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£61.92 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£61.92 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£35.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.37 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £253.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-25 16:51 BST+0100

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This good?

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fCx2xY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fCx2xY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7650K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor 
Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£54.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 320GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£61.92 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£61.92 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£35.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.37 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £253.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-25 16:51 BST+0100

That looks good. Windows server can be a pain with drivers some times and the one's from the mobo don't work and you have to use the ones from who ever makes the part(for example realtek).

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That looks good. Windows server can be a pain with drivers some times and the one's from the mobo don't work and you have to use the ones from who ever makes the part(for example realtek).

Okay, what's the cheapest HDD you can find?

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I think you're paying too much for that CPU.  That's 74.99 GPD for the CPU,  Meanwhile on eBay you could get a used AMD Athlon X4 750K on eBay for $37 GBP with free shipping. ( http://www.ebay.ca/itm/AMD-Athlon-X4-750K-AD750KWOA44HJ-3-4-GHz-FM2-100w-Processor-/401186383956?hash=item5d68926854:g:9pUAAOSw-kdX1Lcc ) That's a savings of 41 GBP.  Now, that's an FM2 Athlon, it does NOT have onboard graphics, you'd have to use that Radeon HD 5450 you already own.  You'll occupy a PCIE slot but you'll save a huge amount of money for a CPU of the same performance level but without the graphics built in.

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1 minute ago, AshleyAshes said:

I think you're paying too much for that CPU.  That's 74.99 GPD for the CPU,  Meanwhile on eBay you could get a used AMD Athlon X4 750K on eBay for $37 GBP with free shipping. ( http://www.ebay.ca/itm/AMD-Athlon-X4-750K-AD750KWOA44HJ-3-4-GHz-FM2-100w-Processor-/401186383956?hash=item5d68926854:g:9pUAAOSw-kdX1Lcc ) That's a savings of 41 GBP.  Now, that's an FM2 Athlon, it does NOT have onboard graphics, you'd have to use that Radeon HD 5450 you already own.  You'll occupy a PCIE slot but you'll save a huge amount of money for a CPU of the same performance level but without the graphics built in.

Okay. I'll look around on eBay.

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6 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

I think you're paying too much for that CPU.  That's 74.99 GPD for the CPU,  Meanwhile on eBay you could get a used AMD Athlon X4 750K on eBay for $37 GBP with free shipping. ( http://www.ebay.ca/itm/AMD-Athlon-X4-750K-AD750KWOA44HJ-3-4-GHz-FM2-100w-Processor-/401186383956?hash=item5d68926854:g:9pUAAOSw-kdX1Lcc ) That's a savings of 41 GBP.  Now, that's an FM2 Athlon, it does NOT have onboard graphics, you'd have to use that Radeon HD 5450 you already own.  You'll occupy a PCIE slot but you'll save a huge amount of money for a CPU of the same performance level but without the graphics built in.

Does this look good?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-Athlon-X4-750K-Trinity-Quad-Core-3-4-GHz-AD750KWOA44HJ-Processor-Socket-CPU-/172329231874?hash=item281f9f6602:g:xbwAAOSwFe5Xy1Jw

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3 minutes ago, iCantThinkOfAName said:

Does this look good?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-Athlon-X4-750K-Trinity-Quad-Core-3-4-GHz-AD750KWOA44HJ-Processor-Socket-CPU-/172329231874?hash=item281f9f6602:g:xbwAAOSwFe5Xy1Jw

Yup.  Keep in mind that you WILL wait a while for shipping.  Be sure to test the CPU once it arrives.  But you are paying via PayPal who will HEAVILY side with consumers if someone tries to screw them.  If they send you garbage, PayPal will issue you a refund.

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49 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

Yup.  Keep in mind that you WILL wait a while for shipping.  Be sure to test the CPU once it arrives.  But you are paying via PayPal who will HEAVILY side with consumers if someone tries to screw them.  If they send you garbage, PayPal will issue you a refund.

Right, okay... Might get that. My Dad needs to upgrade his PC soon, do you think that it would be viable to use his AMD FX 8350 aswell as MSI 970 motherboard, with him using some intel CPU?

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43 minutes ago, iCantThinkOfAName said:

Right, okay... Might get that. My Dad needs to upgrade his PC soon, do you think that it would be viable to use his AMD FX 8350 aswell as MSI 970 motherboard, with him using some intel CPU?

You can use a 8350, but it will pull more power and there is no reason to if you don't need cpu power.

 

For a desktop cpu, a 8350 is fine for most tasks. What is he using his pc for?

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1 hour ago, iCantThinkOfAName said:

Does this look good?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-Athlon-X4-750K-Trinity-Quad-Core-3-4-GHz-AD750KWOA44HJ-Processor-Socket-CPU-/172329231874?hash=item281f9f6602:g:xbwAAOSwFe5Xy1Jw

Id hunt for a cheap a8. Save some power and just get the apu.

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17 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

You can use a 8350, but it will pull more power and there is no reason to if you don't need cpu power.

 

For a desktop cpu, a 8350 is fine for most tasks. What is he using his pc for?

It would work, sure.  Frankly you just want to run some shares off a Windows machine.  A toaster could do the job.  In most cases, a quad core is overkill even.  It would be hard to UNDER build a server like this.  An Atom or Celeron could do the job.

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35 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

You can use a 8350, but it will pull more power and there is no reason to if you don't need cpu power.

 

For a desktop cpu, a 8350 is fine for most tasks. What is he using his pc for?

He uses his PC for light gaming, I was thinking I could use the cpu and mobo off of that in the server then give him an msi a55m-p33 and an i3 4170?

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7 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

That looks good. Windows server can be a pain with drivers some times and the one's from the mobo don't work and you have to use the ones from who ever makes the part(for example realtek).

A PAIN?!? more like an impossible feat! Mate i work with windows server 2012 R2 everyday and drivers are the last thing you want to screw up!

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Don't ever buy a CX430 PSU. They're shit. Get a CX450M instead.

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2 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

Don't ever buy a CX430 PSU for a high-end rig/server. They're shit. Get a PSU that isn't CX.

FTFY

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2 minutes ago, Crowes said:

FTFY

Fair enough. We're talking consumer grade hardware here, so it's up to him to choose something that won't blow up the second it sees power :P

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1 hour ago, NelizMastr said:

Fair enough. We're talking consumer grade hardware here, so it's up to him to choose something that won't blow up the second it sees power :P

I have two CX600's that have reached their sixth year of operation. :P

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1 minute ago, AshleyAshes said:

I have two CX600's that have reached their sixth year of operation. :P

The CX600 can take much more than the 430. Lots of 430s have trouble handling continuous loads over 300W. ;)

PC Specs - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - MSI B550M Mortar - 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4-3600 @ CL16 - ASRock RX7800XT - 660p 1TBGB & Crucial P5 1TB - Fractal Define Mini C - CM V750v2 - Windows 11 Pro

 

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