lga 775?

[Psittac]

I have an old lga775 machine that I'm thinking about throwing a quad core into and using that for a file server.  Probably plex and NVR functions is about all I'm going to do right now.  Two 2tb hitachi drive's and order a 1-2tb WD purple drive.

 

My first question would be, is this going to be ok for a basic server?

 

Second, which cpu should I get?  Q6600 QX6700 one of the xeon's?

 

mobo is Asus P5W DH Deluxe

[samcool55]

It's fine for experimenting.

If you are planning to run it 24/7 for months/years, i would get something newer so power consumption can go down.

For servers power consumption is a big factor, especially if electricity isn't cheap in your area.

 

CPU wise, get the one with a relatively low TDP.

You really don't want that QX6700 unless you need an extra heat source to keep you warm through the winter

[johnny5c]

You could pick up a 771 Xeon like a X5450 but it's a 120 watt CPU so as @samcool55 said you'll probably want something more efficient for 24/7 use.

http://www.delidded.com/lga-771-to-775-adapter/3/

 

[Psittac]

Maybe I should just start with a rack mount case then? I started this whole thing with gusto, but got put off pretty quick when my initial dual 1366 build fell on it's face because the mobo I had picked out couldn't fit any case available at an affordable price.  Then trying to figure out the used market was next to impossible so I gave up.  Today I got to thinking about it again and figured I could make a small investment on my old 775.

 

So what I have now is that 775 machine with an 820d and two 2tb hitachi drives in my backup gaming rig.  I have a few odd's and end's laying around.

 

I'm wiring my house for cat6 and have been thinking about PoE cam's on the outside of my house.

 

Where would you start?  I think I will get a piece for it every now and then and if I end up with some free cash might get a few thing's at once.

 

edit: oh I have acronis on my machines, bought that a few month's ago so I can make drive images for friends and family members, that way when they routinely trash an OS I can just load up a fresh image instead of installing updating etc.

[Psittac]

I've been browsing this section of the forum, and everyone seems to love Synology, maybe I'll be better off in the long run to just spend the $400 on a diskless NVR and be done with it.  Easier to setup and use.

 

Then if I want to do a NAS I could do that separate.

[aj101202]

I've been running a HP Mircoserver G7 for years now 24/7. i have Plex running on it, even used ot run a minecraft server on it.

CPU is only 15w tdp

can take up to 4 2TB drives

Was great value when i got it only £129 after rebate