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Don't really understand what a home server is used for and how you set it up... Kinda random and I sound like a noob but I'm interested. 

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Central file storage is probably the biggest use for one.

This.

Movie streaming to various devices (phones, consoles, DVR's, PC's, etc etc)

Music streaming to aforementioned devices.

Document sharing. 

All 3 of those things basically, generally, fall under the use of "file server".

I personally use my home server to play on older emulators from anywhere. SNES games are like, what 120KB-1MB (depends on the game)? My upload speed can handle that (200KB/s). By anywhere, I mean over the internet as an RPC server.

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Central file storage is probably the biggest use for one.

so like you backup all your files on it?

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  • Set up a NAS
  • use it for a game server or teamspeak server
  • host a website
  • run a torrentdownloader software
  • back up PC's in your network to the server

sure people on here are going to be able to come up with a lot of there ways to use a home server.

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I was debating building a very cheap one for my parents because they always lose files and stuff, so a server could be used as a backup? However, they use Mac OSX so they couldn't backup to a windows server anyway?

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I was debating building a very cheap one for my parents because they always lose files and stuff, so a server could be used as a backup? However, they use Mac OSX so they couldn't backup to a windows server anyway?

You can build a hackintosh and install OS X Server.

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You can build a hackintosh and install OS X Server.

What would I need? it would be great if I could use my old 3570k some how

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You can build a hackintosh and install OS X Server.

i think both a windows and mac pc would be able to utilize the same server for sharing files?..

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What would I need? it would be great if I could use my old 3570k some how

 

I can give you a build. What is the max budget? And else do you have besides the CPU.

 

i think both a windows and mac pc would be able to utilize the same server for sharing files?..

Apple doesn't like NTFS so you can't backup to them. It would be better (for stability) to use OS X

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What would I need? it would be great if I could use my old 3570k some how

 

As for the specs get this mobo : GA-B75M-D3P and you should be fine.

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i think both a windows and mac pc would be able to utilize the same server for sharing files?..

I heard there is a way of doing it.... how much RAM would I need? and could I use my i5 3570k? should I get a server motherboard and ram and be done?

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As for the specs get this mobo : GA-B75M-D3P and you should be fine.

I kind of want a itx system because I'm sure they don't want some big thing lol

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I can give you a build. What is the max budget? And else do you have besides the CPU.

 

Apple doesn't like NTFS so you can't backup to them. It would be better (for stability) to use OS X

Well, I have the cpu I have 8gb DDR3 1333 ram but its not server ram if that matters? I also have a motherboard, but I want an ITX one and I have a 550w psu and thats all I could use

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I kind of want a itx system because I'm sure they don't want some big thing lol

Fair enough , just follow the video than...

Well, I have the cpu I have 8gb DDR3 1333 ram but its not server ram if that matters? I also have a motherboard, but I want an ITX one and I have a 550w psu and thats all I could use

Nice , the ram doesn't have to be server ram and the PSU is more than enough.

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Well, I have the cpu I have 8gb DDR3 1333 ram but its not server ram if that matters? I also have a motherboard, but I want an ITX one and I have a 550w psu and thats all I could use

Okay, RAM is perfect. What PSU?

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Fair enough , just follow the video than...

Nice , the ram doesn't have to be server ram and the PSU is more than enough.

So should I get a server motherboard or just a regular board?

Okay, RAM is perfect. What PSU?

its a Rosewill capstone 550w... probably overkill lol

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you can do ANYTHING*

seriously you can do anything*

 

*just as long as you have the specs to match it

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So should I get a server motherboard or just a regular board?

its a Rosewill capstone 550w... probably overkill lol

Regular board is fine. Are you in the US?

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So should I get a server motherboard or just a regular board?

its a Rosewill capstone 550w... probably overkill lol

The thing with hackintosh builds is that some boards work and some don't . I suggest you make a thread over at our colleagues at tonymacx86.com to really get a proper anwser.

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I was debating building a very cheap one for my parents because they always lose files and stuff, so a server could be used as a backup? However, they use Mac OSX so they couldn't backup to a windows server anyway?

For this purpose, I would use FreeNAS 8.3.1 myself simply because I am familiar with it. It can do what you want. Lifehacker has a guide for setting everything you would need to have running up to do this. 

FreeNAS works with Windows, OS X, and Linux. And can be used for various other things with plugins. Such as a torrent machine (keeping viruses off your actual computer). 

I have an old AMD Black Phenom X4 downclocked to 2.0GHz and with 2 cores disabled running it. You don't need more than that for a FreeNAS server, and it saves on power (a server needs to be power efficient because the idea is to have it on 24/7).

If you end up using your 3570k, I would do what I've done to my Phenom X4. Underclock and disable 2 cores.

Question @tobben & @Nicholas Marzio, How is a Hackintosh better suited for this purpose? Or is it? Just curious since you two jumped straight to that solution.

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What would I need? it would be great if I could use my old 3570k some how

that depends if what you want to do with it ... if you are going to use it strictly for file sharing you need next to nothing .. just keep it as barebones as possible and try to make something that requires as little electricity as possible.

I can give you a build. What is the max budget? And else do you have besides the CPU.

 

Apple doesn't like NTFS so you can't backup to them. It would be better (for stability) to use OS X

 

how about using samba.

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The thing with hackintosh builds is that some boards work and some don't . I suggest you make a thread over at our colleagues at tonymacx86.com to really get a proper anwser.

Sorted that already

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Regular board is fine. Are you in the US?

yes im in the US

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that depends if what you want to do with it ... if you are going to use it strictly for file sharing you need next to nothing .. just keep it as barebones as possible and try to make something that requires as little electricity as possible.

 

how about using samba.

so use my CPU, Ram and grab a what 350w psu? and 2tb wd green? and cheap motherboard?

Sorted that already

so what motherboard do you think?

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