Ryzen Media Server

[alpacatje]

Hi all,

 

I'm new to this, so apologies if this topic already exists.

 

I'm researching to build a home server, mostly to act as a media server. In the future it might become a productivity server as well.

I would run unraid with a number of undefined HDD's.

I'm a SFF freak, so looking to Micro-ATX solutions.

 

I'm leaning more to ryzen as those chips support ECC ram, although not officially.

I did not yet decide which parts i would use. 

I'm considering the ASUS Prime B350M-A motherboard with a ryzen 5 1600x. But my main concern here is 24/7 operation.

Although the server won't be accessed continuously it will still be turned on all the time.

 

Are those mobo's up for it to act as a server? Or should i start looking to threadripper/xeon for this?

I noticed Asrock announced the X399M at CES. But i think this might be pretty overkill.

[cj09beira]

as long as you have some airflow over the vrms, 24/7 use should be no problem

[Electronics Wizardy]

should work fine with unraid, but dont expect pcie passthrough without a lt of work.

 

i wouldnt bother with ecc for a home server.

 

id get a non x to save some money and power, or get a 2400g, you really dont need the cpu for you listed uses. 

 

you also need a gpu normally.

 

what do you mean by productivity server? if you want a vm host unraid isnt great.

 

 

[alpacatje]

The productivity part is undefined. 

 

But if i can use a regular mobo and non ecc memory for this part i will rebuild a true dedicated servet at a later stage.

 

About the GPU. Do i just need it at setup, or always? 

[Pixel5]

usually you just need it for the initial setup but some mobos also wont let you boot without one.

 

 

i would say give it a try and if it doesnt work just return the ryzen 5 and get one of the new AMD APU´s