Media Storage Computer

[henry1000]

Hello, for a few months that I told my mom that I would build a computer for her to store movies, series, videos and some files from work.

 

The only thing that I have is the case (Nox Media HD).

 

I would like to request you guys to advise me in a build, it doesn't need to be something extreme. I would like to build an affordable computer, since it is just for storage.

 

Regards

[g el]

Hello, for a few months that I told my mom that I would build a computer for her to store movies, series, videos and some files from work.

 

The only thing that I have is the case (Nox Media HD).

 

I would like to request you guys to advise me in a build, it doesn't need to be something extreme. I would like to build an affordable computer, since it is just for storage.

 

Regards

 

Will you be using it only for storage or will you be connecting it as a media center or so? There's no room for more than 1 HDD so i'm guessing no RAID setups. I would recommend a low end board/cpu combination with focus on a big HDD. You could install linux on it and run it as NAS or so or use XBMC if you're looking for a media center setup

[henry1000]

Will you be using it only for storage or will you be connecting it as a media center or so? There's no room for more than 1 HDD so i'm guessing no RAID setups. I would recommend a low end board/cpu combination with focus on a big HDD. You could install linux on it and run it as NAS or so or use XBMC if you're looking for a media center setup

 

I was thinking of installing Windows 7, since it is easier to share folders inside the network and for my mother to use. Can you recommend hardware parts for this build?

[Mansel]

id go cheap pentium or apu, maybe a dual core apu, may be able to get away with it.

[henry1000]

id go cheap pentium or apu, maybe a dual core apu, may be able to get away with it.

 

Can you recommend hardware parts for this build?

[g el]

I was thinking of installing Windows 7, since it is easier to share folders inside the network and for my mother to use. Can you recommend hardware parts for this build?

I did this really quick, and I'm sure others could recommend better builds, basically since you don't have load on the system you can go as cheap as you want.

I would still recommend Linux, if it's a storage PC your mom won't be accessing it directly, instead she will be only accessing a network folder from her own PC or any other device. Windows 7 here in my opinion is a waste of resources and money.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Celeron G1610 2.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€35.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Motherboard:  ASRock H61M-GS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  (€37.36 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Memory:  Patriot Signature 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (€30.99 @ Pixmania DE)

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€100.99 @ Pixmania DE)

Power Supply:  Be Quiet 300W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (€46.93 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €252.16

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-08 18:09 CET+0100)

[henry1000]

I did this really quick, and I'm sure others could recommend better builds, basically since you don't have load on the system you can go as cheap as you want.

I would still recommend Linux, if it's a storage PC your mom won't be accessing it directly, instead she will be only accessing a network folder from her own PC or any other device. Windows 7 here in my opinion is a waste of resources and money.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Celeron G1610 2.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€35.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Motherboard:  ASRock H61M-GS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  (€37.36 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Memory:  Patriot Signature 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (€30.99 @ Pixmania DE)

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€100.99 @ Pixmania DE)

Power Supply:  Be Quiet 300W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (€46.93 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €252.16

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-08 18:09 CET+0100)

 

I talked about Windows 7, since I know how to share folders and configure all the things necessary. I never made a NAS using linux.