Hi all,
I'm looking to create a lightweight virtualization host and file server, for my main home server.
The most important thing is that it run quiet.
It will have a few SSD's and a few HDD's to server the VM's. The is a proper NAS on the LAN too, which will store all sorts of data, including a LOT of multimedia, especially music.
I bought a SC732D4F-903B quite some time ago because I was going to build a very lightweight server with a small amount of local storage. (But mostly I thought it was just so cool!) Now, a couple of years later, I'm still without a home compute server due to complicated reasons (although my NAS is now set up).
I would consider a µ-ATX or ATX board with efficient CPU's that won't draw a lot of power. Perhaps an E3-1200 v6 CPU and a nice X10 or X11 board for a single CPU. I'll research these boards and CPU's in more detail and choose a power-efficient one that, in turn, doesn't need the fans to work hard.
I have realized that the SC732D3-1200B might have been a better choice due to the Platinum PSU. (The SC732D4F-903B is a Gold PSU.) The idea is that Platinum efficiency will further decrease power usage and its fans won't need to work as hard as the Gold PSU's.
What do you think? Would the difference be noticeable? Any other advice? Thanks!!
@ullbeking
I'm looking to create a lightweight virtualization host and file server, for my main home server.
The most important thing is that it run quiet.
It will have a few SSD's and a few HDD's to server the VM's. The is a proper NAS on the LAN too, which will store all sorts of data, including a LOT of multimedia, especially music.
I bought a SC732D4F-903B quite some time ago because I was going to build a very lightweight server with a small amount of local storage. (But mostly I thought it was just so cool!) Now, a couple of years later, I'm still without a home compute server due to complicated reasons (although my NAS is now set up).
I would consider a µ-ATX or ATX board with efficient CPU's that won't draw a lot of power. Perhaps an E3-1200 v6 CPU and a nice X10 or X11 board for a single CPU. I'll research these boards and CPU's in more detail and choose a power-efficient one that, in turn, doesn't need the fans to work hard.
I have realized that the SC732D3-1200B might have been a better choice due to the Platinum PSU. (The SC732D4F-903B is a Gold PSU.) The idea is that Platinum efficiency will further decrease power usage and its fans won't need to work as hard as the Gold PSU's.
What do you think? Would the difference be noticeable? Any other advice? Thanks!!
@ullbeking