Hello everyone,
I am embarking on my first server build and about to place orders for various pieces of kit.
I have been thinking so much I am going a bit nuts and so decided on help from the community.
The kit I am almost certain on are
4 x 2Tb Samsung EcoGreen hard drives for the storage area
1 x i3-2100T 35W processor
2 x 2Gb HyperX ram
Help is needed with regards to the most important part, the motherboard. I have done a bit of research and cannot decide on which board to opt for:
Zotac H67-ITX - 6 x Sata - 1 x eSata - Wireless
Asus P8H67-I - not the Deluxe model - 6 x Sata
I cannot decide between the 2. Asus is a quality known brand and I have used many of their boards before. Zotac I have heard of especially their exploits in the mini-itx field, but maybe questionable support.
QUESTION 1. Which board would you go for?
My second need for advice is regarding the PSU.
QUESTION 2. Tell me I am in dreamland expecting to run the above hardware (+2 hard drives extra for OS) with a PicoPSU-160-XT
After this hurdle is crossed I shall contemplate what OS to run and the raid setup of disks.
Many thanks for listening, hope it makes sense and thanks in advance for your replies.
I am embarking on my first server build and about to place orders for various pieces of kit.
I have been thinking so much I am going a bit nuts and so decided on help from the community.
The kit I am almost certain on are
4 x 2Tb Samsung EcoGreen hard drives for the storage area
1 x i3-2100T 35W processor
2 x 2Gb HyperX ram
Help is needed with regards to the most important part, the motherboard. I have done a bit of research and cannot decide on which board to opt for:
Zotac H67-ITX - 6 x Sata - 1 x eSata - Wireless
Asus P8H67-I - not the Deluxe model - 6 x Sata
I cannot decide between the 2. Asus is a quality known brand and I have used many of their boards before. Zotac I have heard of especially their exploits in the mini-itx field, but maybe questionable support.
QUESTION 1. Which board would you go for?
My second need for advice is regarding the PSU.
QUESTION 2. Tell me I am in dreamland expecting to run the above hardware (+2 hard drives extra for OS) with a PicoPSU-160-XT
After this hurdle is crossed I shall contemplate what OS to run and the raid setup of disks.
Many thanks for listening, hope it makes sense and thanks in advance for your replies.