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Amahi Media Server Build Help

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macaframa

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I have been using a HP Media Smart Server EX475 to store movies, music, photos, and use as a torrent box. It crapped out. I am trying to salvage any data that I can 3TB+. Doh! I want to build a new quite, low power server that will run Ubuntu and Amahi.

It will be the only PC/Windows machine in the house. I haven't built one since college (15 years). I think it was an AMD Duron than I overclocked for my dad. My main computer is a MacBook Pro.

I will be streaming movies (handbrake .mp4 DVD backups) to a PS3 and an Apple TV, but mostly the PS3 and music (Apple Lossless Codec or FLAC) to my MacBook Pro.

I have several WD Caviar Green HDDs that I plan to reuse. Otherwise I have no old PC parts lying around. I want to do this as cheap as possible. I also I have an external 5bay eSata enclosure, so something with an eSata port multiplier would be nice.

tl;dr

Small, QUIET, LOW POWER media server
OS: Ubuntu and Amahi Media Server
Stream MP4 movies/tv shows to PS3
Stream Apple Lossless or FLAC music to MacBook Pro
Torrent box
Possibly time machine backup

What case. motherboard, hdd, etc? Under $500 for sure. I was looking at a HP 40NL, but thought I'd see if I can build something better for a similar price.
 
- G1610 - 50w or so full load, way less during basic tasks.
- 4GB RAM stick
- Asrock B75 Pro 3 M
- Corsair CX 430 v3

Pick any case with enough HDD bays.
 
Will you be transcoding or strictly streaming? That makes a lot of difference in terms of the amount of CPU power that you need.
 
I don't think that I will be transcoding too much, but possibly. Do MP4 files or TS folders need to be transcoded?
 
Depends on what codec is in the file relative to what the player can decode. Did you have a streaming setup working on your EX475, or is this something new?
 
Yeah I had it setup for streaming. I am pretty much trying just to mimics it functions. Amahi has Greyhole, which is like Drive Extender in the old WHS along with streaming, time machine backup, photo sharing, etc. It had AMD 1.8 GHz Sempron 512MB DDR2 1TB HDD.

I was looking at the mini-itx boards that have built in CPU, but not sure if that is powerful enough. Maybe have to do an i3?

Back when I used to build computers I typically used Asus motherboards and Antec cases. Are they still considered go to choices?
 
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