Building a Home Sever 2011

[raz_03]

Hi 2 all that read this,
Can some1 help me with my inquiry.

I'd like to build a WHS with the 2011 version cd. i have some old pc parts that im hoping to use which are;

Asus P5WD2 Premium
Intel celeron 420 1.60ghz
3gb ram 6400
ati radeon x850 pro 256mb
cit PSu 550wts

Im planing on using a 160gb ide hdd for installing WHS 2011 and later adding 2 x 1tb hdd and 2x 2tb hdd for music and movies so i can stream them over my network and maybe share with friends over the net.
( Not really for backing up my systems only entertainment )

If this set up looks ok could you let me know plz.
Thanks.

Raz

 

[Burpo]

Not worth the time & effort to get it running. That CPU is a single core that's just too slow..

 

[VirtualLarry]

Unless you need to do transcoding (Plex, etc.), then just file-serving is not CPU-heavy. And there is no "balancing" necessary with WHS2011, because it doesn't have "storage pooling".

While a stronger CPU would probably help (maybe an E3300, they are cheap and low-power), I don't think that that rig is necessarily too weak for a WHS2011 rig.

However, I never set up WHS2011, so I don't really know. I'll let someone that actually ran it, suggest a minimum CPU level for it.

I run an underclocked Q6600 in my unRAID server rig, with a Gigabyte P35 mobo.

 

[XavierMace]

That processor is just a hair about the minimum system requirements for WHS2011. If you're only serving files and absolutely nothing else, it will work although you probably won't be happy with the performance.

You say you want to Stream off this. If you mean you want to transcode that CPU absolutely isn't strong enough.

 

[smitbret]

Will it install and run WHS 2011? Yes

Will you get frustrated and end up throwing your shoe through a wall? Probably

If you want a server and want to use those parts set up an unRAID server

www.lime-technology.com

 

[raz_03]

Hi all, who replied.
Thanks for that info, i wasnt sure as well with that cpu. i've checked online for a few other options and saw these cpus. Having in mind i dont really want to spend too much on a cpu, most of these are 2nd hand.

Intel Pentium e5400 2.70 GHz 800 MHz
Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 2M Cache 2.40 GHz 800 MHz
Intel 64bit Pentium 4 HT 3.2GHz 800 MHz

Let me know what you guys think?

Thanks

 

[VirtualLarry]

Hi all, who replied.
Thanks for that info, i wasnt sure as well with that cpu. i've checked online for a few other options and saw these cpus. Having in mind i dont really want to spend too much on a cpu, most of these are 2nd hand.

Intel Pentium e5400 2.70 GHz 800 MHz
Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 2M Cache 2.40 GHz 800 MHz
Intel 64bit Pentium 4 HT 3.2GHz 800 MHz

Let me know what you guys think?

Thanks

If your board takes 45nm dual-cores, then the E5400 is a solid choice.