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1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
This build will be used for storing pictures, movies, music, podcasts, etc. Potential streaming on LAN.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
I hate to put a price, for fear of limiting the possibilities of suggestions, but I would suggest a maximum of $700
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
No preference
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
None, this will be a fresh build
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
I've been looking around various forums, however I'm looking at a energy efficient "storage build", while meeting the suggested minimum storage limit
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Default speeds
8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.
No gaming required
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Within the next 60-90 days
The ultimate goals to be accomplished for this project (footnotes):
--Energy efficient (current electrical rates are $0.13kW/h), so 24/7 operation needs to be very efficient on electricity
--Minimim storage limit is 4 Terabytes (to ensure adequate storage for the next 18 months)
--Current network will be upgraded to Gigabit speeds, so the project build will need to meet this goal
--Quiet if possible, though not a top priority.
--RAID level, at least sufficient enough to allow n+1 redundancy for HDDs. Would RAID 10, be sufficient for this task?
Thank you in advance for your advice
This build will be used for storing pictures, movies, music, podcasts, etc. Potential streaming on LAN.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
I hate to put a price, for fear of limiting the possibilities of suggestions, but I would suggest a maximum of $700
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
No preference
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
None, this will be a fresh build
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
I've been looking around various forums, however I'm looking at a energy efficient "storage build", while meeting the suggested minimum storage limit
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Default speeds
8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.
No gaming required
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Within the next 60-90 days
The ultimate goals to be accomplished for this project (footnotes):
--Energy efficient (current electrical rates are $0.13kW/h), so 24/7 operation needs to be very efficient on electricity
--Minimim storage limit is 4 Terabytes (to ensure adequate storage for the next 18 months)
--Current network will be upgraded to Gigabit speeds, so the project build will need to meet this goal
--Quiet if possible, though not a top priority.
--RAID level, at least sufficient enough to allow n+1 redundancy for HDDs. Would RAID 10, be sufficient for this task?
Thank you in advance for your advice