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<blockquote data-quote="smarty12345" data-source="post: 993531" data-attributes="member: 116919">Yes. The condenstaion issue had occured to me also. But as the warmer air should be in the case I guess it should be fine.I have read elsehwere though that if the hdds are in a room where temps dip below 0 degrees Celsius and are not spinning you risk them freezing up. Which would be an issue, as you wouldnt want the drives spinning all the time when not in use. It also occured to me thinking about it that there is the other extreme to consider too. A lot of loft spaces get very hot during the summer months. That could be even worse!&nbsp; I think I am going to have to rethink my otpions. But you are correct, Space near the TV is fairly limited. As it is my current setup is not huge. As I am relying on external HDDs currently. But ideally it would have been nice to supply the data over a netowrk connection and shrink the clent down even further.Currently my two year old is fixated on the &quot;on&quot; switch on the front of my current box.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite14" alt=":cautious:" title="Cautious&nbsp; &nbsp; :cautious:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cautious:" />[DOUBLEPOST=1368475142][/DOUBLEPOST]&nbsp;Ufortunately, I am not remotely familiar with Linux Beyond standard Ubuntu instal and the like. I really dont fancy having to mess around with command lines and all the ususal Linux command stuff that I know nothing about and risk making things worse for myself.So I am going to&nbsp; have to stick with a Windows based server as at least I pretty much know those inside out. But from what I have been able to gleam from here and other forums, for a Windows based system at min a i3-3220 is the most popular. But I have seen an AMD board I like the looks of with 8 sata 6gb ports on it That Intel boards just cant seem to manages. But as it would be AMD I think I would need to hedge my bets and get a A8 Quad APU.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="smarty12345, post: 993531, member: 116919"] Yes. The condenstaion issue had occured to me also. But as the warmer air should be in the case I guess it should be fine. I have read elsehwere though that if the hdds are in a room where temps dip below 0 degrees Celsius and are not spinning you risk them freezing up. Which would be an issue, as you wouldnt want the drives spinning all the time when not in use. It also occured to me thinking about it that there is the other extreme to consider too. A lot of loft spaces get [B]very[/B] hot during the summer months. That could be even worse! I think I am going to have to rethink my otpions. But you are correct, Space near the TV is fairly limited. As it is my current setup is not huge. As I am relying on external HDDs currently. But ideally it would have been nice to supply the data over a netowrk connection and shrink the clent down even further. Currently my two year old is fixated on the "on" switch on the front of my current box.. :cautious:[DOUBLEPOST=1368475142][/DOUBLEPOST] Ufortunately, I am not remotely familiar with Linux Beyond standard Ubuntu instal and the like. I really dont fancy having to mess around with command lines and all the ususal Linux command stuff that I know nothing about and risk making things worse for myself. So I am going to have to stick with a Windows based server as at least I pretty much know those inside out. But from what I have been able to gleam from here and other forums, for a Windows based system at min a i3-3220 is the most popular. But I have seen an AMD board I like the looks of with 8 sata 6gb ports on it That Intel boards just cant seem to manages. But as it would be AMD I think I would need to hedge my bets and get a A8 Quad APU. [/QUOTE]

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