How good does a server need to be? (1 Viewer)

[eetaylog]

Am I right in thinking that the specs for a server being used to stream media to a few clients doesnt actually need to be anything special in terms of processing power?

I guess the main criteria is actually in finding a moterboard/processor combo that will provide the most bios/OS tools for performing tasks such as efficient sleep and wake on LAN handling?

In my case the server wont be used very often as an MP client (though i do plan to install a version for playing around with while the wife and kids use the other networked clients), but instead will be the hub for storing/streaming all the media in our house and handling timeshifting/recordings etc for TV.

Would a half decent Ivy Bridge 3rd gen i3/i5 processor be a good happy medium if i found a decent specced 1155 motherboard?

TIA

 

[Stéphane Lenclud]

I guess you should be all right with that.
@Testers opinions on that?
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[HTPCSourcer]

I am happily running my server system with an i3 - see system specifications.

 

[azzuro]

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/azzuro-tve-server-component-selection.128663/

MB : Asrock 939A785GMH/128M http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/939A785GMH128M/
CPU : Athlon64 X2 4200+ s939 ( Cool n quiet feature enabled for energy consumptium and noise )
Memory : 2 Go DDR 400 ( 4 x512 Mo Corsair Value Select )
HDD OS : SSD MX100 - 128GB +
HDD DATA : 160GB Hitachi for TS & Temp
PSU : Seasonic S12II-500
Tuner DVB-S : 1 DVB-S2 PCI Technotrend TT-budget-3200 PCI
Tuner DVB-T : 1 DVB-T Hybrid Hauppauge 1300 PCI

this motherboard, is a bit slow because using same memory for GPU and system.
but i can watch 2 stream without issue. ( sure, without trancoding )

 

[eetaylog]

Azzuro, that is pretty much my spec at the moment but I'd like a cheapish upgrade that's a bit less juicy (as the core i3/5s seem to be) and has a better motherboard for s3 sleep and WOL. My current one is a bit temperamental for waking from sleep for recordings and client requests.

 

[azzuro]

Azzuro, that is pretty much my spec at the moment but I'd like a cheapish upgrade that's a bit less juicy (as the core i3/5s seem to be) and has a better motherboard for s3 sleep and WOL.

look J1900 motherboard, it's really great you can have 16gb for timeshift,
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Celeron-J1900-vs-AMD-Athlon-64-X2-5000

 

[eetaylog]

That's an Intel socket motherboard isn't it?

 

[azzuro]

Yes.

 

[eetaylog]

I thought you were pointing it out as as alternative for my current AMD board. Would probably look more towards the 1155 socket boards.