Ongoing New Media Server (1 Viewer)

[ryan20021982]

Built a new Media Server to stream movies to my HTPC and in the near
future another htpc in my bedroom


This is the complete list of components got them all in

NORCO RPC-450 4U Rackmount Server Case

COOLMAX RM-750B 750W PSU

BIOSTAR TForce TF8200 A2+ AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI

AMD Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor

A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800

Lite-ON DVD Burner


Got 2 brand new 750gb hdds and have 2 750's and 3 500's already
Ordering 2 more 750's today
Got a WD Raptor 36gb 10k rpm hdd for the OS

Dont have all the hdds installed yet just the OS hdd and the 2 new 750's need to wait until I am ready
to do it before I take all my drives out of my media center

for a total of
36GB for OS and programs
6TB for Media


I got 2 of these should be here next week
Ciprico RC5252-08 8-port sata raid card
Ciprico - RAIDCore - SAS/SATA II RAID Controllers for Servers and Workstations

Gonna do raid 5 for the media hdd's



here are some pics so far nothing installed yet just put together



Will update when I get it up and running with some screenshots and benchmarks

 

[Gixxer]

nice, looking forward for next pictures. what os will u put in it? any tv streaming (see no tv cards)?

 

[ryan20021982]

nice, looking forward for next pictures. what os will u put in it? any tv streaming (see no tv cards)?

Not tv movies and music, will use xp pro just for ease no need for anything more

 

[deebo]

how much does a case like that go for and where to get one?

my traditional server atx case is getting too crowded

 

[ryan20021982]

how much does a case like that go for and where to get one?

my traditional server atx case is getting too crowded

That is actually a really nice case and there really cheap

got mine here
Newegg.com - NORCO RPC-470 Black 4U Rackmount Server Case 3 External 5.25" Drive Bays - Server Chassis