I have been using MP for 4 years now on a single-seat setup. I am looking at setuping up a media server and am toying with some ideas. These are my thoughts for hardware selection so far;
1. NETWORK: Due to being unable to use a wired connection, i will have to go wireless. So wireless n would be my choice. I am not sure what issues i may come across using this connection.
* I will be streaming 1080 and 720 HD compressed movies and HDTV.
2. SERVER OPTION 1:
I have a spare computer consisting of;
*AMD Athlon x2 4200+
*Asus A8V deluxe motherboard
*2gig ram
*Nvidia 6600GT
*Thermaltake M9 case with enough room for 8 hard disk.
*4x onboard sata ports and 4x sata ports on PCI card(all at 150mbs)
I need to buy
*2x PCI dual digital HD tv tuners
This setup is is about 3-4 years old
I probably would buy a new motherboard for this with better sata support.
Can anyone comment if this is adequate for the server?
3. SERVER OPTION 2:
If option 1 isnt adequate i could use my HTPC instead and setup a new client machine, then the server would consist of;
*Intel core 2 quad
*p5k pro
*4 gb ram
*9600gt
*6x sata ports at 300mbs
*1x pcie dual digital tune and 1x PCI digital tuner
*solid state drive
4. CLIENT OPTION 1:
As per server option 2 without the digital tuners
5. CLIENT OPTION 2:
*Intel dual core
*ASUS MOBO with 9600gt
*4gig ram
*solid state drive
6. STORAGE OPTION 1:
5x WD 1tb drives in raid config
7. STORAGE OPTION 2:
4x WD 1tb drives
and 1x external WD 4tb drive for backup
So my questions are what problems could i expect to encounter with wireless n?, Is Server Option 1 enough and what would be the best way to handle my storage?
1. NETWORK: Due to being unable to use a wired connection, i will have to go wireless. So wireless n would be my choice. I am not sure what issues i may come across using this connection.
* I will be streaming 1080 and 720 HD compressed movies and HDTV.
2. SERVER OPTION 1:
I have a spare computer consisting of;
*AMD Athlon x2 4200+
*Asus A8V deluxe motherboard
*2gig ram
*Nvidia 6600GT
*Thermaltake M9 case with enough room for 8 hard disk.
*4x onboard sata ports and 4x sata ports on PCI card(all at 150mbs)
I need to buy
*2x PCI dual digital HD tv tuners
This setup is is about 3-4 years old
I probably would buy a new motherboard for this with better sata support.
Can anyone comment if this is adequate for the server?
3. SERVER OPTION 2:
If option 1 isnt adequate i could use my HTPC instead and setup a new client machine, then the server would consist of;
*Intel core 2 quad
*p5k pro
*4 gb ram
*9600gt
*6x sata ports at 300mbs
*1x pcie dual digital tune and 1x PCI digital tuner
*solid state drive
4. CLIENT OPTION 1:
As per server option 2 without the digital tuners
5. CLIENT OPTION 2:
*Intel dual core
*ASUS MOBO with 9600gt
*4gig ram
*solid state drive
6. STORAGE OPTION 1:
5x WD 1tb drives in raid config
7. STORAGE OPTION 2:
4x WD 1tb drives
and 1x external WD 4tb drive for backup
So my questions are what problems could i expect to encounter with wireless n?, Is Server Option 1 enough and what would be the best way to handle my storage?