It has been a while since I have upgraded and since I have been putting in a lot of OT lately I have decided to splurge a bit. For all of my upgrades I have set a budget around $2000.
What I want:
A new main computer:
A dual core processor
At least 2GB of RAM
A passively cooled video card. Dual DVI required. Gaming not important.
I have a case and PSU
Must be quiet
PVR:
Will run linux and MythTV
Hauppauge PVR-500 Tuner (Already purchased)
Only needs to be able to record. Will not use for playback.
Should not require much CPU power. Not sure how much memory.
A large amount of local or network storage
This will need a case and PSU.
Fileserver:
RAID 5 for performance and redundancy
Will likely use 3 or 4 Seagate 320GB 7200.10 SATA II drives
Windows or linux
This will need a case and PSU.
HTPC:
I already have an HTPC that doesn't need an upgrade, but it would be nice. Most of the parts from my current Athlon XP 2Ghz system will go to this.
I have gigabit ethernet throughout the house.
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The fileserver and PVR will get stuck in the basement and noise is not an issue. I am thinking about integrating the 2 and building 1 nice system. This seems like a positive from every perspective and this is what I really need help setting up. I don't have much experience with interfacing linux and Windows storage. Will Samba or any other linux system allow me to implement an easily manageable yet secure file system? I would like to be able to map drives from Windows systems and not give everyone access to everything.
I have never heard good things about the RAID 5 options built into motherboards. I think I will probably buy a hardware RAID 5 controller. Any recommendations for these?
I am not really sure what I will need in terms of a CPU, memory and motherboard. If 512MB of PC3200 will be adequate I could reuse some from my current desktop. I will probably have to buy a PCI express mobo due to the hardware RAID 5. I would like to avoid buying a PCI-E graphics card for this so I would like to find a mobo with onboard graphics or AGP so I could reuse an old card.
Basically I need recommendations for:
CPU
Motherboard with PCI-E and AGP or onboard graphics that is linux friendly
Hardware RAID 5 controller
How much RAM is necessary
A suitable case and PSU
For the main computer I will probably pick up an AMD X2 3800+, Asus M2N-E, 2GB Corsair RAM, and a passively cooled xfx 7300GT.
Any and all suggestions are welcomed.
What I want:
A new main computer:
A dual core processor
At least 2GB of RAM
A passively cooled video card. Dual DVI required. Gaming not important.
I have a case and PSU
Must be quiet
PVR:
Will run linux and MythTV
Hauppauge PVR-500 Tuner (Already purchased)
Only needs to be able to record. Will not use for playback.
Should not require much CPU power. Not sure how much memory.
A large amount of local or network storage
This will need a case and PSU.
Fileserver:
RAID 5 for performance and redundancy
Will likely use 3 or 4 Seagate 320GB 7200.10 SATA II drives
Windows or linux
This will need a case and PSU.
HTPC:
I already have an HTPC that doesn't need an upgrade, but it would be nice. Most of the parts from my current Athlon XP 2Ghz system will go to this.
I have gigabit ethernet throughout the house.
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The fileserver and PVR will get stuck in the basement and noise is not an issue. I am thinking about integrating the 2 and building 1 nice system. This seems like a positive from every perspective and this is what I really need help setting up. I don't have much experience with interfacing linux and Windows storage. Will Samba or any other linux system allow me to implement an easily manageable yet secure file system? I would like to be able to map drives from Windows systems and not give everyone access to everything.
I have never heard good things about the RAID 5 options built into motherboards. I think I will probably buy a hardware RAID 5 controller. Any recommendations for these?
I am not really sure what I will need in terms of a CPU, memory and motherboard. If 512MB of PC3200 will be adequate I could reuse some from my current desktop. I will probably have to buy a PCI express mobo due to the hardware RAID 5. I would like to avoid buying a PCI-E graphics card for this so I would like to find a mobo with onboard graphics or AGP so I could reuse an old card.
Basically I need recommendations for:
CPU
Motherboard with PCI-E and AGP or onboard graphics that is linux friendly
Hardware RAID 5 controller
How much RAM is necessary
A suitable case and PSU
For the main computer I will probably pick up an AMD X2 3800+, Asus M2N-E, 2GB Corsair RAM, and a passively cooled xfx 7300GT.
Any and all suggestions are welcomed.