im using a 939 socket system, 6 sata devices and IDE devices, gonna build it for about 500 bucks, my computer tah i am building will run at about 1500, or more, i will have 2800 to blow this coming school year, but i need to set aside some of it, so i can get my dads air horn kit for his chirstmas\b day present, my moped, and a few other things that may come up.
i do hate XP home edtion, pro is ok, right now im running xp pro corporate edition 2002, and ubuntu linux as a dual boot, a friend of mine is going to teach me some stuff with linux, but, right now, i know very little of linux. i do know quite a bit about XP, and windows in general, so, ill stick with it for my computer, and use linux for the server, if thats compatible... the only thing the server will be used for is for my personal data (music, movies, ISO's, VCD'd, ect...) and my dads personal data on the stuff he buys and sells on ebay, and some other odd and ends stuff, im just gonna have a folder for my self thats shared, and a folder for my dad thats shared, my brother doesnt really need any space on it, he already has a 250 gig. my dad is really paranoid about his computer crashing and loss of data, so, he wont have to worry as much since his data will be backed up on the server. the only problem i have with building the server is that im gonna use a cheap aluminum steel case that my dad has layin around, but i have to cut a top fan vent, and a side fan vent, then it will be runnin 6 80mm fans, they wont glow or anything, i see no need in a glowing server. my computer will glow enough to make a christmas tree green with envy.. the server will be running an AMD 2.0ghz 64 bit, HT 939 socket proccessor, ECS MB, 1 gig of ram (i already have the gig of ram in the computer i am running now) dvd burner, 250 gig 3.0 gigs a second WD caviar hard drive, havnt found the PSU yet, and im going to find a 5.25 bay hard drive cooler for it. if you want to see any of the parts for either the server or the computer, just ask.
