Build version 1 HELP!

problaze · 03-28-2009, 02:29 PM

Heya,
I want to build a pc...NO sh*t but...

I would like it to be used as a "NAS" but with bit torrent (>>for all my linux distros<<) and server capabilities like samba?

so to answer the tmeplate Qs...

Budget: Minimal

Brands: Don't care

Multi tasking: evidently a little but i think a single core cpu ok...?

Gaming: NOOOOO

Media Encoding: ermmmm Nah...I will do this on my home pc

Overclocking: NOOO

Storage: Not too much as have many external HDs

Legacy Support: ?

Operating System: Linux I think!

Case: SMALL!

Accessories: Got 'em

Recycled Components: Don't have any spare!

Monitor: vnc? can use an external monitor for setup tho....

Stores: THE CHEAPEST

Location: UK

ADD NOTE:
Need Low power consumption and Gigabit Lan too!

Thanks alot!!

Any help is appreciated! specifically as I am certainly a noob haha

**wrench97** · 03-29-2009, 04:30 AM

Have a look over these the dual core CPU is cheap enough to make it worth the performance over a single core sempron.

Link Disc Cost
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Gigab...-SATA-RAID-ATX GA-MA74GM-S2H £49.40
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AMD-A...12KB-Cache-OEM X2 4400 £35.52
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/430w-...FC-RoHS-plus80 Seasonic £55.19
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/320-G...ache-85-ms-NCQ Sea 320Gig £36.21
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-C...d-CAS-5-5-5-15 2x 1Gig sticks £21.92 10.96
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-...X-Case-w-o-PSU micro case £22.46
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Pione...-Black-OEM-NEW! DVD writer £18.73

£239.43

~~connor-53~~ · 03-29-2009, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrench97

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Pione...-Black-OEM-NEW! DVD writer £18.73

Item not found.

**wrench97** · 03-29-2009, 08:40 AM

That because it's a super secret DVD Burner
That appearently you can link to no biggie just pick a cheap Sata DVD burner.

problaze · 03-29-2009, 09:05 AM

Would this have a relatively low power supply?!
I don't want to be having to spend loads on electricity as I am likely to leave this thing when I go on Hols...

Last tiny thing!
Could you please point me in the direction of a friendly WOL tutorial (wake on lan?)

THANK YOU WRENCH97

**wrench97** · 03-29-2009, 09:23 AM

It's as low as you can go nowadays and still have a PC that can run 24/7 and hold up for any period of time, if your going to set up wake on lan and power options it will go into sleep mode, and not use much at all.

For the Wake on Lan and Linux I suggest you post in the Linux forum I'm not very Linux knowledgeable. > http://www.techsupportforum.com/alte...linux-support/

**grimx133** · 03-29-2009, 11:41 AM

That cpu needs a heatsink though.

**wrench97** · 03-29-2009, 11:55 AM

Yea I missed the OEM part > http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ASUS-...M2-A64-Sempron

problaze · 03-29-2009, 12:57 PM

O>
Thanks for that!

I only want WOL as I have a dl/ul limit and it would be best to limit my seeding etc. Plus if I could wol I could leave it off during the day etc...

Is a gigabit lan really needed? I was told a 10/100 would be a bottleneck but I dunno?

thnks

**wrench97** · 03-29-2009, 01:44 PM

What's your internet speed? Most won't reach 100Mps(1Gig in 10 seconds) let alone 1Gig per second.

problaze · 03-30-2009, 01:34 AM

yeah but if I want to stream a file to another computer should that not matter?

It's shameful....around 2mbps.
I dnt even receive that atm I only get like 200kbps anyway :(

Any guide to optimize this? I have tried a few but none work for me.

THANKS for continued help!

**wrench97** · 03-30-2009, 12:47 PM

As long as both PC's are gigabit lan it's faster most of the time the wiring/switch/router is the thing that slows it all down.

As for the Internet speed again look at the wiring/router first if it's Copper DSL then your distance from the phone companies switch makes a big difference, if cable on copper have the cable company change the fittings outside the house and work your way in to the modem.

03-28-2009, 02:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
problaze Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 53 OS: Vista 64bit	Build version 1 HELP! Heya, I want to build a pc...NO sh*t but... I would like it to be used as a "NAS" but with bit torrent (>>for all my linux distros<<) and server capabilities like samba? so to answer the tmeplate Qs... Budget: Minimal Brands: Don't care Multi tasking: evidently a little but i think a single core cpu ok...? Gaming: NOOOOO Media Encoding: ermmmm Nah...I will do this on my home pc Overclocking: NOOO Storage: Not too much as have many external HDs Legacy Support: ? Operating System: Linux I think! Case: SMALL! Accessories: Got 'em Recycled Components: Don't have any spare! Monitor: vnc? can use an external monitor for setup tho.... Stores: THE CHEAPEST Location: UK ADD NOTE: Need Low power consumption and Gigabit Lan too! Thanks alot!! Any help is appreciated! specifically as I am certainly a noob haha

03-29-2009, 04:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,444 OS: Win7	Re: Build version 1 HELP! Have a look over these the dual core CPU is cheap enough to make it worth the performance over a single core sempron. Link Disc Cost http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Gigab...-SATA-RAID-ATX GA-MA74GM-S2H £49.40 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AMD-A...12KB-Cache-OEM X2 4400 £35.52 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/430w-...FC-RoHS-plus80 Seasonic £55.19 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/320-G...ache-85-ms-NCQ Sea 320Gig £36.21 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-C...d-CAS-5-5-5-15 2x 1Gig sticks £21.92 10.96 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-...X-Case-w-o-PSU micro case £22.46 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Pione...-Black-OEM-NEW! DVD writer £18.73 £239.43 __________________ Power Supply and Selection

03-29-2009, 08:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,444 OS: Win7	Re: Build version 1 HELP! That because it's a super secret DVD Burner That appearently you can link to no biggie just pick a cheap Sata DVD burner. __________________ Power Supply and Selection Last edited by wrench97; 03-29-2009 at 08:41 AM.

03-29-2009, 09:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
problaze Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 53 OS: Vista 64bit	Re: Build version 1 HELP! Would this have a relatively low power supply?! I don't want to be having to spend loads on electricity as I am likely to leave this thing when I go on Hols... Last tiny thing! Could you please point me in the direction of a friendly WOL tutorial (wake on lan?) THANK YOU WRENCH97

03-29-2009, 09:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,444 OS: Win7	Re: Build version 1 HELP! It's as low as you can go nowadays and still have a PC that can run 24/7 and hold up for any period of time, if your going to set up wake on lan and power options it will go into sleep mode, and not use much at all. For the Wake on Lan and Linux I suggest you post in the Linux forum I'm not very Linux knowledgeable. > http://www.techsupportforum.com/alte...linux-support/ __________________ Power Supply and Selection

03-29-2009, 11:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
grimx133 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 3,133 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2, windows 7 beta My System	Re: Build version 1 HELP! That cpu needs a heatsink though. __________________

03-29-2009, 11:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,444 OS: Win7	Re: Build version 1 HELP! Yea I missed the OEM part > http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ASUS-...M2-A64-Sempron __________________ Power Supply and Selection

03-29-2009, 12:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
problaze Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 53 OS: Vista 64bit	Re: Build version 1 HELP! O> Thanks for that! I only want WOL as I have a dl/ul limit and it would be best to limit my seeding etc. Plus if I could wol I could leave it off during the day etc... Is a gigabit lan really needed? I was told a 10/100 would be a bottleneck but I dunno? thnks

03-29-2009, 01:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,444 OS: Win7	Re: Build version 1 HELP! What's your internet speed? Most won't reach 100Mps(1Gig in 10 seconds) let alone 1Gig per second. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

03-30-2009, 01:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
problaze Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 53 OS: Vista 64bit	Re: Build version 1 HELP! yeah but if I want to stream a file to another computer should that not matter? It's shameful....around 2mbps. I dnt even receive that atm I only get like 200kbps anyway :( Any guide to optimize this? I have tried a few but none work for me. THANKS for continued help!

03-30-2009, 12:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,444 OS: Win7	Re: Build version 1 HELP! As long as both PC's are gigabit lan it's faster most of the time the wiring/switch/router is the thing that slows it all down. As for the Internet speed again look at the wiring/router first if it's Copper DSL then your distance from the phone companies switch makes a big difference, if cable on copper have the cable company change the fittings outside the house and work your way in to the modem. __________________ Power Supply and Selection