2012-04-12, 04:23
Hey everyone:
I want to start by saying what a great site this is and thank you for all of the time and effort spent in making it is what it is. It is a GREAT reference guide and a tremendous support forum for all kinds of Q & A and everyone seems very helpful.
I am looking to build my very FIRST media center and would like to know what you all think before I actually go buying parts and kit lol.
I am basically wanting to build a media server rig that will run XMBC. I plan to aslo build a NAS that will store all of my media [my media consists of movies, music, tv shows, etc., some in HD and some not, some movies downloaded online and some from my collection, music my own, etc.]. The major point is to have a SINGLE repository for ALL of my media rather than the loose collection of external drives now that store it.
In MY mind, I would like to put them BOTH [NAS and XMBC server] on my home network, then access the XMBC computer for content, which would pull it from the NAS [will probably have 4-6 bays with 2-4 TB now and potentially 10-12 TB in time].
I have Comcast Internet at home now with 30-35 Mbps DL and 3-7 Mbps UL speeds with a 1GB Router.
Here is what I am looking at and considering for equipment:
Processor:
- AMD A8-3850 Llano 2.9GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D AD3850WNGXBOX - $109
- AMD A6-3650 Llano 2.6GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6530D AD3650WNZ43GX - OEM - $89 [with extra $10 gift card]
- AMD A6-3500 Llano 2.1GHz (2.4GHz Max Turbo) Socket FM1 65W Triple-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6530D AD3500OJGXBOX - $79
Motherboard:
- MSI A75MA-P35 FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - $69.99 [After Rebate]
- MSI A75A-G35 FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - $69.99 [After Rebate]
- ASUS F1A55-M LE FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS; FM1 w/ UEFI BIOS,12xUSB2.0,DirectX 11,CrossFireX - $79.99
Ram:
- 4 - 16 GB [Depending on the Board and the Configuration]
Hard Drive:
- 160 GB 7200 RPM HD
- 32 GB SSD [OS and Boot]
Power Supply:
- Depending on MB
Currently own now an Asus NZXT Apollo Case that I could use for either rig mentioned above or purchase separate cases for each setup.
Thank You in ADVANCE for your assistance and your help in this matter. I know that I have listed several options and listed several different specked out configurations and I need to figure all this out, but it is really a little overwhelming to me right this second. So many options and so many choices it is making my head spin.
If there are ANY suggestions to either setup or you would like to ADD ANY input, comments, suggestions, etc., please feel free to make them. I am ALL EARS and will take ALL the advice and help I can get.
Thank you again
sp3kWrV3t
I want to start by saying what a great site this is and thank you for all of the time and effort spent in making it is what it is. It is a GREAT reference guide and a tremendous support forum for all kinds of Q & A and everyone seems very helpful.
I am looking to build my very FIRST media center and would like to know what you all think before I actually go buying parts and kit lol.
I am basically wanting to build a media server rig that will run XMBC. I plan to aslo build a NAS that will store all of my media [my media consists of movies, music, tv shows, etc., some in HD and some not, some movies downloaded online and some from my collection, music my own, etc.]. The major point is to have a SINGLE repository for ALL of my media rather than the loose collection of external drives now that store it.
In MY mind, I would like to put them BOTH [NAS and XMBC server] on my home network, then access the XMBC computer for content, which would pull it from the NAS [will probably have 4-6 bays with 2-4 TB now and potentially 10-12 TB in time].
I have Comcast Internet at home now with 30-35 Mbps DL and 3-7 Mbps UL speeds with a 1GB Router.
Here is what I am looking at and considering for equipment:
Processor:
- AMD A8-3850 Llano 2.9GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D AD3850WNGXBOX - $109
- AMD A6-3650 Llano 2.6GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6530D AD3650WNZ43GX - OEM - $89 [with extra $10 gift card]
- AMD A6-3500 Llano 2.1GHz (2.4GHz Max Turbo) Socket FM1 65W Triple-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6530D AD3500OJGXBOX - $79
Motherboard:
- MSI A75MA-P35 FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - $69.99 [After Rebate]
- MSI A75A-G35 FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - $69.99 [After Rebate]
- ASUS F1A55-M LE FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS; FM1 w/ UEFI BIOS,12xUSB2.0,DirectX 11,CrossFireX - $79.99
Ram:
- 4 - 16 GB [Depending on the Board and the Configuration]
Hard Drive:
- 160 GB 7200 RPM HD
- 32 GB SSD [OS and Boot]
Power Supply:
- Depending on MB
Currently own now an Asus NZXT Apollo Case that I could use for either rig mentioned above or purchase separate cases for each setup.
Thank You in ADVANCE for your assistance and your help in this matter. I know that I have listed several options and listed several different specked out configurations and I need to figure all this out, but it is really a little overwhelming to me right this second. So many options and so many choices it is making my head spin.
If there are ANY suggestions to either setup or you would like to ADD ANY input, comments, suggestions, etc., please feel free to make them. I am ALL EARS and will take ALL the advice and help I can get.
Thank you again
sp3kWrV3t