2012-12-13, 05:22
Hi all - looking for some advice on which CPU and MB pair to get for a FlexRAID Win 8 Pro (I got a free copy with a recent router purchase from Newegg) server build that will also do transcoding duties as well as Sab/Sickbeard/etc and function as a PVR backend (HDHomerun Prime). Already have a Fractal Design XL case which I plan to fill every drive bay of. Is this ASUS P8Z77 too much, paired with a decent i5? I would love to have a little "breathing room" as far as processor power goes. Or would something like this Assassin-approved ASRock B75 with an IntelG620 do the trick?