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Just to be clear, are you building a combined server/playback device, or will you have a separate playback device in which case the server being discussed here is basically "headless"? I currently have a vision (plus the accompanying noise) of 10 HDD and associated case/motherboard fans spinning in your lounge... hope I'm wrong and this will be in a rack/basement/closet/garage etc.?
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Hey, if you're happy with it then fine. Personally speaking it's not something I could live with.
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OK, so I just updated the first post with a much better, I hope, explanation. I also decided to split this thread into a second one about the server option. On the first post there is a link to that thread also, but just in case it is this one: forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=196856
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I'm still a little confused on what you want to do, but I'll start off with a basic suggestion: If you already have a decent HTPC that works well as a HTPC, don't bother replacing it with another HTPC/server device unless it's going to improve the HTPC function in some way. Otherwise, leave the HTPC alone and just build another server.
Ideally, the best situation would be having all the disks on the same server, but I'm going to assume that building such a server would be out of your budget. I think the next best solution would be to build another server, and then connect your two Mediasonic towers to that server. I would suggest keeping the server and Mediasonic towers in a separate room, and accessing everything over a wired connection. This would help reduce the noise and heat issues, and also give your TV area a much cleaner look.
Also, how bad is the noise from your current HTPC? If it is indeed noticeably noisy, you may want to consider swapping it out for an i3 or i5 NUC. It would perform similarly, but make far less noise than all those extra fans in your current HTPC.
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Why can't you use your existing pc as playback HTPC and just build a separate server. It sounds like your external enclosures already work, are you planning to sell them off? Not sure why you want to build yet another server when you could just reuse the existing components and get a cheap playback device instead. Maybe I'm missing something.