Anyone want a kick ass home Server?

[DR]

Get:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=57414

and a couple of 2G Xeons off Ebay (<70 quid each!)

Then a WATX PSU - you can get these for 45 quid...

some memory - Crucial - get 2 * 512MB sticks...

... sorted

Case (will fit a chieftech or you could get a rackmount one) - www.pcicase.co.uk

[Donny John]

Heh, thought you were giving something away again, like the Desktop Case (not!) Or did you you actually give that away in the end? Who got it?

Nice post though, would indeed make a great home server rig

[DR]

Can't remember who got it - I remember sending the blasted thing out.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...7&category=162

[DR]

I think this is the ebuyer board


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...&category=1244

[Donny John]

Lol, check back on ebay next week, there will be 50 people selling these boards there now

[Jiff Lemon]

I think this is the ebuyer board


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...&category=1244

Thats not quite the board - you can find a nice image of it here:
ftp://download.intel.com/business/ib...d/wvataoh2.jpg

The only problem for a home server is that it's been designed for a Specific intel 1u or 2u rack cases. As such, it's got 2 64bit PCI-X slots at very odd locations.

Yup, I came pretty close to buying it!

[pyro]

So does a yeoyang cube case does for this one? I got one, if anyone wants it I might sell it!

[DR]

Thats not quite the board - you can find a nice image of it here:
ftp://download.intel.com/business/ib...d/wvataoh2.jpg

The only problem for a home server is that it's been designed for a Specific intel 1u or 2u rack cases. As such, it's got 2 64bit PCI-X slots at very odd locations.

Yup, I came pretty close to buying it!

hmm yeah I notice the stupid locations. However for a custom build I would be tempted