June Build-A-Day #3: The home server $400
Jun 5th, 2008 by Admin
Yes, its back! We’ll be doing Build-a-Day’s for the month of June. If you have a request - a computer build you’d like to have posted on the website, or a price point/application you’d like a build based around - post a comment, and we’ll have it up as soon as possible.
Disclaimer: All computers come without an operating system, monitor, or accessories. This is because many people own their own accessories already and the variety of operating systems available. No guarantees are made as to the effectiveness of the computer configurations posted, but all possible effort will be made to make sure they do. If you would like to purchase one of the computer configurations listed on the blog, you can give us a call at 713-517-8333. Price is 1.15*cost of materials+shipping.
- Processor (CPU) (x1) : AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADO4600CZBOX - Retail - $66.00
- Memory (RAM) (x1) : G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail - $44.99
- Hard Drive (x1) : Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $79.99
- Optical Drive (x1) : LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DH-20A4P-04 - OEM - $22.99
- Other 2 (ex. Floppy Drive) (x1) : Addonics ADSA2 PCI SATA Controller Card - Retail - $39.99
- Motherboard : ASRock ALiveNF6P-VSTA AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $49.99
- Case : Rosewill R101-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - $19.99
- Power Supply : Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX Power Supply - Retail - $40.99
- Total Price for this build : $364.93
Get links for the parts of this build @ our sister website, BYOPC.com.
This is not a computer meant to be used for everyday work, though it could be used for that. This is designed to be a backup server for your files and data. Every part was chosen for reliability, and most parts had the highest ratings on NewEgg in their category. 2GB of RAM and the 2.4ghz dual core processor were chosen to speed up transfers to and from the computer, and a non-bundled power supply was chosen to ensure uptime. This particular configuration comes with 500GB of storage space, however multiple spots are available for other hard drives to be added.
