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[Shub0xx]

Hey everyone,

It's been a crazy time since I was here last, with so much stuff going on in my personal life.. It's not all sorted out yet, but I'm getting there..

I need some help.. I'm looking at downsizing my main rig, and transferring all of my file sharing tasks to a separate machine. I'm looking at possibly building a server (or buying an off the shelf option) and running that for file sharing and streaming to tv devices..

Now... Do I go out and custom build myself a system, or do I go find myself a cheap NAS and run that? I'm currently operating on a limited budget of about $600. Because it will be "always-on" I want a low power system.

Any suggestions?

[yoshiyoshi]

I know it's late, but I have a server I can pass on to you for $200... An HP Proliant Microserver no less.

Not the quietest, or most power efficient (Pentium D 820), but mega-cheap to start with.

Otherwise, I can help out with putting together a good pseudo-server that is power-efficient and has lots of room for hard-drives at Respawn v28. I'll be volunteering, the little guy with long blonde hair ;-)

Just grab me and we can discuss a way forward for you that suits you and your needs. I reckon we can beat $600 with ease!