I want to build a WHS, using fast and powerful hardware. I do not want to spare expense at cost of speed and efficiency of the server. I now have EX470, and am very disapponted with performance.
The biggest problem with the 470/475 is the RAM (512 MB is not enough). If you upgrade that to 2 GB (or purchase the new 485/487), you would probably find a much better user experience.
WHS i want to build should be responsive to other computers, remote access and Dennon receiver to play music and videos.
My current production server is an AMD Dual Core 3800+ with 2 GB of RAM. I can stream files (including 720p wmv files) to my XBox 360 (wireless connection) and it works fine.
I would appreciate any input regarding, motherboard, memory, processor, drive bay and anything else.
The server doesn't really need that much as long as you aren't installing a ton of add-ins/apps on it.
janak desai
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