So, this open computer has been my homelab for a good while now, but I desperately want to upgrade it, so please recommend any hardware/upgrades.

Edit: I will use this server primarily as a media server! (shock) Edit2: I’m based in Norther Europe, so Amazon is not an option for me.

Current hardware: /What you see on the picture

  • Motherboard: B250M Performance
  • GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 (defect, runs like an airport as soon as it needs to do ‘a heavier task’)
  • CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-7500 CPU @ 3.40GHz
  • CPU Cooler: Some cheap XILENCE fan
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • PSU: WPM600 Bronze
  • Case: Custom company (defo want to replace)
  • Storage: 1TB HDD + (2TB HDD but dead)

What I have to spare from previous build;

  • GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060
  • CPU Cooler: AMD Stock fan (doesn’t fit this motherboard) Computer
  • Taleya@aussie.zone
    3·
    1 年前

    So by media server - you running plex/kodi/jellyfin etc , or is it just a bigass storage repository running shares?

    Will it need to be able to perform encoding?

          • Taleya@aussie.zone
            2·
            1 年前

            https://www.paprikaapp.com/

            Pretty damned good, you can scrape websites and add, but the big draw for us was the mobile app tie in - we can plan on the way home, see what’s in the pantry and pick up anything else on the fly. Very useful when your husband has adhd and keeps bringing home garlic :)