Hello,
I haven't built a machine out in over 7 years. I have a home server (Dell PowerEdge 1500SC, dual P3 80530 1.26 GH, 4GB RAM, RAID 5) that is starting to fail. It currently is running SBS 2003. I use this at home for a total of 8 people (email mainly but SP and IIS as well). I have been meaning to replace it for awhile but just haven't gotten around to it and to be honest the damn thing just ran and ran without issues.
What I would like to do is build a server that doesn't cost a ton (ideally around $600-$750) but one that will last for years. I have Licenses from MS events (great place to get them
)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1225 V3 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($221.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-ZAIO-92 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($15.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.39 @ Mwave)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($259.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($55.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $944.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-12 12:38 EDT-0400)
I haven't built a machine out in over 7 years. I have a home server (Dell PowerEdge 1500SC, dual P3 80530 1.26 GH, 4GB RAM, RAID 5) that is starting to fail. It currently is running SBS 2003. I use this at home for a total of 8 people (email mainly but SP and IIS as well). I have been meaning to replace it for awhile but just haven't gotten around to it and to be honest the damn thing just ran and ran without issues.
What I would like to do is build a server that doesn't cost a ton (ideally around $600-$750) but one that will last for years. I have Licenses from MS events (great place to get them
)
■ I want to at minimum install Windows Server 2012 & Exchange 2013. I know it is not recommended to install them on a single server but it can be done.
■ More in mind with what I want is to have a couple (2-3) VMs running on the hardware. I can have one for DC and services, one for Exchange, one for IIS (maybe SharePoint).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1225 V3 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($221.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-ZAIO-92 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($15.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.39 @ Mwave)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($259.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($55.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $944.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-12 12:38 EDT-0400)
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