Hi everybody,
I am looking to create a home server onto which I can save all my movies/pictures from iPhones, iPads, and computers in my household. I'd also like to add Plex to it for streaming local movies to my Roku.
I'm considering adding 2 more HDDs to my old dell Dimension 9100 (has a Pentium D, 2.8 GHz) and installing Amahi to create a NAS and media server. I'd love to hear folks' thoughts on the merit of upgrading this machine vs buying a NAS device, or another computer setup to handle these tasks
Questions:
1) Is the Stock PSU in the 9100 (it's 375 watts) capable of powering an additional two WD 2TB Red internal drives? If not what's a good replacement?
2) Is it worth adding more RAM? It currently has 1Gb, but can handle up to 4 Gb.
3) Would the cost of these upgrades be better spent on a whole new machine? If so, what would you recommend?
4) Any other words of wisdom about what I want to accomplish?
Thanks much!
DW
I am looking to create a home server onto which I can save all my movies/pictures from iPhones, iPads, and computers in my household. I'd also like to add Plex to it for streaming local movies to my Roku.
I'm considering adding 2 more HDDs to my old dell Dimension 9100 (has a Pentium D, 2.8 GHz) and installing Amahi to create a NAS and media server. I'd love to hear folks' thoughts on the merit of upgrading this machine vs buying a NAS device, or another computer setup to handle these tasks
Questions:
1) Is the Stock PSU in the 9100 (it's 375 watts) capable of powering an additional two WD 2TB Red internal drives? If not what's a good replacement?
2) Is it worth adding more RAM? It currently has 1Gb, but can handle up to 4 Gb.
3) Would the cost of these upgrades be better spent on a whole new machine? If so, what would you recommend?
4) Any other words of wisdom about what I want to accomplish?
Thanks much!
DW
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