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This is my second post about a home server build as my budget has decreased. Please give me any feedback or part suggestions.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/r3rxxr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/r3rxxr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.98 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $601.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 13:53 EDT-0400
 
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If you're hosting servers and what not, the extra cores can come in handy. The i3 is around the same as the i5 in single thread performance. Hosting servers and what not, from my experience, will utilize a few more cores. It still depends on what you're hosting though I'd imagine.
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It will be for in home file sharing, streaming video/audio, file backups, and the occasional game server for no more than 5 people.
 
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eh you could try to see if a barebones one was cheaper but I doubt it will save you that much. to cut down on the costs do you really need 3.5TB of space? (I assume you're going raid) you could probably step down to 1.5-2TB range to shave off some cost.
 
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I'm going to stick with that amount of storage because I actually have over 4 TB to store at the moment. But do you think I would be better off going with a name processor like the 6300/6350
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LPmP8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LPmP8d/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($113.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.98 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($27.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $573.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 14:46 EDT-0400

I changed the CPU/MOBO/RAM and it did drop your price a bit..but nothing that significant. although the FX-6300 is better than the i3. You would need an aftermarket cooler tho. coolermaster hyperevo 212 would work.
 
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If you're hosting servers and what not, the extra cores can come in handy. The i3 is around the same as the i5 in single thread performance. Hosting servers and what not, from my experience, will utilize a few more cores. It still depends on what you're hosting though I'd imagine.
 
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