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need a motherboard/cpu combo to use as security monitoring/server/workstation.

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August 20, 2014 10:28:45 AM

hi guys, new member here, and really couldn't think of a title that accurately described my needs.

i need to replace my ancient dual core computer at work, and am currently installing network cameras throughout the business i work at. what i had thoughts of doing is running a linux distro, likely mint 17, running a couple Virtual Machines's one with windows 8.1, which will have the security software installed and will stream that out to probably an hdmi port to a monitor for constant monitoring. it may also run quick books, or i may run that out of a separate Virtual Machine.

also i will be setting up each camera to record to hard drives, i plan on loading up with 2 TB drives with 1 tb for each camera installed in areas where there is high traffic and will set off the motion detector automatic recording function. it currently also backups the other computers at work, and has a couple ftp servers on it as well.

my main thoughts are i will need to have probably at least 32 gig of ram and will need either a lot of sata connections, and maybe a lot of usb 3.0 connections for external drives, i was looking at the AMD 8 core processors, mostly for budget reasons, but i feel my most important component will be the motherboard, but as i have been out of the computer loop for 10 years i really do not know if my mode of thinking is correct. for budget reasons i have seen some AMD boards that will hold 64 gig of ram, and am really leaning in that direction, but thought this would be a great place to get some more insight, some other ideas, and maybe some recommendations on which direction i should steer.

thank you

RD

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August 20, 2014 11:13:26 AM


I think 32GB is fine.

The Asus M5A99FX Pro should work dandy. The Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 is an option but likely less forgiving on your RAMs. It does have 2x eSATA which opens up some interesting possibilities.

The AMD FX-8320 Vishera is $130 with code EMCPBWA22 today.

As far as your CAMs are concerned, 1TB per camera is a lot but that is really more dependent upon your streams and how long you wish to archive them.

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August 22, 2014 7:36:41 AM

You probably want a motherboard with dual NICs. Are you going to use ftp from the cameras or remote mounts or have software running on the server that writes to disk? I would segregate that traffic to a separate NIC. Look at some of the true SERVER motherboards like something from supermicro with dual NIC plus an out-of-band management interface.
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August 25, 2014 4:25:23 PM

hi guys.

thanks for the tips on the motherboard , Wisecracker i will look at it a bit more closely when at work tomorrow. i suppose i better look into the e-sata and see if is something i need, or could use. i am not sure how long i want to or need to archive data, some of the cameras will be set on auto record when motion is detected, which should mean 8-10 hours of recording time per day. i'd think we would want 30 day archive, but still playing with ideas.

and yes kanewolf, i am planning on having 2, maybe even 3 gigabit nic cards. will also need to start building a network with switches/routers that have POE, should be an interesting build.


thanks again
RD
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