Posts by ajamils

I'm contemplating with idea of building a media server but have not been able to decide which route would be the most flexible and easy. I currently have 4TB worth of data (1TB + 1TB + 2TB) and for the server, I would like to replace the...

Boards with 8-10 SATA ports do exist and readily available. See the list here on NewEgg. Speaking of unRaid and FlexRaid, is one better than there other? From what I've read on their websites, I'm leaning more towards FlexRAID.

Quote:Originally Posted by nathanddrews If your primary goals are real-time transcoding and mass storage, get the quad-core and a decent RAID controller card. Save money on the motherboard. Also, 4GB RAM should be plenty. The A8...

Quote:Originally Posted by lespurgeon Here is mine: http://www.avsforum.com/t/1427049/htpc-make-that-ht-gaming-workstation-build-thread and here is the Fractal Node...

Quote:Originally Posted by GreenEyez A Pentium G is kinda the minimum for transcoding high-bitrate material to Plex clients, you`re fine with the A8. I use a Core 2 Quad Q9450 with 4GB of RAM (DDR2) on my main machine (which doubles...

Quote:Originally Posted by nathanddrews I use MakeMKV to rip everything and store it on a separate WHS 2011 server. All my clients connect over gigabit or Wireless-N. I don't do any transcoding on the server side, I just rely upon...

How do you guys share media from Media Server to the XBMC clients? Is it via network shared drives? I currently have a HTPC/media Server all in one but I'm planning on building a new media server to separate out the HTPC and Server part....

Quote:Originally Posted by StardogChampion Really? It's not an alternative to the m10? That's funny because it's the OEM's version of the m10 they sell directly to market. It might be but if you read my OP, that's not the case that...

Quote:Originally Posted by lespurgeon OrigenAE - the coolest HTPC cases I've ever seen - and I will never buy one. Way out of my price/benefit range. Fractal Designs actually has a new HTPC case that is due out anytime, but the...

Quote:Originally Posted by StardogChampion If you're looking for an alternative to the m10: http://www.ecosmartpc.com/ht100.html Thanks for the suggestion but this is no where close to being an alternative. It neither has the size...