Hi guys, i am after some comments on building a media PC and server. I have several hardrives and media everywhere and wanted to put them into 1box. Basically consolidate all my digital movies. I was not intending to use it for gaming but it will have capability if required. Well here is the specs i am looking at:
Case: Fractal Designs - Define R4
M/B: ASUS z87M plus (micro ATX)
CPU: Intel i3 4130
Mem: 6 gig 1600 mhz DDR 3 (already have 3x2 from old upgrade)
P/s: Thermatake toughpower 850w
Optical: blu-ray combo drive
Ssd: 240gig intel 530 (already have)
HD: 4 x4tb seagate NAS drives (chose these over Wd for 5yr warranty)
I was thinking of raid 5 for the hardisks that way i will have a redundancy
I also have Tv card that i will install (spare held)
What would be the best operating system for media pc ? I was thinking win7
Any comments and assistance would be appreciated. I will most likely buy the parts next week so any feedback ASAP would be great.
Thanks in advance, Gunner