Hey guys,
I have a desktop at home that would like to transform into a local streaming server.
The current configuration is this:
GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2 LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128405
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I5750 http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215
G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231480
SAPPHIRE 100289L Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102869
BIOSTAR VA5553NHG1 Radeon HD 5550 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814141127
SAMSUNG 830 Series F-MZ-7PC064DAM 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147502
6x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
SILVERSTONE Silver Aluminum front panel, 0.8 mm SECC body Lascala Series LC20-S ATX Media Center / HTPC Case http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163066
The main purposes of this computer is to storage and stream movies locally.
I'm a fanatic of independent and foreign movies, so usually when I travel I buy the blurays, rip, and storage on the computer.
So the computer need to have the capability of stream HD files through a local network and may be at the same time ripping a bluray. Well, to be fair I will rip only 10% of the time.
The other thing is the storage. This is being an issue, since the movies usually are really heavy (arround 16-20 gb), so I was thinking on buying an external solution, may be a storage tower with 6 or 8 drives in Raid 5. I had some issues on the past where hd have failed, and since the drives are pretty cheap on this days may be this could be a affordable solution.
So, the other issue here is, what box do you recommend me to get the streaming to my TV. I really don't know the difference between apple tv, google tv, Roku, etc. I mean witch one fit my needs.
My questions are:
* What OS do you recommend?
* Should I have to add or change some hardware?
* What storage configuration should I use?
* What box for the tv do you recommend?
thanks in advance for all your time,
I have a desktop at home that would like to transform into a local streaming server.
The current configuration is this:
GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2 LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128405
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I5750 http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215
G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231480
SAPPHIRE 100289L Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102869
BIOSTAR VA5553NHG1 Radeon HD 5550 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814141127
SAMSUNG 830 Series F-MZ-7PC064DAM 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147502
6x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
SILVERSTONE Silver Aluminum front panel, 0.8 mm SECC body Lascala Series LC20-S ATX Media Center / HTPC Case http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163066
The main purposes of this computer is to storage and stream movies locally.
I'm a fanatic of independent and foreign movies, so usually when I travel I buy the blurays, rip, and storage on the computer.
So the computer need to have the capability of stream HD files through a local network and may be at the same time ripping a bluray. Well, to be fair I will rip only 10% of the time.
The other thing is the storage. This is being an issue, since the movies usually are really heavy (arround 16-20 gb), so I was thinking on buying an external solution, may be a storage tower with 6 or 8 drives in Raid 5. I had some issues on the past where hd have failed, and since the drives are pretty cheap on this days may be this could be a affordable solution.
So, the other issue here is, what box do you recommend me to get the streaming to my TV. I really don't know the difference between apple tv, google tv, Roku, etc. I mean witch one fit my needs.
My questions are:
* What OS do you recommend?
* Should I have to add or change some hardware?
* What storage configuration should I use?
* What box for the tv do you recommend?
thanks in advance for all your time,