Server hardware advice

[Eagleon]

Hi Everyone,

I was hoping I could get some advice on ubuntu 8.10 server compatible hardware. I have a small budget, so I want to make sure I get the best possible gear for the least expense.

I plan on running either 8.04 or 8.10, and the server will be doing the following mainly:

1) local file server
2) local virtual server (vmware)
3) local music server
4) LAMP (I am a web developer, so this will be very busy when testing)
5) IMAP mail mirror
6) print server
7) personal image server
8) Bazaar repo
8) I may also want to attach a screen and watch movies from the same system lol, running just a lightweight wm

...among other small things! Basically it is for my personal home use and for friends and family to connect to only, but running a virtual machine while all this is happening can get busy from my experience.

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What I was thinking of doing was something like this:

1) AMD Athlon 64 X2 3.0 Ghz 6400+ (AM2 Dual Core CPU)

2) Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H (Mobo)

3) 4GB DDR2 PC2-6400 800 (RAM) -- (Can I use faster RAM with this mobo and CPU combo?)

4) 750 GB (SATA HDD, 7200 rpm with 16 mb cache) + another 300 GB (SATA)

5) Any decent DVD Rewriter (fast), SATA

6) 600W power and case (do I need this much?)

7) What sort of cooling do you recommend for a server of this nature?


What do you guys think about this motherboard? Could you recommend something better (and more linux friendly?) ...


Thanks for all the help!

[HermanAB]

It sounds like total overkill, so it should work fine.

Cheers,

Herman

[jimv]

That all looks good. No special cooling needed. The stock fans on the cpu should be fine.

[Eagleon]

thanks for the responses guys!