2 are already populated. Just get a SATA PCI expansion if you must use this PC.
[Here.](https://pic8.co/sh/C4KuIC.png) 2 are already populated. Just get a SATA PCI expansion if you **must** use this PC.
there's a picture
I'm this blind
:)
>there's a picture
>I'm this blind
:)
It's not that I must use that PC it's was just pointed out how these refurbs are great options for personal servers.
It's not that I must use that PC it's was just pointed out how these refurbs are great options for personal servers.
It depends on what you want to use it for. A general backup server, sure. A plex machine for a single viewer? Yeah. Web or shared plex? 4th Gen i3 and DDR3 will fall flat on its face.
It depends on what you want to use it for. A general backup server, sure. A plex machine for a single viewer? Yeah. Web or shared plex? 4th Gen i3 and DDR3 will fall flat on its face.
Both a media server for streaming and a file server for personal files when I'm out and about. Not one will access it but me.
Both a media server for streaming and a file server for personal files when I'm out and about. Not one will access it but me.
What generation CPU would you suggest for ability to down-encode fro 4k/2k/1080p to 1080p / 720p at a sufficiently fast speed to be used as a streaming server?
What generation CPU would you suggest for ability to down-encode fro 4k/2k/1080p to 1080p / 720p at a sufficiently fast speed to be used as a streaming server?
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