Building a Server from scratch (Part 1)
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My Dell Laptop MB from 2011 There was a time back in the day where everyone used PCs. Laptops were not as powerful and were rare and expensive. I would say I have build roughly about 20 PCs from scratch for friends and family during those good old times. Nowadays building a PC seems like something only gamers do. I'm in the process of building a home server. I will talk about the whys in a future post. In the process I had to refresh my knowledge about building a PC. In this post I will outline the thought process I went through while building my Server from scratch. First step is to decide on the processor. Everything else evolves around the processor. For example, Motherboard chip-set Memory speeds Memory types ( M.2, Ultra M.2 ) I/O capabilities ( SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s ) On-board graphics Overclocking Budget First I checked Intel processors. I assumed that Intel is going to be more expensive compared to AMD so the idea is to find the best Intel Processor /