My new server build

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First off, I want to thank glc and BrianB for the parts recommendations. Thanks guys, youre a big help! My current server has a leaky cap on the motherboard, and its only a matter of time before it goes to the big landfill or wherever it is my trash gets taken to. The current server is a P4 2.4GHz on an old Intel 845 chipset with 640MB of RAM, a 160GB ATA OS disk, and 4x 500GB WD RE3s in RAID 5 on an Adaptec 2410SA RAID card. Currently, Im running Ubuntu Server 8.04.2, and its as stable an OS as anybody could ask for. I couldve just hit craigslist and bought somebodys old computer for server duties, but I figured this time I will get new parts and build something a little more modern, even though I really dont need all that (current setup only uses about 250MB of RAM under heavy usage). Last week I bought another Adaptec 2410SA, and a couple of 1TB WD Green drives for additional storage. Today, the rest of the parts were ordered. The new CPU will be an Pentium E5200, an Asus P5BV-C, and 4x 1GB of Crucial ECC PC2-5300. I may decide to put the E5200 in my main desktop and put the Q6600 in the server for some VM goodness. I havent decided that part yet, but I just might do it. My main purpose for the system is to stream music and movies to my 3 Squeezebox receivers and 3 softmodded Xboxes, backup of all of my clients, an email server, LAMP server, and possibly a MythTV back end. As for the OS, I will stick to Ubuntu Server 8.04.2 as its supported by Canonical until 2013, and also because of its ease of use. The best part is, I wont have to run a clean install, as all Linux drivers are included right in the kernel, its as easy as swapping the OS drive to the new system and hitting the power button. I may run a other things on here as well. Like I said, I wouldnt mint using my Q6600 because of its VT capabilities. I could use one core for the MythTB back end, one core for mail/FTP and LAMP, another for the file server, etc. Another thing I will do is get the NFS plugin for my Windows clients so they can use the faster and more secure Network File System instead of the roley poley CIFS normally assosicated with Windows. This is looking to be a good build. I should have my parts sometime next week. Again, thanks glc and BrianB!