After two weeks of ‘parts hunting’ finally got parts i need to kick off the physical building of server. Got all essential hardware for a entry level server for under $500, $468.07 to be exact. This is my minimum requirement for my server, will continue to add memory, hard drive, etc… as time goes on as i see fit.
Case: $45.00
Hard Drives $80.00
Memory $98.09
CPU/Mother board $199.99
Power Supply $44.99
Total $468.07
Below are more detailed information on the hardware.