Getting a handle on hardware build

[DVB Hardware]

I've read trough every post on other builds but can't get a handle on a baseline on my build in November for myself
Seen info in the forum about server off lease setups ie. looking at dell poweredge 710
I know there is too many variables, and that is my problem for my seasonal restaurant

Basicly 16 3mp cameras
12 i would like to record 9am-11pm, all motion dect after that time

I don't want to go extreme overkill either consuming lots of power 24/7 -365 @ 570w
2 cameras per cpu core ?
Ram per camera ?
want ssd for system and raid 5 or 10 with drive space I might need
5 fps full record ? and at night time 5fps zone trigger with 30 fps motion detect

Any guidance in the right direction would help

Thanks

Jimmy

[bbunge]

First off i would not plan for zm 1.31.x until it is released. 1.30.4 works well!

I run 17 cameras at 320x240 at 5 fps with 5 on mocord 24x7 the rest on modect.
Dell i5 quad 3.2 ghz, 16 gig RAM, 1 TB WD Blue drive that stores 30 days of events and is at 62 percent full. Plenty of power left for more!

[DVB Hardware]

Thanks, maybe I'll use the 710 and put the Point of Sale software on it too, with a redundant power supply
Jimmy