@matrix im not really building a new pc , im just replacing the warn out parts.
i actually do have a laptop as well but that is for experimentation with different software.
particularly right now im trying to do LFS.
also im no expert but i would think it would be easier to maintain a system of your using it almost daily anyway , if something strange happens with the server side i just pull up a terminal and probe away till i find the issue.
if it was in a closet it might take me a while to even notice that something strange is happening.
i use it for dual purpose though , its my desktop and a server.
i had to get a graphics card and another cpu though cause i didn't want to view everything at half a frame a second.
next thing on the list to replace/add is new harddrives . one of them already failed on me. luckily there is 4 of them in this rig.