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[DSTM]

NIce looking Dougie. What board did you use with the M.2?

I used a Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 board,Bill

Has two M.2 slots on the board.

[AWS]

That is nice. Neat and clean wiring too.

[DSTM]

Awesome, Dougie.

Great cable management and I love the case too. :thumbsup:

 

Thanks Cindy

[DSTM]

That is nice. Neat and clean wiring too.

Thanks Bob.

I will post the specs shortly on this build.

[DSTM]

Hi Bob.

I was thinking of experimenting with a dual processor server board. Had no experience with servers.

What are your thoughts? Would there be any positives in doing so?

Thanks for any input.

[AWS]

Servers are a different animal. Most boards come with built in graphics. Most dual CPU server boards are extended ATX and need a more expensive case that can fit the board. If you build single CPU server you can get the boards in mATX or uATX then any case can be used.

 

I build all my servers. Usually do a new build once a year. If you've never built one you should. When it's done you'll have a workhorse that will run forever.

[DSTM]

Thanks Bob. I will do some research and give it serious thought.

If it is OK I will run it past you what I choose first.

[AWS]

I'll be happy to answer any questions you have.

 

I would go with a multi-core processor instead of 2 CPU's. I haven't built an AMD box in several years. My next build is going to be AMD. I think their multi-core processors are just a little behind Intel in performance side by side, but, the bang for the buck is huge over what Intel offers.

[Tony D]

Nice. Thanks for the photo.

[DSTM]

I'll be happy to answer any questions you have.

 

I would go with a multi-core processor instead of 2 CPU's. I haven't built an AMD box in several years. My next build is going to be AMD. I think their multi-core processors are just a little behind Intel in performance side by side, but, the bang for the buck is huge over what Intel offers.

 

Thanks Bob. Will do.

[DSTM]

Nice. Thanks for the photo.

Thanks Tony.

I know colour doesn't improve performance however I love this shade of Red.

[IceMan37]

It's a sexy looking PC Dougie. It actually looks like a an OEM built PC with the non sleeved non modular power supply (ala Cyperpower). That is not a bad thing at all it looks very clean. May I ask what you will be doing with the PC? Are you selling it?

[DSTM]

It's a sexy looking PC Dougie. It actually looks like a an OEM built PC with the non sleeved non modular power supply (ala Cyperpower). That is not a bad thing at all it looks very clean. May I ask what you will be doing with the PC? Are you selling it?

 

No, I intend to use it for my main computer when all programs ( incl photoshop) are loaded and tweaked the way I like it.

First though, I will change to water cooled as I hate working around a large air cooler on a main machine.:)

[IceMan37]

I agree about water cooling anymore (AIO) they are easy to install and relatively safe and give you much more room than a bulky air unit, and looks better if using a windowed case.

[DSTM]

I agree about water cooling anymore (AIO) they are easy to install and relatively safe and give you much more room than a bulky air unit, and looks better if using a windowed case.

 

My case has a window in the side cover and now I have fitted a water cooler looks much better through the window and plenty of space to remove the M.2 which I will do from time to time. Before so little space to get your hand down to remove or fit the M.2 and the humungus air cooler was sharp on the corners.

I fitted a CoolerMaster Nepton 240M which is working great .

CPU is around 24c so doing the job well.

Here are before and after shots. Happy I made the change.

 

Before

 

 

After

 

[IceMan37]

Very nicely done Dougie that is a great way to polish off a high end system too! Looks fantastic and I know runs very cool :)

[bassfisher6522]

My case has a window in the side cover and now I have fitted a water cooler looks much better through the window and plenty of space to remove the M.2 which I will do from time to time. Before so little space to get your hand down to remove or fit the M.2 and the humungus air cooler was sharp on the corners.

I fitted a CoolerMaster Nepton 240M which is working great .

CPU is around 24c so doing the job well.

Here are before and after shots. Happy I made the change.

 

Before

 

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After

 

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Nice, very nice! Cool looking mobo!

[DSTM]

Thanks Jimbo.:)

[bassfisher6522]

Well here are a few pic of my rig/setup....please forgive the clarity as my camera is a POS.

 

 

 

Inside my case.......

 

[IceMan37]

Nice looking system Jimbo :D

[DSTM]

Nice setup, Jimbo.

Like the Blue. :thumbsup:

[bassfisher6522]

Yeah....me and my bling baby! LOL :party:

[AWS]

Nice looking work. Clean and tidy.

[IceMan37]

All you really need now is an SSD drive and it's complete :)