Re: Scratch Build: The Ultimate Computer Desk (56k Warning!!
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:32 am
really coming along now! what are you gonna be using the server for?
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Yup, this is the fun part! No idea what I'll use the server for lol... we'll see!skier wrote:really coming along now! what are you gonna be using the server for?
lol that's just one of his servers he doesnt even have anything planned for, and just for markup purposes i would guess since he has a couple other nicer servers to bootvbironchef wrote:Just my thoughts, so don't get upset. Why are you using old or outdated parts? What you are building is way outdated. Not to mention a heat hog. I don't get it. Why not build with the latest tech? I would never use a old power supply that I don't know the history. Buy a new power supply, no less than a 750W. Heck, after all that work you put into the desk, I would only use new parts all around. What are you thinking? I could keep going, but I think you get the Idea.
Hey vbironchef, no offense taken so no worries, but as with most things in life, the limiting factor is of course, money! I got these parts for free, which I thought was just fantastic timing. I am under the impression that a dual Xeon setup with 16GB of RAM is quite a bit more powerful and also quite a bit more *interesting* compared to anything else I would be able to currently afford. The PSU is a 650W, which is not a whole lot compared to our modern day power systems, and the server itself was used as a video-on-demand backup server - ie. it never saw any action, which is why it was being thrown away.vbironchef wrote:Just my thoughts, so don't get upset. Why are you using old or outdated parts? What you are building is way outdated. Not to mention a heat hog. I don't get it. Why not build with the latest tech? I would never use a old power supply that I don't know the history. Buy a new power supply, no less than a 750W. Heck, after all that work you put into the desk, I would only use new parts all around. What are you thinking? I could keep going, but I think you get the Idea.
Heh, that is certainly something to be concerned about. The desk will also have two power strips mounted to it - one for each system, hopefully, with long enough cords so that they will each connect into different circuits.. lol!DJ Tucker wrote:would love to see that power consumption haha. very nicely done so far on that unit. can't wait for the final finished product
Thanks Lordvic, it is indeed the gold mine, no question about that. It is enough that I was able to give away several socket 478 systems, bringing my current troubleshooting stockpile up to date with stuff that is only 2 or 3 generations old lol. The E5410's are insane, yes, but they are proving to be... difficult...lordvic wrote:Some awesome server systems, handy socket 775 boards + Core2Duo's..my god..you've struck gold!
Will you considering selling a/some 775 boards + CPUs? what kind of DDR RAM are those?
For the server, you could mount the drives in the open area behind the top intake fans, in fron of the PSU. Seems to be enough space for several drives...plus the fan will be blowing directly at them, keeping them cool.
As for a graphics card, PCI-E X8 (gen 1.0 or 1.1?) bandwidth shouldn't have too much of a bottleneck for most mainstream/higher-end cards. Of course GTX 580/590 Radeon HD 5970X2, 6990 will be bottlenecked, but cards like the Radeon HD 6850,6870, 5870, GTX 560 Ti, GTX 460, GTX 470 should be okay.
Xeon E5410 are Quads with 12MB of L2 cache?! They seem to overclock quite well too .
Xeon E5335's aren't too shaby either.
Just hate it when the bandsaw is a little too short...so close, yet so far....
The desk is coming along quite nice as well, keep it up..along with the updates and photos.
Thanks Major_A - I think you are 100% on the dot - after doing a bit of searching myself, that's also the conclusion I came toMajor_A wrote:From what I've read in various articles regarding 16x or 8x the difference in performance is negligible. The only place you'd notice the difference is running a video card benchmark. In actual gameplay tests you wouldn't notice the difference, even with a highend card.
I hate point to Tom's but here's an article testing various PCIe speeds.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pci ... ,2887.html
Thanks DJ Tucker - I'll get there eventually lolDJ Tucker wrote:congrats on the build. would love to see the whole unit with the doors open and see how it looks
As they (wish I knew who they were) the Devil is in the details.And, we've gone so far, yet, gained so little, eh? It'll get done, I swear!
They sure are, my god, building the desk was easy! All this small stuff though, phewph!Major_A wrote:As they (wish I knew who they were) the Devil is in the details.And, we've gone so far, yet, gained so little, eh? It'll get done, I swear!
Heya smack323 - lots of work, unsurprisingly!smack323 wrote:How are you getting these companies to send you all this stuff?
Yes, spindle sander - I will use that much more often in the future. As for the cable routings...lordvic wrote:Spindle sanders are fantastic for those pencil marksings & hard to reach areas.
IMHO, routing the cables behind the foam fan holders is a pretty good idea.