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Physical Hardware

Basic Components

Processor

IntelAMD CoreRyzen i7-8700k5 3600X - This isprocessor was purchased to replace a much weaker Ryzen 3. Using the processorsame Isocket had been using in this PC prior to converting(AM4) it intoprovides athe "homebenefits server"of andZen there2 isarchitecture nothing particularly special about it other than it wasat very fastreasonable when I bought it. It is a great consumer CPU even to this day but it is starting to feel more limiting as a server CPU due to its lack of ECC support, lower cores/thread count, and limited PCI lanes that it provides.price.

  • 3.7GHz8GHz base, 4.7GHz4GHz turboboost
  • 6-cores / 12-threads
  • UHD Graphics 630

Motherboard

Z370Asrock AORUSB450M GamingSteel 7 (rev. 1.0)Legend - SimilarlySmall thisform motherboardfactor wasmATX boughtboard withthat theis intentbeing ofreused buildingfrom a powerfulprototyping PCproject. insteadBeing ofan amATX moreboard serverit orientedis box.very Itlimited reflectsin a lot of the same constraints as the processor.expansion.

  • CPU
    • Support for 8th Generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 processors in the LGA1151 package
  • Chipset
  • Memory
    • 4x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
    • Dual channel memory architecture
  • Video
    • 1x HDMI 1.4
    • 1x DisplayPort 1.2
  • LAN
    • 1x Intel 1GbE
    • 1x Rivet Networks Killer E2500
  • PCI
    • 2x PCIe x16
    • 1x PCIe x4
    • 3x PCIe x1
  • Storage
    • 3x M.2 PCIe x4/x2
    • 6x SATA3
  • USB
    • 2x USB C 3.1 Gen 2
    • 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-A)
    • 7x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-A)
    • 4x USB 2.0

Memory

  • 64GB CORSAIR Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 (4x16GB)

    • timing 16-18-18-35
    • CAS Latency 16
    • voltage 1.2V

Case

Fractal Design - Define R6 USBMini C (Blackout) - A fantastic case with an attractive minimalistic design that holdsin a lotmATX ofform hard drives and excellent sound dampening.factor.

  • Features
    • 10x HDD, 2x SSD
    • Sound dampening panels
    • Excellent build quality

Storage

  • 6x1x 10TB256GB SATANVMe HDD Western Digital (WD1000WMAZ)SSD
  • 4x2x 4TB512GB SATACrucial HDD Seagate (ST4000DM004)SSD
  • 1x 512GB SATA SSD (Samsung EVO)
  • 1x 1TB NVMe SSD (Eluktronics Eluktro Pro-X G2 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4)
  • 2x 1TB NVMe SSD (Inland Professional PCIe 3.0 x2)
  • 2x 256GB NVMe SSD (Inland Professional PCIe 3.0 x2)
  • 2x 512GB NVMe SSD (Samsung SM981/PM981)

Cooling

Power Supply

EVGA SuperNOVA 850550 G+G2 850W550W

  • Features
    • Fully modular

UPS

APC Back UPS PRO BN-M2 1500VAn/a

  • Features
    • 900Watts / 1.5kVA
    • 6x Battery backed outlets
    • 4x Surge outlets

Add-On Cards

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