No, there aren't stability requirements. This is more of a fun project but I do not want to have to shut down the VMs while I game. I guess I figured having a hex-core would serve better than a quad core. This current setup is roughly $200 more than a Z97 build ($100 premium for board, $50...
Apache web server. Haven't decided on the CMS yet but Joomla and Drupal look appealing. A mail server is likely as well (perhaps on a different VM). This wont be public/production based - mostly used between family. The most CPU intensive one will be the Plex media server I plan on running. If...
I stated earlier that the small form factor is very important. The PC will be moved around a lot. I'm well aware that that there are better priced and better performing boards outside of the mATX form factor. The board you recommended is Extended ATX which requires a full tower cases. No bueno...
It is as a matter of fact, but I'm pretty good at it.
Didn't mean to be rude, I apologize. You wrote a lot and threw a lot of technical terms around, but didn't really say much. How is my platform "big"? What's wrong with the mATX form factor? What's wrong specifically with eVGA's offering...
There wont be any crazy VM work. At the most, maybe 2-3 lightweight Linux instances running at a time. 32GB is more than I'll need and at the current price point (~$400), I don't think it's worth it.
I have a small keyboard tray. With my current keyboard, I only have 4" of room for the mouse...
D'oh... I didn't even realize what I was doing with the RAM. I saw future expandability. Thanks for pointing that out. I'll update it.
Yes, I meant the H100i. Also thanks for the GPU and thermal compound tips. How does everything else look?
This will be my first complete system overhaul since 2007. I'm really excited! :D
Please take a look at this and let me know what you think folks.
Case: Corsair 350D Window
PSU: Corsair AX760i (760 Watt Digital)
Cables: Corsair black individually sleeved cable kit
Mobo: eVGA X99 MicroATX
CPU...
I haven't heard of any games that use all available cores. The most intensive one I know of is Battlefield 4 which I think uses only three. I'm sure in the future more intensive ones will come out.
Aiming for the Micro ATX form factor here. 240mm cooler is a tough cookie to crack in one of...
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