Hello fellows,
I am building a workstation for computer chess. The key points when building this type of box is to acquire the best Intel Core-i7 cpu and as much RAM as you can afford. Having qualified my parameters, please feel free to tear this build apart and make suggestions, I have not built a box for five-years, so I am not up to date.
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3 GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W BX80648I75820K Desktop Processor
HeatSink: Noctua NH-D15 SSO2 D-Type Premium CPU Cooler, NF-A15 x 2 PWM Fans
MOBO: ASUS X99-A LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM: Crucial 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Desktop Memory Model CT4K16G4DFD8213
Video Card: AMD FirePro V4900 100-505844 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Workstation Video Card
PSU: EVGA 220-P2-1000-XR 80 PLUS Platinum 1000 W 10 yr Warranty ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support ...
Case: LIAN LI PC-A56B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX PSU (Not Included) Power Supply
Case Fans x2: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 FD-FAN-SSR2-120 120mm 120mm Fan
Case Fan x1: Thermaltake Frio Silent 14 165W Intel/AMD 140mm CPU Cooler CL-P002-AL14BL-B
SSD SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 1x nm Samsung Toggle DDR 2.0 3-Bit MLC NAND Flash Memory (400Mbps) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
BlueRay: ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
Thank you,
Chess Gator :biggrin:
I am building a workstation for computer chess. The key points when building this type of box is to acquire the best Intel Core-i7 cpu and as much RAM as you can afford. Having qualified my parameters, please feel free to tear this build apart and make suggestions, I have not built a box for five-years, so I am not up to date.
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3 GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W BX80648I75820K Desktop Processor
HeatSink: Noctua NH-D15 SSO2 D-Type Premium CPU Cooler, NF-A15 x 2 PWM Fans
MOBO: ASUS X99-A LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM: Crucial 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Desktop Memory Model CT4K16G4DFD8213
Video Card: AMD FirePro V4900 100-505844 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Workstation Video Card
PSU: EVGA 220-P2-1000-XR 80 PLUS Platinum 1000 W 10 yr Warranty ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support ...
Case: LIAN LI PC-A56B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX PSU (Not Included) Power Supply
Case Fans x2: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 FD-FAN-SSR2-120 120mm 120mm Fan
Case Fan x1: Thermaltake Frio Silent 14 165W Intel/AMD 140mm CPU Cooler CL-P002-AL14BL-B
SSD SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 1x nm Samsung Toggle DDR 2.0 3-Bit MLC NAND Flash Memory (400Mbps) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
BlueRay: ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
Thank you,
Chess Gator :biggrin:
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