"HP" File Server

[flibberdipper]

So, for this little rig it will be a bit of a dedicated editing machine, just because I can and I want to have my main rig free as much as possible. Sooooo... Yeah.

 

First off, my plans for this. Right now I would like to get a better motherboard for it (and ditch this POS Lenovo board), along with a video card, which I pretty much have to get. Something with DX11 would be great, along with being single slot, but dual slot wouldn't be bad either. Then later on (if the board I get supports 8GB of RAM), I'll get more RAM. Other than that, an entirely new board and CPU (Z77 anyone?) is probably next on the timeline. Oh, and of course a nice big hard drive with an SSD for the OS and software.

 

Now, the current parts:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

GPU: Intel GMA 945

Motherboard: Lenovo G31T-LM

RAM: 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz?

HDD: 80GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 160GB Hitachi Deskstar

Case: HP PowerSpec (mATX)

PSU: Corsair CX430M

OS/Software: Windows Server 2012 R2

 

 

Pics of the case and maybe some hardware going into the case to come tonight or tomorrow. Probably tomorrow.

 

@NeatSquidYT @bear-in-the-air @Darkman @CydiaDash and @Frankie? Yeah?

[CydiaDash]

Now this is the reason I stay on the forum... Looking forward to it

[Frankie]

Yeah. For some reason I didn't get the notification, but I found my way here anyway.

[Dabombinable]

Considering a Sandybridge i3 is far better than that Q6600......it will do for a start, however it will be really slow.

[flibberdipper]

Now this is the reason I stay on the forum... Looking forward to it

heh all my ghettoness?

 

Yeah. For some reason I didn't get the notification, but I found my way here anyway.

gooooo LTT!

 

Considering a Sandybridge i3 is far better than that Q6600......it will do for a start, however it will be really slow.

Eh, I don't mind if it's slow. I mean, as long as it's even a minute or two slower than my Pentium, I'll be more than happy with it. I was thinking something like a locked i5 and an ASUS mobo of some kind. Haven't looked around at all yet.

[Frankie]

gooooo LTT!

 

Yup! So far we are LGA 775 brothers. Much needed upgrade is coming slowly but surely. I need money tree...

[CydiaDash]

heh all my ghettoness?

Yeah, ghettoness is what I live for

[Dabombinable]

Yup! So far we are LGA 775 brothers. Much needed upgrade is coming slowly but surely. I need money tree...

If your motherboard is compatible, you could always look for a Xeon X5450/X5460. They are always cheap-even in Australia. And if you have a good cooler, 4GHz puts them fairly close to an i5 4440.

[flibberdipper]

Yup! So far we are LGA 775 brothers. Much needed upgrade is coming slowly but surely. I need money tree...

Saaaame. G3258 is love and all, but Jesus' ass. A 1231 v3 would be nice (or an X99-DELUXE/U3.1 with a 5930k).

[flibberdipper]

If your motherboard is compatible, you could always look for a Xeon X5450/X5460. They are always cheap-even in Australia. And if you have a good cooler, 4GHz puts them fairly close to an i5 4440.

Heh, I got lucky with my board. It isn't supposed to support my Q6600 (it supports its higher clocked brother oddly enough), but I don't think I can get lucky twice.

 

EDIT: You go laptop. Just switch networks randomly and then make me double post lol

[Dabombinable]

Heh, I got lucky with my board. It isn't supposed to support my Q6600 (it supports its higher clocked brother oddly enough), but I don't think I can get lucky twice.

Its kind of sad that a POS like the P5K VM can use Xeons, and OEM POS that are very similar can't.

[Frankie]

Saaaame. G3258 is love and all, but Jesus' ass. A 1231 v3 would be nice (or an X99-DELUXE/U3.1 with a 5930k).

 

I'm gonna probably jump on the skylake wagon with an i5 6600.

[flibberdipper]

Its kind of sad that a POS like the P5K VM can use Xeons, and OEM POS that are very similar can't.

Time the pick me up a P5K lol

 

I'm gonna probably jump on the skylake wagon with an i5 6600.

Honestly, Z170 doesn't appeal to me in the slightest. Like, the best CPU it has is a quad core with HT, and you can get a FREAKING 18 FREAKING CORE FREAKING XEON LIKE OMG SO MANY CORES WOAPJFAGHSGJ on X99.

[Dabombinable]

Time the pick me up a P5K lol

 

Honestly, Z170 doesn't appeal to me in the slightest. Like, the best CPU it has is a quad core with HT, and you can get a FREAKING 18 FREAKING CORE FREAKING XEON LIKE OMG SO MANY CORES WOAPJFAGHSGJ on X99.

This is a decent one that's the cheapest on Ebay Australia: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5K_SE/

[Guest Generallee]

So, for this little rig it will be a bit of a dedicated editing machine, just because I can and I want to have my main rig free as much as possible. Sooooo... Yeah.

 

First off, my plans for this. Right now I would like to get a better motherboard for it (and ditch this POS Lenovo board), along with a video card, which I pretty much have to get. Something with DX11 would be great, along with being single slot, but dual slot wouldn't be bad either. Then later on (if the board I get supports 8GB of RAM), I'll get more RAM. Other than that, an entirely new board and CPU (Z77 anyone?) is probably next on the timeline. Oh, and of course a nice big hard drive with an SSD for the OS and software.

 

Now, the current parts:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

Motherboard: Lenovo G31T-LM

RAM: 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz?

HDD: 160GB Hitachi Deskstar (160GB)

Case: HP PowerSpec (mATX)

PSU: Corsair CX430M

OS/Software: Windows 7 Home Premium/Sony Vegas 12, Adobe Photoshop, Audition, After Effects, and Premiere CC

 

This build sounds so ghetto my monitor got stolen when i opened this thread

[Dabombinable]

This build sounds so ghetto my monitor got stolen when i opened this thread

If you can't find even a single image online, and very few references, then its ghetto. Meet my Hicon 15" LCD TV HL1501, the TV/monitor made to match and beat CRT, with an unknown panel type (if its TN, its colour reproduction is extremely good).

[flibberdipper]

This is a decent one that's the cheapest on Ebay Australia: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5K_SE/

I found this, but I honestly don't know if it's skinny enough to fit. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-P5K-VM-AiLifestyle-Series-Intel-G33-Express-Scoket-LGA-775-DDR2-motherboard-/181627265069?hash=item2a49d4202d:g:FN8AAOSwECZUoVhk

 

 

This build sounds so ghetto my monitor got stolen when i opened this thread

lol it actually (in theory) won't be all that ghetto in the end.

[Dabombinable]

I found this, but I honestly don't know if it's skinny enough to fit. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-P5K-VM-AiLifestyle-Series-Intel-G33-Express-Scoket-LGA-775-DDR2-motherboard-/181627265069?hash=item2a49d4202d:g:FN8AAOSwECZUoVhk

 

 

lol it actually (in theory) won't be all that ghetto in the end.

That's more expensive than the P5K SE, and its not as good.......

[flibberdipper]

That's more expensive than the P5K SE, and its not as good.......

That was the first mATX one that I saw.

[Dabombinable]

That was the first mATX one that I saw.

Oh...mATX. Well it will do the job, but its missing the expandability of the ATX boards (which is why I'm kind of pissed at having to use my H87M instead of my Sabertooth).

[flibberdipper]

Oh...mATX. Well it will do the job, but its missing the expandability of the ATX boards (which is why I'm kind of pissed at having to use my H87M instead of my Sabertooth).

Yup. It sucks in that sense, but small is nice. In a lot of ways, I want to get a single-slot card, but there's nothing really powerful enough in that form factor for what I want to do with it.

[Dabombinable]

Yup. It sucks in that sense, but small is nice. In a lot of ways, I want to get a single-slot card, but there's nothing really powerful enough in that form factor for what I want to do with it.

You could always use the bottom slot. Though of course being PCIe Gen 1, its only 1GB/sec of total bandwidth.

[Frankie]

Time the pick me up a P5K lol

 

Honestly, Z170 doesn't appeal to me in the slightest. Like, the best CPU it has is a quad core with HT, and you can get a FREAKING 18 FREAKING CORE FREAKING XEON LIKE OMG SO MANY CORES WOAPJFAGHSGJ on X99.

 

Screw all them cores. I need this sexiness in my life.

 

[PlayStation 2]

/jk

[flibberdipper]

You could always use the bottom slot. Though of course being PCIe Gen 1, its only 1GB/sec of total bandwidth.

wut I just want a single slot card so I can use my TV tuner card and some other goodies.

 

 /jk

I was just getting ready to reach through my screen and choke you to death but then I saw the /jk.

 

I love yelling at people when they complain about my using of CX PSUs. Like who cares. They're better than a lot of other crap and my CX430M has been a tank.