ATrollAaaNnnnn

Yes, i am still looking into doing this the dumb way but I do indeed want fuel gauging. its 19v, i also need 12v, perfect bms found on tindie but creator died in 2020(replacement might have to be diy of own design), charger found (330w from dell/alienware, overpower for future upgrade and cooler function), battery layout is complex; most likely 2 (maybe 3) lifepo4 polymer cells total, minibox (creators of openups) have a ypower adapter to handling switching (function is very simple), and etc. Still would be bigger than two open ups stacked with a custom heatsink.

Welp then ill just go back to my og idea, running two in parallel, lol. Or worse, cutting one up and reusing certain parts.... Id rather not. I should stop being lazy and design my own board but I don't feel like doing the software side of things.

I plan to use mini-box's openups to power a minipc and a few other electronics related to building a laptop. While i've read all documentation several times, I was wondering if anyone has experience pushing it past the 6amp nominal load rating to the 10amp peak rating. Im not unfamiliar to cooling mods and was under the assumption I would be making a custom heat sink for it, along with one for my 7940hs as its stock cooler is limited to only 90w(ships @ 65w), 120-150w being the goal for this gen and next gens peak apu.

Only the one i have, 7940hs/7840hs, the only problem is the 780m it has for a igpu does not have official drivers yet. So AV1 just crashes obs for now.

If that's as far as you read, I'm praying for you. That's that headlines only type vision. also a dual epuc 7763 would struggle to be half as fast as a 5700g for games. Too many cores. Even if I disabled 80% of them, I doubt I could get past that 3.5ghz limit. Which would still be like a 30% decrease in relevant performance. 3.5ghz vs 4.5-4.8 doesnt compute(tho the 5700g barely scales past 4.5 due to a lacking of cache). Nah, clock speed is too important for any epyc(zen 3 x16/24 +4.4ghz is the minimal I had in mind). I only am after 128gb of ram, lets be real. Even if my wallet was infinite, that's beyond reasonable for anything but data centers and scientific research. Plus i'm pretty sure the 5700g is faster single core wise by a wide margin(10-20% probs, if it was a 5800x it'd be more) just off the clock speed difference. And even if I was down for that, that would only make getting rid of heat and being quiet harder. The case part, I have considered custom, but I haven't really had any good original ideas. Tbh I might just go for a solid box, 2 140mm cutouts on the top and bottom for airflow and one 280mm rad, with another box inside it with plenty of sound damping, to muffle the pump even more. Id likely have a second, stronger pump outside with the external radiator. Though thats likely alot of wasted time when im sure someone has done something similar(rip that one case company that didn't survive trump's taxings). Edit, on a serious note: The only two epycs I can seriously consider for the job are the 7443P, 73f3 and the 7343. All of which can do 4ghz. But ik threadripper will push past that. Which is why I dont even consider epyc as a product for me. Single core wise, they are slower than my 5700g, and more competitive with my last cpu, the 3700x. At which point, Im wasting money. As the platform in general is more expensive than its consumer oriented cousin threadripper.

One rad in the system, One large rad outside the house, most likely after the gpu adds its heat to the loop. Cpu and Possibly Ram > 280mm Rad > Gpu > External Rad(maybe 3x3120 or 2x2 140, or a car style radiator lol) > Back to cpu Still playing with the idea. Gotta figure out how much wattage the cpu is going to pull, mainly if it s more than the 320w the gpu can output. It likely wont, not unless I surpass 24c. Tho zen3 is a lil hotter than zen2 overall. It might need to be the other way around. If I had to guess, 280w is most likely. In that case, id forget the 280mm rad, and have the loop go outside twice, in between the cpu and gpu, since its not too far or just make 2 separate loops, but that comes at the cost of more noise because i'd definitely need 2 strong pumps.

Gotcha, Done.

Budget (including currency): Infinite, if I had to put a price on it, i'd like to keep all the new hardware minus the monitor under $5000 usd. That's not including selling my current platform, as i'll likely give someone I know a good deal. Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Running Manjaro or Proxmox as a host with a windows gaming vm and a macos music production vm. Game wise, I rarely play new titles, my rx 580 was enough for me but I upgraded to a 6900xt in hopes for 5120x2160 75hz monitors that drop soon as well as native(no patch/fix required) gpu resetting. Macos for logic pro, as well as a server for forwarding imsgs to my android phone. Though I might just hurt myself mentally and go back to ios. Other details: For the record, I only finished this build 3/4 months ago, le sigh. Currently using a 5700g(noctua nhl9x65), Gigabyte X570i Aorus, Gskill TridentZ 64gb (32x2) 3600mhz, Modded 6900xt(evga clc 280+phantek fan controller), Hp ex950 2tb m.2, sabrent pcie 4.0 1tb m.2(forgot which one), a samsung evo 840? 500gb sata ssd, 4 noctua slim 120mm fans(because they still haven't release the 140mm versions, big big sigh) and a silverstone 850w platnum sfx-l psu. All stuffed somehow into Streacom Da2 Vertical that I spent too much time and money on and needed to justify one last build in. I am completely out of expansion as far as space and pcie lanes go. Currently I can run a single vm at a time with dedicated hardware for it, I'd like 100% uptime on windows(gross) and macos, and even with just windows or macos and my host, I am rather core limited. Also, the igpu causes system lag at times as the chip allocates more power for the igpu, taking it away from the cpu, meaning clockspeed drops. Something I didn't think about, laptop chip woes. Build Goals: I'd like to switch to a server, something I can throw into a closet with a custom loop and a external radiator outside. I'd like to wait on zen 3 or 4 threadripper (16-24 cores only, mainly in need more pcie lanes), but it being a ways out, I figure nowish is the best time to start planning. Intel is not a part of this discussion, single core performance falls off a cliff on chips with more than 10 cores. As this last build took a good 3 years to finish(many due to increasing needs/case space constraints). The host I would rarely use in the scenario that i'd have windows and macos open so I could switch to proxmox or something. I no longer need an itx system as I dont travel with it(its very dense and heavy now). Hence a steamdeck becoming my main/go to device for light usage/as a thin client, replacing my phone for that task (I REALLY hate laptops, especially the gaming ones, and my phone is not the best replacement for laptop stuff, ie taking notes in class). I really want to lock windows down to only being for games, microsoft data collection woes, and macos for production/media consumption. I currently have two stacked 2560x1080p 75hz curved monitors, when I get the 5120x2160 75hz (freesync version was 72hz If I recall correctly) curved monitor, I will also get a large 4k hdr tv to replace my top monitor. The tv will be directly connected to the macos gpu, that is in the case I reach my stretch goal, if not then both monitors will be directly connected to both displays. Most likely to the host or macos in the case I switch to proxmox. With a (custom) switch handling swapping inputs. I might, most likely not, get a nice 4k drawing display, but that's on the assumption I have time for it, which currently I do but in the future I most likely wont. Stretch Goal: Replacing my desktop system with the steam deck that I stream(via steam's in home streaming) whichever system is actively needed at the time to, connected via dock to the new ultrawide (should be fine, they claim 8k/60hz or 4k120hz for external displays) and if possible the tv aswell. Things i'll be adding for sure so far: A SteamDeck At least a 16 core processor. A full custom watercooling loop, minus the second gpu A third m.2 (2-4tb for macos + music files, yes hds work fine but simplicity makes passthrough easier) Installing my 2 sata harddrives directly into the system instead of docked. A second dgpu to dedicate to macos(maybe a 6600xt, something that can run in macos with the least amount of power usage/noise). A 4k+ capture card, very unlikely because 5120x2160 is rude and I don't stream/record videos as much as I used to. Tho I still do for friends/fam every once in a while, discord works but when I have 100% uptime on macos my mic and audio interface are given to it, meaning I have no source mic for discord unless I use two different accounts for each os, which isnt a bad idea now that I think about it. Maybe Ill just get a mixer and dedicate some desk space to it. 2.5gb Ethernet either built into the mobo or from an expansion card. A wifi 6 adapter, for macos. The ethernet connection will be for windows/host, its from a different isp, specifically for games. More usb type c and type a ports, most likely two controllers so I can pass them to each vm for hot-swapping devices easily. Potentially a switch, most likely one from lvl 1 tech that I'll likely have to commission a one off for (due to the main monitor). Having two kb and mice sucks, ik I can just tell virtmanager to let me use a keybind to switch which device its connected to, but that causes issues at times with specific programs, as well as having a delay when your in game but need to pause a video/song suckkkkkks. More ram, I can use up to 24gb(unless a game has a mem leak, blame mods) on the windows vm alone, and the ram that logic pro can eat and I am cutting it close at times with 32gb, more headroom = less problems. Likely 32-48gb for windows, 64gb for macos, and the rest for the host/another vm for various servers which I used to run off a now defuct second pc sitting next to my router. Why I need help regardless of my 10 years of pc building experience: The main thing I need help with is the case, as designing a watercooling loop for this will be hard, as well as my first time. I'd like it as small as possible. So atx not eatx if possible. Rip matx. The only case in mind that comes close is the Cerberus X. I previously considered it before, I honestly should have bought it instead of the da2+accessories as Its $200 cheaper but its w.e. Itx was more attractive at the time. I'd prefer an all aluminum case, though as long as its not cheaply made I don;t care too much. I don't mind paying for premium as long as its not as cost inefficient as the da2. It can be rack mounted but my main concern is still space, as I dont have room for a overly large rack or multiple systems, but due to cooling requirements of the hardware, I'd need a tall (bigger than 2u) case. I still have a Phanteks entho pro m on-hand that I wouldn't mind using even tho I hate it and its space inefficient, but I hate unused hardware more. I'd also like it to be as quiet as possible and that case isn't the best at muffling fan/pump noise. I've "upgraded" and built 3 different systems(two in the da2) within the last 4 years, so I'd like this one to meet my needs for the next 3-5 years. Shouldn't be too hard as I'm rather close as is. TLDR: Gimme the most compact fancy atx(or smaller) case/rack config that can fit alot of expansion(wifi, eth, 2 usb expansion cards, 2 gpus) as well as a full custom loop. Cerberus X comes to mind but are there other options? I like quiet, I like powa, I prefer smol, I really don't like my savings acc. For anyone who actually read this and attempts to help me, thanks.

Most likely is the case

I'm basically hoping they are looking for a beta tester for experience on their mill for an item they probably still have in house. And yes, it is way more expensive than I want. One offs be like tht. But they have done a one off b4.

Hey ltt team, can I put in a job request as far as custom case mods for the da2 now that you have that CNC mill + ltt engineering guys? My biggest gripe with this case is the amount of air that you can't pull through the top and bottom fan mounts due to the design, ive gone through a few builds in the case now but I've always had bigger dreams to push what I can fit in it. I've always thought a custom 2008 Mac pro type handle bar/feet would better suit the case as far as air flow would go but paying a large company to produce a one off would be extremely expensive. I'm already $400 into investments in the case(i have all add-ons, including vertical and glass) but I kinda need more out of as far as gpu cooling goes, 6900xt + 60* water temps aren't cool. The glass I don't even use because the magnets on the glass fell off and expoxy failed. I feel bad wanting to spend more money on it but it seems like asking you to finish this build for me may be an enjoyable way to accomplish this. I'm no 3d designer, so there is definitely work to be done but I think you'd appreciate my build when it works. It's a 5700g + a sadly modded g12 6900xt, I would watercool but space restraints make me hesitant to bother as I might upgrade again for am5 and at that point I'd definitely want more space for a custom loop. I mainly run Manjaro, with windows (and eventually macos) in a VM with the dgpu and two SSDs passed through. If I hadn't used up my second m.2 slot I could still have expanded to a third gpu(m.2>x4 adtlink adapter) to run all three oses at once but that's a dream better suited for am5. TLDR: Basically i'm a beggar renting out my unobtainium rig for quick and dirty content in exchange for slightly discounting a custom mod with no 3d to back me up.

I own one, currently setting up(adapting) my old vfio configuration. Yes its itx. Yes I paid basically twice its worth. Its worth every nickel, I only wish amd drops a 6900g(12core apu) in 2022. Big dreams ig.

Exactly why I'm aiming for a conservative 4.2 instead of a 4.4/4.5

Tho I think in the short term I'll try to oc my cpu again, I'll give my ram plenty of voltage. It's weird, on my itx board I could stable 4.4ghz but stayed on 4.2 to stay under stock voltage. I could even boot 4.8 but now it doesn't want to even hold 4ghz. Hopefully the issue was my ram, ig I have Thanksgiving plans now