I think the first video i disliked from the LinusMediaGroup,not that the build is bad....
but the build is supposed for distributed computing and this seems just a random overkill build ...
Its like when building a system for some purpose, you need to choose components which are lease slightly inclined to the main purpose ..
A distributed system doesnt need to have a motherboard designed for Gaming for once... Not that it cant be used , but a distributed COMPUTING system doesnt need So many SATA ports provided by that motherboard and other features that might be useful for a gamer
Its just like you are trying to use stuff caz someone sponsored it .....
some time should have spent to find a stable motherboard, probably cheaper to save cash which after saving in every component can be used to get a extra GPU which would increase its computing power...
Having 2 approx ssd are also big face palm its good that he least mentions about that in the video.
Point being you tried to build a system that was capable for doing everything /// which defies the purpose of it being TAILORED for distributed computing .
Instead of doing something this overkill ,a more experienced option would have been adding another card and spending on that rather than having spent on entire system
Moreover, the MOST important thing that should be considered in these builds is the power to performance ratio as a system designed for distributed computing needs to be on most of time.
You cant justify 10% increase in performance by spending 50% more power...
In short, luke, seriously i personally think instead of studying each component and then doing the build, you just build another general purpose overkill system
Should have researched a bit , studying the power and computing factors least ( we can ignore the initial setup cost if you really want to spend too much like in the video )