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no... It's not on the supported CPU list https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/MAXIMUS-VIII-HERO/HelpDesk_CPU/

hey there, my 4th set of logisys white led sticks have died so I guess it's time to get RGB... 
 
With that being said, I have a Z97-AR so aura isn't really a thing. I just want enough strips to go around my case, and I want the rgb controller to be able to be thrown in the back of my case (aka not PCIe) 
 
any recommendations? my budget is $50 but cheaper is better, and if it uses a remote instead of software that is fine too. 
 
thanks!! 

can you get it on Newegg or elsewhere? 

No; they're both reputable and should perform soundly 

You're fine. Don't worry about it. Just don't open the PSU.

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Luckily for me I live in Southern California so it's not a big deal here
 
yasss

http://www.dvdflick.net/download.php try this. It's open source and it supports mp4 to DVD. Among like 65 other formats so you can use it in the future. 

Older DVD players generally can't play MP4 videos. You'd basically have to author it like a DVD, which it should burn like a retail DVD would with .VOB files and all.

Ah, well just in case I'll use DVD Flick. My GPA thanks you both!!

Ah, well just in case I'll use DVD Flick. My GPA thanks you both!!

4 monitor setup isnt that intensive the i7 internal graphics could probs do it. Actually a core 2 duo could probably do it okay as long as the displays are 1080p.

yep

Someone told me he doesn't believe I build computers because I told him the only tool I need is a screwdriver.... LOL
 
he made a list of 10 tools I need to build a "decent" pc haha

How would there be any other kind of 7700K? it just came out lol...
 
And for future reference newegg only sells new or refurbished so if you can't find "refurbished" anywhere you can assume it's new.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zWZsM8 kingwin https://www.kinguin.net/category/22175/windows-10-home-oem-key/ window 10 key swich the gpu with a 480 to save money 

Looks nice to me.

Why not stock cooler? I would go with NAS drives such as WD REDS or Seagate NAS drive. What OS are you planing to use for your NAS? 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/wjTyFd
 
>4 cores
>Intel Atom SoC that's passively cooled
>M-ITX form factor
>less storage

I recommend Amahi as your OS. Free, based on linux, home storage server software. Think of it as the light version of FreeNAS. Has plugins for various software like Plex Media Server.

http://www.amahi.org/

I've been curious about those ASRock embedded boards, but is it really worth all the storage loss? Thanks for recommending Amahi, I'll definitely give it a look!

So here are some cool things about those boards. 

It has IPMI. IPMI is a service that lets you access the system even if it's off. You can remote into it and control it as if it's your main PC. There are buttons with the remote software (it uses Java) that let you turn the system on and off. This way, it's "headless", meaning you don't need a dedicated monitor/keyboard/mouse to access it or you don't have to move one when you want to. You just need a browser, Java, and be on the same network as the server and know it's IP address or host name for the IPMI.

Amahi has a web browser for managing the OS, so that isn't *that* impressive as long as you don't have to access the BIOS. But it's definitely cool imo and useful. Just requires a separate ethernet connection. 

It has 12 SATA ports, so you can expand for quite a while on it.

It has two Ethernet ports (separate from the one for the IPMI). Useful in rare circumstances but otherwise eh.

On the other hand, there's this SuperMicro motherboard: https://www.amazon.com/Supermicro-Mini-A1SAI-2550F-Motherboard-Combo/dp/B00HS4N6SE

$40 cheaper, and it has the same CPU. The thing is, it uses special "laptop" form factor RAM. You can get it. It's just special in that regard.

Has IPMI.
Has four Ethernet ports instead.
Has 6 SATA ports (not like you'd hit 12 drives in an M-ITX case anyway). 
SuperMicro makes enterprise level server motherboards and their warranty is great.

That $40 savings brings the total price to $502ish. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CUYOGRM That RAM would work with the motherboard which brings the price to $516ish.

Be honest. What are the odds of you filling up 3TB of data within a year? I have 8 TB of storage and I've only gotten to 3TB and it's been well over a year.

I download a **looooot** of stuff. Though I don't do backups because I'm too used to rebuilding my OS. I don't back up my media though because I can just get it back later if I care enough. 

It's of course up to you. I'm just saying. You can always add more storage later as you need it.

The storage is probably overkill but I just plan on archiving a TON of files from all over the web (I would never use this much if it was just for my downloads, as I usually only use up 200GB on my main PC's )

I had to stop collecting, due to only 5 tb of hdd storage... So considering it's a NAS, I think it has enough storage space for a few years of collecting. (you should not have to upgrade the other hardware, because it's "only" for storage, and you could acces the files/drives, by just using network connections in windows itself)

Sorry for my horrendous photography!!!
 
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Very pleased with the results!! The fittings look very nice and the overall theme is very nice. Although it's hard to tell, cable management is superb and I'm very happy with my bends. Although, I will probably not do hard tubing again in the future. It was a royal pain...
 
Anyways, 5775C does NOT like overclocking. I got like 4.1 GHz haha. I could maybe push for more but I won't poke the bear for now (I got major bootloops earlier)

nice tube bends. How are the temps?

Sorry for my horrendous photography!!!
 
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Very pleased with the results!! The fittings look very nice and the overall theme is very nice. Although it's hard to tell, cable management is superb and I'm very happy with my bends. Although, I will probably not do hard tubing again in the future. It was a royal pain...
 
Anyways, 5775C does NOT like overclocking. I got like 4.1 GHz haha. I could maybe push for more but I won't poke the bear for now (I got major bootloops earlier)