Amrasios

Hello there! tl;dr: What's a good place / resource to start learning about rack-mounted hardware? For my work (as a media/film composer) I need a lot of computing power on a daily basis and it's common (in this business) to use slave machines for this purpose. In my country (the netherlands) however, there are lot of second-hand HP Proliant (or alike) servers systems for sale which seem quite affordable for the computing power/amounts of ram they offer. Now I'm quite familiar with the standard pc hardware routine. But the thing that I'm a bit scared of is that a lot of these 2nd hand servers are rack-mounted solutions. Especially since I know that they can make a lot of noise and I don't really have a space in my housing where I can stuff a server rack in a closet (which wouldn't be a great idea cooling-wise anyway). Now my question is threefold: 1. What are the basics I have to know about rack-mounted hardware formats? (Would it be possible to adapt a rack mounted system into a 'standard' case? Or are there rack mounted chassis that allow for more silent cooling?) Where would be a good place / good resources to learn about this stuff? 2. Is there a reason why this is either a very good or very bad idea that I perhaps haven't considered? 3. If this is a feasible idea I might also want to use this slave as a host for a future website / nas. I suppose it would be possible to run a machine like this for multiple purposes simultaniously (considering I know some friends who are comfortable enough around this kind of software setup.), or am I overlooking something? As is probably evident from my post I'm not very familiar with this side of computing, so even very basic information/yourtube channels/forums/articles/books/etc... are welcome! Thanks very much in advance!

Hello guys. A friend of me aked if I could design a build for him for quite a small budget. I decided to put in a MSI Geforce GTX 750 Ti 2GB GAMING aswell as a Intel Core i3-4170 on a Biostar Hi-Fi B85S3+ (Just because it was the cheapest 4x DDR3 slot Mobo I could find for the 1150 socket). No overclocking needed. I am wondering though, Will I be able to get enough out of the pc with a Corsait VS350 80Plus? I know its cheepskate as what but with this I am juuuuuust in budget. Please tell me if it should work if you have any experience with something alike. Thanks in advance Amrasios

Im not planning to game over two monitors, Just one for gaming and the other one for internet or something alike.

Would you have any advice for a (or two) good montitor(s) you call: 'the best colour ips you can get' ?

Hello everyone Since a while now I've been planning to build a desktop and have gathered some knowledge from my other post. This is the rig I'm planning to construct: Cpu: Intel Core i7 6700K Gpu: MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G Psu: Corsair RM750 Mobo: MSI H170 GAMING M3 Case: NZXT Noctis 450 (Black/Red) Hdd: Seagate Desktop HDD ST2000DM001, 2TB Ssd: Kingston SSDNow V300 120 GB Cpu-Cooler: Lepa AquaChanger 240 Ram: Kingston HyperX Fury black HX426C15FBK2/8 (Or 16 GB, Not sure yet) This rig will be mostly used for gaming aswell as some editting (Which my trusty old laptop at the moment just cant handle). Has anyone gotten any experience with an alike build, any of these components or some swaps which should be in place?, Please let me know. Aswell have I been wondering what kind of monitor setup this beast would be able to handle? Because of the limited space on my desk I've decided to go with two monitors instead of a 'surround' setup of three. These are the options for me I'm thinking about: 2x 1920x1080 1920x1080 + 2560x1440 1920x1080 + 3840x2160 2x 2560x1440 2560x1440 + 3840x2160 2x 3840x2160 What do you guys think this rig is capable of, and what do you think of this rig itself. Please let me know by leaving your opinion and council below.

Just wondering, why the hate on AMD?

Hello guys, Thanks for coming over. I'm planning to build a desktop for about €1000-€1100 This is the list I had about in mind: Cpu: Amd Fx-9370 Gpu: Msi GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G Mobo: Msi 970 Gaming Ram: G.Skill TridentX Psu: Corsair CX750M Ssd: Kingston SsdNow V300 120GB Hdd: Seagate Desktop St2000DM001, 2TB Cpu-Cooler: Cooler Master GeminII M4 Case: NZXT 450 Noctis I'm just slightly wondering tho either it's actuerly a good idea to go with a air cooled cpu if you'r running Amd, Since the Fx-9370 is kinda overpowered when overclocked and can reach up to 5GHz (Not that I'm planning to go that high tho.). I was thinking either it'd better if i'd just pick up a basic AiO cooler. Also, with the noctis I'm planning to make it like the main piece of my room so Thats why I've chosen for the GeminII 4M because it's so nice and thin and won't block the viewing capability in the case. However!: If I'd go for the GeminII 4M, Would I defenetely need low profile Ram with the 970 Gaming? If not I think I could save some out there. If you have any ideas on how to improve this system, for the same amount of money or answers to my questions. Please, reply