royalba94

I hope I'm posting this in the right place and properly. If there is another spot that'd be better for this topic or anything please let me know [Cross-posted from r/buildaPC] What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better. I would like to use this for a NAS/Backup/Media Server. In order of function priority it'd probably be Backup then NAS funtion then Media Server. I want to be able to backup my PCs individual data daily/weekly, offload the more long-term storage files on my main PC to this box, and ideally rip and store my DVD/Blu-Ray movie collection onto it so my family and I don't have to play the "where's the Disc?" or "how long is this movie? (since it's not written on the disc)" games anymore. I don't mind if I would need/want to use two of these PCs to accomplish these things since I'm just rescuing them from going to recycling from my work anyway and I'll definitely be changing out the PSU, Case, and probably coolers on them (if they are good enough to be used) for this purpose. If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings) No Gaming planned for these PCs currently since I'm the only one who games (only when I have time) and I can do that on my main PC) What is your budget (ballpark is okay)? Not sure really, hoping to stay under $500 to get started but I'm willing to end up spending more since I'll need a bunch of storage and want a nice solid solution. In what country are you purchasing your parts? USA Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). Pics of the PCs I'm considering repurposing: https://imgur.com/a/Dx2W4 Server options Dual Xeons (not sure what model exactly) 4gb DDR2 Ram Intel Server Mobo Notes: Not thinking I'll use either of these but I have the option so I thought I'd list it. i7 Options i7 960 CPU w/stock cooler 12-16gb DDR3 Ram Basic Intel Motherboard AMD V7800 GPU Notes: Most likely candidate, I have two of the same pretty much. Not a big fan of the GPUs since they're noisy but hey, they're free. General notes I didn't list storage since none of them will come with anything aside from maybe a 240gb intell SSD or two. I'll be purchasing whatever makes sense for the server build I'm doing probably at least couple Seagate IronWolf drives for the main storage. I didn't list the PSUs either since I would be getting new ones as these are around 10 years old now and a couple failed before they were decommissioned. Provide any additional details you wish below. I've build regular PCs before but never a NAS/server so any tips/tricks/advice would be great. I'm mainly concerned about whether this hardware is worth keeping and using for such a build or not since it'll be recycled if not in the next few days but I welcome any opinions or pointers in the right direction as far as OS and Software choices for this setup. I've been considering FreeNAS OS (or UnRaid), ShadowProtect for the Backup software, and Plex for the media side of things but I'm just really starting my research on all this so I'm open to most anything. Tips on converting a disc library to a digital one could be handy as well. Any help/opinions are welcome! If I missed any important info let me know and I'll edit it in and reply. Thanks!

I like the way you think We'll see if I can pull it off

Yep Also trying to do it all in a nice compact form factor too so obviously they can't all be installed at once. To utilize the most rad area it would be a dual 180mm and a triple 120mm at the same time.

ModMyMods has pretty much all of these I think. EK sells some 180mm series rads (used to sell fans too) on their site Alphacool and Hardwarelabs both have 92mm and 80mm series rads on their sites as well

Nope, I meant 180mm its not very common hence my question about bothering supporting it. I found one thread where a user said he found the performance of an EK WE 360 (dual 180mm) rad similar to a 480mm rad. Trying to see if I can get confirmation or denial of that claim

Yes. currently I have support planned for: 2x triple 120mm 2x dual 120mm 4x single 120mm (with some fancy tubing routing) 2x dual 140mm 4x single 140mm (with some fancy tubing routing) Conidering adding support (if I can work it out) for: dual 180mm single 180mm And if I'm feeling ambitious dual 92mm single 200mm

I'm wondering how a dual 180mm rad performs vs a similar rad only in triple 120mm size. I'm working on building a case and trying to add in as much rad support as possible within a certain space and wondering if I should 1) bother adding 180mm rad support for one and 2) if I'd get better performance with a dual 180mm + a triple 120mm vs just two triple 120mm rads thanks

This should help you out: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gmcJhcKG7-YQLi7PTewGQpco9dpk61m_3pu2tyl2TTk/edit#gid=1029128925 Got it from Reddit and the pretty sure the user said its from Corsair:

Thx for the input, I was looking around a bit more and had pretty much got to that conclusion as well. Guess I should probably look into building my own case then. Should be fun lol

Thanks! I forgot about that case, it's pretty cool but definitely a box lol. on another note, do you know what would be basically the minimum rad recommendation for an overclocked 6700k and 1080 ti? I'm wondering if I actually need all that rad space or not and I'm not sure. thx!

I'm looking to see if anyone knows of a case that is ITX size but still allows dual 240mm or larger Rads, full-length GPUs and one or two 3.5in drives. I prefer the slim Tower form factor (like the S4 Mini or RVZ02) but haven't seen any cases that seem to check these boxes. I know of the Nano S and Manta but hoping to find something less boxy and with a smaller footprint. Also, would any of you be interested in a case like this? If I can't find one I might just design and make one myself and if a few other people were interested it'd bring the cost per unit down. I look forward to hearing from you

The finish looks like it turned out great thx for keeping us updated!

Sweet, they're all fixed now Case is looking good so far; I'll be interested to see how everything comes together!

Nice! thx for the reply, is that a rainmeter? I've always thought they were cool but haven't figured out how to set one up for myself yet.

Yep, now they are just "" instead of the broken link symbol.

all your image links on the second post show up broken

Dang, looking awesome What is the plug with the wire in the last pic? And if I may, what did you use to take all the photos? they're nice and crispy

Ah, ok. thanks for the link, I'll definitely give it a thorough watch

Should be able to get the update up soon which will mainly be about the before OC benchmarks. I'm still relatively new at OCing so if anything seems off I'd love any tips. Speaking of which, is it normal to be able to run +175mhz (core) in Unigine Valley but have a hard time getting +150mhz (core) to work in 3DMark (firestrike and timespy) and 3Dmark kept saying that I cancelled the benchmark when I didn't even touch the keyboard or mouse. I'll probably just have to re-install it but I wondered: have you ever run into that before?

I agree, it would look even nicer with hard tubing. Only problem is this build is for a friend and he's not very computer hardware savvy and I needed to keep it fairly simple for him to add in another card later on. In all likelihood he'd probably come back to me to do it but in that off chance he wanted to go with the soft tubing just in case. Thanks for the advice and looking!

I'll take that as a compliment Glad you like it. Should be another update a little later today

Hey everyone, Sorry for not updating the last few days. The system has been with the new owner over the weekend and I just got it back today so I can finish up the Cable Management and dial in the Overclocks Excited to see how far it'll go!

Thanks! I'm happy with how it has turned out. Looks pretty good for soft tubing if I do say so myself

So is the budget including what you have marked as purchased or excluding those items? I'm thinking it's including but if so we'd need to know how much you spent so we can work out what is left.

could use a bit more info like the following: -Budget -Purpose (assuming gaming but specify what type of games or other purposes) -What you've actually bought already (the pcpp list is pretty unclear)