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Guys, when you gonna release another Q&A video, it's been more than a year since the last Q&A video you uploaded and I really love the idea of asking questions to you and you answering so randomly. Dont have any idea if this was the place for this, but pleasseeeeeee, do another Q&A video.

Ok, now thats a really usefull answer, I will study my options again. Thanks again!!!

Thank for the reply and yes, I know about the OS things, thats why I first will try to install windows 7 and then, if I cannot get it to work right, I install windows server. For the pci, since its an industry standar, they should work right out the box, maybe some bios or uefi configuration maybe required, but they should work normally And last, since its going to be used in concerts or live events, I dont really care about the noise levels, sin the PA should sound like a 10000 times more than this. And maybe its not so portable at all, but who cares?? not me, seriously.

Thank brwainer!!! thats really helpfull, but then, what server grade, rack mount hardware do you recommend for this dutties?? Here in Chile, used servers are, well not soooo cheap as in US, but are cheaper than buying a core i7 laptop with some nice gpu(aaaaand, this laptop cannot get the hdd changed or add some more space to it for storage porpuise, unlike the server that i can add some more hdd's, ssd's, pci cards, maybe tweak the fans or changed into some less noisy, who knows.) I also see the option to buy normal grade components for this, but they are really expensive and wont give me the fidelity that gives a server grade stuff.

Thanks fot the reply, I dont care if its a pain to carry it around since I always travel in the artist bus and it pick me up in front of my house, so i dont really have to carry it around a lot, and the server its just 1U o 2U so its not that big(and exist some portable rack backpacks used in the audio world por processors and stuff), now I have to add the screen, mouse, keyboard, midi accesories and cables weight to the equation and TADDA!!! a super live visuals machine for god sakes !!!

So, let's say I have an "Hp Proliant Dl-360 G-5" laying around and I wanted to convert it into a workstation for live visual and make a beautiful carry bag and that stuff... the server chassis in this case, accept a discrete gpu, even if the pci ports wont work al full 16x, its still better than my integrated graphics on my macbook pro, and the raid capabilities, will sure help a lot. The idea would be to try first to install windows 7, if it doesnt work because of the drivers, then go and install windows server so I could run "Resolume Arena" or other Vj program. So, is this possible, even with other servers? So just take them, install a gpu, some fancy hdd, ssd, pci capture cards and stuff and give them a new life? I mean, dude, there are some pretty server hardware thats way too much cheaper than buying a laptop capable of runing a tons of visual in realtime and with extra juice to make even a live streaming machine. EDIT: if someone else answer this, take in consideration this... im not looking forward to use this setup for gaming, just for serious work, so I wont be loading a kick ass super dupper card with 7 slots heatsinks and stuff like that... just some normal card, not too basic not too powerfull(since I know, servers PSU wont give me that extra juice for the powerfulls gpu's that are out there. And I only need some card that can render the GUI and 1, just 1 damn video output, maybe 2.) The carry thing, its not a deal... since I dont give a shit... the thing its, if its do the job, its ok to me, sh*t if its weight more than the whole LTT crew. Im open to new ideas for this setup, but please, dont tell me to buy this XXX case, because in Chile, the case market its like... looking for a japanese guy in the center of Japan... yeah, they are all the same and we dont have the market that US have, and if I wanted to import things, it will cost me like an eye of the face.