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I've been using an old HP Proliant ML110 off of ebay for the last 3 years and it has been serving me well. My workload grew so I'm looking at replacing it, but for someone learning and it's a great box and you don't have to spend much either. For a time I would have told you to use Linux, but these days if you want to get serious about stability, a consistent OS, and easy management I highly recommend getting your feet wet with FreeBSD or get started with FreeNAS (which is FreeBSD but with a pretty web interface). I think if you want to learn a real Unix-like OS do a BSD or give Devuan Linux a try. You'll want to have your server connected to a switch, not going over wifi. For my server, I spent $120 on the box got a couple NAS hard drives (don't get consumer stuff like WD Blues/blacks or Seagate Barracuda)...I also recommend taking advantage of ZFS for your filesystem for your disks and look at ZFS mirroring. If you want a simple "dump file here" setup, look at SAMBA. Or do something fun like Nextcloud. Or both! I use Nextcloud for most of my files but use SAMBA for a couple things still

I'm having similar issues with my 3600 as well. I put on some good thermal paste and have a Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3 (non pro). Temps are consistently in the 50s at idle and reach up to 80 under load. It's in an X470 board. My previous combo (1600 + Asus B350 Strix gaming) would stay in the upper 60s under load. I have objectively better cooling right now too with a Fractal Define Meshify C instead of my previous Define C...I also have better fans up front. And yes, I know how to apply thermal paste. I think AMD has some huge bugs to fix on this release. Not only are these temp issues irregular (I wonder if it's a reporting issue like they had at the launch of first gen?) but also Ryzen 3000 won't work on any Linux distro released this year.

I'd prefer the Fractal Design because it's cheaper, but I'd be willing to spend the $$ on the 750D if it'd be absolutely worth it for what I have/want (which I listed out). What I'm wondering is, is the extra space worth it for that $70 more price tag? The window on the R4 is enough to keep me happy, I just like being able to look inside my case from where I'm sitting I've watched his videos and countless others a good number of times haha. Perhaps I'll go back and watch the R4, or see what people did to theirs.

Right now I'm trying to decide on what case would be proper for me in size. I'm liking the new Corsair 750D a lot, but I also really like the Fractal Design Define R4 (currently on sale at Newegg). I think as far as features go, they're both solid cases. Ultimate silence isn't a great concern for me, but I do enjoy quiet. One thing I like more about the Fractal Design is it does have a fan controller. What I currently have is this: Asus P8B75-V motherboard (planning on upgrading in the future to a better ATX board) Intel i5 3550 (also planning on upgrading because I want to overclock) 750W Antec PSU 128GB Samsung 840 Pro 2 Seagate 500GB HDDs (one for storage, other has Linux) 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM MSI GTX 660Ti OC Edition ASUS DVD ROM drive In the future I hope to add a Corsair H100i I currently have an Antec 902 V3 case, which is too small for what I have. The way the HDD bays are laid out doesn't work for the power cables to the drives and SATA cables. They're placed very awkwardly in the case and it's like a jungle around my drives (I've tried numerous things to fix this with no luck). Would the Define R4 do well for what I have? I don't think I'd be doing any SLI in the future. I think I remember hearing the R4 can fit the 240mm rad. I would also like to have an LED light string or 2 around the case on the inside. Looking at the dimensions of each case, it looks like the R4 is about 2" shorter in both length and height. For what I'm trying to do, is the R4 going to be plenty?

I wasn't sure about how big of PSU, the calculators suck apparently >.> Anyways..I wanted a higher frequency RAM because I read that when you OC the CPU it lowers RAM speeds? Correct me if I'm wrong please, still learning! I figure I'll stick with an 850W PSU because I like some extra headroom. I also looked at the Fractal Design XL R2 case which is like $10 more and it seems nice and sturdy. It's also a full ATX! I changed my mind on the motherboard too. I can get a Maximus VI Hero for the same price as the Z87 Pro

Hi guys! New to the forum. So I plan on building a PC soon and I've stumbled across more of a question rather than a problem...I did a PSU wattage calculator for my build and it estimated I would need 804 watts to run my PC which includes overclocking my processor and running liquid cooling. I want your opinion on whether I should stick with an 850W PSU and save a few bucks, or just splurge and get the 1050W because I'll more than likely need it. Here's the build. If you have any criticism about it please let me know Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 Motherboard: Asus Z87 Pro (V Edition) PSU: Corsair HX1050 (or HX850) CPU: Intel i5 4670K Haswell GPU: MSI Gaming N760 2GB OC Edition RAM: GSkill Ripjaw 2x4GB 2133 SSD: 128GB Samsung 840 Pro (Primary boot drive) HDD: 2 Seagate 7200rpm 500GB (one for storage, one for Linux...may even see about a 250GB for Linux because I can't see myself filling it) Corsair H100i CPU cooler 2 additional 120mm fans Maybe a sound card in the future too Thanks you guys!