leburn98

Prior to the current events, I purchased a new GPU for my gaming rig and decided to re-purpose my GTX 1060 (Gigabyte Mini ITX 6G) by adding it to my server. My thought process was let's use the GPU (complete with unlocked drivers) for Plex transcoding, leaving my Ryzen 1700 available for encoding large batches of video files. This works great except for one thing, it killed my expansion :(. If I want to add a SATA expansion card to my system, it will sit literally millimeters away from the GPU (see pictures). Most SATA expansion cards will cover the bottom quarter of the fan. Would this be sufficient airflow for my use case? The majority of the time, the GPU fan is not spinning. Heavy load makes it spin, obviously. For those curious as to why I am in this situation to begin with and why I just don't buy a new motherboard. It's simple, I always wanted to use the Fractal Design Node 804 and in order to do so, I needed to either go ITX or Micro-ATX. That is why I opted for the MSI Bazooka V2 for this build. To add to this, I had always intended on going with a cheap single slotted GPU for video out, which would leave me with ample room for one SATA expansion card. However, I found out about the wonderful world of unlocked Nvidia drivers and realized that once unlocked, the GTX 1060 is a transcoding beast. And that's how I arrived here :).

Just an update in case others have this same issue after troubleshooting like me. It was a DOA motherboard. New one runs great.

This. A single RTX 2060 can support 4 displays (most of Nvidia's consumer grade cards do). I currently run a triple monitor setup comprising of a 1080p TV, and two 1080p monitors without issue on a GTX 1060. I don't game on them at the same time but I have on multiple occasions run a YouTube video on the TV while gaming on my main without issues.

I had two case fans, CPU fan and a GPU installed when I originally built it in the case. Now it's just the CPU (with fan), one stick of ram and the PSU connected. I should note that I am back using the original server PC with the same GPU, case fans and PSU for the time being and currently doing so with no issues as we speak.

I recently decided to upgrade my home server/encoding PC to a Ryzen R7 1700. I paired it with a MSI Bazooka V2 B450 as I needed a Micro-ATX motherboard to fit into a Fractual Design Node 804. Anyways, I received the MSI board today and I can't get any response from it. I have noticed that the EZ Debug LEDs do not light up at all, is this normal? Does anyone know if this board has some indication of whether or not it is receiving power? I know on my ASUS ROG Strix B350 there are a few LEDs that do light up to indicate power. Did I receive a dead board? I have tried the following: The CPU works perfectly on my ASUS ROG Strix B350 motherboard The PSU powers up both my gaming PC and my current server (an older i5 2500 system) I currently have the MSI board outside the case, with just the CPU, 1 stick of ram and the PSU connected. Jumping the Power SW does not boot the system. There is literally no signs of life. Just thought I would check with you guys to see if I was overlooking something obvious, before I request a replacement from Amazon.

Thank you everyone. Based on your suggestions, I opted for the 1700. Also, while I plan to continue using my i5 2500 as my Plex server, having the extra cores of the 1700 would be nice to have as an option should the server ever die.

BIOS isn't a problem, he updated it prior to selling it to me. He was running a 1600 btw.

I've been going back and forth on this and thought I would ask you guys for some insight. I currently have a i5 2500k @ 4GHz, GTX 1060 6GB, Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600 ram that is unfortunately starting to show it's age, particularly in games like RotTR and BF1. Recently, I came across a colleague of mine who was selling an ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F motherboard for $30 CAD and decided to jump at the deal. He has decided to build into a small form factor case so is going with an ITX build, hence why he was selling the motherboard. So far I have: ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F motherboard Gigabyte GTX 1060 6GB (salvage from previous build) G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200MHz DDR4 ram Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SSD 2TB WD 7200rpm (salvage from previous build) Corsair HX1050 power supply (salvage from previous build) You will notice one key component missing, a processor :). That's where I need your help. I suppose first up is what I plan to do with this PC. My main use for the PC will be gaming, but streaming, video editing and encoding will not be too far behind. For encoding, I am speaking more along the lines of encoding my Blu-Ray collection (1080p and 4K) to H.265 using Handbrake or StaxRip for use on my Plex server. Given that a Ryzen 5 2600X is $289.99 and a Ryzen 7 1700 is $299.99 (Canadian prices), and given what I plan to do with my PC, should I opt for the 8 core 1700 or instead go with the 6 core 2600X (newer processor)? It should also be noted that I would have gone with the 2700(X) but both are a little higher than I am willing to spend at the moment.