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People who buy the cheapest ($300-$400) "PC" for themselves or their kids....  then buys a $1000+ mac a few years later, saying they are better and faster.
 
edit:  Same with phones 

Socket 1155 and 1156 are physically the same.

So first time posting but I work in IT for a living and I really enjoyed this a lot!  It was quite amusing really!  I am going to post what parts I think would would better for your build and go into detail why I think they are smarter buys then what you currently are using.
 
 
Heat Sink (URL)
first off I would like to point out that your 1U passive CPU cooling is for an LGA 1156 and NOT an 1155 ( the socket type for your CPU)  This is why in the video you had to cut parts of the back plate off to make it fit onto your motherboard.  You should get a different passive heat sink.  I would Recommend this one. It is expensive because it is made almost entirely of copper.  When you are dealing with passive heat sinks you shouldn't skimp on price and you should be getting the best.
 
 
This is the only major Change I would make to the build if you wanted to keep costs down and not replace more parts but that being said I do have a few more recommendations.
 
1U rackmount Chassis (URL)
The next thing I would consider buying is a new chassis to fit into your 1U server rack.  This Case comes with pre-installed with a 200W Power supply and I know that a lot of people dislike that idea and I also have the feeling you liked the idea of having a Redundant power supply option on it.  A redundant Power Supply I feel for this kind of build is not necessary.  It will be a waste of space, excess heat and noise.  My last point for recommending it is This case is not as Long as the one you currently have so it will use up less space!
Chassis Specs
 
 
Mother board (URL)
Last but not Least I would Recommend a Larger form factor for your Motherboard.  I have server things I dislike about your motherboard pick and the big one is airflow.  More fans will not make up for the lack of airflow over the passive Heat Sink.  Yes I did notice that you got the smaller form factor to make up for that but the CPU will run a lot warmer that it needs to because the RAM is in the way.  By using this Motherboard you have the Ram off to the side where it won't get in the way.  The SATA ports are to the other side of the board for better cable management and Board near the CPU socket is generally devoid of any major obstructions compared to the MoBo you picked that is so compact that The heat sink was impossible to install correctly.  Also this board comes with more features than the one you picked up and also for the same price!
Mobo Specs
 
 
Closing Thoughts
One thing to keep in mind is that the Motherboard and Case both came from the same company.  This means the Motherboard is Optimized to for specific cases.  I did not pick the best optimized case for this build and opted for a different case instead but the form factor remains the same regardless.  In terms power you should be ok for the system but if you fear 200W is not enough I would consider upgrading to one of their other cases then.
Overall i really Enjoyed watching this video and I hope this info was helpful to you!
PS: If you need a systems admin let me know!
 
Edit:
If you decide that after all this You want a powerful switch with all the things a Systems admin would need then I would recommend the following Managed Switch.
 
TP-LINK TL-SG3210(URL)
why This Switch?  well it is a very high quality Level 2 Managed Switch with enterprise style features without the enterprise style Price.
It supports QoS, has options to prevent Typical DoS attacks, has ACLs (access Control Lists) and will even allow you to setup your own VLAN.
And Finally the switch supports 802.1X authentication whitch is used in conjunction with a RADIUS server (as mentioned in the Comments).
I know a PFsense Router is a cool idea but this is ultimately what you need.
 
Edit2: This Switch can be rack mounted with Mounting rack ears so it will fit!

Speaking of dual screens...
 
My x301 with the GeChic portable monitor.  Monitor is works with standard video inputs (vga or hdmi... ) and uses USB for power.   Try this with them other flimsy notebooks! B)  
 

 

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Tossing an old thinkpad

Am I the only one around here who wants a new video of that?

No backlight, no deal.

It's part of the experience man.

People who buy the cheapest ($300-$400) "PC" for themselves or their kids....  then buys a $1000+ mac a few years later, saying they are better and faster.
 
edit:  Same with phones 

Decided to tweet Corning, you never know but would be cool for Linus to test out the Thunderbolt cable.
 

usb optical cable + kite + webcam = a lot of ariel spying i want to see a video

Pulling apart my partners laptop to reapply the thermal paste (following the manual, why do laptops have to all be different :angry:), putting it together again, turning it on and seeing "CPU fan not connected"

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Nvidia releases new SLI bridge connectors that matches the reference designed of their high end tier GPUs.



You can get them through Nvidia Store only.
The 2-way SLI bridge model is $29.99 U.S
The 3-way SLI bridge model is $39.99 U.S
Nvidia Store: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/sli/bridges
It is designed to work with any cards, but the look is designed to match the reference design of:
GeForce GTX 770, GTX 780, GTX 780 Ti, GTX TITAN, GTX TITAN Black, GTX 970 and GTX 980.
The light of the SLI bridge, can be controlled via GeForce Experience (v: 1.7 or later).
Source: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8565/nvidia-announces-sli-led-bridges

I downloaded boobies and got a virus.

Good o'l velcro.

For future Googlers I ended up going with the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga with the 4500U. Got it with employee pricing through SPC (Student Price Card Canada) for $1800. It is indeed running everything I need it to butter smooth so far. Still have to try Photoshop but I'm not anticipating any problems.
 
Steam Streaming works great and connecting to a tv is as effortless as it should be. It's a little too heavy for most tablet uses but propping against a couch or something works good for e-reading (comics look amazing). If anybody has any questions about the Yoga I'll be following this thread.

you mean like this one?  Thinkpad S1 Yoga.  I got the same specs i5 4200u / 8GB.  This is for my nephew in college.
 
Swapped the HDD for the new Samsung 850 pro.  
 

 
Quick rundown:
Balance weight distribution. Solid (doesn't flex even holding at the corner)   The Matt Touch screen and bezels is a plus.   The keyboard flattens out when in tablet mode.   The touchpad physical "click" is an improvement over the last models. It's more like a big space bar with travel and a tad bit more resistance than a hard "snap" click.   The keyboard is also an improvement over a last gen "island".  It's solid (as in it doesn't wiggle, or "sound hollow" when typing. As an old school thinkpad keyboard lover, this a still not "perfect" but still the best since the new island keys.   Pen is useful (pressure sensitive), but design could be better (maybe an aftermarket one might work).   Speakers, are adequate. rotation detection is responsive (not buggy or laggy). I'm still testing out the sleep/battery drain, but my experience with the 4th gen chips, I expect under 10% / day.  Hibernation resume is fast... half a turn of the windows boot.  (might be because of the 850 pro , compared to the 850 EVO I had in a XPS 12). anything else?  
This is compared to the DELL XPS I had , but sold.  The XPS 12 was an awesome laptop that would be a keeper too (it was and i7/8GB).  Oh yeah... will miss that awesome woven carbon fibre top and bottom.  I think the best feeling surface of all laptops.  Grippy and decently fingerprint resistant. 

ThinkPad is above all!

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