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Hello, Could someone recommend rackable PC case? In best case 1u or 2u Maybe someone has use some particular? Also would need to install 2x GPU. Thanks

Just wanted to show off a couple of my racks that we use at the production company. and my 48c board. the first image (labeled rack 1) is what i use for most of our shows now. from top to bottom it consists of the following. power conditioner shure antenna and power distribution unit shure recievers bbe sonic maximizer behringer 8024 dsp presonus rm32ai main amp monitor amp the second image (labled rack 2) is how we used to run our main rack when we were using analog gear. power conditioner bbe sonic maximizer behringer 8024 dsp pra-8 preamp presonus firepod' alesis compressor presonus acp88 compressor/gate/limiter/expander antares atr-1 autotune (only ever used it once. more of a novelty) digitech studioquad patchbay splitter snake that board is the old mackie. we no longer use that at all. it was trash. the 3rd image (labeled yamahaconsole1) I included just for fun, this is my yamaha m3000a 40c. it is a 48 channel analog board and was the first soundboard to have any digital features, its fairly worthless but i collect boards so i have 15 or 20 this is just my newest addition. feel free to ask any questions in the comments.

So I am currently playing about with a theoretical build using the lga 1567 socket, gathering a list of the parts and all that, but so far when it comes to the case I am struggling a bit as I have never worked with server cases before. So the motherboard that needs to fit in this case is the Supermicro X8QB6-F (http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon7000/7500/X8QB6.cfm). Which according to the spec sheet has a propietary form factor, so the main thing I am thinking of here is that the standoffs might not fit just because the board itself fits inside a case. While supermicro have their own cases that would fir this board, I am curious to see what other options would be available but could use some advice. Thanks in advance

I am in the process of attempting to build a custom water cooling system for a cheap rack server I picked up. I have the water blocks mounted properly and cooling is sufficient. The issue I am running into is the fan control in this unit. The HP DL380 G5 uses 6 pin hot swappable 60 mm fans. I want to run the server with these disconnected since they are too loud and no longer needed. The bios/ilo throws and error that no fans are connected and shuts down. Does anyone know how to create a dummy connector that will trick it into believing a fan is connected and working?

Hello, I am new to the Linus Tech Tips forums but I have a question and would think this would be the best community to reach out to about this topic. I have recently bought a server, it is a HP ProLiant SE326M1 with two Xeon QC L5630's, I primarily use it for hosting and recently my mother was complaining about it's noise. I was wondering if some way I could inexpensively convert this into a workstation case form-factor instead of being in a 2U server case. Can anyone help me with this thank you..

Hi everyone! I own a photography studio and we started redecorating lately, so I have been thinking about moving my servers from a random room in the house to my office, which should improve a few things on my workflow. Long story short, to match the design of the studio I decided to use a piece of furniture as the rack, instead of my default black frame ugly looking thing. But I have doubts about airflow and heat dissipation. This is the furniture my wife and I have in mind for the office, except for the door, which will be removed: https://i.imgur.com/QB2rVU4.jpg I will get a friend's company to build me a few U4 cases to cover the servers, two editing servers running Vega 64 in crossfire plus a Threadripper 1950X each, plus four storage servers running Ryzen 3 and a network switch. AMD hardware is not known for being cold, so you get why heat is a concern here. The ideas I have for the server cases is something like this: https://i.imgur.com/L33gFRs.jpg https://i.imgur.com/L33gFRs.jpg So three to four fans throwing cold air inside the case, and three to four removing air on the back of the case. As I live in a city with good weather (20C in average), I believe that will be enough to handle everything. But I recently got my hands on two server rack fan enclosures, and I think those could come handy, what do you guys think? https://i.imgur.com/7HhKYsa.jpg Any idea on how I could use those to increase heat dissipation? I think the case fans will take care of everything, but I prefer to have more just in case. Maybe have the fan enclosure on the bottom, with holes in the case for the hot air to come out? So cold air would come in front and leave on the back and bottom of the case. What do you guys think? Thanks in advance! And sorry if this is all a little confusing.

I own a audio recording studio and i am building a 20u rack for all my audio equipment plus my tower computer. how many fans/ air holes do i need and where should i put them

So I found this server rack and don't know much about them, can someone tell me what it is for and if it is worth anything? It says Cisco 4700 on the outside and the internals look really clean, thanks

Any recommendations of a storage device unit that's rack mountable (1U preferred), has max. 4 drive bays/slots (for 3.5" drives, hot swappable, trayless), does not need to have HW RAID, JBOD is sufficient, and is connected to the host via USB3? The JBOD option for some reason seems to be an issue. The ones I've found all use RAID in some form or another (StarTech, SansDigital).

Hello, I'm thinking about making a new desk computer for me. And I need help to do one. I want a Gaming PC. I'm gonna edit 4k videos too. I wanna mount it in rack. I wanna make one like Linus PC. I need help to do the case and choose every components. Could someone help me?

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Hello, I'm searching for a rack mountable router that is fairly cheap, under $200. It doesn't have to be gigabit, just at the very least 100mb. Any Suggestions? Thanks in advanced.

Hi, So next summer I am going to be moving and switching jobs. The new job will require me to reloacte every 1.5 - 3 months and I will need my computer with me at all times. I will be selling my current computer right before I move, just so I don't have to bring it with me. My current situation is that I'm using a Hackintosh. I do own a Macbook Pro as well, and I do prefer the OS to Windows (although I do have a second OS drive with Windows 8.1 for gaming, which also gets a lot of use). I've found that for the software I use (namely Avid software like Pro Tools and all the necessary drivers for the current audio gear I own) OS X runs better. However a Hackintosh is not without problems... It took me a LONG time to set up and still doesn't run *perfectly*, although it is stable at the moment. This has presented me with a few options. I can either: _______________________________ A) Save up lots and buy a Mac Pro (trashcan style). I would be looking at at least the 8 core version and would like 64GB of RAM, although I would likely buy this third party as it's much cheaper that way. I would also get the dual D700 GPU, so that I can have a top gaming experience in Windows 8.1/10 (boot camp), although this is subject to drivers... I've seen lots of people saying it works and some saying it really doesn't... B) Get the same Mac Pro but with the least expensive GPU and build a Windows rig on the side. Likely an ITX, very compact rig with something like a 980ti C) Build an X99 Hackintosh based on the 5960X. This way I would be able to choose my GPU, but then I would be stuck with the same potential issues I have now, that it could just decide to give up on me if some settings aren't right... _______________________________ Now, considering I'll be travelling a lot (I have an Impala, '03) I won't be able to go for anything huge, which is why the Mac Pro really shines, because it's so tiny for all the power it packs. Also the stability of running OSX on a computer built for it is priceless. BUT, it's also very expensive and the lack of any additional internal storage is very annoying as i'll have to carry round a few external drives too, or build a NAS which is even more cost... Option B is probably the option I would go for if money was no object. I could have the best of both worlds, wouldn't have to worry about compatibility and it wouldn't take up too much space (something like a Corsair 250D or even smaller). Building a Hackintosh could be really good. I was thinking of possibly buying a rackmount flight case (so, extra protection in the car) and if I were to use a 4U chassis in an 8U flight case, I could keep my other audio gear in the same flight case and have it permanently linked up. All I would need to do when I get out the car is plug it into power and monitors. This is also more cost effective (although it would still be expensive), but it then comes with the worry, time and effort of putting together a Hackintosh... I was looking to potentially water cool as well (if I go for option C, which would come out kind of like Linus' personal rig in the near future), but how would this hold up on the road? Is that just a really bad idea? I feel like that's another benefit of the Mac Pro. I would have a flight case for that too (basically a hard box with foam inside, they only cost about $150) but I feel like that would be a lot better on the road.... Any thoughts on this are helpful. Basically I want something that will run cool and fast (hence why I don't just use my laptop with a few monitors), work well, game well, be roadworthy and also compact. This is still about 9-10 months off, but I'd like to have a plan as soon as possible, even if I pick parts when I'm out there. Thanks!

So I guess this is kind of a "weird story" but here it is... First I somehow ended up buying a 3 Node server with each node having 2xAMD Hexacores + 24GB RAM Then I bought a Server Rack, and when I picked it up I got a 2U server + a UPS with it for free I guess I gotta make that homelab then I am not yet sure how the setup is going to be, but I have at least temporarily dropped my first thought which was esxi and I am looking into proxmox atm. Storage: ATM: 3x Seagate 2TB Drives 3x WD 3TB Surveillance drives 1x 8TB long term drive 1x 4TB WD Red 4x 250GB SSD's (Might add two more or trade them for 800GB drives) Looking into adding 4x 6TB WD Red's Is this something you want to see or not? Please let me know if you want to see this buildlog, and comment if there is something you are wondering about Current status: Waiting for electricians to wire the room where the rack is (could have done it myself, but Norwegian laws are quite strict) Meanwhile/current pics: This is the server I got for free (Haven't even checked specs, only know it works and it has a Xeon (4 core 8 thread if I remember correct)) On the right you can see the UPS I got Here is the 3 node server (those are 3x250GB SSD's on top of it) The Server Rack in the room that it will be placed in, I have taken off some panels, I don't know if I am going to keep it this way or put them back on It's not going to stay in that position though, it is just temporary for storage. I am also going to do a bit of a network upgrade This is the router I have, and will be staying with: My plan is to at least have 1 24 Port switch This is two Ubiquiti AC AP's and a toughswitch. Screenshot of UniFi software: I also have 2 of these point to point units that I don't know if I'm going to use for something yet.

Protocase: http://protocase.com Amazon: http://geni.us/2W2w NCIX: http://bit.ly/1QVlFEm When I reached out to Protocase about creating a custom, rackmountable case for my personal PC, I DID not think I would be this blown away with the final product...

Hello, Please forgive me if this has been asked plenty of times before, I've been searching for an answer but I am getting mixed results. I am looking to purchase a server for business use, this will store company documents alongside running applications such as an internal web server. Id like this server to be able to handle multiple applications and be expandable as I require more storage or software to run. I was looking at a new tower server from Lenovo however I found a good site offering second hand rack servers for fairly good prices. I was looking at the following kind of specs: TS140 ThinkServer - This comes with 4GB of ECC Memory and a Xeon E3-1226 v3 @ 3.3 Ghz alongside a standard 1TB WD Red drive. This is currently £240 after a Lenovo rebate. However I have found some dell PowerEdge rack servers. These are rough specs: Dual Xeon X5450 @ 3 Ghz with 16Gb DDR2 RAM. These servers have roughly the same expand-ability to around 6 drives each. These come in second hand at around £150 My question being, which would be the best solution in terms of performance? I know the newer xeon will perform better in single applications but would the Dual Xeons out perform when multiple applications are running? Id ideally like this server to run for 1-2 years at which point I would likely invest in a higher end server. Any ideas?

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1NibB3e Amazon: http://geni.us/1Z2A With the new office coming soon, we knew it was time to change to a new storage server for daily use...

http://i.imgur.com/cCrtvPB.jpg The red rack that the components are on, what is it called?

Hi, I know when you say rack-mounted case, you automatically think about servers, thats not the case (ghe ghe, no pun intended ) I work for a Light and Sound company and we often have to setup Bars and Clubs with their fixed sound/light systems. To do the lighting and equalizing we use the controls via a PC, and we find it very convenient to mount that PC in the same rack as the Sound Amps , Sound controllers , DMX splitter , Artnet controller, etc ... . So i used the Chietec UNC-410S-B before , but its a bit too big. and i do always use a SSD in those rig's and there is no other way than "macgyver" a way to mount it. 8/10 Rigs i need to build in these situations (the smaller bars/clubs) are just a Mobo , CPU (stock cooling), Ram , PSU and SSD. in the more demanding situations i need to add a GPU and Network Card. Any suggestions for a more fitting case ? Thnx in advance

I came across this sketch of a headphone rack idea(s) in one of my notepads and figured I would throw it up on the forums to get the ball rolling. In some video or another, Linus had mentioned something about suggesting these & I remembered I had drawn this at that time & nothing else about it; which made me laugh for obvious reasons when I discovered it. The idea is to “frame” the headphone rack to give it that sort of modern 3D art feel, but leave it completely flexible so that you could go in any range of styles, from completely modern, to country craft, to steampunk. The idea is multi-tiered and inter-mixable but comes in two more palatable flavors. 1) Paint a section of drywall in a catching color (LMM red maybe), frame it with some simple wall decorations, attach hooks to the studs through the drywall and hang your phones. 2) Remove a section of the drywall, then replace it with a section of either treated wood or steel (depending on tastes), attach the custom hooks to studs or base, then frame it with something extravagant like brushed copper or custom made art/modern framing. After seeing how they've gone with the all-room water cooling setup, I think the combination of aged steel or a painted background with brushed copper framing would complement the workroom’s style nicely; although I also favor the idea of a fancier border paired with sled hooks for that vintage look. Two side notes: -Before posting this, I did make one adjustment to this image, the addition of the oil-cooled PC which has been installed into the cabinet next to the stereo peripherals—I like the idea of doing something unique with it to show it off instead of simply setting it on a desk. -Next to that is a picture which you can clearly see has been labeled as Linus & Luke. If you are wondering why they appear to be so ripped, it is because they have been sarcastically mocking Ubisoft’s continued blunders so much recently, that it has simulated over a thousand man-hours of digging with an actual shovel, causing them both to become hulkified.

Looking for a rack mount chassis has been a massive pain in my ass. Case 1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811165215 Case 2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147155&cm_re=rosewill_4u_case-_-11-147-155-_-Product FUCKING EDIT: I'm not building a god damned server. a "yes" or a "no" will be a FINE answer

I'm gonna be switching a lot of my gear to be rack mountable, moving the computer to the rack will make a huge difference. Can anyone find a sever chassis that can house a H110 and a full size ATX mobo?

I planning to make a DIY server rack that can do almost anything I can throw at it. Its going to be consist of two computers both of which are in 4U server case in a 12U server rack that I'll make from scrach. One of the 4U computer is going to running Window 8.1 or maybe Window 9 when it comes out. This computer is primarly going to run Steam In-home Streaming that will run all my games in my Steam library (non Steam app included), to any computer on my home network. The specs of this computer is: Intel I7 2700k @3.5Ghz 16 GB of RAM (maybe more) AMD R9 280X 750 Watt 80+ Gold PSU from XFX and a 128GB SSD The rest of the storage for games will come from my Home Server or from a 2TB internal HDD Note: This computer is going to be referbished from my first battlestation that I'm still using to this day, just upgrading my GPU and maybe network. The next computer is going to a Home Server that is going to run Ubuntu Server or maybe FreeNas in a 2 or 4U case. Specs for this computer is: Intel Pentium 4 @3.0Ghz 4 GB of RAM 4 or 8 port RAID card from LSI or equvient manufacture 750 Watt 80+ Gold PSU 4 or 8 2 or 4TB HDD in RAID 5 or 6 Extra ethernet PCI card (Teaming maybe supported) Note: This computer is also going to be refurbished from another computer. The overall goal of this project is to have a "single" compute system that can be somewhat "portable" so I can take it to a university and play "real" games and off load projects from a Macbook Pro retina 13 inch. NO APPLE HATERS PLEASE.

So with the current Steam Machine craze, I decided to think out side the box ( see what I did there ) so here is the craziness. This is meant to take advantage of Steam's in home streaming. I could put tech names but these are just gonna be casual description and links so you guys can look at it: So here is what i'm starting out with. A PNY 512 MB 9800GT Power Edition, 2 x 2 Gb 1333 DDR3 SO-DIMM ram, 2.5" 120Gb 5400 rpm cannibalized laptop hard drive. It's basically a M-ITX board with a celeron 847 soldered to the board. This is a 1U server case with an 80 plus bronze 200 watt power supply. PCI Express riser card is needed because the full length slot is horizontal in the back. Since the case doesn't come with any fans, I was thinking I might need a bit of air flow ( sarcasm ) so i'm gonna get 2 or 3 of these. So what do you think. Any feedback would be great.

Well, I was bored and decided to start a new project. I have a few motherboards lying around from old mini PC's and wanted to do something with them. I decided on making a rack to hold them and keep it as small as possible. I started it today and hope to finish is by tomorrow. I really don't have a drawn plan so you will just have to try and follow along These are the motherboards that I have tested and are confirmed working: I will be making the rack out of plexi-glass that I have lying around: Here is the first joint, the adhisive that I am using takes 24 hours to dry so the next update will take a while: Tomorrow I will try to get the project done and find my hotglue so that I do not have to wait 24 hours again. Stay tuned!