Help! Dual ATX Case?

[ARTAYLOR]

Hello everyone! I got hooked on LTT at the start of this year through YouTube and this is my first post to the forums :).

 

I had a question that I needed some tech-savvy help on. So... I recently built my first computer about 6 months ago (that's how I stumbled upon LTT). Since it was my first system, I decided to go with some older (cheaper) hardware. I purchased an Intel Core i7 3770 (non-K... I know...) and an Intel DH77KC mobo (wanted to stick with all Intel). Plopped it into a Phanteks case with some RGB, some Noctua, and I'm happy... life is good...

 

Now here's the plot twist haha... for my day-job, I'm partially a researcher (I can relate to those LTT videos where the guys are dancing around with lab coats on haha). And I happened to get hooked on Linus' review of the SuperMicro MBD-H11SSL mobo with an EYPC Rome series processor. I couldn't resist LOL... I went with the 32-core 7502P to save some cash though. But now I have two systems... I don't do a lot of graphics-intensive work (my GTX 1060 is fine). I mostly needed lots of CPU cores.

https://www.newegg.com/supermicro-mbd-h11ssl-i502p-ma015-o-single-amd-epyc-7000-series-processor/p/N82E16813183690

 

QUESTION: are dual ATX cases a "thing"? If so, can someone recommend a decent dual ATX case that could fit both of these systems? I know there are dual cases that support one ATX and one mini-ATX in one package, but I'm going for a full-on Team Purple here haha.

 

Thanks everyone!

 

P.S. the next question will be how to get them to talk to each other (since one is a server board)... Ethernet maybe? I'll save that for another post. Gimme all your cases!

[Guest]

It's a pretty niche thing, but they do exist to an extent..

 

ie; https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/269173-corsairs-new-1000d-chassis-holds-two-pcs-in-one-enclosure

[Electronics Wizardy]

why not just use the epyc as your main pc? it should be faster than the 3770 in basically every task

 

I don't know of any dual atx cases, Id just get 2 cases next to each other.

 

How do you want them to talk ? Probalby some sort of IP network. What bandwidth do you need? 

[Guest]

You can directly link 2 computers together without a hub using a "crossover" cable.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, si1enze said:

It's a pretty niche thing, but they do exist to an extent..

 

ie; https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/269173-corsairs-new-1000d-chassis-holds-two-pcs-in-one-enclosure

thats a atx + itx case, not dual atx

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, si1enze said:

You can directly link 2 computers together without a hub using a "crossover" cable.

crossover cables are way dead. Basically everything now support auto mdix, so any cable will work.

[Guest]

I said to an extent.  It's probably not likely.. I'd use the better hardware as you suggested for both purposes.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

crossover cables are way dead. Basically everything now support auto mdix, so any cable will work.

Good to know.  Been over a decade since I was doing a lot of networking. Ty.

[Rune]

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[ARTAYLOR]

6 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

why not just use the epyc as your main pc? it should be faster than the 3770 in basically every task

 

I don't know of any dual atx cases, Id just get 2 cases next to each other.

 

How do you want them to talk ? Probalby some sort of IP network. What bandwidth do you need? 

 

I had thought of just swapping over to the epyc... I guess my wallet is still in pain from buying the Intel setup just several months ago haha. I wanted to see if I could still use it in some way. I agree though... if nothing really makes sense, then I'll probably just swap the mobos out and use the Intel board as... a paper weight? a book-end? lol

 

Very low bandwidth would be needed between them. The simulation software I plan to run just loads a simple ~10 MB file, runs a finite-element analysis (FEA) on it, then sends back the data. The main issue was that I wanted the FEAs to be fast and parallel (hence epyc)... each FEA takes about 5 min to run on a single core of the Core i7 and I could possibly have several thousands of them to run.

 

Thanks for all the replies so far everyone... that was really quick! haha

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, ARTAYLOR said:

 

I had thought of just swapping over to the epyc... I guess my wallet is still in pain from buying the Intel setup just several months ago haha. I wanted to see if I could still use it in some way. I agree though... if nothing really makes sense, then I'll probably just swap the mobos out and use the Intel board as... a paper weight? a book-end? lol

 

Very low bandwidth would be needed between them. The simulation software I plan to run just loads a simple ~10 MB file, runs a finite-element analysis (FEA) on it, then sends back the data. The main issue was that I wanted the FEAs to be fast and parallel (hence epyc)... each FEA takes about 5 min to run on a single core of the Core i7 and I could possibly have several thousands of them to run.

 

Thanks for all the replies so far everyone... that was really quick! haha

wouldn't going full epyc save you money as your could sell the old system? They still go for a good amount. 

 

What os do you use? You can use something like ssh to run it remotly super easily.