CPU and Media server

[Kodi4444]

I want to make a server for hosting a dedicated server for Space Engineers and also be a media server. 

https://www.spaceengineersgame.com/dedicated-servers.html

this is what I have so far

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YT3zXP

I think what I have so far would be good for the dedicated server.

the first problem is 

I'm not sure what this means. or how to fix it. 

2nd problem is I can't find a power supply that with a reasonable Wattage that also has 6 SATA power.

[karsnoordhuis]

First issue fix: unless you really really really need id, ditch the optical drive. It also uses sata. You can just download the windows iso and burn it to a usb drive

[NelizMastr]

16 minutes ago, Kodi4444 said:

I'm not sure what this means. or how to fix it. 

 

It means your motherboard doesn't have enough SATA ports. Either change to a board with more SATA ports or get a SATA controller. (or SAS. 2 SAS ports can break out to 8 SATA).

 

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2nd problem is I can't find a power supply that with a reasonable Wattage that also has 6 SATA power.

Most modular PSUs have two SATA cables for drives. Some have 4 ports for cables like that, so if you're not using molex, you can buy another SATA cable from the PSU manufacturer.

[Kodi4444]

the windows is only there to get the total price. 

the optical drive is needed to rip Movies to put on the media server.

[karsnoordhuis]

1 minute ago, Kodi4444 said:

the windows is only there to get the total price. 

the optical drive is needed to rip Movies to put on the media server.

Get a usb optical drive id say. No hassle with extra pcie cards

[Kodi4444]

10 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

It means your motherboard doesn't have enough SATA ports. Either change to a board with more SATA ports or get a SATA controller. (or SAS. 2 SAS ports can break out to 8 SATA).

 

Most modular PSUs have two SATA cables for drives. Some have 4 ports for cables like that, so if you're not using molex, you can buy another SATA cable from the PSU manufacturer.

ok I Cut one HDD that fixed it I forgot the optical drive uses a SATA port

this PSU, for example, does not have enough SATA ports

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XxvZxr/evga-b3-450w-80-bronze-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-b3-0450-v1

it only has 4 if I use the VGA one as a SATA.

 

[HanZie82]

I have this PSU, should be a good one. (CORSAIR RM750x 2018 model)

And has at least 9 sata power plugs.

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139233&cm_re=corsiar_750_wattt-_-17-139-233-_-Product

Newegg site is just as example.

[DocSwag]

56 minutes ago, Kodi4444 said:

ok I Cut one HDD that fixed it I forgot the optical drive uses a SATA port

this PSU, for example, does not have enough SATA ports

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XxvZxr/evga-b3-450w-80-bronze-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-b3-0450-v1

it only has 4 if I use the VGA one as a SATA.

 

I wouldn't get that PSU either way because B3's don't have properly functioning power protections. I would suggest this PSU instead, which does have 6 SATA power connectors.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bkp323/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fx

[HanZie82]

48 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

I wouldn't get that PSU either way because B3's don't have properly functioning power protections. I would suggest this PSU instead, which does have 6 SATA power connectors.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bkp323/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fx

Yeah but i wouldnt get the 550Watt tho, those 6 drives alone can amount to about 200+Watts. Just F.y.i.

 

Checked real quick and some spec sheet said 12.3Watts a piece (when reading) so thats about 80Watts.

Plan accordingly. Best of luck with your build.

[DocSwag]

Also one thing I forgot to mention, I don't see much point in the 8086k when you could get an 8700k instead.

[Kodi4444]

6 hours ago, DocSwag said:

I wouldn't get that PSU either way because B3's don't have properly functioning power protections. I would suggest this PSU instead, which does have 6 SATA power connectors.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bkp323/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fx

it only has 4 SATA I need 6

[Kodi4444]

7 hours ago, HanZie82 said:

I have this PSU, should be a good one. (CORSAIR RM750x 2018 model)

And has at least 9 sata power plugs.

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139233&cm_re=corsiar_750_wattt-_-17-139-233-_-Product

Newegg site is just as example.

it has 5, 6 pin SATA ports unless I can use one of the 8 pins as a 6 pin SATA

[DocSwag]

8 minutes ago, Kodi4444 said:

it only has 4 SATA I need 6

On newegg it says 6

[Kodi4444]

1 hour ago, DocSwag said:

I don't see much point in the 8086k when you could get an 8700k instead.

the reason is 

Intel Core i7-8086K Coffee Lake 6-Core 4.0 GHz (5.0 GHz Turbo)

Intel Core i7-8700K Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.7 GHz (4.7 GHz Turbo)

Higher clock speed is better.

[Kodi4444]

2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

On newegg it says 6

i only see 5 unless this is not the right one

[seon123]

1 minute ago, Kodi4444 said:

i only see 5 unless this is not the right one

You do realise each SATA cable has several connectors...?

[DocSwag]

3 minutes ago, Kodi4444 said:

the reason is 

Intel Core i7-8086K Coffee Lake 6-Core 4.0 GHz (5.0 GHz Turbo)

Intel Core i7-8700K Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.7 GHz (4.7 GHz Turbo)

Higher clock speed is better.

That's just base and single core turbo

As you can see, ALL of the turbo clock speeds are exactly the same, except for single core turbo.

 

If you look at this review, the performance difference in workloads is generally nothing, unless you're doing something that relies on ONLY one core.

 

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12945/the-intel-core-i7-8086k-review

 

And if you're gonna OC anyways (which I'm assuming you are, with the expensive mobo and cooler), then it makes even less sense IMO.

2 minutes ago, Kodi4444 said:

i only see 5 unless this is not the right one

That's why  

 

With SATA connectors, it's kind of weird. While yes, there are only 5 Peripheral/SATA connectors on the PSU itself, the cables are a bit different. One SATA power cable plugs into one of those 6 pin ports, but has 3 SATA power connectors that can plug into drives on the end.

Kind of like this. One end goes into a molex connector. Four SATA power connectors on the other side.

[Kodi4444]

2 minutes ago, seon123 said:

You do realise each SATA cable has several connectors...?

so then using one of the 6+2 PCIe as just the 6 then that would work right?

[Kodi4444]

43 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

That's just base and single core turbo

As you can see, ALL of the turbo clock speeds are exactly the same, except for single core turbo.

 

If you look at this review, the performance difference in workloads is generally nothing, unless you're doing something that relies on ONLY one core.

 

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12945/the-intel-core-i7-8086k-review

 

And if you're gonna OC anyways (which I'm assuming you are, with the expensive mobo and cooler), then it makes even less sense IMO.

That's why  

 

With SATA connectors, it's kind of weird. While yes, there are only 5 Peripheral/SATA connectors on the PSU itself, the cables are a bit different. One SATA power cable plugs into one of those 6 pin ports, but has 3 SATA power connectors that can plug into drives on the end.

Kind of like this. One end goes into a molex connector. Four SATA power connectors on the other side.

so I need at least 4.5GHz on at least 3 cores, so with the i7-8700K I could easily reach that? I never overclocked before.

with one 6 Pin SATA, I can connect several SATA drives to it?

[DocSwag]

2 minutes ago, Kodi4444 said:

so I need at least 4.5GHz on at least 3 cores, so with the i7-8086K I could easily reach that? I never overclocked before.

On both CPUs you could easily reach that. I'm pretty sure either could get 4.8 with ease, and you have a solid chance at 5 ghz.

[Kodi4444]

25 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

On both CPUs you could easily reach that. I'm pretty sure either could get 4.8 with ease, and you have a solid chance at 5 ghz.

thanks