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[dschrader-IT-Tech]

Hello everyone,

 

I am planning a building one computer to replace 4 computers in our office. The specs we currently use are a Core i5 Quad Core with 8 GB of ram. I use unraid currently at home so that is planned as the backbone OS. I need to have hot swappable USB for the users of the computer what I want to achieve is every user gets a graphics card and a USB PCIe card.

 

Plans for the build are to give every user a USB controller and a Graphics card

 

GeForce GT 710 2 GB $55 x 4

ORICO SuperSpeed 7 Ports USB3.0 PCI-E Expansion Card $25 x 4

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 64GB (4 x 16GB) $550 x 1

Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB $45 x 4

 

This is as far as I have come on the project. I am needing help finding a CPU and a Motherboard that supports 8 PCIe Cards 4 x1 slots and 4 x16 slots

 

[SHROUD]

4 minutes ago, dschrader-IT-Tech said:

Hello everyone,

 

I am planning a building one computer to replace 4 computers in our office. The specs we currently use are a Core i5 Quad Core with 8 GB of ram. I use unraid currently at home so that is planned as the backbone OS. I need to have hot swappable USB for the users of the computer what I want to achieve is every user gets a graphics card and a USB PCIe card.

 

Plans for the build are to give every user a USB controller and a Graphics card

 

GeForce GT 710 2 GB $55 x 4

ORICO SuperSpeed 7 Ports USB3.0 PCI-E Expansion Card $25 x 4

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 64GB (4 x 16GB) $550 x 1

Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB $45 x 4

 

This is as far as I have come on the project. I am needing help finding a CPU and a Motherboard that supports 8 PCIe Cards 4 x1 slots and 4 x16 slots

 

U'll need a powerful CPU to run 4 VMs at the same time...

I'll suggest u to build 4 ryzen systems

[TheKDub]

The most you're gonna get from a standard sized motherboard is 7 PCIe slots, unless you get a mining board that has a bunch of 1x slots made to be used with riser cables.

 

I did find one board with 8 PCIe slots, the MSI Big Bang P67 Marshal. https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-big-bang-p67-marshal-review,8.html, but good luck finding one. And the Marshal is an XL ATX board, so you'd need to find a case that supports the slightly larger form factor.

 

If you're lucky and can find a decent XL ATX board, you might be able to get the slots you need.

[brob]

Personally I don't think this sort of architecture is a good choice for office environments. Mostly because a system issue generally means all the users sit around twiddling their thumbs.

 

I do wonder why quad core i5 are being replaced?

 

That said, can you not use one or two of the USB controllers on the motherboard instead of discrete cards?

[MandoPanda]

53 minutes ago, brob said:

I do wonder why quad core i5 are being replaced?

I agree, completely capable CPU here, even if it stretches back to a 2nd or 3rd gen. Why are upgrades out of the question? What are the specs of the computers you have now.

 

I also agree that you should go with new Ryzen builds, about 400-500 USD per rig.