t_ski
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System Name | My i7 Beast |
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Processor | Intel Core i7 6800K |
Motherboard | Asus X99-A II |
Cooling | Nickel-plated EK Supremacy EVO, D5 with XSPC Bayres & BIX Quad Radiator |
Memory | 4 x 8GB EVGA SuperSC DDR4-3200 |
Video Card(s) | EVGA 1080 SuperClocked |
Storage | Samsung 950 Pro 256GB m.2 SSD + 480GB Sandisk storage SSD |
Display(s) | Three Asus 24" VW246H LCD's |
Case | Silverstone TJ07 |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1200 |
Keyboard | Corsair K95 |
Software | Windows 10 x64 Pro |
OK, so I've been working on another build, along-side my TJ07. I had an HP MediaSmart server that I enjoyed, but I wanted to expand it and was looking for something that used more stadardized parts, not proprietary. Of course, that meant I had to build my own. So after a little planning, I bought these parts:
Lian Li PC-Q08 black mini ITX case
AMD Sempron 140 AM3 CPU
Zotac 880G-ITX WiFi mini ITX motherboard
Patriot 2GB DDR3 1333
Two Seagate 1TB SATA drives
The Lian Li case I got used, but it's in great condition. It was one of the only mini ITX cases out there that can fit a full power supply, a regular sized DVD drive and six 3.5" hard drives.
Four of the six hard drives slide out in this removeable cage:
The former owner sleeved the cables in some nice black sleeving, but I edded up having to redo the heatshrink tubing at the connector ends. The tubing was keeping the connectors from being able to sit next to each other on the motherboard.
Motherboard? Oh, yes: the Zotac...
Motherboard accessories...
The board mounted to the side panel/tray...
In that board I need some memory and a CPU...
CPU and ram installed...
Back in the case...
Right now I have an Antec power supply in the case, but I am waiting on a Silverstone Strider modular PSU with a short cable set. This should make cable management easier.
Since I want to devote all four SATA channels to the hard drives, I picked up one of these Rosewill 2-port PCIe 1X controller cards to run the DVD drive and another drive if I choose in the future.

Lian Li PC-Q08 black mini ITX case
AMD Sempron 140 AM3 CPU
Zotac 880G-ITX WiFi mini ITX motherboard
Patriot 2GB DDR3 1333
Two Seagate 1TB SATA drives
The Lian Li case I got used, but it's in great condition. It was one of the only mini ITX cases out there that can fit a full power supply, a regular sized DVD drive and six 3.5" hard drives.





Four of the six hard drives slide out in this removeable cage:


The former owner sleeved the cables in some nice black sleeving, but I edded up having to redo the heatshrink tubing at the connector ends. The tubing was keeping the connectors from being able to sit next to each other on the motherboard.


Motherboard? Oh, yes: the Zotac...







Motherboard accessories...


The board mounted to the side panel/tray...

In that board I need some memory and a CPU...





CPU and ram installed...


Back in the case...

Right now I have an Antec power supply in the case, but I am waiting on a Silverstone Strider modular PSU with a short cable set. This should make cable management easier.
Since I want to devote all four SATA channels to the hard drives, I picked up one of these Rosewill 2-port PCIe 1X controller cards to run the DVD drive and another drive if I choose in the future.