Norton
Moderator - Returning from the Darkness
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System Name | Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs |
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Processor | Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc... |
Motherboard | Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc... |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc... |
Memory | 2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc.. |
Video Card(s) | MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc... |
Storage | Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc... |
Display(s) | Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H) |
Case | Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc... |
Audio Device(s) | Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers |
Power Supply | EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc... |
Mouse | G300s |
Keyboard | Corsair K65 |
VR HMD | N/A |
Software | Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu |
Benchmark Scores | Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!! |
If I ever restart that rig I'll have to look at water cooling. A proper case would also be nice although there are some advantages to using a bench.
I think I was able to find a couple of cases that could handle the HPTX form factor but there was some problem with them. I don't remember what though. I know for the octo rig I got a huge Rosewill case which technically fit the EATX board but it didn't have holes for all of the standoffs I needed. So when working on that one, I have to be careful depending on what I'm trying to pull or insert. I get some flexing which always makes me nervous. But I'll definitely look into it again if the time comes.
I worry about maintenance issues with normal water cooling although I have used some of the sealed, self-contained WC's for one or two single socket rigs. I like to just set these things up and then never have to look at them again.
I know what you mean about the flexing, would be pretty nervous about it too. On the AIO's, I have my X58/Xeon on an H70 and its been running 24/7 for like 2yrs straight... ymmv