Hi Guys,
Looking for help with my first build.
First of let me thank you for your time. And help…
i have bin a long time lurker of the forum and the channel.
i have searched the forum, the internets , youtube before asking for help…
Use:
ansible, kubernetes, docker, kvm.
Going back to school to get my degree. Bin out of the IT for a while so i’m going to use the machine to build my own home lab.
Currently using an old macbook pro mid 2012 upgraded ram and storage. and reapplied cooling paste but the machine is under powered and over get’s warm fast… and i want to move to a Linux build that can do everything and serve me for several years.
So i decided to put my savings in… for this build.
i’m hoping this community of knowledgeable people can help me out.
MotherBoard options i’m considering:
After watching BuildZode talk about TRX40 boards.
i decided between these two boards.
1) Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Master
Looking at both boards the price difference is €230 more for the Designare.
i don’t mind paying a bit more as i upgrade my systems ever 7yr haha…
Having said that i don’t want to throw my savings out the window if the added price doesn’t bring anything worth wile (value wise).
Looking at the specs of both… (see link above)…
i can see only one diff and that is the Storage interface there seems to be one more M.2 running true the Chipset.
Also i believe there are no add-on cards on the Aorus Master.
i plan on using one M.2 for my os. and two for my vm’s to spread out the i/o load over the pci slots.
in my mind paying the extra €230 would be to future proof my build.
i do like BuildZode’s comment on the pci slot layout
But that comes at a cost as the Designare XL-ATX is so big only one case came up in my research.
And that’s the old “Fractal Design Define XL R2”. i wanted a silent case… and be quit lost the battle…
Besides because the price is €135 i could upgrade that down the line if so needed.
Memory decision :
Since i want to run as much memory as i can i looked around for any post
talking about memory…
my first option is this kit “HyperX Predator HX432C16PB3K8/256” it’s 3200MHz CL16 256GB (Kit of 8).
After watching @wendell talk about Gskill 256GB/3600Mhz Threadripper ram.
i started to have doubts about the choices so i tried to have a look at the QVL list of the Designare.
But that confused me even further… as i did not see 256Gb kits in the list…
Then i tried to interpret the QVL as best i could…
searching for 32gb in the Density column and then looking for a v in the 8 column of “Memory socket support” column.
my thinking was if that means it’s support for 32Gb stick on all sockets.
only one kit came up “F4-3200C16Q-256GTZNC” but that was a 128Gb kit so that’s not what i’m looking for…
The kit that i have in mind costs around €1200
There are several other options here is the link:
I could go for the “G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3200C16Q2-256GTZR” Same price at a good store… meaning i don’t want to buy it from one address that is cheaper but has no customer support.
Can someone tell me how to deal with the QVL and my memory choices ???
further config:
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cpu: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 24-core
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cooler: Noctua NH-D15
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power supply: Fractal Design ION+ 860W Platinum
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GPU: MSI Radeon RX 580 ARMOR 8G OC
(don’t need much don’t game… just to run the new “LG 43UN700-B” 43inch 4k monitor i’m going to buy with this build. -
OS: Fedora Linux.
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Build date: after the summer if my under powered laptop doesn’t crap out. And i can figure all the little details that are bugging me…