they are really just for monitoring, so I dont need to read much. But its not really that hard, they are 24" 1920x1200.
OK, Iāve never done this so be gentle. Itās only going to grow when the Dell Poweredge T320 gets here.
Heres a overview:
The B550, 3700X, 1660Ti, 32GB 3600:
Fractal Node 804, Asrockrack X40DU, 2700, 1650 Super, 64GB ECC, 25TB- WD Mycloud EX2, Cisco G350-10
z390 MSI MEG, i7 8086k 5.0Ghz, MSI 2080Ti, 32GB 3200Ghz, 6TB NVMe or SSD storeage for gaming.
ASRock X300, 4650G, 16GB 3200Ghz
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+1 for the doggo. Your room feels a little cluttered, but itās nicely ordered (everything seems to have its place). I like the Ryzen mini-PC near your headphones, what case / PC is that?
Iāll soon be on-the-move for the next month(s), so Iāll have to leave my LackRack at my momās place and travel light (probably just my windows tablet, Iāll need to test linux on it and at most, a RPi4 with a USB SSD and kb+touchpad combo, portable screen and portable battery to power it). I donāt think either a Pi or my Toshiba Encore will be enough, which is why I need to test before I leave, but if that fails, Iām interested in a mini-PC that can fit in a backpack. I may even look into 3d printing a case just for the motherboard (Iāll go with any APU) and a picoPSU.
ASRock > Mini PC Heres Asrocks different models they offer. They recently came out with the super-small micro cases like Lenovo has. I like it alot. All I needed to add was Ram and Apu. The power supply is all done and it has a option for a wifi card. Ubuntu and Fedora 33 have ran on it fine. Its a great little daily driver so I dont have to boot up the monster everyday.
I also replaced the bight blue LEDās with redā¦just because its less annoying during low lighting lol.
If you dont need a ton of power there are tons of refurbs or used micro pcās out there like my wifes:
It is a bit cluttered and could use some more organization, but it is a small space and all the wife will allow lol.
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Only thing I disagree with the Norton icon I see there. Otherwise Iām almost envious, I also want that many systems to play with 
lol, Yes you are right. I get flack for it all the time. I just havenāt researched a better alternative for windows as yet. Thank you too, it is funā¦if not warm in here lol
Windows 10 has Windows Defender you really donāt need more from what I researched.
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Yeah thatās a nice setup, and thatās perhaps the biggest heatsink Iāve ever seen inside your Node 804.
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Actually, Windows Defender, with all the telemetry going around, has come pretty much in the top 5 best anti-virus software on Windows. I still wouldnāt use Windows on my main rig though.
Yeah, MSI Frozor L. I had to use some noctua hardware to mount it. I chose it because it was offset just enough to allow all the ram slots to be populated.
I had some note and more pictures of it here. lol
Added a little thing to my ābattle stationā
I now have a 100% fanless ~ silent PC under my desk, for watching twitch, youtube or listening to music, all the light stuff you dont need a bigger machine for.
I turn it on with the red button under the monitor so I donāt even have to see it, nor hear it
Turned out pretty neat imo.
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Kudos! Decided I needed the same thing. I wasnāt so worried about the noise as I usually have a fan on 24/7 in my office due to my location in the desert. I went the ASrock Desk Mini X300 with the Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 with a 4650G.
Nice clean build.
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yea i figured a higly overclocked 8600K with 64GB RAM and a 6800XT is little too much to watch youtube and such stuff on (my gaming rig)ā¦ it most likely also ease up a little on my powerbill in the long run
I actually think the X300 is very similar to this, just bigger and a more powerfull APU, so you need the aircooling
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Same situation here but with a i7 8086k and 2080Tiā¦lol Little much for web browsing, video streaming lol.
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New 5950x system. Same old case.
55inch, 65inch and 27inch displays.
This is a before shot. Will post back with an after shot.
before my most recent switch. having like 5 monitors down to two displays.
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why do you have CD Spindles when you have tera-quads of qnap storage?
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nothing better than physical hard copy of phoros and home movies in case the emp comes.
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Finally have my battle station complete. Live edge fir slab on an electric adjustable height leg kit. 2x BenQ 27ā monitors and an Acer curved 2k monitor.
Close up of the live edge and epoxy finish.
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The edge of the slap doesnt look comfy. I made the choice to remove the rind on my desk.
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You canāt see very well in the pictures but I sanded a curve into it so it slopes off. You donāt feel the rough bark in your arms.