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I currently run:
+ ASUS x99 ws mobo.
+ Xeon E5-2697A v4 16 cores
+ 256GB ECC DDR4 2400
+ RTX 2060 6GB [for 3 screens]
+ 8 bays 2.5" SAS disk enclosure (fits 2x5.25" drive bay of the case) (plus Dell RAID card)
+ 2*10Gb/s Intel LAN card
+ Intel 2TB NVME for system (Linux)
+ Fractal Design R something or other (nice case)
I want to upgrade; mostly because the CPU seems considerably better on a core/core basis. Primary use is compiling stuff. I do *zero* gaming. I want a lot of RAM (at least 128GB).
I did a cursory prospective shopping cart and it comes down to:
+ Gb X670E AORUS Xtreme EATX
+ AMD 5950X CPU
+ Intel Arc A770
+ Corsair Vengeance 4*32GB DDR5...
+ Fractal Design Define R7 case
+ [Probably a good Gold+ PSU]
Am I missing out on something in terms of performance or spec? Is this the 'right' mobo?
Threadripper's are just too expensive. I also have a 2*44 core rack server I can spin up if I need to, so I just want a good workstation with some upgrade path (ram, CPU?).
I want to reuse my RAID setup. It's not quick, but I don't care (RAM == cache) and last thing I need is an NVME packing up on me on a work day. The RAID setup is super reliable, and very cheap to run (SAS disks cost peanuts). The system NVME is imaged weekly so I could spin one back up quickly enough
Suggestions? Ideas?
+ ASUS x99 ws mobo.
+ Xeon E5-2697A v4 16 cores
+ 256GB ECC DDR4 2400
+ RTX 2060 6GB [for 3 screens]
+ 8 bays 2.5" SAS disk enclosure (fits 2x5.25" drive bay of the case) (plus Dell RAID card)
+ 2*10Gb/s Intel LAN card
+ Intel 2TB NVME for system (Linux)
+ Fractal Design R something or other (nice case)
I want to upgrade; mostly because the CPU seems considerably better on a core/core basis. Primary use is compiling stuff. I do *zero* gaming. I want a lot of RAM (at least 128GB).
I did a cursory prospective shopping cart and it comes down to:
+ Gb X670E AORUS Xtreme EATX
+ AMD 5950X CPU
+ Intel Arc A770
+ Corsair Vengeance 4*32GB DDR5...
+ Fractal Design Define R7 case
+ [Probably a good Gold+ PSU]
Am I missing out on something in terms of performance or spec? Is this the 'right' mobo?
Threadripper's are just too expensive. I also have a 2*44 core rack server I can spin up if I need to, so I just want a good workstation with some upgrade path (ram, CPU?).
I want to reuse my RAID setup. It's not quick, but I don't care (RAM == cache) and last thing I need is an NVME packing up on me on a work day. The RAID setup is super reliable, and very cheap to run (SAS disks cost peanuts). The system NVME is imaged weekly so I could spin one back up quickly enough
Suggestions? Ideas?