First post here, if you know me from other places, hello again.
Anyway I've come because I'm thinking about using some server parts in my workstation build and hopefully I could get some feedback on this potential idea. The plan is to use this a portable graphic design workstation. I'm not so concerned on overall speed, but tempertures and stability are important to me. I should mention I'm a bit of Small Form Factor enthusiast and I would also like to be able to take the build with me to hotdesking locations. The part list has come about after a great deal of research and years of working on inadequate computers for graphic design.
Build’s Name: ZS-A4DC Mini Sledgehammer
Operating System/ Storage Platform: Windows 10 Pro
CPU: Intel Xeon E-2136
CPU Cooler: ID Cooling IS-30 + Noctua NF-A9x14 PWM (Currently own)
Motherboard: AsRock Rack C246 WSI
Chassis: ZS-A4DC (Currently own)
Drives: (Boot/Application drive) Innodisk 128GB Satadom, (Scratch Disk) MyDigitalSSD 480GB SBXe, (Project Drive) Micron 3.2TB 9300 MAX U.2
RAM: 32GB Innodisk M4C0-AGS1TCSJ VLP (2x16GB) - Will be looking for 2x32GB RAM once October motherboard update happens.
Add-in Cards: Zotac/Asus 1650 Low Profile - Will be 1650 ti LP if recent rumours are true.
Power Supply: Z-Case 600W Enhance Platinum Flex 1u PSU
Other Bits: 2x Noctua NF-A8 PWM, Supermicro OCuLink to U.2 CBL-SAST-0956, ADT R3L V2.2 riser
Usage Profile: Adobe (Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc), Trimble Sketchup, Blackmagic (DaVinci Resolve, Fusion), Affinity (Photo, Designer, Publisher), Clip Studio, Processing, Fontlab, Vector Magic, Libre Office.
While I do understand Ryzen would make a great deal of sense with this build, I feel the AsRock Rack C246 WSI motherboard suits my needs perfectly and the chipset is fairly mature at this point. It has a OCuLink port which means I can run a U.2 drive (less heat, more capacity), as well as a Satadom port on it, which I could use as a bootdrive and maybe have my programs on it , as well as freeing up the M.2 slot to work as a scratch drive. Plus the forthcoming 64GB Ram update means there is a degree of future proofing. Hopefully the Xeon-E 2200's can run on it as well.
So does this build make sense? Anything I need to be aware of?
Anyway I've come because I'm thinking about using some server parts in my workstation build and hopefully I could get some feedback on this potential idea. The plan is to use this a portable graphic design workstation. I'm not so concerned on overall speed, but tempertures and stability are important to me. I should mention I'm a bit of Small Form Factor enthusiast and I would also like to be able to take the build with me to hotdesking locations. The part list has come about after a great deal of research and years of working on inadequate computers for graphic design.
Build’s Name: ZS-A4DC Mini Sledgehammer
Operating System/ Storage Platform: Windows 10 Pro
CPU: Intel Xeon E-2136
CPU Cooler: ID Cooling IS-30 + Noctua NF-A9x14 PWM (Currently own)
Motherboard: AsRock Rack C246 WSI
Chassis: ZS-A4DC (Currently own)
Drives: (Boot/Application drive) Innodisk 128GB Satadom, (Scratch Disk) MyDigitalSSD 480GB SBXe, (Project Drive) Micron 3.2TB 9300 MAX U.2
RAM: 32GB Innodisk M4C0-AGS1TCSJ VLP (2x16GB) - Will be looking for 2x32GB RAM once October motherboard update happens.
Add-in Cards: Zotac/Asus 1650 Low Profile - Will be 1650 ti LP if recent rumours are true.
Power Supply: Z-Case 600W Enhance Platinum Flex 1u PSU
Other Bits: 2x Noctua NF-A8 PWM, Supermicro OCuLink to U.2 CBL-SAST-0956, ADT R3L V2.2 riser
Usage Profile: Adobe (Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc), Trimble Sketchup, Blackmagic (DaVinci Resolve, Fusion), Affinity (Photo, Designer, Publisher), Clip Studio, Processing, Fontlab, Vector Magic, Libre Office.
While I do understand Ryzen would make a great deal of sense with this build, I feel the AsRock Rack C246 WSI motherboard suits my needs perfectly and the chipset is fairly mature at this point. It has a OCuLink port which means I can run a U.2 drive (less heat, more capacity), as well as a Satadom port on it, which I could use as a bootdrive and maybe have my programs on it , as well as freeing up the M.2 slot to work as a scratch drive. Plus the forthcoming 64GB Ram update means there is a degree of future proofing. Hopefully the Xeon-E 2200's can run on it as well.
So does this build make sense? Anything I need to be aware of?