Hey everybody,
software dev here. I've been building my PCs myself since the 90s but never tried to build a server or a high-end workstation so I'm asking the pros here...
Is building, say, an EPYC 2 Rome workstation as "simple" as finding the list of compatible parts and assembling it, then putting (Debian) Linux on it? Can this basically work on the first try or is this something requiring some wizardry which I may not have?
As a bonus question: if I buy a mobo for a single CPU, like an ASRock RomeD8-2T, do I need a CPU ref specifically meant for one socket configuration? For example would a 7402P work where a 7402 would fail? Or are the 7402 and 7402P basically exactly the same CPU working both in single and dual sockets boards?
Thanks for any help,
software dev here. I've been building my PCs myself since the 90s but never tried to build a server or a high-end workstation so I'm asking the pros here...
Is building, say, an EPYC 2 Rome workstation as "simple" as finding the list of compatible parts and assembling it, then putting (Debian) Linux on it? Can this basically work on the first try or is this something requiring some wizardry which I may not have?
As a bonus question: if I buy a mobo for a single CPU, like an ASRock RomeD8-2T, do I need a CPU ref specifically meant for one socket configuration? For example would a 7402P work where a 7402 would fail? Or are the 7402 and 7402P basically exactly the same CPU working both in single and dual sockets boards?
Thanks for any help,