Just a simple case move - Phagor moves to a bigger home

Should I follow my sordid dual-E5 dreams?

  • No, man, be responsible; this thing is plenty fast!

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Yes, man, be a member of this club!

    Votes: 4 100.0%

  • Total voters
    4
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niekbergboer

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Build’s Name: Phagor
Operating System/ Storage Platform: Debian Stretch
CPU: Xeon X5660 (6-core 2.8 GHz w/ hyperthreading)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage Gene II
Chassis: Rosewill RSV-L4500
Drives: A single 200 GB Intel S3600.
RAM: 6 x 4 GB DDR3-1600.
Add-in Cards: Intel X520-DA1 (10 GBe SFP+), (Inno3D-made) Geforce GTX 1070.
Power Supply: Shoddy 550W PSU

Pr0n: Not much, just a few photos. I verified that these work without having to have a Google account: https://goo.gl/photos/btEJNnonBPYk3bbr9

Usage Profile: This is my main workstation; I've had the hardware for a long time (mainboard since 2010, the Xeon off eBay for a couple of tenners, added more RAM later). The X520 and GTX1070 came this year.

Other information: I wanted to rack my WS, and the old case wouldn't do, so I searched for a case that had ample fans (the Rosewil has 6 x 120mm and 2 x 80mm fans). Since this system is mostly off, I don't care about power efficiency (indeed, it's terrible).

Also, the Rosewil is large enough for E-ATX, so I fear that I won't stay with this old system much longer; I am having sinful thoughts about dual E5-2680/2690's in there... ;)