So would I be crazy to follow through with wanting to turn a R5500 into my main desktop?
My current desktop is a custom build with 16GB RAM, i7 2600K, a RX580 GPU
I was looking to rebuild it to a rack mount case since I am getting so far into network/server stuff that I hate having a case on the floor.
For about the price of a decent case I can get a used R5500.
We have one at work that I am decommissioning, and when I saw it has all those full size PCI-E slots and was made to be a rack mounted workstation. My first thought was oooo this could be a desktop!
So the immediate concerns are, yes it will probably consume more power, yes it will probably be louder.
1.) I wont leave it on very often so not too worried about power.
2.) I hope I can quiet it if its an issue, but reading shows this is not a loud server.
Benefits for me are.
1.) Rackmout
2.) I should be able to get more processing power for things like video/photo editing
3.) It's cool
Cons:
1.) I expect it will handle gaming but if its a cpu bound game, its going to suffer as the per core speed is slower and most games are not very well tuned for multi-threading.
Being what I currently understand for the pros/cons what does everybody think?
I'll basically swap my RX580 into this, probably install Windows 10 Pro and then put a different GPU in my desktop to give to the kids.
I do light gaming here and there, but mostly just internet stuff and sometimes video editing and photo editing.
My current desktop is a custom build with 16GB RAM, i7 2600K, a RX580 GPU
I was looking to rebuild it to a rack mount case since I am getting so far into network/server stuff that I hate having a case on the floor.
For about the price of a decent case I can get a used R5500.
We have one at work that I am decommissioning, and when I saw it has all those full size PCI-E slots and was made to be a rack mounted workstation. My first thought was oooo this could be a desktop!
So the immediate concerns are, yes it will probably consume more power, yes it will probably be louder.
1.) I wont leave it on very often so not too worried about power.
2.) I hope I can quiet it if its an issue, but reading shows this is not a loud server.
Benefits for me are.
1.) Rackmout
2.) I should be able to get more processing power for things like video/photo editing
3.) It's cool
Cons:
1.) I expect it will handle gaming but if its a cpu bound game, its going to suffer as the per core speed is slower and most games are not very well tuned for multi-threading.
Being what I currently understand for the pros/cons what does everybody think?
I'll basically swap my RX580 into this, probably install Windows 10 Pro and then put a different GPU in my desktop to give to the kids.
I do light gaming here and there, but mostly just internet stuff and sometimes video editing and photo editing.
