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The system board came in today. I'll be giving it a thorough inspection before putting it on the test bench. I purchased it second hand as there are likely not many brand new boards like this available and the ones that are would likely cost a fortune. One more system board spared from a dumpster. Asus says it's Windows 11 ready. I know it will be years before I get it set up to the way I like it. My first OS in this will not be Windows. I'll begin with Linux. Asus' site featuring this board is pretty hyped up and glitzy, but the specs link is tolerable. WS X299 SAGE - Tech Specs｜Motherboards｜ASUS Canada
I plan on using an Intel i9 7960X CPU. This should provide me with enough bandwidth and PCIe lanes to do all things I plan for it. I hope to include pictures and screen shots of this project in progress. It will be a while before I will be able to transfer all the drives from my current X99 work station over to it. Comments and insights are welcome.
I plan on using an Intel i9 7960X CPU. This should provide me with enough bandwidth and PCIe lanes to do all things I plan for it. I hope to include pictures and screen shots of this project in progress. It will be a while before I will be able to transfer all the drives from my current X99 work station over to it. Comments and insights are welcome.
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- WIN 11, WIN 10, WIN 8.1, WIN 7 U, WIN 7 PRO, WIN 7 HOME (32 Bit), LINUX MINT
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- DIY, ASUS, and DELL
- CPU
- Intel i7 6900K (octocore) / AMD 3800X (8 core)
- Motherboard
- ASUS X99E-WS USB 3.1
- Memory
- 128 GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM (B DIE)
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA 1070
- Sound Card
- Crystal Sound (onboard)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- single Samsung 30" 4K and 8" aux monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 4K and something equally attrocious
- Hard Drives
- A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W
Ports X, Y, and Z are reserved for USB access and removable drives.
Drive types consist of the following: Various mechanical hard drives bearing the brand names, Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital. Various NVMe drives bearing the brand names Kingston, Intel, Silicon Power, Crucial, Western Digital, and Team Group. Various SATA SSDs bearing various different brand names.
RAID arrays included:
LSI RAID 10 (WD Velociraptors) 1115.72 GB
LSI RAID 10 (WD SSDS) 463.80 GB
INTEL RAID 0 (KINGSTON HYPER X) System 447.14 GB
INTEL RAID 1 TOSHIBA ENTERPRIZE class Data 2794.52 GB
INTEL RAID 1 SEAGATE HYBRID 931.51 GB
- PSU
- SEVERAL. I prefer my Corsair Platinum HX1000i but I also like EVGA power supplies
- Case
- ThermalTake Level 10 GT (among others)
- Cooling
- Noctua is my favorite and I use it in my main. I also own various other coolers. Not a fan of liquid cooling.
- Keyboard
- all kinds.
- Mouse
- all kinds
- Internet Speed
- 360 mbps - 1 gbps (depending)
- Browser
- FIREFOX
- Antivirus
- KASPERSKY (no apologies)
- Other Info
- I own too many laptops: A Dell touch screen with Windows 11 and 6 others (not counting the other four laptops I bought for this household.) Being a PC builder I own many desktop PCs as well. I am a father of five providing PCs, laptops, and tablets for all my family, most of which I have modified, rebuilt, or simply built from scratch. I do not own a cell phone, never have, never will.
