Lars Roon Bridge/Server Build on a Budget Thread

[Deleted member 65]

Motherboard in place with HDPlex cooling on top of AMD CPU.

 

[Deleted member 65]

Tool supplied for spreading cooling paste. Note that HDPlex recommends to have no cooling paste between block & CPU. While at IBM I had access to some research material, this corresponds quite well with their findings as long as the surfaces are good enough. The cooling block has a mirror polished surface so should be good enough.

 

[Deleted member 65]

Paste applied.

 

[Deleted member 65]

CPU cooling ready, note I applied to much paste on the side panel.

 

[Deleted member 65]

Right side panel & back mounted including WiFi card (Asus PCE-AC66), PSU & SSD.

To be continued ...

 

[Sal1950]

Awesome, thanks Lars! Looking forward to the next chapters.

 

[Thomas savage]

Brilliant, the photos are excellent.. Thanks for this lars

 

[Deleted member 65]

Cable management, not all that easy to make properly

Front panel touch button assembly

Close to finalize build

There ...

Roon Bridge Linux package installed, works just fine with the iFi iDAC2 connected.

The internal motherboard graphics is really bad, 8 years old so what do you expect. Intended to also use PC for NetFlix in new mediaroom, wont work! I'll most likely tear out everything and do a new build with new components. Let's see, can't reveal these plans for spouse.

 

[amirm]

Very nice documentation and pictures! On the last bit, I bought the latest and greatest CPU for that reason, i.e. so that it wouldn't get obsoleted. Then I hooked up my 4K TV to it and realized it only goes up to 25 frames/second! Boo. So I too may have to replace it or get a silent graphics card should that ever develop.

 

[Thomas savage]

Cable management, not all that easy to make properly

Front panel touch button assembly

Close to finalize build

There ...

Roon Bridge Linux package installed, works just fine with the iFi iDAC2 connected.

The internal motherboard graphics is really bad, 8 years old so what do you expect. Intended to also use PC for NetFlix in new mediaroom, wont work! I'll most likely tear out everything and do a new build with new components. Let's see, can't reveal these plans for spouse.

Wise, I recommend trying to find a angle that suggests it's in her best intrest and you're doing it all for her.. Tricky but worth some thought

 

[amirm]

Wise, I recommend trying to find a angle that suggests it's in her best intrest and you're doing it all for her.. Tricky but worth some thought

Now there is a good idea! Why not turn it into art for the home?

Heck you can build the next one "open face:"

I am sure she will go for one or the other!!!

 

[Thomas savage]

Now there is a good idea! Why not turn it into art for the home?

Heck you can build the next one "open face:"

I am sure she will go for one or the other!!!

It's a wonder you were married long enough to for the ink to dry on the certificate let alone bring up children

Having said that my male brain loves that ' open workings' pc.. I want one

 

[Sal1950]

Now there is a good idea! Why not turn it into art for the home?

Love the PC on the wall, bet it stays real Kool.

It's a wonder you were married long enough to for the ink to dry

That's why after 3 marriages and another half dozen relationships, I'm single.
We don't need no stinkin women.

 

[Deleted member 65]

Very nice documentation and pictures! On the last bit, I bought the latest and greatest CPU for that reason, i.e. so that it wouldn't get obsoleted. Then I hooked up my 4K TV to it and realized it only goes up to 25 frames/second! Boo. So I too may have to replace it or get a silent graphics card should that ever develop.

I'm looking into a z270 motherboard & Kaby Lake CPU which has the HD630 graphics.

Excerpt from - - > http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews...i7-7700k-i7-7700-i5-7600k-i5-7600,4870-2.html below:

" Intel HD Graphics 630 - Gen9.5 Brings 4K To The Fore
...
The Gen9.5 engine supports up to eight simultaneous 4Kp30 HEVC and AVC streams, along with real-time 4Kp60 HEVC decode operations at 120 MB/s.
...
There is an odd conundrum with 4K Netflix streaming. Netflix requires PlayReady 3.0 DRM and hardware-based 10-bit HEVC decoding, which is a combination currently only available with Windows 10 and Kaby Lake processors. Skylake and its predecessors don't support 10-bit HEVC decode. Nvidia's 10-series GPUs support both technologies, but cannot stream 4K yet."

Never been into video myself so Amir your video verdict is required on the above.

 

[amirm]

Looks like Kaby Lake with Windows 10 would be the right solution. It is good news in that until this came out we would have needed to put in a high-power gaming card in there which was bad news from heat and noise point of view.

 

[Sal1950]

Looks like Kaby Lake with Windows 10 would be the right solution.

Dang those are some pricey CPU's. If I were to be interested in a new build I'd wait a year till they're yesterdays news. Being a early adopter always comes with a stiff price tag.

 

[amirm]

Dang those are some pricey CPU's. If I were to be interested in a new build I'd wait a year till they're yesterdays news. Being a early adopter always comes with a stiff price tag.

Prices (leaked) seem like typical of Intel so not a premium over what I paid:

But yes waiting always helps.

 

[Sal1950]

Prices (leaked) seem like typical of Intel so not a premium over what I paid:

Yep, that's right on the money with what I saw at newegg.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...STMATCH&Description=kaby+lake&N=-1&isNodeId=1
Next year -50%

But yes waiting always helps.

I'm the ASR version of Tom's (Sam Tellig) The Audio Cheapskate.
Always pointing out ways to save cash, that's what I do.

 

[amirm]

I'm the ASR version of Tom's (Sam Tellig) The Audio Cheapskate.
Always pointing out ways to save cash, that's what I do.

You know.... that title could be handed out when you are not looking!

 

[Thomas savage]

You know.... that title could be handed out when you are not looking!

I think the 'audio ' part is surplus to requirements