Recent content by JRF68

Just need mb, cpu, ram and cooling. Hope to keep it under 1500USD. Don’t need a high core count CPU, so whether Threadripper or Xeon I see 14 or 16 cores for around $500 or less. Motherboards are 800-1000. That’s just looking on eBay and fb marketplace. Still working on a spreadsheet, will...

Hey thanks for that. I will reconsider and investigate from a different approach. Very interesting.

Yes, I’d rather steer away from server platforms. The thing I liked about my X299 platform was the ease with which it all came together. I just assembled it, installed the OS and software, and voila it just worked.

I’m in need of at least 48 PCIe lanes, what are my options? Presently, I’m utilizing the X299 platform with a 10980xe. Looking for an affordable option. Its very discouraging as I research the options to replacing my system, cost benefit analysis is outrageous. Is Zen3 Threadripper, say 5945wx...