Recent content by kt401

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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    Thank you everyone. This has been pretty enlightening.
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    No, there aren't stability requirements. This is more of a fun project but I do not want to have to shut down the VMs while I game. I guess I figured having a hex-core would serve better than a quad core. This current setup is roughly $200 more than a Z97 build ($100 premium for board, $50...
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    Apache web server. Haven't decided on the CMS yet but Joomla and Drupal look appealing. A mail server is likely as well (perhaps on a different VM). This wont be public/production based - mostly used between family. The most CPU intensive one will be the Plex media server I plan on running. If...
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    I stated earlier that the small form factor is very important. The PC will be moved around a lot. I'm well aware that that there are better priced and better performing boards outside of the mATX form factor. The board you recommended is Extended ATX which requires a full tower cases. No bueno...
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    VM hosts are not, but the VMs themselves will greatly benefit from the two additional cores. :)
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    It is as a matter of fact, but I'm pretty good at it. Didn't mean to be rude, I apologize. You wrote a lot and threw a lot of technical terms around, but didn't really say much. How is my platform "big"? What's wrong with the mATX form factor? What's wrong specifically with eVGA's offering...
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    No offense, but I have absolutely no idea what you just said.
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    You know I really like the Swiftech H220-X but can't seem to find it for sale anywhere.
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    That is crazy expensive for such a small radiator!
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    I just realized Corsair released the H100i GTX a few days ago. Haha... Good timing!
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    There wont be any crazy VM work. At the most, maybe 2-3 lightweight Linux instances running at a time. 32GB is more than I'll need and at the current price point (~$400), I don't think it's worth it. I have a small keyboard tray. With my current keyboard, I only have 4" of room for the mouse...
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    Case: Corsair 350D Window PSU: Corsair AX760i (760 Watt Digital) Cables: Corsair black individually sleeved cable kit Mobo: eVGA X99 MicroATX CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core (4.0GHz+ overclock) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i (w/ Noctua NT-H1) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB DDR4-2400 (4x...
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    D'oh... I didn't even realize what I was doing with the RAM. I saw future expandability. Thanks for pointing that out. I'll update it. Yes, I meant the H100i. Also thanks for the GPU and thermal compound tips. How does everything else look?
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    Got full part's list ready. Looking for advice/criticism

    This will be my first complete system overhaul since 2007. I'm really excited! :D Please take a look at this and let me know what you think folks. Case: Corsair 350D Window PSU: Corsair AX760i (760 Watt Digital) Cables: Corsair black individually sleeved cable kit Mobo: eVGA X99 MicroATX CPU...
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    Looking for a CPU recommendation

    I haven't heard of any games that use all available cores. The most intensive one I know of is Battlefield 4 which I think uses only three. I'm sure in the future more intensive ones will come out. Aiming for the Micro ATX form factor here. 240mm cooler is a tough cookie to crack in one of...