Please check over this proposed build. I'm going in circles.

Vario · Apr 20, 2014

Null said:
Vario,

Once again, thank you!

The Silverstone ST65F – G was my second choice because of only fair reviews. It will 100% fit.

If you can spare the time would you tell me: 1) How long you have been using it; 2) Is your system on most of the time; and 3) How is its cooling, i.e. is it venting warm or hot air under normal use?

The reviews are why I was considering shoe horning in the SeaSonic. Your use of that PSU and, hopefully your, follow up are very important. One of my biggest build fails involved a PSU so this is a corner I will not cut to save a few bucks. Seriously, I was considering taking the case to a shop to mod it by cutting out the back of the PSU cage so the PSU would fit because those reviews concerned me.

And yet again, thank you.

Cheers,
Null

1) I've had it 8 months
2) nope, I turn it on when I use it every few days
3) it stays "cool" at idle, warm under load (as in, not super hot, just slightly warm I guess) even under load, the i5, 1 hdd, and 7850 don't require much power to operate.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3720/silverstone_strider_plus_st50f_p_500w_power_supply/index5.html

it has a blue fan which is pretty cool to look at, its very attractive looking for a power supply, the fully modular cables are very nice. It doesn't make much noise either. Its been a great power supply from my limited usage. you can buy a shorter cable set to reduce the bulk of the cables, which I did, but it isnt necessary.

Null · Apr 20, 2014

eidairaman1 said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113333

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157464

basic tasks this can handle even Photoshop with the APU.

eidairaman1,

First and foremost, thank you.

My thinking was closed toward AMD chips. Because it was not something I'd considered your recommendation is especially valued.

I shall reconsider them based on your recommendation. I have opened the links you provided and will check them out when caught up here.

Once again, thank you.

Cheers,
Null

Null · Apr 20, 2014

Vario said:
1) I've had it 8 months
2) nope, I turn it on when I use it every few days
3) it stays "cool" at idle, warm under load (as in, not super hot, just slightly warm I guess) even under load, the i5, 1 hdd, and 7850 don't require much power to operate.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3720/silverstone_strider_plus_st50f_p_500w_power_supply/index5.html

it has a blue fan which is pretty cool to look at, its very attractive looking for a power supply, the fully modular cables are very nice. It doesn't make much noise either. Its been a great power supply from my limited usage. you can buy a shorter cable set to reduce the bulk of the cables, which I did, but it isnt necessary.

Vario,

Way cool, thank you again.

I've got the link open and will check it out when I get caught up here. If I end up with the Prodigy case this information is very good to know.

Still have to sign off and check out the links to other blue cases some kind soul (Vario) provided before I lock in the case.

Thank you, yet again.

Cheers,
Null

Null · Apr 20, 2014

Dear All,

Thank you very much for sharing your time and thoughts with me.

If I missed someone it was only because I was overwhelmed by all the wonderful advice and links I am about to explore.

I'll keep checking back.

Thank you one and all.

Cheers,
Null

eidairaman1 · Apr 20, 2014

Null said:
eidairaman1,

First and foremost, thank you.

My thinking was closed toward AMD chips. Because it was not something I'd considered your recommendation is especially valued.

I shall reconsider them based on your recommendation. I have opened the links you provided and will check them out when caught up here.

Once again, thank you.

Cheers,
Null

Hey sometimes saving cash is worthwhile, plus you have room for upgrades. AMD does have the the FirePro APU series aswell but I compared spec they are right around what the 5800K was and the next model down from that.

http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/workstation/firepro-3d/apu#, As of the Moment Intels run a pretty penny regardless, plus their IGP is still abysmal, AMD was pretty smart on the APU as of design.

Arjai · Apr 21, 2014

Null said:
Arjai,

First and foremost thank you!

You answered my question about using on the chip's graphics before I even got there. That actually was a great reassurance.

Off topic - I'm having issues getting Boinc to run. If there is a way to PM and you can spare the time sure would like to pick your brain. The FAQs don't seem to cover it.

Once again, thank you.

Cheers,
Null

What are your current system specs? Please fill them in on your profile page. That will help me help you, with BOINC.

Null · Apr 21, 2014

eidairaman1 said:
Hey sometimes saving cash is worthwhile, plus you have room for upgrades. AMD does have the the FirePro APU series aswell but I compared spec they are right around what the 5800K was and the next model down from that.

http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/workstation/firepro-3d/apu#, As of the Moment Intels run a pretty penny regardless, plus their IGP is still abysmal, AMD was pretty smart on the APU as of design.

eidairaman1,

Thank you yet again,

Still checking out all the links so generously shared here. Just added this to them. Now happily back to checking them all out.

Once again, thank you.

Cheers,

Null

Null · Apr 21, 2014

Arjai said:
What are your current system specs? Please fill them in on your profile page. That will help me help you, with BOINC.

Arjai,

Cool I'm on it.

Thanks,
Null

System Name	Computer of Theseus
Processor	Intel i9-12900KS: 50x Pcore multi @ 1.18Vcore (target 1.275V -100mv offset)
Motherboard	EVGA Z690 Classified
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S, 2xThermalRight TY-143, 4xNoctua NF-A12x25,3xNF-A12x15, 2xAquacomputer Splitty9Active
Memory	G-Skill Trident Z5 (32GB) DDR5-6000 C36 F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5RK
Video Card(s)	EVGA Geforce 3060 XC Black Gaming 12GB
Storage	1x Samsung 970 Pro 512GB NVMe (OS), 2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (data 1 and 2), ASUS BW-16D1HT
Display(s)	Dell S3220DGF 32" 2560x1440 165Hz Primary, Dell P2017H 19.5" 1600x900 Secondary, Ergotron LX arms.
Case	Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s)	Audiotechnica ATR2100X-USB, El Gato Wave XLR Mic Preamp, ATH M50X Headphones, Behringer 302USB Mixer
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000W 80+ Platinum White
Mouse	Zowie EC3-C
Keyboard	Vortex Multix 87 Winter TKL (Gateron G Pro Yellow)
Software	Win 10 LTSC 21H2

System Name	P1
Processor	Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I7860
Motherboard	ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper N520 & Noctua NF-120F PWN rear exhaust fan
Memory	2 X G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
Video Card(s)	ASUS GT630-2GD3
Storage	Western Digital WD5000CSRTL
Display(s)	LG Flatron
Case	RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP
Audio Device(s)	NA
Power Supply	Brand: SeaSonic Model: SSR-750RM
Software	Win 7 64 bit; HWMonitor; DUC 4.01. Tweak; ASUS GPU Tweak; and, Panda security suite 2014
Benchmark Scores	3.4 Ghz CPU-Z validated 5.9 Windows Index

System Name	P1
Processor	Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I7860
Motherboard	ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper N520 & Noctua NF-120F PWN rear exhaust fan
Memory	2 X G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
Video Card(s)	ASUS GT630-2GD3
Storage	Western Digital WD5000CSRTL
Display(s)	LG Flatron
Case	RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP
Audio Device(s)	NA
Power Supply	Brand: SeaSonic Model: SSR-750RM
Software	Win 7 64 bit; HWMonitor; DUC 4.01. Tweak; ASUS GPU Tweak; and, Panda security suite 2014
Benchmark Scores	3.4 Ghz CPU-Z validated 5.9 Windows Index

System Name	P1
Processor	Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I7860
Motherboard	ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper N520 & Noctua NF-120F PWN rear exhaust fan
Memory	2 X G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
Video Card(s)	ASUS GT630-2GD3
Storage	Western Digital WD5000CSRTL
Display(s)	LG Flatron
Case	RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP
Audio Device(s)	NA
Power Supply	Brand: SeaSonic Model: SSR-750RM
Software	Win 7 64 bit; HWMonitor; DUC 4.01. Tweak; ASUS GPU Tweak; and, Panda security suite 2014
Benchmark Scores	3.4 Ghz CPU-Z validated 5.9 Windows Index

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	Bay2- Lowerbay/ HP 3770/T3500-2+T3500-3+T3500-4/ Opti-Con/Orange/White/Grey
Processor	i3 2120's/ i7 3770/ x5670's/ i5 2400/Ryzen 2700/Ryzen 2700/R7 3700x
Motherboard	HP UltraSlim's/ HP mid size/ Dell T3500 workstation's/ Dell 390/B450 AorusM/B450 AorusM/B550 AorusM
Cooling	All stock coolers/Grey has an H-60
Memory	2GB/ 4GB/ 12 GB 3 chan/ 4GB sammy/T-Force 16GB 3200/XPG 16GB 3000/Ballistic 3600 16GB
Video Card(s)	HD2000's/ HD 2000/ 1 MSI GT710,2x MSI R7 240's/ HD4000/ Red Dragon 580/Sapphire 580/Sapphire 580
Storage	?HDD's/ 500 GB-er's/ 500 GB/2.5 Samsung 500GB HDD+WD Black 1TB/ WD Black 500GB M.2/Corsair MP600 M.2
Display(s)	1920x1080/ ViewSonic VX24568 between the rest/1080p TV-Grey
Case	HP 8200 UltraSlim's/ HP 8200 mid tower/Dell T3500's/ Dell 390/SilverStone Kublai KL06/NZXT H510 W x2
Audio Device(s)	Sonic Master/ onboard's/ Beeper's!
Power Supply	19.5 volt bricks/ Dell PSU/ 525W sumptin/ same/Seasonic 750 80+Gold/EVGA 500 80+/Antec 650 80+Gold
Mouse	cheap GigaWire930, CMStorm Havoc + Logitech M510 wireless/iGear usb x2/MX 900 wireless kit 4 Grey
Keyboard	Dynex, 2 no name, SYX and a Logitech. All full sized and USB. MX900 kit for Grey
Software	Mint 18 Sylvia/ Opti-Con Mint KDE/ T3500's on Kubuntu/HP 3770 is Win 10/Win 10 Pro/Win 10 Pro/Win10
Benchmark Scores	World Community Grid is my benchmark!!

Please check over this proposed build. I'm going in circles.

The Exiled Airman