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I really like this laptop but I think I'm just gonna get something similar spec-wise which comes out next year

My server with dual Xeon's and 512gb of ram, I use Windows as well, Windows 10 Enterprise, your right, use what you are familiar with, I've gotten some flack about it as well, but hey its does exactly what I want it to do and has been for years now. I don't personally like to fight with an OS when it doesn't like something when I can just install a different OS that does everything I want anyway.

Bro may I ask what type of OpenBox choice you buy for your unit? Is it Excellent, Good or Fair? Thanks

You can adjust the size of the screen if the device supports it, the Steam Deck allows you to adjust the size to make it scale smaller

Hi man and thanks for the interesting review! I'd love to know fi you mounted it in a rack or if you keep it as a tower. I'd really love to use one in a rack so i'm looking around about it. Anyway i'm one of those who can't very well understand why someone would choose windows server for this use-cases but i'm also one who lives by "if it works don't change it" so i can understand. Still i would feel bad not pointing out what i would do differently if you reading this are thinking about doing something like this. First i'd use proxmox that it's an open-source-free hypervisor ( virtual machine manager ) who has snapshot capabilities and other easy way to backup and it's no more than an afternoon of "work" to set up, even if starting as a newbie to linux. If you just want to use it to create a windows vm as a gaming pc and a backup it's probably even less time and you have an added layer to access your pc in case something happens ( starting and turning off Windows remotely, controlling it, repairing it, easy reinstalling etc.. ) Case in point about the video- AMD drivers. Using proxmox and its drivers you could easily pass virtual cores to a windows server VM without problem ( if you can virtualize windows server, which i believe so but i never used it. ) Anyway, i don't understand why the complicated "download from the server fast" bit when you can simply play directly from it...? ( via parsec or even more simply steam direct play ) Proxmox or not, with your setup i would simply fill the server with a big GPU an even bigger CPU ( if you have kids for example ) and then sell + replace all the other pcs high tier components with low power cheap ones, and directly game and work from the server. As i've said i never used windows server, but i'm sure that's one of the most useful feature about it - having multiple users with each is own set of resources. In Proxmox you would have to make a single VM for each account but no biggie, still would work great. Maybe i didn't get everything ( skipped the Hyper-V bit ) but it doesn't make lots of sense to me to have 1 server with the games stored and then download them on my local machine, with 2 cpus 2 gpus and all the rest involved. Maybe it's me. P.S: I feel the normal job and this as a hobby but... Switching from windows server to proxmox (for example) it's a rare video ( never seen one ) + all the " after 1 month/ after 3 months/ what i prefer in windows server vs proxmox( or other)/ what i miss the most/ Should you switch from windows server to proxmox(or other) etc. etc... " These are just the first titles for videos that came to my mind in one go, using your unique perspective of a player and advance homelab user with windows server.. It seems very valuable to me in terms of content. Anyway cheers and nice video!

Would you happen to know if you can plug in 4 monitors in this PC case or does the case restrict some of the GPU ports?

I bought mine new a few month ago at best buy and I am still happy with it. Everything works fine, the screen problem after sleeping mode happened to me 2 / 3 times so far. Beside that, I am happy i got it for 1800 new since I have Desktop Computer at the moment.

Why is my temperature reduced very nice after replacing the paste and a few days later it is hot like before? Any ideas?

BTX case

YES ANOTHER PERSON THAT DONT LIKE ASUS i dont like them cos there boards are crap and i mean the ones form 1997 dont like msi stand for More 5hit Inside,,,,thats what i do dvd or blu/ray cos they cant take them back

Thanks for a very detailed setup, I ordered the Silverstone CS382 after your video :) I saw that you have tried both SAS and SATA drives in your setup. Does the usual SAS to 4 sata port breakcout cable also work for SAS drives, if I have the LSI controller?

Just got this at bb for 1175 open box for a steal in excellent condition

Your PSU is a fire hazard. Never skimp on a good PSU. Don't share by IP, always share by FQDN, DCHP can change. NVM, you got it.

If you use a kind of linux and specialized NAS distros, perhaps you sata/SAS board will work as originally was. Windows is not the best NAS system, can be used to ? yes, but other are more recomended. All your problems listed in this video is because windows and compatibility with hardware as you wish, and windows dont let "you wish", it must be in the windows way. If you choose windows because games and steam, it can be solved with virtualization - and it make sense just if you use your NAS SERVER as a desktop, it makes no sense for me, or it is a desktop or it is a server, the two at same time cannot be. You must make a choice, and in my opinion, the best is turn this machine just a server, dumb server, without monitor, just management by ethernet/browser (as the majority of NAS systems do). And them into you pc/desktop you can make use of the services provided by the server, like a drive with the steam games (maybe a scsi drive exclusive for this). And the other things will work same as before.

Just got mine in today, really responsive & quick. Perfect purchase for someone like me who is in the road all the time

I've found a post on Level1Techs forum, where OP eventually was able to install all the drivers for X670E chipset on a Windows 2022 Server that Windows Update wouldn't find on its own. Since B650 is the same chipset family, it should work for you. He went to Microsoft Update Catalog and searched for drivers using their hardware ID. Post name is "AMD drivers for Windows server os?" and at the end he even posts links to all missing drivers. Hope it will work for you as well.

Does it get really hot?

cracking case! i bet it will weigh a ton if fully loaded with drives.

wow noob

Btw - you don't need the Nvidia GPU on the machine since the CPU has video decoding logic built in and you can use it with Plex

Few things, if you don't mind: 1. I wouldn't take this case as it doesn't have enough airflow for 8 drives, 2 cards and a 105w CPU. It might be cool now, but if you plan to edit using this storage solution, prepare for some heat issues 2. Windows 11 is, IMHO, a really bad choice, considering Microsoft is constantly releasing bad updates which causes reboots and sometimes system crash. You mention that you have 2 UA-cam channels, so I assume you don't have much free time, specially to learn something entirely new, so in that case I would actually recommend buying a good and cheap nas from Qnap or Synology. It doesn't take long to create volume and share, and the best part - your system will last longer, without shoddy updates, crashes and reboots

Hi, I bought this laptop and bought a Samsung 990evo SSD for it and that’s the problem, the SSD is simply not visible in the BIOS or the system, tell me, do you know what the problem is?

Excellent job with your new server build. To setup a Win 11 installation and avoid being forced to use a MS account and Windows Hello PIN, you can use the OOBE\BYPASSNRO command. At the first screen, press F10 to bring up the command prompt. Type in OOBE\BYPASSNRO and press <ENTER> The PC will reboot. Keep the network cable disconnected and select "setup with limited connection". Now you can create a local account without the Windows Hello PIN or MS account requirement. You can go into the local group policy and further disable the Windows Hello garbage.

I’ve looking at the CS382!!!

21:50 You know there are just 5 screws holding in the hard drive chassis, slide it out so you can access the whole motherboard to work on it

02:06 power connectors are not either or. You need both connected on both back plane blocks. 2 each, so 4 in total connected. Confirmed in my build with SS a few months back

Yeah thanks for doing it normal. Needed to know the mechanics. When it pops up as a random dungeon. 😊

Have you perhaps checked the idle power consumption of the system (at the socket?). I plan to build a similar server but I wonder about the power consumption.

Thanks for this overview, was very interesting. I am using the same case and almost exactly the same setup - only difference is I got Windows 10, and I am using it as a hybrid server/workstation instead of remote access. Glad to see I am not the only crazy person using Windows and Hyper-V as a homelab haha!

You mentioned you were going to put links in the description?

no ecc ram could be dangerous for your data ;-)

Just FYI there is such a thing as a slim DVD drive bay to 2.5" Drive bay adapter. You can also get a 5.25" to 4x 2.5" adapter to get @ 5 extra SSDs installed.

I can see you don't usually build PC, cos the way you install MB 1st then the CPU and cables. And nothing wrong with windows as server or NAS OS, but I do prefer windows server version, less things to worry about later.

Nice, didnt know that Steam can find your server in local network. Such a save of time. 2 questions 1. How you connecting to your VM Machine from your PC. Is it only RDP >> ip >> credentials ?? 2. For What are you going to use your VM Machine ? I mean not exacly but for example for what it can be used to ??

seems about right except im using standard 10G over RJ45 not fibre, but yeah ive seen speeds upto 2.3gbps on steam doing transfers, dispite having 60mps normal download speeds, occasionally it will surprise me and do 80-90mps dll but thats about it for my broadband, that case is very tight for a server, my dual epyc motherboard would never fit in there. Yeah i had Server 2019 for a while, didnt see much advantage over normal windows except for hdd format was different, and lacked for gaming, so didnt see the point for my use case. if your going all out Unraid or whatever, youd be better of with something other than windows like TrueNas, Linux, Unix etc....

I did Windows storage spaces for my retro gaming and lost everything when it failed. I went to Unraid which has dual parity array, cache, vms, dockers etc and haven't looked back!

i trie that gpu for transcoding once, and it really struggled. eventually I coughed up the money and got an rtx 4060 low profile,

Any reasons you didn't go ECC?

Nice video, I think you made a mistake at the end as the part talking about building in the case etc starting @ 21:06 is repeated at 22:54. I thought it was youtube or my internet messing up at first lol.

Some years ago I remember I had to setup a small server for a cpuple particular tasks so I tried linux which I've never used before and after about 2 days and don't know how many hours I gave up and went with windows 7, set up the stuff I needed and in about 45 minutes I had a working server 😂😂😂 so I do understand where you coming from, today the only reason I'm using unraid instead of windows is because the same thing unraid is way faster to get what I need done than windows and a couple stuff that windows simply doesn't have, atleast not out of the box. Love your build, I'm waiting for the Jonsbo N5 case to come out on amazon or newegg to do a small upgrade to mine.

Love this case. I recently went with a new case that has 4x 3.5 bay trays. Hard to find cases wth lots of drive bays.

unRAID!

I picked one up too. Been comparing to my X15 R2 3070ti. 4080 is better but really notice CPU difference. That is large so depending on your work/game it can be very useful

I'm thinking of getting an open box in 'Good' condition too. How's your experience with it so far? Was anything missing or not working, aside from the box?

Just bought this for 1400 in good condition from Best Buy OB I’m really looking forward to the upgrade from my Lenovo legion 5 with a Rtx 3050ti most new games have been a struggle for it. Love the review definitely need more subscribers!

Why are you an incel and think Bill Cosby is innocent?

I just bought "Alienware - m16 QHD+ 240Hz Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 9 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 - 1TB SSD - Windows 11 Pro - Dark Metallic Moon" for $1,200 USD + Taxes on bestbuy. I am going to pick it up in two days, hopefully I dont have to return it, it looks promising but I used to have a Dell M6800 Precision and I know what is to be carrying a heavy laptop. I sold my Z13 ACRNM i9 RTX 4060 because I saw the opportunity and with the same money I kinda bought better specs but lost portability. Otherwise will have to buy a G14 with 3060 or 4060

Bought a g14 oled 120hz with a RTX 4060 open box for 1k at best buy. I can say indeed the 8gb of Vram is causing me to possibly go buy this Alienware open box. I love the portability of the g14 and its mainly for school but when I game I need that extra Vram lol

OMG, finally, thank you so much, been trying to get past the North section for almost an hour. It came down to timing, I watched 4 other videos (none of them explaining how to get past the hardest part). The section I was stuck on started around 34:00. Thanks again

Hows your temperature? I got one for $1675 same specs same packaging. But when I got it the cpu temperatire was really high about 67-90 doing absolutely nothing no usage but really hot I returned it now im thinking of getting another one for $1545.