Yaaas thanks it's actually one of my main systems, it's motherboard is from 2014, it's CPU from 2011, it's ram from 2014 and it's GPU is from 2018, so not as old as all the others, it serves it's purpose as fileserver, network maintenance system and if needed you can game on it as the RX 580 goes.
All in all it's the most important system in my network named CLUBNET, all going back to that computer club I used to go to, I was given ownership of the name and the old server, which was packed with photo's and golden memories from those 18 years I served with them.
This OpteronMP 6140 D1 system will surely be in service for at least 10 years, if not more
Supermicro just lasts long and is the most trouble free server motherboard brand I ever worked with,much like them rock solid IBM Servers were back in the day, a shame IBM doesn't make server boards anymore, I would of gone for one of theirs if they were still around.
But after finding this in my drawer, I decided to add it to Firefox SMP 2018 for it's Supermicro H8SGL-B :) Even it would not of mattered without it, just prefer a more finished look than some gaping hole behind the motherboard.
Here the system from the rear showing the backplate neatly in place:
here from the front:
and from the side:
And here an array of photo's of the system with the window kit removed:
Here my updated network of all three Opteron systems using Supermicro Motherboards and Sapphire Nitro+ AMD Radeon GCN based graphics cards:
An from the sides, all use CCFL's, some of these lamps are over 12 years old and they never have faded from their colors :)
No GeForce cards this time, just wanted to go AMD Radeons this run, not to worry this doesn't mean I am going to never buya GeForce again, if I do it's always EVGA, you guys at least have great customer service and have always been helpful for me :) I just like trying out all kinds of things as many of you know here anyways xD
Anyways these Radeons are doing me lots of good currently and they do all what I need them to, yet I do find the image quality quite a margin better, especially when doing photography, video editing and Vulkan based games.
Mainly the sharpness and fidelity of the images displayed is better on Radeons than the GeForce cards I have used, I always prefer image quality over speed, even that others here prefer the opposite and that is all cool
Afterall we all have our own preferences and I respect that from all ends
The method I sued to find this out was use my GTX 1080 FTW2 on a HP ZR24w and my R9 Fury on the other ZR24w I had, both with the same monitor with the same default settings, I let one of the nurses here decide and then my parents they are utter n00bs with computers but photography were hobbies and professions they were good at and they could clearly tell that the system with the Radeon displayed sharper and warmer colors, but also with a greater image fidelity, even though I saw that as well.
Please note I have nothing against NVIDIA users here, it's all a very personal option to every users as this is my personal choice.
Also what one see's an other may see it from different viewpoints, so all cool with that.
Photography is a big thing for me as is video editing is for my Boeing 747 reviews I make for the Boeing 747 Fan Club and that of my diecast aircraft models of mainly Boeing 747's, SST's Tu-144's Concorde's and other SST based aircraft but MiG-29 Fulcrums as well.
Other than that these Opterons and their GCN based Radeons do well for what I use them for, most games I play use Vulkan API, OpenGL 4.5, DX 11 & DX 9.0c, the Vulkan based games and games that use Unity Engine love the multiple CPU's and cores so these systems all do greatly in those area's.
Anyways for now my upgrades have been made a success on my end and now it's back to collecting Boeing 747's
post edited by Gold Leader - 2018/08/26 19:36:38