1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Running lots of Websites. Each web server will have to be in their own VM. MySQL servers in their own VMs. VMs combination of Linux and Windows Server.
Will also be running some HPC applications on an ad hoc basis.
Don't worry about redundancy, backups, NAS, etc... Just this Server/Workstation
Might run some game servers for fun, or might even throw in a GPU down the road for gaming shits and giggles.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
No budget, but looking for Bang for the £ quality parts.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
London, UK
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Motherboard, PSU, RAM, Storage, CPU HSF, GPU.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
CPU: 2 x E5 2699 v3
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1200
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Might multiboot Windows 8.1 on occasion, or Linux for HPC)
Potential Parts
£420.00 Z10PE-D8 WS Xeon Series S2011 v3 Asus Motherboard
£599.57 ECC Registered 64GB DDR4 Server RAM 2133 MHz Speed 4x 16GB Kit from Crucial
£160.92 Corsair HX1000i 1000W Full Modular Power Supply
£267.01 2 x Samsung MZ-7KE512BW 850 PRO 512GB SSD SATA 3
£131.28 2 x HGST H3IKNAS40003272SE 4TB Deskstar NAS HDD 24x7 Use 3.5" 7200rpm Retail Box
Might get a Radeon HD 285 for shit and giggles and to try PLP Eyefinity. Recommendation?
Running lots of Websites. Each web server will have to be in their own VM. MySQL servers in their own VMs. VMs combination of Linux and Windows Server.
Will also be running some HPC applications on an ad hoc basis.
Don't worry about redundancy, backups, NAS, etc... Just this Server/Workstation
Might run some game servers for fun, or might even throw in a GPU down the road for gaming shits and giggles.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
No budget, but looking for Bang for the £ quality parts.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
London, UK
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Motherboard, PSU, RAM, Storage, CPU HSF, GPU.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
CPU: 2 x E5 2699 v3
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1200
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Might multiboot Windows 8.1 on occasion, or Linux for HPC)
Potential Parts
£420.00 Z10PE-D8 WS Xeon Series S2011 v3 Asus Motherboard
£599.57 ECC Registered 64GB DDR4 Server RAM 2133 MHz Speed 4x 16GB Kit from Crucial
£160.92 Corsair HX1000i 1000W Full Modular Power Supply
£267.01 2 x Samsung MZ-7KE512BW 850 PRO 512GB SSD SATA 3
£131.28 2 x HGST H3IKNAS40003272SE 4TB Deskstar NAS HDD 24x7 Use 3.5" 7200rpm Retail Box
Might get a Radeon HD 285 for shit and giggles and to try PLP Eyefinity. Recommendation?