Re: OT: Motherboards
Originally Posted by
mr_es335
Good day,
What do y'all think of Small Form Factor/SSF chassis?
It is getting very difficult to find Tower/Mini Towers in used systems today. Most are SFF.
I need 3xdrives...1xM.2/1xSSD/1xHDD or 2xSSD and 1xHDD.
The SFF will accommodate all three drives. My only concern would be the PSU.
Thoughts...suggestions...am still considering new....if someone has a MOBO that can be currently purchased.
Small for factor works, but there are some considerations.
1. Limited PCI slots
make sure you know how your going to connect to your outboard gear. If you want to make use of PCI buss options, than you will have limited space for cards.
2. Max Power supply wattage
Power supply options are going to be more limited and the maximum wattage of the power supply is going to be restricted as the physical size limitations reduces the cooling footprint available.
3. Heat dissipation
General cooling limits with a smaller box. This will limit both the maximum heat you can dissipate and also will affect noise, as smaller fans have to spin faster to push air (this in turn makes them inherently noisier).
In simple terms, don't try and put a 24 core CPU in a SFF box.
Personally I've been sticking with 2/4 core 65watt TDP CPUs. They consume less power and generally run at higher clock speeds (often making their single threaded operations faster then their high-core count brothers).
I also stick to real clock speeds (no speed boost or overclocking) and no hyperthreading.
It gets a little trickier if your building a system that needs to be a bit more general purpose where higher core counts can potentially make a difference.
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Philip G.
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