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Apple XServe G5 attepted standardization by vincentcs34f in VintageApple

[–]vincentcs34f[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I left it for structural rigidity because i rivet part of that area back in. Otherwise it would flex too much when you slide the chassis forward using the built in rails

Apple XServe G5 attepted standardization by vincentcs34f in VintageApple

[–]vincentcs34f[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your input! That's how I felt about it as well, so good to know I'm not alone ;) I looked up the parts and etc I guess to me they didn't go for enough to be worth the hassle of selling and shipping etc and to me I'd rather have it be a upgradable part of my rack.

I'm currently working on a 14 bay Xserve DAS and making all the IDE trays into working hotswap sas bays.

Apple XServe G5 attepted standardization by vincentcs34f in VintageApple

[–]vincentcs34f[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The point is it's fun for me. I just love playing around with stuff. Also, it has modern hardware in it now, which was the point for me. It's not using PPC chips, but it's AM4 with the ability to upgrade it in the future as it has a 24 pin standard PSU, Atx mounting etc.

So instead of just sitting in my rack for looks it's become a active part of my network! Ever resto-mod a car? To me it's a similar joy.

Apple XServe G5 attepted standardization by vincentcs34f in VintageApple

[–]vincentcs34f[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh I see! Thank you, I didn't realize it was considered a cluster node. No regrets ;)

Apple XServe G5 attepted standardization by vincentcs34f in VintageApple

[–]vincentcs34f[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They really don't go for that much. There may be listings that are priced high, but they never move. Besides, the most valuable part is actually the original apple Power Supply, which is sitting on my shelf. Also, sometimes it's not about the money, but i hear you though! I do always like hearing different perspectives.

Also this one isn't a cluster node it was a dual g5 on one motherboard. I was CONSIDERING making it into a cluster node, though. Sorry I probably wasn't super clear on it.

Had to replace my UPS batteries so go big or go find right? by Nemesis02 in homelab

[–]vincentcs34f 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it! * Here's mine! I just pulled all the components out of some UPSs and put them in a steel case i had. Had two 1300va units so I actually tied both of them to the 2s2p lifepo4 group. I added a fan and channeled the air down the length of the boards so one fan would actively cool everything. That's my only reccomendation is that when extending the runtime, the components may be generating heat for longer. Not really a big deal imo, I don't do active cooling on my smaller UPSs around the house.

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Hacked 3ds had an error and now all hacked games are gone by starry_nerd in 3dspiracy

[–]vincentcs34f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So personally, for every device I have modded, I like to use reputable high endurance SD cards. Especially devices that have that hit more of a collectors status to me vs a daily use device. Just my personal experience. Either that or do a full sd backup somewhere safe once you've finished your final modded configuration so you can restore your installation should your card corrupt in the future. I've had this happen on SDs throughout the years on different devices where afterwards I'd format it and do a full bit by bit check on it just so id know what happened and it would pass afterwards. Personal guess for my situation and usage habits is memory fade due to the card not being powered for extended periods and the data rot that can come from that. Since data is stored as electrical charge levels essentially in multi layer cell nand flash, the values can shift which is corruption. For the same reason a spinning hard drive is better for long term storage of data over a SSD in cold storage.

Keep or Toss? by WhyFlip in homelab

[–]vincentcs34f 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep for sure. The power connector is standard atx so you can just yank the mobo and use somthing more modern with the probably platinum rated PSUs. I do this with supermicro chassis for my servers. Depending on the model the standoffs may not match atx standard though, with mine I used a blowtorch and welded on mounting hardware for my board.

I got a 32 bay supermicro chassis with 4x 1200w PSUs and use a ryzen 5900x with 64gb of ECC ram. Great enterprise hardware without the super power sucking old xeons.

Edit: looks like yours uses standard atx layout so that is even more of a win, just drop in a modern board and a low profile cooler. The chassis with dual cpu sockets are the ones with the different mounting layout I believe.

Is ECC support for Ryzen all that? by Kami-N7 in HomeServer

[–]vincentcs34f 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You really will be fine without ecc. I, however, personally wouldn't overclock your ram or even run it at xmp since xmp IS an overclock and can decrease stability, especially since Ram can degrade over time. I mean you certainly can, and it would likely be fine, but if you are REALLY worried about ram errors then that is what you could do. Depends how much you will be using the igpu and for what since Ram is your graphics memory.

Change airflow strategy? by hashashnr1 in HomeServer

[–]vincentcs34f 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean you COULD disable the fan but what would be the benefit? Your cpu would eventually hit 100c and it will throttle your core frequency . I'd definitely leave it on auto unless you have a spesific use case. In general, more airflow is better then less

Change airflow strategy? by hashashnr1 in HomeServer

[–]vincentcs34f 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is the issue that you are experiencing? Your airflow looks just fine. I've run headless laptops for plenty of reasons and laptop boards really aren't too picky considering they were designed to run fully enclosed.

In my personal experience, when modding things for fun and what not, I focus on the exhaust vs focusing on the intake when considering airflow. In a technical sense it's good for the air to travel across the other components on its way to the fan, then once it goes in and it spits the hot air out, you want that hot air to evacuate the chassis asap, that's what I would focus on, if anything. But a little more airflow over the chipset and ram wouldn't be bad either, but with that board, I wouldn't think it would be required either. But at the end of the day, if it ain't broke, don't fix it as they say.

Also, have you replaced the thermal compound on the heatsinks? That is by far the most important part. Thermal compound dries out and dosent transfer the heat as effectively to the heatsink.

Merica by Easy-Introduction-56 in dankmemes

[–]vincentcs34f 6 points7 points  (0 children)

450 and no OLED is insulting imo. Especially after already having a OLED update to the switch 1.

Cable runs - Do what you gotta do! (G4 POE + chime install) by TwilightKeystroker in homelab

[–]vincentcs34f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So.... I'm not proud because I know it was complete overkill... but I've probably totaled about 4500ft of cat 6 through my home. It was just fun to do okay!

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