Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?
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Only one, maybe two, PCIe slots for GPU. Remember even a single PCIe slot will be dramatically more (maybe 10x) the power you were expecting in your old design. And instead of being shared between five people, it is dedicated to one. This design doesn't match with your needs from your previous server based design.
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@ccclapp said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
This one?
Adaptec 2244100-R 5805 8-Channel SATA/SAS 512MB PCI-Express LP RAID Controller with Cable Kit
https://www.amazon.com/Adaptec-2244100-R-8-Channel-PCI-Express-Controller/dp/B0015DVE5G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505281599&sr=8-1&keywords=Adaptec+RAIDAwfully low end. You'd feel the performance lag.
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@marcinozga said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
Look at their server mainboards and cases. They have single socket boards too.
Sorry to be dumb, but, if looking at SM MB, is anything w socket 2066 compatible? If not, what spec do I filter by to determine compatibility? I cannot have a full depth server box because my rack is only two post. I believe I can go 24 to 25 inches but that's it. ideally I would go 3U, but I assume 4U will give me better room for quiet fans/cooling etc.
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@scottalanmiller said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
@ccclapp said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
This one?
Adaptec 2244100-R 5805 8-Channel SATA/SAS 512MB PCI-Express LP RAID Controller with Cable Kit
https://www.amazon.com/Adaptec-2244100-R-8-Channel-PCI-Express-Controller/dp/B0015DVE5G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505281599&sr=8-1&keywords=Adaptec+RAIDAwfully low end. You'd feel the performance lag.
Going up from that gets me to about 1/3 cost of entire rig for card, ie $500-1k for card. Are ebay ones worthy? Do you know models to look for? Thanks
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@mike-davis said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
At first glance I think you would be better suited with a i7 desktop for photoshop and a separate server.
There's no server workload portion. Just local processing of local data.
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@ccclapp said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
I cannot have a full depth server box because my rack is only two post.
You should not have this in a rack, this goes at your desk. Your keyboard, mouse and monitor cables don't like being run through walls. This is a desktop, not a server.
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@scottalanmiller said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
Only one, maybe two, PCIe slots for GPU. Remember even a single PCIe slot will be dramatically more (maybe 10x) the power you were expecting in your old design. And instead of being shared between five people, it is dedicated to one. This design doesn't match with your needs from your previous server based design.
I can well imagine meeting more than one – two slots: GPU, 10 GBE, additional 1 GBE, etc. etc. . don't I want a board with expansion room?
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@ccclapp said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
@scottalanmiller said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
I prefer Adaptec, no lying about RAID 10 and no intentional crippling.
Thanks Scott, which model?
The more RAM cache the better. But it depends on more factors, like what RAID and drives are chosen. It's all one holistic decision.
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@ccclapp said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
@marcinozga said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
Look at their server mainboards and cases. They have single socket boards too.
Sorry to be dumb, but, if looking at SM MB, is anything w socket 2066 compatible? If not, what spec do I filter by to determine compatibility?
https://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/faq.cfm?faq=26087
https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C420/X11SRA-RF.cfm
https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon3000/#2066 -
@ccclapp said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
- CPU: i9 or i7? Assuming i7 which? Processor power vs energy use @ 24/7 balance
Any modern one will outperform what you were planning to use previously, so no big deal there. i7 is plenty, an AMD Ryzen would be good too. Loads of decent options.
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@scottalanmiller said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
@ccclapp said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
I cannot have a full depth server box because my rack is only two post.
You should not have this in a rack, this goes at your desk. Your keyboard, mouse and monitor cables don't like being run through walls. This is a desktop, not a server.
It has to be in the rack either mounted or on a shelf I greatly prefer mounted. The location is not far from the desk but it cannot be on the desk. The cables work fine.
Thanks
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@ccclapp said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
It has to be in the rack either mounted or on a shelf I greatly prefer mounted. The location is not far from the desk but it cannot be on the desk. The cables work fine.
Under a desk is normal. How close is the rack? Normally you want no more than three or four feet.
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@marcinozga said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
@ccclapp said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
@marcinozga said in Photoshop/VM Lab: Workstation Spec?:
Look at their server mainboards and cases. They have single socket boards too.
Sorry to be dumb, but, if looking at SM MB, is anything w socket 2066 compatible? If not, what spec do I filter by to determine compatibility?
https://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/faq.cfm?faq=26087
https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C420/X11SRA-RF.cfm
https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon3000/#2066Thanks for the links!
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I found that Dell rackmount workstation: http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/desktops-workstations/precision-rack-7000-series-7910/spd/precision-r7910-workstation
I'm positive it cost a lot and it's far from quiet, but you won't build anything that comes close in terms of quality and reliability.
