Help me pick the right desktop

creayt

@creayt pcpartpicker.com --> has compatibility filter built in, makes it harder to screw up and faster to build out stuff

tomshardware.com --> best ___ for the money monthly charts are awesome, example below
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html

Very nice! I didn't realize it had compatibility validation. That's hardcore. Thanks.

creayt

Eureka. Apparently you have to.. wait for it... downgrade the bios.

http://level7systems.co.uk/en/dell_poweredge_t110_ii_and_pcie_video_card/

Going to try this and then throw the Quadro back in there. Fingers crossed.

creayt

Did a bit of soldering and wired 4 of those M2s together into a Raid 0.

JK. That's an 850 Pro in rapid mode.

Reid Cooper

That's completely insane. 4.5GB/s!!

creayt

@creayt said:

Eureka. Apparently you have to.. wait for it... downgrade the bios.

http://level7systems.co.uk/en/dell_poweredge_t110_ii_and_pcie_video_card/

Going to try this and then throw the Quadro back in there. Fingers crossed.

The bios downgrade didn't work, but further research suggests that the PCIe slot is only 8x ( but has connectors for 16 to fit a graphics card ) and provides a maximum of 25w through the slot. Because the Quadro I tried doesn't have a 6 pin power connector I'm thinking that's the problem with that setup, it just can't get enough juice through the slot.

I'm going to order two other cards off of Amazon, one with a low wattage and one w/ a 6-pin hole and see if either works.

creayt

Well F my F-ing life even the 26w card didn't work. Fan spun off of the power from the PCIe slot, but same BS w/ the solid underscore instead of boot sequence. Guess it's time to build a new rig.

:rage4:

mlnews

That sucks. Sorry.

creayt

@creayt said:

Looks like my dual-core laptop w/ an 840 Evo isn't too far off.

creayt

Sent the Precision back.

So scratch what I said earlier, this is my new case:

And my new plan is to attempt to get just a new motherboard and a new graphics card and transplant the T110's internals to it while I strategize and build skills for an OC Skylake build. That said, I need a little guidance:

You can transplant procs from one motherboard to another, right?
I'm a big foggy on sockets. My proc is a Xeon E3-1240 v2, which Intel.com lists as FCLGA1155. But, I'm only seeing LGA1155 sockets on, say, NewEgg. Googled it a bit and most people say "The Xeons should work in LGA1155 boards", but I'd like to be sure before buying because: restocking fees.

Thanks!

scottalanmiller

@creayt said:

You can transplant procs from one motherboard to another, right?

Yes, as long as the sockets are compatible.