Yet another "inspect my build, compatibility check" thread

Canadiananon

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Awhile ago I sold my desktop with the intent of building something else, my plans are now to build a 2U rackmount PC and place it in a gaems G155 case.

Trouble is I need to figure out if I'm going to have any compatibility/mounting issues, I will post the specs below and perhaps I can gain the benefit of someone with more expertise than I.

Casing
Chassis Type Rackmount
Form Factor 2U
Case Material Metal/ Aluminum
Motherboard Compatibility 9.6 x 9.6 (micro-ATX)

Expansion
External 5.25" Drive Bays
1
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
2

Front Ports
Front Ports
USB

Cooling System
80mm Fans
3

Physical Spec
Dimensions
15.0" x 19.0" x 3.5"

Features
Features
Power and HDD LED
Power and Reset Switch
Support ATX PS2 Power Supply
Support 4 x Low Profile Add-on Cards

PSU
Brand: Athena Power

Model: AP-U2ATX70FEP8

SPEC
Type
Supporting ATX V2.3, EPS-12V
Single/Redundant
Single
Maximum Power
700W
Main Connector
20+4Pin
Output
+5V@13A, +3.3V@13A, +12V1@14A, +12V2@14A, -12V@0.5A, -5V@0.5A, +5V-SB@2.5A
Input Voltage
88 - 264 V
Input Frequency Range
50/60 Hz
Fans
2
MTBF
100,000 Hours on Maximum Load at +25 degree C
Hold-up Time
17 ms Minimum at Nominal Input Voltage
Dimensions
(W x H x D) 3.93" x 2.875" x 7.87"
Weight
2.00 lbs.

Mobo
Brand
ASRock
Model
B85M-HDS

Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type
LGA 1150
CPU Type
4th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron (LGA1150)
Supported CPU Technologies
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

Chipsets
North Bridge
Intel B85

Memory
Number of Memory Slots
2×240pin
Memory Standard
1600/1333/1066 MHz
Maximum Memory Supported
16GB
Channel Supported
Dual Channel

Expansion Slots
PCI Express 3.0 x16
1
PCI Express x1
1

Storage Devices
SATA 6Gb/s
4 x SATA 6Gb/s

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC662
Audio Channels
5.1 Channels

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset
Realtek 8111G
Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports
PS/2
1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
Video Ports
D-Sub + DVI
HDMI
1 x HDMI
USB 1.1/2.0
4 x USB 2.0
USB 3.0
2 x USB 3.0
Audio Ports
3 Ports

Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB
2 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0
Other Connectors
1 x IR header
1 x Print Port header
1 x COM Port header
1 x Chassis Intrusion header
1 x TPM header
1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)
1 x Chassis Fan connector (4-pin)
1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)
1 x 24 pin ATX power connector
1 x 4 pin 12V power connector
1 x Front panel audio connector

Physical Spec
Form Factor
Micro ATX
Power Pin
24 Pin

CPU
Brand
Intel
Series
Core i3
Model
BX80623I32120

CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type
LGA 1155

Tech Spec
Core
Sandy Bridge
Multi-Core
Dual-Core
Name
Core i3-2120
Operating Frequency
3.3GHz
L2 Cache
2 x 256KB
L3 Cache
3MB
Manufacturing Tech
32 nm
64 bit Support
Yes
Hyper-Threading Support
Yes
Virtualization Technology Support
Yes
Integrated Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 2000
Thermal Design Power
65W
Cooling Device
Heatsink and Fan included

GFX Card
Brand
ASUS
Model
GTX650-E-2GD5

Interface
Interface
PCI Express 3.0

Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer
NVIDIA
GPU
GeForce GTX 650
Core Clock
1071MHz
CUDA Cores
384

Memory
Effective Memory Clock
5000MHz
Memory Size
2GB
Memory Interface
128-bit
Memory Type
GDDR5

3D API
DirectX
DirectX 11.1
OpenGL
OpenGL 4.2

Ports
HDMI
1 x HDMI
D-SUB
1 x D-SUB
DVI
1 x DVI

General
Max Resolution
DVI Max Resolution : 2560x1600
D-Sub Max Resolution : 2048x1536
3D VISION Game Ready
Yes
Cooler
With Fan
System Requirements
Up to 75W Power Requirement
Dual-Link DVI Supported
Yes
HDCP Ready
Yes
Card Dimensions
7.79" x 4.54" x 1.54"

RAM
Brand
G.SKILL
Series Ripjaws Series
Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH
Type 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM

Tech Spec
Capacity 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Speed DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Cas Latency 7
Timing 7-7-7-21
Voltage -1.5V
ECC - No
Buffered/Registered - Unbuffered
Multi-channel Kit - Dual Channel Kit
Heat Spreader - Yes
Features
Compatible with Intel LGA1155/LGA1156 and AMD AM3/Llano/AM3+ platforms
Intel XMP support for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Generation Intel Core Processors

SSD
General
Brand
SAMSUNG
Series
840 Series
Model
MZ-7TD120BW
Device Type
Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Used For
Consumer

Physical
Form Factor
2.5"
Capacity
120GB
Interface
SATA III
Controller
Samsung
MDX
Controller
Height
7mm

Performance
Sustained Sequential Read
530 MB/s
Sustained Sequential Write
130 MB/s
4KB Random Read
Up to 85,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write
Up to 32,000 IOPS
MTBF
1,500,000 hours

Features
Features
Trim Support
RAID Support
AES Encryption

Power Consumption: 0.15W

Any input is greatly appreciated, this is just a rough idea of parts I pulled from Newegg with a very limited scope of what is good and works.
 
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The stock heat sink/fan comes with thermal paste already installed, that should be fine unless you are planning to overclock. I don't know what screws & trays come withe a 2U case, so I don't know if you will need extras. That being said, extra screws and parts can come in handy during a build.:D

Canadiananon

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You have an LGA1150 motherboard and an LGA1155 CPU. that will not work.
Any way you can use laymans terms to show why that is? Is it the socket type?

Is the board and CPU the only compatability problem?
Low profile huh *scratches head* looks like it's back to the drawing board.
 

Yes, that refers to the socket type. The two sockets are not compatible.
The problem with "low Profile" video cards, is that you can't get the high performance cards in that form factor. In the Nvidia space, you will probably only find GTX610 or 620 cards, not the 650 that you want. The high performance cards require a bigger heat sink than will physically fit on the low-profile boards.


 

Canadiananon

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I found a low profile GT 640 it's got a nice clock rate and it's 1gb of GDDR5 VRAM, would there be any issues with it?
The card dimensions are 6.18" x 4.72" x 0.87"
The high performance cards require a bigger heat sink than will physically fit on the low-profile boards.

Oh I see, the mobo needs the heat sink and won't be able to fit it because the card will be in the way is that correct?
 

Actually, the graphics card requires the heat sink. I don't think the 640 you mention qualifies as a "low profile" card, It is almost 5 inches tall. I think 2.5 to 3 inches is all a low profile card can be.

 

The picture does indeed show a low-profile card, but the stated dimensions do not reflect that. They may be measuring the bracket, where the video connections are located. That is not a low-profile bracket. maybe it comes withe a low-profile bracket that you can install.

 

Canadiananon

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The picture does indeed show a low-profile card, but the stated dimensions do not reflect that. They may be measuring the bracket, where the video connections are located. That is not a low-profile bracket. maybe it comes withe a low-profile bracket that you can install.

That's great! :D Now to only solve the issue of the mobo not being compatible, I think I found a board but I'm worried it's too large for the 2U case
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130683
Is it just my mental scale being off or is this board too large?
 


Your case says it will support a MicroATX motherboard no larger than 9.6x9.6. The MSI board is 9.6x7.8 so it should fit.
 

The stock heat sink/fan comes with thermal paste already installed, that should be fine unless you are planning to overclock. I don't know what screws & trays come withe a 2U case, so I don't know if you will need extras. That being said, extra screws and parts can come in handy during a build.:D
 
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