The power of the cloud and my current mobile devices have made a dedicated desktop workstation less mandatory. The hardware of my previous workstation will be repurposed into a private cloud / home lab, for virtualization, rendering, streaming, and content delivery needs. The restoration process will result in a new device that exceeds the promises of current market available network attached storage solutions.
i5-7500. 32GB RAM. RX 6600.
PCIE3.0 x1 Slot: (4 Port) USB 3.0 Expansion Card.
PCIE3.0 x16 Slot: (GPU) AMD Radeon RX 6600.
PCIE3.0 x16 Slot (x4 mode): Ethernet (10 Gbps).
PCIE3.0 x1 Slot: Thunderbolt 4 AIC
PCIE3.0 x1 Slot: Wi-Fi
PCI Slot: Nothing
SATA 1 - 2TB - HDD - Back-Ups
SATA 2 - 2TB - HDD - Back-Ups
SATA 3 - 1.5TB - HDD - Assets
SATA 4 - 0.5TB - SSD - Streaming
SATA 5 - 1TB - M.2 - Boot, Apps, Game
SATA 6 - 1TB - SSD - Games
FTP
SMB
Moonlight
Virtualization
The current generation Mac Studio (M2 Ultra CPU. 76 Core GPU. 1 TB Storage. 128 GB RAM.) could accommodate most of my computational needs.
If you prefer all of your products to be nested in one device ecosystem listed below are my recommendations for Apple’s Ecosystem (as of 06/25/2024).
iMac, MacBook Air, iPad
iMac, MacBook Air, iPad Mini
Mac Mini, MacBook Air, iPad Air (Optional)
Mac Mini, iPad Air, MacBook Air (Optional)
Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, iPad Pro (Optional)
Mac Studio, iPad Pro, MacBook Pro (Optional)
Currently I do not believe Apple’s ecosystem accommodates all of my needs. However it does support most. If I considered building my own custom workstation, this is the configuration I’d create (as of 06/25/2024).
Logicboard: MSI Z790 PROJECT ZERO ATX LGA1700
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 192 GB (4 x 48 GB) DDR5-5200 CL38
GPU: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB
CPU: Intel Core i9-14900K 3.2 GHz 24-Core Processor
Fan: NZXT Kraken Elite 360 78.02 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Storage:
Seagate Barracuda Compute 8 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal HDD
Seagate BarraCuda Q5 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME SSD
*Seagate BarraCuda Q5 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME SSD
*Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal HDD
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 1650 W 80+ Gold
Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
(Without Taxes, Shipping, & Handling)
Sub-Total: ~$4699.87
Case: Fractal Design North XL
PCIE: OWC 10G Ethernet PCIe Network Adapter Expansion Card
PCIE: Elgato 4K60 Pro MK.2, Internal Capture Card
PCIE: Sonnet Technologies Allegro 4-Port SuperSpeed+ USB 3.2 (10Gb/s)
PCI Express 2.0 Expansion Card
* = for RestoMod or reserved for backup.
