Claire CJS
20150317 - Thailog - 0 - install - 0 - motherboard - close-up - has own Reset & Power buttons!! - IMG_0255
First motherboard I've ever owned with its own built-in Reset and Power buttons. Made the build much easier, as I didn't have to hook up the power button / reset button / harddrive led until I was sure everything was working. You can also see the 2 digit error code display to the right -- this is how they get away with not including a PC speaker. It's actually a much more demonstrative way to display a boot-up error. Of course I still wanted a PC speaker, so I gutted an old computer for one. Then I found out that was a computer that had been functional since 1991 -- upgraded so many times that 0 of the original parts remained. But it had the soul of a 286, and I killed it. R.I.P. Mist. Maybe your computer name will be used again in the 2020s or something.
My Motherboard is one of the VERY few motherboards on the market that has all the features I want, like on-board 7.1 sound with optical digital out: ASRock X99 Extended-length ATX Motherboard with LGA2011-3 CPU socket: $280.48 (after $40 rebate) from NewEgg. Other misc specs: Chipset: Intel X99 / Memory: 8x288pin, DDR4 3200+(OC), MAX:128G, channel supported: Quad Channel / 5xPCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots / 1xPCI Express 2.0 x16 slot / SATA 6Gb/s: 10xSATA 6Gb/s / M.2: 1xUltra M.2 Socket / Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC1150 7.1 Channels / Onboard LAN: LAN Chipset Intel I217LM, Second LAN Chipset Intel I210AT (both 1Gbps,with teaming functionality) / Rear Panel Ports: 1xPS/2 keyboard/mouse port, 2xCOM Port Headers, 2xRJ-45 LAN Ports / USB 3.0: 4xUSB 3.0,4xUSB 2.0 / eSATA: 1 / S/PDIF Out: 1xOptical / 2xCPU Fan Connectors (1x4-pin, 1x3-pin), 3xChassis Fan Connectors (1x4-pin, 2x3-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control), 1xPower Fan Connector (3-pin), 1xHDD Saver Connector / Dimensions: 12x10.5" / XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink, Premium 60A Power ±Choke±, Premium Memory Alloy ±Choke±, Ultra Dual-N MOSFET (UDM), Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps, Sapphire Black PCB / Supports Intel Core i7 and Xeon E5-1600/2600 v3 Processor Family for the LGA 2011-3 Socket, up to 18 Cores / Supports AMD 4-Way CrossFireX and NVIDIA 4-Way SLI / 10 SATA3, 1 eSATA, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) / 6 USB 3.0 (2 Front, 4 Rear) / 8 USB 2.0 (4 Front, 4 Back) / 2 COM Port Headers / 1 Thunderbolt AIC Connector / Limited Warranty period (parts/labor): 3 years / Dimensions: 332x352x87mm.
building computer.
ASRock X99 WS motherboard, power button, reset button.
Thailog. close-up.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
March 17, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: Building my new computer! We decided to name it Thailog. Thailog ("Goliath" spelled backwards) is the evil twin of Goliath from the cartoon Gargoyles. Carolyn's computer is named after Goliath, so it just makes sense that Clint's computer is the evil twin of Carolyn's computer. A quick summary of the computer's specs is: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz with an Arctic Freezer I30 cooler on a ASRock X99 WS EATX motherboard with 24G of Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400mHz RAM, a Radeon R9 270 video card, and a Crucial M500 240GB M.2 SSD...all inside a massive NZXT Phantom 820 case. It was a $1560 build, summarized on my blog at clintjcl.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/journal-hardware-purcha...
20150317 - Thailog - 0 - install - 0 - motherboard - close-up - has own Reset & Power buttons!! - IMG_0255
First motherboard I've ever owned with its own built-in Reset and Power buttons. Made the build much easier, as I didn't have to hook up the power button / reset button / harddrive led until I was sure everything was working. You can also see the 2 digit error code display to the right -- this is how they get away with not including a PC speaker. It's actually a much more demonstrative way to display a boot-up error. Of course I still wanted a PC speaker, so I gutted an old computer for one. Then I found out that was a computer that had been functional since 1991 -- upgraded so many times that 0 of the original parts remained. But it had the soul of a 286, and I killed it. R.I.P. Mist. Maybe your computer name will be used again in the 2020s or something.
My Motherboard is one of the VERY few motherboards on the market that has all the features I want, like on-board 7.1 sound with optical digital out: ASRock X99 Extended-length ATX Motherboard with LGA2011-3 CPU socket: $280.48 (after $40 rebate) from NewEgg. Other misc specs: Chipset: Intel X99 / Memory: 8x288pin, DDR4 3200+(OC), MAX:128G, channel supported: Quad Channel / 5xPCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots / 1xPCI Express 2.0 x16 slot / SATA 6Gb/s: 10xSATA 6Gb/s / M.2: 1xUltra M.2 Socket / Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC1150 7.1 Channels / Onboard LAN: LAN Chipset Intel I217LM, Second LAN Chipset Intel I210AT (both 1Gbps,with teaming functionality) / Rear Panel Ports: 1xPS/2 keyboard/mouse port, 2xCOM Port Headers, 2xRJ-45 LAN Ports / USB 3.0: 4xUSB 3.0,4xUSB 2.0 / eSATA: 1 / S/PDIF Out: 1xOptical / 2xCPU Fan Connectors (1x4-pin, 1x3-pin), 3xChassis Fan Connectors (1x4-pin, 2x3-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control), 1xPower Fan Connector (3-pin), 1xHDD Saver Connector / Dimensions: 12x10.5" / XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink, Premium 60A Power ±Choke±, Premium Memory Alloy ±Choke±, Ultra Dual-N MOSFET (UDM), Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps, Sapphire Black PCB / Supports Intel Core i7 and Xeon E5-1600/2600 v3 Processor Family for the LGA 2011-3 Socket, up to 18 Cores / Supports AMD 4-Way CrossFireX and NVIDIA 4-Way SLI / 10 SATA3, 1 eSATA, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) / 6 USB 3.0 (2 Front, 4 Rear) / 8 USB 2.0 (4 Front, 4 Back) / 2 COM Port Headers / 1 Thunderbolt AIC Connector / Limited Warranty period (parts/labor): 3 years / Dimensions: 332x352x87mm.
building computer.
ASRock X99 WS motherboard, power button, reset button.
Thailog. close-up.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
March 17, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: Building my new computer! We decided to name it Thailog. Thailog ("Goliath" spelled backwards) is the evil twin of Goliath from the cartoon Gargoyles. Carolyn's computer is named after Goliath, so it just makes sense that Clint's computer is the evil twin of Carolyn's computer. A quick summary of the computer's specs is: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz with an Arctic Freezer I30 cooler on a ASRock X99 WS EATX motherboard with 24G of Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400mHz RAM, a Radeon R9 270 video card, and a Crucial M500 240GB M.2 SSD...all inside a massive NZXT Phantom 820 case. It was a $1560 build, summarized on my blog at clintjcl.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/journal-hardware-purcha...