Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output
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@dashrender said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@jaredbusch said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller so now that you have an answer, I want to know WTF you are doing at the component level? I mean seriously. the time spent doing this intrigues me.
He wanted to reuse the processor he already had - from the looks of it.
That's not what JB asked...
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@obsolesce said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@dashrender said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@jaredbusch said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller so now that you have an answer, I want to know WTF you are doing at the component level? I mean seriously. the time spent doing this intrigues me.
He wanted to reuse the processor he already had - from the looks of it.
That's not what JB asked...
Well - JB asked about component level - and Scott mentioned a specific processor - I assumed (wrongly as stated by Scott's comment) that Scott had a processor he wanted to reuse - that would be why Scout COULD have been looking at components instead of whole systems.
Now that we know that Scott just picked a processor he liked - I agree with JB's question - time to look at whole system that fits the budget, don't worry about a specific processor, other than one that will get the job done.
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I still don't know why component level was ever looked at. What is the need?
Whitebox is such a waste almost all of the time.
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@jaredbusch said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
I still don't know why component level was ever looked at. What is the need?
Whitebox is such a waste almost all of the time.
Agreed - who cares what processor it is, unless there was a specific need, like low power consumption, or super high flops, etc.
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@dashrender said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@obsolesce said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@dashrender said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@jaredbusch said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller so now that you have an answer, I want to know WTF you are doing at the component level? I mean seriously. the time spent doing this intrigues me.
He wanted to reuse the processor he already had - from the looks of it.
That's not what JB asked...
Well - JB asked about component level - and Scott mentioned a specific processor - I assumed (wrongly as stated by Scott's comment) that Scott had a processor he wanted to reuse - that would be why Scout COULD have been looking at components instead of whole systems.
Now that we know that Scott just picked a processor he liked - I agree with JB's question - time to look at whole system that fits the budget, don't worry about a specific processor, other than one that will get the job done.
I was thinking more along the lines why someone is paying Scott $10,000 per hour to spec a motherboard... instead of CEO/CTO/CIO stuff.
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@obsolesce said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@dashrender said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@obsolesce said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@dashrender said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@jaredbusch said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller so now that you have an answer, I want to know WTF you are doing at the component level? I mean seriously. the time spent doing this intrigues me.
He wanted to reuse the processor he already had - from the looks of it.
That's not what JB asked...
Well - JB asked about component level - and Scott mentioned a specific processor - I assumed (wrongly as stated by Scott's comment) that Scott had a processor he wanted to reuse - that would be why Scout COULD have been looking at components instead of whole systems.
Now that we know that Scott just picked a processor he liked - I agree with JB's question - time to look at whole system that fits the budget, don't worry about a specific processor, other than one that will get the job done.
I was thinking more along the lines why someone is paying Scott $10,000 per hour to spec a motherboard... instead of CEO/CTO/CIO stuff.
Scott has always done this type of stuff as long as I've known him - I'm guessing he's either not paid to do it, or chooses to get paid a lot less TO do it.
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It's for my OWN desktop.
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@scottalanmiller said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
It's for my OWN desktop.
So why do you care about the components? Just get something off of a shelf that meets your performance requirements.
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@dustinb3403 said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
It's for my OWN desktop.
So why do you care about the components? Just get something off of a shelf that meets your performance requirements.
Damnit @scottalanmiller, you just made me upvote something from @DustinB3403
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@jaredbusch holy hell the world must be coming to an end.
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@dustinb3403 said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@jaredbusch holy hell the world must be coming to an end.
Totally!
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@dustinb3403 said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
It's for my OWN desktop.
So why do you care about the components? Just get something off of a shelf that meets your performance requirements.
This WAS me buying off of the shelf. The vendor used motherboards that all had this HDMI / DVI limitation.
The one I'm going with is the one in the off the shelf solution.
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@jaredbusch said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@dustinb3403 said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
It's for my OWN desktop.
So why do you care about the components? Just get something off of a shelf that meets your performance requirements.
Damnit @scottalanmiller, you just made me upvote something from @DustinB3403
But you upvoted it based on a false premise. It's a Cybertron OTS that I'm buying.
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Well I ordered from Cybertron after doing way too much research to make sure it would meet my needs and guess what, the parts were switched from what was listed and it's useless.
THAT is why you whitebox, because you actually can guarantee what you are getting. Wondering about wasting my time? I spent a load of time ensuring the non-whitebox was correct. I could have built a white box in less labour time AND not waited several days to do it and I just built it myself which takes all of 30 minutes.
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@scottalanmiller said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
Well I ordered from Cybertron after doing way too much research to make sure it would meet my needs and guess what, the parts were switched from what was listed and it's useless.
THAT is why you whitebox, because you actually can guarantee what you are getting. Wondering about wasting my time? I spent a load of time ensuring the non-whitebox was correct. I could have built a white box in less labour time AND not waited several days to do it and I just built it myself which takes all of 30 minutes.
How can you test something you don't have?
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@scottalanmiller said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
Well I ordered from Cybertron after doing way too much research to make sure it would meet my needs and guess what, the parts were switched from what was listed and it's useless.
THAT is why you whitebox, because you actually can guarantee what you are getting. Wondering about wasting my time? I spent a load of time ensuring the non-whitebox was correct. I could have built a white box in less labour time AND not waited several days to do it and I just built it myself which takes all of 30 minutes.
+1 on that.
When we order servers we have them built with our components of choice from a Supermicro reseller. So we don't get an unknown Dell mixed use SSD, we get Samsung SM893 or whatever we want. When customers wants Dell or HP and there are special considerations for the hardware it takes a lot more time to find a combination that will get the job done.
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@obsolesce said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
Well I ordered from Cybertron after doing way too much research to make sure it would meet my needs and guess what, the parts were switched from what was listed and it's useless.
THAT is why you whitebox, because you actually can guarantee what you are getting. Wondering about wasting my time? I spent a load of time ensuring the non-whitebox was correct. I could have built a white box in less labour time AND not waited several days to do it and I just built it myself which takes all of 30 minutes.
How can you test something you don't have?
Checking specs, looking at photos, etc.
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@scottalanmiller said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
Cybertron
I don't even know who this is (yes I googled them and found them, still doesn't mean I know who they are).
Unless you have some stupid weird use case, you order a basic system from Dell or HP that fits your needs and you walk away done.
Whitebox is absolutely the wrong way to go.
