My Most EPYC Server Build to Date!

[@Level1Techs]

ayyyyyyyy glad we could help, keep up the good work :)

[@anthemsjam]

Dude you guys are the best.

[@DavidAshwell]

That time one mad scientist finds another...

[@brycedavey1252]

Thank you for supporting, this has been a very interesting series for us home lab enthusiasts. Let the series go on!!!

[@Ang3lUki]

You are a real King Wendell, you do so much good for this community.

[@nevoyu]

Any chance I can get a homelab starter kit? Been using an old gaming comp but the motherboard freaks out when I slam my ryzen 5 with 4 VM's without ECC and running btrfs tasks in the backround.

[@EposVox]

You have *12 headless Gamers* in your basement? Time to call the FBI.....

[@CraftComputing]

Hey! I keep them in an air conditioned cage. I'm not a monster.

[@harrythehandyman]

@@CraftComputing Are you sure they are not refrigerated instead? LoL😂

[@sophiethecat9256]

@@harrythehandyman nah he keeps them in a meat locker coated in salt to eat later 😋

[@JeffGeerling]

4:30 congratulations!

[@Space_Reptile]

Craft computing: "if its worth doing, it's worth overdoing" My bank account : "DON'T YOU DARE LISTEN TO HIM"

[@stevep4320]

Agree .. I would be divorced in 3 sec.. give or take 10% for "latency".. but Willamette Univ College of Law is just down the road and if not for LVL1 generously providing the $$ in heavy lift, this "shenanigans" might have been the straw to break the loving wife's back.. but bet WU would provide her with legal services pro bono... PS it is insane comuputing system .. and congrats on the new one being built .. looks like about 7 months til system post is done .. PSS did you test the resolution and speed of the ultra sound.. "just for kicks" that is. :-)

[@danielstellmon5330]

Could not have said it better myself.

[@mkbean]

The quality of that B reel with the toys is why I come back.

[@CptPatch]

I love the callback joke to Wendell being able to teleport through telecom racks.

[@magoid]

About that, I don't think Jeff didn't beam Wendell over because he don't have a telecom hack. I think he didn't want to execute the pentagram ritual to start the beam over process ...

[@CraftComputing]

Technically Steve was trying to summon Linus. I think he just Ping'd Wendell by mistake.

[@CheapBastard1988]

@@CraftComputing Yes but Steve got cold feet and disturbed the pentagram. So he got Wendell wearing an LTT hoody. I can still remember Steve screaming "NOT HIM!" when we started hearing Linus' voice.

[@angrynerd2103]

More and more im concerned the techtubers have a cult...

[@pamdemonia]

@@angrynerd2103 oh they have a cult. I'm just worried about the dark turn it seems to have taken. Is 54000+ in R23 actually worth summoning Satan? Some would say yes.

[@TechTechPotato]

One of these days we'll hook you up with a dual 64 core epyc. 256 threads will really blow your socks off

[@CraftComputing]

I promise to use my newfound power only for good. Most of the time anyway.

[@arcadeportal32]

@@CraftComputing I really have to look into making a server for myself to store files my network/personal cloud, just sounds like a fun project

[@carlosc3260]

"If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing" ... This guy is my spirit animal

[@JeffJohnson]

This video was about showing off the LEGO collection first and gaming server second. Awesome either way !!

[@andersthorsen8862]

Big congrats with the new family member. Crossing my fingers that everything will go smoothly.

[@nekomakhea9440]

Pretty sure he spends more time tinkering with this 12 Gamers 1 CPU server than actually gaming

[@sarkasaa]

After all that is half the fun, isnt it?

[@madson-web]

That's pretty much what I would do

[@CheapBastard1988]

Well he gets to play with awesome hardware and the family can play videogames. Win - Win

[@Kenidashi]

4:29 Whoa what a drop! Congrats on the new kid!!

[@KayJay01]

11:12 the processor was so powerful it went back in time and corrupted the footage.

[@MocSomething]

Absolutely loved the empty server case decorated with the X-Wing and A-Wings so it looked like a hangar! Hardware obviously was insane, but the little decorative touches really made this video

[@hughdavies8124]

Love the pun!

[@vicchopin]

gotta love this show! amazing host, god tier components, interesting ideas, sweeeeet lightning and that cozy feeling covered in uh, woodgrain-ish walling. I don't drink, never did but that "sip" @ 17:27 made me jealous af. ciao! ps: steam deck day one mr crafty!!

[@aliens1990990]

That server is unreal I love seeingservers with fully memory ranks!

[@VinnyVidiVintage]

Congrats on the new baby on the way!!!

[@pilsen8920]

I can tell Jeff had fun with this one! B role was extra good this video. And he can't stop smiling

[@benputhoff9898]

props for sourcing this stuff in today's market

[@HeavyD6600]

Congrats on the new addition the the fam, dude! Awesome video as always.

[@asdf51501]

“If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing.” Love it!

[@ewenchan1239]

Congratulations on your soon-to-be-new baby!

[@henderstech]

Wow, this is so cool. One day I will do a project like this but it will be 2nd hand eBay parts for me lol

[@gueroloco8687]

I heard the fans ramp towards the end of the test!! Awesome video!!

[@S0K0N0MI]

The 50's style art deco music over the assembly montage is oddly soothing.

[@BigBismark]

You don't have to bend the heat pipes if you have clearance issues you just gotta drill several small holes on the top of the case in the exact layout of the heat pipes at the exact size of the heat pipes where they make contact with the case and they will just pop out neatly (provided you do the measurements correctly). Each hole should only be a few millimeters larger than the actual pipe and this is plenty of clearance. Saw this once a few years ago the only downside is that it may have clearance issues on a rack. Looks pretty neat otherwise.

[@Alphahydro]

I was puzzled when I saw the ASRock box and that CPU tray, until I saw the Epyc printing. I have that same board with a Supermicro SP3 cooler for proper airflow direction. The boot delay is attributed to the inventory setting on the board.

[@krzyzakpolska]

been watching your channel for a while. Its great to see how you progressed and your videos are pro quality :)

[@dennisdoherty1133]

Good to see Tree House on the show. It's a bit of a drive for me as its in "Nowhere Massachusetts" but still worth the time and tolls on the Mass Pike

[@JarrodCoombes]

Congrats on the new server! Oh, and the new kid, that's also pretty cool I guess... :D

[@boombalabo]

Hey congratz on the kid! in a couple year you will need a 13th VM for him/her

[@bfredd3333]

Nothing can beat the chill music and vibes of your content

[@CraftComputing]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@carlnauwelaerts4802]

According to your Amazon link I used, this is called a 'Tetrahexaconta-core' cpu. :-)

[@PCTechHustle]

Loved the transporter beaming in of the CPU!

[@dailypcandgaming5329]

I did the same exact thing with the heat sink, but not with a noctua cooler, it was an arctic one lol. I ended up switching it out with an extra low profile noctua cooler I had laying around.

[@brandonchappell1535]

"if its worth doing, its worth overdoing" is the shirt i didnt realize i needed till now!

[@kevinschroll4890]

I’m in the process of building an almost identical Setup (waiting on PSU, GPU, CPU Cooler delivery Wednesday). I tried to get the BeQuiet 1500W PSU but everywhere was backordered, so I went for the Corsair AX1600i. I also went Threadripper Pro due to higher core frequency. I even have the ASUS PCI card that came with the Mobo, still deciding what NVMe’s I want to throw into it. My Build: Threadripper Pro 3995WX IceGiant ProSiphon Elite ASUS Pro WS WRX80E Sage 256GB (8x32GB) DDR-3200 Silverstone RM42-502 Corsair AX1600i RTX 3090 Founders Edition

[@CraftComputing]

Nice!

[@tanmaypanadi1414]

congrats I start day dreaming about all those cores running crysis.

[@thurmanite77]

Never expected to see Tree house on here but I recognized the can as soon as I saw it! Great video as always.

[@PCsandEVs]

Congrats on the next kiddo!

[@stevewalton2959]

Had the same problem with cooler height on a threadripper live streaming setup. I ended up going with the EK-MLC phoenix, which allowed for easy maintenance due to the quick disconnects. Definitely would recommend a case like RSV-L4500U which allows you to mount a 360 rad to a bracket.

[@FRANKMUSIKOFFICIAL]

Sorry did I miss you mention the NVME drives you are using? Could t find it in the description. Great video as always. I got one of those 12 bay 1U racks you recommended. Amazing space saver.

[@CraftComputing]

The drives are Intel Optane P905s as best I can tell. And yeah, those Chenbro servers are incredible.

[@vitor000000]

Oh man, I know just how you feel. I've mounted last year my very first server. And the second one come real quick haha and it's an amazing feel! I can't even imagine how it would be to mount such a powerful machine!

[@Derpuwolf]

Now this, is Epic

[@CheapBastard1988]

*Epyc

[@MrTrilbe]

Congratulations on the new gamer to be

[@chazsewell]

Yeah with EPYC servers and lots of GPU I'v had servers that took almost 45min to post, makes troubleshooting a nightmare...

[@hamishspicer6207]

Congratulations on your new child!!!! My first child was only just born on the 18th of July!

[@mattw3406]

Audio glitch at 11:12. Congratz on this owning this beast!

[@Arek_R.]

Me: makes my PC boot fast, gets like 30 seconds. Me: adds dual 10G SFP+ server card PC: boots 5 minutes

[@bambinone]

I don't know if you can do it with your particular card(s), but on e.g. LSI SAS HBAs, you can remove the UEFI ROM if you don't need boot support.

[@Arek_R.]

@@bambinone I was talking about network card. Though I do have other otherwise fast PC that gets slow down by RAID card

[@bambinone]

@@Arek_R. I know. Some NICs have flashable ROM.

[@MichaelSmith-fg8xh]

@@Arek_R. Same thing might apply though. I disabled functions of the pcie NIC that I don't need in motherboard settings to speed up booting

[@majorgear1021]

Use sensors and home automation to automate the pc booting when you get nearby. That was its already booted when you want to use it.

[@Technocrat.]

I get this feeling your a huge Star Wars fan, can't say why!

[@SimRacingFanDK]

Cool project, congrats on the family growing 🙂

[@majstealth]

we need a dual socket system now - that will also need 2 scrollbars^^

[@tanmaypanadi1414]

its should be illegal to have this much processing in this man's server closet. I am joking this type of videos get me excited for tech . thank you my good sir❤️

[@Arcanum417]

Internal screaming in "I don't need this"

[@peterpensi9478]

Oh, didn’t know yet. Congrats!

[@tjb_altf4]

I had the the same issue with cooler when I moved my 1950x server from a tower to a 4U, ended up going the nh-U9 as it was the only thing that fit properly. While capable, its louder and runs about 10C hotter than the nh-u14 did. Apparently on intel the u12s will just fit, but on AMD the extra socket height rules it out. I may just end up watercooling the server case like I've already done with my new 5950x workstation

[@massam9343]

God, i love this guy b/ground, all those bottle drinks. A bottle of gin with a founder edition = perfecto. Personally its better than those typical tech channel

[@thenanook]

i love that you pop a beer after all this, cheers

[@camjohnson2004]

If you are using a Noctua SP3 cooler its designed to handle Thread ripper 3rd gen and that does 280watts

[@Graham_Rule]

I keep watching these videos for hints of upgrades I could do to my own computers at home. Then the reality hits me - I can afford to have only one of a) Craft Computing's idea of a decent computer setup, and b) a home to keep it in. Oh well, it's nice to dream.

[@johnnyxp64]

loved the Lego addition to this video 🤣

[@Movingfrag]

I have the same motherboard and almost the same CPU (it's 7742 QS on my side). Firstly - motherboard allows memory overclock and i am running my 2400 memory at 3200 no problem. Secondly its Mini-SAS HD headers are not U.2 - they are SATA headers, you will have to get OCuLink to U.2 cable to connect U.2 drives to it. And finally - while there was an OcULink to 4xSAS/Sata split cable in the box i was not able to make it work no matter what. Otherwise - this system is very cool!

[@blaringice]

Jeff, I'm not saying anything here, but I just upgraded to that motherboard a few weeks ago - coming from a platform that was pretty much the same as your old one which I had put together only a few weeks before you did your video with the S7150x2's. Back then, I was trying a single S7150x2 but I never got it to work - pretty sure it was dead. Used single card's passed through for quite a while until I saw your vGPU video. Been trying a couple different cards out with that with mixed results. 1060 did well. Got a Tesla M40 24GB that's been having some issues - have a github issue in with DualCoder on that now, but I think I'm just going to return the card and get an M60 instead unless I can get a major breakthrough before I have to send it back for the return. I with I could afford the amount of RAM and that CPU that you have - I've just got a 1st gen 16 core and 64 GB. Very cool project though! Keep up the progression on this, it's been very cool to watch and compare!

[@johnnyxp64]

what happened at arround 11:20 and the audio is out of sync?

[@jbonn5365]

Treehouse is amazing!! You should try a few more! I don't think they make a single bad beer!

[@erwintwr1193]

having some audio sync issues after first cinebench run,,,got better later in the video, but still seems off sync with a 100 to 200 msec otherwise -> awesome build! Congrats with mini-Craft #3!

[@mito-pb8qg]

LOVE the Star Trek bits!

[@pyroslev]

Wendell is the cool server uncle of the KZbin space. Yeah, Linus makes the big ass storage arrays but Wendell bails everyone out. He's an absolute gentleman.

[@ThatNerdIndy]

How well is the Tesla K80 at handling modern titles? Can you run AAA games in FullHD at acceptable framerates if you use each card for 4 VMS?

[@hotnikq]

it's an gtx780 performance, on all 4 VM's it's ok to 1080P Low gameplays.

[@Defiant031636]

Glad to see more Epyc content! Interesting to see the 3x 1070 Ti replaced with a pair of old Tesla K80s, assuming the next video will go into more detail around that.

[@TeaObvious]

I am also very curious about the k80s, did not find a reference that connects the vgpu unlock with Kepler cards. :D

[@Leifflei]

Gotta love that LTT teleporter

[@niekversteege]

Oh damn, I know I am late but I am laughing at your cooler fitment woes. Last year I did the EXACT same thing. I built a new CI/CD server at work with a Threadripper and that cooler. And tried to fit it in a 4u chassis. I looked up everything beforehand and triple checked it. Still made the mistake thinking it would fit.

[@mashirohakase]

if the U12S-SP3 doesn't fit, u could have tried the U3-SP3. At 125mm high, it makes it 33mm shorter than the U12S, so it should fit :)

[@majorgear1021]

It would be interesting if you virtualized a gaming pc and used something like Steam Remote play to test it while playing a game. I’ll curious how good the gaming experience would be with a streamed game using a gpu passed through to the virtual gaming pc.

[@adrianamadioful]

congrats jeff on the new baby

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

0:18 _If it's worth doing, it's worth over doing_ That's a merch store shirt slogan.

[@NoOnionsUK]

06:42 - anyone else have a flashback to Tony Hart's "The Gallery"?

[@TheRobMozza]

Do they even know of Tony Hart over West?!!

[@stevearkwright]

@@TheRobMozza: Doubtful. I imagine it went out on British television only at the time.

[@TheRobMozza]

@@stevearkwright I related at least! Thanks for the reminder, just needed Morph!! 🤣

[@stevearkwright]

@@TheRobMozza: Well, the similarities to the *‘Vision On’* children’s television programme are vividly obvious. Pretty sure it was BBC - 1970’s BBC at that. Now I’m wondering who created the music (not that I personally ever cared for it myself!).

[@TheRobMozza]

@@stevearkwright uh-oh.. sound like your going down a rabbit hole! 🙄🤣

[@martinpalenik]

Congrats Jeff on the core powerhouse.. amazing.. I'd love to try this in proxmox :)

[@honestgoat]

You had to take something out of your rack last week to accommodate that DL80 you put. I'm curious to know how you're gonna fit this in there. Is it time for another rack? Would make a good video. Another rack, plus installation, rearranging, additional air conditioning etc...

[@CraftComputing]

I'm making room and shifting some things around. The Dell R7610 (which is the original system I bought for the cloud game server) is being retired, so that's 2U right there.

[@honestgoat]

@@CraftComputing Ahhh sweet. Cool man. Well, I'm lookin forward to more videos on it.

[@ORBPHIL]

Its good you now have an AMD EPYC server build this time. This may become your master server build while the other Intel sever builds are back up machines or additional servers in conjunction in sharing the workloads from the EPYC server build🤔😁

[@la009895]

Wendel is like the tech Santa Claus. Sending ltt some epyc. Craft computing some storage. What a guy. Go level one!

[@codeman20400]

I made the exact same mistake in my last build, 4u Chenbro chassis with a U12S too, though mine is just a 2700, so a U9S works just as well with the top closed...if only 4u would fit 158mm coolers, including the pipes. also 100% need more Wendell teleportations

[@adamtoth9114]

How do you plan to use the K80s for gaming? I'm also planning to get one to use it passed through to a virtual gaming system but regarding the info I found it's not possible as these GPUs can only be used for computing purposes. I'm really looking forward for the video of the software side of the project!

[@jonathan.sullivan]

Came for the EPYC, stayed for the Treehouse.

[@andreavergani7414]

Fantastic! I'm Happy for you

[@JoseFernandez-lc6qq]

Wendel is the Goat!!! and you of course

[@playswithblades]

Cooler issue flashed me back to a time when I had a similar attempt at improving things by ordering coolers too high for a four-slot xeon rack mount board. I really need to stop guessing in such matters.

[@ryanmalin]

Man Wendel is the fucking OG for sending that EYPC over!!! Nice build bro

[@videomasters2468]

@4:46 was that the LTT logo on the top of the pi cluster ?

[@Raymond6494]

Very nice machine, nicely built

[@chrisa.1740]

Where's the beer description? Did Noom not "let" you drink a beer during this build? I get it though, most of us have absolutely sported the infamous dad-bod. Love the props in your B-roll footage!

[@dermothoyne2393]

I approve Wall-E holding up, that manic piece of silicon Was Noctuas 3U HS [w/ more aggro fans] an option, if were attament to using that case?

[@Miphen0707]

Thank you. Enjoyed the video. Michael in Australia

[@CraftComputing]

Thanks!

[@RubyRoks]

Epyc server and Epyc baby announcement. Congrats

[@T313COmun1s7]

Wait!!! Was that Cameron? I haven't seen him since Ferris took that day off.

[@__murf]

As an Aussie, I feel compelled to let you know that Galaxy is Australian! If I'm going to have national pride over anything, it may as well be the hops! haha

[@hotrod54chevy]

OMG! EPYC server build?? Cloud gaming?? Overkill build?? Star Trek and Star Wars references? OH MY GOD, LANDO CALRISSIAN'S CAPE IS FLAPPING!!! *squee!* ☺️

[@P4551V3]

I was hoping you would use those two extra m.2 sots on the motherboard

[@kevinbeefchips]

Big shoutout to Wendell, mans is a goat

[@Wirenfeldt1990]

That seems a bit harsh 😋

[@handlealreadytaken]

Interesting, my 3970x does the R15 in 7039. I was expecting the 64 core part to do over 10k, but maybe the clocks and slow ram are the issue? For gaming, that may be a problem over something like the 3990X which could run 256GB RAM at a higher clock speed. Not sure ECC for gaming matters. I have mine mounted in a 4U rack, but with a water block and 360 RAD and it stays much cooler. If you had a little more depth to the server case, it would be worth looking at.