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Looks like I do have the PERC H700 and it looks like it can't be flashed? The link you shared says 710. What options for the R710 do I have? There's a used server place nearby I can go to inquire about parts needed. Thanks!

I decided to go with 18 sticks of 8gb ecc ram, and picked up 2 5570's. Unfortunately I'm over budget on power so I'll be sourcing the 870w psu's. Just waiting now on the final fan. My next question is how to stuff my 3090 or 3060 in it to power an LLM? I know I'll need an external psu. I found this video and the last option sounds like it's the way to go? Anyone have advice? I'm having fun! The latest photos

Is this H700 what you were talking about? I was able to get it installed with 4gb of ram 🤣. With all the potential applications there are and how inexpensive DDR3 ram is, how much ram should I consider getting?

I don't know how helpful this image is of the R710 but here it is in its filthy glory

I will check the HBA this weekend and report back. The only thing left to source would be RAM, how much and what type. Would I want to populate all 3 channels? From what I've found so far it seems getting it maxed out would be relatively inexpensive since the unit was free. 2 - 5690's - $50 Heatsink - $5 to $10 Fan (one is not populated - $10 RAM - Page 129 : Shows some of my options. What would be the best option for me in populating the slots on each side if I went with dual CPU's? I'm excited to get this up and running. Thank you for all of your insights!

So I finally cracked open the R710 server. I have a single 5520 and 2 - 2gb sticks of ram. I looked on ebay and found matching 5690's for only 50 dollars. Do you think it's worth having 2 2690s?thakks!

I'm sorry I'm new to this. What does bare metal mean? Do you mean that it's currently running in a virtual environment? Thanks for your reply!

Hey all! I was lucky enough to get these two machines for free in working order. Would HexOS work with these systems? Does anyone have experience installing HexOS on them? Just wondering what I'm getting myself into before getting into it. Thanks in advance!

I'm sorry if I missed it on the road app or feature list. The biggest thing I use Synology DSM for is syncing files from family members computers to my NAS remotely using Synology Drive Client and backing up their computers. I didn't see this listed for Hexos, if this is available, I'm ready to jump ship from dsm. My family is not computer savvy so I need something turnkey easy to deploy over the phone. Sounds like immich is the way to go for photo backup instead of synology photos and buddy backup is coming this year? Right now I have my movie files on the Nas and a separate computer to transcode with a gpu. How does running hexos and transcoding streams of movies affect performance? Would I want to keep the same model I have currently with two separate machines or could I combine them? Anything else I should consider? Thanks in advance! I'm excited to see where this project goes!