Get yer shit together, Mark!  We want to see it's performance specs.           

17.5TB of storage? Wow!

That's a lot of p0rn.   

That's a lot of power for a RX570. Are you going to upgrade the GPU?

I have a RX 580 with 8GB GDDR5 on it.  It more than fits any needs I have. But then, I only have a Ryzen 7 1700 8 core hyper to 16.

I just jumped to a GTX 1060 3gb from a GTX 750TI. It seems my psu has 2 6 pin connectors, plus the 1060 was $85. I have an older HP ENVY. I upgraded the cpu from a Intel 4430 to a 4970 with 32gb of DDR3 memory. 

Soon I'll be putting together a parts list for a new one. I'd like to go with a 9700K and a 2060 gpu. We'll see.

RedneckDude

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Get yer shit together, Mark!  We want to see it's performance specs.           

All in good time, all in good time.... so hold onto yer britches. 

And if yer feel yerself getting impatient, just hoist 'em up real tight like ta take yer mind off it.

Well I digitised my music collection which take up a fair chunk of a 4TBiter.  Then there's all the photos and videos of family over the years, a fair sized folder with all the skins and wallpapers I've collected since joining WC, so it is fairly well used, that 17.5TB.

Nope, I keep my porn on 12x  4TB externals.  Mind you, they are getting quite full, now I think of it.  

As for upgrading the GPU, I may do so a bit further down the track.  I'd probably look to a RX590, which has a dual GPU version if I want to go that way.  I quite like Nvidia offerings as well, but going with the AMD Radeons allows me to update my CPU, mobo and GPU drivers in the one go.  Besides, the Radeons are less expensive, leaving a few bucks for other nick knacks that I might like. 

I made some progress today but was hampered by a cussed CPU cooling system.... was too wide with the radiator and fans fixed together, so it simply wouldn't fit inside the case where the instuctions stated.  I had to make some adjustments to the fan holes so they'd reach through the top of the case and screw into the radiator.  Let's just say it was a bastard of a job with a bit of cussing going on.

I'm still waiting on the two M.2 SSDs to arrive [damned Austraia Post.... couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery].  Was supposed to have left Melbourne for delivery today in Launceston, but somebody at the depot didn't get the message and my parcel obviously didn't get here. 

Hopefully it is on it's way over now and I'll get a Thursday delivery.... or ELSE, I'm gonna ring up and tear somebody a new asshole.

Anyhow, 'tis 1.40AM Thursday morning and I should get myself to be, otherwise I'll be falling asleep on the job and achieve very little.

Well the 2x Crucial 500Gb M.2 SSDs arrived this morning, as did the other Coolermaster case.... and WOW, I like it better than the CoolerMaster Cosmos II.   While it isn't a Super tower like the cosmos II, it has fantastic cabling options where pretty much all the wiring and stuff is hidden from view with removable plates/covers. 

So, the new case is more compact and is so aesthetically pleasing, that I'm seriously thinking that I will rebuild the Big Beastie in the new case and relocate my AMD Ryzen 1700X build to the bigger case.  Having said that, however, I still love my Cosmos II and will continue to use it as a hub for storing my music, family photos and video clips that I've accumulated over the years.

Sure, it is going to require more work to swap things around, but at the end of the day it's going to be well worth it, practically and aesthetically.... and it's not that I'll lose all the music or family stuff on what will become my primary PC, I'll be able to access it on the home network, and there's always USB sticks if ever I need them.

Anyway, here's some pics of the new case:

The photography ain't the best, but it was never one of my strong points.  I usually leave that sort of thing to Shaunna, but she's not here at the moment so I had to do it myself.

So, what do you folk think about swapping the ThreadRipper build into the new case?  Personally, I like the idea, despite the extra work involved to set it all up, as it would end up being two builds I'd be doing.  I think I've made up my mind, though.... and the ThreadRipper build in the new case would make it easier and a hell of a lot lighter to move around, especially if I needed to take it into the shop for some reason.

Oh yeah, there is a back side [not backside].  So here's a pic showing the neat cabling covers that will make this a much easier build.... I won't have to be so darned fussy and trey to be a perfectionist;

Anyway, I'd best get to it if I'm ever to get to play with this slightly smaller Beastie..... yup, Beastie MkIII.

I have a question Mark, where do the drives go, I don't see a drive rack.   

Beautiful setup Mate! Cheers!         

There's two bays for HDDs and one 2.5" SSD under the canopy covering the power supply.  On top of that canopy there are two more enclosures for 2.5" SSDs.  There's also 3 slots for M.2 SSDs on the motherboard itself.  I didn't plan on moving too many HDDs over to the new case anyway, perhaps just a couple for onboard storage.

Thanks, mate, it is a nice case to install all those lovely components.  I thought it looked great when placing my order, but honestly, pictures do not do it justice.  When I pulled it out of the box I was gobsmacked at the sleek modern external casing, but opening it up revealed a PC builders dream setup, what with all the cabling options and the PSU hidden away from view. 

I mean, computers aren't exactly known for theit beauty, in fact, some are downright ugly with all those odd shaped components and bare wiring here there and everywhere.  This CoolerMaster Mastercase H500P addresses some of those 'ugly' issues and is a big improvement on cases of the past. 

So glad that manufacturers are putting some thought into the appearance of cases, both inside and out.  In fact, that's why I chose this specific case, I saw no other with the cable covering options it has.  Some came close but this one is the bees knees of PC cases... IMHO.

Well I made some progress, though not as much as I would have liked.... too many distractions and interruptions during the day to achieve much, then at 1.00am [Friday morning], Bianca rang us to say that her bloke had taken a bad turn and needed to go to hospital.  Shaunna went to the hospital to be of support to them both, and now I can't sleep because I'm concerned.

Anyway, I did some work on the build and got some pics to show you all:

That was earlier in the day where I managed to install the motherboard; CPU and cooler; RAM and the M.2 SSDs.

This one was taken after Bianca rang and I couldn't get back to sleep.

Another, slightly better one.  It's 3.20am and I'm awaiting a call from Shaunna to update me on what happened/is going on, so may as well do a bit more so I'm not sitting here twiddling my thumbs.

Looking good Mark.   

It will look a heck of a lot better when I'm done connecting stuff and the cabling is neat and tidy.  Sure, the case has covers and poor cabling could get hidden behind them, but I was always taught that it's better to take the time and do it well than to do a sloppy job and not be able to have any pride in the final product.

I'll post a few more piccies before I replace the covers, so stay tuned and be prepared to be totally amazed at what will be the most exciting event in history.

For all those waiting with bated breath, I had to take a couple of days off from building this beast.... had to go out on Saturday and by the time I got home I was knackered, and yesterday was a day of rest to recuperate from the day before. 

Besides, I needed to get away from puters for a while.  I came up against some frustrating snags late Friday [front panel pins kept coming off when trying to replace the PSU cover] and I had to step away so I could come up with a solution.  A bit of rewiring fixed it, but it's not as tidy as before.  Anyway, there's not much more to do and I'll upload the final piccies when done.