I'm a software developer with minimal hardware experience, thinking about building a high-end workstation for myself. I would want at least 32GB RAM, very fast CPU with at least 8 cores, and a good GPU to support multiple high-res monitors and machine learning.
However, almost all of the builds I see online are for gaming computers. Are there any builds for non-gaming people like me, who still want high-end performance? Or is there essentially no difference between a gaming PC and a workstation at this point?
Any tips on builds that would work for someone like me? Thanks - I appreciate it!
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Hey guys, I'm not super knowledgeable when it comes to IT side of things and googling for this question just ends in marketing results for AWS or Azure. I work in a manufacturing company where there is a lot of mist/coolant that gets into every nook and crevice so having computers at each machine isn't the greatest environment and results in having to replace one very frequently. We are moving to a new location soon and would like to remove the computers if possible.
I want the server to run a windows instance at every workstation. Each workstation would have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and a barcode scanner. From my limited understanding I thought something like a KVM switch would suffice but after looking into it, it seems like that is just for controlling multiple computers not creating a virtual computer.
If you guys could offer any suggestions for something that would achieve this it would be greatly appreciated. With our current setup we would need about 15-20 workstations to accommodate everything. Any help would be amazing, I'm definitely out of my element on this one and just need to get pointed in the right direction
I'm ashamed to say that I need help figuring out how best to accomplish this task, and whenever I try to work it all out, I end up with a headache.
What I'd like to have is an environment where I can switch between my personal desktop PC and my work-assigned Macbook Pro easily.
Hardware involved:
Monitor 1: Samsung U32H850UMN. This monitor has 2 HDMI ports, 1 DisplayPort and 1 Mini-DisplayPort. Also has a built-in USB hub.
Monitor 2: Acer R240HY. This monitor has 1 HDMI port, 1 DVI port and 1 VGA port.
PC1 (Desktop): Video card is an Nvidia RTX 2060 with 2 DisplayPorts, 1 HDMI port and 1 DVI port. Plenty of USB ports for peripherials.
PC2 (Macbook Pro 15"): System has 4 USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 ports. Needs to have power input by at least one of them or from a docking station.
I don't necessarily need to be able to use both monitors with the MBP, but my primary monitor is the Samsung. I'd like for whatever KVM to have at least one add'l USB port switched between the two PCs that I can either connect the USB hub on the Samsung monitor to, or connect my webcam to. Switching of my PC speakers between the two PCs would be a nice bonus.
Can someone help me figure out what products I need to solve this? If there's a better place for me to ask for help, I'm happy to go there instead.
If I can't, I figure I'll put a SSD in my workstation and clone the old spinning drive onto it. And also upgrade the graphics card. It's an i7 with 16gb of ram, so it's not an awful system.
Hi! I've got two workstations, one on Windows 10, the other on Centos 7.6. Both are currently connected to my 1Gb switch, but that's to slow for my usage. Each have it's own DAS. I need to connect both together with a 10Gb link for fast file transfer. I don't want to get a switch.
I was thinking about getting two of these.
With a cable like this one.
I'm fairly new to networking hardware, is that all I need? Are those even compatible? I've seen that Mellanox got drivers for centOS so that's good.
What do you do when a client asks you what to do with their old computer that was replaced?
Do you tell them it's up to them, help them wipe the HD and dispose of it, resell it (if it's in good enough condition)?
This is also probably related to workstation refresh cycles. Do you have the client agree to a certain process/cycle for refreshes? Do you go onsite each time one needs to be refreshed or do batches? Or do you do remote only and ship out the replacement to the client?
Do you make a quote for the computer+labor to setup and dispose of old one and do this process every time it hits the refresh date? This seems like the best process but curious how other MSPs handle this.
