[Build Log] ASUS PRIME Server

[Lloyd_mcse]

So, I need to upgrade one of my servers, yeah I know, great timing, but it needs doing!
I was looking at AMD and their AM5 EPYC CPU's, but none of the AM5 motherboards have more than 4 SATA ports, which killed that idea.
After a lot of searching I'm going with the following...

Processor - Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 265K
Motherboard - ASUS PRIME Z890M-PLUS
Memory - Crucial Pro OC 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit
OS Drive - Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD
Cooler - Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black

Already Have...
Case - Antec P100 Mid-Tower Case
PSU - Corsair RMi 650 PSU
Network - Intel X550T2BLK Dual Port Converged 10GbE Network Card
Storage - 4x 4TB Western Digital Blue
2x 8TB Toshiba MG10ADA800E Enterprise Drive

The motherboard has 3x M.2 slots, and 6x SATA ports, and the CPU has 20 cores so it should be great for what I need...some file sharing and VM's.
I've only got the motherboard and TPM so far, but I'll post some pictures when the rest arrives.

Have a good weekend.

[Lloyd_mcse]

That was painful, I ordered the Memory yesterday, something I had noted down in May at £80 cost me £349.99! All because of "Ai"!

[Lloyd_mcse]

I have just about everything now, I'm just waiting on the TPM, and the Samsung 9100 PRO.
As you can see from the op, I have decided to go with the Noctua NH-U12S Black, instead of the Arctic Freezer 36 CO that I also liked due to already having Noctua fans in the case, I like to match these things.
Going back to the Arctic Freezer for a second, I really like the contact frame built into the mounting system, so I ordered a Thermal Grizzly Contact Frame so I could have the best of both worlds, again spending much more than I wanted to on the cooler!!

The contact frame will be here later, so I'll get some pictures up when I've installed it and the CPU cooler.