Hello,
I have an old Z400 (Gen 1 with 6 Dimms) and was wondering what upgrades I could do to max out the system to its highest point?
In other words, I'd assume as far as CPU's go that either the Xeon w3690 or x5690 would be the highest end CPU I could buy for the system.
But what about RAM, can I assume that 48 Gigs is the highest capacity (6 x 8 Gigabytes of DDR3 @ 1333)?
Also, would it be possible to boot off of an M.2 like the Samsung 950 (using a PCIe adaptor)?
As far as SSD's go, would I need to purchase another PCIe adaptor to push SATA III @ Gbps (if I purchased something like a Samsung 850 Pro)?
As far as aftermarket coolers go, would a Noctua DH-15 fit in the chasis (I assume that I'd have to remove the plastic shroud over the RAM slots)?
Lastly, has anyone tried overclocking something like a x5690? If so how high were you able to push it (while remaining stable 24x7).
Thank you,
Nelson