Twelve Node Cloud Gaming Server - AsRock Rack 4U12G BC-250
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Published 2024-03-22
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When hardware deals sound too good to be true, they usually are. This is the AsRock Rack 4U12G BC-250, a 12-Node server stuffed to the gills with Zen 2 Cores and RDNA2 graphics... It's the same APU that powers the Playstation 5, so surely it should be able to play games, right?
Right???
But first... What am I drinking???
12 Failures means I needed a 12-year scotch. Highland Park 12 was the only logical option.
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All Comments (21)
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@carbogger shared an updated BIOS. Here is v5 for those looking for it - bit.ly/3Pv2GFx I might give one final crack at this after updating. If there's no second video, you already know why.
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"Not everyone's crazy enough to have a server rack out in their garage" always makes me smile. Mine's in my bedroom.
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Never stop doing this series... im actually setting one of these up and your videos are quite helpful
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It's not even just that the fans are loud... that frequency seems particularly brutal.
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"Oh hey, each of these compute units is more powerful than my main machine, and there's twel....Oh Jeff has scotch, maybe i shouldn't buy this"
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"The only thing from preventing me from loosing a finger..." I won't lie, I was expecting a quick cut to Jay chopping carrots on a Delta Fan
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7:35 that fan ramp-up.. i feel like it should culminate with a laser blast and large detonation in the far off distance.
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"highland park 12, because, f*** this thing." I'm surprised there's any left in the bottle with this one.
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Call Wendell... I've been waiting for a collaboration for years... Both of you have the same mindset and passion....
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Man, I've been following for years. Not having the space or money for server's myself- I live through you. Never stop ♥️
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What makes this so sad, is the difficulty of repurposing these machines, so they become e-waste, was a deliberate act by everyone in the manufacturing process.
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It's quite a journey when you have to break out the good old stuff to deal with the troubles a project put you through. Thx for the chuckle at the end.
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That intermezzo with the jet engine right after "what could go wrong" is just soooo fun to watch😂
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Good of you to mention the Chips and Cheese article. Definitely a bright spot in tech journalism.
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Thanks for taking one for the team. I have to admit, the specs caught my attention. True to form your experience just saved me $700. Thanks again!
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""what could go wrong" - famous last words in the IT world
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I learned of that servers existence a few days ago. Now I’ve got a video to watch about it! Perfect timing!
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6:20 Sony doesn't use Vulkan, they use a proprietary internal API called AGC on PS5. The only game console with Vulkan available to the developer is the Nintendo Switch, and that is also very rarely used in light of NVN (a proprietary NVIDIA API).
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Ok... that outtake at the end got me lol!
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Man. What an insane server. There is so much potential in that box.
