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Dell Precision T5400 PC Desktop - Customized
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Being a workstation built on server components, the Dell Precision T5400 is meant to be reliable, capable of running 24/7. In my case, I was looking to upgrade my MythTV server, which runs all the time, and I intended to put a pair of retired nVidia GeForce GTX 970 video cards to use for cryptocurrency mining. I also had a pair of Intel Xeon X5460 CPUs (3.17 GHz) on hand, so the T5400 with its two 16x PCI-E slots looked to be the perfect solution for my situation. At present, I have Ubuntu 16.04 installed, and I'm running xmr-stak using the two X5460 CPUs and two GTX 970 GPUs to their full capacity. The hash rate, quite surprisingly, is very close to what I'm getting with my newer gaming computer with an Intel Core i7 7700K (all cores running at 4.5 GHz on an ASUS motherboard) and a factory-overclocked nVidia GeForce 1080 Ti. The only downside is the T5400 with the older GPUs and CPUs consumes about 600 Watts of electricity and pushes out a lot of hot air while mining Monero. By way of contrast, my newer computer system pulls about 260 to 300 Watts while mining with xmr-stak. Despite the greater power usage, the T5400 with two GTX 970s is still a profitable rig for mining and it makes use of older parts that would have otherwise been idle in my closet. Regarding physical-installation of the two GTX 970s, I had to use some small, adhesive rubber pads on the cards to keep them sufficiently separated. Otherwise the fans of one card would scrape against the back plate of the other. Also, I could not close the T5400's expansion card-retention door and card retainer because the video cards were too tall, but that's not a real issue as they are held firmly in place with the included screws, so I just left the door open on the back and removed the retainer. Because of the length of the GTX 970 cards, the drive bays have to be in the tower orientation, not the desktop orientation, for the DVD drive to be installed. This was easily done, but I had to order a tower-configuration-style drive panel here on eBay for $7 delivered as the unit I bought was configured for the horizontal desktop orientation.) Electrically, the included power supply drives the GTX 970s just fine. I had to use two 6-pin to 8-pin PCI-E power cable adapters, but the 6-pin connectors provided by the T5400's power supply each have three 12-Volt leads--the same number as an 8-pin connector and one more than the 6-pin standard requires--and, according to the T5400's specifications, can each provide the needed Watts, so the cards are getting as much power as they need.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This PC is outstanding for the price. Although it is a bit older it has plenty of power with 8 Xeon cores and 32GB RAM. The PC is very heavy. It is built like a tank and should last a very long time. I would definitely buy another one if I had a need for additional desktop units. PC came with Windows 7 Pro preloaded and the upgrade to Windows 10 was fast and flawless.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Accomodates 2 CPU's in a small unit and the best dual socket workstation in its generation ( Intel 5400 chipset) in terms of size and features. DELL also verifies that this unit can be upgraded with 800 Mhz DDR2 RAM ( Pc2-6400F) and 1600Mhz LGA 771 CPU's like E5462, E5472 and possibly X5472 so it can go well beyond launch capabilities in terms of cpu & RAM speeds, other 800 Mhz xeons require higher power so doubtful if they are supported. It should easily accomodate 64 GB RAM if 8 GB modules were used.
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This machine is so much faster then my old machine I'd buy another one if I could use it. Finding upgrades both new & used is easy and with in my limited budget. The only complaint I would have is that it's a heavy machine which in it self is not a draw back and since I don't intend to move it around often I can live with the weight of it.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
i have 2 machines at home of the same make and model and as long as good maintenance is given to machine it will do wonders
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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