Build Your Own 2U Intel Coffee Lake Server

Processor or CPU manufacturers are constantly trying to beat each others products so new faster products are being announced all the time. You need to consider what you want to use the computer for and how long you want to keep it. If you want high performance for gaming and video editing go for the top of the range. For home and office use, choose a mid-range processor type and don't go for the slowest edition.

Our overclocked CPU options allow the CPU to run at faster speeds. These CPUs cost more and require additional case cooler and a better CPU cooler.

The CPU heatsink/cooler keeps your CPU cool during usage. Our most popular cooler is the Arctic Freezer 12. For high performance cooling we offer a range of liquid coolers which are sealed maintenance free cooling that offer the lowest noise and lowest CPU temps.

Choosing a good motherboard is important as the motherboard links all your other components together.

You can click the information icon next to the motherboard models to view all the details of the motherboard.

Upgrading the motherboard gives you more features such as a more USB ports, more PCI-E slots to add expansion cards.

Shortage of memory is the most common reason for a system slowing down. With Windows 10 your system will barely stagger along with 4 GB. It will work steadily with 8GB but ideally you should go for 16GB. Gaming & CAD will run fine with 16 GB but 32 GB will future proof the PC.

All graphics cards will support 2 monitors. Higher models will support 3 and 4 monitors. If your looking to play games you should buy the best card you can on your budget. If it's for general usage a basic card will be fine.

We supply unbranded graphics cards. The unbranded cards have the standard specification from NVIDIA and usually PALIT or ZOTAC branded but subject to stock at the time of ordering. Asus RTX cards are overclocked models with advanced cooling and different designs. The Asus cards cost more but give better performance, better looks and less fan noise.

The storage drive is where the PC keeps programs and your data, along with your emails, pictures, music and movies.

Regular Hard Drive

This is a mechanical drive with high capacity to store a lot of data. We recommend this as the primary drive for value systems and the secondary drive for high performance systems.

SSD

High Performance drives that have less storage space but are 20 to 30% faster than a regular hard drive. We recommend this as the primary drive in your if you are gaming or want an ultra fast PC.

M.2 SSD

Latest technology with ultra fast speeds. Small in size but the fastest speeds available.

SSHD

Lots of storage space with the benefit of a built in SSD for faster speeds.

The storage drive is where the PC keeps programs and your data, along with your emails, pictures, music and movies.

Regular Hard Drive

This is a mechanical drive with high capacity to store a lot of data. We recommend this as the primary drive for value systems and the secondary drive for high performance systems.

SSD

High Performance drives that have less storage space but are 20 to 30% faster than a regular hard drive. We recommend this as the primary drive in your if you are gaming or want an ultra fast PC.

M.2 SSD

Latest technology with ultra fast speeds. Small in size but the fastest speeds available.

SSHD

Lots of storage space with the benefit of a built in SSD for faster speeds.

Raid 1 provides fault tolerance from disk errors and failure of all but one of the drives. Increased read performance occurs when using a multi-threaded operating system that supports split seeks. Array continues to operate so long as at least one drive is functioning.

If one hard drive fails the 2nd hard drive will continue running without loss of data, the faulty drive can be replaced and the array will be rebuilt.

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Raid 0 provides improved performance and additional storage but no fault tolerance, both drives are linked to make one big drive giving much better performance than a standard single drive.

---- All PSUs include a free power cable ---

The Power Supply Unit (PSU) feeds power to all the components in your system. The power output needs to be enough to drive all the components that you have chosen. 450W is enough for a basic system, but add a big CPU and graphics card, more drives, etc. and you need a lot more power. Invest in a better PSU for smoother power output, quieter operation and a more reliable system.

Modular PSUs
Modular PSUs are designed to only connect the cables to the PSU that you need. This makes the build look cleaner and the air flow better.

Corsair RX PSUs
The most reliable PSUs that we offer. These PSUs run in silent mode with no fan noise until the PSU is at 40% load. If you need silent operation and an ultra reliable PSU with a 5 year warranty then this is the right option for your PC.

Select a power cable type