For a while now I’ve wondered how to build the most stable gaming/workstation possible. I’m sick of crashes, stutters, and general un-reliability. However, it’s a balancing act between price, performance, and reliability. (for example ECC memory is stable, but more expensive and slower)
Ideas I’ve had:
- ECC memory
- CSM sku motherboard
- Hugely overkill power supply, or even dual redundant PSUs
- RAID M.2 boot drives
- All air cooled
What do you all think? If you were to spec out a (realistic) ultra-reliable PC what parts would you use and why?
P.S. I’m looking less for specific recommendations as I am for general ideas, which is why I didn’t specify the use case or budget. I’m more interested in the concept and if it’s feasible.
Think thats a great start, id do much the same. Would definitely do dual hotswappable psu’s. Have a reduntant mirror of the system as well. (Guess a raid setup on boot covers this to an extent)
Get a solid UPS to avoid sudden power down problems/ gives you time to properly shutdown your system.
Personally id try and mount this all in a 2U chasis with some high airflow fans as well.