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- Motherboard
- AsRock X570M Pro4
- CPU
- Ryzen 3700x
- Graphics
- RX 580
Hi Kiwi, your layout looks great. The native PSU looks feature-rich and is already mounted for you. Three considerations...
1. Given the age of the PSU, it'd be prudent to keep a spare, ready to go in case of a failure. A quick swap and you'd be back in business. Could potentially save you considerable down-time if it occurred. Cost would be a consideration, too.
2. Keep a spare Picaxe chip pre-programmed on hand if you're concerned about the unlikely failure of the startup chip.
3. The NUC's (3 so far) that I've installed all give a warning at startup if they've been completely disconnected from an AC source. This requires a 2nd attempt which proceeds to the bootloader. If shutdown normally and left with the AC connected (green standby light on) then they all boot fine. You may want to test this with your Haswell model prior to assembly, so you get your power map configured correctly. The NUC (if its like all three of mine) may require some standby power on to boot normally. It draws about 1W in the off state.
Ersterhernd
1. Given the age of the PSU, it'd be prudent to keep a spare, ready to go in case of a failure. A quick swap and you'd be back in business. Could potentially save you considerable down-time if it occurred. Cost would be a consideration, too.
2. Keep a spare Picaxe chip pre-programmed on hand if you're concerned about the unlikely failure of the startup chip.
3. The NUC's (3 so far) that I've installed all give a warning at startup if they've been completely disconnected from an AC source. This requires a 2nd attempt which proceeds to the bootloader. If shutdown normally and left with the AC connected (green standby light on) then they all boot fine. You may want to test this with your Haswell model prior to assembly, so you get your power map configured correctly. The NUC (if its like all three of mine) may require some standby power on to boot normally. It draws about 1W in the off state.
Ersterhernd