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Supermicro SuperServer 7046GT-TRF; The Ultimate Workstation
Recently I had the opportunity to spend 2 weeks evaluating this system.
It arrived at my home in what can only be described as “one huge box” that weighed in at 82lbs and was
27”x13”x38” in size.
After getting over the shock of the size of the box and opening it you start to understand why it needs this size shipping box. The case is in a fitted foam container protected in every direction and the case itself is far from small. In fact it’s the deepest case I’ve run into ever.
Case dimensions are 18.25”Hx7”Wx27.25”D
Inside the box are the following:
Case with preinstalled SM X8DTG-QF motherboard
2 boxes with heat sinks inside
A box with 2 power cords, the cdr with all the drivers, a bag of asst screws and 2 keys for the lockable front faceplate.
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Next I started to take a close look at the construction and the best way to describe this is that Supermicro seemed to have told a group of engineer’s to “make the best possible and use nothing but the best in parts.
Everything is top end on this from the steel used to make the case to the fans to the excellent job done with the wiring and layout.
Panels fit perfectly and the black painted finish is excellent quality.
Behind the drives and before the motherboard area is a bracket with 4-92x38mm San Ace fans and at the back of the case are 2-80x38mm exhaust fans
All six of these are hot swappable and with a simple push of the lever they come out easily.
Behind the drive area is a SAS/SATA backplane with SES2 support for up to 6 hot swappable drives in removable cages.
There are also two 5.25” bays and one 3.5” fixed bay.
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Then we come to the motherboard and what an incredible piece this is.
It’s a Supermicro X8DTG-QF and if it’s missing any features I’ll be darned if I can find one.
When you see the board you’ll understand why the case is as deep as it is.
The board itself is app 15” tall by 13” wide.
It has every feature one could ask for.
4-PCI-e X16 slots
2-PCI-e x4 in x16 slots
1-PCI-e x4 in a x8 slot
2-pci 33mhz slots
DUAL Intel 5520 chipset and that’s 72 pci lanes available versus the normal 36 so it is possible to run up to 4 video cards with each receiving a x16 signal
12-DDR3 DIMM slots capable of up to 192 gig total
