This Workstation Would Be It. HP Z840 Full System Overview.

Looking for a desktop computer that offers enhanced capabilities?
Do you wish to integrate CAD/CAM/3D Animation/Video Editing tasks with gaming on a single machine?
The HP Z8xx Workstations excel in delivering top performance, flexibility, reliability, and, with the caveat of being more budget-friendly as second-hand options (although they can be pricey when purchased new).

Prior to discovering HP Workstations, RACERRRZ favored high-end gaming systems featuring components like an Intel i7 or Ryzen 7 on a ROG Motherboard with RGB lighting.
However, upon experiencing the sheer power of the Workstation, gaming systems became redundant.

Talking gaming hardware, how well does this 10 year old system stack up with modern day hardware? Single core performance will be no match - that's a given - but multi-core remains somewhat competitive.

Let's make it interesting - comment which of these three options you would prefer for the price point:

Option A):
Mid - High Cost (Used - Ebay)
Skytech Gaming PC
AMD RYZEN 9 7900X (Passmark for CPU: 52072)
32GB DDR5 5200Mhz
RTX 4070Ti
1TB SSD

$1979.99 USD (exc. Shipping and Tax etc.)

Option B):
Mid - High Cost (Used)
HP Z840 Workstation
Dual E5-2696 V4's (Passmark for Dual CPUs: 41701)
128GB DDR4 2400MHz ECC Reg
RTX 4070 Ti 12GB
8TB RAID 0 970's (4x 2TBs)
Asus Hyper M.2 V2
HP Z Coolers
Kryonaut Paste
1450W PSU

$2096.01 USD (exc. Shipping and Tax etc.)
(Priced by buying individual components and selling unused parts (e.g. Quadro GPU, DDR4 2133MHz RAM etc.)

Option C):
High Cost (Used)
Asus W680 (~$300 USD)
Core i9-13900K (~$660 USD) (Passmark CPU: 59333)
64GB DDR4 3200MHz ECC (~$110 USD)
RTX 4090 (~$2200 USD)
10GbE NIC ($40 USD)
Asus Hyper M.2 Gen 4 ($90)
4x 1TB Samsung 990 Pros (~$550 USD)

$3950 USD

Add in what ever tower case, CPU Fan and ~1000W PSU you like.

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Used HP Z840's:

Broadwell (V4):
Xeon E5 2699A https://amzn.to/3vIjou0 https://ebay.us/gRsWjM
Xeon E5 2699 https://amzn.to/3vDjT8t https://ebay.us/Ckvvmu
Xeon E5 2698 https://amzn.to/48WqVDO https://ebay.us/DOkO3F
Xeon E5 2697A https://amzn.to/428MoY6 https://ebay.us/wZtY2V
Xeon E5 2697 https://amzn.to/48zwyYK https://ebay.us/334Hj7
Xeon E5 2696 https://amzn.to/3S815pL https://ebay.us/gbBupL
Xeon E5 2690 https://amzn.to/421Tc9P https://ebay.us/7lHtIg
Xeon E5 2687W https://amzn.to/428MChU https://ebay.us/YuGF6o
Xeon E5 2667 https://amzn.to/3vHxg7X https://ebay.us/OjKDYQ

Haswell (V3):
Xeon E5 2699 https://amzn.to/3u1shyo https://ebay.us/8TNPFw
Xeon E5 2698 https://amzn.to/3vIjxO4 https://ebay.us/iTzzHD
Xeon E5 2697 https://amzn.to/3O97TCm https://ebay.us/HHXFA4
Xeon E5 2696 https://amzn.to/4b4jHzy https://ebay.us/Ce3qZl
Xeon E5 2690 https://amzn.to/3SkIYhr https://ebay.us/aVniLW
Xeon E5 2687W https://amzn.to/3U90kz8 https://ebay.us/hcxvQ5
Xeon E5 2667 https://amzn.to/3So0RvT https://ebay.us/DI36JB

Ideal 5.25" Bay Storage Expansion:

1x3.5" + 2x 2.5" HDDs: https://amzn.to/3U4HclV
3-Bay Hot Swap HDD: https://amzn.to/3tZoqBR https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DB8...
3-Bay Hot Swap HDD: https://amzn.to/4aYTORs
4-Bay SSD: https://amzn.to/48NBZ6a
4-Bay Hot Swap HDD: https://amzn.to/47FqWe8
8-Bay Hot Swap SSD: https://amzn.to/3S4HKp8

Video INDEX:
0:00 Light Intro - HP Z840 Needs No Introduction
0:32 Teaser Blueprint - Z800, Z820, Z840, Z8 G4 Overview Videos!
1:08 System Overview
1:57 CPU Guide (Xeons E5-26xx V3 / V4 )
5:47 System Overview continued
6:10 PSU Specs + 6-pin Power output (Max ~220W per 6-pin; 12.2V x 18Amps = 219.6W / 6-pin; 658.8W total for 3x 6-pins).
7:24 PCIe Chamber Overview
7:52 CPU Memory Fan Module
8:30 HDD Bays
9:24 Tear-down - Top / Side / Front I/O Panel removal
10:08 Side Panel Removal Process
10:56 Front I/O Connector Replacement
11:11 HDD Sata/Sas connector fitment
11:42 Handle Fitment
13:13 PCIe Slot Guide
16:12 Ideal Uses
17:14 CPU Fan Module Issues
18:23 Side Panel Details
18:52 Outro + Future Teasers

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