This Upgraded HP Workstation/Server Is CRAZY Fun

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► 3D Models
Drive Caddy: https://www.printables.com/model/6394...
Fan Adapter: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:594...

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Music (in order):
"Hardware Haven Theme" -Me (   • Hardware Haven Theme Music  )
"Sunshower" - LATASHÁ(  / best-music-pro..  )
"If You Want To" - Me
"CRENSHAW VIBES" - GARRISON (  / garrison-brown  )
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Timestamps:
0:00 This project was more than I expected
0:45 HDDs from ServerPartDeals (Sponsor)
2:08 The HP Z440
3:04 Specs and Teardown
5:11 Cleanup and Re-assembly
5:40 Updating the BIOS
6:41 Upgrading the CPU, RAM, and GPU
8:28 Storage Issues
8:59 DaVinci Resolve
9:40 Blender Benchmark
9:53 Cinebench and System Power
11:19 Workstation usage
11:50 Proxmox and Headless Boot
13:46 NVMe SSDs with Bifurcation
14:05 More PCIe Upgrades
14:39 More Storage
15:28 Adding a Fan
16:15 VMs and Containers
17:44 Intel AMT
18:31 Thoughts on the Z440