Seriously Overpowered. FULL GUIDE - HP Z8 G4 Workstation (CPU / RAM / PCIe / Tare-down / Servicing)

It's no secret that Windows 10 security updates are scheduled to conclude in Oct. 2025.

Have you considered what system you will upgrade to?

I faced that decision with my HP Z840 Workstation - the previous generation of the HP Z8 G4 ( HP Z840 Overview:    • This Workstation Would Be It. HP Z840...  ).

Due to security requirements (TPM 2.0) - the Z840 will run into a brick wall - but it will continue to thrive in new ways (home server!).

Get ready for a full system overview and tare-down of the HP Z840's successor - the HP Z8 G4 Workstation.

(OVER ~40minutes worth of HP Z8 G4 content including: CPU GUIDE, RAM GUIDE, PCIe GUIDE, System UPGRADES, Full TARE-DOWN, BENCHING, GAMING and MORE!)

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Offering support for Skylake and Cascade Lake Intel Scalable Xeons with up to 56 Cores and 112 Threads, up to 3TB of DDR4 2933MHz ECC Reg. memory, a mere 9x PCIe 3.0 slots and a healthy dose of 1700W of PSU output - of which ~878.4W is the max possible power delivered through 4x 8-pin GPU power cables (RTX 4090 or RTX 5090 ready!).

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HP Z8 G4 CPU0 Cooler and Carrier: https://ebay.us/3lizY8
HP Z8 G4 CPU1 Cooler and Carrier: https://ebay.us/EMOoCG
VROC: https://ebay.us/1ScJBQ
VANPO Torque Wrench: https://amzn.to/3XCrsbJ
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut: https://ebay.us/NflpNO

PSU (1450W - 1700W): https://ebay.us/HqhMNS
PSU (1125W): https://ebay.us/F6PQKQ

HP Dual M.2 NVMe Personality Module (Dual M.2 NVMe carrier): https://amzn.to/3L00m6S https://ebay.us/HVRmLm

HP Z4 G4 Dust Filter: 3DY47AA
Front I/O: https://ebay.us/7FlJq3

HDD Fan Module: https://ebay.us/LDaQCv
Noctua HDD Fan: https://ebay.us/zJA4dj

PSU Power Cable: https://ebay.us/53JpWw
SATA Power Cable: https://ebay.us/3FIuUs

10GbE Options:
HP 10GbE Dual Port NIC Module: https://ebay.us/noWHtg
Intel X550 10GbE: https://ebay.us/UmcRMs
Intel X540-T2 10GbE: https://ebay.us/LVqi88

HP Z8 G4 Thunderbolt 3: https://ebay.us/OgPNfG
HP Micro SAS Controller: https://ebay.us/dY6hpB

HDD/SSDs:
Samsung 870 Evo 4TB: https://amzn.to/46AIZlk
Samsung 870 Evo 2TB: https://amzn.to/47AMV71HDD/SSD adapters:
Olmaster 5.25” to 6x SSD or 2x SSD and 1x HDD bay (MR-8802 with front slot): https://amzn.to/4abf3PV
Olmaster 4 Bay 2.5" SSD Adapter with Fans: https://amzn.to/3uCX2cZ

HDD/SSD adapters:
ICY DOCK 2 Bay 2.5" HDD/SSD & 1 x 3.5 HDD (MB343SP): https://amzn.to/46xRCNr
ICY DOCK Dual 2.5" & 3.5" SATA Hard Drive/SSD Removable RAID 1 Mobile Rack (MB901SPR-B): https://amzn.to/3T87hQJ
ICY DOCK 4 Bay 2.5" SAS/SATA HDD & SSD Hot Swap (MB324SP-B): https://amzn.to/3T2MkGx
ICY DOCK 6 Bay 2.5” SATA HDD / SSD Hot Swap (MB326SP-B): https://amzn.to/3XKaPuI

NVMe/SSD adapters:
ICY DOCK Rugged 4 x M.2 NVMe SSD PCIe 4.0 Mobile Rack (MB720M2K-B): https://amzn.to/40XSqtI

ICY DOCK 4 x 2.5 NVMe U.2/U.3 SSD PCIe 4.0 Mobile Rack (MB699VP-B V3): https://amzn.to/3N6JkVT
ICY DOCK 6 Bay U.2 / U.3 NVMe SSD PCIe 4.0 Mobile Rack (MB118VP-B): https://amzn.to/47S3NG6

💥Share your Z8 G4 setups in the comments - let's make this a resource for others for future upgrades.

Video INDEX:
0:00 Intro
1:49 Video Overview

Quick Overview
3:28 HP Z8 G4 Overview
4:48 System Regions
5:57 CPU GUIDE (Brief)
9:10 RAM GUIDE (Pause 10:24)
11:45 STORAGE GUIDE
13:15 PCIe GUIDE
15:17 Side Panel
15:58 Rear Panel
17:56 CPU Fitment (19:28 Torque)
19:47 Top and Front Panel (21:36 Dust Filter)
22:44 Front I/O

Removal GUIDEs
24:36 Removal GUIDEs
24:44 SATA Cables
24:07 HDD Fan Module
25:20 Personality Module
25:51 Upper Chamber Fan Module
25:58 5.25" Bay Expansion
26:12 PSU Removal
26:27 Rear I/O
26:42 PSU Power Distribution Cable
28:31 GPU
31:15 Costing

31:27 Detailed CPU GUIDE
37:35 EBAY CPU Prices
38:26 Performance Benching (Power use 40:07)
42:25 Outro - Future Videos
44:23 Z8 G4 Gaming

Upcoming videos:

HP Z8 G4 Overview - 2024 Edition
HP Z840 to HP Z8 G4 Hardware Swap - upgrading my personal editing rig.
HP Z800/Z820/Z840/Z8 G4 Overview
HP Z8 G4 CPU Upgrade Guide
HP Z8 G4 Memory Upgrade Guide

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