2026 upgrade of 2022 Workstation

Components

Motherboard

ASRock B550 Taichi (Sometimes one of the drives goes missing after a reboot)

Supermicro H13SAE-MF, Quick Ref., Manual

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Memory

64GB (2 x 32GB) Kingston KSM32ED8/32ME

64GB (2 x 32GB) Kingston KSM56E46BD8KM-32HA

Storage

3.84TB Intel DC D3-S4510, SSDSC2KB038T801

3.84TB Intel DC D3-S4520, SSDSC2KB038TZ01

Case

Fractal Design Define 7 White Solid FD-C-DEF7A-09

Power Supply

SeaSonic Prime Fanless PX-500

Cooling (total two three fans)

CPU

Noctua NH-D15S

Noctua NT-H1 thermal compound

Thermalright AM5 Secure Frame RED (ASF-RED)

Noctua NH-U12A with two NF-A12X25 G2 PWM 120mm fans, oriented towards the rear of the case

Noctua NT-H2 thermal compound

Rear exhaust case fan

Noctua NF-A12X25 LS-PWM 120mm fan

Noctua NF-A12X25 G2 LS-PWM 120mm fan

All other case fans removed

Case expansion slots

2-port USB 2 bracket

2-port USB 3 bracket

4-Port eSATA bracket, Coolgear SS-4PCI-ES

2 of 22-pin SATA extension cables, Delock 84920

BIOS direct links

BIOS_H13SAE-1C97_20250805_2.5_STDsp.zip BIOS_H13SAE-1C97_20260121_2.6_STDsp.zip

Possible problems

• Network disconnects with Intel i210 Ethernet Controller and Supermicro H13SAE-MF Motherboard