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Ha! Nice! I am just waiting for a couple more parts to arrive today, then I can start testing it out....as long as nothing is DOA....the anticipation is killing me!

Ah ok. Thanks for the quick reply update! Yeah, my plan is: Setup hardware Flash BIOS Config BIOS Install unRAID Config unRAID My hardware isn't due until early to mid next week, so I am getting the space ready near my modem/router in the basement. Then will be feverishly awaiting the UPS delivery.

Glad to hear you got your rig all setup @kaiguy. Did you use the same BIOS update that Hoopster did (L2.10A I believe Hoopster's previous posts) from ASRock Support? Also, @Hoopster did you have to enable VT-x and VT-d as detailed in Spaceinvader One's video build tutorial? I know this is a video from 2017 but I wasn't sure if it is needed for iGPU passthrough with the updated BIOS.

I ordered the Noctua NH-U12A for my setup, but I might have more space in the Fractal Design Define XL R2 than a 4U case. I figured if it can handle the Intel Core i9-9900K with "best turbo/overclocking headroom" it would handle the E-2288G. Since there was no real TDP stats on the E-2288G that I could find, I will see what my CPU temps are when I get everything setup. If I need to look at a different cooler based on what my CPU temps are from testing I will.

Ha ha ha, yeah, I saw someone bought one today only leaving 1 left, so I decided to jump on it. I wasn't sure if bumping this thread added more light on this deal, and was scared I would miss out (FOMO as the kids call it these days ). I bought all my other parts this afternoon as well. Everything is supposed to arrive within the next week, with the MB/CPU set to be here Wednesday. This is my first unRAID server, and even computer, build so I will test what I can and think is best, but I don't have any extensive tests in mind to perform.

Hi @kaiguy. How did you go about adding the extra RAM to the purchase? Did you just do the 'Make Offer' and added the extra in for the RAM? I messaged the seller about this but I have not heard back. I am really looking hard at this combo. It is almost the same as what I am pricing out for my build, but it comes with the better CPU and 128GB NVMe.

Thanks for the update Hoopster. Glad to hear the issue was not something major. So the BIOS you are using, is that the 2.10 current version that is available from the ASRock Rack site or something special ASRock Support sent you?