I got Xserve 3,1 two months ago.
It's a very beautiful machine, so I thought I would spare no time and money for this cool computer.
First, I added 24GB of RAM. Next, I changed the CPU to W5590. And I have no plans to use an optical drive, so I changed to a 2.5-inch HDD using an adapter.
Finally since the original gpu is very poor, I've removed the MXM-b Nvidia GT 120M then attached the Macvidcards GTX 645 (efi) to the PCIe. Yea.
Now I'm considering further upgrades (changes to 2CPU-logic boards and SSDs or), but at this stage it is difficult due to costs, heh. I'll improve it little by little in the future.
Btw, main OS are Debian and Catalina. I installed Big Sur unpatched just last weekend, but it's still for experimental testing as many of the stock-apps crashed (eg. App Store, Mail... etc)
Well, what I wanna know is the method for "silencing".
I'm currently racking in a room a little further away, but if possible I'd like to have this "world's most beautiful blade" on my desktop. In short, Please let me know if you have any specific information.
Regards🙏