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kiddsupreme

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  • CPU
    Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core
  • Motherboard
    Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA ATX LGA1150
  • RAM
    Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133
  • GPU
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3
  • Case
    Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower
  • Storage
    Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" SSD, Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" SSD, Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM
  • PSU
    Corsair 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V (AX1200i)
  • Display(s)
    Asus PB278Q 27.0"
  • Cooling
    Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid Cooler
  • Keyboard
    K70 RGB MK.2 RAPIDFIRE Mechanical Gaming Keyboard — CHERRY® MX Speed
  • Mouse
    Logitech G502 Wired Optical
  • Sound
    Onboard
  • Operating System
    Microsoft Windows 10 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)
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  1. Time to update the list: HDD 2 x 12TB Segate ST12000NM0007 2 x 8TB Seagate ST8000DM0004 2 x 8TB Seagate ST8000AS0002 1 x 8TB Seagate ST8000VN0002 1 x 4TB Seagate ST4000DM004 1 x 3TB Western Digital WD30EZRX (I can't believe this guy is still running after nearly 8 years. Time to retire soon) 1 x 500GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO (All drives utilizing ext4, NON-RAID, JBODs) OS Fedora 29 (64 bit of course) ext4 Located on a Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB SSD Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Memory 4 x 8GB (32GB Total) Corsair Vengeance Memory (DDR3, 1600Mhz) CPU Intel Xeon E3-1275 V2 Case Corsair 900D Usage Multiple uses (File server, Plex Server, home to some VM's, etc)
  2. Hardware: I had been wanting to add my name to list for a while now. I have the following: HDD 2 x 8TB Seagate ST8000AS0002 2 x 4TB Seagate ST4000DM000 1 x 8TB Seagate ST8000VN0002 (All drives utilizing ext4, NON-RAID, JBODs) OS Fedora 28 (64 bit of course) ext4 Located on a Plextor 128GB SSD Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Memory 2 x 8GB G.Skill Memory (DDR3, 1600Mhz) CPU Intel Core i5-2320 Case Corsair 900D Usage Multiple uses (File server, Plex Server, home to some VM's, etc)
  3. Not even sure I'm doing this right... Did not do any overclocking on the card itself; I did however overclock the 4790k to 4.7Ghz. But that's about it.
  4. RMA from EVGA came within 1 business day of me creating it -- got to appreciate the customer service. Put the new card in... and it came right up; no issues whatsoever. I have had the computer on for 3 days, and everything is still working as expected. Thanks again for all the suggestions. Appreciate it.
  5. The next thing I tried was moving it to another PCI-E slot. Same result.
  6. One of the first things I tried. Lost track of how many times I turned that AX1200i on and off.
  7. Cables were checked, and replaced. No difference.
  8. So I have been trying to troubleshoot this issue for the last few days, and every time I think I have it solved, it eventually rears its head again. First a bit of background. I recently upgraded from my 980 to a 980TI (EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+, P/N: 06G-P4-4995-KR). I originally built my computer last August, and haven't had any issues for that whole time (for specifics on what is in the system, look at my sig). I originally have a 780TI, then the 980, and now the 980TI. When I first installed the card, it booted up without issue. Went to work, then came back home ready for some gaming action when I was presented with this: https://youtu.be/Piph5A-S0w4 Needless to say, I had never seen anything like that before. I started to try and eliminate anything ancillary -- unplugged USB devices, etc. I swapped out the power cables with new ones, moved the video card to another slot, etc. Every time, the same thing. Then, all of the sudden the issue disappeared. I thought I solved it. But of course, I went back to work and came home and was presented with the same thing again. I finally just removed the video card and plugged into the built in Intel graphics since I needed a computer to use. I have a friend who is going to let me borrow his Geforce 760 just so I can eliminate any possibility of it being my computer. But while I wait to get my hands on the card, is there anything that I am missing? Is this just a matter I need to take up with EVGA and have them replace my card? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
  9. I guess I should rephrase my original post. I do not see myself exceeding 15 hard drives; I was just quoting the number of hard drive spots in the 900D. Currently I have 20TB spread across 5 hard drives. I see myself adding at least another hard drive this year. I don't look at it like I'm going to fill up those hard drive slots tomorrow; I just want to future-proof my storage solution as much as possible. Lets be honest, if/when I get to 15 hard drives, I will have probably upgraded to high capacity HDDs and retire the old ones.
  10. Hello, I'm getting ready to migrate my current server enclosure (an Antec Titan 550, over 10 years old) to a new, more modern selection. I am looking for an enclosure that will allow me to populate it with as many hard drives as possible. It would also need to be able to have plenty of fan mounting locations (or at the very least enough for me to keep it relatively cool). Size and weight are not a consideration. I am currently leaning towards a Corsair 900D -- from what I can tell, with enough drive cages, I should be able to get at least 15 3.5" HDDs in it no problem. There also looks to be plenty of room for good airflow. Before I invest $300 however, I want to make sure I am making a good selection based on my needs. Are there any other enclosures that allow for that many hard drives? I don't have an issue spending more/less as long as I'm getting quality equipment. Your suggestions are welcomed and I look forward to anything you might have. Thanks in advance. (P.S. -- not sure if it is necessary to know but the mobo that will be going in this is ATX sized)
  11. This question may be more appropriate in the future when those new 8TB and 10TB from Seagate and HGST come out, but I thought I'd bounce the question off of some of you. Do you feel that these storage solutions would be appropriate in a media server? By media server, I mean a custom server, not a synology box or anything like an appliance; I'm talking a server along the lines of a Core i5/i7 processor, 16-32GB of RAM, Linux, etc. If I were to setup a Linux Server, running off of a SSD or two (one for the main OS, another SSD as some sort of staging drive where items initially get downloaded (either via CouchPotato, or even a drive where you could rip BR and DVDs onto for converting). Afterwards, the video file would get moved over to these large hard drives, where they would be accessed by media software such as Plex. Do you think that would work? Or are these drives going to be so slow, that they would be a bottleneck for Plex? Trying to preplan what to go for in the future: Go for these cold storage HDDs, or just wait until normal large size, non-cold storage HDDs appear. Any input/suggestions would be appreciated.
  12. THIS. Just like most things (cars you drive off the lot, new pair of jordans, etc) lose their value immediately. I just stepped up from my 780 Ti to a 980 ACX 2.0. My friend also stepped up from the 780 6GB to a 980 ACX 2.0 as well. I think of it like this: I was able to game for 2+ months with one of the fastest production video cards from NVIDIA, and now I'm in the unique position to trade in that card for a brand new 980 which has a lower TDP and appears to have more overclocking headroom than the 780. If anything, I should be the most upset since I spend around $710 for the Classified version. At the end of the day, I still feel that I'm coming out ahead by have the latest and greatest. Now, should I feel bad about spending around $4000 plus on a Z97 platform instead of waiting another month and spec'ing out a X99 system? Well.... <_<
  13. Sorry I misspoke. Yes, it is Fibre Channel. In regards to what software I would plan on utilizing, I would imagine something in the open source space (if I had to buy something like Symantec Netbackup, I would imagine the costs would get out of hand quickly). As far as keeping track of what data is on which tape, I'd imagine some manual system (separate it out by physical hard drive). I would imagine it shouldn't take more than 10-12 physical LTO-4 tapes to backup everything. Of course I could be mistaken, but it is definitely a project that sounds promising if it can be executed properly.
  14. Wow, thanks folks for the additional information contributed to this thread. I have to admit I don't have any first hand knowledge or experience using zfs, I've just mainly using ext4 as my file system of choice. Believe it or not, I've been looking at tape storage as well. LTO tape storage to be exact. Considering LTO-4 tapes can be procured for as little as $20 a cartridge, and can hold anywhere from 800gb to 1.6tb depending on compression, it would seem to be more cost effective as far as the amount of data to be stored. Of course, getting your hands on a LTO-4 drive for a reasonable price is a challenge in itself. But I may have a friend who works in a data center who might be able to let me use one they are planning on mothballing. If that's the case, it's just a matter of getting a SCSI card to install on the linux box and the appropriate drivers. I guess we will see going forward what is the better long term storage option.
  15. I was thinking on keeping it separate. Something where I could back it up, then take it offsite just in case. I'm not sure about the feasability of backing up to the cloud... Could you imagine having to restore 20TB over the Internet? I also was hearing whispers about 8 & 10TB hard drives... But knowing myself, I'd just upgrade the current storage in my Linux Box, and do something stupid like 100TB JBODs, lol
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