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  • Birthday Mar 28, 1991

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    Denmark
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    .NET Developer

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    Ryzen 1700
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    MSI X370 SLI PLUS
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    16Gb G.Skill RipjawsV
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    R9 290X 8Gb
  • Operating System
    Win10 Pro

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  1. Squazzer
    I would love to see some kind of rundown on how much performance a CPU or GPU is delivering pr. watt consumed. Performance pr. dollar is one thing, put it's a one-time payment. Total Cost of Ownership is an entirely different thing
  2. Squazzer
    Hi there I'm looking to build my own HighAvailability Shared Storage Cluster. The ideal setup would be something I can build with my own hardware, and with as little hardware as possible. In my current setup I'm running two Dell Poweredges connected to a Dell PowerVault DAS filled up with 2.5" SAS SSDs. Giving each Poweredge direct access to each SSD in the DAS enclosure. Right now I'm using a combination of Windows Storage Spaces and Active Directory to handle the HA setup. But I would like to try something else. I've been looking at TruenNAS Scale. And even though their website tells me that TrueNAS Scale should be able to make a HA setup with a DAS & 2 controllers, I'm being told (by iXsystems) that it's only possible to do with their own hardware, not with my own. But their description of a Shared Storage Cluster matches very well what I'm trying to build; "Two nodes are used to manage a shared ZFS pool." Is this possible to build a HA Shared Storage Cluster with my own hardware, but using some kind of Linux?
  3. Squazzer
    For the downloads problems, it seems the issue is in transcoding. Have anyone tried pre-transcoding the things one wants to download? And if so, does that make a difference?
  4. Squazzer
    I was more thinking about those times where I have had to replace a NUC But you are right That's true
  5. Squazzer
    I see that I may have been vague in my explanation. I was just wondering why more brands didn't do like Intel does it. Send a new product right away when they get the old board in. And the keep the broken hardware for analysis and then recycle it whatever they do with it afterwards.
  6. Squazzer
    Is this something you know anything about?
  7. Squazzer
    Also make sure to test different memory slots. I experienced my socket DIMMA1 throwing out errors for any module inserted into it. No problems on other sockets.
  8. Squazzer
    I have had a lot of hardware fail on me though the past decade. The RMA process for every manufacturer is different (even though it's almost now the same (terrible) experience with every brand). Some brands (like Intel) just swap the hardware immediately and then keep the RMA'ed hardware for analysis and possible repair. Other companies (like MSI, ASUS, etc.) take the hardware ind and try to repair it. What I don't understand is why its profitable for a manufacturer to spend time on repairing the hardware they receive. Let's look at the most recent example with a X370 MSI motherboard I had to RMA due to a failure in RAM socket DIMMA1: - My local dealer pays for shipping to them, then they have to handle the package, and propably pay for shipment to the manufacturer (I don't know if they have any deals with the manufacturers that makes the manufacturer pay for this). - The manufacturer then has to spend time analyzing the motherboard, fix what has to be fixed, and then pay for shipping to my local dealer - My Local dealer then has to handle and pay for shipment for sending the product back to me. This is a lot of shipments, and just repairing the board I guess will take longer than is profitable for MSI compared to just shipping a new board from stock?
  9. Squazzer
    Haha yeah The Elite 130 is gonna filled to the brim, but that's the idea But thanks for the suggestion though
  10. Squazzer
    Yeah, I was looking at the one too, actually dismissed it as it was larger than the Elite 130?
  11. Squazzer
    You were talking about other cases, did you have something particular in mind? Got me a little curious
  12. Squazzer
    Good to know Still havn't managed to sell my CM Pro Gold, if I can't get rid of it I'm going with the Elite 130 case
  13. Squazzer
    at 2/3 of the price for a SFX PSU this sounds more like my thing. Also I guess they would produce less noise?
  14. Squazzer
    Now, I know WHY people delid, they are able to exchange the thermal paste with a better one. My question is simply, does anyone know WHY this is even beneficial in the first place? What is the reason both Intel and AMD are not using optimal thermal paste in the first place? If we are able to do this, I guess someone somewhere decided that is was a couple of cents they could shave off the production costs? Why would the manufactures create these beasts of engineering feats and then kneecap them right away by skipping on the enclosure?
  15. Squazzer
    That's good to know Will try to get my PSU traded into an SFX or a smaller PSU that's still modular. Will look out to ensure I have adapter plates if they're needed
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