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    yippy3000 got a reaction from BigDay in m.2, mSATA, or 2.5" SSD Drives - Which Is The Fastest?   
    Quick recommendation: Don't get mSATA.  That connection format seems to have lost out to M.2 so I would expect that no new products will have it as they will all have M.2 instead.
     
    M.2 slots can support one or both connection protocols of PCIe (NVMe) or SATA.  An NVMe SSD in a PCIe supported M.2 slot can be much faster than 2.5" SATA drives but most M.2 SSDs on the market now use the SATA connection protocol which means they are exactly the same speed as a 2.5" SATA drive.
     
    In the specific case of the Samsung 850 M.2, it uses SATA over M.2 so will be EXACTLY the same speed as the 2.5" version.
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    yippy3000 reacted to Imakuni in Gigabyte 1070 vs EVGA 1070   
    Grey and yellow backplate. That's likely the reason why no one is going to buy (or talk about) Zotac's 1070.
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    yippy3000 reacted to deWaardt in Need some suggestions in choosing GPU   
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    I have been using AMD since the beginning of me building PC's, no overheating issues.
    Just don't buy the specific card that is known for overheating issues and don't buy FX-9xxx
     
    It's as simple as that.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from Beskamir in IPMI over WAN?   
    It is also WAY more secure to use VPN (IPMI software is usually pretty easily hackable) so I would use VPN from a security standpoint anyway.
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    yippy3000 reacted to mosin40 in Can someone explain the Founders Edition   
    Here you go:
    Source: http://www.gamersnexus.net/news-pc/2427-difference-between-gtx-1080-founders-edition-and-reference
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from TheCaptain53 in WD Red's? Raid 6?   
    A few things:
     
    1.  Yes, Reds are designed for this a pretty much the best consumer level drives for RAID.
    2.  Using Raid 6 you will have 6TB usable from the 5x2TB drives, just an FYI.
    3.  Are you using this computer for anything other than file storage?  If not, that computer is WAY WAY WAY overpowered.  An Intel Atom is all that is needed for simple RAID file storage. EDIT: It sounds like this is a gaming PC with a big RAID array, in this case hardware is fine.
    4. Getting it externally available is going to be tricky and the best way to do it will depend on what your friends want out of file storage.  At the minimum you will need to set up port forwarding in your router to forward the protocol they will be using as well as setting up some kind of dynamic DNS service so they don't have to call to ask you for your IP address all the time.
     
    A little more detail on what you want to use it for and store on it will help with recommendations on 4.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from Blake in Batch File That Copies 1 Drive to Another   
    I second Robocopy.  It is so good at the one thing it does (copy files) people still use it in the server room.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from Nosfy in Noctua Chromax, release date?   
    I am eagerly awaiting these.  I got two of the Linus edition NF-F12s, now all I need is white Chromax mounts and I can put these in my black and white build and have it look amazing!
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from TJStamp in Server Rails   
    For rails, you must buy them to fit your server.  The racks have standard rail mounts and basically any rail will fit in any rack.  This is NOT true for servers though, you often need to buy your rails with your server to make sure they work.  Often they are an option or included with the server.
     
    TL;DR check with the company you buy your server from for what rails are compatible.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from ledzz in A quick query regarding cpu temps.. 4970k..   
    This is very much ok.  The CPU can get up to 80 or 90 under load and still be fine.  Those are really good temps.  Mine idles at 45 and gets into the 70s under load.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from STRMfrmXMN in Best Brand for GTX 970   
    If you are getting the EVGA FTW, make sure you get the FTW+ (part number 04G-P4-3978-KR) and not the older FTW.  The + is the only difference in the name and is easy to miss.  Both are ACX 2.0.  The FTW+ is slightly shorter and has improved cooling.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from TheSabby in Building first PC. General Questions   
    1) I personally would install Ubuntu on the SSD as it will just make the whole OS feel faster.  Keep in mind that means you will be limited on space so you probably won't be able to install any games on the SSD or use it as a scratch disk for photo/video editing, programming projects are usually relatively small so those should fit fine.
     
    I would like to state ahead of time that I don't have any personal experience with the hardware in your second two but:
     
    2) I see people put this in higher end gaming builds so it is definitely not crap.  Looks like a pretty solid board to me and will handle a 980Ti just fine.
     
    3) Yes, everything will fit, that is an ATX case so it should be pretty roomy and it looks like a simple layout to work in.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from SirWendall in Computer runs hot, suggestions?   
    FOLLOWUP:
     
    I pulled off the cpu block and noticed that the thermal paste was not evenly spread, it looked like pressure was not even.  Even after re-applying one of the support studs seemed loose on the backplate.  I pulled everything off a second time, including the backplate this time and found that one of the screw hole spacers on the backplate was way longer than the other three.  I filed it down to match the others and reinstalled everything.  I am now getting 10C less under load for the CPU.  Apparently my poor temps were due to a manufacturing defect on my waterblock backplate.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from Vitalius in Best Home Sever OS FreeNAS or Ubuntu   
    I am looking to make a multi-purpose home server and am having a hard time deciding on an OS.  Ubuntu I can install whatever software I need to, including a UI, and is well supported but doesn't have as good of remote management and ZFS support is iffy (not sure this matters).  FreeNAS is very RAM intensive and I am not sure what kind of app support it has but has a great management interface and native ZFS and NAS features.
     
    Here are the functions I am hoping to use it for:
    NAS drive: ~500GB
    Plex Server: hosts the NAS files over Plex
    Crashplan:  Back up all the computers in the house to it ~1TB
    Owncloud: All of my pictures and documents will be in Owncloud, up to 500GB total data
    Proxy: Because I will have Owncloud on one computer and a .NET website on another I will need to set up a proxy to forward specific URLs to another computer as I only have a single external IP.
     
    I know Plex and Owncloud are pretty resource intensive so the hardware will need to be beefy.
     
    So what OS is best for the above?
     
     
    Sub Question.  I want to put the NAS and Owncloud data on mirrored drive.  Is ZFS or just normal motherboard RAID 1 better for this?
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from rentaspoon in New build time again: Budget Z97 board   
    It depends what is important to you but here are the differences that I see that would matter:
     
    MSI: Best on paper. Only one with 2 USB 3 headers.  Has 1 more PCI slot than the others but it will be blocked by a graphics card so doesn't really matter.
     
    Asus: Good bios.  Only has 4 SATA ports when the other two have 6.
     
    ASRock: No M.2 port like the other two boards have.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from Ryoku in GTX 980 w/ i7 4770k or GTX 780 w/ i7 4790k - Best bet for performance?   
    A GTX 970 is not really an upgrade at all from a 780.  Even the 980 is barely an upgrade, you probably wouldn't notice.  I would do one of two things:
     
    1) Get 2x GTX 970 in SLI
    2) Wait a year or two and then upgrade to what is the top of the line at the time.  It might even be worth it just to wait for the 980ti later this year.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from MG2R in Home server   
    I have Windows Home Server 2011 and love it.  I think it is still worth a consideration.  Right now it runs its normal services plus Plex Server and Crashplan.
     
    The next easiest would be Windows 7 or 8.  For RAID you have a few options:
    - Hardware RAID: Most expensive and hardest to manage but fastest.  All disks must be the same size
    - Flexraid as mentioned (never actually used it)
    - DrivePool https://stablebit.com/ only $20 and gives you file level data redundancy plus drive pooling.  From my very brief look at the Flexraid website it seems to be the same thing for 1/3 the cost.  You can mix and match disks as needed plus add and remove them from the pool over time.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from PANICPR0NE in SSD vs HDD   
    My opinion right now is if you use less than 400GB of storage, just make life simple and go all SSD.  Multiple hard drives gets confusing for not power users with some files in their user folder and some on the hard drive.
     
    As for backup, online backup from CrashPlan or backblaze is only $6/month, best thing you can do.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from TacticlTwinkie in why are stock GPUs so expensive   
    The Best Buy NVidia reference cards have an expensive aluminum block cooler which is more expensive to make than a lot of the aftermarket coolers.  Does it mean it is better, no, it is one of the best blower style coolers but unless you have a really tight space, the large fan coolers will out perform it.
     
    That card you can't actually buy.  It is only sold as an option on a complete computer package deal.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from LeighPing in GTX 970 but which one?   
    I don't understand the love of the Gigabyte G1.  It is the biggest and loudest of the cards.
     
    EVGA just released two new card in January.  The GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+ and the FTW+.  Both cards are factory clocked higher than the G1, have similar power delivery and unlike the G1, have a 0db mode.  If you don't plan on overclocking yourself, the FTW+ is the fastest stock card you can get.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from raj47i in Mini ITX - Headless Home NAS - with FreeNAS, iTunes, Plex   
    It depends what you are going to be doing with Plex.  If you use the mobile phone streaming, that is a real time encoding that it does so you will want the extra power of an i3
     
    As for the Node304, I have one for my Windows Home Server/Plex box and love it. Having worked with it, you really can't get anything smaller that will fix 6 drives without going to a Flex ATX PSU instead of a normal one.  The Flex PSUs are never modular or as high of quality.
     
    As for the SSD.  I highly recommend still pursuing this.  Even if not for the performance, simply having the OS on a dedicated drive makes future upgrades much easier.  Trust me, having it separate when it comes time to upgrade the data disks having the OS and some of the data on the same drive is a huge pain, especially if there is any kind of RAID involved.  You could get an adapter like this http://www.addonics.com/products/adm2px4.php and then use any standard M.2 SSD in it as an option.  Here is a pretty cheap one that would likely be fine for your needs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820510043
     
    The biggest issue with using a PCIe SSD is it means you will have to rely on software or motherboard RAID instead of hardware.  Given that I think FreeNAS has a built in psudo RAID that lets you have redundant data with different sized disks, I would probably opt for that over a hardware RAID anyway.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from raj47i in Mini ITX - Headless Home NAS - with FreeNAS, iTunes, Plex   
    2) This is probably a good board for you as it has 6 SATA ports http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h87iplus
    3) ECC is good but that might require a Xeon and more expensive motherboard, not sure if it is worth it.
    4) The i3/i5 -****T series are super low power and probably enough to run what you need.  You get better bang for your buck though if you get an S or regular instead.
    6) The node 304 and all mini-ITX boards only support 6 drives.  There is no room/port for your SSD unless you get a PCI-Express SSD.
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    yippy3000 got a reaction from airdeano in R4 or R5   
    I got the R5 over the R4 for three main reasons
    - On the R4, the SSD mounts on the back side of the motherboard require removing the motherboard to take them out.  The R5 made the mounts into trays that can be easily taken in and out at any time.
    - The front door on the R5 can be made to swing either direction, the R4 has a fixed hinge
    - The front filter and fan mounts are better in the R5.  In the R4 the fans came out with the filter.  In the R5, the filter is now in front of the fans and they are attached to permanent mount points that also now support a radiator.
     
    Other changes:
    - The drive cages have more configurations in the R5 (including removing the 5.25in cage entirely
    - The optional top vents are more moduler and are better sound proofed.
    - The bottom dust filter is removable from the front of the case in the R5 (in the R4 you had to remove it from the back)
    - The R5 has more radiator mounting points, partly due to the drive cage changes and front fan mounting changes.
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