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27" 1080p will also be kinda blurry as the pixel density is crap. Either go lower screen size or higher resolution (4K is the next logical step). 1ms IPS is basically non-existent though, so you should probably let that one go.

Clock speed isn't everything. Keep in mind the 7700K is a 4 year old CPU at this point and sizeable IPC gains have been made in the meantime. Also, advertised max boost is for 1 core only, never for all of them, unless you're overclocking.

No. iOS 10 came out in 2016 and the iPad 4 came out in 2012. I personally don't see why it's a big deal a $400 device from 2012 is not supported anymore 9 years later. It was perfectly usable up until app developers stopped supporting iOS 10. Nothing you can do about that. iOS11 probably introduced a good number of new APIs that were never ported to iOS10, and the iOS 10 user base is so small it's not worth the effort anymore. The only devices stuck on iOS10 are the iPhone 5, iPhone 5C and iPad 4.

HBA, or host bus adapter is the type of card you're looking for. They're just "dumb" disk controllers that pass through all disks to the operating system. Should net you a lot more results. IT mode is also a common term found on RAID cards with HBA-like firmware as an option (IR mode = RAID, IT mode = HBA).

Fully agree with this. If you don't have sufficient knowledge and no ability to create a proof of concept and fully test that, don't bother attempting this at all.

What have you found when you searched for SFX PSUs around that wattage? Which models are you leaning towards? What do reviews say?

This. If this doesn't work, your VMDKs are corrupted. This cannot be caused by a CPU swap, so it might be something else. Also check if virtualization (SVM) is still enabled in the UEFI.

Are the shares still up? Does it work again if you reset your password on the Pi?

Yes.

The specs you listed are easily 1k a piece for just the tower, peripherals excluded.

An i7-10700 will use DDR4 memory. These specs are pretty reasonable for an entry level workstation although 32GB really is recommended when working with solidworks. It's more demanding than you might think. There are OEMs that have different options in this segment. HP has the Z2 G5 Dell has the Precision 3650 and 5820 series Lenovo has the P340 and P520 Maybe contact any of these parties and see if they can give you a good price on 20 units.

Your Windows install will no longer boot if you disable CSM. You'll need to convert the partitions to GPT before Windows will boot again. An SSD to install Windows on helps with performance, it has nothing to do with either CSM or MBR.

What's the issue exactly? 1ms ping is actually very low. What speeds does your ISP promise? (both down and up, as they might be different, like 100/10).

You will also need an SSD if you don't have one yet. With Intel 5500 graphics and a 5th gen dual core i3, you won't be playing anything beyond Minecraft. Install the optifine mod to make it run better.

You might need to find a ROM with lower clock speeds and try that. Go here. https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios You'll need to look for a GTS450 ROM that matches your card best in terms of memory type and clock speeds.

This type of stuff will have to be bought off eBay, Craigslist etc. as they're used computers, not new.

I’ve been alternating between WD and Seagate over the years. Greatly depends on the price when I’m shopping for drives. Currently running 4 WD Red Pro 4TB drives in my 4-bay Rackstation RS815+. They’re performing very well. Had Ironwolf 4TB drives before, they were replaced after 3,5 years because of their hours. They moved to my father-in-law’s NAS.

Phenom II can hold its own to a Core 2 Quad Extreme. The overclockability of the i7 and nehalem/westmere Xeons are a good bit faster. Still, I’d go as modern as possible within the budget. Cores don’t matter much as minecraft is single threaded mostly. Haswell is the best middle ground between a good price and excellent performance, while also keeping power consumption at bay.

That’s all ancient hardware though and not really an upgrade. Might as well pop in a Phenom II X4 as they smoke the Core 2 Quads and won’t necessitate a board or PC swap. I’d go for something like an Optiplex 3020. Haswell is much newer, faster and power efficient. They can be found with 8GB and a Core i5 for well under $200. Run the server off a cheap SSD and you’re set. The HP ProDesk 400 G1 and G2 also qualify and can be had for even less.

You're better off getting a SAS HBA, like the LSI 9211-8i. It's cheap, and with 2 miniSAS (SFF8087) to 4x SATA cables, you can connect 8 drives to it. With a SAS expander, you can connect even more. Buy one that is in so-called IT mode. Most are if you look on eBay.

List your full system here, also list the games you're testing here, settings and the FPS. It could literally be anything with this little information

With more cores it can likely just run at a lower clock speed to achieve the same performance. Thus reducing voltage and clocks, thus saving power. Makes sense.

Agreed. Core 2 Quad CPUs are dirt cheap these days.

The advertised max turbo in the Intel specification only applies to a workload that only uses one core. All core is always much lower. Current generation i9 chips don't do 5.3GHz on all cores, more like 4.3-ish. The reasoning is part marketing, part technical (thermal contstraints and power limit).

Some ATX cases can fit eATX unofficially, like the Phanteks P300 series. Cable management becomes a bit trickier, bit it can be done. As long as it's not XL-ATX (has extra PCIe slots so it's longer) it might work. There are plenty of other cases that support eATX that are well under $999. Some under $99.