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Main reason is I need to regulate our bandwidth usage by implementing web filter rules and to set up dedicated bandwidth per network using QoS. Second is VPN for our partners' remote access because I don't like using third party VPN software, and so I could troubleshoot at home. . Other reason is IDS/IPS and Gateway Antivirus. I forgot to include captive portal above, the management wants to give WiFi access to our clients.
 
In my previous office I'm using Fortinet and Cyberoam UTM appliances but my current employer can't afford any commercial UTM right now and I don't know any cheaper alternative. I only know of pfSense and Untangle. I'm also aware that it won't be able to compete with the commercial UTM's feature and performance, but it's better to have it than nothing. It's an upgrade to our current production setup (DD-WRT, Yes I know).  
 
I'm currently looking for reviews on Mikrotik devices, and also considering your suggestion as another option if it fit my requirements. :lol:
 
Thank You!

Will post the updated gliffy soon. 

Very clean shot, deep black and nice focusing on the moon  9/10
 
Here's mine. I'm using Finepix s4200 and I'm new to photography scene
 

Very clean shot, deep black and nice focusing on the moon  9/10
 
Here's mine. I'm using Finepix s4200 and I'm new to photography scene
 

Very clean shot, deep black and nice focusing on the moon  9/10
 
Here's mine. I'm using Finepix s4200 and I'm new to photography scene
 

As I said in my previous post, get a new PSU ASAP.
I'm not quite sure what the problem is, though it's most likely being cased by the GPU, either software or hardware wise. 

Difference between Intel's Hyper Threading  and AMD's Module approach 

They would charge you an extra $10 for the motherboard standoffs. 

Thanks guys for your help. I will try bending back the pins eventually I've already planned replacing it but just for the sake of saving money. :lol:
 
 
You just made my day. Lol.

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get started and good luck
 
 
just kidding, no need for luck when you have jesus, your success will be judged on your piety. 

Well guys I've been doing my own research & analysis of the performance of AMD & Intel CPUs for sometime, I did not do tests personally however I tried to salvage as much knowledge as possible to try and answer a question that has been on my mind, which is how far ahead Intel really is? and that question led me to some very interesting realizations.

The discussion will be highly technical and might seem boring to some, I'll start off with the basics & end with the answer to the original question plus several others.

Ok let's begin, first off our discussion will be surrounding AMD's modular Bulldozer/Piledriver architecture & Intel's core series from Westmere to Sandy/Ivy & Haswell.

The Architectures : AMD Bulldozer/Piledriver

The building block of AMD's modular architecture is not an x86 core, it's an x86 module, this module contains everything that a core contains but with a number of components doubled, these components include the integer scheduler, its datapath, 16KB of L1 DCache & it's own load/store unit.
The doubling of these components is what gives the AMD module essentially two cores/threads.
The integer cores share the early pipeline stages (e.g. L1i, fetch, decode), the floating point unit, and the L2 cache with the rest of the module.


 
How this affects performance
Depending on the workload the quad module eight core AMD processors can either perform as eight processing units or as four and this depends entirely on the affinity of the workload to integer or floating point calculations.
If integer calculations are needed there are eight integer pipelines that can be used, however if floating point calculations are needed there are only four.

I believe an audiophile is, as the name suggests, loves great audio. I think the idea that you have to spend tons of money to be considered an audiophile is wrong. Just because you spend more on audio does not make you an audiophile, and vice versa.
Here's an analogy:
Who do you consider a hardware enthusiast, the guy who goes out and blows $10000 on alienware thinking it is the best, or the guy who has spend $800 on his computer but has also spent many hours modding it and making it special?
As such, I think when you're truly spending time, effort and possibly money to tweak your sound system and make it suit your tastes, that is when you are an audiophile.

You have inspired my creative talents:
 

OMG didn't know that, thanks. Feels like my whole life is a lie. Loool.
 
I think I'll start saving again to buy myself quality open headphones. Although I'm fine with my current setup but this good soundstage thing made me curious. I wanna hear/feel that too.

Does hdd make high pitched noise and crackling? It might be going bad. Run some hdd diagnostics on it. You notice it also when opening file explorer and it hangs on basic loading.

I might as well weigh in on this since I tweeted this as a discussion topic:
 
Mantle:
- Unproven
- Requires no new hardware if you already have a GCN (7000+) card
- Requires developer support (but we know that at least some is coming)
- Unknown performance improvement over non-Mantle
- Takes time to implement, limited compatibility with existing hardware and fragments market, which will be a major barrier
- No support for existing titles unless ported in after the fact
- Potentially makes Linux gaming more feasible
 
G-Sync:
- Requires Kepler GPU (600 series or better)
- Requires new hardware on monitor side of things (but not that expensive to implement compared to existing scaler hardware)
- Does not require developer support & supports pretty much your entire existing library of games.
- Proven performance. Holy crap does it ever make a big difference. I'd rather play 50FPS with G-Sync than 80FPS with tearing from what I saw. Seriously..
- Requires hardware manufacturer support (at least some is coming, but not from A+ players like Samsung. I saw Philips, ASUS, BenQ, and Viewsonic on the list...)-
 
I'll discuss this more on the WAN Show this week, but let me put it this way. To all of the folks saying any of the following about G-Sync:
- a useless features
- can't convince me that lower framerates can look better
- snake oil
 
You just don't understand the technology here fully. This is ABSOLUTELY game-changing. It makes a HUGE difference. Enormous. Earth-shattering. Not open for debate. End of discussion. Unless you've tried it, (I have, you haven't at this point unless you're another journalist that was at the event) then it's best to say nothing before you make yourself look like a fool.
 
The challenges for G-Sync have to do with adoption by monitor makers, NOT to do with whether it's a GREAT technology that ideally EVERY gamer would have. For me a key factor here is going to be the availability of monitors with G-Sync that don't suck. If you can't buy an IPS panel with G-Sync, you're going to have a hard time selling someone like me who games very little compared to doing real work on his PC on it.
 
Mantle has the capability to dramatically improve performance in the traditional sense, but doesn't address the same issues that every card has the way the G-Sync does. Mantle's success rides on the implementations we see from devs like DICE with BF4. If it's awesome, then it will drive more developers to embrace it. If it sucks and it turns out to be really hard to work with, it won't.
 
So here's the summary in my mind. They're both potentially incredible. The only difference is right now we KNOW that G-Sync is incredible, and Mantle has the POTENTIAL to be incredible. We still need more information about BOTH of them before I'd be willing to drop real money on either of them, though.

The illuminated apple on the back.

I don't think "The Hamster!" has the same effect as Hammerhead.

Great discussion topic. Added to The WAN Show topics for this week.
 
Edit: Just saw some comments in this thread that seem to suggest that because Intel sponsors some of our content that we aren't willing to say anything negative about them. Not true at all.

I would like to know if using PSU extension cables (e.g 24pins to 24pins and 6pin to 6pin) reduces the power output of the PSU? Thanks in advance for your kind response. :lol: :lol: