Alkahna

First Windows drivers are already out, so by the time I get my Deck I'm good @Arika S But I want a Deck so I need a or multiple reasons @Caroline Not going to sell it because I don't like scalpers and I don't want to participate. I will use it with Windows mostly I guess, where I have more games (Epic Games, Uplay etc.) and (when available) dual boot to stream games from my home pc or play on SteamOS directly. With windows I also have the option of emulation because I still have my Final Fantasy 10 save on PCSX2 laying around. That would be great on the Deck once its working

Hi there, I went and preordered a Steam Deck quite some time ago (No E-Mail received yet). I however have the "problem" that I do not own a lot of games on Steam. So as of now I see myself using the Steam Deck only in the following ways: Stream games from PC Hope for the "Windows Experiance" Hope for other Game Launcher Support be it on SteamOS or straight up Windows (Epic Games, UPlay etc.) Do you guys have any other suggetions on why a Steam Deck is a good Device to buy when you basically only own Half Life 1 & 2 and CS 1.6 & CS:Go on Steam and nothing else? I know about the emulation aspect and that could be interesting but would not be THE factor to say "that's what I got my Deck for". regards Alkahna

ok i found this information from the manual: New 6th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (supports x16, x8/x8) Intel® Z170 Express Chipset 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (max. at x4 mode) 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots That would mean a celeron would not be able to do the 2 3.0 x16 slots? So I would need like a core i3 6th gen or 7th gen?

I have a question about a build I want to do. I have an Asus Maximus VIII Ranger Z and I'm looking for a CPU that will give my two PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots an x8 connection. A Intel Celeron G3900 will do PCI Express Configurations ‡ Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 as stated by intel. Does that mean it can do 2 x8 links? Or do I need to "subtract" the pcie lanes required for the chipset? And when I populate the top 2 x16 slots each with x8 are there any left for additional pcie x1 devices? Hope I could get across what I'm unsure about.

I thought about those as well but found the following issues: Dual CPU's are nice and all but not needed for my use case^^ will scream like crazy (the one I compiled will be much more quite, possibly remove some case fans or put noctua's in) old CPU's come with (much) higher TDP so consuming more power and putting out more heat this is possibly the biggest one since for an equal performance an "old" Dell server will consume way more power that the Ryzen 5 2600 in this case most come only with the option to install 2,5" SAS drives so I need one with 3,5" drive support as I may put some 3,5" drives in down the road! I know there are some like the Dell R710 not all "server-rooms" have AC or are behind big doors where you cannot hear what's inside^^ I can get ex-lease servers here in germany but that comes with issues (listed above) I would be business/private use (just for myself at start and maybe some friends/family) and since I plan to build them as an HA-Cluster there might be 3 machines at the start. So 1 failing will not be that big of an issue. That missing VM can be spun up on different hardware till replacements come in. I hear your point. I think the HA-Cluster will somewhat help me get over the possible downtime and I have the abbility to spin the VM that went down up on a different server while waiting for replacements. That is correct Biggest issue I find is them pesky 2,5" drive option without sleds, I would have to track them down seperatly... (most come from china and those "receipt's" if you can call them that are worth nothing for taxes etc.) A single Raid-1 with 240GB SSD's is more than enough for this usecase but I also want the option to put in some 3,5" drives in the future. For reference I added some hardware specs of a machine above which is an indicator of the performance I would need the machine to have greetings Alkahna

Hello, I'm speccing out a new server (going ryzen) and would like to hear what you guys have to say about the specs and if there is something to improve on. What is should/will do: not break the bank (going ryzen because its much ceaper than xeons with the same raw power) for the price of this unit I was no able to find a intel based system that would perform on the same level rackmountable KVM machine with 1 VM at the start that VM is going to be used to archive mail (in german GPDO/GDPR compliant) that system is using linux and doesnt require a lot in terms of hardware) NOT provide mass storage (I will have a dedicated storage server) I want to start out with 1 system but ideally I would like to have 3 for a HA KVM-Cluster Mainboard should give me 2x16 physical PCIe Slots (both running atleast at 2x8 electrical) EDIT 08/05/19 | 05.08.19: For reference this hardware spec will archive about 13 E-Mails/second: Lenovo ThinkPad R61 (about 10 years old) Intel Core2 Duo, 2.50GHz 4 GB RAM HDD SATA-300 / 5400 RPM / Fujitsu MHZ2250B 250 GB Im not expecting more than 13 mails a second for the start. The Ryzen 5 2600 is way overkill for this but I want the hardware to be "relevant" a little longer and maybe spin up some more VM's on it later down the line or handle more than 13 mails a second. Spec-List Mainboard ASRock X470 Master SLI supports ECC memory 2 PCIe x16 Slots both running at x8 when both slots are populated thinking of maybe adding sotmething like this later on Chelsio CC2-N320E-SR Dual Port 10 GbE FC PCIe x8 Server Adapter CPU Ryzen 5 2600 amazing value for 6C/12T supports ECC memory will be using the included wraith stealth cooler or would you say its not going to perform in a sever chassis and if so what heatsink would you choose? RAM 1x Kingston Server Premier DIMM 8GB, DDR4-2400, CL17-17-17, ECC (KSM24ES8/8ME) ECC unbufferd 8GB is sufficient for the start (the one VM that is going to be running will need 2-4 GB max) Case Inter-Tech 2U-20255 2U good airflow (4 80mm fans) will either remove 1-2 fans if temps are ok and/or swap them for noctua's after I tested the system SSD/HDD I wanted to go NVMe but reliable SSDs are not really cheap 2x Samsung SSD SM883 240GB Datacenter SSDs in Raid 1 TBW -> 1.314PB MTBF -> 2 Mio Hours looking reliable and are a bit faster than HDD's anyone got suggestions for going NVMe?? I bet KVM would really like/benefit from faster OS storage Powersupply Going Seasonic either 1U or 2U (1U need adapter bracket for this case) 80+ Gold its seasonic so thats a plus Have those to chose from: SS-350M1U -> https://seasonic.com/m1u ATX 24-pin 1x 4pin ATX 12V would that be enough for the chosen mainboard/CPU? 2x 4pin Molex 4x SATA 1x FDD SS-400L1U/SS-500L1U -> https://seasonic.com/l1u cables (same for 400/500w) 2x 4pin ATX 12V 1x 8pin ATX 12V 1x 8pin PCI-E (6+2) ATX 24-pin 5x Molex 3x SATA 1x FDD SS-400L2U/SS-500L2U -> https://seasonic.com/l2u cables -> same as 400/500 1U Im not sure about the wattage yet since all I can find about ryzen is total system power with a gaming GPU going redundant would end up costing quite a bit more so I tend not to (got suggestions though?) Graphics Card Please dont hate on this one I know the video where Linus "hates" on that card and how it should never exist^^ Zotac GeForce GT 710 PCIe x1 only populates a PCIe x1 Slot half height card with half height bracket included as if it was made for servers without integrated graphics^^ with this one I have 1x16 or 2x8 electrical slots (2x8 when both pysical x16 are populated) free for expansion cards like NICs etc. its cheap only needed during setup and for console work since I will be installing linux server OS with no GUI What do I think about this config? redundant power would be nice but comes at a pretty hefty cost lacking IPMI ASRock Rack makes 2 boards with ryzen CPU and IPMI (only ones I could find) This is the cheaper one: https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=X470D4U#Specifications much more expensive that the X470 Master SLI Pricing (including tax & shipping) ASRock X470 Mater SLI ~ 135 € (150,41 $ or 198,27 CAD) the ASRock Rack X470D4U would be ~ 247 € ( 275,22 $ or 362,77 CAD) Ryzen 2600 ~ 130 € (144,84 $ or 190,93 CAD) 1x Kingston Server Premier DIMM 8GB, DDR4-2400, CL17-17-17, ECC (KSM24ES8/8ME) ~ 55 € (61,28 $ or 80,78 CAD) Inter-Tech 2U-20255 ~ 111 € (123,67 $ or 163,03 CAD) 2x Samsung SSD SM883 240GB Datacenter SSD ~ 204 € (227,29 $ or 299,61 CAD) Zotac GeForce GT 710 PCIe x1 ~ 54 € (60,16 $ or 79,31 CAD) SS-500L1U or SS-500L2U (price is for the 2U one) ~ 106 € (118,10 $ or 155,68 CAD) Total Server Price: 795 € = 885,99 $ = 1.168,00 Canadian Rupees Well enough about the system^^ What do you guys think about it? What would you do different? regards

Thanks for your advice. I'm going to follow the paint manufactures advice on prepping/sanding like I always do and I will not paint any plastic pieces. Also I want a solid color in which case I can skip the white base coat which is nice sice less work and stuff thanks for that piece of advice^^ In your guide you also say that sanding/scuffing is recommended but primer is "optional but not a bad idea especially for scratched or heavily worn pieces". Since the panels I'm painting are brand new and flawless I was not sure if sanding would be enough and I could skip the primer.

Hi, im planning on painting a case for a friend as a gift. Its brand new and all metal parts I want to paint are white (i guess its power coated as most case panels are?) I have the following on hand (its all professional automobile paint since I still have those around): base coat (white) top coat (metallic pink) clear coat I watched some videos and read a little bit around but I'm not sure on two things yet. Should I use primer before the base coat/top coat? The case is brandnew and still in its package and some people said its not needed if you have perfectly fine paint as a base, is that true? Do I need the base coat at all? The original paint is white and if I go for a primer I will pick a white one so is the base coat really necessary then since original paint is white, the primer (if used) is white and base coat is also white... that would be 2-3 layers of white before the top coat which seems to be a little too much or is it not? It will be my first time painting a pc case so I wanna do it right^^ For cars its a different thing, there primer is a must (rust) and depending on color/the pieces you want to paint a base coat is a must as well. Here I will be turning all parts that are white now into pink (the other parts of the case are black by default) regards Alkahna

Hi, I'm was looking to get a gigabit switch at home since I only have a regular 100 Mbit one. I'm currently looking at the following options: D-Link DGS-1210-16 (https://eu.dlink.com/uk/en/products/dgs-1210-series-gigabit-smart-switches) Has the following, which is want I would want from a new switch VLAN QoS Trunking/Link Aggregation Port-Security (MAC based) ACL's 802.1X Port-based Authentication It has fiber uplink which I dont need since I cannot run new lines to another room with lets say a second switch for roof mouted cameras There will be no cameras connected to the switch directly (has some surveilance features) because I will need to either branch of a wall socket in some room to a poe switch to hook up cameras or use wireless ones. Ubiquiti UniFi Switch 24 (https://www.ubnt.com/unifi-switching/unifi-switch-2448/) this one is a bit more expensive but I'm also potentially interested in more stuff from UB (like AP's Security Gateway and such) if it is feature equivalent or has more features I would pick this one over the D-Link one My questions now are: Does it offer the same features (security wise) like the one from D-Link (has to be through the UniFi Controller) especially points 4-6? I dont have UniFi devices yet and I can't tell if the switch (throug the help of the controller can provide the same security features as the D-Link one) Does anyone have experience with the noise level of the UniFi Switch 24? I will be connecting 10-12 devices since I dont need PoE the 16 port options are more expensive thus the 24port model) it will sit in the basement in a room with the heater, my wall mounted smart home central unit and our home ventilation device (so its never silent in there but its not a big server room with blowimatron's either xD) regards Alkahna

yeah I know its hard... 1 may go for only one 5.25" Bay if the case has an integrated fan controler but I'm not sure yet

Thanks for the suggestions so far, here is my breakdown on those PURE BASE 600 no easy access & removable filter except for PSU Silent Base 600 hard with watercooling greater that 120mm radiator (may be an upgrade when I switch CPU/Mainboard next year) top vent is not that great in terms of airflow and has no filter door may not be able to close because of my fancontroler knobs DARK BASE Pro 900 Looks good in terms of what I want but 200 € ... heck no never spend more than 100 so I'm not willing to spend 200 Fractal R5 looks really good with just over 100 € its pricy and offers not much more than my current one (silent feature is not a plus for me) missing a magnetic top filter with that cover Fractal R6 same as R5 but has filter on the top which is good at ~115€ its getting pricy and has not much "more" features than my old one, just being more expensive MasterCase MC500 liking this one the most so far! just under 90 € so that is doable^^ air intakes are good, filtered and easy to get to offers a large window which is a "plus" over my current one not 100 % sold yet because I think the mesh + removable filter on mine is still better that the MC500 front filter Anyone got other suggestions?

Hi, im looking for a new case. I have a case that I really like in terms of features BUT I bought it a few years back for under 60 € and since then the price just went up to like 72 € right now. So I guess its not being produced anymore (or in small numbers) so it will disappear some day or get much more expensive. My case is the Aerocool Aero 1000: http://www.aerocool.us/pgs/pgs-a/pgs_a_a1000_bk.html I "challenge" you to find a case that matches my criteria ? When you look at mondern cases this case is just "awefull" as many people would say I believe, but I just dont care about most of the new stuff (mostly looks) it has to be functional! Must Have's (if doenst have those it's out): easy access dust filtration with removeable filters on Front, Top and Power Supply look at the pictures of the Case on the product page these are just fantastic for easy cleaning Front USB 3 Type A (at least 1) Full-ATX motherboard & full atx power supply compatible mounts for at least two 3,5" drives at least one 5,25" Bays (BlueRay Drive) but I'd rather have two Dont Care about / Nice to have: RGB (yeah i'm one of those guys) if it has RGB i'm probably gonna turn it off anyways so super unimportant USB-C dont have USB-Devices other than my phone and that charger has Type-A on the other end if it has regular USB 3-Type A & USB-C it would be a "nice to have" but nothing more tempered glass Many want that these days, but I dont ? I dont care about a windowed panel of any kind be it glass or plastic since that most of the time conflicts with easy access dust filtration! I would buy and use a case that had USB-C or glass or RGB but I would not sacrifice anything to rather have those! So plz dont hate because I dont care about the 3 bigget new "things" with cases these days and I hope you guys can find me a case that: does the same thing at a lower cost has the same features but adds mondern stuff (like USB-C, RGB) look cooler etc. I wish you the best of luck since I looked at quite some cases and could not find one that could rival my current one but maybe one of you guys out there are better that me.

Hi, im planning on setting up a rackmounted NAS (got a rackmounted chassis already) running FreeNas which is responsible for storing backups of the mail Fileserver. Choosing a motherboard I found myself stuck with a rather unusual choice All that mathers for the motherboard is this: 1151 Socket (going to use a i3-7100 in there, maybe a Pentium G4600) 8x SATA3 connectors ECC memory support At first I thought about grabbing just the right board from Supermicro and call it a day but I found an Asus Board that matches my specs too. Supermicro X11SAE-M Asus P10S-M WS Costwise they are on par at my supplier. Can anyone tell me something about Asus's workstation/server "stuff"? I know that Supermicro makes really good boards but all I know Asus Boards for is their ROG for gaming

It is the case, thats true. Reason being is that those specs are what they call "futureproof", meaning that those specs are safe to run that software for at least 4 years no problem. What you said about clockspeed sounds right and is inline whith what I thought. I now settled on 1x Xeon Gold 6128 (essentially the 2643v4 but on the new architecture) which basicly has the same specs but a lower TDP since it wasn't much cheaper than the previous gen E5. Thanks to you for helping me out

Its a software for a tax consultant office and its quite demanding in terms of hardware. Thats why they list the dual config along with 16 GB of RAM for 8-10 users In this case there is no need for virtualisation as this will be the only task of that machine (serve the "tax software" and office to 3-4 people)