aidancomi

8 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

If you go with unraid at least do 2 larger drives instead of 4 small. The fewer the better, and larger drives are also cheaper / TB. Does mean you "lose" a larger percentage to parity until you add more, but...

If I use less drives, don't I lose a lot of capacity? RAID 1 with 2 x 8TB is 8TBs of capacity vs RAID 5 with 4 x 4TB and 12TBs of storage

12 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

I'd go unraid if easy expansion is wanted.

 

Make sure you have a good backup plan in case something goes wrong here.

That's what I was thinking, but don't know if I should do a larger parity drive to make expansion easier.

I want to convert an old PC to a storage server for a group I volunteer with. We can only afford 4 4TB drives at the time, but we need the ability to expand with more storage in the future. I would like the OS to be easy to use since the group will still need to use it after I leave with easy expansion in the future.

They don't know RAID or anything really IT related, so easier for them the better.

I think I'm going to go with the 5800X and the NH-D12L, it's under my budget and it SHOULD™ fit in my case.

10 hours ago, SorryBella said:

straight up stock cooler. 

The 5800X is on sale this weekend, could my existing Wraith STEALTH handle it?

2 hours ago, SorryBella said:

5700X is going to be easier to cool and run basically 11-12. Also not that much more expensive than 5600X, so go with that. With your current board I wouldn't recommend PBO2 operations either way so better get the core count.

 

What cooler do you think would be best for the 5700X that fits my case?

What cooler do you think would be best for the 5700X that fits my case?

Budget (including currency): $300-$350 (for CPU and Cooler)

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Nothing specific, trying to remove my CPU bottleneck

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Already have a completed build, and want to upgrade my CPU to get rid of the bottleneck. My budget is $300 to $350 for CPU and Cooler (replacing my existing Wraith STEALTH) and I would prefer to keep all my other current parts. I want to buy exclusively used and don’t want to include selling my existing CPU in my budget calculations. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/aidancomi/saved/P2wMVn

I was looking at the 5800X or 5600X, but don’t know what cooler would be best with my case.

Thanks in Advanced!

Just my luck, looks like Amazon doesn't have the RX 6650XT anymore, so what's a comparable GPU for $250-$300 new.?

I recently place an order for a MSI RX 6650 XT, but ended up receiving the RTX 3050 Aero ITX (pictured below). Which is better?

I am currently using the Ryzen 3400G's integrate graphics and have been looking for a GPU upgrade for some time. I've been considering the RX 6600 lately, but the release of the A750 has made me reconsider. It's a first gen product and it geels a bit odd using a Intel GPU on an AMD system, but I don't know. What is the best option?

Full PC Specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/aidancomi/saved/P2wMVn

RX 6600: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09J8879JC

Looking for exclusively 1080p gaming with room for a potential monitor upgrade to 1440p or higher refresh rate. I'm mostly playing e-sports title (Valorant, etc), but would like the flexibility to play some AAA games.

Idea seems solid, I would consider using a much cheaper basic outlet timer since the smart outlet losing wifi when the router goes off could create some problems. It will be much more of a pain to setup, but will probably be more reliable in the long run.

Samsung released DeX apps for Windows 10 and MacOS in 2019.

https://www.samsung.com/us/apps/dex/

I don't have any experience with it, so I would do some research before making any purchases.

On 5/2/2022 at 7:17 AM, 191x7 said:

Can you afford the 20$ more for a Radeon RX 6600? It's a much stronger card.

A Gigabyte RX 6600 is on sale at Best Buy, so looks like that's going to be my pick! Thanks for the help!

I currently have a 3400G and 16GB of RAM (Full PCParkPicker here) and wanted to upgrade to a dedicated GPU. I looked at some and found a 3050 at Best Buy for $380. I definitely want to buy new, not used. Is this a good pick?

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3050-gaming-oc-8gb-128-bit-gddr6-graphics-card-with-3x-windforce-fans/6496088.p?skuId=6496088

Follow the guide Intel made to build a PC exactly and see the accuracy

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/resources/how-to-build-a-gaming-pc.html

It could be T-Mobile throttling certain sites compared to others (Net Neutrality) which would explain why the VPN fixes the issue. 

I’m looking to upgrade to my first mechanical keyboard, but one feature I need and currently use with my Logitech keyboard is switching devices (Windows Desktop and MacBook). Does anyone have any experience switching between both on one keyboard? I’ve been looking at Keychron or the Logitech Pop keyboard so far. 
 

Let me know if I need to give anymore info and thanks in advanced!

Looking for a recommendation of hardware/prebuilt for a home lab ideally using either Citrix XenServer or unRAID to easily create VM machines for testing software across multiple OS. I'm looking at exclusively new hardware and ideally under $500.

Thanks in advanced! 

Now with the re-release of the 2060 12GB, I assume that would be a good bet for 1080p gaming?

I’m looking to upgrade my PC by adding a GPU (currently using Ryzen APU), but don’t want it to be bottlenecked by my current components. My part list is below, I definitely want new, and doesn’t currently have to be in stock (shortages will be a problem)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LD7ML2

Thanks in Advanced!

Would be cool to see a video of some of the writers (and other LMG crew) gaming on computers as old as they are!

I’m looking for a USB KVM with an IR remote to allow me to control it with my Logitech Harmony hub. I would prefer to do this over IR, but I have thought about a Raspberry PI or Arduino and just soldering wires to the button contacts on a regular USB KVM, but that’s kinda a pain. I don’t need usb 3.0, just 2.0 for a keyboard/mouse and only needs to switch between two devices. Let me know if anyone’s found any in the $25-$50 range!

It's on sale for $200 on Prime Day!

Hi! I'm trying to setup a company email (info@example.com) and want it to send to a list of people (in and out of G Suite organization), but I keep getting "NAME" via "Group-Name" in the name field and it's sent from info@example.com. Is it possible to make it send from the sender. (I noticed that if I use Gmail, it works, but other email clients don't)