James Laitinen

Searching for a solution to implement a dual network one to allow US content on a home network, with also devices connected to a Canada network. In thinking about solutions here are the thoughts... 1) Setup a dual internet services with separate networks one dedicated with a VPN for Canada and the other USA issue having two separate lines, two separate equipment sets for this setup 2) Setup two separate VLAN's one Canada and one USA but not sure how to setup router to point to the right IP in the USA or Canada 3) Setup two separate VPN hardware devices and connected the devices physically to each via separate wireless access points connected to a switch connected to a router connected to a modem in bridge mode 4) Setup a VPN service on the router but it only allows for one setup at a time resulting in one country having to manually change settings for the other 5) VPN software on device is a pain as it's not homogenous across devices like Apple TV, Netflix on LG WebOS TV Perhaps there are other easier solutions than the list above to implement solutions to allow content from multiple countries onto one network. Here is my existing capability. Current equipment 1) Cisco SG-200 26 port switch 2) Ubitquiti edge router 3) Asus RT-AX88U 4) Shaw internet connection 1gb 5) NordVPN End user connections 1) Apple TV 2) LG WebOS 3) Amazon Alexa devices 4) Ipad 5) Laptops 6) Apple Music 7) Google play 8) Xbox 9) Amazon Alexa Applications 1) Netflix 2) Youtube 3) Hulu 4) SiriusXM 5) iTunes 6) Microsoft Store 7) Microsoft Office 8) Windows 10 In having experimented with VPN the Microsoft Windows and Store experience provided the most problems with country region issues. Xbox and other devices the problem in Canada is that some features continue to be unavailable. In summary.... 1) Trying to solve the challenge of features not being available in Canada 2) Trying to solve the issues of content regions preventing access to streaming content without manual intervention 3) Trying to solve the setup locations of stores for purchases The ultimate solution would 1) Be setup via hardware with no user intervention 2) Self maintain connections if a VPN drops to reconnect 3) Monitor activity and usage 4) Require limited hardware to setup and configure 5) Not cause additional problems with applications with existing subscriptions 6) Not require two internet connections and separate networks for each device I don't know if it's possible but I would like one network with all of the routing and VPN solutions behind the scenes so that it's transparent to the users so that websites like Netflix, Hulu, and anything else country centric works without having to manual configure or change network settings. This may simply not exist, but if there is a simple solution to this complex problem I would be entirely grateful to learn more. Willing to invest in equipment if needed that provides a solid maintenance free high performance solution.

I couldn't find alot of information on if I need a PCIE SSD drive, or use SATA SSD drives, or perhaps even my controller on the this is my motherboard could even handle my desire for maximum performance? http://ca.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=6027#ov My goal is to never ever see the windows wheel of indecision spinning on my workstation. I've got an i7-6900K processor, 32GB of ram @ 2133Mhz, Samsumg 950 Pro, and a 1070 gigabyte extreme edition on a GA-X99-Ultra Gaming motherboard running windows 10. For some reason it just never seems fast enough, I'd like to find the optimal fastest setup regardless of budget, time, or other factors. I've seen lots of recommendations for Raid 0+1 but would it really be much faster than my setup? I have a Samsung 950 pro SSD 256GB M.2 drive but it never seems truly fast enough. I would like to build the fastest responsive computer ever...attached is a performance measure from the drive. Is raid 0 my next option, and with raid 0 what is the maximum performance x how many possible drives?

Hello @Murissa with your dual monitor setup you likely aren't getting the best performance by having one monitor on your graphics card, and the other being driven off the on-board graphics of your motherboard. I'd recommend that you drive both of your monitors from your single graphics card. Since you have a GTX 1070 that should be a great experience for games.

@AshleyAshes That is genius!

I have a 24" LG 1080 panel and out of curiosity flipped it into portrait. Wow, it's amazing how much better with this orientation getting a full display of vertical information is vs. the horizontal orientation. The question that I'd like to throw out there, on most websites the vertical space is perfect, the horizontal of the 1080 pixel side it's almost a bit too short and a horizontal scroll bar pops in the browser, what's the best monitor size / resolution for portrait orientation?

Thank you Zyndo! With that link that you shared I found what would help with the setup. I didn't know what it was called before, but it's a "triple articulating" mount. The ones I was looking at before were static units horizontally. I think I need this... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4H12YW0738&cm_re=Triple_monitor_Vesa-_-15Z-002Y-00021-_-Product And now the hard part figuring out the monitors. With lots of the reviews it seems that a 4k monitor it's still an issue with scaling on a Windows machine. The purpose of my build is to open more of a workspace and have a much sharper crisp display. The monitor that caught my attention so far is this Dell one, it seems like it has a super high refresh rate, good resolution, and a small bezel. But I don't think this one has a vesa mount which drives me bonkers! http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/dell-dell-27-wqhd-144hz-3ms-gtg-tn-led-g-sync-gaming-monitor-s2716dg-black-s2716dg/10409157.aspx?path=4c3d6d2f9e557cea3c34493044642ed9en02 I wish there was a way to see these monitors on display in a showroom. I'm stuck with indecision since three monitors either 4k or WQHD it's going to be about $700-1000 per panel plus the monitor mount. If I go the WQHD route, then I hope I won't wish at a later point I went with a 4k setup to begin with.

With some research online it seems like a good setup is the "tie fighter" where you have a center panel and then two vertical panels on the outside edges. I'd like to upgrade to a three monitor setup, but I've run into a few issues. 1) Finding the right center panel for the setup, it seems like 32" would be ideal but many 4k monitors don't have a vesa mount for a stand. 2) The pricing from 27" to a 32" panel seems to double in price 3) The monitor stand itself are there any stands that have articulating arms for the two side panels Perhaps there are better setups that I could copy from or perhaps some suggestions on various setups would be appreciated!