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cheers, I'll look into it, thanks

Hi all, So, i have a few things on my home network that i want to remote access (unraid, router, etc). The problem is that my ISP gives me a dynamic IP address that changes every day or so making it hard to keep track of it to allow remote access. i asked them if they could give me a static IP and they said it was an extra $10 a month. is there any app or web service that i could use on my phone that would tell me the WAN IP of my home network? (while i am not connected to it of course, like at work or something) I'm currently using the Plex web app, as it shows the ip address of the server in the settings, but this is a bit tedious. Any suggestions?? Thanks

So, I'm setting up a new unraid server/NAS, and i want to run a few VM's on it. Two of these VM's will be running steam for in home sharing, and hence will need GPU access. i have an old GTX570 and I'm going to get a 1050TI as well. My question is this: If the M/Board i get has a PCIe 3.0 16x slot and a 4x slot, which way should i set up my graphics cards? The GTX570 only supports PCI 2.0, which i would assume would mean that if i plug it into the the 16x slot, it will switch down to 2.0 speeds and run as normal, meaning the 1050TI would need to be plugged into the 4x slot running at 3.0 speeds. whereas if i swap them, the 570 will be on a 4x slot running at 2.0 speeds, which would throttle it heaps (i assume). would a 1050TI run at/near the same performance on a 4x slot as a 16x slot? or should i plug it into the 16x and forget about the 570 altogether?

TL;DR If it is clipping, it is too loud As long as the amplifier is not distorting, and is matched to the wattage of the speaker it should be fine. The two main things that kill speakers is heat, and over-extension of the diaphragm (bottoming out). If you turn it up high enough that you hear clipping or distorting, it means the the sound signal is more closely resembling a square wave rather than a sine wave, which damages the speaker in two ways: 1) the speaker voice coil needs to dissipate more heat, as the square wave typically carries about 1.4x the amount of power for the same amount of movement (sound output) in the speaker. This power is dissipated as heat in the coil, and 2) the voice coil does not cool down as effectively, since for the majority of the time for a square wave (especially in bass sounds) the diaphragm isn't moving which in turn limits the movement of the air behind the diaphragm to cool the coil. This melts the glue holding the coil together and "blows" your speaker.