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Here's a video someone else did on the topic and its actually kind of interesting what happens. I think TQ could make an easy fun video with this idea. I mount SMB drives from my unRAID server and have more drives than most in my PC, so I think I've come within 4 drives of this myself.

Check out unRAID, especially as a novice to homelabbing, i think unRAID is far and away the best choice. LTT has covered it quite a bit and youtubers SpaceInvaderOne and Ibracorp have tutorials on so many great things you can do with unRAID. There is imho the best NAS options for a server you want to grow with as you can add one drive at a time if you so choice, where as you will need to add a full vdev if you want to expand a ZFS pool. The community applications tab that you can install as a plugin, offers a store front for docker applications. unRAID also supports virtualization with hardware passthrough that is much easier to learn then installing a VFIO setup on a linux distro yourself. The only downside is that it is not free, but they offer a trial and I even got an extension to the trial. It is really great software and will serve as a jumping off point into more and more technologies. It is powerful software, but also approachable. Plus there is a lot of great content on YouTube to teach you everything you will need to know.

Here's a post I made on reddit showing the config and what I run on both my unRAID server and my R820 Proxmox server. https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/xsm7op/finally_finished_my_homelab_diagram/ I'd be interested in brainstorming a new server like the one you want to build. I haven't pulled the trigger on a server upgrade because I am trying to weigh which upgrade should take priority, my main PC (7700k/ GTX 1080/ 16gb DDR4) or upgrade the SuperMicro unRAID server.

I've been thinking of doing the same thing with regards to updating my current NAS server. The 7551p and appropriate motherboard are particularly inexpensive if you order from Chinese retailers on eBay. I currently run unRAID on a 2U 12 x 3.5" bay SuperMicro Server. I built it around 2018 and it has 2 Xeon X5680 6c/12t CPUs that run at 3.33ghz. It only has 24GB of DDR3 EEC RAM and no dedicated GPU. It has an HBA in IT-mode so the software can access the Hard Drives and SMART data directly. It actually running quite a bit. 3 VMs; retronas, FreeIPA (an LDAP server), and a pihole instance. Plus it has a ton of docker containers running. I need to upgrade it for something more powerful, but also more power efficient with bigger, newer HDDs. I currently have 10 x 4TB pool, plus 1 4TB parity drive, and 1 256gb SSD for cache and appdata for docker containers. I also have a dell R820 with 4 x E5-4620 8c/16t at 2.2 ghz base. This is my proxmox server when I have it powered. When the R820 pve server is running I use the main unRAID array (40TB) as an NFS share for VM data for the VMs that support it. I would definitely suggest you look at unRAID, especially if you want to easily grow your array in time. There are more bells and whistles with regard to ZFS tech built into TrueNAS core and Proxmox, but the ease of use of unRAID and the ability to add one drive at a time of any size (equal to or smaller than the parity drive) makes it a great choice for home NAS, docker, and VM needs. This eBay link includes RAM options, don't forget that you will need to also purchase a low profile heat sync for the server too. They go for about 100 bucks from what I've found

With the preponderance of simulation PC games, I think it would be really cool to see an LMG simulator. Wherein you start out as a sole youtuber and take revenue and build out your company. You could start out with an inexpensive camera and computer. Work on the channel until you are able to quit your full time job. Begin to upgrade your equipment, cameras, computer, mics, lights, etc. Start to hire editors and then writers. Get your first studio. Hire more people. Introducing new hosts and then expand to multiple channels. Get a larger studio and more employees. Introduce a contracts component, wherein the first advertisers you deal with are fake mobile games and then build relationships with the other advertisers. Moving into other business management areas, like leases and employee compensation. Further and further into the game, you will be able to purchase higher end production equipment. Start even more channels. Leading all the way into where LMG is today with the multiple buildings, hundred plus employees, and to branch into different business ventures such as merchandise, the "Lab", and a video streaming company (Floatplane-esq). From their the game can go into the future or LMG, where in they start online publications, competing with the likes of Wired Magazine or rtings.com. Begin to horizontally and vertically integrate your fantasy company. Thoughts? Features to add? Incorporate real life video ideas into a writing component? Bigger and bigger videos as the virtual company grows? I think there is plenty more that can added to the game.

12 bucks what a rip. check eBay. If it doesnt work eBay has good buyer protections and a perfect eBay score is very important to resellers. I think the last time I got a key is was between 5 and 6 bucks

I'd love to see you guys do a video on the MiSter FPGA gaming preservation project.

The "I applied plenty comment" is possibly your issue. Less is more for a die to IHS heat transfer. Maybe try using liquid metal instead and do note that every couple of years you will want to replace the LM. I used a rockit88 kit to delid and relid the cpu but there is no risk of gap between the die and IHS as I used no glue to hold it in place. If you don't want to do LM, re paste the die, with a thin layer on the die only and then seal it up and use the retention arm from the Mobo to hold the IHS on the CPU.

I wouldn't suggest even trying to update the laptop. Buy a used gaming laptop that is a few years old or build an inexpensive desktop and plug it into your living room TV (Assuming you have one) These days you could build a RX 580 / Ryzen 5 or Core i5 System with CPUs from around 2016 for 300 bucks used. That would be my suggestion. Go to https://www.reddit.com/r/hardwareswap/ and spend 100 USD on a RX580, find a decent platform(Platform = MOBO, CPU, RAM) (Min quad core with 16GB of DDR4). Then all you need is case and PSU, You could get those online or on Craiglist. Use the HDD you already have or add another 40 bucks for an entry level 500gb SSD. I think the laptop you have will be fine as a daily task computer and then you can build a 1080p desktop for not too much and use that as your dedicated gaming rig.

It sounds like you have done all you can with the HW side of things. A 360mm rad is plenty and the upgrade to liquid metal should get you the rest of the way. I am curious how good the contact is between the die and and the IHS. I always put a thin layer of LM on the die and then another on the IHS where it will hit the die, very little is necessary. With my 7700k I did not glue the IHS back to the package as I didn't want to have to tear it apart again. The mobo CPU retention thing keeps the IHS In place just fine and then it cooled by a Corsair H110i -240 mil rad. I think you should look at the voltage in the bios and see what tweaks yeild waht results. Liquid Metal and a 360 mil rad should take care of it though.

pc4-21300 8gb sodimm - use that as a search term on newegg, amazon, or ebay. you shouldn't need to spend more than $30 - USD plus tax and shipping it DDR4 - 2666 megahertz SoDIMM is important as desktop RaM isnt gonna fit in your laptop

def a lame situation, my brother in law just got an 8700k, so its still a super relevant CPU. I would do whats necessary to verify the life of the CPU and then make a game plan from there. But 3rd gen Ryzen is def tempting, if it comes to returning the board and buying a whole new platform.

Ya that could be, it sounds like there def isnt any salvaging of the old board. Do you have a frys or microcenter near you? You could buy an openbox celeron or pentium for LGA 1151 (300 Series boards) and test the new board with a known good CPU. If it's the CPU, I would suggest returning the 300 series board to Amazon and buying into another generation of Intel, go a little older for better pricing or newer for greating flexabilty. 8th gen seems to be fairly constricted in upgrades and Intel jumped to 9th gen quickly to keep up with AMD. Try to tesr the new board to verify the 8700k is dead, also check your warranty on that, you didn't de-lid it or anything, right?

I wonder if the board you flashed with an iffy BIOS can still be salvaged. It's worth a bit of googling. I take it that you have some 8th gen intel chip

i doubt this would be the problem... but an overheating CPU will cause the machine to shutdown (usually in about 10 seconds tho and not 1 sec). You could reset the bios (remove the CMOS battery and put it back in and re-seat the RAM. CPU could be bad, but I kinda don't think so. send an update once you replace the PSU