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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from Agall in Questions for those who work Pro IT   
    I completely agree. It needs to be a part of everything we do. 
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from LIGISTX in view cameras on different network   
    All you have done is create a double nat scenario on your end. You are not increasing your bandwidth since you both have unfettered access to the main modem. All you have managed to do is create a scenario where items behind your router are unreacheable on the rest of the internal network and if you do any multiplayer games have created a double nat scenario which can impact your multiplayer experience.
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    AngryBeaver reacted to Falcon1986 in view cameras on different network   
    ISP gateway (bridge mode) > TP-Link router > Switch > all cameras + PCs + etc.
     
    All one network. No double NAT. Can access all cameras.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from Electronics Wizardy in view cameras on different network   
    Or you put the gateway in bridge mode (makes it a normal modem) and then use your router as the primary routing device.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from RevGAM in Why aren't AIO gpu coolers more common?   
    I think they are a variety of reasons why they aren't more popular. 
     
    They require much more disassembly than say just putting it on a cpu The brackets out there don't work for all cards and for some cards they don't offer enough cooling for things like memory GPUs with AIO preinstalled are disproportionately priced.  GPUs have more orientations and positioning options which can complicate routing or placement in general Most people looking to put and AIO on a gpu probably is considering it for the CPU. You can build a budget custom loop for slightly more, but with higher gains.  
    It essentially comes down to being a very niche market. I think most people either are satisfied with air cooling and the ones that aren't probably lean towards a custom loop. There are a few reasons I can see someone using an AIO VS the other two options, but they are again niche use cases. I think that is why you just don't see a huge market for it.

    Just to touch on one of your points "Custom loops are much more expensive and hard to do."

    I would have to disagree. From what I have seen installing a AIO bracker on a GPU for example is more rigged feeling than something like a dedicated water block made for that card. The disassembly of the GPU is the hardest part of the loop.

    If you are running dual AIO that is the equivalent of installing 2 radiators. You will need to install a pump which can easily mount to a radiator if needed or you can even buy blocks/radaitors with them build in. 

    The biggest difference would be the tubing, but soft tubing is super simple to install and you can find fittings to suite the look or ease of use you are aiming for. Then you just fill it up. Leaks can happen, but are pretty darn rare even for first time loop builders provided they pay attention to what they are doing. Use distilled water and just power up the loop to fill and check for leaks... you aren't going to damage your hardware if a leak happens that way.

    In the end you have 2 more things to worry with and they aren't hard by any means or even time consuming. If we look at cost it can go either way... you can go high end or budget just like anything else.

    A decent AIO for GPU and CPU would be lets say 150 each. Then another 20-50 for the mount. So lets call it $350. You can buy cheap copper radiators online for 20-30 bucks. You can get the Corsair offerings for 50ish each for a 240 and 360 for 60 ish.  If we budgets for 2 of the 360s you are sitting at 120 for radiators, add some tubing for 25ish for 145 (this will include a coolant mix to use with distilled water) A cheap CPU block for 20-40 and a gpu block for 60-80 so lets call those 120 together. We are sitting at $265. Then toss on a cheap res/pump combo for 40 puts us at 305 which leaves you about 45 for fittings to be within an AIO build. Now if you want to go high end you can easily spend over a thousand on a custom loop and the above assumed you already had case fans to reuse, but you can toss in a couple 4 packs of artic p12s for about 25-30 a box.

    Now
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from Ben17 in Is a 5400rpm 2 tb drive ok to use for backup of a pc   
    On its own it is an extra layer of security, but it can also fail. I personally prefer my backup to be on a raid for extra security. That way if one drive fails your data is still safe and you can add a new drive and rebuild the raid. I think the most important question is how important are the items in these backups? If the information is critical then you should have it backed up much like you are trying to do (preferably with a raid) and also have a copy in the cloud.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from ofenfrisch in [GUIDE] Make your own VPN server - for Windows   
    Until you get caught and they chop yours hands off.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from Windows7ge in A statement about loop order   
    I actually am using a single d5 atm and it is running at 90%. So not much if any gains to be had from flow. I think the biggest gains are the fact the exhaust rad is dumping heat before it hist the intake which is really helping keep internal temps down and thus making the other rad more effective. 

    So my loop order right now is Res/pump > Exhaust rad (xr7 360) > Intake rad (xr7 480) > Cpu > GPU.    All I did was just flip 2 hoses to make the top exhaust rad first.

    Now on to equilibrium in theory with enough flow you are right, but we still know that a rad with colder air can reduce the temp lower than one with hot air. So if you hit the hot rad after the cooler one you pose the risk of adding heat back or reducing the thermal transfer. 

    Anyways I am curious to see what other people have found. I am pretty confident in what I have seen, but always open to further results.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from Phippe in Is running a public minecraft server a security threat?   
    @RushFan
    Yes and No. It comes down to how you are configuring the device that is running the server. If you make sure to ONLY allow the required ports in your router as well as the machine that is hosting the server then in most cases you should be fine. I mean technically any open port can be a point of entry, but it comes down to minecraft rejecting or resetting connections that are not transmitting what it is looking for (game related information).
     
    Now in reality if someone wants in to your network enough they can get in... this is even more true on a consumer connection using consumer grade equipment. In reality the risk is very low as long as you configure your setup properly. There isn't much financial motivation to hit your little minecraft server or the machines on your personal network. It would mostly just be script kiddies wanting to cause problems, but unless you are a big minecraft server that isn't a realistic worry either.
     
    So I do not think whitelisting is necessary. The worst thing you have to worry about it someone hacking in the actual game or destroying/trolling your server. Even then you can just ban them and worst case restart your server. If you take backups though you can even mitigate that risk to an acceptable level.
     
    Tell your dad to explain what he thinks the actual threats are. Then you and him can evaluate those items and determine what should be mitigated and which are acceptable risks to allow.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from dizmo in Is it safe to shop on newegg?   
    Maybe I am just a little salty, but I think newegg is crao and should be avoided.
     I have ordered 3 things from them (and/or their 3rd party seller system) in the past month and had problems with each one of them.
     
    2 were the 3rd party marked items as shipped and took payment yet didn't expect the inventory for 2 more weeks (which was never communicated) newegg doesn't get involved despite their policy saying you are charged when item ships. Then to avoid the rules further the sellers just mark it as an RMA that they claim to instantly receive to issue a refund in 5-7 days. Mind you this happened on two items with 2 separate sellers.
     
    The one I item that newegg did send got magically lost in the mail and when I called to inform them they accused me of lying. Despite the fact the shipping company clearly acknowledged it was currently unable to locate the package.
     
    Anyways this was the first month I tried using them again and it will also be the last.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from itslit in Is it safe to shop on newegg?   
    Maybe I am just a little salty, but I think newegg is crao and should be avoided.
     I have ordered 3 things from them (and/or their 3rd party seller system) in the past month and had problems with each one of them.
     
    2 were the 3rd party marked items as shipped and took payment yet didn't expect the inventory for 2 more weeks (which was never communicated) newegg doesn't get involved despite their policy saying you are charged when item ships. Then to avoid the rules further the sellers just mark it as an RMA that they claim to instantly receive to issue a refund in 5-7 days. Mind you this happened on two items with 2 separate sellers.
     
    The one I item that newegg did send got magically lost in the mail and when I called to inform them they accused me of lying. Despite the fact the shipping company clearly acknowledged it was currently unable to locate the package.
     
    Anyways this was the first month I tried using them again and it will also be the last.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from VirtualBlack in Not you too! - Miners looking towards gaming laptops powered by NVIDIA's Ampere GPUs for Ethereum   
    Which is the risk people who use it have to accept. It only takes 2 people agreeing on something as a form of currency to make it legitimate (barter). The whole point of crypto currency was to decentralize currency. So crypto doesn't have a value derived from any one government.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from VirtualBlack in Not you too! - Miners looking towards gaming laptops powered by NVIDIA's Ampere GPUs for Ethereum   
    Except it isn't counterfeit? They aren't trying to make a copy of the Dollar, Euro, or any other currency.

    Crypto also has a value which is created by the resources required to generate (mine) it. Using it as a form of payment is no different than any other type of barter and the government trying to control barter becomes a pretty iffy area. I mean if crypto being digitally mined means it has no value... then maybe gold, oil, and other precious resources shouldn't be tradable for money as they are just physical extensions of this. Barter is barter... there shouldn't be exceptions to this.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from brAce4Ace in How long does a custom build take?   
    I agree with everyone here. The amount of time he has taken doesn't align with the job. He has prioritized other more profitable work over you it sounds like and you will need to let him know you have run out of patience and either need all of your parts back or the finished product.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from Jurrunio in Ryzen 5 5600x overclocking   
    Best way to overclock is tweaking pbo. I would first undervolt as far as possible with the curve optimizer. From there I would try raising the max pbo boost value to 200-250 ish.
     
    Now if you want to get more advanced to that you can tweak the above and run a lower curve offset like -5 in your first and second best cores.
     
    This allows your all core and single core speeds to perform much better.
     
    My 5900x can see core boosts up to and sometimes slightly over 5.2.ghz on my best 4 cores ( 1st and 2nd on two ccxs) and the rest of my cores all break 5ghz from time to time. Now where things get interesting is my all core which will run at 4.8ghz. The problem I have is after about 5 minutes that drops down to high 4.6 - low 4.7ghz despite good temps. So it is more than likely a time threshold on pbo I haven't found yet.
     
    Anyways my point is these overclock much differently than previous chips have.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from kucharczykt in Ryzen 5 5600x overclocking   
    Best way to overclock is tweaking pbo. I would first undervolt as far as possible with the curve optimizer. From there I would try raising the max pbo boost value to 200-250 ish.
     
    Now if you want to get more advanced to that you can tweak the above and run a lower curve offset like -5 in your first and second best cores.
     
    This allows your all core and single core speeds to perform much better.
     
    My 5900x can see core boosts up to and sometimes slightly over 5.2.ghz on my best 4 cores ( 1st and 2nd on two ccxs) and the rest of my cores all break 5ghz from time to time. Now where things get interesting is my all core which will run at 4.8ghz. The problem I have is after about 5 minutes that drops down to high 4.6 - low 4.7ghz despite good temps. So it is more than likely a time threshold on pbo I haven't found yet.
     
    Anyways my point is these overclock much differently than previous chips have.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from Mister Woof in Is a 3070/3080 a risky "long term" investment?   
    Seeing I gave an old 780ti to a nephew and he can still play without issues at high settings now...  I mean sure 3gb of vram isn't much these days but at 1080p it isn't an issue. All goes to show you will probably be fine.
     
    Also worth noting the 780ti is like 8 years old now. So for more apples to apples look at the 1080 it is right at 5 years old and doesn't struggle at 1080p at all
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from Moonzy in hwinfo can now read GDDR6X temps   
    My mining temps with 1002mhz on memory can hit 88c from timd to time. I double checked and my memory all has thermal pads making contact with the block. The back plate gets hot as F, so I know it is doing it's job.
     
    The only thing I can think of would be to water cool the back too, but so far all of those options us tiny tubes to connect it and seem to be a disaster to make look clean.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from panzersharkcat in Not you too! - Miners looking towards gaming laptops powered by NVIDIA's Ampere GPUs for Ethereum   
    While this is still possible from certain places most of the big names have took measures to prevent this or at least make it much harder to do.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from panzersharkcat in Not you too! - Miners looking towards gaming laptops powered by NVIDIA's Ampere GPUs for Ethereum   
    Even if we didn't have covid, miners, etc... there would STILL be supply issues. There has pretty much always been supply issues with new product launches for months and months after they become available. Look at the 5xxx series cpus. They are in short supply and aren't even effected by the mining craze.
     
    It comes down to this.
     
    You pay the scalper costs
    You spend the time to secure a card
    You wait until availability is up
    You keep using what you have.
     
    All of them have their pro's and con's. All of them are viable choices. So it comes down to how important and how much investment the cards are worth to you.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from panzersharkcat in Not you too! - Miners looking towards gaming laptops powered by NVIDIA's Ampere GPUs for Ethereum   
    Noone is saying you have to. The miners are actually buying scalper cards because they are still profitable.

    The thing is that no one group deserves the cards over another. It doesn't matter what you intend to do with the card. It comes down to wanting a card, availability, and effort you are willing to put in. If you want a card, but put in minimal effort then you are not going to get the card unless availability is also high. It is a scale and you need to compensate in areas you control when the other areas are low.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from panzersharkcat in Not you too! - Miners looking towards gaming laptops powered by NVIDIA's Ampere GPUs for Ethereum   
    You are making a lot of assumptions. Do you really think they get any preferential treatment? They truth is they don't... it is just some retailers don't care who buys the card and in what quantities. So they aren't getting any preferred treatment in that scenario the retailer is just neutral and only cares if the card is sold vs unsold.
     
    The funny thing is I have been able to get people cards even in the last few weeks. I have reserved a spot in line, which I know how to do from home, at microcenter. I watch to see if the truck had cards (normally announced 30-45 min before opening) then if there were cards I forward the text to a friend/family member who then gets in at opening to get a card. This is assuming they didn't just reserve the slot themselves since it isn't hard.
     
    There is also bestbuy here who also has drops at the store. Which again can be followed so you know when to be there and get in line. Then you have newegg who is doing a random lottery so as long as you go on there and get in the lottery within 4-6 hrs of them posting the stock you have the same chance as anyone else to get one. I am not relying on anything questionable like bots. I am just paying attention to the ways available to get a card and as I said I have been successful. Does it require a little more investment than usual... sure, but if you are really wanting the card then that is a small price to pay.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from panzersharkcat in Not you too! - Miners looking towards gaming laptops powered by NVIDIA's Ampere GPUs for Ethereum   
    That isn't true either. People are getting cards all the time. You just have to be vigilant if you want one. I will be going back to microcenter in about 10 days to get another 3080 (30 day cooldown on buying them) Meaning that in that 30 day cooldown window if I was mining I could have paid for about half of my next card. I might try the newegg lottery system too to see if I can get some from multiple sources.
     
    People always want to blame the miners, but honestly it comes down to supply/demand and the ways retailer are protecting customers from people buying cards up in bulk. Hard for miners to clear out inventory when retailers have a good system in place to prevent it. The people mining with these cards have just as much right to own one as anyone else. 
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from panzersharkcat in Not you too! - Miners looking towards gaming laptops powered by NVIDIA's Ampere GPUs for Ethereum   
    Yes and no. I cannot walk up to the federal reserve and trade my cash for gold. Cash no longer has the same value it use to. The amount of money circulating is much higher than the gold reserves it represents and this doesn't even dive into trade deficits and the like. 

    So while I can buy gold from private parties... I cannot just walk down to the federal reserve and trade cash for gold that is because in 1971 most governments moved away from the "gold standard." So money is just paper with a value derived by the government that we have chosen to accept and use. So again, you don't need a government backing to give something a value or use it as a form of currency. You need a government backing if you want some type of guarantee that the currency will hold value, but with how the world market is that value, even of the dollar, fluctuates compared to other currencies... just not as drastically.
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    AngryBeaver got a reaction from panzersharkcat in Not you too! - Miners looking towards gaming laptops powered by NVIDIA's Ampere GPUs for Ethereum   
    Which is the risk people who use it have to accept. It only takes 2 people agreeing on something as a form of currency to make it legitimate (barter). The whole point of crypto currency was to decentralize currency. So crypto doesn't have a value derived from any one government.
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