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Not sure if anyone remembers the sponsor spots on WAN show for the blackpacks. I ended up buying a blackpack in 2018, and I was thinking of buying a grande blackpack, but I noticed that MOS Organizer is not really the same, did they get bought out by Sewell Direct? And does anyone have any inputs/reviews from them recently? They were amazing when I was dealing with them prior, but not sure if it’s still good.

I'm not the one selling the item, if that wasn't obvious from the original post. But like it was mentioned, it doesn't seem to be an actual i9 9900k, as the ad mentions it was sanded down and relasered. And you can look in the pictures the corners were smoothed, I'm sure the edges too. Honestly, just felt like this item is a nice joke and most in here would appreciate it.

Honestly I saw this and was a bit impressed. Wanted to see if anyone here fried one and had this great idea. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/719442252008790/

I was just thinking while relaxing and drinking some, and started getting curious, so help me if I'm not making sense. Currently I plugged in my UPS to an outlet providing 120V AC, the UPS pretty much cleans the signal and send it to the computer (besides emergencies like surge or power outage), but when the power does go out, it runs from a 12V DC battery, which means it goes from 120V AC to 12V DC back again to 120V AC which in turn goes to the PSU to once again go to 12V, 5V and 3.3V DC. What I was thinking, having an UPS system charging the 12V battery, then from the battery have a PSU that would pass the 12V and converted to 5V and 3.3V. I know It's a bit weird, but I was thinking of I went solar, I could just keep it straight from 12V or convert from 24V/48V instead of going to 120V AC then back down to 12V DC(conversion loss in efficiency and heat production). Anyone ever heard of something like this? I kind of got the idea from a video I saw on Amazon server rack with a center back strip which would distribute power to all servers without worrying about the PSU and was redundant (less wires running around). Link for the video is below, if you want skip to 1:20.

A bit of curiosity, I'm using those 2 items listed on the title for a new build. I plan on using all lanes that Ryzen 7 2700 supports(24), with a GPU, HBA and NVMe(8+8+4 and the chipset 4). but If I wanted to add something else for the third PCIE slot x16 or the 2 x1, would they be going tho the chipset or reducing the lanes on the other items(if so how would it work)?

Emby does sound interesting, hopefully by tomorrow I'll actually have some decent amount of time to look into it. Nextcloud seems a bit of a hassle to set up, but that is the cost of security I guess. I can't really complain. definitely going to be looking at it, and playing with it this weekend. The one thing that got my attention is the live TV, I pretty much cut the cord, and got a good deal with DirecTV NOW for only $15 a month, but I love to find other ways.

I looked into owncloud but not too much. I was not sure on the reliability and security of the website login style. I was looking at having my router create a openVPN which it's capable(a bit of a pain to do) but this I don't know how would work with PIA. I was also looking at this as I have a half brother currently living in Brazil, that would like to be able to access our ip area instead of just PIA(he is already a member), as their servers IP is recognized by some channels(CNN and other channels that are hard to watch from there). But this part would be just to be nice to him. I never really messed with FTP and I'm willing to try, but I want it to work nicely. I do know that Chromebooks aren't known for having easy access to unRAID, and FTP can be a pain on them. But what in tech isn't a headache? And I agree with you about Plex, I might have to check out Emby, just that I did buy the lifetime membership for Plex already, and I do enjoy the auto catalog. Also I don't really mind sharing that part of the data with them, just that I wish to know how much more they are collecting without telling me. I didn't mention, but I do torrent, somehow escaped my mind, but I don't torrent much, mostly legal stuff, or items that I know there won't give me hassle(mostly anime subtitled).

If you only need something for simple file transfers like that, I would say the easiest way would get Dropbox or Onedrive. then actually have a folder on both computers set to automatically sync, so they are always connected and updating. Nothing special needs to be done, and if your files aren't too massive, the free accounts are plenty. If you can get yourself an .edu email, Microsoft gives you 1 year free of office 365, and it includes 1TB(find someone you know that goes to school, and doesn't really care for it, and use their email). I know it's nothing technical, but for what you seem to need, it does seem to be good enough, as it won't have any need to be logging in after set up.

I'm no expert, and have just recently(about 2 months) started using a NAS, and I picked unRAID, mostly because trial is free(I still have to purchase the key, first 30 days lasted about 35, then I added a SSD and requested extention, now I been expired on that for about a week, until it stops I don't have to buy the key or try to request extension). So if plan on keeping a UPC in hand, and not planning on ever change things after you are completely set up, you don't really need to buy the key, or so it seems as I'm using now. I'm not completely sure about all your uses listed, as I'm still learning about it. As of now I have an i3-3240, 4gb of RAM, 2x6tb and 2x1tb HDDs, and a 120gb SSD(I just got 2 240gb SSDs but not really rushing to implement). my motherboard only has 6 sata ports, and I'm not really in a rush to increase storage to buy a PCIE card. But I run the SSD as cache and one of the 6tb as parity, the rest is storage. my cache transfer data every hour, and I do parity checks 2 times per week, and to clear 6tb takes from 11 to 12 hours, average about 140mb/s, but that depends a lot on your drives and if you are reading or writing while parity is going on. My main use is Plex, torrent and keeping files, I have almost perfect experience moving files there and back with Windows, Ubuntu, Mac OS, my android phone(using certain file manager, some are hit or miss). the main problem is using it with Chrome OS(chromebook) as I can use the browser to access and download, but upload I need to use apps that aren't optimized for Chrome OS.

Hello everyone, I finally got my NAS up and running with unRAID, I got everything running good from home, and loving how Plex allows me to watch my content from outside the house. But I'm looking at the best way that I can access the files from outside, be it from my phone, chromebook, or laptop(Windows and Ubuntu) and depending on how easy to set up other computers I trust for quick access of files. I been looking at getting a VPN as PIA, as which I'll probably pull the trigger this coming week, but not sure if I'll be running it per device, or might put in the router at home and a few devices that go outside the house, So I'm not sure if how I do the VPN would cause problems or make it easier to have remote access. Mainly what I want to do remotely is access the unRAID with the browser and the file system. the browser so I can control shares, users, dockers and what not(which I have a computer stick that is always on and I been using google remote desktop to it for this basic access). The file system is so I can download and upload files as if I was home(I understand that speed will be painfully slow). As of now, I use my phone and chromebook to access the NAS with "File Manager" by ZenUI, ASUS Computer Inc from the play store, which works amazing on my phone, but crashes often on my chromebook. I'm open to other ways of doing things, as long as they aren't too cumbersome and keep security in mind. Besides the unRAID(6.5.3), I have Windows 10, Ubuntu 18.4, ChromeOS 67(Acer R13), Android 8.1(OnePlus 5).

If it needs to be, I will spend the 40 dollars to get more RAM, but rather not. While I would prefer to not pay for the service while there is free versions, I might if the benefits of the service outweigh the competition. I'm not familiar with OMV, but I'll look into it. I'm really not trying to spend too much money(preferably none at all) on this set up. I already have 1TB HD inside, and I have two 1TB HD that I don't really use, that would probably join this set up. I definitely don't plan on having that many drivers, much less I care for having ZFS, as I have non ECC RAM. I don't plan on buying a new MoBo and RAM. All the data that would be in the NAS would be backed up in another external HD(probably monthly as I'm already in the schedule of doing), sadly it's not very proof natural disasters as it stays in the same location, but I'm ok with it.

Hello everyone, as I noticed by looking around, this is a very abused dead horse, so to say. But I wanted the opinion from people with more knowledge than I can assimilate from reading other's posts. I have an old(not really old in my books) computer with decent parts,which I was still using well up to date. But I just recently got myself a "better" one for use daily. So as I was watching the videos about it, and started thinking about it. My old computer has this components: Intel I3-3240 ASUS Z77-A Corsair CXM CX430M (430W) Kingston HyperX Black 4GB SanDisk SSD 64GB(currently has Windows 10) WD Green HD 1TB(currently has movies, music, files, and some games which I haven't played in over 2 years) Plan on adding another 1TB HD, maybe more. I'm attempting on not spending any more money on this(besides the HDs). The main use for the NAS would be to share the files, movies and music(not so much) between devices, Mostly to watch the movies on the TV via Chromecast or Roku, also sharing to a Windows 10 computer(new computer) and chromebooks(the computer would most likely just copy the movie to their own storage then watch), and maybe even android phones. I would prefer the possibility of having the "cloud" feature, so if I'm on the go, I can access my files across the country, but it is not a must, I normally carry a HD with me when travelling more than 3 hour drive. Most likely the computer will be 24/7 with occasional power off for a couple days. Having remote access(on/off) is not a must but would be handy in case of power outage. I do have a slow internet at home, but I don't depend on high speed to get things, I can afford a few extra minutes to get my files if away from home. Back to the subject, I would like the opinion on which OS to use, and route to take with this. It feels that what is dragging my down is my RAM, which I'm trying not to upgrade just to have a NAS. And a big thank you for taking your time to read my post, and I would appreciate your advice on this matter.