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  1. Thank for the reply. Understood about the drives and will give unraid a shot. Are there cheaper hard drive enclosures I can use with pcie-sata converters or should I go with the new case as recommended? The reason I ask is that, I already have a case which doesn't have enough space for the drives.
  2. Hello People, My brother was retiring an old PC which I am about to convert to my NAS server. I searched the YT videos and the one that was relevant was walking through windows options. I work in tech, am familiar with linux and would love to understand the best option and lean on your experience. The specs of the system: i7-4770k, 16GB DDR3, RTX 1070 with a 512GB boot ssd. My requirements: 1. Host Jellyfin server for my media 2. 4k transcoding can be used with hardware acceleration 3. Place for photo backup for my phone 4. Mountable from my windows gaming machine 5. Ability to get notified about and sustain one drive failure 6. Ability to add drives as time goes on. I would love to start with 4 TB and expand up with time. 7. Optional: Ability to create a replica daily in a physically distant location Questions: 1. What OS should I go with? 2. The case is not going to be able to fit in a lot of drives. Are there mechanical hard drive bays I can buy to place it on top of the server? 3. What hard drives should I purchase realistically to get the best value? Please feel free to feed me links/vids that might already answer this question. Appreciate your help.
  3. Thanks for the ideas. Small correction, I do have 2 rads and 2 independent loops. One for GPU and one for the CPU. The second Rad is behind the reservoirs. I can't tell if this is enough flow. Please have a look at the GIF attached and let me know if that is the prime suspect. For the pump, there's a D5 PWM pump per loop. One thing I have noticed is that, unplugging the Pump from the pump from the AIO_PUMP header on the motherboard does nothing to the speed of the pump. I have ordered molex cable adapter that will make the pump run at 100%. In retrospect, I wouldn't have gone for PWM pumps. flow.mp4
  4. Check this website out https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator. That's very borderline there. I am a fan of silent PSU operation and am after that efficiency curve. With the current global conditions, I would stick to the 550W one and not push any overclocks and upgrade the PSU down the line.
  5. Hi Ppl, I have got into rigid tube watercooling this year. I have a O11-XL with 2 custom loops going in it. I am using an EK Supremacy RGB AM4 block with a Ryzen 3800x on a Asus Crosshair VII Hero motherboard. The radiator is a alphacool slim 360mm with 3 120mm fans in pull configuration. I have attached some pics for reference. I was running cinebench (single pass) and my temps went above 95c as per HwInfo and I dropped below base clock of 3900MHz to 3800MHz. I have PBO enabled and left most things to defaults. Things I have tried: 1. I noticed the mobo trying to push more than 1.45V. Set that to manual 1.4 2. Tried all core overclock to 4.3GHz (Don't know what I was thinking) and removed power limits, this took the temps to 105 and was unstable 3. I have re-seated the processor and re applied thermal paste, doesn't seem to help At this point, I am out of ideas. I just ordered some inline temp sensors to see if the problem is with inadequate cooling or with the block/cpu contact. Any help is appreciated.
  6. Hi guys. As part of my recent water cooling build I added an EK FC 1080 water block to an existing EVGA SC ACX 3.0 GTX 1080. I was able to boot the system and after a few days (of just looking at it in awe) I began overclocking the GPU. It ran smoothly for a few trial and error runs, but at one try the screen turned black mid benchmark and the GPU never came back. This was in a system with Ryzen 3800x and Asus Crosshair VII hero x470 motherboard. The display did not come back even after multiple tries. What I see is q code 62 which is indicative of VGA failure and I don't get a POST. Here are the things I have tried: 1. To eliminate the riser cable or the mobo or the slot on the mobo or the pcie power cable: I was able to put a different card GTX 1070 which made the system boot fine. 2. Reset the bios on the motherboard and even flashed it, to no avail. 3. Called EVGA and was informed that I ran out of warranty in Aug 2018 4. Tried the same GPU on a friends computer who has a Z87 pro mobo same q code 62. 5. Booted through the iGPU on his computer with the card still plugged in. I was able to use nvflash64 to list it and even reflash the EPROM Is the attached image picture of my new paper weight? Is there something else I should try? Thanks
  7. Thanks a tonn for the detailed response. You rock!!
  8. I am doing my first water cooling build in a lian li O11 XL. I have a top 360 rad with 3 fans, a side 360 rad with 3 fans and 3 bottom fans without a rad. I used https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PC2S1L6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I am plugging fans into the controller that comes with the fan and plan on using aura sync with it. I recently found out about aRGB vs RGB fans. The ones I have are PWM RGB fans that have a 4 pin connector. I was looking for community's opinion on: 1. Should I return my RGB fans to go with aRGB? 2. What functionality would I gain by using aRGB fans? 3. Do I need additional power for these many fans over aRGB? 4. Are there controllers that can help aura sync or such software to individually address different fans if not LEDs on the fans? Thanks in advance
  9. Hi, Thanks for your input. I wanted to clarify that I have listed the GPU for completeness. I already have it. I already have the PSU and the monitor as well in my existing system. Looking for advice on upgrading the CPU, Mobo, storage and RAM. Cheers
  10. Thanks for the info people. Incorporating feedback. 1. Updated the motherboard to use the B450 Tomahawk Max 2. Deciding on not changing my graphics card for now 3. If I were to spend some time and effort into tuning timings for the RAM here, do you think it will work out? Or should I go for a faster RAM altogether? Secondly, are the parts in the build conducive to overclocking RAM. 4. Realized that my storage was not as fast so upgrading that as well (do let me know if you think that's a mistake) Here is the updated list: PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $309.99 @ B&H Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy Memory G.Skill Trident Z Royal 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $179.99 @ Newegg Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $198.48 @ Amazon Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card $839.90 @ Amazon Case DIYPC Vanguard RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $78.99 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair Enthusiast 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply Monitor Acer ED323QUR Abidpx 31.5" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor $359.59 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $2081.93 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 12:33 EST-0500 Thanks again
  11. Hi, I have been eyeing an upgrade for a work/home PC I built in 2014. Here is what I was thinking: PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $309.99 @ B&H Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $119.99 @ Amazon Memory G.Skill Trident Z Royal 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $179.99 @ Newegg Storage Intel 660p Series 2.048 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $204.99 @ B&H Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card $839.90 @ Amazon Case DIYPC Vanguard RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $78.99 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair Enthusiast 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply Monitor Acer ED323QUR Abidpx 31.5" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor $359.59 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $2093.44 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 01:51 EST-0500 In the above build, I am carrying over the GPU, Case, PSU and the monitor from my existing build. A few details about my current build are: I7-4770k and Z87 Pro Mobo with DDR3 RAM. Upgraded the case and GPU on it, around an year ago. I had a few questions around the above build and wanted to get the communities expertise: 1) What are your thoughts around the above build? 2) I am in no need for PCIE gen 4 as of today and thus am not looking at x570 MoBos. But their prices are dropping and seem like a good bargain as they are getting in the price range as B450. What do you think/suggestions? 3) Is it worth upgrading my 1080 to RTX 2070 (refurb/used) as they seem to be within 100$ of price difference? 4) I like the aesthetics of the Trident Royal RAM but am hesitant about the timings and the 32GB kit being CAS19. What does the community think? 5) I would also like to dip into custom water cooling loop. I like the resilience water reservoir but think its over priced. What parts do you recommend for water cooling loop? Should I consider Aliexpress for the same? 6) Would a full tower be better for custom water cooling loop? The purpose of the build is going to be: 1) I am a software developer by profession and use it for my personal projects 2) Gaming: RDR2 / Total War Series / Ready for CyberPunk Approximate budget is 1000$ inclusive of custom water cooling. Thanks a lot in anticipation Cheers
  12. Thanks for the info people. I think I'll save up more for a better graphics and then upgrade to ultrawide.
  13. Hi, I am planning on getting a Nvidia GTX 1080 to power one of the monitors below: 1. Acer ED323QUR which is curved 2k@144hz monitor (309 US rubles) 2. Acer ET322QK which does 4k@60hz and 2k@75hz (370 US rubles) I am more of a RTS player and play a lot of more of the RPGs. I will also want to get some programming (text reading/writing) on the side as well. What would you recommend as an upgrade from a 1080p monitor. Appreciate any input.
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