MatthewSH

So I was kind of messing around, if I were to move to the AM5 platform instead of staying on AM4 (since 5800X3D is the last one AMD is making for it from what I recall), what do you all think about this build? Obviously it's about $300 over my max, but if I'm making no adjustments to my current system I'm willing to drop an extra couple hundred for future proofing the system with AM5. Selecting parts based off some basic researching. I was looking at Ryzen 7 7800X3D or the Ryzen 5 7600X. I don't know if it's worth the double price for what I need. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/matthewsh/saved/RBGn23 EDIT: ooo, happened to be looking through the links. I could take a bit off with a bundle of the exact mobo and CPU: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV3DZZ6K About $50 of savings, but hey. $50 is still $50.

I'm not planning to overclock anything, never have. It's not my realm of things to do. I usually just stick with defaults and XMP, pretty much my limit. I'm fine with switching and giving AMD a shot. What's the difference with the non-xt and the xt? How would it change if I got one or the other? I've been thinking about upgrading the CPU and mobo, but honestly if it's fine for what I need it then I don't want to change it until I absolutely have to. Is it really worth changing out the combo now or better spending the money towards the gaming system? Yeah, I just know I had a few friends get screwed over with AMD graphics and it's never sat right with me. I never keep up with current hardware so I usually just stick to experiences. If all is well in the AMD pool I wouldn't mind dipping the toes in a bit. For me it's not about encoders, etc. It's more about just my setup and the tools I have. I've had issues with my development tools conflicting with things before, BSODs because I tinker with just a lot of software stuff, a lot of VMs running at all times, etc. It just tanks my gaming performance to the point where yearly I reset my system from scratch just to maintain it. Plus, since I make money from Twitch it's easier for taxes when I can dump money into one rig and clearly separate all the expenses there instead of writing off percentages. Also because I have visual elements running on multiple monitors sometimes bigger events like raids can tank performance (by about 5-10%) and lag just because of how many things happen on stream. That and processing the camlink and multiple webcams (cat cam, etc). All these video streams just can tank my in game FPS. So separating the jobs of gaming vs streaming is something I've been wanting to do for years. I just don't know a lot about what's good in hardware these days.

My only slight issue is that I've had friends who've had a lot of issues in the past with AMD graphics cards...like a lot. I have a dead one in a case by me. I've usually stuck with NVIDIA cards because of that. Would switching to AMD card be worth it for graphics?

EDIT: Probably worth mentioning, I have a proposed build here: Before I get into the details, I do have a system that I use for basically everything. However, some pieces are starting to show their age with some tasks. I use 4 monitors but I find that I have to disable 2 just to get the consistent performance I need out of video games and streaming. There could be other issues, but I've hit a point where I'd rather have a dedicated gaming rig anyway because I find it hard to run all the software development stuff I need without it impacting my gaming too. On top of that, my current setup runs completely fine and I don't feel the need to upgrade it any more right now unless I need too. It works fine for everything except streaming+gaming these days. Current Specs AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Gigabyte B550 Gaming X (I believe this is rev 1 actually) 32GB G.Skill DDR4 3600 RAM MSI 3060 Ti Ventus (8GB VRAM) 2TB Samsung 980 Pro Corsair RM750 power supply Past that, your standard fans, Noctua cooler, Fractal case, etc. I know the mobo and CPU will need upgraded at some point, I originally built this system back in 2019/2020 and those are the last things from the original build. However, they work fine for the most part but this is the build I would use for "streaming" probably and I'm willing to make any upgrades needed. Maybe I need to switch to Intel finally for streaming? I don't mind switching. I have no dedication to one or the other. Now for the gaming rig. Budget (including currency): $1200 USD give or take a few hundred as needed, need to account for the streaming rig upgrades (rig listed above), not counting any peripherals here. Just PC alone. Country: US Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: For the gaming rig, Overwatch 90% of the time on a 1440p 165 HZ MSI monitor. Streaming rig, I run A LOT on it. So hard to say. Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I don't have a lot of parts laying around these days. I was looking at basic, I don't need flashy. I would rather performance. Was just planning on getting another fractal define case for simplicity and noctua for CPU cooling. Hardware is where I lack, don't know which would be best for this setup, Intel or AMD? I don't know. I'm a software guy, not hardware.

That is very fair. I pay like $5 a month extra for rental but honestly there's so many extra charges I'm paying right now...I don't mind paying for a few more months while I let it bake in. you mentioned there may be a list. Do you have any links? I don't mind googling but if there's a more reputable or thorough list I wouldn't mind reading through that either.

So my router has something called Bridge Mode. I think this will work for this. Maybe I can talk them into giving me a pure modem only but I highly doubt they have those on hand. Reading through the other responses, seems like Ubiquiti is a solid starter choice. I guess for me now I just need to figure out the right equipment list. My other issue is where would I put the AP? I guess I could put it on the wall beside the rack maybe? Or on the shelf. I just rent so my space and how much I do is limited. Here's what I'm kinda thinking: Tripp Lite 6U rack CyberPower rack mounted surge protector UDM SE U6 Pro Access Point Now the only thing I'll need to decide on for equipment is cable. I do have just a spool of Cat 5e cable but it's kinda clunky. I could always just order some Cat 6 or Cat 6a as needed in the lengths I need. Thoughts on that equipment list? Think I need anything else or is this a good starting point? As for the multiple VLANs, I'm guessing this is possible with this setup too? I don't think I'd need multiple APs for that? I have like 1k sqft. I don't have that much space I need to cover.

Don't download files you don't know is the biggest thing. Not gonna dive into what you obtained through P2P means but yeah. I run password manager and just windows defender and I've felt safe (I was hacked pretty good like 7 years ago and I'm still a bit paranoid). I just am cautious with stuff. I don't run strange executable and I'm even a bit weary with PDFs people send me. Really any document as macros exist and PDFs have had issues in the past. Just having a good anti-virus is so big though.

If this should be in new builds / planning, sorry about that! I'm looking to dip my toes in the water of networking a bit. I'm a software engineer by day but hardware has always been my weaker spot. Now I'm not going to go full force into networking and go for all certifications but I would like to get a better knowledge about it for home use. My main reason for wanting to upgrade my home networking game is because I'm tired of ISP provided modem/switch/wireless router combinations. They always suck (I'm on Cox right now), they feel super fragile, etc. I would also like something that I could just take and hook up to a new network at a new place and not have to reconnect all my stuff to a brand new network. That's my main frustration. Past that, I would like to separate a few things. My IoT devices and my Jellyfin server I want on it's own VLAN and my main network for all my devices. Maybe another VLAN for security cameras that I have. I know I see a lot of people getting something like a PfSense firewall with Unifi switches and APs but I also see a lot of people who don't like UI for multitude of reasons (and honestly I'm not sure why, they seem fine?) I'm looking for some recommendations on what I should get to start out and things I need to actually get, if that makes sense. Cost wise, I'm not really limited to a budget per-say, but I don't want to spend like 10k on something either. I'm willing to spend up to around 1k with a few hundred wiggle room, but if I don't need that much then I'm fine. I was looking to maybe throw this all in a server rack to make moving it easier as I rent. Not sure what size I need, I was thinking maybe a 6U? Something that I can grow with more and has space for me to throw other racks in (I want to build a rack NAS) Anyway, appreciate any advice. Thank you all

This is a fair point. I try to reduce the network traffic on my ISP in general to reduce potential throttling. To give you an idea, on a normal month I'm pushing about 1.2-1.4TB of data usage. 07-08 was a light month in all fairness. I was out of town a lot. Keep in mind, I don't download a lot of games or even update them often. This is just usage. Hopefully this gives you context on why I try to avoid causing extra load on it. My poor network It wouldn't just be for games, there's many things I didn't share that take up space. Tbh though, maybe 6-8TB is too much considering I'm planning on offloading a lot of that storage, so I'm thinking a 1-2tb main drive with a 4tb secondary. The more I think on it, the more I'm thinking of completely separate solutions for at least backup. Without going into too much detail, the backup I'd rather keep relatively offline unless I need it because some of the data is tax/IRS related, private backups, etc. So that, for me, is crucial to separate if possible. Will it be touched again? Probably not, but I'd rather keep it safe. If I could have something I could push files too, then shut down and leave on a shelf offline and powered down for 6 months until I need it again...that would be great. Now I will agree, for the Plex server and the server I'm connected for video storage, recordings, etc. One could argue that I could have those on the same machine. Which I could agree with.

Hey all, I'm so happy the forums exist. Makes research and such so much easier. I have an issue. I have too many scattered drives. Just in my main PC I have an NVMe, like 3 SSDs, and a harddrive (that's starting to go bad). they're a mixture of 1tb, 500GB, 4tb, and 2tb. I'm also starting to run out of storage. Part of the problem is that my larger drives I also use as a backup solution in a way. I need to consolidate and simplify this setup as well as do upgrades overall. That doesn't include all the external harddrives, flashdrives, etc. So I have 3 separate mini-projects for storage. With black friday coming up, sales are around the corner. First project, the gaming PC storage. For compatibility sake, I'm running a Ryzen 5 3600 on a B550 Gaming X mobo. I'm ideally looking to go down to 1-2 drives. I know 1 super large NVMe is not ideal so I'm looking at 2. A larger NVMe (1-2tb min) for OS, primary games, programs that can't be installed elsewhere, and misc. I'm a developer so a lot of resources are built on the primary drive and I have no choice in the matter very easily so a bigger primary is fine by me. The secondary is where I need help. Getting all my backup crap off of it will be a huge plus and free up space, but I'd also like freedom to just have games downloaded and not be like "pinching" for space, also code repositories, etc. I was thinking 6-8tb minimum. I don't know how plausible this is with SSD without spending a crap ton of money. I just need something that will hold up. It will also be a temporary place for recordings before I move them off which leads me to my next mini-project. Backup / Media storage (not plex). This is more like like archiving and moving recordings off of. Maybe some video editing too. Maybe this is worth splitting into 2, one as an always online NAS and one as a more "glacier" storage solution that I only bring online as needed. I have 2 primary purposes. 1. Data backups. Now I do have web servers hosting stuff that I want to take offline since I only use maybe 1-2% of them, however because there's stuff to do with business on it I need to keep it stored. I can't have it just randomly corrupt and it probably will never be accessed again, but it needs to be kept. Also old computer backups, documents, photos, old security footage used in custody battles, etc. A lot of stuff that's important to keep, but will probably never get used again. This I may be able to have an "online as needed" solution for. This is definitely something where I need it mirrored/safe/whatever you call it. 2. Media storage / possible semi-regular usage. Basically I need something that as I record from OBS (and stream VODs) I need somewhere to store it. that's where a lot of my storage is today actually. This will definitely need to be a bit higher capacity. If possible I would love to storage my stream overlays elements, images, etc there too. So it will probably have daily usage over the network (unless it needs to be hardwired). Most of these aren't unloaded until I close out so it will need accessed, but not in high amounts. If it would work for using DaVinci Resolve editing that would be cool too, although I would assume if I have it mapped as a drive on my system pretty much all of this "just works." Ideally this is a mirrored/safe solution, but if I lose a VOD due to some hardware thing it's not the end of the world. Plex / Jellyfin server I just need something for my media. I want to keep this separate because this will be accessible outside the home to my personal devices only (although I need to design a new network setup, but that's a future project). I have about 4tb of storage today and that's will be actively removing stuff because I have a limit. In terms of project priority. I would say I listed them in priority. I need to fix my gaming PC storage solution ASAP. It's a mess haha. Then I need a data backup solution (point 1 of the second project), etc. Thank you everyone for your insight. I'm not the best with hardware solutions, I'm a software guy.

My bad bud, thanks.

So let me preface this by saying I'm looking for a chair that I'll invest into, I'm not looking for some like $900 USD (all prices are USD preferably) executive chair that will last a couple years and then need replacing. Here's what I currently have: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/millberget-swivel-chair-bomstad-black-40331705/ I love this chair. I've had two of them (my brother broke my previous one ) over the past 6 years and they work fantastic. However, I'm 6'1 (freedom units) or 186cm (logical units). My shoulders are barely covered by the top of this chair. Also, the way this chair sits and wears over time it keeps forcing me to almost lean back. It strains my lower back for extended uses and causes me to hunch. The material also isn't super breathable and I'm a hot natured so when I sweat, it just sticks to it. When I'm on video calls, I have to sit in an uncomfortable position to have proper posture. It also starts to feel like I'm sitting on squishy cardboard (which is by no means comparable to some of the worse ones...it's not too bad, but definitely not good). Also, it kind of squeaks too, I feel like I need to WD-40 it every few weeks. I'm looking for suggestions for my next chair. Something that's suitable for someone who has some height. I'm not looking for some bucket seat gaming chair with ULTIMATE GAMER like branding. I just want a good, breathable, ergonomic, nice chair that I can sit in easily for 8-9+ hours and not feel too physically sore (which is how I feel now). I know this isn't like a situation where you can recommend a single chair because every one is different. It took my mother 2ish+ years to find her perfect chair and she dropped like $800 on it and she LOVES it. Something like that is what I'm looking for. I'm just asking for some help and someone to maybe help point me in the right direction of where to look. I understand this won't be instant gratification, that's not an issue. Thank you all!

Summary After his just over 2 years as CEO, Bob Swan will officially be stepping down as Intel's CEO as of February 15th, 2021. VMware's CEO Pat Gelsinger is set to take over as Intel's new CEO. In fact, Gelsinger was Intel's first CTO as well. He left Intel in September of 2009 to join EMC. Gelsinger was with Intel for 30 years prior to leaving and contributed to the creation of technologies such as USB and Wi-Fi. Quotes My thoughts Although I personally do not believe Swan is at fault completely for Intel's failures in the recent years, it will be nice to see Gelsinger back with Intel. Also, with him being a former CTO of Intel, it may bring a fresh perspective to the role of CEO that we haven't seen in a long time. Honestly, I agree with many other and even previous WAN show comments that someone with an engineering background in some way should be running a company like Intel. Gelsinger has decades within the IT field, while Swan has degrees in business administration; while an MBA might suit a CEO well in many companies I don't think it suits Intel well. Gelsinger was with Intel for 30 years prior to leaving and helped Sources https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/intel-appoints-tech-industry-leader-pat-gelsinger-as-new-ceo/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/13/intel-ceo-bob-swan-to-step-down-in-february.html?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral https://leaderpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/intel-to-replace-ceo-bob-swan-with-vmwares-pat-gelsinger-sources?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/intel-to-replace-ceo-bob-swan-with-vmwares-pat-gelsinger-sources?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral https://www.reuters.com/article/us-intel-ceo/intel-to-replace-ceo-bob-swan-with-pat-gelsinger-cnbc-idUSKBN29I1W3?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral

Actually, now that I'm thinking. Cooling, will I need to get more fans or is the stock stuff gonna be okay?

Yeah, looking around...that's what I'm thinking. I did inherit this build from my old roommate too when he built his new PC. I haven't done any major upgrades. Looks like a good build. Honestly, I'll probably run it by a couple others to get opinions because I'm not the best with hardware side of things. If they thinks it's good then I'll pull the trigger. Really appreciate your help!

Oh okay, yeah. That definitely fits where I'm looking to spend. I just opened the case and looked at PSU. It's a diablotek 775w ATX UL series PSU. Model is PSUL775. Here's the Newegg link: https://www.newegg.com/diablotek-ul-series-psul775-775w/p/N82E16817822015 What if we were to throw a modular PSU in there? Just to help clean up the wires. That's one thing I'm hating about my current build is the fact I'm horrible at cable management and there's so many freaking cables from the PSU.

So you're saying "might" work, what could be your reservations with this build?

I guess for me though, that extra $60 doesn't mean so much that it will prevent me from getting a better build...you know? Plus...weird things are happening with my PC more often and I'm worried that after 5-6 years of very intensive use the MoBo is finally starting to give out I believe. I mean, USB ports constantly shutting down, the whole PC loosing power. Fans lose power. It could be a PSU issue too...but with how much seems to be going wrong and the everyday bottlenecks I'm getting...I'm willing to pay that little bit more right now so I'm not having these issues anymore... EDIT: I want to clarify, this only happened a bit and then has happened more and more. I'm scared to even plug more USB devices in because like 3-4 will randomly shut down completely. I don't have that many plugged in either.

Oof, okay. Here we go. If you're asking this broad of a question, then you might benefit from a course like this instead. Don't go in thinking you'll be able to make the next hit BR game, but hey. It may teach you the fundamentals for game development. I don't know the content of the course, I don't own it. However, for $15...if you're serious about wanting to make a BR game even for shits and giggles...it may be worth it. What's the most harm it could do? However, some are saying its best to go in with some basic understanding of UE4. Reviews are mixed. So do so at your own risk.

Is there any reason I should wait though? I'm not an enthusiast and really all I do is game/stream on it. Well, besides writing code...but that's different. My old roommate built a Ryzen build like 4 years ago and it still holds up really well to this day for VR, streaming, gaming, etc.

That's cause sleep is a blocking function. It won't let anything else run until it finished. In JS setInterval is not blocking like any pause/sleep/wait functions. That's where you went wrong with that one, but hey. We all learn. I used to make so same exact mistakes years ago when I first started. Timers are tricky things to do for a lot of people. That's why I always try to default to timestamps and logic to determine if the item should be handled or not.

Okay, first piece of advice...NEVER tie timers to the process if it's crucial like a giveaway. If your bot restarts then the timer is screwed. Have some of timestamp saved with the giveaway information somewhere. That could be a database, file, something. Then you can save the embed's message id and tie it with that. That way you can edit it at any time based on the ID of the message. After that, you can just have timers internally that check the messages or you can have a CRON job that checks timestamps and if something is ready to be cleared then it will clear it. You can do the same for posting. Just check every so many minutes for a given timestamp (you can use MomentJS for this) or just use CRON job (my preference).

Okay guys. Looking to upgrade some components. I know there's a bottleneck somewhere and this PC hasn't been upgraded in years. Like 5. Honestly, was thinking about getting a new case all together. I'm literally copying this information straight from Speccy. I can't recall the exact brands/specs. CPU: AMD FX-8350 MoBo: ASUS M5A97 Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (4GB) RAM: (this is where I can't remember the brand, so I'll have to actually open it if needed for this) "16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24)" PSU, maybe looking to upgrade that to a modular? Not looking to spend a crazy amount of money. Maybe some sleek case suggestions too? Honestly, I could just setup a new PC and use my old 1050ti for this PC and have it as a dedicated streaming PC. Know what, what are some good suggestions for a decent gaming PC (knowing that I won't have to worry about graphics, OS, monitors, etc). I don't need on board WiFi. I don't need any crazy RGB stuff. For gaming, I play games like Overwatch, etc. But I play them at super low quality to squeeze as close as I can to 120+ FPS out of it. I also do a lot of programming, but even that isn't hindered on any of my older builds so no worries there. I just use VMs for some stuff like replicating server setups. So here's what I have to move over. - Storage (I have SSD and HDDs right now) - Graphics card (my 1650 super, not looking to upgrade really...if it's not compatible with the build then I have my other graphics cards too) - Any peripherals Really, I guess I need help selecting the case, RAM, MoBo, PSU, and CPU, and anything else you guys can suggest. Again, not looking to spend a crazy amount. I get that MoBo/CPU could cost about $350? Maybe a bit more. RAM about $100ish, and case...eh. Case I just really want a blackish case. It's not really visible and I don't need anything super fancy. Just keep it cool and we're good. I guess I'll need cooling too. So...yeah. Throw that in there.

So, I ended up reinstalling my OS and got an SSD a few weeks ago (not too long after my last message), and I haven't noticed any significant usage. Guess it's solved. Not sure why. Huh.

@aiHAL what you're asking is a broad question. There's many different types of modding within Minecraft, some even refer to Spigot/Bukkit plugins as mods, then you have Sponge plugins, Forge mods, vanilla mods/modded clients, etc. Spigot/Bukkit plugins are Java, Spigot actually provides a comprehensive guide for this here. Forge mods are also Java and Minecraft's Gamepedia provides a simple getting started guide here. Sponge plugins are Java, they also provide docs here As for modded clients, that's a bit more difficult and requires more effort and knowledge...but you'll have to find your own resources there because it's version specific and heavily depends on your end goal.