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Pfsense only does load balancing, not the bandwidth bonding. Plus pfsense load balancing has issues; same issues that happen with all load balancing: for example: you are visiting a website and the packets were sent via one ISP connection; and if the next packets from that site is sent via second ISP connection; there will be error as the second packet is received via different IP. Also load balancing is not good for streaming for same reason as the packets from a stream is sent via only one connection and the stream will break down when it will keep switching packets over 2 connections; the bandwidth bonding/aggregation of 2 connection doe not actually happen with the load balancing.

I have been researching a lot lately and thinking about a simpler and cost effective way to bond 2 broadband connections from different ISPs to increase the bandwidth. There are many different complex solutions (SD-WAN, MPTCP, OpenMPTCProuter) and expensive paid services but as a home user I am looking for something simpler and cost effective. The main obstacle in internet bonding is with issues occurring from packets distribution over 2 different networks and that is why a VPN is needed as gateway to combine the bandwidth and transfer the packets. So, after watching and reading so many stuffs; I have a curious question/idea: I have ExpressVPN setup in a Linksys router. So what if I use Linux or a WAN Aggregation router(Asus AX56/Netgear AX12) to agreegate the WANs from 2 ISPs and connect the LAN to my Linksys ExpressVPN router to trnasfer all packets via ExpressVPN? Won't the bandwidth bonding with dual ISP work as PC, TV, etc. receiving everything from one IP and the packets are being distributed in packets from ExpressVPN server via 2 ISP connections?

The point is that I will unplug the drives of other operating systems before I boot into windows and vice versa. It is possible using SATA SSD but read and write speeds are inferior compared to M.2 SSD. It is easier to swap when M.2 is in external enclosure instead of in the motherboard M.2 slot. And even doing dual boot properly, the issue sometimes happens. So I wanted to use M.2 and also nullify any chance of my any operating systems get corrupted.

Hey, so I am thinking to move my operating system installed NVME M.2 drive in an external enclosure instead of motherboard M.2 slot. The main reason is so that my windows can't inject code to other operating systems and mess them up. Do you think it is practical or any better suggestion to achieve the main goal?

Hey guys, So I have built a new PC with Intel i5-10600K and Gigabyte Z490 Vision G for my girlfriend and using Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3200 MHz single stick at the moment. Basically I am going to upgrade to at least 32GB (2x16GB) 3200 Kit and I need help to choose between HyperX Predator RGB vs CORSAIR Dominator Platinum RGB. Additionally, I am going to upgrade the CPU to 11th Gen when the new Intel processor will be launched in March, 2021. The system is used for professional work purpose, zero gaming. Will really appreciate your valuable feedbacks. Thank you!!

Yeah true, I think this is the best solution for now. Had to pay a lot for shortage in components anyway; don't wanna buy new monitor now =_=

Thanks! Yeah giving up hope on using it. By the way, I get display when I connect VGA to HDMI converter but getting blank screen when I try to use DVI to HDMI converter. DVI would give higher resolution, so not sure what can I do =_=

Yeah, I was thinking as intel iGPU has quicksync, will it help to process the graphics task better as more graphics power. Plus my current monitor does not have HDMI; so I am using HDMI to DVI converter now. So was curious will it help as I will be able to connect the DIV cable directly to GPU

Hey guys, so I built a new pc for my gf with i5-10600K and Gigabyte Z490 Vision G motherboard. I have a old GPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 lying around. I will wait couple of moths till both Amphere and Big Navi are readily available to put in this build. So I am wondering if it will give my system any boost if I put this GPU in my system. My gf uses Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for her design work. Here are the specs: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 Bus interface: PCI-E 2.0 x 16 Memory size: 1024 MB Memory type: GDDR5 Memory clock: 850 MHz Memory clock (effective): 3400 MHz Memory interface width: 128-bit Memory bandwidth: 54.4 GB/s CUDA: 1.2 CUDA cores: 96 ROPs: 8 Texture units:32 RAMDACs: 400 MHz Please help me guys

Actually spending 100 extra won't be an issue for me. I actually want to have a bit overkill so that I have breathing space for anything in the future. I think I will get Maximus XII Hero or Aorus Z490 Master; will research on these 2 boards a bit more extensively before I pull the trigger

I need iGPU for QuickSync, so yeah can't get Z490 Unify. I can gain 20% more CPU performance with overclocking and I am confused about one thing: why all extreme over clocking motherboards are called gaming motherboards? How workstation can't gain from overclocking!!? I like MSI Godlike and Maximus XII Extreme but I think both of them are too pricey and can't justify in terms of performance gain to extra money spent ratio. So yeah, I want a motherboard that will let me utilize the power of i9-10900K to the fullest.

Hey, I am building a video editing and rendering rig with i9-10900K. So I have come down to these 2 ASUS motherboards. I like ASUS ProArt Z490 Creator a lot as it is primarily built for media creation tasks but it lacks extreme overclocking and VRAM and some other processor boosting features comparing to Z490 Hero. I won't use this build for gaming; lots of adobe softwares and browsers and workstation purpose. And I don't care about Thunderbolt 3 ports or 10Gbps LAN. And I will get the DisplayPort in my GPU. So I care about best heavy task performance and want suggestion about which motherboard will be best for my build? Please suggest!! Note: I know I would get better workstation performance with an AMD build and it is very tempting but I have chosen i9-10900K already for some specific reasons and have already discussed about it quiet a lot. So don't wanna discuss about AMD on this post and want suggestion on choosing between these 2 motherboards for my build.

I am already using a Hackintosh for last 2 years with dual boot and it is working absolutely fine; did not need to do any tweaking or restoring from backup. The trick is to go for the most compatible components and get the most stable version of MacOS. I know people think that Hackintosh can't be stable; but if it is done right; it is more stable than even Windows. And yes, I am gonna use Windows and Linux as well. I am a full time programmer and hobbyist video editor. So I need the option to be able to install all major Operating systems. Plus it is so easy to use 3 different SSDs and M.2s for OS; and 2 extra mega drives for storage; it is easy to handle all 3 OS without running into any issue. MacOS already has support for 10th Gen intel CPUs and the 2020 iMac will have i9-10900K in it. Many have done build already with Gigabyte Vision D motherboard successfully but I was preferring ASUS ProArt Z490 Creator as it has CFG unlocked compare to Gigabyte boards and being able to unlock CFG is crucial for hackintosh. I was hoping to get a board that I won't have to twinker now and then to unlock CFG when I update firmware. So, I am still waiting and considering the motherboard option; other than that all of the other components are perfectly compatible for hackintoshing.

I am going for the low number and Apple had record of cutting support short in the past. And I am not going to spend $19,000 on something that is going to be replaced soon and will definitely suffer as it is BIG change in operating system. So the bottom line is I have made my mind already and not going for any apple workstation till they sort out everything.

It will be dual boot. Here are the couple of main reasons that I will not buy a Mac at the moment: 1) They are switching to ARM and the support will be over in max 5 years. 2) The reason many make Hackintosh: thermal throttling limiting the performance in Mac devices due to moderate cooling solutions; 3) Dual boot advantage along with upgrade ability; 4) The only upgradable Mac Pro is out of my price range and would never get it as will be out of support in 5 years.