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Years ago after a lot of research I set up a DS718+ Synology NAS for home use. We mainly use this for photo organization and editing, which occasionally does max out the capabilities of the hardware. Now we’re planning our next upgrade and would appreciate some advice. Our system requirements: use Synology software. All the effort we put in to organize files on this platform cannot be undone, and we need ease of data migration from the old device to the new. Use local NAS hardware with decent performance, capable of basic photo editing and media streaming. Ideally using a rackmount case. 20<100Tb capacity. 1500 (USD) budget (happy to purchase used). subscribe to offsite backup service. I unfortunately don’t have the ability to backup one Synology device to another in a different location, so I need to set up regular backups to some cloud service. Definitely needs to be encrypted. 300 (USD) per year budget. Finding a suitable cloud service is what I’m struggling with most, though I would happily make my own NAS device if suggested here. What are your thoughts? Instead of a cloud service I also looked into Iosafe brand cases, but they’re too expensive. I have used Spideroak for encrypted cloud storage in the past but ever since they rebranded into Crossclave, they seem to be more collaboration focused and not a good fit for this application. Many thanks!

I'm ready to buy a new pair of wired headphones for my workstation and want to pick one with properly rated impedance for the motherboard's built-in amplifier. I run a Pro WS X570-ACE from Asus which states right on their website: Problem is I cannot find any information in the tech specs or manual about the specific impedance of the MB output, and nothing on Asus' forums either. Using the Realtek® S1220A codec on my board, i wonder how different it is from Supreme FX which the ROG-Strix boards use; and at least they give a spec for: Also appreciating info on: https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?90760-SupremeFX-CODECs-S1220-and-S1220A-what-s-the-difference Ask any musician or sound engineer and a "high impedance" headphone is typically anything above 150ohm. So pardon my skepticism if the hardware exists on a motherboard capable of that. Mobile phones and laptops run 30-50ohm headphones swimmingly; generally any headphone higher than this and you'd expect a dedicated amp for. Does anyone know for sure what impedance level this workstation board is rated for? Has anyone tried different headphones (for example the Beyerdynamic DT770-pro's 32/80/250ohm) straight from a PC's motherboard for a comparison?

Do you know how to go about updating the bios on this? According to asus not all boards have the capability to update via USB, so I’m at a loss as to how to go about doing this for mine without a working Display https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1044348

No luck just letting it run for ~10min. I also again tried different PCIe slots and video outputs...nothing.

so in this scenario, would i let it try to boot on it's own for 5min without mashing the delete key? then if that works, power down and restart the next time attempting to get into BIOS? no other LED's turn on during power up. the only exception is when i press the restart button on the case panel, an orange LED lights up temporarily until the cycle completes. no green boot light either.

Sooooo many "wont post" threads here so I hope I'm not redundant. I also have a new PC build which doesnt post and after a fair amount of troubleshooting, fear the GPU could be bad. All parts are new out of box with the exception of the GPU, which was an ebay purchase (still looks new though) and is why i'm fearful. Specs are: Asus Pro X570 WS motherboard AMD 5900X CPU AMD Radeon Pro W5700 GPU 2x 16gb Crucial Balistix 3200mhz 16cas Seasonic Prime GX750w Samsung pro890 1Tb SSD Arctic cooling LF2, 240 Acer Nitro XZ272U All power delivery appears to be fine as power/reset buttons operate normally, case fans and AIO run up to 100% speed during first few seconds then taper off, GPU fan runs, lights work. There's no output detected from the GPU at all, either from any of the mini-DP ports or the USB-C. the one lead i have to go on is that when powering on PSU, the motherboard LED light "LAN2_INI" illuminates a solid red until i press the power-on button from the case panel; afterwhich all devices seem to power up normally and the LED turns off. I cannot find any useful information on this warning light so any help is appreciated to diagnose. it's also worth updating BIOS i'm sure, but this board doesnt have the 'flashback' feature, so i have no idea how to update the BIOS without first getting it posted; catch 22. Troubleshooting methods i've tried, in order: reset CMOS (multiple times) move GPU to different PCIe slot (multiple times) try running with one stick of RAM Remove, inspect, replace CPU unplug any unnecessary cables check GPU output using DP1.4, then USB-C>HDMI check GPU output using different monitors Thank you all in advance for helping

That's a really great article, thank you! I've also been trying to find apples-to-apples comparisons on SPECViewperf or PassMark but with no luck (they only benchmark the pro or the consumer, but not both on the same list). This was somewhat helpful but not really: https://www.extremetech.com/computing/297167-rtx-2080-vs-radeon-vii-vs-5700-xt-rendering-and-compute-performance. https://www.titancomputers.com/Articles.asp?ID=258. With the 6000 series GPU's from AMD being announced, prices on their pro cards are actually cheaper than the gaming ones, including the older RX 5700XT or 2080Ti. With software specific optimizations, dual precision computing, lower power consumption, more stable/longer workload, and remote capability I think the pro cards are a much better value overall. But can they game well enough is still the question...

In the past I've used Quadro for my workstation needs but the software used to optimize it constantly crashed, and was not very user friendly. It especially did not do well when there was an integrated graphics on the motherboard/CPU which caused conflicts whenever I tried to open up Solidworks and so the Nvidia bios didn't know how to handle it (or settings would get reset somehow. I never figured out what went wrong). I'm open to AMD graphics to try out because Nvidia caused me so many headaches.

Thinking about building a new workstation PC and one question I have is about FPS if/when using a Radeon Pro graphics card. My primary computer use will be CAD work like when running Solidworks, but when gaming processing-intensive titles like Cities Skylines or Satisfactory I want the graphics/memory to be butter-smooth and I'm not sure how the GPU processes the different loads. Is a pro card even designed to run at 144hz? If it can run @ 120<144, can it run dual monitors at that speed? I can understand that I definitely shouldn't use a pro GPU when running Apex Legends or COD, but my gaming preferences don't include those. I wonder if the new memory sharing between Ryzen 5000 CPU's and Radeon 6000 GPU's solves this concern, but the config in a pro GPU is still going to be more optimized for CAD. One consideration is that I know that I'll need at least 8Gb of GPU memory to handle my CAD tasks, but I'm also finding gaming GPU's with 16Gb that arent that much more $ comparatively. Any thoughts here much appreciated. Thanks! I have a build thread going here:

Hey all, I posted before about a workstation build with only a $2500 budget and now I have the opportunity to increase that to $4000, however I also am increasing the scope of what that money covers. Like many people I was very impressed with AMD's new offering of processors and graphics so I'd like to base this system around the X570 chipset and radeon graphics. I generally have a preference for quality over bling, selecting reliable components that were made for compatibility or security; for example Samsung making "the best" M.2 drives (according to most I speak to) or G.Skill having AMD-specific RAM. Minimum Must haves: Dual 27" 2k 75hz monitors 8-core processor 32gb RAM 3200hz 1tb boot drive Thunderbolt 3 connectivity (can be either on motherboard or PCIe) Noctua CPU cooler (or comparable passive air cooler for silent running) Gold PSU 1.0Gb LAN Wireless 'Slim' mechanical keyboard, full size (choosing one of these cases, unless you suggest better) https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mid-tower/masterbox-q500l/ https://www.rosewill.com/product/rosewill-rsv-r4000-4u-rackmount-server-case-chassis-8-internal-bays-4-included-cooling-fans/ Nice to haves, if budget/tech allows: Dual 4k 144hz monitors 12-core processor ECC memory Motherboard with WiFi Motherboard with 'high end' audio Remote interface through Thunderbolt dock or https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/remote-workstation One question I have is about FPS if/when using a Radeon Pro graphics card. My primary computer use will be CAD work like when running Solidworks, but when gaming processing-intensive titles like Cities Skylines or Satisfactory I want the graphics/memory to be butter-smooth and I'm not sure how the GPU processes the different loads. Is a pro card even designed to run at 144hz? I can understand that I definitely shouldn't use a pro GPU when running Apex Legends or COD, but my gaming preferences don't include those. I wonder if the new memory sharing between Ryzen 5000 CPU's and Radeon 6000 GPU's solves this concern, but the BIOS in a pro GPU is still going to be more optimized for CAD. Any thoughts here much appreciated. Thanks! Budget (including currency): $4000 USD Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Solidworks, Microsoft Project, Cities Skylines, Satisfactory, Planet Coaster

1. Yes, the ERX is running the latest firmware according to Ubiquity 2. Only what you see on the above-posted thread. I do not have any software-based firewall beyond the default OS. 3. I have not enabled smart queue. My reading suggests that it is especially useful when one client or VLAN regularly has disproportionate/majority bandwidth use, but that is not the case in my application.

This netgear model doesnt actually allow any configuration, so far as i can find anyway. It does not act a DHCP server either; that comes from the Edgerouter. All firmware and configuration comes directly 'down the pipe' from my ISP. I've been fiddling a bit with firewall and noticed dropped access to speedtest.net through one of these ports, though I have not determined which one yet: LAN-to-WAN: Allow as per below. HTTP and HTTPS (TCP port 80, 443) DNS (TCP/UDP port 53) NTP (TCP port 119, 123) email (TCP port 25, 110, 143, 465, 587, 993, 995) VPN (GRE, UDP 500, 4500, 62515, TCP 1723) iTunes (TCP port 3689) WAN-to-LAN: Block all unrelated traffic and enable IDS. When I loosened the firewall policies a bit speedtest started working again with this setup: LAN-to-WAN: Allow all. WAN-to-LAN: Block as per below and enable IDS. IDENT (port 113) ICMP request Peer-to-peer apps: kazaa - (TCP/UDP port 1214) bittorrent - (TCP port 6881-6999) gnutella- (TCP/UDP port 6346) vuze - (TCP port 49152-65534) I have other policies in place too but those are LAN-only and unrelated. I honestly was hoping this problem was something wrong I did, but more and more I think I must accept the inevitable: cable internet sucks. It's the pandemic and throttling is a big problem using that tech, confirm by my ISP who said my local "node" was overloaded with traffic now that school is also happening online in addition to adults working from home.

Hmm, a loose/damaged coax cable between my modem and the ISP's hub is something I hadn't considered. I'm going to pursue that hypothesis and see where it leads!

I have once or twice, and it goes to normal (1<30ms ping) for about an hour or so before digressing to a turtles pace again. I will admit the modem does get a little warm not being able to be in an air conditioned room, but using an IR camera i can see it never goes above 45*C. I've also confirmed the modem is on it's newest firmware, having spoke to my ISP over the phone to push that through.

That is my router but it only takes 1<3 milliseconds to reach it shows. The next path to 96.120.89.33 takes over 800ms, up to 4.5 whole seconds.