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Just now, FloRolf said:

Have you installed it yet? On mine the white VGA Check LED sometimes (most of the times) doesn't turn off after boot, which is sooooo annoying. 

Yus I have, mm-hmm: Hoshī Update - ASUS PRIME X570-PRO Motherboard.

 

I did notice that its RGBs lit up like a Chrimbus tree when I flipped the power supply switch on, even before powering on the PC. Uncertain whether the indicator/debug LEDs (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device, etc.) on my board do the same thing after shutdown, though.  Uh, I left the PC running overnight to fold proteins, kek. 

 

(If I see the same thing happening, will make note of it in an edit to this post.)

[soldier_ph]

Lego ISS as a nice thing to display on my Desk and to fill in empty space and Samsung 860 EVO SSD for the PlayStation 3 which I'm getting for free:

@Spider Man It's building time ! 

[sub68]

2 minutes ago, soldier_ph said:

Lego ISS as a nice thing to display on my Desk and to fill in empty space and Samsung 860 EVO SSD for the PlayStation 3 which I'm getting for free:

@Spider Man It's building time ! 

I always liked legos idea stuff I really want to get this set lol

but I need a camera first

[CommanderAlex]

10 minutes ago, soldier_ph said:

Lego ISS as a nice thing to display on my Desk and to fill in empty space and Samsung 860 EVO SSD for the PlayStation 3 which I'm getting for free:

@Spider Man It's building time ! 

For sure!!!

 

I did see a company that makes an LED kit that can be used to modify the LEGO Colosseum, looks pretty epic and can imagine that on my desk to the left of my monitor, would look great. 

 

 

Found the link: https://www.lightailing.com/products/light-kit-for-colosseum-10276

 

Anddd....I have that (ISS) when it first came out but I have yet to build it...got too many still NIB. 

[snortingfrogs]

Got tired of my old chair so bought a new one, Noblechairs Hero

Will post a better pic after some cleaning and forthcoming upgrade(s)

 

[Letgomyleghoe]

9 hours ago, FloRolf said:

Have you installed it yet? On mine the white VGA Check LED sometimes (most of the times) doesn't turn off after boot, which is sooooo annoying. 

somethings pumping voltage back into your system. I would remove each cable 1 by 1 to see what it is. 

[thevicparable]

 

Spring is here. Prepping the summer reading list. These are all texts that were referenced in my undergrad English major, never ended up reading them properly, am finally ready to 4-6 years later.

[Commodus]

4 hours ago, thevicparable said:

 

Spring is here. Prepping the summer reading list. These are all texts that were referenced in my undergrad English major, never ended up reading them properly, am finally ready to 4-6 years later.

I'd want to read "The Empire Writes Back" just for the title. (The postcolonialism is a plus)

[GrockleTD]

4 hours ago, valdyrgramr said:

Building my aunt a server, but technically it's a school project that I'm not supposed to build yet I'm doing it anyways.  XD

 

Going with these loud Noctuas and 6 of the 140s.   Getting an Epyc CPU, technically got one already yet didn't realize it was Naples due to AMD's dumb naming.  Returning it and getting a Rome.

 

 

That seems surprisingly cheap

[Donut417]

5 hours ago, valdyrgramr said:

Building my aunt a server, but technically it's a school project that I'm not supposed to build yet I'm doing it anyways.  XD

 

Going with these loud Noctuas and 6 of the 140s.   Getting an Epyc CPU, technically got one already yet didn't realize it was Naples due to AMD's dumb naming.  Returning it and getting a Rome.

 

 

May I ask what your going to use the server for? 

[Sweet Pea]

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[snortingfrogs]

Picked up my new PSU for the upgrade, the next part should arrive next week.

 

[Donut417]

4 hours ago, valdyrgramr said:

IRC, it would be cheaper, with this budget, to chuck a single Epyc 16 core into a supermicro board.

If your buying new maybe. Im looking to upgrade my Plex server to Server grade hardware as I want to start running a few VM's and such. Im looking at used Intel hardware , I found Motherboard, 64 Gigs of EEC memory and a 8c 16t Xeon for like $550 on eBay. Granted its a Sandybridge based Xeon, but for the purposes Im looking at it would work fine. 

[Commodus]

11 hours ago, Science Officer Spock said:

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I've used laptops most of my life (born in 2001, mom was poor, dad was divorced and, in the military, and didn't want anything to do with us kids outside of the summer months) so I didn't get my first computer until 2013 (I was 12 then). I've had 4 laptops (I include the surface pro 2017 though it's more of a tablet) and with the stimulus check decided to opt an for a desktop. I got a M1 Mac Mini, with an LG 4k Monitor, and my own accessories that I plan to make better but am dealing with fine right now, but I digress.

 

My latest purchase is for ergonomics, I don't want to RSI, and prefer the soft feeling of memory foam over mouse pad+wood. I got me a Hyper X wrist rest. They are out of stock on Amazon until late March, but they said a "used - like new" one was available. I got it, and if it weren't for me buying it myself, I wouldn't have known it was used. (Ignore hair, my kitten likes to lie between the area on the right where my desk heater is)

 

 

I don't think you have to apologize for having a kitten! If anything, we'd just want you to share a picture of said kitten.

[Zakk8]

9 minutes ago, valdyrgramr said:

See, for Plex that would work unless you needed some features that are similar to NVENC for some types of content.   I built a plex server with an i9 and a Quadro, but got tired of the bugs for the 4k bluray aspect.   So, I'm just using the i9 for that due to the amount of traffic backed by 4k content.  Then when I move out west I'm using the i9 as my fiancee's gaming CPU.   This file server has to be more like used in a business sense, have raid, the ECC, etc.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 50 TR CPU Cooler	$66.98 @ Amazon
Memory	Samsung 32 GB (1 x 32 GB) Registered DDR4-2666 CL19 Memory	$139.97 @ Amazon
Memory	Samsung 32 GB (1 x 32 GB) Registered DDR4-2666 CL19 Memory	$139.97 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$59.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate IronWolf NAS 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$139.99 @ Adorama
Storage	Seagate IronWolf NAS 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$139.99 @ Adorama
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 ATX Full Tower Case	$124.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Enermax Revolution D.F. 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Noctua A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan	$27.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan	$27.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan	$27.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan	$27.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan	$27.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan	$27.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.89 CFM 120 mm Fan	$25.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.89 CFM 120 mm Fan	$25.95 @ Amazon
Monitor	Asus VP228QG 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor	$99.99 @ B&H
Keyboard	Logitech MK200 Wired Slim Keyboard With Optical Mouse	$17.98 @ Amazon
Custom	Supermicro MBD-H12SSL-I-O Socket SP3/ Single AMD EPYC 7002/ DDR4/ SATA3&USB3.0/ M.2/ ATX Server Motherboard, Retail	$451.23
Custom	AMD PS7301BEAFWOF EPYC x86 CPU Model 7301 (16c/32t 2.2GHz)	$609.98
Custom	AKG K-612 Pro	$115.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2435.65
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$2425.65
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-04 13:59 EST-0500

Swapping the Epyc out as mentioned for a newer one.   I know 750ws is overkill, but it's more for the extra SATA and a few reasons not because "wattage".   I talked to Luke and a few others about that.   The AKGs are required because ya know have you ever sat next to a server?  If I wanted to listen to industrial metal all day I'd listen to Strapping Young Lad.

 

 

If your willing to shuck drives, you should go for some 12tb wd. best buy had them on sale for around 180usd.

[Bitter]

Canon Powershot ELPH 360 HS for $100. My phone takes good pictures but a real camera takes much nicer ones, even a little point and shoot like the Canon. Much much better low light performance and 12x optical zoom are very nice for $100 compared to getting a phone that can match it. I've had a old powershot for a long time but it's getting beat up and only 8mp, time to upgrade. 

[Sweet Pea]

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[Moonzy]

Say hello to the new member of my collection

 

[Zakk8]

2 hours ago, valdyrgramr said:

Well, I might go with Toshiba NAS N300s instead as they're more reliable.  WD does own their rival there, for reliability, which is HGST.  I haven't checked that one site in awhile that tests all the drives, so it might be different.  But, the problem is I have to stay at no more than 2500 before tax and other fees.  So, 12TB enterprise/NAS wouldn't work.  But, with this case supporting up to 12 drives it's possible in the future.  Debating mainly between N300 and a different Seagate line, but before I finalize on that I am making Linux distro and other decisions first.  If I go normal WD it would probably be reds.

You must of heard this a million times, but in case you didn't. If it is going to be a storage/media/plex server, use Unraid. Especially for parities and expansion.

[Virus__]

Does a puppy count..?

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KBDfans Package! - Keycap Sets

 Yaaasss!!! 

 

KAT Alpha + OEM Fog White Keycap Sets

BLANK BLANK BLANK BLANK BLAAANKS!

For the uninitiated, the two keysets have different physical profiles. And both are advertised as PBT, but the KAT Alpha seems suspiciously smooth to my fingers. Hm...

I'm aware that Keyreative sells a set of ABS Blanks. Hoping they haven't pulled a fast one on me. Closer inspection is needed. 

But first, dinner. 

 

KAT vs. OEM vs. Cherry Profiles

Courtesy of Keycaps.info. Massive kudos to whomever that made and is hosting that site, it's a brilliant reference for keeb weebs.

 

 

 

Impressionable legends and bright colorways are nice n' all, but 'Chew prefers beauty in subtlety. Even better if that subtlety disguises itself as something unremarkable at first glance. 

[Justaphysicsnerd]

Got an Omen 15 recently (16GB @ 3200Mhz + 512 GB NVME + Ryzen 5 4600H + GTX 1660Ti)

[atxcyclist]

I'm considering putting together a router out of spare parts, but needed more ethernet ports. 6 more should be sufficient. Might put wireless into the machine as well, but have read the transceivers in regular wireless network adapters don't do well, so might just use an older router as a wireless access point.

 

 

[DoctorNick]

7 hours ago, Moonzy said:

Say hello to the new member of my collection

 

Very nice, how much?

[DoctorNick]

On 3/2/2021 at 8:19 PM, Kilrah said:

 

Almost has as much RGB as a PC, but flies much faster 

Nice! First FPV drone?