Have a new intel build that has usual problem where it reboot about 5-10 seconds of starting an OS Install. Post and UEFI Bios is just fine. I have tried Windows 11 and it rebooted 5-10 seconds, plus tried Fedora Live, Ubuntu Live (including CMD install mode), AlmaLinux, etc.
I did get the...
I have been putting off upgrading my old i5-2500K workstation for years now.
I am considering the Intel 10850K because it fairly good budget price for 10 cores. Note, I have MircoCenter locally that has it $319 (plus another $20 off with MB).
I am planning on running a couple of Virtual...
I am looking for the highest CFM fans in the 120mm and 140mm sizes.
So far this what I found on Amazon:
Ultra Strong - 200 CFM 120mm fan
Bgears b-Blaster - 308 CFM, 140mm fan
Are the best CFM I can get? Any other choices out there?
I am thinking of building a new home NAS to replace my old CentOs one. One of shortcoming of my old setup is amount of tinkering and CMD usage needed to get everything setup.
Looking at the best OS system for home NAS let me to QNAP's custom QTS os for their NASes...
I have been comparing my speed increase from the Core2 Duo E8400 in 2008 to fasted CPU I got, a 3770K from 2012.
In UserBenchmark, I see a 440% increase in Mixed Multi Core, 110% in Single Core, and 275% in average user bench, 209% Effective.
How compare 6 years ahead (to CPUs in 2018) my...
I was looking to these two utilities to disable Windows 10 Updates. Has anyone have any luck with either of them or have any other Utilities for disabling updates?
https://www.novirusthanks.org/products/win-update-stop/
https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-1/
FYI, main reason...
Hey guys, I was thinking it would be interesting to go back look at our CPU upgrade interval. And then discuss what type of performance in you look for before upgrading.
Pentium MMX 166 Mhz (1997)
Pentium III 866 Mhz (2000) - I am thinking 4-5x performance boost.
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.4 ghz...
I have looking into high end platform s and looks like multiple Intel X299 based MB can be found under $200. That pretty great price considering somehow AMD TR4 MB starts at $300+.
Usually with AMD system the MB platform cost is lot lower than Intel. Is AMD intentionally keeping the prices high...
Yes you are absolutely right about RAM. As I will have 32 gb of DDR3 left when I upgrade my main system, it made sense to reuse. This save me $300-$400 on new 32-gb of ram by sticking to an older platform for the server.
I with all this $$$ I have saved, I am eagerly waiting to see what more...
Hey, Thanks for the good info guys.
I definitely agree with you, I already ordered a small boot NVME from Amazon. I will probably get another SSD to put my VMs on too. Thats good info on the 3770 too. About 2 years ago I spend money on AMD's bulldozer APU for family member. Those have decent...
I was thinking about doing major upgrade on Linux Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU machine since it HD died and I need reinstall OS anyhow. I actually already tried and received a DoA Ryzen 2700 CPU/MB combo, so I sent it back.
Now I am thinking of doing a much minor low cost upgrade. Here want I am...
I am trying to get two nvme drives connect to one of my 3.0 PCI-E 16x slots. Its on my home server so I don't want to waste 8x PCIE's 8 GB/s bandwidth.
So far I only found card that handle only Nvme and one SATA m.2 drive. There is a high end Asrock $100 card that supports four Nvme to PCIE at...
Yeah, adding in extra PCE-e add on cards in future plan when I need expansion. Right now, I just want to stick with what the board has. Most of these boards seem to have enough PCI-E 16x width slots that I can use.
Thanks for info, I will go ahead an get the Gigabyte X370 gaming K5 for now.
I am thinking about building a linux Server on Ryzen, probably on CentOS.
I need to how well can linux handle power states and scaling Ryzen CPU frequency on demand. Can it drop Ryzen to low clock speed when idle, handle light and medium load, plus boost to max frequency on high loads.
Looks...
I am looking to build a storage server with a new AM4 Motherboard. Therefore, I am looking for best connectivity via SATA for internal drives and USB for external drives.
There a few boards with 8 internal SATA ports, but looking at USB 3.1 Gen 2 10 Gbps port I found only 1 or 2 motherboards...
I am looking to build a new Ryzen based linux server. How well does CentOs working on them?
I have heard there some linux support problem with 2017 Ryzen release, I am hoping they are fully ironed out by now.
Thanks
I have been looking for 1 TB NVMe that better than SATA but keeping at $100 premium (around ~$350 USD).
I have been digging around for NVMe you can actually buy only option that could be consider is Plextor M8Pe(G) M.2 2280.
Its $362.34 over at Newegg...
I got some G.Skill DDR3-1866, with CAS 9 latency. I don't think I have seen a DDR4 with lower than 15 latency.
Interesting, both of you guys suggest i7-3770Ks. Any idea how they compare with old i5-2500k?
Also, how are is it going to compare to newer platforms (Ryzen & Coffee Lake)? Some...
I have an old i5-2500K with AMD R9 280X GPU. Since my games are bottle-necked by the processor I am considering to upgrade the CPU/MB/RAM. I will be leaving the GPU alone since I doubt it affect my performance much.
I have been considering AMD Ryzen 7 1700x/1800x or Intel i7-8700K/i5-8600k...
I have been hunting around for DDR4 (32gb, 2x 16 GB Sticks) for my new build. So far some of cheap stuff seems to be on Ebay.com but not sure how could those no name RAM are.
Anyone know other shops that may have good deals on RAM these days?
I have been thinking about getting an AMD Ryzen system. However, google search is yielding many results with people have problems with Linux Distros on AMD Ryzen.
Any idea if AMD Ryzen is fully supported by which Linux Distros, especially if it works on CentOs 6.x or 7.x?
Also, any if Linux...
Hey guys,
I was digging around found Mushkin Reactor which uses MLC still supposedly:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820226852
Seems to have comparable review to Samsung EVO from Anandtech:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8949/mushkin-reactor-1tb-ssd-review/8
This type of details is what get me confused, I am guessing using multi-layer TLC is a bad thing for the MX300?
That list is pretty nice though, see a lot more SSD in my price range! Thanks.
BTW, for my main computer I am using a Samsung 850 EVO, 500 GB. Bought it 2 years ago for $189 and...
I am seeing too many SSD choices and lots of talks about MLC vs TLC w/ MLC Cache vs TLC vs 3D TLC, etc.
Anyone has information on which is best 500gb SSD on market under $150?
So far I have based my list on the last Anantech Review...
I am looking at a newer tablet and I am quite interested at 8-core, 2.0 ghz tablet you can get from MediaTek and Allwinner for under $150.
I am wondering about the performance of following chips:
MediaTek MT8392, ARMv7, 8 core, 2.0 ghz, Mali-450 MP4 @ 700 Mhz GPU
MediaTek MT6595, ARMv7...
Hey, this is almost perfect! I found another HEC similar to this.
The only drawback is that they use USB 2.0 front ports only. Wonder if I can mod it to USB 3.0?
Thanks for posting info about this great little case :)
I have to say I am having a similar issue and starting to think how much I can cram in there. In fact, I was looking around to see if there any water cooling solutions for a small Mini-ITX build.
I have been on the hunt of finding the smallest mini-ITX case possible the fits my requirements:
USB 3.0 x2 Ports
Slim Dvd Slot x1
2.5" SSD/HHD Slot x2
Standard TFX PSU (or comes with Efficient, quiet, low heat 250w+ PSU)
Optional: Headphone + Mic jack
I don't need a graphics...
That won't happen to me, I actually have a SSD on my Desktop. But computer I use most of the time (work PC) has a slow HHD. Man, it takes forever to respond and IT department can't give out a SSD at work due to budget.
My laptop also has a HHD now, but plan to fix that very soon!
Hmm, this makes me wonder what kind of speeds my current HHD is getting on my laptop. I should go do a test to check out results. It should give me a better idea of my performance gains!
I am seriously considering buying a SSD for laptop. However, my laptop only has support for SATA 2, not 3.
Looks like most drive are SATA 6 and they sure do seem to take advantage of it. How much limited will there performance be on a SATA 3?
I am thinking about picking a 250 GB Samsung...
Exactly, what I have heard too. Look at lastest newegg review for Samsung drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152245
They are claiming it a Seagate 2TB drive they get... :(
Maybe I need to get WD drive instead?
Looks like my Seagate 1.5TB 7200.11 HD is dying. So I wanted to get another drive to back up all the day. I usually only buy Seagates but I am getting skeptical about them these days.
There seems be couple choices around $120 range. I was thinking of maybe getting another Samsung drive (F4...
Reading this politics forum, I am really surprised that it seem like conversation are balanced between conservatives and liberals. I have always assumed any tech geek, who know how build a PC, would be actually liberal. Probably, because everyone I know who build their PC are liberal.
I will...
I have been reading up on Intel's Smart Response Technology and SSD caching. Like one from anandtech: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4329/intel-z68-chipset-smart-response-technology-ssd-caching-review/1
I have bought these 2 drives I plan on using:
1x OCZ Agility 3 - 60GB
1x Seagate Green...
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