Recent content by theGloaming

Would this only be needed for ripping 4K/UHD BluRays or for non 4K/UHD BluRay discs as well?

Is this still available?

I have an Acer Swift 3 (about 5 years old) and the battery seems to be showing issues (not charging fully, suddenly discharging very quickly). Thus, looking to replace the battery. Which sites do you recommend to buy replacement laptop batteries? I have seen the ones below online in India, but...

Was referred to this thread months ago when I started looking at setting up Proxmox for a homelab in some detail (via this other thread - thanks rsaeon!). Unfortunately things came up and I had to step away - but I have some time again now and am hoping to get the system up over the next 3-4...

8 years, wow! And a lot of OS's and the like, impressive! What all do in your homelab? Any tips for a noob? :) My server is going to be used for the following initially: TrueNAS based NAS setup. For this I will need ZFS storage (still looking for a HBA card!) Ubuntu VMs to run a bunch of...

From reading and videos online, there were a number of advantages for ZFS for Proxmox OS and thus I started looking at that option. However, now that I know that it is best to do this with enterprise SSDs, which are way too costly, I am dropping this ZFS idea. However, TrueNAS storage needs...

Basis comments here and further reading, I am dropping the plan of using ZFS for my OS and VM image SSDs and will use regular consumer grade SSDs. Your comments have helped me get to this - thanks for that! By chance, would you know if I can install the TrueNAS image on the same SSD as I use...

Thank you, this gives me much to think about. Your drives are M.2 drives right? How do they compare with SATA SSDs (which I am looking to use)? The prices which I am seeing for enterprise SSDs (like the Micron one you linked to) are much too high for me. (Am not able to yet see any feasible...

Where can one buy reliable (and non-expensive) DDR3 ECC RAM and LSI 9211 HBA? This is for a home server. DDR3 ECC RAM: Should preferably be Samsung M393B2G70DB0-YK0 16GB DDR3 1600 ECC Registered 1.35V DRx4 Bare as I already have 2 of these. Ideally looking for 4 more of these. LSI 9211: To...

Am looking to set up a Proxmox system at home with the Proxmox OS on mirrored SATA SSDs using ZFS (cannot use NVMe). Along with the Proxmox OS, I also intend to use these SSDs for host images for VMs and such (storage will be on different devices) - as such looking for a 480GB/500GB SSD. I have...

I have not yet ordered of these sites, so can't say how they are firsthand. I know though that I will give it a shot sometime.

From what I have read and seen about the NZXT H440, the internals stay nicely cool (and as @vivek.krishnan has mentioned, there are 3 fans in front of the HDDs. And a couple more can optionally be added on top). Personally I prefer the Fractal Design Define R5, but can't get it here at a proper...

I'm surprised about this, given that a few people I have spoken claim to have imported used electronics and paying customs duties (so everything above the table). I have not been able to find anything that states this is banned. Do you have some sources which I can reference to be double sure...

Most likely the used ex-datacenter ones, unless I come across some new ones at the same price points. I havent checked aliexpress. Recommended? Reliable?

Preferably an Intel Xeon E5-2670 (v1/v2). Cost and availability concerns might make me end up with an E5-2660 or E5-2650 instead.