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  1. pika420

    Software to use when buying refurbished parts

    CPU CPUz HWinfo64 (shows info for all things) Prime95 GPU Furmark GPUz 3DMark UniEngine RAM Memtest64 (Windows app) Memtest86 (need to restart computer in DOS mode) Storage CrystalDiskMark & CrystalDiskMarkInfo Motherboard HWinfo64 (shows info for all things) Monitor testufo.com Most...
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    Large Capacity HDD's (6TB-20TB)

    @aasimenator can you update which all drives you have now. Looking to buy at least 4 drives (8-16TB range) now to build a RAID 5 cluster. Seagate Exos, WD Ultrastar or Reds or any other. Or whichever would be easier for you to procure in the future. I am hoping to keep all the same drive if I...
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    Network Switch (2.5GbE/10GbE)

    Yeah, I have tried that, also asked in Forum haven't applied the fix they suggested yet Nothing really, it's just nice to have feature
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    Network Switch (2.5GbE/10GbE)

    Honestly, I was just influenced by the marketing and the YouTubers I follow. I purchased Zimaboard back in June 2022, LAN Card July 2023 And I wasn't in TE or any FB groups that sold stuff back then, and Amazon listing for used Mini-PC were bad in specs or price. Zimaboard 8 GB RAM Model...
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    Network Switch (2.5GbE/10GbE)

    Yup, it's a 4port 2.5G i225 Card. https://shop.zimaboard.com/products/pcie-x4-to-4-port-2-5-gigabit-ethernet-card-intel-i225-chipset?_fid=92350246d&_pos=6&_ss=c Running NethSecurity, a fork of OpenWRT.
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    Network Switch (2.5GbE/10GbE)

    Such a cute little Switch (8+1 unmanaged) Even came with a warranty card filled to my name Working as expected Thanks for this great deal
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    Storage Solutions Wanted to build a NAS & want it to be accessible from anywhere.

    +1 for Tailscale, but know this if you don't have a public IP, your traffic will go via Tailscale servers, which means your connection speed will be slower. A workaround would be to host your own HeadScale (open source tailscale control server). Nginx Proxy manager is good but beginners, more...
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    Rasp pi 4 slow response

    So you are running Jellyfin on Pi4, and playing h265 content. The main culprit will be Transcoding, if your playback device does not support h265. Pis don't have a powerful GPU, so even 1080p transcoding is too much. Playing on VLC over the network, could be speed issue, or could be Pi not able...
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    Need a good (and free) method to share passwords

    Vaultwarden Bitwarden written in Rust, has a lot of Bitwarden enterprise feature for free, you will have to self-host. I use it personally. Keepass Keeper Used at my workplace. Paid 1Password Quite nice, but its SaaS and Paid OneTimeSecret If you want to share password just once. SaaS
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    Plex/Jellyfin Setup Discussion

    I ordered it from the official store, took like a month to get here. (and paid the import fee) NUC is good, but I wanted to SBC with multiple RJ45 (as im now using Zima as OPNsense Firewall) In cases of NUC or ZIma, the options to add storage is limited, since there are a few SATA ports. (but...
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    Plex/Jellyfin Setup Discussion

    I have updated my setup in the last 2 years. Starting from Pi4 8b to 2x Pi4 8 GB to Zimaboard 8 GB to a custom i3 12100F NAS. Running everything in Docker. Pi4 is not a good option if you want to run a media server, that tiny Broadcom processor can't handle transcoding. Zimaboard is a good...
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    Do you use DNS over HTTPS?

    Using Archer C80 router + 2 AdGuard Home instance (Zima board + Pi4) for redundancy. h3://unfiltered.adguard-dns.com/dns-query https://unfiltered.adguard-dns.com/dns-query quic://unfiltered.adguard-dns.com tls://unfiltered.adguard-dns.com https://doh.opendns.com/dns-query...
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    How to check sustained latency to different servers?

    You can set up SmokePing detector https://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/ https://github.com/oetiker/SmokePing https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/smokeping
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    india amazon and usa amazon ssd prices

    pcpricetacker is the place to go if you want to buy new pc hardware, IMO Recently, PrimeABGB was selling Crucial P3 1tb for less than 3.9k
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    FS: Power Cooling and Modding Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360mm, Hyperx Duocast USB Condenser, GSkillz DDR5 32GB 6000MTs

    Got the products. Tested, and everything is working fine. +rep @RaceGurram
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    FS: Power Cooling and Modding Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360mm, Hyperx Duocast USB Condenser, GSkillz DDR5 32GB 6000MTs

    Interested in ram and AIO. Please provide more info about AIO. How was it placed when you used it, was the radiator placed below the CPU or above or vertically. Also, no box, please post clear image of cold plate, to check from any damages.