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  1. shadowD

    The "Everyday" show-off thread !

    Yes! You got it! Guess I'm in the right place!! :D
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    Amazon India lightning deals

    This specific model (Gammix S70 Blade) is PCI Gen 4 this thing's speeds are upwards of 7400+ MBPS.!! Ridiculously fast!
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    The "Everyday" show-off thread !

    I have a phone that a lot of people don't even recognise! and I don't get its phone case at the local shop. No regrets though, This thing is rock solid in everything!!
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    A question for UPS Owners

    Do you know any way I can reduce the noise coming from those fans? It literally drives me crazy sometimes. APC Back ups pro 1000VA
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    71-90K Anyone who's into building NAS server?

    It's a good idea to run Xpenology on free operating systems like Free NAS as a VM and then operate from there on, get a static IP, and maybe a domain (pretty cheap, try namecheap). To make backup of NAS, Separate your data as sensitive and not so painful if lost. Backup sensitive data in cold...
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    71-90K Anyone who's into building NAS server?

    From my experience, If you can spare at least 4GB ram, and a few cores to your Synology, it should work fine. All features except for Synology's proprietary features like quick connect and other services that require authentication, will not work. Though, I've never had any pressing need for...
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    71-90K Anyone who's into building NAS server?

    I know, felt the same at first when I transitioned to Unraid, that's why I had Xpenology installed on Unraid and most of my services ran on it until I slowly phased it out. Though I still use it for photos. That's the best! For everything else, Unraid does the job for me.
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    71-90K Anyone who's into building NAS server?

    yes, which is worth every penny. Though I tried first before buying. It outperforms because you use your own hardware instead of the proprietary Synology one. Also, even with Xpenology, since it is pirated version of DSM, there are services which are blocked on it. Unraid offers the flexibility...
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    71-90K Anyone who's into building NAS server?

    only if you install Xpenology in Unraid's VM
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    71-90K Anyone who's into building NAS server?

    I am trying to adapt to it, though there are no major problems since Unraid supports everything or provides alternatives to whatever Synology does. I liked Synology because of its photo service Moments. You can always use Xpenology with the latest DSM 7 on it. No problem. Performance-wise, I...
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    71-90K Anyone who's into building NAS server?

    Yes, that's what I was thinking, I had a Synology NAS before, it Died on me in 2 years, just as the warranty expired! Now, I am building one that will be cheaper and a lot more powerful. There's only one trouble, Actually, I bought a Nvme SSD to use as a cache last week, it is PCI Gen 4, my...
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    71-90K Anyone who's into building NAS server?

    Hi, I am planning on updating my NAS server and was looking at the Unraid system for NAS. If anyone here has one setup can you please share, what kind of hardware you have used?
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    FS: Storage Hardware Multiple m.2 ssds for sale

    Is WD red PCI Gen 4 or gen 3? I am looking for one