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To be clear I'm not asking whether air frying is healthier or not. I have some opinions on that. But that is a topic for another day. and Yes, I know the term 'Air Fryer' itself is contestable but that is not the point here. After some research, I found out that the healthy option in Air Fryer...

Should we register the extended warranty with a new email ID as it is easy to give the credentials to someone else if we sell the card in the future. or is it ok to register in our own email ID.

I'm looking for a cheap Raspberry Pi with LAN port to run pihole. preferably 3B+ or 4 1 or 2gb. my budget is up to 2.5k. no need any case.

WARNING: Do not proceed further if you are trying to save money. That said, I'm looking to put together a small home networking setup. Every time I search about a related topic I get lost in a rabbit hole and am completely paralysed with options. So started this thread to learn about having...

As the thread title says, need help choosing between the B850 and X870/E motherboards. For example many motherboards with these chipsets are around similar price point like: Asus ROG Strix B850-F - 34k Asus Prime X870-P - 35k ASRock X870E Nova - 37k I have no use for the USB 4. Not even in the...

As the title says. All things about OpenWRT and related Hardware. https://openwrt.org/ I have installed OpenWRT on a router (EdgeRouter X). now looking to explore. Give your best personal experiences, suggestions, guides and other useful resources.

Help me decide between the two 3060 12GB cards for the mentioned prices: - Gigabyte Vision OC - Rs. 31,000 - Zotac Twin Edge OC - Rs. 27,000 My GTX 970 is dead and I'm currently on my backup card (GTX 670). or should I just wait more? Other wise comments are also welcome. This is my other...

I'm currently have a M-ATX setup with a ROG Z370-G mobo, Intel 8700K in a Fractal Design Define C Mini case. Now planning to upgrade the PC and the matx motherboard options are practically non existent o_O the only mobo I like is X670E Gene and it is OOS. By the looks of it it is highly unlikely...

What is the difference between Intel and Realtek for 2.5Gbe onboard LAN in the desktop motherboard? I see many high end boards have Intel LAN chip but some also have Realtek chip esp. if it is 5Gbe LAN. Almost all low end and cheap boards have Realtek LAN chip (usually RTL8125). Should we avoid...

I bought this Seagate 4TB (ST4000DM004) HDD in 2017. Using it from then as a basic storage drive in my PC which has very good airflow to the HDDs. Currently, I'm troublesooting some PC freezing problems and currently testing the HDDs. I did a seagate Tools long generic test overnight and it...

After a long time (since 2017 lol) I was looking into the new mother boards and wondering particularly about the audio situation with different chipsets esp. the Realtek ALC4080/82 in modern high end and mid end mobos. The thing is ALC 897 is the low end budget option. ALC 1220 variants used to...

I'm planning to freshly install Windows 11 on a new NVME Drive. Last time I installed a fresh Windows was like around 2017 when I assembled my present system. Now got hold of a new 2TB NVME in the sales and I don't want to just clone the old 1TB NVME as the current install is too bloated with...

I have a couple of internal HDDs just for general storage and downloads. A Seagate Barracuda and a WD Blue both are 4TB each. Looking to consolidate into a single 8TB or 16TB drive. Used to have WD Blacks but now their role is being fulfilled by the SSDs. (For OS and apps I have SSDs) I don't...

I really like the Fractal Design Meshify 2 Mini but it looks like there is no way to get it here in India or the manufacturer themselves stopped production? But other ATX versions are available!! What are the other cases similar to this? or any other M-ATX cases that are good? I need more...

My Dell U2724D 27" 1440p monitor is on the way and I'm planning to upgrade my graphics card from my Asus GTX 970 4GB (yes!) I rarely game these days... even then just old titles or indie titles. I don't even remember when I last bought an AAA title so I don't need too much gaming performance...

- which brand of modular electrical switches and sockets are better and easily available? - can we use any generic surface box (8 modular etc) for any brand faceplates and switches etc? - which brand has best options for RJ45, USB-C outlets etc? - where to buy them online? Something like...

Help me get a hold on what is what in NVRs and other security camera related softwares. 1) is it better to just go with a branded NVR solutions like Tp-Link, Hikvision, Dahua etc NVRs or can we look to custom NVR software that we can install on our own hardware? 2) if custom, then how do the...

What are the big practical differences between managed vs unmanaged switch for home networking in your experience? Is a managed switch needed when there is a separate firewall (pfsense/opnsense/openwrt) device? Any good 8 port 2.5gbe managed switch with PoE on ~4 ports? (like Mikrotik...

What are all the advantages and disadvantages with going either route? a PON SFP/SFP+ in the Switch/Firewall vs a separate ONU connected to the Switch/Firewall e.g. latency, ease of config, cost, ISP compatibility, etc. btw I read the SFP modules tend to get very hot?

My current display is Dell U2312HM which is more than a decade old. currently it is occasionally turning off and on (maybe due to Chennai heat as the problem is not there when the AC is running). So I have planned to upgrade to a 27" 1440p IPS monitor with higher refresh rate and other features...