Perpetual Hardware Suggestion Thread

[wheelee]

how's the speed? compared sa past

[Sephiroth]

past ay Pentium G630, 4 GB RAM, GeForce 650 Ti.

ang layo ng difference. dati medium settings Xcom 2 pero lobrang laggy at tagal ng loading screen. yung mga special effects di ko nakikita dati ngayon kita na. parang naglalaro ako ngayon ng Xcom 2 Remake lol.

nasubukan ko rin bago mag expire yung Resident Evil 2 Remake Demo. dun sa luma naka low na lahat eh choppy pa rin. sa bago naka high settings pero smooth ng performance.

zero regrets ako sa purchase ko na ito.

ang totoong test siguro yung Witcher 3, kasi dun sa dati nagrurun nga pero pag kinausap NPC eh parang may 1 minute delay bago lumabas dialogue. now downloading Witcher 3 sa Stream 41% currently.

[lahar]

Stroll down memory lane. Anyone recognize a part they used? How about Tt Boy?

https://youtu.be/nM5uNxtT0Mk

https://youtu.be/X8oUjNR863M

[bravoexo]

MS Natural Keyboard...that was a great keyboard

[Sephiroth]

may nakagamit na ba sa inyo nito? salamat!

https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/ledstar-k28-gaming-keyboard-backlit-mechanical-87-keys-colorful-led-keyboard-i585708218-s1600546541.html?spm=a2o4l.searchlist.list.2.78af53afeWitzV&search=1

mukhang maganda pero not sure ako sa quality. nagloloko na CM Storm Mechanical keyboard ko pag naka on LED. nagdidisconnect. pag di naka on LED ok naman kaso di ko kita keys pag madilim.

[otacon]

Good day to all!

Bit of background: I got this 4790K rig (specs on the sig) that somehow had both RAM sticks die (as reported by the onboard Q-Code), but is otherwise working last I checked. I gave it to my sister as a WFH rig since I got my new R7 3700x rig up and running. It has served me well since 2015 but started acting up 3 weeks after my sis was using it. I was hoping it's just the RAM that has gone belly-up, otherwise..

Now to the present: I've been eyeing to make a DIY NAS since my dual-bay Synology is nearing full capacity and approaching its 3rd year running. I found an old mini-tower (NZXT Source 220) that has eight 3.5" bays, so the case is accounted for. So now I'm torn on either acquiring new DDR3 RAM for the 4790K in 2021 or just getting a newer set that will potentially be more power-efficient and has readily available parts. I'm thinking either Intel 10300/AMD R5 3400G, 16GB DDR4, NVMe, the bare essentials. This new rig won't need PCI-E GPU, but I might need at least a couple of full-size PCI-E slots for the HBA and potential, rather eventual 10GbE card.

So how do you think should I approach this: new rig or retrofit old one? I'll try either Linux or FreeNAS/UnRAID on it.

P.S. For drives, I got my sights on getting at least four 8TB drives, either HGST or Ironwolf. Got any suggestions on where to buy them for sub-10k per drive?

[barurutor]

So now I'm torn on either acquiring new DDR3 RAM for the 4790K in 2021

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HBA and 10gbe expansion cards only take up x4 slots.

P.S. For drives, I got my sights on getting at least four 8TB drives, either HGST or Ironwolf. Got any suggestions on where to buy them for sub-10k per drive?

Shuck WD Elements/Easystore external drives if you want low cost large non-SMR storage drives (8tb for below PhP10k). just take note that the screw holes for large shucked drives will likely not fit your nzxt source 220 drive latches (they are missing the middle screw mount hole).

[otacon]

So now I'm torn on either acquiring new DDR3 RAM for the 4790K in 2021

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DDR3 should be dirt cheap on resale market. [/font][/size]

HBA and 10gbe expansion cards only take up x4 slots.

P.S. For drives, I got my sights on getting at least four 8TB drives, either HGST or Ironwolf. Got any suggestions on where to buy them for sub-10k per drive?

Shuck WD Elements/Easystore external drives if you want low cost large non-SMR storage drives (8tb for below PhP10k). just take note that the screw holes for large shucked drives will likely not fit your nzxt source 220 drive latches (they are missing the middle screw mount hole).

Missed out on a TPC listing at P2.5k, but found another at Carousel for P3.3k


As for shucking, Lazada/Shopee results are all 2.5" drives. I was apprehensive on the concept, but after finding some Amazon listings at the $150 range, I might consider going for it. Looks like I'll have to prepare some OMB paperwork just to avoid any hassle from their end.

[WallyWest]

So now I'm torn on either acquiring new DDR3 RAM for the 4790K in 2021 or just getting a newer set that will potentially be more power-efficient and has readily available parts.

It's possible the mobo's about to give up too. I've had good luck buying refurbished RAM and a mobo from China through Shopee.

[splerdu]

Might be worth trying to recap it? Barring destructive overcurrent/voltage events a mobo giving up is almost always down to failing capacitors.

[otacon]

Might be worth trying to recap it? Barring destructive overcurrent/voltage events a mobo giving up is almost always down to failing capacitors.

Might not be necessary, coz after installing a HyperX 16GB 1866MHz DDR kit (found at Carousel @3k+),  the 4790K is alive!! 
I had to reinstall my spare GTX 980 coz for some reason the iGPU is disabled after flashing the BIOS to the latest stable build, will remind myself to reenable iGPU shortly.

@barurutor

Good to hear that 4x is enough for 10GbE and HBA, to which I'll likely end up getting this, OK na ba sya?

https://www.ebay.ph/itm/132059450823

[barurutor]

Might be worth trying to recap it? Barring destructive overcurrent/voltage events a mobo giving up is almost always down to failing capacitors.

Might not be necessary, coz after installing a HyperX 16GB 1866MHz DDR kit (found at Carousel @3k+),  the 4790K is alive!! 
I had to reinstall my spare GTX 980 coz for some reason the iGPU is disabled after flashing the BIOS to the latest stable build, will remind myself to reenable iGPU shortly.

@barurutor

Good to hear that 4x is enough for 10GbE and HBA, to which I'll likely end up getting this, OK na ba sya?

https://www.ebay.ph/itm/132059450823

That's a RAID controller without JBOD support. You may want to look for a JBOD HBA like 9211-8i (LSI 2008) so you can hook up differently sized disks without having to set up a RAID array.


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001062620708.html


This was half the price 6 months ago when I got one, but it's got what you need for attaching 8 SATA drives. Already flashed in IT mode as well, so plug and play for Unraid/FreeNAS/OpenMediaVault/etc.

[otacon]

Might be worth trying to recap it? Barring destructive overcurrent/voltage events a mobo giving up is almost always down to failing capacitors.

Might not be necessary, coz after installing a HyperX 16GB 1866MHz DDR kit (found at Carousel @3k+),  the 4790K is alive!! 
I had to reinstall my spare GTX 980 coz for some reason the iGPU is disabled after flashing the BIOS to the latest stable build, will remind myself to reenable iGPU shortly.

@barurutor

Good to hear that 4x is enough for 10GbE and HBA, to which I'll likely end up getting this, OK na ba sya?

https://www.ebay.ph/itm/132059450823

That's a RAID controller without JBOD support. You may want to look for a JBOD HBA like 9211-8i (LSI 2008) so you can hook up differently sized disks without having to set up a RAID array.


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001062620708.html


This was half the price 6 months ago when I got one, but it's got what you need for attaching 8 SATA drives. Already flashed in IT mode as well, so plug and play for Unraid/FreeNAS/OpenMediaVault/etc.

I did a search of that on eBay, it's the same HBA (sans cables), right?

https://www.ebay.ph/itm/192913325310?hash=item2cea87bcfe:g:9mYAAOSwiiBc1qe2&shqty=1&isGTR=1#shId

[barurutor]

Might be worth trying to recap it? Barring destructive overcurrent/voltage events a mobo giving up is almost always down to failing capacitors.

Might not be necessary, coz after installing a HyperX 16GB 1866MHz DDR kit (found at Carousel @3k+),  the 4790K is alive!! 
I had to reinstall my spare GTX 980 coz for some reason the iGPU is disabled after flashing the BIOS to the latest stable build, will remind myself to reenable iGPU shortly.

@barurutor

Good to hear that 4x is enough for 10GbE and HBA, to which I'll likely end up getting this, OK na ba sya?

https://www.ebay.ph/itm/132059450823

That's a RAID controller without JBOD support. You may want to look for a JBOD HBA like 9211-8i (LSI 2008) so you can hook up differently sized disks without having to set up a RAID array.


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001062620708.html


This was half the price 6 months ago when I got one, but it's got what you need for attaching 8 SATA drives. Already flashed in IT mode as well, so plug and play for Unraid/FreeNAS/OpenMediaVault/etc.

I did a search of that on eBay, it's the same HBA (sans cables), right?

https://www.ebay.ph/itm/192913325310?hash=item2cea87bcfe:g:9mYAAOSwiiBc1qe2&shqty=1&isGTR=1#shId

Yes its the same HBA.

[jojitb]

need a new printer with ink tank, cheapest possible but still reliable. No need to have scanner.

[jeremypv]

I'm still using an Epson L220 (>5years old now) -- still OK, cleaned it a week or two ago (since the yellow is not working - but clean-head worked) IIRC I only bought ink two times since I bought it.

checking on the recent store online price-list, it's not on the pricelist anymore but its printer only counterpart, L121 is still available.

[jojitb]

di naman prone sa clogging ang epson?

[jeremypv]

It clogs when not in use for a few months, but nothing a clean-head routine will fixed -- that's just my experience though with a sample size of 1 running for >5years

-- I'm just recommending it since it's my first printer that lasted more than 3years (IIRC)