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Opti 755 as home server

Bad idea. High power use compared to what you can build new. For $300, you can build a current gen pentium that will run circles around the opti.
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- Post #2
- May 28, 2014
- Forum: Open Source
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Web based torrent client?

I use Deluge. You can get an extension that supports Deluge, uTorrent, Transmission, etc. All lot of the torrent clients support the rpc protocol. There are browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox that support the rpc protocol to control/communicate with the backend torrent daemon. On my...
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- Post #6
- Apr 27, 2014
- Forum: Windows
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Is Microsoft playing a dangeous game of chicken with the internet? (XP)

XP was never made for the present world. It is an old dog taught new tricks and it's very bad at those new tricks. The underlying design of XP makes it vulnerable to today's malware. The design of Windows 7 and 8 make them resilient to all but the most devious of infections (user stupidity)...
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- Post #4
- Dec 24, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Re-installed Win8 and all my Chrome bookmarks are gone? Help

@OP You probably had bookmark sync turned off.
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- Post #4
- Dec 14, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Open Case or Closed Case? - EMI / RFI

Did you know that blood has a lot of iron in it? Apparently, iron tends to amplify EMI when it isn't treated and combined with heavy metals. Luckily, lead can isolate iron. Might want to try some lead tablets (with food) to really get rid of all that annoying hissing. I thought I'd be helpful...
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- Post #10
- Dec 6, 2013
- Forum: Home Theater PCs
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Windows 8.1 ethernet causing sleep issues

This is not a Windows 8.1 issue. Certain recent atheros chipsets are buggy. It is a known issue and Qualcomm has yet to make a statement or address the issue.
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- Post #8
- Nov 16, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Newegg's new "EggPoints" program

Newegg now sells jewelry?!?!?!
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- Post #23
- Nov 10, 2013
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Asus Xonar DX and good 5.1 Speakers set.

@OP What kind of music do you like? Your music choice should dictate your audio equipment. Balls will not improve your sound. $1000 cables will not improve your sound. Please don't be stupid and listen to the fud.
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- Post #23
- Nov 7, 2013
- Forum: Home Theater PCs
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Asus Xonar DX and good 5.1 Speakers set.

@OP Please understand that "cheez" has no knowledge about audio. He/She does not understand DSP, waveforms, electronics, etc.
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- Post #18
- Nov 7, 2013
- Forum: Home Theater PCs
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Haswell NUC as microserver?

Seems like your data isn't important to you if you're backing it up onto your laptop and your boss' laptop. ECC is important. You don't realize that a bit flip can screw up data. Especially financials. Forego the NUC. Spend the money and get a low power Xeon server. I seriously don't understand...
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- Post #5
- Nov 4, 2013
- Forum: Laptops
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SSD for CCTV

@OP This is for you. http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4178/10/hardwareinfo-tests-lifespan-of-samsung-ssd-840-250gb-tlc-ssd-updated-with-final-conclusion-final-update-20-6-2013 That is a TLC SSD that lasted for over 700 TB of writes. Figure out how much data your CCTV is going to write in a...
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- Post #5
- Oct 16, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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cores x threads = amount of ram ?

@Puppies04 and Headfoot Ever heard of Google? Ever heard of any of the computer websites out on the internet? Books become outdated extremely fast unless their are on a very special topic and even then, it is only inevitable that they become obsolete. The question that the OP asks makes me...
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- Post #23
- Oct 6, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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cores x threads = amount of ram ?

@OP If you have to read a book to learn how to build a PC, then building a PC probably isn't for you.
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- Post #19
- Oct 6, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Anyone else have a faulty level/compass in the 5s?

@OP Those are significant errors. I suggest you take it back for a replacement. I hate it when companies don't do proper QC. Seems like apple is failing lately.
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- Post #3
- Oct 5, 2013
- Forum: Apple
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Could Apple License or Buy ZFS from Oracle?

I doubt that Apple will ever smarten up and "upgrade" their filesystem. Microsoft got smart and made ReFS (though slow adoption). Linux has a ZFS package. But Apple, still fails to understand bit rot and block level file integrity.
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- Post #5
- Sep 30, 2013
- Forum: Apple

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