Recent content by fmatthew5876

That would probably work, but the goal is to also minimize the number of cables and things that need to be plugged in, hence the USB-C screens in the first place. A small docking station that doesn't weight almost 4 lbs is probably the way to go to power the laptop and everything else. I've...

So arnbju is right about display link. It works if you install a driver from Asus website. So I tried this device: Amazon.com: StarTech.com 4 Port USB C Hub w/ 2X USB A & 2X USB C - SuperSpeed 10Gbps USB Type-C 3.1/3.2 Gen 2 Hub - USB Bus Powered - Portable USB-C to USB Adapter Hub - Aluminum -...

I tried the microsoft travel adapter hub. Didn't work, not even with one screen. Really unfortunate given how small it is it would have been perfect. My whole travel setup with my laptop, 2 screens, keyboard, mouse and cables is only 11 lbs. 4 lbs of that is from the surface dock 2! Not to...

Daisy chaining display-port would be ideal, but my Asus screens don't support it. I'm not even sure if you can do Daisy Chain MST with USB-C screens? If so I would need to buy all new travel screens which would suck, but maybe worth it. I really want to stick with USB-C monitors if I can, they...

Hi everyone, I have a surface go laptop with one usb-c port. I purchased 2 Asus portable monitors which connect power+display using USB-C. This setup is for work travel, so being light and nimble is paramount. The problem I have is that my surface go only has one USB-C port. What I'd really...

I'm using this one. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816215212 The size is perfect. Its deep enough to fit my 2 Supermicro SC743 boxes with a few more inches clearance for cables and no more. Fits nicely in a small apartment next to my desk. I didn't want something super...

I've been running with the Atom C2758 board for over a month now and no issues. It is overkill for basic routing but I like to know that I have plenty of room to play with new features and not run into hardware limitations. Having 32GB of ram actually helps a lot. I setup a squid cache and my...

I would definitely suggest using HDMI from your computer. In terms of sound quality, the Digital to Analog conversion will almost certainly be better in the receiver. You're also much less likely to have interference over a single digital HDMI link as you would with 7 or 8 analog cables. I...

Futureproof for what exactly...? And why 750 in particular? Future hardware tends to consume less power not more...

I recommend just using vpn clients on your devices. Then you can just connect to hotel wifi, cellular data, coffee shop wifi or whatever. You don't need to haul around this extra device and complicate your setup. I just got OpenVPN setup on my pfsense router and its really great. I can login to...

In my opinion, for a high end audio setup the only thing your on-board soundcard should do is provide digital out. All analog conversions and amplification should be done via external components which will do it better than a soundcard ever could. The ideal setup is something like this going...

This is the kind of answer I was hoping for, which confirmed my suspicions. Even the Atom is overkill and so fretting over the Xeon, paying more, and trying to solve all of these noise problems just doesn't seem worth it. There's a lot of people on STH playing with heatsinks and larger cases on...

Are you absolutely sure that the thermal requirements for the Xeon-D platform are equivalent? Its a more powerful cpu, more powerful memory, more stuff onboard like the 10gb interface. All that doesn't add to the heating requirements? I'm assuming SuperMicro put those 3 fans in the case for a...

Hi everyone, I've finally come to realize how sh**ty consumer grade routers and custom firmware like dd-wrt are. Long story short I tried to upgrade my current router with a new Linksys WRT3200ACM which was advertised as "ddwrt ready". Trying to get it working with dd-wrt was a complete...

My motherboard is not micro-atx. I'm just replacing the case, not building a whole new system. I just ordered this Chenbro RM423000: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811123153 Seems like a slightly better quality build than the Rosewill, at least from what reviews say.