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    ITX slim case that supports LP gpu with larger heatsink

    I have the Antec ISK300-150 and the Zotac Low Profile GTX 750. The heatsink is a little large and won't fit with the lid on. Is there a similar case like the Realan e-i7 that is affordable (less than 100, but sweet spot around 50-70) and commonly available in the US?
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    Ultra Low Watt ESXi/Proxmox/KVM server?

    Currently running Zotac BI320 with a Celeron 2957U CPU and 8GB RAM + 120GB SSD RAM is 1.5v underclocked to 1.25v Idle Proxmox: 7.5W Idle ESXi 5.5: 10W Load hits around 17W max I am using ESXi now I am running Ubuntu Server, OSX, 2x Xpenology, and Windows 8.1 I just saw this...
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    Lowest watt idle/max SFF you built

    I measured with my killawatt a build with: AMD AM1 Athlon 5150 MSI ITX Antec ISK ITX 90w 2x4GB 1.65v On proxmox: 11watts idle on esxi with 1.5v 4gb ram and igpu disabled: 11w idle Whats your lowest/efficient build and specs? I am now testing an Zotac BI320 with 2x4GB sodimm @...
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    Low Cost x86 mini PCs

    Here's a list I compiled: With Ethernet: CX-W8 $99-118 http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Intelbox-1-33ghz-Computer-Bluetooth/dp/B00RVITTJM http://www.aliexpress.com/item/CX-W8-Wintel-Smart-Mini-PC-Intel-TV-box-Atom-Z3735F-Quad-Core-Windows-8-1/32268518372.html Pipo X7 $98...
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    combining/teaming two ethernet sources on a switch

    i have both power line and wifi to ethernet bridge that i want to team together. i purchased a netgear prosafe gs108e v3 in hopes of LAG being what i want (perhaps i need a gs108t). what is the cheapest solution so my single gigabit port ESXI server uses the best link or combination? fastest...
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    Intel NUC w/ pfSense with DD-WRT/Tomato as VLAN switch?

    If you had a single nic pfSense box such as a NUC, would using dd-wrt/tomato/openwrt as a managed switch work instead of paying for a gigabit switch that supported VLAN? Would performance be worse with dd-wrt/tomato/openwrt (my thought is the custom firmware adds overhead vs a vlanswitch)...
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    H81 ECC unbuffered with Pentium

    Curious if memtest will confirm ecc support when using a supported ECC CPU on a consumer board like H81 even if BIOS does not have option to enable. http://www.overclock.net/t/1495837/ecc-works-on-am1 Is it possible to force ECC on? Does FreeNAS support ECC forced on? I want to use a h81...
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    Powerline Question

    I have this from last year http://www.amazon.com/ZyXEL-PLA4205kit-HomePlug-Powerline-Wall-plug/dp/B005GCSZD6/ref=sr_1_6?srs=2530850011&ie=UTF8&qid=1416779008&sr=8-6&keywords=zyxel+av500 I am looking to add a few more but I bought this for 29.99 last BF. I have this directly connected to the...
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    AMD 7850K + Antec ISK300-150

    I have a ISK300-150 laying around, an 240GB SSD and 8GB ram. Can the 150w PSU in the ISK300-150 handle the 7850k at stock? or do I need to underclock? Thinking about a nice little box for all my steam games and BF4. I believe the ISK only has a 4pin mobo molex, and most fm2+ needs 8 pin, just an...
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    XPEnology? reliable?

    I have learned about XPEnology. I am currently using FreeNAS. One thing I like about Synology products is that I can use an array of different sizes of drives with their hybrid raid technology, SHR1 SHR2. Since XPEnology is an x86 Synology from the open source parts and the severe lack of...
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    Android with best battery life

    Currently I have a Nexus 5. With Greenify I have been getting pretty decent battery life. around 3%/hour without google now (slim rom) and 5%/hour with google now (on CM). I don't play any games because its a total waste of the battery. But I am curious to see what are battery life leaders...
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    What are you using your NAS for?

    Just want to get an idea of usage of what people use their NAS for I use FreeNAS at home. No real reason for me to use ZFS, but it seems like amazing technology that standard raid can't do. Especially sparked my interest since I lost a lot of data to corruption. Also lets me use random brands...
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    Primary GPU passthrough

    I am having issues trying to have iGPU enabled (for esxi console) and a 7970 passthrough successfully in ESXi. I assume the issue is because having both iGPU and the 7970, the ITX board is only a 4 pin and cannot supply extra power to both iGPU and 7970. If I disable iGPU and try to passthrough...
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    FreeNAS power effiency upgrade for home

    I currently run an am3 AMD Athlon II X2 250. I am looking to further reduce idle power usage. I am thinking about switching to intel atom C2550 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157419 having less controller cards for sata and reducing to one stick of ram (since it...
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    SemiSFF (mATX) build, Prodigy M or Phenom M or other?

    I currently have a BitFenix Prodigy. I have an Intel 3770k with CM Evo+ my 7950 has a h60 mounted and easily mounts to the top radiator. I have a 7970 coming in, and I would like to move up to mATX and possibly have a crossfire setup (but mainly I will mine litecoins). I have the old...
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    ESXi + ZFS w/o IOMMU

    currently using mdadm with proxmox on a Fujitsu Primergy MX130 S2. i have 3x1TB drives and 1TB 2.5" drive and a 60GB SSD where proxmox is installed the 4x1tb are in mdadm raid i tried HW raid but one drive would keep falling out (i'm assuming the laptop drive) the MX130S2 doesnt support...
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    convert FreeNAS box into ESXi box?

    I currently have a mATX AM3 with Athlon II 250 and 8gb doing my FreeNAS setup I have an assortment of different harddrives running in there.. and have had no problems. A bunch are on different PCI controllers and such. 4 2TB 3x2TB 5400rpm f4 samsung 1x2TB black western digital (from enclosure)...
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    Antec ISK300-150 with AMD A10-6800K?

    Anyone think I can match the ISK300-150 with the new A10 6800k? no plans on overclocking so the psu should be okay? i read somewhere 140W max the APU will use with load on APU and CPU. also read 145W max is supported by the PSU just some 720p gaming. hopefully at some lower resolution...
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    XFX 7950 from the recent Amazon/Newegg deal, need help

    I seriously thought I couldn't go wrong by listening what XFX support had to say. Supposedly theres a BIOS that reduces the fan idle speed. The one they linked me bricked and I made the most horrible mistake of not backing up my bios. so i was wondering if anyone has this card...
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    Virtualizing FreeNAS on desktop board?

    My setup is: -A780L3G AM3 760G Biostar motherboard -AMD Athlon II 250 CPU -3x1TB in raidz1 -3x2TB in raidz1 I was wondering if there were any good solutions for virtualizing FreeNAS so it would have access to my physical disks and then put them in ZFS RAID. I understand there may less...
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