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  1. Zarathustra[H]

    Need 16x-8x configuration at same time. Are there any consumer boards?

    It isn't. It's the client. I'll often be doing many different things at the same time from my desktop. Editing a video saved remotely, playing something else from my NAS for background noise, imaging a drive to the server, doing a massive file search on the server, trans-coding something...
  2. Zarathustra[H]

    Need 16x-8x configuration at same time. Are there any consumer boards?

    I do a lot of concurrent storage stuff over the network from my desktop. I am unable to max out the 40Gbit NIC (though it was fun to try) but I can definitely get above 10Gbit, so a 10gig connection is just not enough.
  3. Zarathustra[H]

    Need 16x-8x configuration at same time. Are there any consumer boards?

    If a single 10gig port were all I needed, I'd just use the on board port of a fancy motherboard. Right now I have a dual QSFP+ card in my workstation. I could technically get away with just a dual port SFP28 card, but I haven't seen any of those in 4x either.
  4. Zarathustra[H]

    Need 16x-8x configuration at same time. Are there any consumer boards?

    That would require a PLX or other PCIe switch. These are built into the chipset (or they wouldn't be able to that those 4 lanes that come in from the CPU and turn them into all these other things on the other side) but I have never seen one operate the way you suggest. If it did, they would...
  5. Zarathustra[H]

    Need 16x-8x configuration at same time. Are there any consumer boards?

    I have a networking setup that depends on a discrete NIC that is 8x Gen3 which I am totally committed to. I want to upgrade, but if it means I have to remove my network setup, then I'm just going to pass.
  6. Zarathustra[H]

    Need 16x-8x configuration at same time. Are there any consumer boards?

    I guess I'm just going to have to wait then. Until I can find a motherboard that both boasts top tier consumer CPU performance in low threaded workloads AND allows me full one full 16x (gen 4+) and one full 8x (gen3+) electrically, at the same time I'm just not going to upgrade. I was ready...
  7. Zarathustra[H]

    Need 16x-8x configuration at same time. Are there any consumer boards?

    I'm actually starting to think that is the case. That Intel is preventing the board makers from offering secondary 8x slots that don't impact the 16x GPU slot in order to not cannibalize their Xeon line... I mean, otherwise the absence of these slots just seems to odd to be true. Almost any...
  8. Zarathustra[H]

    Need 16x-8x configuration at same time. Are there any consumer boards?

    Supermicro is in on it too. Their consumer CPU based X13SAE line has two Gen3 X4 slots instead of one Gen3 8x slot...
  9. Zarathustra[H]

    Need 16x-8x configuration at same time. Are there any consumer boards?

    Another one... All the necessary lanes are there, but two 4x slots instead of one 8x slot.... It's like they are intentionally trying to stop me from ever upgrading.
  10. Zarathustra[H]

    Need 16x-8x configuration at same time. Are there any consumer boards?

    Man. This drives me up a freaking wall. All the lanes are there, but they decided to give us one 4x slot and four 1x slots instead of an 8x slot.... It makes me want to scream.
  11. Zarathustra[H]

    LG 2023 OLED TVs

    I appreciate the heads up. Maybe I'll just sit this one out. I don't connect my TV to the network, so I am not exactly concerned about any security patching or anything like that.
  12. Zarathustra[H]

    LG 2023 OLED TVs

    Hmm. I've never really looked into ABL much. How does it manifest itself? Is it enough that you would have just stayed on a previous firmware if you'd known? (I wonder if it will even let you downgrade firmware._
  13. Zarathustra[H]

    LG 2023 OLED TVs

    Has anyone kept up with the firmware updates? My C3 is still running 3.20.13. Since then there have been several releases: [03.20.14] 1. Fixing minor bugs in software [03.20.17] 1. Fixing minor bugs in software [03.30.60] 1. Smart TV service expanded its availability to more countries...
  14. Zarathustra[H]

    DIY DC-DC UPS (was: PoE Splitting?)

    That's not how I use Generators. When the power goes out, I walk out to my shed, roll the generator out and start it in the back yard. Then I grab my large quantity of extension cords (one of which is a big fat 30amp monster) I run the cords in through windows (with weather stripping to keep...
  15. Zarathustra[H]

    DIY DC-DC UPS (was: PoE Splitting?)

    Yeah, my philosophy has always been that my UPS:es are not there for extender runtime, but just to give me enough time to set up the generator. I don't have a fancy permanently installed generator with a transfer switch, just a little portable one, but it is enough to handle a decent amount of...
  16. Zarathustra[H]

    Pixel 8 / Pixel 8 Pro

    Happy I could help! I knew my "digging through 100% of the settings hierarchy every time I get a new phone to disable everything that makes a pixel a pixel" would pay off eventually :p
  17. Zarathustra[H]

    Pixel 8 / Pixel 8 Pro

    Hmm. Maybe the update altered the algorithm they use to compute "compatible color themes" from the wallpaper image. Not sure. Mine has not changed (but I also do not have an 8 or 8 Pro)
  18. Zarathustra[H]

    DIY DC-DC UPS (was: PoE Splitting?)

    Well, I certainly don't. You have to balance the effort and expense of buying things against how real a risk it is. How often am I actually likely to be without power for more than 45 minutes to an hour and a half? At least around here, the risk is pretty low. Once or twice in a lifetime...
  19. Zarathustra[H]

    DIY DC-DC UPS (was: PoE Splitting?)

    Have we as a society become dumber? Because they have been selling replacement "universal" AC adapters with adjustable voltages and a kit of power plug adapters since at least the 80's. Used to have them hanging in the power section at Radio Shack, and even Walmart and pharmacies! You know...
  20. Zarathustra[H]

    Pixel 8 / Pixel 8 Pro

    Did you change wallpaper? They have that "dynamic" color scheme that attempts to adapt your color scheme to your home screen wallpaper, and does anywhere from an OK to a terrible job. Luckily it can be disabled and set to static in settings. Wallpaper & Style -> System Colors. Press the...
  21. Zarathustra[H]

    DIY DC-DC UPS (was: PoE Splitting?)

    Alrighty, so I built the first one, and it went better than I had any right to expect. This was definitely one of those projects that I thought might be fun, and I'd learn something from, but I had this sneaky suspicion real life usefulness would be a lot more limited than I had hoped, but this...
  22. Zarathustra[H]

    OpenVPN on pfSense --> WireGuard on OPNSense. Massive CPU load increase?

    I can't say for sure, but at least in my setup I could never get more than 650-700 out of it, and with the CPU at 10-12% that certainly wasn't the bottleneck. For the longest time I had assumed the bottleneck was just on the other side at the VPN provider, but then I talked to other people who...
  23. Zarathustra[H]

    OpenVPN on pfSense --> WireGuard on OPNSense. Massive CPU load increase?

    It makes sense. My understanding is WireGuard is great for mobile. You know, where you don't have and aren't expecting crazy high bandwidth, your connection may be spotty, intermittent, drop and reconnect frequently.l, and you may not have hardware acceleration like AES-NI anyway. What I will...
  24. Zarathustra[H]

    AVX-512 CPUs are being used for cryptomining

    Crypto is all good and well, and I'm sure it has some real uses (although most of them seem somewhat contrived to me) but I feel I can say with certainty that crypto will never replace or even become a minority viable alternative to fiat currency. And we should t want it to. That would be a...
  25. Zarathustra[H]

    OpenVPN on pfSense --> WireGuard on OPNSense. Massive CPU load increase?

    Those are my thoughts exactly. I made the switch to Wiregyard based on all the chatter that it us faster, and maybe it is in a Software vs Software comparison in low bandwidth applications, but if you push high bandwidth and have AES-NI hardware the hit to CPU load seems MASSIVE.
  26. Zarathustra[H]

    Migration from pfSense to OPNSense: Thoughts?

    So, my migration has been working for a while now, but I have noted an ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE increase in CPU use at max WAN load over VPN in going from pfSense/OpenVPN/AES to OPNSense/WireGuard/ChaCha-Poly1305. I wrote that up in this other thread (I forgot I had started this one for a related...
  27. Zarathustra[H]

    OpenVPN on pfSense --> WireGuard on OPNSense. Massive CPU load increase?

    Hey everyone, I figured I'd post about this as I have been having some issues myself. For the longest time I've been running a Kaby Lake Core i3-7100 (2C/4T, 3.9Ghz Base, No Turbo) in a bare metal router install, and it worked very well. I ran OpenVPN directly on the router, and I was able...
  28. Zarathustra[H]

    Pixel 7 / Pixel 7 Pro / Pixel 7a

    Yeah, if I were phone shopping, the 7 Pro would likely not be at the top of any shopping list of mine. When my 5a died (which I still had a device protection plan for for some reason) the 7 Pro is what they randomly sent me as a replacement. I'm guessing there are not too many 5a's (or 6a's...
  29. Zarathustra[H]

    Pixel 8 / Pixel 8 Pro

    As far as I am concerned the physical circle is the whole reason to prefer the rear mounted finger print reader. I just had a Pixel 7 Pro foisted on me against my will, and it unlocks just fine with the under screen reader. Its the fact that I have to take it out of my pocket and look at it...
  30. Zarathustra[H]

    Pixel 7 / Pixel 7 Pro / Pixel 7a

    I got it today. Have to admit that I am not loving it. But I kind of knew that going in. Compared to the 5a it is big and bulky. It fits in my pocket, but it is a notable lump with a bit too much weight to it. I think this is exacerbated by that annoying thick camera bar with relatively...
  31. Zarathustra[H]

    What Mouse and Keyboard Are You Using Right Now?

    Yikes. I could never type on that with those apple-style flat chicklet/island keys, Give me full keypress travel, or give me nothing at all :p
  32. Zarathustra[H]

    Pixel 7 / Pixel 7 Pro / Pixel 7a

    Anyone still using the 7 Pro? My 5a died the other day, and unfortunately they weren't able to replace it with another 5a, and are sending me a 7 Pro instead. I'm pretty disappointed (really going to miss my rear fingerprint sensor and analog audio out). I was planning on using it until tit...
  33. Zarathustra[H]

    AVX-512 CPUs are being used for cryptomining

    My Rocket Lake Xeon supports AVX-512 as well. I presume they mean for consumer parts.
  34. Zarathustra[H]

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    And there are options for that if you really must. There are portable DACs out there.

    I'm not opposed to using a compact portable DAC. Only problem is that last time I checked none of them allowed simultaneous use of the DAC and being plugged in to power. Maybe that has improved since then.
  35. Zarathustra[H]

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    Enjoy the walk!
  36. Zarathustra[H]

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    It's goddamn insane.
  37. Zarathustra[H]

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    Not even sure how I would have resolved my phone issues if I did not have an authenticated browser session on my desktop already, because if that required MFA it would be a circular loop. Need phone to log in to site that allows me to replace my phone...
  38. Zarathustra[H]

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    Only accounts I can log into are ones like Hardforum and the like that do not have MFA.
  39. Zarathustra[H]

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    I am unable to do anything right now. Can't even access my bank account to pay my bills.
  40. Zarathustra[H]

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    There needs to be a law passed or something, that any account needs to be able to be accessed by its rightful owner using nothing but username and password, and not being tied to any device which can fail, be lost, become inaccessible, be stolen or anything else.
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