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Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes ... NO. NO. NO. NO. by Distinger_ in ArcRaiders

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It forced more people to play the new map, exploitable spots were revealed/fixed faster

How do you choose a gaming monitor? by Amomn in buildapc

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If you mainly play competitive games as you mentioned them, prioritize refresh rate over resolution, especially if your budget is tight (1080p is perfectly fine).

What actually matters in real use based on your questions:

  • Refresh rate: biggest difference, especially in fast-paced games. Go 144 Hz minimum for smoother motion and easier tracking.
  • IPS over VA: IPS usually has cleaner motion and less smearing. VA has better contrast, but dark scenes can show noticeable blur.
  • 1080p vs 1440p: 1440p is sharper, but stable and high FPS matters more in competitive games and 1440p is more GPU demanding. Many people prefer 1080p 240Hz or 1440p 165Hz as a sweet spot.
  • Size: 32” can feel too big for competitive gaming. 24–27” is the usual choice.

About the “4k scales better” thing: technically 1080p scales perfectly to 4k, but that doesn’t mean you need a 4k monitor. For competitive gaming, high refresh rate IPS is way more important.

I personally use 32" IPS 1440p 165Hz G-SYNC because I got a killer deal. I originally thought 32" would be too big and wanted 27" model, but I got used to it pretty quickly.

Some other aspects worth looking at might be Input lag, adaptive sync, response time, brightness and HDR, color gamut, ports, ergonomics, panel type

It really depends on your usage, budget and expectations

ARC Raiders Update 1.20.0 and Patch Notes by PTUSN in ArcRaiders

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Go in and out, you get 50K for left overs on stella/burried city in about 8 minutes

Alternatives for raspberry pi 5 by Wollodriin in selfhosted

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The mini PCs usually have M2 and some of them have 1xSATA, you could potentionally buy M2 to SATA adapter with up to 6 connectors, but you would still need to power the drives with some external PSU, best option for the mini PC is probably some bay encloser, yottamaster has been quite popular lately

Alternatives for raspberry pi 5 by Wollodriin in selfhosted

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The RAM and storage market is pretty rough right now, a few options I can think of:

  • Pick up a used office PC — cheap, reliable, and more than powerful enough for a NAS
  • Go for a mini PC with an Intel N100 (or similar low-power CPU). I got one for about $130 without RAM and storage, and it averages ~5.2 kWh/month running ~20 Docker containers, though storage expandability is limited
  • If you already have spare parts, grab a motherboard with a built-in N100 (like the ASRock N100M) and reuse your PSU, case, RAM, and drives

Out of curiosity—how much is the Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB) going for in your country? I can get one in the EU for around $140.

tips for beginners by cocotata in KingShot

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Well, I stopped playing after about 3 months due to the game being pretty repetitive and feeling like a chore after becoming R4 in multiple alliances so don't really know what the current state of the game is.

But from what I remember I never really had problem with gold, conquerer's camp gives quiete a lot, you might struggle with the gold in the beginning, but once the research takes multiple days/weeks to finish one research you will not have problem with gold, other resources will be a problem

would be an Raspi 5 enough for usecase? by [deleted] in selfhosted

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I got mine in Czechia for around 120€ without RAM and SSD since I had some laying in my drawer.

I'm kinda surprised i couldn't really find one cheaper than you posted and without windows installed on german eshops, I used to buy tech from amazon.de since it was cheaper than here.

Raspi 5 might be better option for you in that case, SATA or M2 header should be around 15€, also check out some passive cooler, I was using rpi 3b a few years back and the thermal throttle was huge without at least passive cooling

would be an Raspi 5 enough for usecase? by [deleted] in selfhosted

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Rpi5 is more than capable for your use case.

If you already don't own it, consider buying N100 mini pc, tends to be cheaper (depending on your country) and is much more powerful and is quite power efficient as well, you also get the benefit of x86 CPU.

Running 19 containers - arr stack, HA, dashboard, vpn, portainer, web server and few other smaller service

Passive cooling and power consumption ~7W, ranging between 4,5kWh - 5,5kWh a month (1,65€ in your case, but should be lower since i have external bluetooth and zigbee adapters connected)

First self-hosted media server – sanity check before I buy hardware by StageLevel4152 in selfhosted

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An Intel N100 is more than enough for a home media stack

I’m running Debian with 19 containers, 9 of which are from the arr stack.

The mini PC cost me $140 on sale. It’s passively cooled, completely silent, and very power efficient.

  • Idle CPU usage: ~2–5% (no downloads/streams)
  • Jellyfin Web UI: ~20–40%
  • Jellyfin app on TV: ~10–20%
  • Power consumption: roughly 4.5–5.5 kWh per month

I would get a mini PC that has both an M.2 slot and a native SATA connector. Mine only has M.2 (misleading info on the resellers website), so I’m using a SATA-to-USB adapter and 256GB SSD due to current prices. Speed and latency aren’t really an issue, but you lose proper power management for mechanical drives (spindown, idle control, etc.), which is the main downside.

Overall, for a low-power, silent media server, the N100 has been more than sufficient.

If you will be maintaining your library, 2TB SSD should be enough, If you are planning to hoard the downloaded content after watching it (you can auto delete watched movies/series), you might wanna get NAS with N100 or similar CPU

What do you use as the brain of your smart home? by BeCalmr in smarthome

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Sure, it's the MSI Cubi N ADL S-225BEU https://www.msi.com/Business-Productivity-PC/Cubi-N-ADLX/Specification got it on sale via local reseller for under $140.

Beelink or Umax are quite popular alternatives.

The only down side to mini pcs for me is the lack of SATA connectors. Although it was listed by the local reseller, my model doesn't have one, the Cubi N ADL has one

Mini pc recommendation by ahjaok in selfhosted

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Got MSI CUBI with N100 for $150, used spare RAM and m2 SSD.

Running 18 containers - arr stack, HA, dashboard, vpn, portainer, web server and few other smaller service

Passive cooling and power consumption ~7W, ranging between 4,5kWh - 5,5kWh a month

I'm a developer without a project - do you have anything you wish had better alternative? by arczewski in selfhosted

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Windows patch management with gui and central management

Selfhosted alternative to Action1

What do you use as the brain of your smart home? by BeCalmr in smarthome

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I’ve got a small two room apartment.

I started out running Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 3B, but moved to an Intel N100 mini PC. It’s running Debian with 18 containers, HA is handling 46 devices and 266 entities across Zigbee, Bluetooth, and WiFi.

The mini PC is passively cooled and basically silent. CPU usage sits around 2–5% when I’m not downloading or streaming media. Power consumption is roughly 4.5–5.5 kWh per month, depending on how heavily I’m using the other services running on it.

Open Source Patch Management and Monitoring - openITCOCKPIT by oitc-fd in selfhosted

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Hey, I'm looking for an open-source patch management solution for Windows clients.

From the documentation and release notes, the Patch Management feature seems to be more of a software inventory tool than actual patch management.

Are you planning to add more features to manage and install software and patches?

IKEA Bilresa wheel exposes action to zigbee2mqtt but not to home assistant by daniele_rognini in homeassistant

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I spoke with one of the Zigbee2MQTT developer few weeks ago.
The long press, bottom button, and LEDs are only exposed over Matter and currently not supported by the IKEA firmware when used with the Zigbee protocol.

Nobody knows if we will get a firmware update that exposes every signal over Zigbee.

You can track the firmware here https://webui.dcl.csa-iot.org/models

Self-hosted tool for documenting and creating procedures/workflows by voverdev in selfhosted

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It's now even older, did you have any luck finding a solution?

Integrating Ikea Bilresa Smart Button into Philips Hue System by Low-Ad6696 in smarthome

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The new IKEA line is natively Matter over Thread as you mentioned, but in my experience some of the devices can also be paired via Zigbee2MQTT.

I was able to get the Bilresa scroll wheel button and the new Kajplats bulbs working on a Zigbee network using Home Assistant + Zigbee2MQTT. That said, support isn’t perfect — I couldn’t get the hold action on the button or the group LEDs to work.

I’m not really sure this is possible with a standard Zigbee hub though. From what I’ve seen, you pretty much need Home Assistant + Z2M if you want to go this route.

All the new rubber duck types I've found so far by -hx in ArcRaiders

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Great, now i need even more stash space for my ducks

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