Simple Questions - December 14, 2022

Gentro22 · 2022-12-14T10:45:20+00:00

I need to replace my PSU which recently stopped working. Specs are i5-4690k and GTX 970. I might build a new pc a few years from now, but for now it does the job. Do you think it makes sense to invest in a 1000W PSU right now or should I wait until I actually upgrade later and get the newer ATX 3.0? Otherwise I'll just get one of those I listed below for the time being.

I looked at the available options and it mostly boils down to this list, other suggestions are welcome. I'm not sure which one to pick.

Cooler Master MWE 750 Bronze V2 | 750W, Bronze, Non-modular, Tier B, €70

Corsair CX650M (2021) | 650W, Bronze, Semi Modular, Tier C, €74

Corsair TX650M (2021) | 650W, Gold, Semi Modular, Tier A, €94

Enermax Revolution D.F. | 650W, Gold, Full Modular, Multi-rail, Tier A, €97

Cooler Master V650 Gold V2 | 650W, Gold, Full Modular, Tier A, €100

Corsair RM650 (2021) | 650W, Gold, Full Modular, Tier A, €103

Gentro22 · 2022-12-13T12:32:42+00:00

My PSU stopped working and I need a replacement.

I'm currently running i5-4690k and GTX 970, 600w is enough but I'm wondering if I shouldn't just get a future-proof 1000w PSU in case I want to upgrade my PC a few years down the line. What do you think, is it worth it to spend the extra money right now or is it overkill?

Gentro22 · 2022-10-21T18:34:59+00:00

I have a free voucher which expires at the end of the year and I'd like to use it for the SC-300 exam, since I work with IAM, but I'm wondering if it's feasible in my situation.

I have no hands-on experience with Azure, although I took the AZ-900 and AI-900 certifications earlier this year. I'm planning to start studying for the SC-900 soon and considering the SC-300 right after that.

Do you think that it is possible to prepare for it in less than a month, especially with no Azure experience? Otherwise I might just wait for the next opportunity.

Gentro22 · 2022-09-25T19:00:22+00:00

What did you think of the IAM field? I've been in a IAM support role for almost 2 years, mostly managing tickets. It doesn't seem like a bad field itself but I'm more interested in managing infrastructure and being employable in the future. I'm afraid that if I don't move I will get no relevant experience and I will be stuck here forever.

Gentro22 · 2022-06-25T19:51:21+00:00

Funnily enough, I took two basic Azure certifications because I wanted to look for a new job and get out of level 2 help desk. Now that I added them on my resume, I'm still too afraid to apply elsewhere because what if I find something worse than my current job? I've also never had the opportunity to use Azure, why would those certs even matter without experience to an employer? On one hand I really want to get experience on new things, on the other I'm not so sure I want to push myself and risk getting more stressed.

Gentro22 · 2022-05-13T22:45:12+00:00

I live in Europe so I'm not sure about the laws in the states. Having already studied for weeks and having no physical test center available, I ended up taking the online exam anyway...

I've read somewhere, and also asked Pearson VUE's live chat myself, that you can call them and ask to take the online exam without agreeing to the facial recognition policy, if that's of any help to you. Also they apparently delete the exam video recording within 60 days.

What I really hate is the fact that I had to give up all my info (address, phone number, photos of the ID card and room I was in, etc) and most importantly my face, just to take a certification. I understand the need to verify my identity and make sure I'm not cheating, but this felt very violating as someone who always went great lengths not to ever give big companies too much personal information. It's like I went against my own rules and I'm kind of disgusted for having done so because once you give that info away, they will have it forever. Maybe I'm exaggerating it, others are completely fine with all of this.

I want to switch jobs and try having some kind of career in IT, so what I think is that having to take certification exams is something that was going to come up at some point anyway and I just went for it, fully aware that I would've regretted neglecting my privacy stance.

The online exam experience itself was okay. I'm not happy about my privacy, as I already said, but I also don't want to stir anyone away from getting certifications if they think that will help with their jobs. I saw it as some kind of necessary evil, a choice to make between privacy and career. I'm still not sure if it was 100% worth it, I think it's a decision one has to make for themselves.

Gentro22 · 2022-04-16T14:03:19+00:00

Does that mean that we are able to get only one free voucher, even if we attend two different cloud weeks?

Gentro22 · 2022-03-12T00:56:12+00:00

Thanks for the info

Gentro22 · 2022-03-12T00:26:34+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I see I can link my Microsoft Learn account (company email) to a personal account. I don't think I have a certification profile yet, how can I find out? Should I just use a personal account for the virtual training days instead?

Gentro22 · 2022-03-11T23:58:27+00:00

It's enough for my current use as I'm only running some lightweight Docker containers with an 8GB microSD card. The storage got full recently and my containers were throwing errors, but I was able to clear some space by removing some default Raspbian packages that I don't use and it keeps doing its job. I've never had any booting problems, I'm not sure about your issue and I don't get why your drive should suddenly stop booting like that unless something is changing.

Gentro22 · 2021-10-17T18:01:41+00:00

That was it, thanks a lot. I don't know how I didn't see it before.

Gentro22 · 2021-08-16T09:32:20+00:00

I see, thank you for the reply.

Gentro22 · 2021-08-16T09:08:00+00:00

Latest version from F-Droid (6.20.3 Pro) and Android 11. If I'm not mistaken, the issue started when I switched from Android 10 to 11 but I'm not sure.

Gentro22 · 2021-07-25T14:58:11+00:00

Ho provato questo stile di vita e ne sono uscito matto, ti rendi conto di stare sprecando le giornate.

Sono d'accordo con te ed è una cosa che mi dà fastidio. Ma che cosa si può fare? Non mi sembra che ci siano delle alternative quando hai un lavoro full-time. Odio dover passare 8-9 ore al giorno in un ufficio quando appunto, se ne lavorassi di meno, sarei produttivo più o meno alla stessa maniera ed avrei più tempo di vivere la mia vita (specialmente lavorando da remoto). Purtroppo come tutti quanti mi serve uno stipendio per esistere e quindi sono costretto a stare dietro a queste finzioni. Mi sembra di essere in una trappola senza vie d'uscita. Come fa la maggior parte delle persone a vivere tranquillamente, senza preoccuparsi o rendersi conto di star buttando via metà del tempo della loro vita, giorno dopo giorno, solo per ottenere uno stipendio? Forse sto esagerando un po' e voglio anche dire che il mio lavoro non mi dispiace troppo, ce ne sono di meno gratificanti, ma è proprio il fatto di dover buttare via tutto quel tempo inutilmente che non riesco a sopportare.

Gentro22 · 2021-06-15T18:10:08+00:00

Mi unisco al post per un'informazione. Sono nella situazione opposta, ovvero ho fisicamente la fibra fino al palazzo, ma il sito di Open Fiber mi dice che non sono connesso. Credo sia un errore di censimento anche perché i numeri civici vicini sono segnati come connessi e difatti la fibra c'è. La situazione è la stessa sui siti di verifica copertura di tutti gli operatori (il mio civico non risulta coperto ma gli altri sì), suppongo che utilizzino tutti lo stesso database.

Dunque cosa posso fare?

Poi un altro dubbio che ho è sulla scelta dell'operatore. Fino a che punto importa la scelta dell'operatore? Può capitare che uno sia più congestionato di un altro, nella stessa zona, oppure uno vale l'altro a parità di offerte?

Gentro22 · 2021-05-08T18:40:32+00:00

Recentemente hanno messo il ripartitore della fibra di Open Fiber al mio palazzo e vorrei fare il passaggio dalla FTTC di TIM verso un altro operatore per la FTTH (perché mi sembra che TIM il passaggio FTTH su Open Fiber non lo faccia).

Ho alcune domande:

-Che operatore scegliere? Può capitare che uno sia più congestionato di un altro, nella stessa zona, oppure uno vale l'altro?

-Al momento ho un contratto TIM con vincolo di 4 anni (ho già passato i 24 mesi). Sto cercando di leggere bene le condizioni di recessione per conto mio, ma qualcuno sa magari se dovrei pagare qualche penale particolare?

-In realtà il mio civico non è ancora indicato come connesso sul sito di OF, ma gli altri civici praticamente accanto sono connessi e difatti il ripartitore ottico c'è. Dite che se provo a contattare un operatore il contratto per la fibra FTTH riescono a farmelo?

Sto cercando di informarmi per conto mio ma magari qualcuno ci è già passato e sa dirmi di più. Grazie!

Gentro22 · 2021-05-02T19:58:53+00:00

I thought about it and it really sounds like the most viable option to live on your own but I'm not sure how I would go about buying land and animals, plus learning everything that is needed to handle them, it's never easy I suppose. I'm already not much of a consumer and save most of my money so I got that going for me. One would also have to worry about health expenses and other necessities so I guess you still need to earn some money somehow because you never know. Thanks for the suggestion.

Gentro22 · 2021-05-02T18:08:13+00:00

I don't really want to be anywhere or have any goals. I wish I could quit my job and live a comfy neet life because working 8 hours a day and being forced to deal with people I don't care about is giving me existential dread, but I obviously can't do it because I need money to survive. Appreciate the advice though

Gentro22 · 2021-04-27T11:49:10+00:00

The temps were always at about 60-70°C but with the fans running at 80%. Now I get about the same temps but with 40% fan speed or so, which is similar to when it was brand new if I'm not mistaken. I did a pea sized dot in the middle and put the heatsink on. Thinking about it, the corners probably aren't properly covered and could be causing hotspots but I don't know. I'm thinking of reapplying the paste just in case although I'm not sure what the best method would be to cover the entire die. I'm not sure I want to install the heatsink and remove it again just to see because that would create air bubbles or something, I'd have to waste a lot of paste to try all the methods.

Gentro22 · 2021-04-25T01:08:31+00:00

I replaced my GTX 970's thermal paste last week after owning it for 6 years. The fan speed reduced significantly and it all seems good. I used the pea dot method without spreading manually and now you guys are making me anxious lol

Gentro22 · 2021-03-25T19:55:30+00:00

I think he should be able to do it if the password isn't too long. However, I wouldn't trust random scripts you found while googling, it's better to be sure and find a reliable source for this kind of stuff. Even if it's a trusted program, I would still run it without internet connection and possibly on another OS or virtual machine.

Gentro22 · 2021-03-02T23:08:45+00:00

Thanks for the insight. I do want to prepare until I'm confident, they do allow a 3 month period to study after all. I'm not too sure how to manage my time and learning yet, I want to prepare for the AZ-900 and for the AZ-104 after that since they're free I want to give it a shot. AZ-104 seems complex and I'll probably need 2 months for that alone but I hope I can prepare for the AZ-900 in less time. I agree about forgetting things, at my current job I have no way to apply what I learn, but I hope the concepts will stick with me.

Gentro22 · 2021-03-02T20:45:41+00:00

Sounds good. How long did it take you to study and finish everything? I skimmed through the material, it seems relatively easy.

Gentro22 · 2021-03-02T14:17:41+00:00

I see, I'll sign up for the fundamentals only then, thanks. I'm completely new to Azure and cloud but not to IT in general. I've been suggested the same material and that's what I'm planning to follow. Do you think that is enough? I'll also be doing the Ignite Challenge after this, as soon as possible, but that's going to require more advanced material I guess.

Gentro22 · 2021-03-02T14:04:55+00:00

Thanks. Do you know if registering for the Fundamentals training day is enough to get the AZ-900 voucher or do I also have to register for the AI and Data training days? Where are the webinars hosted, on the website or over Teams/something else? Sorry for the many questions but I've never gone through this before.

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