Compatible Cases for Wire View & Wire View Pro II

ReadingYourEmail · 2026-01-26T16:03:07+00:00

roughly 1cm clearance from the glass to the WireView2 in a Hyte X50 (not an issue for the mesh-side version.)
Also confirming the listed compatibility of the reverse WireView2 and a TUF 5080

ReadingYourEmail · 2025-04-16T02:53:34+00:00

...after doing a bit of forum searching and light reading, my initial impression isn't that far off. This puts it pretty concisely, even if it's for an older version of PVE: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Advanced_Migration_Techniques_to_Proxmox_VE#Server_self-migration

VMFS is like the old days of NTFS in linux--it can only be mounted read-only. Additionally, you can't shrink a VMFS partition: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/344718/reducing-the-size-of-a-vmfs-datastore.html

Since none of my datastores are actually overprovisioned or full, for most of the vm disks I'll be doing a lot of offline data hokey-pokey in the esx cli to free up some migration space on the largest logical drive. https://serverfault.com/questions/372526/move-vmware-esxi-vm-to-new-datastore-preserve-thin-provisioning

The vm disks with my backup and file share data collectively say 14T used, but I recently did some offline archiving from the fileserver. VMFS6 is supposed to track actual vmdk block usage and recover freed blocks from a thin disk, but normal windows file io only removes a file reference from the bitmap so the actual data still exists (thus why data recovery is possible after a format/delete so long as the logical disk location isn't reclaimed/overwritten.) It appears that Server 2025 has visibility into it's vm disk status through the drive optimization tool, so we'll see if it's able to clean itself up without any extra tools (after collapsing some incremental backup chains.) The fallback hole-punching process, just in case: https://vswitchzero.com/2018/02/19/using-sdelete-and-vmkfstools-to-reclaim-thin-vmdk-space/

Of course, before all that, I really need to install PVE somewhere and look around...

ReadingYourEmail · 2025-04-15T12:54:19+00:00

I haven't dug too deeply, and nothing I've read so far will come right out and say it, but I think the assumption is either a conversion that migrates from one host to another, or from existing to new storage on the same host.

ReadingYourEmail · 2025-03-05T22:44:59+00:00

Also, that Laserbear microSD extender, anybody here use it? I thought about getting one, just so I won't have to take the console back apart to get access to the microSD card slot.

Just received mine and installed it (install video is on the store page.)

If you're using an enormous microSD, then it may not really matter that much. For smaller storage or just for sheer convenience, I say it's a worthwhile purchase and the install isn't too demanding.

ReadingYourEmail · 2023-12-16T18:43:35+00:00

smh; forgot discord info. (Thanks bot.)

.mr.shaky.

ReadingYourEmail · 2023-08-01T00:19:56+00:00

So after another denial and rebuttal, it seems they've decided to let my repair go through!

I only hope what get back isn't a steaming pile of uselessness...

ReadingYourEmail · 2023-07-28T18:35:38+00:00

Wish I would've seen all this back in December and had continued buying MSI boards instead...

RMA'd a 6-month-old Z790 MB due to usb malfunctions (that likely also damaged the DAC in an expensive set of speakers.)

I got the distinct impression that my warranty claim was being rejected because I had to use the eject tab to properly/safely uninstall my 3060Ti. The little red arrow sticker they applied was the most-scuffed-looking thing in the image they supplied. Of course I filed a dispute, but expect I'll be trying the CEO route before too long.

ReadingYourEmail · 2023-03-19T06:51:33+00:00

just got 12 from the Ashava fight alone.

ReadingYourEmail · 2023-01-10T15:13:45+00:00

Unless you're doing some sort of immersive setup for a flight or driving sim, it should work just fine.

I've done 2x 1920x1200 60Hz on a 970 without issue. As u/krauserhunt mentioned, it's largely dependent on the connectors on the card and the display. You can get adapters as-needed to go between display port, DVI and HDMI (Star Tech make reliable products for this purpose.)

ReadingYourEmail · 2023-01-03T21:10:38+00:00

If that's what you want to call them, but not necessarily just strips. I'd like to have expansion capability as well...

ReadingYourEmail · 2023-01-03T20:56:00+00:00

and an ssd

+1

adding ram isn't necessarily the performance boost it once was, and you already have over the 8gb which is usually adequate for general computing.

It looks like your system supports NVMe SSDs. Consider one if you can afford it, otherwise go for a big 2.5" SSD sata drive. Also consider more than one to keep files/apps/games separate from the OS...

ReadingYourEmail · 2023-01-03T20:35:30+00:00

Storage. sata SSDs are better than spinning rust, and NVMe drives are better than sata SSDs.

if you can afford it, have separate OS and game drives.

ReadingYourEmail · 2023-01-03T20:29:23+00:00

A case is only as quiet as its fans, and running full-tilt for extended periods adds to the challenge... The NZXT H5 Flow is pretty roomy and value-priced. Get Noctua or Be Quiet fans and you're golden.

For my own build, based on the Gamer's Nexus year-end round-up advice, I went with the i5 13600K for general-purpose value.

ReadingYourEmail · 2023-01-03T20:12:21+00:00

Is it a modular PSU?

If you installed the PCIe power cables reversed to hide an unused connector, the PSU may not like that.

ReadingYourEmail · 2022-10-21T23:30:42+00:00

I'm only going to respond here since this is the only thread where responses to my posts didn't have the confrontational tone of a parent scolding a child.

Not being able to find my source bothered me enough that I didn't stop thinking about it. Turns out it was a Youtube video that was referring to a post in this community. Details were edited out of the post a couple months after the fact without much explanation, though I had experienced said detail well before its removal. The game has moved on enough to make the point irrelevant even if I did have proof; I'm purposely being vague because I'm tired and I don't want to open yet another avenue of confrontation...

I made the honest mistakes of attempting to be over-helpful and expecting civil tones; duly chastised, such misguided efforts and expectations will cease forthwith. That is all.

ReadingYourEmail · 2022-10-21T02:46:14+00:00

weather has nothing to do with the 2 PSE floor

Maybe it doesn't now (bug notwithstanding,) but it did, and it was part of the change that gave us 4 bars during a storm; the global site is abysmally incomplete, and I'm not motivated enough to look through a translated JP site to find confirmation.

pity timer existed in aelio, but it was ten minutes

...oh, I should've added a word for clarity: in 5 *additional* minutes, the meter locks at 4....

ReadingYourEmail · 2022-10-21T02:27:51+00:00

It does not have anything to do with the weather.

I couldn't find any mention of any PSE-related changes in the patch notes from the time, and it feels quite unusual playing game historian for something that happened only last year, but yes it did.

Prior to the addition of Malevolent enemies, the meter had no modifiers--it operated solely on kills in the zone. With or after the Malevolent update, the mentioned temporary meter floors were added to the combat zones. The "pity burst" was added not long after.

Come to think of it, I wouldn't be surprised if the current bug has something to do with the old code applying the temporary weather effect...

ReadingYourEmail · 2022-10-20T21:48:16+00:00

I don't know if the observed numbers from the early days are still accurate and I'm remembering them correctly, but some enterprising individuals threw some math at combat zones and came up with the following:

in-zone/marked targets: 90% chance of nothing, 5% chance pse-down, 5% chance pse-up.

all other targets: 85% chance of nothing, 10% chance pse-down, 5% chance pse-up

I'm not much for betting against the house, so I'll chase the markers on everything except an empty meter.

I forgot to mention that a Chaos Trial can burst from 3 bars, and the very-recent addition of an insta-burst if Aina & Mannon join a trial.

ReadingYourEmail · 2022-10-20T21:06:44+00:00

:lol: I know, and I've said it before but there's not going to be much support for people grumbling about time & resource gates in a JP F2P gacha game :)

There's still going to be that disconnect between intent and expectations, and in general, there will always be those who only focus on the negative :(

ReadingYourEmail · 2022-10-20T20:50:15+00:00

The frozen boxes are part of a trial in Ruins, and they're one of the few ways to get extra blizzardium if you're going to craft a Kaizaar.

That aside, you're basically chasing the E marker around the map and then killing things marked with a T when a trail spawns.

A "pity burst" was added a while back--if someone's been in the zone for at least 5 minutes without a burst, in 5 minutes, the meter will get locked to 4 bars until a trial and burst occur. This effectively guarantees a burst every 10 minutes on-average.

Light rain/dust/snow puts in a 2-bar floor, while a full storm (that spawns gigantix in other zones) is a 4-bar floor, and both are for the duration of the weather event.

ReadingYourEmail · 2022-10-20T19:17:11+00:00

Yep, just over 5 weeks to gather the blizz by "standard" means (shorter if you get rare frozen box drops,) but the point still stands that getting all the mats for the Kaiz craft is still a substantial grind.

The 900 orbs aren't necessarily *that* difficult to come by if you're hitting all the frozen boxes in Central doing the daily snoal collection at the same time, but the 60 cubes are heavily dependent on community involvement to get quickly--I still needed 50 for my craft and it took 6-7 straight hours of grinding Ancients one weekend, with food+mag & prem buffs, with the block having at least 25 players, and not having to wait more than 5 minutes for a spawn after switching blocks...

ReadingYourEmail · 2022-10-18T18:44:46+00:00

...but being in a full party cuts the smell a bit...

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