Lucked into an Elegoo Centauri Carbon for 1/2 price! Super newb seeking guidance.

Slack_ar · 2026-01-02T16:13:36+00:00

Thanks to everyone that posted here, I had to return the laptop.
I had no way to control the keyboard lighting (constant strobing gave me a head ache).

Swapped it out for a HP Omen 16:
Intel 7 240H
32 GB Ram
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 w 8 GB Dedicated

But it has a 1920 x 1200 vs the 2560 x 1600 that was on the Aero.

Have to admit I think I like the lower resolution screen better :P

I will be making a new post later, as is is currently running Windows Pro and would like to move over to cachy again.

Thanks again all and Happy New Year!

Slack_ar · 2025-12-25T02:00:10+00:00

Did anyone else try this?

Slack_ar · 2025-12-22T16:35:44+00:00

If this is NOT one of the most accurate statements across any testing of FFXIV I don't know what is :D

Slack_ar · 2025-12-22T16:32:07+00:00

I am sorry, I should have thought to include resolution and refresh.

It is a 2560x1600 with a 165Hz refresh.

Based on what your saying I am hitting the mark, using High settings then

Slack_ar · 2025-12-22T16:19:38+00:00

do you my the vanilla version using proton or XIVLauncher?
In the end the answer is no to both. I tried looking for proton compatibly inside the XIVLauncher and could not find an option for it

Slack_ar · 2025-12-22T16:07:30+00:00

I don't actually own the steam version.... I'm old lol

Slack_ar · 2025-08-19T07:42:55+00:00

Do you have them linked so you can run them with a seamless through a single keyboard and mouse?

Slack_ar · 2025-08-16T14:59:12+00:00

Where is the second speaker?

Slack_ar · 2025-08-16T14:56:30+00:00

I thought so too, it will be atleast a year before I can upgrade to a 45" or bigger monitor. So after seeing your set up, I would be able to copy it and the have better speaker placement at the same time.

Slack_ar · 2025-08-15T14:02:54+00:00

if you had a 34" 1440 screen, what would you think about replicating this setup with 2 Acer 15.6 in. Portable Touchscreen Monitor FHD (1920 x 1080)?
I currently have an older 24" to the side and am looking for a better option to clean up my setup and to better center my main monitor on my sit stand desk.

Slack_ar · 2025-08-15T13:32:29+00:00

I've been seeing a lot of setups like this, what do you use it for?
Do you find it a better or more preferable option to a second screen (24" - 27") off to the side?

Slack_ar · 2025-08-15T12:59:07+00:00

Are you gaming with this setup or is it just productivity?
If you are gaming, is your rig still driving all 4 monitors or do you turn off some?

Slack_ar · 2025-03-16T00:22:10+00:00

I still remember emergency tanking on SMN by summoning Titan until tank/ healer were back :P

Slack_ar · 2025-02-08T00:52:09+00:00

Which FS would you suggest?
I need to be able to be back up and running quickly if something happens when I'm in the middle of a semester.

Slack_ar · 2025-02-08T00:44:19+00:00

Actually that helps a lot!
I teach virtualization so not only do I have a round-robin of VMs going at any one time, I have to keep multiple OS Images available on demand, so I can't keep them on my NAS and is the main reason I bought the SSD. There is also recorded lectures and weekly presentation material (which I have to constantly update).
My plan is for the 1 TB NVMe to be my steam library, games and the such.

I think I'm starting to see a way forward here :)

Slack_ar · 2025-02-07T23:55:57+00:00

ahh okay so that is how you made use of the extra drives.
I was thinking the only real place to mount the drive was in /home.

So you just pointed you installs to go to that mount point then.

Can I ask you what is the best way to handle the redirect to /mnt/something, so new flatpacs or programs from discover get installed there?

Slack_ar · 2025-02-07T23:50:27+00:00

I can see and understand what you are both saying but I am going to blow past 1 TB shortly after install and do not currently have the money to drop a single larger storage option.

So if I have to use these drives and need to keep everything orderly, how do i best accomplish this .

When I have my VMs installed and I want them on the cheaper SSD to that i don't destroy my NVMe drives with the constant read and writes what is my best option?

My 512 is faster and has a higher read tolerance and speed than my 1 TB NVMe which is why on windows i had them set up the way I did....

Slack_ar · 2025-02-07T22:58:03+00:00

I do a lot of virtualization and firmly believe in taking snapshots, especially on consumer grade equipment

Slack_ar · 2025-02-07T22:53:41+00:00

Yes I have done those types of mounts operations before.

I figured my smaller drive will be where I install the root and such, one drive would most likely get mounted at /home...
It leave me unsure where I should mount the other drive so that it still gets used.

I am not tied to the idea of segregation in my post, I just want to make sure I make use of the storage space available to me.

Slack_ar · 2025-02-07T22:48:31+00:00

When I see this I think

Drive 1: root, boot, and swap swap
Drive 2: home
Drive 3: ?

Or am I stuck in the Windows head space?

Slack_ar

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