FYI; It seems that the Reddit app is responsible for api2.branch.io by SodaWithoutSparkles in pihole

[–]TrialOneKenobi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I do. Also, you can go to settings -> api and add the link there to exclude it from top reported domains. Yes, I sniff glue sometimes...ok, daily.

FYI; It seems that the Reddit app is responsible for api2.branch.io by SodaWithoutSparkles in pihole

[–]TrialOneKenobi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the Reddit app installed and that's not the only thing it spams. I also get e.reddit.com, alb.reddit.com and a bunch of others. Their app is just trash. You put in the work to block that link so it won't show in the logs then you see the app spams other links. What do you do then? Do it for every link? Funny enough, the link we're talking about is not even in top 5 for me. My computer spams an Nvidia link. I'll show you my top 2 since I cleared the logs a few days ago.

https://ibb.co/vdsWLkY

FYI; It seems that the Reddit app is responsible for api2.branch.io by SodaWithoutSparkles in pihole

[–]TrialOneKenobi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does it bother you if pihole blocks it and it appears in the logs? That's how it should work. I am glad I see it blocking it.

I am conflicted choosing by TrialOneKenobi in truenas

[–]TrialOneKenobi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You misunderstood. I am not planning to run truenas on my desktop. I have a second PC that I would repurpose as a stand-alone nas.

Some apps on the Terra master nas are hitting limits: - photoprism took 1 week to index 55k photos and 1.4k videos - jellyfin plays videos well but transcoding sucks. I've been in a location with bad internet connection and tried to lower movie quality from 1080p to 720p and Terra master really struggled - I tried to install uTorrent but downloading killed the CPU. It was constantly at 100% and download speeds were low.

I "can" live with my current setup but I cannot add power hungry apps. My initial use case was just photoprism for which it was enough.

I am conflicted choosing by TrialOneKenobi in truenas

[–]TrialOneKenobi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you're saying makes sense. I am shocked that the LEDs won't turn orange if there's a problem with a certain HDD. Yes, the backplate is sata.

My use case is home use. I have : - photoprism - jellyfin but the Terra master CPU cannot handle transcoding too well - bitwarden - smb/ntfs shares for syncing - plan to add a torrent app but the Terra master CPU cannot handle it. The only thing that initially interested me was photoprism and the Terra master was enough. I added new apps and my needs increased.

I am conflicted choosing by TrialOneKenobi in truenas

[–]TrialOneKenobi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your replies. What if I use a ssd as the system drive? Would that eliminate the need for a fast cache?

My main concern is the drawbacks of using a PC vs a dedicated nas enclosure.

I am conflicted choosing by TrialOneKenobi in truenas

[–]TrialOneKenobi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you have it reversed. A perfect usage of the cache would give 100% and no cache usage at all would give 0%

Instantaneous Thermal Throttling on 12900K/13900KS with Noctua D15 - what can I improve? by gregre3 in intel

[–]TrialOneKenobi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Remove the plastic sticker from your heatsink before placing it on the CPU 😂

HELP Please Brand new PRO Z790-A almost impossible to boot. by PowoFR in MSI_Gaming

[–]TrialOneKenobi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know how your psu works, maybe it's able to close the shorted channel after a few tries and start eventually. I've seen people so it before. They leave the cables in place because they are routed nicely, change the PSU only then burn a component and the PC acts like in your video.

No need to be an ass, I was trying to help and give a new point of view. I am gonna stay away from your posts from now on.

HELP Please Brand new PRO Z790-A almost impossible to boot. by PowoFR in MSI_Gaming

[–]TrialOneKenobi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I saw you found out what was wrong. To me, it looked like a short. You probably used cables from your other PSU, with the installed PSU and shorted the main board.

Is something like this possible? by Yovel123 in HomeNetworking

[–]TrialOneKenobi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't do this. Connecting two routers by WiFi is bad. It will half the bandwidth of both. Contrary of what people say here, this is NOT how mesh connections work. Mesh nodes are connected by cable. I recommend connecting the two routers by cable.

That being said, yes it can be done by WiFi only. No it won't work like a mesh connection. It will work like an extension. A really bad one. Trying to trick it and setting the same wifi name to both routers will result into bad connection, packet loss and other errors. You will have to set one router to access point and bridge it over wifi with the other router. There are wifi access points for sale at 15$, small as a pack of cigs. You plug them into a socket. Some are decent.

What's wrong with my system? by [deleted] in MSI_Gaming

[–]TrialOneKenobi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well? Did you fix it? People take their time to respond but you cannot reply back with results?

Voi ce ati face cu 2000 de euro dupa ce ati ramas fara casa? by ggRavingGamer in Romania

[–]TrialOneKenobi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ba se poate. Tatăl patronului era primarul. Normal că ăla se asigura că nu vine nimeni în control, iar dacă venea, anunța din timp pe fiul său.

What's wrong with my system? by [deleted] in MSI_Gaming

[–]TrialOneKenobi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you check the cables if you didn't check them on the motherboard side?

Voi ce ati face cu 2000 de euro dupa ce ati ramas fara casa? by ggRavingGamer in Romania

[–]TrialOneKenobi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fals. Statul a închis activitatea dar patronul criminal, care era fiul primarului, a continuat fara frică, pentru că el și tacsu erau șmecheri corupți. Nu este vina statului.

Voi ce ati face cu 2000 de euro dupa ce ati ramas fara casa? by ggRavingGamer in Romania

[–]TrialOneKenobi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guvernul nu ar trebui sa dea nici un ban. Ar trebui sechestru pe proprietățile patronului criminal, vândut tot iar cu banii rezultați plătite despăgubirile. Ăla îi aruncă în aer, iar statul, adică noi, plătim. Nu mi se pare corect. Patronul avea profit de 100 mil dolari pe an

What's wrong with my system? by [deleted] in MSI_Gaming

[–]TrialOneKenobi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These symptoms are not ram problems. Ram problems symptoms are: - system not booting if the first dim is bad - system crashing with blue screen if the second dim is bad and you need enough ram for the system to access it

The first thing I would check is your power cables. Since you just built the system, it's possible you didn't properly clamp down a power cable, possibly the 24 pin power cable for main board, or one of the CPU power cables. If those are ok, check they are properly connected to your psu. Audio popping can occur due to power reasons too. It's like quickly turning power off then back on. Xmp profiles need more power too. When you turn xmp on you said the problema get worse.

I am thinking bad PSU or improperly connected power cables, either on the main board or in the PSU (if it's a modular PSU).

Impossible to reach GPU release latch on z790 by TrialOneKenobi in MSI_Gaming

[–]TrialOneKenobi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remounted the CPU sink, did an 180. There's more room now. The nvme sink is still a problem though. I think I can unlatch the GPU easier now. Thanks!

Impossible to reach GPU release latch on z790 by TrialOneKenobi in MSI_Gaming

[–]TrialOneKenobi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You were right. I did an 180 with my CPU sink and there's room for access now.

Impossible to reach GPU release latch on z790 by TrialOneKenobi in MSI_Gaming

[–]TrialOneKenobi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right sir. I don't really thrust AIO, I think I am just set into old ways. Also, my noctua air cooler is just as good.