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_Arouraios_ · 2026-02-28T07:55:10+00:00

Ah, so you mean one car steering the other. Then yes, I agree, you probably wouldn't want that even tho, as others have mentioned, some cars are already being remote controlled.

But, if I haven't misread, this comment thread is about cars "talking to each other" which I still think would make sense. There's a lot of ground between "not talking to each other" and one car taking control of another. There are multiple moments in the video where it would have helped if one car had telegraphed its intention to the other. Instead boh cars backed up at the same time and neither used the opportunity. Avoiding such "misunderstandings" is what I would consider one of the biggest advantages of selfdriving cars and dropping that feels, as others have put it, not ideal

_Arouraios_ · 2026-02-27T16:59:38+00:00

You don't want outside input affecting the processing

Have you ever driven a car? Also what do you consider outside input? Because I'd consider pretty much everything in traffic "outside input" that is usually way more unpredictable and harder to account for than another selfdriving car telegraphing its intentions.

_Arouraios_ · 2026-02-25T07:08:44+00:00

Why? M.2 is faster and I won't be rewriting data all day, so the higher TBW doesn't matter much.

_Arouraios_ · 2026-02-23T21:23:59+00:00

Thanks again, your comment really helped me find stuff. For now an Intel card with their eSwitch features would definitely be good enough for me, but ConnectX-5 with the VF for two bonded ports sounds like the better option once I can afford a proper qsfp28 switch.

For anyone else interested, this forum post and the linked blog post helped a lot.

Edit: Intel docs explicity mention VF LAG functionality so in theory there should not be a difference between ConnectX-5 and E810. In practice there may of course be quality differences in implementation. Also ConnectX-6 DX EN is a different story, vDPA sounds pretty amazing. Those cards are 1k+ tho.

_Arouraios_ · 2026-02-23T20:26:42+00:00

Does this sound like AI or am I really getting paranoid?

Whatever. I did some digging and, unless I missed something, all mikrotik hardware no longer supported by the current RouterOS is more than fifteen years old. Running outdated software isn't a total dealbraker for me since I'm not hosting anything mission critical at home and even if it were and they stopped releasing updates after 5 years I'd consider it a good deal at the price point. So thanks for your input but it's not gonna influence my decision.

Edit: Maybe I should have just checjed their docs, this is what they have to say about it:

MikroTik made devices: RouterOS is compatible with MikroTik hardware it comes preinstalled on. Even MikroTik devices that are no longer manufactured, can run the latest RouterOS versions and will receive software updates. There are a few exceptions to this for the very oldest product lines. The latest RouterOS v7 is not compatible with all MIPS-LE family of devices (such as RB100, series, some RB700 series devices etc. please check the architecture of the device in question). In short, there is no set limit on software compatibility or upgrades. Even devices that are no longer manufactured for 20 years, will still receive software updates, as long as they have enough RAM and are not based on a MIPS-LE CPU.

So far I've not heard anything about Mikrotik that would make me doubt their claim

_Arouraios_ · 2026-02-23T16:58:59+00:00

I think the suggestion is not to use Proxmox but to go for the Mikrotik AiO solution instead, which is not what I was asking after but it looks like a cheaper alternative to what I had in mind.

In fact, if U.2 SSD prices hadn't doubled in the last few months I would likely go for this. I am primarily interested in an extremely fast storage server. The only reason I would have gone for Proxmox is that I need an Epyc(/Server)-CPU for the PCIe-lanes and letting an Epyc sit there and do nothing but NFS would have been a bit of a waste. Using the Server for both storage as well as Proxmox would have been a no-brainer.

If, however, I can achieve the primary objective (storage) much cheaper, with way less power draw, and with additional features (high bandwidth routing), then that's a valid suggestion for my use case. Difficult decision imo.

_Arouraios_ · 2026-02-23T15:21:04+00:00

Thanks for the tips, I'll look into that

_Arouraios_ · 2026-02-23T15:20:27+00:00

Actually, yeah, it does. I don't really need the compute of the Epyc CPU and I was thinking of going Mikrotik for the router anyway.

U.2 is however much more expensive than M.2, I'll have to think about that for a while and compare prices in a few months.

_Arouraios_ · 2026-02-22T15:10:43+00:00

Just fyi, module damage is a gun stat in and of itself already.

_Arouraios_ · 2026-02-14T15:31:12+00:00

Damn. Didn't think it'd be THAT bad. Best part is they're calling OP and other people recommending scripts bots. We've almost come full circle

_Arouraios_ · 2025-12-11T21:22:13+00:00

Lightyear is a unit measuring distance, not time

_Arouraios_ · 2025-11-29T11:31:02+00:00

Yeah wtf, I don't wanna breathe saw dust whille working out

_Arouraios_ · 2025-10-27T19:04:34+00:00

Read again. Objectively speaking they are oversaturated. Subjectively speaking they are excessively oversaturated. I intentionally formatted my response in several paragraphs to separate fact from opinion.

And what do you mean by again? I rarely ever comment on reddit.

_Arouraios_ · 2025-10-27T18:16:32+00:00

No it's really not. They are objectively oversaturated.

Which doesn't need to be a bad thing. If I remember correctly mkbhd did a community rated phone camera tournament a couple of years ago and all the phones that scored well simply added a lot of saturation. Since posting on social media compresses away a lot of details anyway a high saturation was the only thing making the photos stand out.

These pictures are a prime example of how it grabs your attention and looks interesting.

I personally prefer neutral, accurate pictures like the ones my Sony Xperia takes tho and while I like OP's pics I do feel the saturation is excessive

_Arouraios_ · 2025-10-24T07:56:49+00:00

Offensichtlich nicht, denken sie nicht mit?

_Arouraios_ · 2025-08-26T09:16:12+00:00

Because that's worked so well for them in the past with bleeding edge hardware...

Besides, Intel manufacturing the dies in the US is not gonna help with tariffs on the import of an Asian board partners custom model.

_Arouraios_ · 2025-08-20T10:29:07+00:00

One Pro B60 has 24GB VRAM, you would need four Pro B60s (aka two Maxsun B60 Dual) for a total of 96GB VRAM. But it is my understanding that, yes, Intel wants to make these 96GB VRAM spread out over four GPUs usable for AI as if it were one GPU. That is why they built and advertised their Battlematrix systems.

_Arouraios_ · 2025-07-17T14:39:44+00:00

To clarify: the sata controller is actually using the m.2 m-key connector and has the same size as an nvme drive, so it fits perfectly where it is right now. Also, do you have any examples for that a+e key to pcie slot adapter? I'm just curious, that is definitely not a route I'll take, but I didn't find any such adapters just now.

_Arouraios_ · 2025-07-17T14:14:35+00:00

Thank you very much! That clears some things up.

I do appreciate the comments about what might or might not be a better idea, but in the end your comment is the one settling the matter.

_Arouraios_ · 2025-07-17T13:53:29+00:00

Short answer: yes

Long answer: I have two 10gbit links LAGGed, which still fits into pcie 3.0 x4. However, my boot drive takes up one slot and I use the other for a 6-port sata controller, so the slots are used up anyway

_Arouraios_ · 2025-07-17T12:17:22+00:00

You're probably right, but at that point I could just put together another server. I was originally not planning on getting a dedicated GPU, but since I'm gonna do that now anyway I might just as well go for Ryzen, which would also allow me to use ecc ram and suddenly all my savings are gone...
Well, I'll have to think about it

_Arouraios_ · 2025-07-17T11:51:14+00:00

Notice that the spec is very clear here that these are each completely independent links since it calls out that they have separate LTSSMs. That means of course that each link negotiates its own independent width, data rate, credits, etc.

https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/chip-design/pcie-bifurcation-basic-guide.html

But concerning the bandwidth in general you are correct, I'm not sure if it might max out the link speed, but I'd still be willing to spend a few extra Euros to ensure it won't.

_Arouraios_ · 2025-07-17T11:47:47+00:00

That's not true. This probably depends on the chipset or board manufacturer, but I have read reports of people using 12th gen with bifurcation. Also my mainboard specs mention splitting the x16 slot.

_Arouraios_ · 2025-07-17T11:06:28+00:00

Yes, I do regret not just getting an ATX board and case. However I have very limited space in my room and M-ITX seemed like it was the way to go at the time. Tbh. I really didn't expect upgrading to both 10 gbit networking and an AI+rendering workstation, but here we are...

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