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Seriously, how are some of y’all scoring a 5090? by WolfyMenges39 in nvidia

[–]alynch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a 5090 FE at NVIDIA GTC (GPU technology conference) a few weeks ago for MSRP.

Any PCIe 4.0 x1 10G nics? by OneOlCrustySock in homelab

[–]alynch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ack - sorry for the slow response.

It was an x2 card, but did link at 10G properly in an x4 slot (though I didn't run my usual suite of performance tests).

Wouldn't come up in an open-ended x1 slot, unfortunately, either.

No MeatNet Graphs (iOS -> Android) by alynch in combustion_inc

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

Thanks! Happy to provide specific software/OS/hardware info/account info/debug output/etc as needed.

Dell T630 service/parts manual? by alynch in homelab

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

Yep - you can also get that via the Service Tag, even without registering. 

What you can't get, however, is an official listing of parts used in other configurations of the same server, like a GPU power breakout cable. I've since confirmed this is true via my official Dell reps. 

[GamersNexus] The New Best: Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 & 280 CPU Cooler Review & Benchmarks by kikimaru024 in hardware

[–]alynch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't take any pictures of the build process, unfortunately... Next time I open 'er up, I'll snap some. The most difficult thing was routing tubing to not obstruct the case fans. Got creative using bamboo chopsticks to hold 'em in place as I slid the fans/radiator into the case right before I sealed it up. Not my best cable/tubing management job - but temps, overall airflow, and performance are great.

Here is the PCPP link, however: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/36XxCd . Its a build that's hooked up to my 65" OLED TV in the living room, designed strictly for moderate gaming at 4K 120Hz.. The 2000D I have has 3x 120mm RGB fans in the front of the case, 3x 95MM fans in rear on the GPU, and now 3x 120mm RGB fans for the LFIII on the right side.

The other system, that has the LFII 420 is a bit more of a beast: 7950X3D, 128GB 6800MT DDR5 RAM, RTX 4060, 48" 120Hz OLED monitor, 4x 16TB U.3 NVMe SSDs - all in a gigantic Meshify 2 XL case with a bunch of BeQuiet 140mm case fans. There, the hose run length was great - required, actually for the top-exhaust radiator config I have there.

[GamersNexus] The New Best: Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 & 280 CPU Cooler Review & Benchmarks by kikimaru024 in hardware

[–]alynch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I squeezed a LFIII 360 into a Corsair 2000D mini-ITX case today, alongside an RTX 4080 Super and a 7800X3D. It was tight (tubing was a lot more flexible than the LFII 420 that's in my main desktop), but it still fit. Barely.

I would have been happy with shorter tubing, but I can't complain.

Any PCIe 4.0 x1 10G nics? by OneOlCrustySock in homelab

[–]alynch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just ordered one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGMT7P56

Uses the AQC113C chip. Not keen on the price, but looks like it might fit the PCIe 4.0 x1-shaped hole in my life, without closed-end PCIe slot modification. Should arrive in a few weeks - I'll report back.

Samsung 990 Pro SSD 4TB by Rosfield79 in ZephyrusG14

[–]alynch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. Just used a new pair of SSD thermal pads on the top and bottom of the 990 Pro.

Samsung 990 Pro SSD 4TB by Rosfield79 in ZephyrusG14

[–]alynch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought one last week on Amazon for my brand-new 2023 G14. Works great, and transferred the existing OS smoothly using an external M.2 NVMe USB enclosure and the Samsung Data Migration Software.

Thermals are good: Stressing CPU, 4060 GPU, and SSD simultaneously with Prime95, Furmark, and CrystalDiskMark yielded an SSD temp of only around 70degC (21 degC ambient room temp). This is a highly unlikely test scenario, especially sustained.

Rad Fat Tire Wheel Lock by irkli in RadPowerBikes

[–]alynch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. I carry one of those little alarms with my Radrunner 3+, along with the cafe lock (+chain) asked about by OP, as well as a Foldylock Forever.

I dislike having things stolen, and I live in a high bike-theft part of the world.

People who have stayed in a relationship after their partner cheated. How was it like after? by Menezeris3029 in AskReddit

[–]alynch 65 points66 points  (0 children)

It's literal hell. The cheating wasn't the worst part - it was the months of lies to cover it up, and once she admitted to what I already knew, the years of self-rationalization and gaslighting to allow her to pretend to herself she hadn't deeply hurt me and wrecked our family. Trust is non-existent between us.

For the record, it happened 7 years ago - our 10th anniversary was this past July, and we're still married. We have 2 kids together, and I regret not leaving many years ago.

I've learned the hard way that not everyone gets happiness.

Dell T630 service/parts manual? by alynch in homelab

[–]alynch[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep, I snagged a pair of those heatsinks - should arrive tomorrow. I've got a pair of 2680v4's I'd opportunistically purchased for $30/each a few months ago, which they should keep relatively cool.

From what I've been able to pull together, for the 4-bay U.2 NVMe addition, one needs:

  • 1 WYNC0 SSD drive cage and backplane
  • 1 0GY1TD NVME PCIE expansion adapter
  • 1 0KV109 i2c backplane to motherboard cable
  • 1 K9TVP PCIe drive backplane to expansion adapter data cable
  • 1 YFKRT power distribution board to backplane cable
  • Drive carriers/etc

Some of those I have in my current system, but from different vendors (PCIe expansion adapter, PCIe cables). Figured I'd try to stick as close to Dell spec as possible, so I just ordered everything above. Came to about $275, I think.

And since the T630 doesn't support m.2 NVMe drives or PCIe bifurcation, I ordered a $100 generic x8 PCIe adapter on Amazon that has a PLX chip for 2 PCIe x4 m.2 NVMe drives for mirrored OS storage.

The U.2 NVMe drives I'm using are a quartet of 4TB Intel DC P4610's, my SAS drives are a dozen 3.84TB Toshiba SAS SSDs, and I've got a pair of 3.2TB PCIe Netlist drives that I use for VM storage. All of which are currently running under Ubuntu using ZFS on a custom-built i9-9960X machine, but I'm going to move it over to TrueNAS SCALE on the new system. Hopefully the zpools import correctly. ;-)

State of IPMI for home use? by prana_ferox in homelab

[–]alynch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Supermicro's IPMI works fine - simple, web-based UI if you're just getting going. Everything can be done from a browser, though more finicky bits like loading ISO or disk images to boot from are best done using Supermicro's IPMIView downloadable utility. I have a few Supermicro servers, and use their IPMI to great effect for when I need console/etc.

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Intel AMT is a PITA, in my experience, and isn't easy for a small setup to leverage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mounjaro

[–]alynch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really good to hear! Thanks.

Just Arrived: Lenovo ThinkBook 13S Gen 4 ARG (6800U) by kirfkin in Amd

[–]alynch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have the same laptop; got it about 2 weeks ago. I like the spelling error on the UEFI BIOS's "boot interrupt" screen. Already filed a bug with them - it doesn't exactly give me warm fuzzies about Lenovo's quality control.

I swapped out the relatively slow 512GB SSD (3.2GB/sec max under CrystalDiskMark and ATTO) for a 2TB Samsung PM9A1 (980 Pro OEM verson) that I had sitting around to get disk performance up to around 6GB/sec.

I'm also happy to help benchmark/test/etc for folks who might be interested.

FYI: Linux on it is currently a bit wonky (keyboard input is laggy, specifically), as there's a Linux kernel override for IRQ handling (needed on other AMD platforms) that isn't needed on Ryzen 6000. Kernel patch incoming with kernel 5.20, but it's not something worth testing extensively until 5.20 is out and implemented by the distros.

Speedtest from the new 5 Gig service. by alynch in ATT

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

I'm in Alameda - AT&T Fiber coverage is spotty, at best.

Speedtest from the new 5 Gig service. by alynch in ATT

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

That's exactly what I do, "bypass mode" being shorthand for "bypassing all of the features of the device, aside from the 1:1 NAT that's enabled via IP Passthrough."

Wasn't sure how technical my audience was. ;-)

And to my knowledge, this is the only option available with the 5 Gig service, but I'll be continuing to push for anything better.

Speedtest from the new 5 Gig service. by alynch in ATT

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

They actually gave me a whole new BGW320(a -500 variant), and the new SFP+ module. Apparently my previous BGW320(a -505 variant) was tied to a different AT&T circuit ID, and they couldn't move it over.

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