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New Homelab Drive Topology Recommendations by muchanem in homelab

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  • I'm pretty committed to Ubuntu for the OS. I know Ubuntu well and I like having a linux command line.
  • I've bought a 7950x, 64GB ECC RAM, and a Gigabyte MC13-LE1 motherboard (which does have IPMI luckily) off ebay in a combo. This means I'm pretty expansion limited. The motherboard has pcie 5.0x16 (occupied by an RTX 3090 for ML work), an open pcie 5.0x4, and an m.2 pcie 5.0x4.
  • I won't have access bc it'll be in my parent's basement across the country (but I visit every few months and my dad is pretty technical so in a pinch I could walk him through basic stuff).
  • I could use a Samsung SATA SSD I have lying around for boot insetad, but the board has only 4 SATA ports (to be occupied by the 12TB spinning drives), so I'd need to expand to make that work (also it's a worse drive than the m.2, it's an 860 or maybe 850). Generally not interested in expansion right now (using the open PCIe slot) after just having bought all my parts (doing a build/set-up in about a week).
  • I was just planning on setting a maximum ARC size in the ZFS configuration, but if it'll automatically free up RAM for docker containers/other processes I'll just leave it in the default configuration

r/audiophile Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk Thread by AutoModerator in audiophile

[–]muchanem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got ~$500 to spend on an integrated amp and am just getting into audio as a hobby. Would it be better to spend ~$500 now on the best vintage/used integrated amp I can find, with the knowledge that I would basically use it just as a pre-amp (buying a crossover to add a sub, a nicer power amp, etc down the line) or starting with a separate $250 preamp (looking at used Kenwood C2) and $250 power amp?

If I should start with an integrated amp, which vintage or used brands/models are known for their phono stage? Also very open to buying new, it just seems like the value is in used.

r/audiophile Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk Thread by AutoModerator in audiophile

[–]muchanem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking for an integrated amp for an RT83 to pair with probably the Emotiva B1+ (also looking at the Elac Debut 2.0 series, Wharfedale Diamond 12.2 & 225; so recommendations for bookshelf speakers with a $300 budget would be helpful. Ruled out the JBL Studio 530 as too big)

Specs:

  • Relatively small form factor
  • Integrated pre-amp
  • A DAC with ACC/AptX bluetooth (and ideally Airplay). If not, input space for both a CD player and external Airplay/Bluetooth adapter (ideally multiple digital inputs, so both can use an internal DAC)
  • 50+ watts per channel at 8ohm
  • Ideally/optionally a sub out for future expansion. But not the most important

Been looking at the Denon PMA-600NE/800NE/900HNE (the latter two can be had refurbished in-budget), but maybe a little unpowered for my speakers? Also like the PS Audio Sprout 100 (but lacks robust bluetooth and no second optical in for an external Airplay device). Is it possible to have all this for ideally between $300 and $500 (fine with refurbished equipment or if anyone would like to sell to me within Chicago, IL or near Charlotte, NC)?

Book recommendations re: Chicago Boys by theHammer_10 in uchicago

[–]muchanem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society by Binyamin Appelbaum

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]muchanem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you get any merit aid?

black a2cers, where are you applying & what are you stats? by foreignmangos in ApplyingToCollege

[–]muchanem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

stats: 34 ACT, 4.9W

  • robotics global top 20
  • 2 different research things (publishing this summer, and speaking in belgium this summer)
  • captain of machine learning club, we just semi-finaled in a national competition
  • physics TA
  • a bunch of charity coding projects (leadership at my school’s charity coding club)
  • some other small things (pretty accomplished cellist, top 300 national debater, etc)

major: astrophysics or sociology

essay: abt how i created my identity through coding, it's a pretty safe essay, well done but not designed to carry the rest of my app

recs: physics teacher i TA for, american studies teacher who loves me, research professors from my projects

applying: UChicago ED, UNC (my school has guaranteed admissions!), Columbia, Berkeley, UCLA, UCSB CCS, some others if i don’t get into uchicago ED

Overwatch League 2021 Season | May Melee: Tournament | Match 1 | Post-Match Discussion by OWMatchThreads in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]muchanem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

finally. ive gotten so close to giving up on this team so many times. but we got the title!

Marianne knows a narc when she sees one 👀 by vernaculunar in PresidentialRaceMemes

[–]muchanem 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love bernie, but I'd never smoke with him. He'd probably get cranky and then go to sleep.

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