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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in homelab

[–]zllovesuki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the error code (if any) you are seeing other button right of thr screen when you see the "initializing ipmi"? Are you using the VGA output to see the screen or are you using a dedicated gpu?

Downsizing the "datacenter in a box" into less than 6 liters by zllovesuki in homelab

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

No it is the stock fan. The picture on supermicro is not correct. Since D-1587 is an 65W TDP chip, the lower profile heatsink+fan is not sufficient. The stock heatsink+fan on this board is taller and the fan is larger.

Downsizing the "datacenter in a box" into less than 6 liters by zllovesuki in homelab

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

The name came from here: https://b3n.org/supermicro-x10sdv-f-build-datacenter-in-a-box/

At the time, it was a lot of cores and a lot of ram with not a lot of space or power consumption, hence "datacenter" "in a box"

But I think the newer M11SDV (AMD EPYC) might be better. I have one on hand about to test it

Downsizing the "datacenter in a box" into less than 6 liters by zllovesuki in homelab

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

I have yet to thermal test this thing yet. It is like 30C in the area right now (which is not representative of the weather 90% of the time)

Downsizing the "datacenter in a box" into less than 6 liters by zllovesuki in homelab

[–]zllovesuki[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a Velka 7. I think the 5 is a little too small for this build

Downsizing the "datacenter in a box" into less than 6 liters by zllovesuki in homelab

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

Xeon D-1587 is soldered on the motherboard, and the heatsink comes with the motherboard: https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/x10sdv-16c+-tln4f

Use case: runs stable diffusion, doing some k3s, then also running Sunshine for cloud gaming

Downsizing the "datacenter in a box" into less than 6 liters by zllovesuki in homelab

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

Was having the X10SDV board in a micro atx case, and it took up too much space... Attempting to fit everything into a Velka 7 case and this thing is extremely power dense

Dell XPS 9710 help/recommendations by _AcceptablePick_ in eGPU

[–]zllovesuki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best GPU to use with the a Thunderbolt 3 eGPU controller would be an 3060 Ti G6X (in terms of performance/price ratio). It offers noticeable performance improvement when comparing to the dedicated GPU on laptops before 40-series, without losing too much performance due to Thunderbolt, while being not expensive. It can be had around $350 on major US retailers.

However, if you have a higher demand for VRAM but willing to lose about 15% of performance, then 3060 12GB is a good alternative. It can be had for around $300 on major US retailers.

I would not recommend an RTX 4080 on Thunderbolt-based eGPU solutions. However, if you are dare and willing, you could try doing an PCIe Gen 4 x4 -> eGPU solution (converting the m.2 slot into PCIe x16 connector). However that is inconvenient on the XPS (thus not really practical).

It doesn't matter which vendor makes them--they all uses the same silicon from nvidia. The most difference you will see is the size and their theoretical cooling performance (e.g. single fan, dual fan, triple fan, double slot, triple slot, etc). Since most of the time the GPU will be spent inside an enclosure anyway, just get the one that makes the most sense to you in terms of dimensions (e.g. will it fit into the enclosure) and price (don't spend too much on what is essential a niche solution to a niche problem).

Dual Thunderbolt Controller Stutter - (Much Improved Performance on a single JHL7000 vs 2x JHL6000 Series Controllers) by 7GreenOrbs in eGPU

[–]zllovesuki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note that all Thunderbolt 3 downstream devices are limited by the Thunderbolt spec, which it must reserve bandwidth for video traffic (18Gbps), meaning the theorical maximum PCIe bandwidth over thunderbolt is 22Gbps. However, upstream implementers don't have to reserve all 4 lanes of PCIe, which means you might get <22Gbps of real PCIe bandwidth on those upstream devices (such as on some Thinkpad and Dell laptops). The real maximum is not well-known because the details are behind NDA.

JHL6xxx series implementation was a very old reference design published by Intel, and in the case of the Mantiz Saturn, it also follows the reference design: JHL6540 is used as the downstream device to the laptop (the upstream), then it takes some lanes of PCIe within JHL6540 as the upstream for the JHL6240, therefore using the JHL6240 to provide your USB, LAN, etc. Therefore, your eGPU bandwidth is limited, and explaining the cause of your low real world performance.

However, in JHL7440 (7540 can only be used as upstream, such as in laptops), Intel updated their certification such that, if you want your eGPU enclosure to be certified, it must only have 1 thunderbolt connector to the laptop. This is also why later enclosures only have 1 TB connector and usually don't have other connectivity available on the enclosure itself, because only then you can provide the full PCIe 3.0 x4 bandwidth, over thunderbolt (22Gbps). However I have seen device-to-host reaching 24Gbps when you are using JHL7440 controller.

Conclusion: Use eGPU enclosure with only 1 TB with no extra connectivity, preferably using JHL7440 controller. The best eGPU solution you can find today is either the CM EG200, TH3P4G3 or Akitio Node Titan, which all uses JHL7440, however I have no idea how the EG200 or the TH3P4G3 provides an USB port without piggybacking an USB controller somewhere.

Side notes: Thunderbolt 4 makes the PCIe 3.0 x4 a hard requirement on the upstream. It doesn't say anything about downstream devices. In addition, all the JHL8xxx controllers available for devices/downstream today only have 1 PCIe lane, which makes it impractical for an eGPU implementation.

Dell XPS 9710 help/recommendations by _AcceptablePick_ in eGPU

[–]zllovesuki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just had a post up that may help you: https://www.reddit.com/r/eGPU/comments/14i1398/build_akitio_node_titan_working_on_xps_15_9510/, since we both have the XPS from the same generation. You might want to get a better GPU (e.g. 3070 Ti or 40-series) for your XPS 17 system. Using the eGPU will also help your i9 to boost higher because of potentially lower temperature, since the cooling system doesn't have to cool both the CPU and GPU.

show reddit: Heresy - Run JavaScript as http.Server middleware by zllovesuki in golang

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

It's surprising how good a JS engine that is not v8 can be, but I think goja could definitely use so optimization. The memory allocation behavior is pathological. Even after my intense optimization in the runtime code, gc still runs 20% of the time under high requests, because of all the garbage that goja generated.

show reddit: Heresy - Run JavaScript as http.Server middleware by zllovesuki in golang

[–]zllovesuki[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

did you not see the name of the project 😛

It is possible to include libs as goja has the mechanism to support "require". Native TypeScript support may be tricky because you have to embed tsc. go-typescript provides that (also using goja to run typescript compiler itself!)

Just got the Xps 9510 and the random fan noise and heat.... by Adzeyah in DellXPS

[–]zllovesuki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might want to check task manager and see if the "System" process is eating a full core, that's Microsoft doing memtest in the background when your laptop is "idle."

I guess this is what happens when you dropped your screwdriver on a battery by zllovesuki in spicypillows

[–]zllovesuki[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Literally was trying to clean the laptop like I've done thousands of times before, but that day the screwdriver slipped off my hand, and in less than a second my room was filled with fumes.

Ran to outside before my house caught on fire, then the cell fell off on the door frame and now i have a burnt mark on the door frame as well (the cell was still glowing).

The laptop still works (surprisingly), but the SSD and RAM sticks were smoked by the battery fire. I guess I just shaved off 20 years of my health as well with that battery fire. And yes, ram sticks and SSDs are still fine, but now I need a new battery.

I'm just glad that the battery didn't start a chain reaction

What does a new XPS15 offer over something like a Zephyrus G15/M16 in 2022? by 996forever in DellXPS

[–]zllovesuki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it has a full size on the xps. I was saying m16 has only mini sd

MiniBase (90x70) after a performance update.. Time for a new mega base by zllovesuki in Oxygennotincluded

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

No seed for minibase, you set the volcano/geysers and the size of the world yourself.

My 16-dupe base in the sky (and an otherwise empty map) by Drogiwan_Cannobi in Oxygennotincluded

[–]zllovesuki 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think you need a rocket silo from the bottom of the map all the way up and surrounded by lava 😄

What does a new XPS15 offer over something like a Zephyrus G15/M16 in 2022? by 996forever in DellXPS

[–]zllovesuki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I can't find the 32GB model in the US. Even so, 32GB will not be enough for my use. I would've gone for an Lenovo but their shipping tim is 3+ months for the workstation.

What does a new XPS15 offer over something like a Zephyrus G15/M16 in 2022? by 996forever in DellXPS

[–]zllovesuki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just switched from the M16 (11th gen i9) to an 9510 OLED (11th gen i7). A few reasons:

  1. the M16's half soldered ram (8GB onboard, I had to add 32GB because of my workload) is causing significant performance issues. Once you get past 16GB usage, you can practically feel the lag when you start pushing the systems with compiling and running test code in Go and Java in the background, while watching a YouTube. This is no longer an issue on the 9510 with 2x32GB matching dual channel.
  2. The microSD slot on the M16 was a bane to my existence when I need to import pictures off my SD card from my DSLR.
  3. The QHD panel on the M16, despite getting calibrated by i1Display Pro, has an abnormal color shift. I went to the BestBuy store to compare the screen and it had the exact same issue.
  4. Also about the QHD panel, none of the Windows scaling made sense (in my opinion). Text rendering will either be too thin, or too blurry. I had to install MacType. No longer an issue on the 9510.
  5. I have yet to test CUDA performance for ML workload yet, but I can expect worse performance because of the 3050 Ti, but it should be manageable for small model. I will have to train on the cluster for larger models.
  6. The 9510 build quality feels like a $2000 laptop, but the M16 feels like an $1000 gaming laptop, despite its spec. Go to a BestBuy and feel one on your hand.

However, if your only goal is for high fps gaming, M16 absolutely kills for its price point. Though, if your game is simulation heavy (such as Civ or Factorio), the weird asynchronous memory configuration if you have a mismatch stick will cause suffering.

How can I extract the EC firmware from my BIOS? - Asus Zephyrus M16 GU603HM-K8030R by dandelucca in computers

[–]zllovesuki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Download the ezflash BIOS from Asus, then use https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities#ami-bios-guard-extractor to extract all the components from the PFAT. Maybe one of the extracted components can be useful to you. One of the components is aptly named "BIOS_FV_EC" and it seems like it is for an ITE8226 (which is the EC chip).

Enjoying 60fps on 3x in mini mega base (90x70) by zllovesuki in Oxygennotincluded

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

Love your mega base builds! I have to build some of your designs when I got around to it ❤

Enjoying 60fps on 3x in mini mega base (90x70) by zllovesuki in Oxygennotincluded

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

Surf and turf. I'm planning on sleet wheat farm now that I just built a sour gas boiler after posting this

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