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    UNRAID Energy Efficient storage build

    I posted recently regarding building a new PC that was energy efficient. I discovered UNRAID this morning and think it may be a better fit. Currently have a Synology 2 bay which is great with 2x3Tb but almost full. If I was to build a power efficient machine that could run 24/7. Using SSD...
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    10 year old upgrade

    are the on board graphics much good on these motherboard? as i'm not really gaming could i get away without one? most complex thing it would be doing is streaming Plex ideally i'd like to up the resolution to 4k but not the end of the world if i can't at first. Also, some occasional...
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    10 year old upgrade

    Thanks all. I'm heading away to the coast this evening so will have time to read into this more and build a shopping list. May and probably will come back to this thread with questions when i get closer to pulling the trigger. I do really want to build an power efficient rig. But have some...
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    10 year old upgrade

    hi - thanks for all the replies. I think we can forget the VR stuff - it's not a big deal. I don't want to spend hundreds extra for using it once or twice a year. Thanks for that info though its good to know. I'd consider going SFF if buying larger drives and consolidating my multiple 3Tb...
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    10 year old upgrade

    Is there a bundle I can grab? I searched the site but wasn’t sure what I was looking at. Is AMD something I should be considering?
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    10 year old upgrade

    OCZ ZT 550W And seems to be a Corsair case with enough space for about 9/10 HDD's. I have 5 big SATA drives which may cause a problem for the mobo. I do have a NAS but it's only 2 drives. If needed i can buy a bigger drive or try and consolidate my stuff down. Clearly not as old as i thought...
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    10 year old upgrade

    i7 4770 Haswell 32Gb DDR3 (4x8Gb) Asus Z97k GeForce GTX 660 I'll have to look for the case info. I've got a feeling it was a full size Lian Li case . I'll see if i can get the PSU checked as it may have had an upgrade at some point.
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    10 year old upgrade

    might be easier if i find my original order from OCUK :) it's really not changed that much
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    10 year old upgrade

    sorry i think it might be helpful if told you what's currently in the machine. is there a tool i can run that will tell me the cpu and gfx card I have etc. it's been such a long time since i've done this. I really want to keep the total cost under £1k.
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    10 year old upgrade

    Sorry it's been a while since i posted. I started buying from OCUK back in the Athlon 2 overclocked era. My rig has been running 24/7 for about 15 years. It's done an amazing job and has been immensely flexible over the years. I have a decent full size case and decent PSU. I think the...
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    iPhone12 iOS16.0.2 and FaceID problem

    Updated to IOS16 on launch day and everything has been great. updated to 16.0.2 a few days ago. My faceID has just died this morning. I'd used it on and off for about 2 hours today before it decided it's not working. Under General>About>FaceId is states there is an issue. After googling if...
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    *** The official Apple Watch Strap/Band Thread ***

    I tried them all on and personally didn't think they suited me, looked very different on than in the photos. The midnight ocean band looks awesome. So that's what i went with :)
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    *** The official Apple Watch Series 8 thread (it can detect when you crash your car and everything!) ***

    agreed. i tend to wear smart casual and rarely a shirt with cuffs. i could probably get away with this but it's totally overkill and just how ridiculous it will look remains to be seen. i do like slightly oversized watches and would wear my smarter one for special occasions.
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    *** The official Apple Watch Series 8 thread (it can detect when you crash your car and everything!) ***

    this - really want to see what it looks like on peoples wrists. tempted to go and take a look in store myself. i've no idea why i want one sooo much. i have a S6 and it does everything i need. the extreme stuff doesn't really apply to me, i just like bigger watches.
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    iPad Pro 12.9 purchase advice

    Thanks chaps. I think the 12.9 will be good choice. Price wise I’m not sure I can justify the extra cost when I won’t be pushing it that hard. I get that I’ll lose a year or so of so upgrades but at the moment ill be happy with a 5 year life. just need to work out what to do with the air 4...
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    iPad Pro 12.9 purchase advice

    i hardly type anything to be honest so no need for the keyboard. so it’s really for browsing, video so think speakers will be a big upgrade and a bit of lightweight gaming. is it worth repairing my air 4 and trying to sell? from what I’m hearing you are saying 12.9 good and I’ll get used to...
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    iPad Pro 12.9 purchase advice

    ive just cracked the screen on my air 4 It toppled forward whilst in its case and somehow caused a hairline crack. Really frustrating. Not big or deep just noticeable to me as I like to keep things nice and shiny. ive been thinking about selling it and getting a bigger screen and really quite...
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    ** The official Apple TV 4K thread (the 2021 model has a new remote and everything!) **

    yep - yep my wife and i both have AW 6's so think it would be a good fit for us. i struggled get the Fitness + working on my ipad and was quite frankly too small to use, but seemed to sort it when I sorted out my icloud accounts. By that time my 3 month free trial had expired. Just seems so...
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    ** The official Apple TV 4K thread (the 2021 model has a new remote and everything!) **

    my home is full of Amazon Fire's (combo of 4k and boxes) but i'm hating the new interface and would love to try the apple fitness + service. is it worthy of an upgrade?
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    *** Xbox Series X|S - General Discussion Thread ***

    so following on from my previous notes i have 2 Series X's with All access turning up tomorrow. Klarna and Game have told me i need to refuse them to get refunded. Seems like they are coming in separate boxes as i've had two SMS/emails s with tracking etc. I'm pretty p'd off with GAME and...
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