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    custom white box linux linux mint linux + windows
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    • art_of_shredA
      art_of_shred Banned @DustinB3403
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      @DustinB3403 said:

      What's the end goal for this Whitebox?

      Umm... world domination?

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403
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        Hardly with 100GB - 1TB... I mean come on....

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          Could be a cool case to use Raspberry Pi or something else interesting depending on the desired use case.

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          • gjacobseG
            gjacobse @art_of_shred
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            @art_of_shred said:

            @DustinB3403 said:

            What's the end goal for this Whitebox?

            Umm... world domination?

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            • gjacobseG
              gjacobse @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said:

              Could be a cool case to use Raspberry Pi or something else interesting depending on the desired use case.

              Yes it could be. And yes I have thought the same. At some point I will get a Pi and it'll sit with the Sony Theater system I have ... I needs tunes.

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              • MattSpellerM
                MattSpeller
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                If you're lacking IOPS, why keep the only parts that are really holding you back?

                Get a cheap ssd and write out to the FeO3 with high angular velocity.

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @MattSpeller
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                  @MattSpeller said:

                  If you're lacking IOPS, why keep the only parts that are really holding you back?

                  Get a cheap ssd and write out to the FeO3 with high angular velocity.

                  Exactly - How do you know IOPs are your issue?

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                  • gjacobseG
                    gjacobse @MattSpeller
                    last edited by

                    @MattSpeller said:

                    If you're lacking IOPS, why keep the only parts that are really holding you back?

                    Get a cheap ssd and write out to the FeO3 with high angular velocity.

                    Gotta love spell chekc. Disk speed isn't the issue... It's an old desktop - Optiplex 330.

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                    • DashrenderD
                      Dashrender @gjacobse
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                      @gjacobse said:

                      It appears that this old Dell Optiplex desktop just can't muster enough IOPS to run Linux in a manner which I need.

                      What can't it muster enough of? if not IOPs?

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                      • MattSpellerM
                        MattSpeller
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                        In any case, what were you looking for specs wise? You are not using it for much by the looks of it.

                        I'd say maybe a last generation core i3, 8gb ram?? Something there abouts.

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                        • gjacobseG
                          gjacobse @MattSpeller
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                          @MattSpeller said:

                          In any case, what were you looking for specs wise? You are not using it for much by the looks of it.

                          I'd say maybe a last generation core i3, 8gb ram?? Something there abouts.

                          This won't be a gaming system, nor an 'office' system.

                          CPU: Intel Pentium G3240 Dual Core Desktop Processor - 3.10 GHz, Socket H3 LGA-1150, 3MB Smart Cache

                          MOBO: Asus H81M-E Micro-ATX Motherboard - 1600MHz DDR3, 8-Channel HD Audio, USB 3.0, Gigabit LAN

                          Case: (searching)

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                          • MattSpellerM
                            MattSpeller @gjacobse
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                            @gjacobse Looks like a good choice of CPU, but maybe get a mobo with 4 ram slots? Cheaper upgrade later. 8GB seems to be the sweet spot right now.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              I am unclear... what is the use case here?

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                              • MattSpellerM
                                MattSpeller @scottalanmiller
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                                @scottalanmiller cheap and dirty linux toy it looks like

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @MattSpeller
                                  last edited by

                                  @MattSpeller said:

                                  @scottalanmiller cheap and dirty linux toy it looks like

                                  Seems like power suck overkill if that iths e case.

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                                  • MattSpellerM
                                    MattSpeller @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller bah, sometimes it's OK to have nice things 🙂

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                                    • Reid CooperR
                                      Reid Cooper
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                                      Did you order anything yet?

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                                      • gjacobseG
                                        gjacobse @Reid Cooper
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                                        @Reid-Cooper said:

                                        Did you order anything yet?

                                        Not as of yet. Still waiting for a real need....

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