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No, all that matters is the link. The arrows only represent where the caravaner is recruited and to which other settlement they're linked to. Though that doesn't really matter, you could instead, for instance, also recruit one at Red Rocket to go to Sanctuary. You just don't want too many out of...

Best routing for caravans IMO is simply the shortest distance between two settlements, similar to: Arm/outfit the caravan well enough (or build a well-armed robot), then no issues with raiders/etc.

At first glance this kinda saddened me as well, but I believe the kinds of systems this SoC will go into are those that would solder the RAM to the mainboard anyways (even with CAMM2 incoming). So overall no real loss, maybe some potential gains (e.g., having the RAM on the same package may...

I also came here to say this. I've been wanting to do a replay as a completely different character, but wanted to wait for it to fade from memory a bit, However, even after a couple of years many of the details are still pretty vibrant in my mind. Also, it's the only game I've ever bought the...

My P7 (not the Pro) has been fine for ~1.5 years, FWIW. Maybe a bad charger or cable? Pocket lint packed into the phone's port? Does it charge properly wirelessly?

There is a "BitLocker Lite" option to encrypt under Win10/11 Home. e.g.: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-enable-device-encryption-windows-10-home https://pureinfotech.com/enable-bitlocker-device-encryption-windows-11-home/ Personally, I don't encrypt my desktop system. My laptop (a Linux...

Unlikely, I believe. Compared to fiber runs copper is slower (higher latency) and uses more power. I don't believe any of the ethernet standards >10 Gb even specify any kind of twisted pair connectivity. One could argue that fiber is too complicated/fiddly for the average home/SOHO user or...

Yeah, that should work. However, 10GBase-T SFP+ transceivers typically draw more power and get hotter than optical ones, so make sure the switch can handle it. Also, Cat 6a is perfectly fine for 10 Gb up to 100 meters, so there's no reason to pay more for Cat 7.

Always go for an SSD with DRAM especially for an OS/app/game volume, even if you have to pay a bit more for it.

Cool, thanks. That's only about a mile and a half from Central Computers' main store. Looks like the old Bed Bath & Beyond site. Always busy as hell on that stretch of road.

Oh, very cool. Any idea where in Santa Clara it's going? Their site put up a pop-up with a link for more info, but it 404ed on me. I'd hoped they'd return to the region, but figured it was a long-shot even with the loss of Fry's. Their original Santa Clara store (closed about a decade ago)...

I get it, but it's fine. I also get that feeling of "Is this the one that blows everything up?" every major update, regardless of Linux, Mac, or Windows (only Windows, of course, came close). Anecdotal evidence, I've been running Kubuntu on this laptop since 19.10 and every release update...

That's fine. They're not going to care. If the manufacturer/reseller is going to turn around and resell it somehow they're going to reimage the SSD regardless. Your only concern is protecting/wiping your personal data. I'm not familiar with this option. Make damn sure it does what the name...

Check the BIOS/UEFI for a wipe option. SATA/NVME secure erase

Alternately, if you have a spare USB-C PD port available at your desk (e.g., a recent multi-port cell phone charger), you could wire up the fans to something like the Adafruit's breakout board. You'd also need to wire in a switch, but that's simple.

1. I'd also go at least i7-14xxx. IIRC MS Flight Sim is very resource-intensive. With or without iGPU is a matter of taste. Without is a tad cheaper, with gives you a backup and access to the Intel encoders/decoders FWIW. 2. SATA SSDs perform fine for everyday tasks, but generally they're no...

Yeah, VPNs as offered/advertised by outfits like Nord and that Norton product provide basically nothing for security. Common application protocols such as HTTPS and encrypted DNS (DoT, DoH) cover you there. If some hotspot or whatever seems so sketchy that a VPN feels necessary, maybe it's...

Like the others said, yeah, maybe you'll see a little bit of a boost. I think the real improvement over what you have now might be noise levels. The Thermalrights, that Cooler Master, and like tower coolers with their larger surface area and larger dual fans are much more efficient and don't...

That Cooler Master may well cool the CPU a bit better under load, and it may do the job more quietly. But holy hell, it's $100? I'd just go with a closed-loop all-in-one radiator for that price. Instead, maybe consider the one of the Thermalright models, such as the Peerless Assassin, Phantom...

Well yeah, if you want to be pedantic about it, Linux also has no CLI. It's just a kernel. Real-world, no one cares. There's an opinion I never thought I'd see.

Lian Li and others gave up on aluminum mostly due to costs, so titanium seems like a huge stretch.

Yes, that's the credentials file option I'd mentioned, and is also outlined in the link I'd made. And as I'd alluded to, doing so may or may not be an acceptable idea depending on the situation.

A possible issue with using fstab to be aware of: Any username/password generally will be stored in cleartext somewhere, either in fstab itself or in a credentials file. This may or may not be OK for a given use case and your comfort level. There is an option to use the kernel's keychain via...

Also the SK Hynix P41 / Solidigm P44 twins are just as good, though they don't seem to go on sale as often as the other two and only go up to 2 TB.

If you have a ton of active tabs open then yeah, extra RAM might help a little bit. But honestly, it's time for a new system.

They'd make fine boot drives for a NAS or other network appliances.

Yep, looks pretty good to me, expect: Yeah, this. The Intel CPUs run hot, even the i5s can get toasty. Also, I believe the regular (i.e., not SE) versions of the Thermalrights have better fans. Also consider getting one of the contact frames.

True. But an NVMe unit is a bit more future-proof, and might be better when the time comes to upgrade to a new system. There's also tech like Direct Storage, which, while not yet widely implemented, AFAIK requires an NVMe SSD.

Top choices are the Samsung 870 Evo and Crucial MX500. Most anything else is most likely going to be DRAMless and/or QLC. Does your system have a free PCIe slot? m.2 adapters for NVMe SSDs are another option.

According to the specs page both m.2 slots are PCIe 4. The block diagram for that SoC confirms the capability. A PCIe 3 SSD will of course work fine in a PCIe 4 slot (and vice versa).

That linked build looks fairly good. A few thoughts: I'd go with a single 2 TB SSD instead of a pair of 1 TB units. I wouldn't bother buying a SATA SSD, any cost saving is minimal at best and not really worth it. SK Hynix P41 (currently on sale for ~$115 via coupon code at Amazon), WD SN850X...

The two apps you mention that crash out the system both rely on a GPU (I'm assuming the Radeon in your setup) to accelerate operations. Have you considered that it may be the cause? What happens if you pull the Radeon and use the CPU's iGPU instead? The RAM could also be the issue. Do you maybe...

AppleInsider maintains price lists of major retailers of all Mac models in all configurations. Obviously the Mini is going to be cheapest: https://prices.appleinsider.com/mac-mini-late-2020 https://prices.appleinsider.com/mac-mini-2023 (The M1 Mini via Amazon looks to be 3rd-party sellers only)...

I wouldn't worry about SSD heat so much. PCIe 3 SSDs don't generate a lot of it, and normal gaming just isn't going to work the drive that hard. Just make sure you have reasonable airflow over it and it'll be fine. All the reports from a few years ago of SSDs overheating were from stress tests...

Unless you're going to rewire your home to provide 240 V (I'm guessing you're on US 120 V) and/or 20-30 A at that outlet, and also pay many hundreds to thousands of dollars more for the UPS itself, it's gonna have to be. But yeah, it'll probably be fine at stock. IIRC Nvidia recommends for the...

I'm just mulling over ways to get you onto a SSD without spending more than necessary on an older system, and/or making things more complicated with alternate bootloaders (I'm not personally familiar with Clover) or BIOS/UEFI hacks. I don't see a clear answer. If you know that the new drive will...

Hmmm... I was expecting something like a 256 or maybe 512 GB-class SSD, where the cost differences between SATA and NVMe are much more pronounced. At 2 TB, where a good NVMe unit costs about the same as a SATA one, it may be a different story. Any idea on the how your storage is being used...

I'm assuming that we're talking about two different SSDs here and a fairly old system. Unless you are planning to buy a NVMe SSD to move into a new system after retiring this current one, I'd keep it simple and just get an inexpensive SATA SSD. In everyday usage, the perceived benefits of SSDs...

Yeah, for a 2.0/2.1 setup a USB DAC/amp would be better if not going with monitors or some other option with a built-in amp. Unfortunately, AFAICT, no one makes a USB DAC/amp that supports more channels (e.g., 5.1), and standalone five channel amps are very expensive. Using an AVR would be a...