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Hi Guys, do you have any experience with the MSI z490 godlike m.2 xpander-z gen 4 s? Having it in the first PCIE slot and it recognizes just 1 x M.2 disk.. both are initialized but just 1 is found... In the manual they saying that it should go to the second PCIE slot, but i have there my GPU and even if i would switch it to the first PCIE then the second one will be covered with the fans on the GPU.... And even i change the lines to the PCIE 8x8x or keep it auto nothing... Is there any "hack" how to get it running? Having now in total 3 M.2 hdd in the first and third slot... But its under the GPU and becomes a bit hot there - for this i wanted to move it to the expander as well... any advice will be appreciated.. thanks!

for me is the Mem Cooling era not gone lol... Using it still actually on my DDR4 mems...

looked at it 10 x and still not sure what im looking at.. i think i would buy a new one if i would fide one... reminds me on a PC i started to play "DUKE NUKEM 3D" and "Worms" running the games in DOS... I Absolutly agree with that.. I think that back in the days the products came out in a higher Quality and futfilling higher standards then today.. Today its about making the number - not anymore to create product we are proud of and will last a while... At least thats my feeling ... Quantity above Quality.. I remember i was always wanting one of these back in the days... Living in a DC? nice builds

This is/was my first gaming keyboard i buyed 2011 and is now taking strongli the duty of a office keyboard! Microsoft Side Winder X4 keyboard Im still impressed that its working after so many years of gaming duty and now office life since 2 years…

thanks for the TIP... will take a look, but there are no cooler with a 170mm height.. anyway lets see what i will find As told im not ahving any time pressure and i have to gather some infomations about the toppic of choosing the right platform for the NAS.. Thanks for the guidance

True, even the guy in the video I posted earlier made it in this case and as well moded it a bit.. (3D printed front with a 200mm fan opening :D) Anyway, i have true spirit power which is collecting just dust and would like to reuse it, for this reason i need a CPU cooler clearance of 171 mm ... For thi reason the torrent were looking ideal with the PSU in the upper area leaving the space for some HDD at the bottom. Here as well a small inspiration ... Link Interesting to see the chipset cooler as this.. first time i see something like that but OK.... Anyway, if there is any other case having good Airflow with a PSU in the upper position, 171 mm CPU cooler headroom and the bottom free then please let me know...

to be honest with you, first i have to take a look what Proxmox is and educate my self a bit.. But thank you for the hint! I will for sure consider it before i buy any HW (besides the case)... Well i was to slow with the Torrent case and before i decided i was sold.... But im as well found another guy selling a Fractal Design Define 7 XL Black TG Light Tint for approx. 140 USD and as well a ventilated front cover approx. 46 USD.. Im tempted but on the other hand the case is too big for my use - not having the space for it as its a bit bigger then the "Compact" Torrent and for this price i could buy directly a new torrent... And in the end i would not use the capabilities of the case to the max which means waste of resources.... Im looking to have around 6-8 HDD , which is plenty space for my personal use.... As told - a "Pre"Basic user here

for the beginning it will be for sure just a nas and "Media" server.. Maybee later to hook up on it some cameras, but not expecting to run any sites, or hosting anything.. And i have to discover the world of True NAS and the other platforms what they offer and what i could do with it... This here will be a bit of a sleeper thread as im slow progressing and its not urgent... i like this.. having some experience how good they damping the vibrations? I saw soe "silencer" trays for 3,5 HDD but from the informations i found it also increases the temps of an HDD by like 10 degrees.. and then i found as well some 3,5 HDD coolers but dont know what to think about it.. I want it as wel to be silent... but yeah many things to discover for me in here

well im a not even a casual user with a Synology DS211+, for this reason this combo what you recommend has 3x more cores then i use now on my 10900K and would be waste of power basically, too much overkill for my user scenario... Im looking more into deals like 9600K with MSI Mortat mobo and 16 gig Memory for like 150 USD? Not sure if eve that would be not to much overkill.... took a look at this guy here... I like the military look of the case.. But idk - i probably got bewitched by fractal design and the Torrent model ... cant help my self... hmmm that way to small as i want to reuse my Thermalright cooler... and i need a CPU cooler height of 170mm But hey im just getting in to the whole topic But its very interesting, so i take m time and just gathering info i can.. If any other advice, please just share it Thank you very much.

my 2 cents - but i have a 6900 XT

I was thinking about something like this... 3.5" Vertical HDD Mount - Fan-Mounted

true but not my case. 8 years ago i god an external dvd-drive and used it 2x since then… all is asi ally oneline and the biggest problem is a storage now whre i can run backups of any devices … will take a look at icy Dock saw already some addons they do.. thaks for the thougts and info

Ok, now you made me interested….Why do you need a 5.25 today? (Besides hotswap hdd cage)…

yes wight, but my idea is that for relative cheap and some time invested you can build in the cages.. eighter 3D printed adapter (Fan/HDD cage) and stock it up and you get a nice vented NAS which is as well visually appealing Or am i missing here something?

Long story short - my synology 212+ is stilli alive but is not up to date anymore for the tasks i would like to do have/do/test/playwith... So i was looking at some options and decided the best would be to DIY.... More cost efffective, better expansion/upgrade options and i could reuse some older HW which would give me better performance for less money.. Just a upfront infomation, its a project with not an urge and will take some time, but i thought i would be nice to have a thred where i can put my questions and get some advice... Hope you dont mind to share some opinions.. First Question would be Case related... Found a local deal for a used Fractal Design Torrent Compact White TG Clear in a mint condition, for about 66,66 EUR (epic number after conversion - is it a sign? ) It has good airflow, and i like the looks but is it any good for a NAS? were thinking to buy some drive cages and mount them on the botom as there will be anyway no big VGA... Any thoughs? Y/N? pull the triger?

Im not gonna sell them, i will change the ones i have in y case and hope it will be a bit quiter.. Im using now 3x 140 Silent WIngs 3 and 7x Thermalright TL-C12 Pro. Not that im not happy with the combo, but if i can make it better (upgrade it) and got this opportunity it was not possible to resist And i hope that all the fans will be OK, after a first examination of each i could not see any problem or hear anything.. But i have to put them first in the system.....

I got a deal i could not resist: used fans but with the following conditions: 10 x Be Quiet Silent Wings Pro 4 120mm (6 x of them not even opened and used) 3 x Be Quiet Silent Wings Pro 4 140mm ( 2x of them not even opened and used) On the used one no dust, no scratches and the bill is from 02/2023.... All together for 216 EUR (shipping fee included ) Impossible to resist! Or am i just WEAK?

and here is the Answer for a cool laptop and and a cool "LAP" Just a moment... WWW.COOLERMASTER.COM just change the orientation of one fan and you get as well your lap cooled during the summer time and you can store the laptop in it as well... ppl selling it used for nothing lol.... Pros: - cools your laptop - cools your lap - cools your wrists Cons: - burns your wallet....

well it strongly depends on the situation, weather and other multiple conditions, but you could make something like small wind turbines? Stacked like 5 together in a nice place where you are able to create a draught it would be giving you a bit of free electricity Its just a question of time, effort and possibilities / abilities I saw once a Spain guy which was experimenting with this kind of stuff, but he had dry conditions and build a wall of it on the roof.... Cant find it anymore but here is another guy : Just an inspiration

Just my basic 5 cent to the topic: synology nas 2 bay in mirror 2x8tb) satisfied and works great as well as a media centre … as told basic simple kinda lost in the server/plex topics

can you share what you did with the fans? Lets inspire Any good idea should be shared

poor mans AC it is but just not able to place properly the ice behind the fans. But if i would be able then i would turn it in an defrost / AC device 2in1 to be honest it was my first idea/conclusion with the 20 cm fans but after properly cleaning the notebook cooler its working like a charm again. But yeah will work for sure especially if you have a cooler like the cooler master notepal U2 /U3 which i bought today (used on a secondhand shop) and it will be easy to replace the fans there as it is just a bend aluminium and in the end even a crappy fan will cool a notebook better then nothing and for a distance of 1-2 cm you dont need a expensive fan to get the job done...

Just wanted to share Well i still have some stock fans which are just in the box and ofc after some years of "building" computers you gather a fair amount of HW which becomes kind of obsolete but you don't want to throw it away as it works. Trying to sell it is mostly an effort which turns out to be a energy and time burner. So i just thought what to do out of it.... And hey Fans are meant to cool HW - so why it could not cool me? Not having an AC bcs i get mostly a cold from it... And a classic fan has a problem that even on the slowest speed it becomes kind of too much "wind" after a while and annoying (mostly in smaller rooms).... I got 1 desk fan powered by USB - its not bad but not enough when the summer hits my HO/Gamer room which is just 3mx3m ... : So i dusted my old Fan controller: Connected it to a molex extendercable to my PC and some fan extension cables and biuld my first "Drone-like" personal FAN: Now to be honest im rly very positive how it turned out, it does not blows you away but its makes a gentle breeze. An here is a Pros vs Cons summary: Pros: 1, upcycling - not creating unnecessary E-waste 2, It fulfills my expectations way better then expected 3, its not louder then my case 4, the energy consumption is around 12W (don't have a way to separate the measurement just on the Molex and measured it with a watt meter on the whole case - idle turned on and off - difference is the result) 5, its one of its kind 6, - just my personal thing - but i like the ghetto look and anyway i like to watch fans spinning Cons: 1, DIY P.S. - would be here enough brains for a upcycling thread?

well this is the biggest fail .. i could give it back and get the money back.. i decided to mod it, and moded just my pocket in the end