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Really quick question: I'm looking for a RAID1 option for external storage and need some help finding an enclosure. I found a few HDD enclosures with hardware RAID support, but I'm getting A LOT of feedback on how they kill drives or corrupt data. Almost everyone I talked to suggested a NAS, with the Buffalo LinkStation 220 seemingly everyone's favourite (or best value, at least). To be honest, I'm not against the idea, but I feel like I'd be overdoing it since I don't need ethernet or anything a NAS has over a simple enclosure, plus the 8TB sku is only sold by third party sellers (I'm in Canada) and I'd MUCH rather have easy recourse if something breaks. Have you guys used a reliable 2-bay USB 3 enclosure? Should I go with software RAID? Is the NAS my best option?
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Any comment on my build? It started as an upgrade for VR but I ended up having to change so much that I thought it'd be easier (and would end up cheaper) to build a new machine and sell the old one rather than sell the old pieces one by one. CPU: Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($224.99 @ B&H) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($124.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC 3X Video Card ($514.99 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply I'm mostly looking for comments on the CPU; I know 6-thread CPUs are one the way out but I can't justify paying almost double for the i7, and AMD drivers have a bad rep with VR. What would you guys do? VVV Oh, yeah, my bad. Maybe I should go Ryzen then... Although I'd still like comments on the i5 since I'd rather go intel if the difference isn't huge VVV CordlessPen fucked around with this message at 15:16 on Mar 31, 2020 |
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