My free storage server
These hold 24 hard drives each and go for about $500 on eBay. One for Plex and Jellyfin, one for a NAS.
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13 posts on builds, parts, and the things that only go wrong once you have already closed the case.
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My free network switch
A switch out of a trash pile at my college. No password, default VLANs, and it does indeed work.
Installing Linux on my 8 year old laptop
Linux Mint on a laptop that hadn’t been turned on in six years. First time running Linux.
Adding an SSD to my 2017 home server
A 500 gig PNY SSD going into the 2017 server. The mounting screws don’t fit, so it just sits there.
Look what I brought home
Two 24 bay drive bays from work. Each one fits 24 three and a half inch hard drives.
Inside my 2017 home server
7th gen i5, 16 gigs of RAM, a 500 gig NVMe, and an EVGA 1050. Plus one hard drive we don’t talk about.
The new GPT-5 is way better
It sounds way more natural, the speed is insane, and it routes your prompt to a specialized submodel.
Unboxing my new mic — Hollyland Lark M2
A lapel mic with 40 hours of battery life, which is kind of crazy for something this small. I paid $115.
Built this PC to flip for profit
A $600 gaming PC I’m not keeping. Ryzen 5500, RX 5600 XT, 16 gigs of RAM. What could I sell it for?
Don’t upgrade your PC this way
A $1,200 motherboard in a $600 PC. Performance isn’t about one flashy component, it’s about balance.
Fixing my brother's gaming PC
It had been overheating, so we pulled the cooler and reapplied thermal paste. Pretty simple fix.
Setting up a modded Minecraft server
Can I make a modded Minecraft server in under 5 minutes? It took 3 hours. I am mildly upset.
Finishing up my brother's PC
Rebuilt my brother’s PC after a case swap. 7900X, MSI 3060, 64 gigs of RAM. Moment of truth.