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    Breaking Dad's Big Bad Gaming Discussion - For all things to do with PC Gaming !

    GOG has Wing Commander IV. Gonna give that a spin. And Amazon Prime has Baulder’s Gate free this month. Finally, check out Abandonware for stuff you can’t find on GOG.
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    Breaking Dad's Big Bad Gaming Discussion - For all things to do with PC Gaming !

    I get Intel Arc for AV1 encoding. But that’s it. Remember the old BBS game: Red Dragon.
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    New router w/ actual QoS, 2.4+5GHz, wired

    I’d recommend a Protectli device with openWRT or OPsense, so you can do actual QoS. And then use a switch with a dumb AP.
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    What you should buy?

    What’s your use case? What’s your current Internet speeds, and how many square feet is your home? Both of the routers you mentioned are well liked here. How well they do in your home for your specific use cases is a very personal thing. If you have the budget, I’d personally look at...
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    What's the benefit of enabling the 160hz?

    I started using windows 11 this week on a new PC. Still getting used to the interface and tweaking the One Drive settings. I blew up my One Drive with a VMWare VM since by default documents is backed up, and that's where VMPlayer writes its VMs. I had to turn it off for documents and redo the...
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    2.5 G LAN - is my thinking correct?

    I'm waiting since my NAS can't write that fast. And since I replaced it only a few years ago, I'm in no rush to go out and buy another one with drives that can write that fast. The other thing is that my current router can't packet filter at those rates, not that I can get an ISP to sign me up...
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    NAS lifespan

    This isn't true with Synology NAS. You can connect it via USB to configure this bit. https://kb.synology.com/en-global/DSM/help/DSM/AdminCenter/system_hardware_ups?version=7 https://www.wundertech.net/best-synology-nas-ups-devices/ This is what I'm looking to do.
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    NAS lifespan

    I'm looking at this one now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FWAZEIU/?tag=snbforums-20
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    NAS lifespan

    Good point. What's a good UPS to get for this purpose? I hadn't thought about this.
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    Learning SSH which Connective Tool?

    On Windows, I use Putty and WinSCP.
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    new house, network planning and shopping list.

    Either Ubiquiti or Cisco (small business) APs wired to a POE switch. I wouldn't go below small business gear given your home. And I'd probably pay someone to mostly set it up. But you're significantly limited by your ISP. Any chance you can get a sat service out there? It's unlikely...
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    Buy rt ax86u

    How did you quantify this? My biggest issue with the AX86U remains range. I have one room, where I get SNR values between 8-12. Still good enough for streaming and surfing the web, but I wouldn't do any major file transfers from there. And better than my old r7000p. But it still makes the...
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    Best router asus for wifi

    This article makes a good case for multiple APs for WIFI 6. https://www.increasebroadbandspeed.co.uk/realistic-speeds-wi-fi-5-and-wi-fi-6 Something to consider if you have a large home. This is most likely the future with WIFI 7. You'll need Internet cabling throughout your home with APs...
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    NAS lifespan

    I replace my hard drives at 5 years. You’re pushing your luck statistically with them failing. https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q3-2022/ another good one: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/ssd-drive-stats-mid-2022-review/
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    Best mesh approach for a small church facility?

    At a minimum, he's going to need professional installation due to his requirements. He's trying to wirelessly connect Internet between two buildings across a parking lot. There are commercial solutions for this problem. Consumer solutions aren't all that great. I found this one...
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