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The problem is, a lot of the stuff listed is so old it isn't sold any more. FWIW, I did find some of the older stuff that was "qualified," bought it, and experienced the same issue. My only conclusion is the motherboard is probably flakey. Since I already blew a few hundred in DIMMS (which...

People will probably criticize me for this, but I opted for a system from Falcon Northwest. Yes, I know there's a premium involved. I'm honestly getting it for the build quality and, more importantly, the warranty. While I love building PCs, I'm often struck with these "brown thumb" incidents...

The system is just too picky with any new RAM in the slots. I ended up giving up and will likely sell parts of the system for scrap. New PC parts already on order :)

So a bit of an update. Both packs of 2x4GB seem to disagree with this board. The old sticks work fine, regardless of number or slot position. I'm pretty sure this machine just hates new RAM. Decided to replace the 2x4GB original kit and swap it for a 2x8GB, since my original goal of going to...

Yeah, did that with both packs. Same symptoms. What's weird is using my old RAM in different slots works fine. It's really annoying to think this different version of the same model is ruining my day.

Hey All, Finally trying to upgrade the system in my sig. I installed a Corsair Neutron GTX SSD not too long ago while really breathed new life into the system. I remember my motherboard supporting 16 GB of memory, so I went ahead and ordered another 8 GB kit from Amazon. Same one I ordered...

It's similar to Deja Vu in graphics style, but that's not quite it. I know it's totally useless fact-wise, but I feel like it came in a large cardboard box with red lettering for the title. I may just have to let it remain in the mists of memory and time.

Hey all, I'm looking to replace my ancient 24" and I've been looking at the P2715Q for a multitude of reasons. My current setup is on a KVM. I've got my Windows box, a Linux system, and two Macs. I'd love to let my 15" Retina drive this 4k :). My Windows PC is older, so I'd probably run...

I figure this is probably impossible to track down, but maybe someone will remember the game. I feel like I played it briefly between 1993-1996. You're playing a character that wakes up in an apartment. If you spend too much time there, a guy comes home and attacks you and the game ends. I...

I can't find any docs on this, so I want to see if other MBP users have seen it. When I FaceTime with someone on my 2015 MBP, the camera light is on constantly. When FaceTime goes into the background and "pauses" (on the other end), I notice the camera light will blink vs. remaining solid...

I've got an old 2010 Mac Mini that's really starting to show its age with its non-SSD disk. I've thought about getting a 15" Retina and using it as my semi-exclusive desktop with a Hengedock. I figure this gives me the travel benefit of a newer Mac laptop. (I currently use an old 2008 MacBook...

I don't need a router, just an AP that can do SSID to VLAN mapping. This is for home use. I have an isolated, guest VLAN that I want guests to be able to connect to while maintaining my own LAN VLAN.

I'm looking for a WiFi AP, 802.11ac, that can do SSID to VLAN mapping. That feature seems to be pretty hard to find in most consumer APs. The Linksys LAPAC series seems to have it, but they seem to be pretty pricey and don't have the best reviews. Can anyone recommend a few solutions? I...

Yeah, I'm not keen on deleting the account. It's got other Google services tied to it and I'm not sure I can (or want) to migrate them. Like I said, if the email looks "real" and important, I'll try and tell the sender they haven't reached their intended recipient. It's the eBay, Yahoo...

How do you figure? Once your GE port is maxed, it's maxed. If your switch can support them all at max, all at once - what's the point of having spare capacity?

If I get to using my fiber, then I'm probably buying a better switch ;). Just did the math and that 35.7 is from maxing 24 GE ports, so the Zyxel doesn't take into account your SFP usage either (aside from just a regular Gbic).

I'll give you bang for your buck. I got the TP-Link on sale at a pretty solid discount. I just did the math and that 23.8 number comes from maxing out 16 GE ports. Makes sense, I think.

So 48 makes sense for the Zyxel since it's a 24-port vs. a 16. Not sure I'll scratch that PPS rate in my usage scenarios. Do you push that much traffic?

How come you don't care for the TP-Link, aside from less ports and slightly weaker SFP options?

Yeah, but I'm not going to pay enterprise prices for a Cisco gigabit switch for home LAN usage ;).

I run my own mail server and have several email addresses that I use. I have a Gmail address, an old university address, and my employer's email that I forward all to my local system where I read & reply with "mutt." My Gmail address is pretty old, back from when Gmail was still in Beta. My...

For about a year+ now, I've been virtualizing pfSense with VirtualBox. pfSense has the run of a quad port NIC I have in my "VM host." All ports are bridged to pfSense and it works like a champ. Port 1 links to my upstream, port 2 goes to my LAN switch fabric, port 3 will be used for an...

A bit of an update on this. I actually ended up convincing Cisco Small Business Support to open a case with the TAC for me. Apparently, this switch's bad behavior is a "design feature." It doesn't support jumbos either, which is why some of my other non-fragmented tests were failing too. Why...

That's unfortunate. I currently have the hosts that are picky about fragments on a separate, older gigabit switch that's also hooked into the Cisco. I'm thinking I shouldn't see much of a performance hit from an older gigabit switch, assuming my link is still 1000 - right? The only downside...

I'm hoping I haven't been left with a $100 switch that thinks its a layer three firewall. I'd bet Cisco will take the out-of-warranty line on this one?

I saw mention of that on Cisco's website, but I don't think it applies to this particular model. I couldn't find DoS-type settings anywhere.

MTU on my switch ports is at 1518 (the default). I had noticed that my PlayStation and a few games complained about problems with IP fragments, so I decided to test things out a bit. Sure enough, fragments were getting dropped. A ping like this: $ ping -s 1472 192.168.1.xwould go through...

I think you guys are missing the fact that modern gaming in a Windows VM would be unpleasant. I feel like the 2012 Mini is probably world's faster than my current 2010 Mini. I may just punt and buy it. Since my timeframe will go into January, I'm going to wait until the last possible minute...

Persistent VMs. They're not going to survive a reboot into another OS ;)

Because to go Windows (to game) would require me to reboot and kill my persistent VMs. Plus, I'm not sure how well the Pro would handle games. Could it beat the 690 GTX I have? Probably...

I just thought of something. Couldn't I use my primary monitor as a main screen, keeping the KVM concept, and have the iMac's display become secondary?

Late 2012 Mini was what I meant to say ;) I see my budget at a max of $3,500. I see the advantages of the iMac being that it can sport an additional 16 GBs of RAM and it having the slightly faster Haswell processors. Of course, at that budget, why not look at the quad core Pro? The larger...

So as I look to upgrading my 2010 Mini in the next few months, I was playing with the 27" iMacs at the Apple Store the other day. Very, very nice. I feel like the fully loaded 27" has the capability of just crushing the fully loaded 2013 Mini. So thus comes my difficult decision. On my...

The Infinity Blade series is quite fun. Max Payne is a good classic. I've really been enjoying "The Occupant."

No bad feelings about this whatsoever. The points never lined up with the purchase, so you were often overpaying for your item. Fans would argue you'd still have surplus points, but if you were an infrequent purchaser, like me, you just ended up having them sit with no return.

I'm surprised there aren't more groin injuries from drunkenly held, or launched, fireworks :rolleyes:.

This last bit makes no sense. Aside from the lack of internal expandability, all the things you're asking for here are being delivered with the Mac Pro. If you want to do major upgrades, buy a new Mac Pro when a new generation arrives and sell the old one. As others have mentioned, Macs...

I think it's more a case of everyone's use case being different. Not everyone, like me, intends to do A/V with the Mac Pro. I love OS X and want to run it on a beefy, supported (i.e., no Hackintoshes) platform for VM hosting and desktop purposes. Could I use an iMac? No, I like my existing...

My own personal thought is to use it as a desktop / virtual machine power house. I currently run my Mac Mini as my primary desktop. Alongside the Mini is a Linux mid-tower that's running ~8 or so VMs that the Pro could easily handle. Retire the mid-tower and consolidate is my plan :).

Except, you won't be able to have a laptop with the built-in memory or GPUs of this beast. And I'm pretty sure the MBPs don't come with 12-core procs...