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    Idle power consumption of 10g nic

    Would it make sense then if I got an intel 700 series card (those have the lowest power) with an SFP to RJ45 adapter then?
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    Idle power consumption of 10g nic

    I'm trying to find the idle power consumption of a 10g nic such as this one: PROVANTAGE: Intel X550T2 Converged Network Adapter X550 I'm actually not planning on connecting it very often (it will be used for connections to NASes used for backups that will be taken offline once the backup jobs...
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    Seagate Exos 26TB Drives running warm (54c)

    I have a Jonsbo N2 with 5 26TB drives. When I examine their temps using smartutils, I'm seeing a range of 50-54c. I can't find any official documentation for a 26TB version of the drive, however I did see this...
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    Compatible oculink to 4x SATA cables with an AsRock motherboard

    Hi, I have an AsRock epyc3251d4i-2t motherboard which unfortunately did not come with an "optional" oculink to 4x sata cable (i.e. this cable: https://www.newegg.com/asrock-rack-oculink-4-sata-cable/p/N82E16816775032) It has been suggested that I should use a SuperMicro oculink cable as seen...
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    EPYC 3251 vs Xeon D 2141 for NAS: Any advantages either one?

    Title says it all. According to a review by ServeTheHome the EYPC 3251 has a leg up in both performance as well as power consumption but I was curious to know if the Xeon D 2414 would have some architecture advantages if I'm going to use it as a NAS that might not have been covered by the...
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    CPU cooler for the AsRock E3C256D4I-2T motherboard?

    Anyone have any experience with this motherboard as well as what CPU cooler to use? Apparently a lot of coolers (LGA1200) will not fit this board. The only reference I've seen anyone get one working is in a newegg comment where someone got a Noctua L9x65 to work after shaving down some of the...