Am Sun, Mar 06, 2022 at 09:53:20PM -0500 schrieb Philip Webb:
> Thanks for all the replies so far : they have been carefully saved.
> Clearly, I need to look up component specs on the I/net
> & try to get upto-date with 2020s tech after 6,5 yr absence.
>
> I don't do gaming : SGT puzzles are eno
Thanks for all the replies so far : they have been carefully saved.
Clearly, I need to look up component specs on the I/net
& try to get upto-date with 2020s tech after 6,5 yr absence.
I don't do gaming : SGT puzzles are enough for me.
I use the HDD strictly for back-up + storage of infrequently
Am Wed, Mar 02, 2022 at 02:39:26PM -0500 schrieb Philip Webb:
> After > 6 years , I'm planning to build a new machine ANB6.
Ah, the endorphin rush of planning a new PC. :)
My PC is now 7½ years old. I’m starting to think to upgrade its i5-4590 to a
Ryzen, too. Was thinking of holding out for th
> >
> >
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> 3.5" gives a lot more platter area. Pi-r-squared and all that. I couldn't
> find anything larger than 1TB CMR in a 2.5" package from anyone, and those
> were old stock. Seagate doesn't make *any* CMR 2.5" anymore, not even the
> 500GB ones.
> Even flash devices are going zoned it
>
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Wols Lists
>Sent: Friday, March 4, 2022 1:51 PM
>To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
>Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] planning a new machine : comments welcome
>
>On 04/03/2022 21:18, Laurence Perkins wrote:
>> I’d probably wait
On 04/03/2022 21:18, Laurence Perkins wrote:
I’d probably wait another year for all the bugs to work their way out of
the system before trying it on purpose, but if you have non-critical
systems to play with, well, the SMR drives are rather a lot cheaper… I
got a few for one of my server chass
, March 3, 2022 2:55 PM
To: Gentoo User
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] planning a new machine : comments welcome
Even of WD's official page for WD Reds, they are still advertised for RAID:
https://www.westerndigital.com/products/internal-drives/wd-red-sata-hdd#WD20EFAX
For instance :
● Reliab
On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 2:11 PM Julien Roy wrote:
>
> The WD Reds are still marketted as RAID compatible to this day, despite the
> fact that they are SMRs.
>
> Julien
>
18 months ago WD put out this statement:
https://blog.westerndigital.com/wd-red-nas-drives/
If by 'marketed' you mean Amazon
On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 1:38 PM Dale wrote:
>
> Julien Roy wrote:
> > This is exactly what happened to me. I unknowingly bought SMR drives
> > (I didn't know the difference, but the drives were "RAID" rated,
> > whatever that means. SMR drives obviously aren't "RAID" anything.)
> > Well, when was t
On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 12:40 PM Philip Webb wrote:
>
> After > 6 years , I'm planning to build a new machine ANB6.
> The present machine ANB5 -- details at end -- continues to perform well,
> but I can't rely on that for ever.
>
> I use it for everyday desktop work + fun.
> The weekly Gentoo upda
Julien Roy wrote:
> This is exactly what happened to me. I unknowingly bought SMR drives
> (I didn't know the difference, but the drives were "RAID" rated,
> whatever that means. SMR drives obviously aren't "RAID" anything.)
> Well, when was the time to expand my RAID, it wouldn't work.
> Needless
Laurence Perkins wrote:
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Dale
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 5:08 PM
>> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
>> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] planning a new machine : comments welcome
>>
>> Laurence Perkins
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Dale
> Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 5:08 PM
> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] planning a new machine : comments welcome
>
> Laurence Perkins wrote:
> > With regard to SMR drives, note
Laurence Perkins wrote:
> With regard to SMR drives, note that there are three basic types:
>
> Some completely hide the fact that they are SMR. These suck, hands down.
> Performance is unpredictable and random.
> Some at least advertise that they're SMR, and expose basic counters about
> where
On 02/03/2022 22:01, Dale wrote:
If unsure, post the model and I'm sure someone can tell you if
it is CMR or SMR. CMR = good, SMR = bad in some, maybe most,
circumstances. I don't know how true this is but I've read SMR and RAID
is bad, btfrs(sp?) and similar file systems can also be bad. Rese
--
From: Dale
Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 2:01 PM
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] planning a new machine : comments welcome
Wols Lists wrote:
> On 02/03/2022 19:39, Philip Webb wrote:
>
>>
>> [ Memory : Kingston has always performed well & 1
Wols Lists wrote:
> On 02/03/2022 19:39, Philip Webb wrote:
>
>>
>> [ Memory : Kingston has always performed well & 16 GB sb adequate ]
>>
>> 220222 Memory : MEKIT00581 : Kingston : 2 x 8 = 16
>> GB $ 110
>> DDR4 3600 MHz CL17 dual channel
>
> What's the large
On 02/03/2022 19:39, Philip Webb wrote:
After > 6 years , I'm planning to build a new machine ANB6.
The present machine ANB5 -- details at end -- continues to perform well,
but I can't rely on that for ever.
I use it for everyday desktop work + fun.
The weekly Gentoo update is the main stressor
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