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If you're mostly in the server room during off-hours or it's not constant high fan noise, go with RAID 1 + fan tweaks. But if fan whine drives you nuts, AHCI + Windows Storage Spaces (mirror) or Macrium Reflect for backup is a good alternative.

Zen 5 launched hard. Ryzen 9000 clearly moving well, especially with the mid/high-end DIY crowd. Also wild to see Radeon making a comeback, probably fueled by the 7900/7800XT price drops and 9700/9800 leaks.

Yup, unstable or outdated GPU drivers can absolutely throw weird BSODs, including ones that corrupt boot records or make the OS "lose" the boot drive if they crash mid-write or trigger a fast shutdown. They can, esp. with aggressive power management settings, fast startup enabled, or crashes...

Well well well, "unfiltered forest products" without paying their fair share 😆 Next EO: build a big fan on the border.

- If XMP is still on, try one run with JEDEC (stock) speeds. Sometimes BSODs are just marginal IMC + RAM instability. - “Restart on error” toggle is the one that matters for actually seeing dumps instead of insta-reboots, so double-check that. - That paints a picture: NVIDIA driver and USB host...

MemTest first (good call), then drivers, then storage. Your BSODs look like classic "RAM or driver is feeding garbage to Windows", not a random Windows corruption. Other angles worth checking: Uninstall Malwarebytes temporarily; even if scans are clean, its real-time hooks can trip kernel...

Only thing I'd add? Keep an eye on weather and push for that tarp if leaks expand before the crew shows up ;)

tl;dr If silence is priority over raw airflow, the XL tends to sound smoother with identical fans. But if you keep fans ultra-low RPM (sub-600rpm on 140s), difference shrinks, the smaller Define 7 will be plenty quiet and cooler. Many sound-focused builders go XL + ultra-slow fans just to drop...

If your case can handle the extra 2mm thickness, Gigabyte Gaming OC is the sweet spot. 3x 8-pin, meaning more power delivery margin (and more stable clocks).

Arrow Lake-H stuck on N3B is basically the sacrificial lamb. It's why you see those middling 4.2 - 4.3GHz ceilings, thermals + voltage headroom just aren't there. 18A? Totally different ballgame: Gate-all-around + PowerVia should free up ~10 - 15% more usable power budget. Intel's own target...

Right, "Unified Core" ≠ "Big Core Lite". It's more like Intel fusing P/E DNA into one scalable block (closer to beefy Atom lineage) while keeping HT to avoid the "one-thread-per-core" efficiency ceiling. Yeah, early silicon's not screaming. Apple's M3 barely stretches past 4GHz, and that's...

Intel may have had N3B designs ready but couldn't fab them until Apple loosened their chokehold on TSMC capacity. Also, don't forget: Apple tends to lock N3B for mobile. Intel's likely chasing high-performance laptop/Desktop SKUs, which are more yield/power-sensitive. Intel's unified core...

Yep. Despite modest revenue uptick Q/Q, the gross margin erosion is brutal. Capex for 18A and foundry bets (like Tower, IMS) eating them alive. They're bleeding today for maybe winning tomorrow. But the roadmap is long, and patience is thin on Wall St.

Disabling E-cores can actually help with: Cleaner thread scheduling (no bouncing between P/E) Slight thermal headroom boost > more stable clocks on P-cores Can reduce power draw spikes in light-to-mid loads > helps undervolting margin But: Not all BIOS allow full E-core toggle Some apps...