Subj : Arch btw
To   : Accession
From : DaiTengu
Date : Sun Nov 30 2025 07:18:10

  Re: Arch btw
  By: Accession to DaiTengu on Fri Nov 28 2025 08:04 am

 Ac> Well, that's good to hear for me anyway. I don't have room for a rack, and
 Ac> I definitely don't want to hang that crap on the wall, so I actually
 Ac> prefer tower setups. My gaming machine with 7 120mm fans is louder than my
 Ac> server tower when gaming (and it's not even really /that/ loud, but it's
 Ac> by my feet so without my headgear on I can hear it).

 Racks and cabinets are expensive, so my 2u rackmount box just sits on top of an old desk in my basement. They do make cabinets that have sound-dampening features, but they start around $1000 for 8-12u enclosures.

 Ac> I feel like I'm light years behind you anyways. I've been working with
 Ac> 4c/8t with 32gb ddr3 ram for the last 15 years or so, and have made it
 Ac> work. The jump up to a couple 14c/28t CPUs I'm not sure I'd ever run out
 Ac> of things to do. ;)

 To be fair, I've been in the high-performance datacenter hardware world as a profession for 20+ years at this point. (and building/doing PC repair for at least 10 years prior to that, too).

 That said, I learn new things everyday when it comes to homelab equipment. 

 Ac> It's got one of the best wikis around. Unless you're a glutton for
 Ac> punishment and absolutely /need/ a Gentoo fix, you'll soon realize how
 Ac> easy things can be. ;)

 I mean, if I wanted "easy" I'd go with Fedora or Ubuntu. :D

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