Recent content by Phrozt

Neo - I realize when I pasted this in from another site that the formatting didn't keep as well as I wanted. My "current setup" numbers didn't translate over very well. I'm already over 4TB on gaming, and there are a lot of games I don't have installed that I would like to, lol. As it stands...

We're getting much much closer here, and I appreciate it! Let me try to simplify a bit so perhaps I can dial in on exactly what I need. The basic idea is: OS drive RAID array that will hold: my documents location, desktop location, games, apps, archive - all split logically Encoding drive...

Trust me, I'm just as amazed as you are that that many people skipped over what I originally wrote, and the replies I wrote, and recommended a solution for something I never asked about in the first place.

I am fully aware that RAID is NOT a backup solution.. I didn't indent it to be in my original post, and I've tried to clarify this in both of my replies. Nope. I don't mean to be a richard, but it seems as though people didn't read my original post and aren't reading my replies.....

DS - Curious if you read my reply to Lutfij. Those are the things I'm going for - redundancy against hardware failure, not going for a backup solution/virus protection/any of the things you said it wouldn't do. I'm aware of all of that, and none of that was my aim in the first place. I gave...

That would get rid of the redundancy, get rid of any performance gains, and get rid of the ability to add more disks and/or change partition sizes. It would literally just be going back to a regular computer set up, which would defeat the entire point of the build. EDIT: I just noticed my...

I really haven’t done a ton of research for this build, and I’m doing something different this time. I’ve used Intel/Nvidia for every build, but not because I’m a fanboy. I usually buy high middle tier or low high tier, and AMD has just never had any offerings in that range when I’m looking to...

Well I ended up going with the RT-AC56U because it was actually a bit cheaper and still allowed me to expand to AC. One weird thing though... my newer laptop, sitting only 5 ft from the router... can't see the 5ghz network, but my fiancee's older laptop can. Both are N. EDIT: Nm.. apparently...

The RT-N66U looks like a good simultaneous dual band option in that respect then. I'm hoping I won't be too frustrated if my comp isn't fixed, but if I can at MINIMUM maintain wireless connectivity and improve the range, then that's something I have been promising for awhile now.. so hopefully...

Thing is, it's a modem/router combo.. yeah. While it makes no sense for a crashing router to kill a computer, it does seem to be pointing more in that direction. I haven't reset wireless capability on the unit, and haven't had a crash so far. Granted it's only been about half a day, but...

Another thread seems to be suggesting the router/modem device itself as the problem, which I'm sure I can verify with a test of leaving the comp unplugged from the router overnight. In that vein, I still have my motorola SB5101 modem which worked great for years, but it's quite a few years old...

PSU added, sorry about that. I'll leave it disconnected overnight. I can't really do it during the day because I work from home and, again, the desktop doesn't even have a wireless card in it. I've had to restart it every single morning for pretty much a week now, so that should be good, as...

I need to find someone who has a very unique set of skills which includes strong knowledge of the circuitry of modern electronic devices, as well as a good knowledge of home wiring. I'm having a very odd problem. My computer has been locking up to the point I need to restart it more and more...

That's a good idea Bill. May just have to do that. Here's something crazy.. when she has it in her lap on the couch, it's terrible. When she moves it 1 foot to put it on the end table, it shoots up in speed.

Any ideas?