Another pass by Mira – III
In the previous iteration, I noted the pump got quieter with regard to vibration within the first 24 hours. I think this was merely due to the rubber needing to...
Category: Projects
Quanta LB6M
So let’s talk about that 10GbE switch I bought on eBay. First, loud is too soft a word to describe this. It has two 1U power supplies and three 40mm fans....
10Gb home network – Retrospective
Significant time and some not-insignificant expense went into bringing this project to fruition. Only to be surpassed by something significantly better and less...
10 gigabit (10Gb) home network – Zone 2 switch – Part 2
Last I left I mentioned that I was waiting for some hardware to arrive. The SFP+ transceivers and optical fiber cables along with a power supply from EVGA’...
Another pass by Mira – II
Not long after posting the last part of this build log, I discovered that AlphaCool distributed their own decoupling fastener kit. Four fasteners, screws, washe...
10 gigabit (10Gb) home network – Zone 2 switch – Part 1
With the first zone effectively done, it was time to plan the second switch. The requirements here are a little more involved than the Zone 1 switch: 10GbE upli...
Another pass by Mira
Well the time has come again to take another pass by the distant binary star system Mira… Okay, perhaps not. Instead the time has come to revisit the comp...
White Lightning – Finished
While it happened in December, the upgrade to this system occurred a little sooner than I expected. The ASRock mainboard with the A8-7600 just would not remain ...
10 gigabit (10Gb) home network – Zone 1 switch
The first switch is complete. Mostly. Current specifications: CPU: AMD FX-8320E with Noctua NH-L9a Mainboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme6, Enzotech SLF-40 w/ Noctua N...
Again, Amazon?
I’ve written of several problems I’ve had with Amazon. The one that still takes the cake is when I ordered the Shrek collection on Blu-Ray and recei...
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