If you get it hot enough to make the metal easier to bend, it could be hot enough to bork the heat pipes

Heat pipes look fine from the angle shown. My main concern would be the connection from the heat pipes to the cold plate. Looks like there was enough torque to potentially break them free.

No, the graphics from Intel back in 07-10 were crap. 2012-2013 would be my bare minimum, usb3 if only for loading a new OS.

Couple years ago I wouldn’t have argued, but with graphics cards ballooning to 3+ slots, you have to be more careful about which slots on the motherboard have full enough lanes to support your cards. And you have to make sure your motherboard has the full x16 slot in the highest position which is less common on boards with m.2. otherwise there isn’t room for expansion cards

Jonsbo makes some decent compact nas cases with plenty of space for drives. Look at their N series N3/N4 etc.

matx would be more upgradable than itx, but nobody is making either of them with 10gb Ethernet. So I personally would be looking at full ATX boards so I could add in a nic.

It’s not impossible, but first Gen Ryzen was surprisingly good after AMD shit the bed for a few years. Most major manufacturers weren’t willing to take a chance, though you can find some 2nd Gen available on the used market.

If it were me, I’d look for a motherboard/CPU combo and assemble it into your case of choice. That way you aren’t stuck with the weird form-factors of pre-built office computers.

When the premium for double the memory is so small it doesn’t make sense to buy the 8gb model. I’d bet it is 90% forward looking gamers to 10% stable diff/AI.

Yeah, this isn’t even that bad, just a little harmless mold. It’s not like this is the one filled with live wriggling maggots

If you’re ok buying used, I’d go for a first Gen Ryzen 8 core. They’re cheap as chips since they don’t support Windows 11, but the cpu is upgradable so you can upgrade if you need more power or want to run Windows 11. Also it’s a ddr4 platform so the ram is under $100 for 64gb.

A GTX 1050 would be fine for Plex, and discrete graphics would be required if you go with the Ryzen recommendation. I think rtx 3060 is probably the sweet spot for a 12gb vram card, but you won’t need that much unless your streaming to 5+ Plex users simultaneously.

What Linux infrastructure? The wikis and torrent links?

Fwiw, I’ve switched 2 computers in my house to Linux. Still researching to find out if I can switch my z13 tablet and keep all the functionality.

If you happen to live near a microcenter, they’re available. Not really affordable though.

Recording from line in was the way to make mix tapes. Seems like it’s missing the record function completely

I’m in the industry, and the only thing I’ve seen the scanners used for is cya. Make sure the dealer doesn’t get blamed for pre-existing damage

There is a phev X3, which has a 12kwh battery pack. Can’t tell from the wreckage if it was tho

Orcs and dwarves (with a v) are creations of Tolkien, if the fantasy stories include them, it’s a violation of copyright the same as including Mickey mouse.

My argument would have been to ask the ai for the bass line to Queen & David Bowie’s Under Pressure. Then refer to that as a reproduction of copyrighted material. But then again, AI companies probably have better lawyers than vanilla ice.

I went from Windows to arch after waiting for a while for steam to release the desktop os. No real problems gaming aside from anti-cheat.

Yeah, on a normal road it would take years of wear and tear, but on a shoddily constructed roadway, three weeks could be all it takes.

Why not ride streams coat-tails and switch to arch?

Graft could certainly be a factor, but I wouldn’t rule out trucks or buses carrying severely over-weight loads contributing to the damage.

Also, fire trucks don’t have a key to start. You set one knob to on and twist the starter knob.