Thanks! Those are birchwood butcher block countertops (bought from Home Depot). I cut them to size (including the one by the window lengthwise to be slimmer), sanded, stained, and finished them, then attached some legs and risers I bought from various places on the web. Pretty hefty which keeps shaking/vibrations to a minimum. 👌
Yeah, I saw that e3 demo with the pachinko barrels, water physics, and wood breaking, and I just knew had I to play it with no compromises. Spent my life savings at the age of 14 to build my first computer. Paid a friend’s older brother to teach me how. 😅
Gotcha. If the m.2 is cheaper (and consider additional HBAs or Adapters or chassis you’d need), then I’d go m.2 still. Just figured SATA might be a little more straightforward and is typically cheaper. Seems reasonable enough.
Never tried a build withe M.2 drives, but unless you have a workload that actually needs that kind of speed, SATA SSDs might be better bang for the buck (especially if those m.2 drives aren’t nvme). If you’re just storing media or something, hard drives are probably still the way to go.
The $160 is a lifetime pass… I pay $20/mo for Netflix. That’s $240/year. So, if you think it’s worth it for even one year, compared to something like Netflix, then it’s a pretty solid value proposition.
I bought the lifetime pass in 2014 when it was $75. Been more than happy with that decision.
Any reason to use PiHole over something like Adguard DNS?
I like video games, goofy stuff, and tech. So lately, it’s been: