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So passing through my 660Ti works like a charm...video wise The audio on the other hand, is possessed by Satan, that's the only way I can describe it For a few seconds a video, piece of music, or system sound will sound normal, but them it slows down almost sounds backwards and skips I first though it was drivers so I've rolled back a few times to try different releases, it may fix it for a few minutes but soon the devil reappears. I then thought maybe audio quality so i flipped from Studio to Dvd and back and forth, same thing a few clear seconds then demon chanting Looking at the playback device list, i show the speakers, then four hdmi output ports that are disabled, so i enabled them and disabled them, no change Anyone ever encountered something like this?

If you have a micro center near you there 20 right now after MIR http://www.microcenter.com/product/363989/Radeon_HD_5450_Low_Profile_1024MB_DDR3_PCIe_20_Video_Card

What a fun holiday it's been...I finally got the VM up and running And randomly picking a benchmark (FF14) I really don't see a difference between a stand alone gaming rig and a VM...mostly (explained below) So a couple more little build questions for you guys or maybe the VM thread...not sure 1) Right now I have the Win 10 VM built onto a SSD not cached, in fact my system as it is has no cache drive (I've never used them in the past) but now I"m noticing little slows in the VM and wondering if I should get another SSD for a cache or take the one I have installed and you put the VM on an HD and cache it to the SSD. Watching youtube, downloading or extracting there are huge sections of slow to stopping in terms of response, is that where a cache shines? 2) I need to get an SATA card to expand the box does it need to have a riad feature to work with Unraid or can a 20 dollar one off newegg do the trick? 3) When I allocated the 16GB of RAM 12GB is heading to the VM, is that the same of it a physical box has 12GB or does it loose a little something something because it's a VM? Should I buy two more sticks of * to bring the server's total to 32 and allocate more to the VM? 4) I need a much bigger tower to fit everything nicely, are the corsair 750D onward good towers or are there better "mega" towers for cheaper? 5) right now i have only one ethernet doing the server work and VM, should l I get a separate ethernet card for teh VM to avoid bottlenecking, or are my delays I mentioned above related to the lack of a cache? And finally a non unraid build question I can't seem to search for on google properly I'd like to eventually build a steam OS VM Has anyone tried having steam on a windows VM and another VM (Mac linux of SteamOS) both point to one common share where all the game data is located, is that possible? Not the save files just the app stuff (the 60GB FFXIII files etc) Again I want to thank everyone in advance for their help, I am loving this new world of VMs!

I did get it working! Turns out Nvidia do need a second card just so the server can have a head for interface So once I was able to see the VM...well let's just say my holiday weekend has been stuck inside having VM fun and formulating new questions Thanks everyone for helping get the box started

I want to thank everyone I got the server built and running smoothly However now I'm getting black screen VMs https://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=42678.0 But i did want to take minute and thank everyone on the hardware board who chimed in and may not head over to the KVM Hypervisor board

So with the help of the guys over on the hardware board I managed to build a new server So for the last day adn a half I've been trying to get a VM up and running with no luck Luckily I have the experts here to help Set-up: Motherboard - Asus M5A99FX Process - AMD FX 8320E GPU - MSI Nvidia 660 TI RAM - 16 GB Problem: Trying to build a Windows 8.1 VM Ideally 8GB min 12 max RAM Passthru GPU ..it's going to replace my current system However I can't get the VM to work I'm building it in the webGUI following the UnRAID Manual 6 but no matter what I build I get the keyboard and mouse to blink a few times then black screen (no video output) I have also tried all the manuals suggestions if I get a black screen So now I've hit a wall and hoping someone can help me over it Thanks in advance

So I did it And want to thank everyone this board and the links have been a huge help if not a bit too much information...and when is that a bad thing but now I have a slew of new questions I can't seem to find anywhere on the board (i may not be wording them right) so I'm hopign the help doesn't stop now that I've upgraded lol I ended up with an 830FXe chip An asus M5A99FX board And 8GB of DDR3 ECC Ram So onto my questions My current gaming rig is an i5 2500k, still a great chip but I know from reseach my new unraid CPU is better Also in the current gaming system is a 660TI And 16GB of DDR3 ram It dawned on me after listening to a lot of you Can I take the 660TI and the 16GB and place it in the unraid then make a virtual machine that will be better than the stand alone i have? Answer: It sounds like it But a few noob questions 1) In unraid menu I see how to create a VM, and read the guide, turning that option on, does that affect my shares and setup as it is...will l lose stuff? 2)I have 8GB of ECC DDR3 (it cost a butt load too) is it really better than non-Ecc or can I return it, use that money on a bigger parity drive and use the 16GB and be perfectly happy (Note: at no time will I be watching a movie and using the gaming VM at the same time) 3)So I've given you, the gurus, the specs. Will a VM gaming rig be near identical if not better to the experience we're having now on the existing system 4) I've got a few SSDs for specific games, natural selection 2, civ 5, and defiance (yeah yeah you can judge, but I love the show, and the game is fun...if you like the show haha) can I utilize those in the VM specifically for the gaming slice?

So after reading a ton of threads and seeing whatever one here recommends I think I've put this build together I like it because if I gathered everyone's experience right, it will be a rock solid NAS but it has room to grow as a VM/gaming rig if I choose to fiddle with that cool aspect later. All advice, changes, or questions are always a welcomed thing Processor - AMD A10 7700K 3.8 Ghz Black Edition Board - ASRock FM2A88X Killer FM2 RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL Power Supply - I'll carry over my existing Thermaltake 500 for now then later this year i'll go with: SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New Parity Drive (hence the wait on the power supply) - WD Red WD40EFRX 4TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" NAS Internal Hard Drive - Bulk Case - I have a Antec 900 that is old but still such a nice case (might splurge and finally get that third drive cage) So what do you guys think Solid? Spending too much? Not enough?

So looking at that thread, great info but once we hit AMD land I get a little lost But the gist of it the best chipset for the buck is the A88X http://www.microcenter.com/product/446584/FM2A88X_Killer_FM2_ATX_AMD_Motherboard And the way AMD works if I wanted to have some video output the chip would need a GPU so something like this am I understanding AMD world? http://www.microcenter.com/product/427566/A10_7700K_38_Ghz_Black_Edition_Boxed_processor Locally my microcenter I could get that set for 140 is that a good base?

So I think I will build a separate gaming rig and server systems Mostly because I need to get the server up and running ASAP...i miss my media As I begin to research this Is there a difference between getting a server motherboard vs standard one? Does the price difference justify it? Also I think, and hence the question an I3 should cover my needs but for those who really push the limits of Unraid, for a rock solid Media Storage System what are the ideal (price vs function) processor families I should be investigating? Because my thinking (and if I'm wrong please correct me) the processor determines the board which determines controllers which determines power supply which in turn determine if I can buy a few more drives when all said and done lol

Looking at new gaming rig parts I started to realize I'd have a bunch of left over parts from my current machine Would a recycled i5 2500K be a good heart to build a new Unraid body around?

So to try to answer all the questions posed Eventually I see a system with 10 or so drives and two spares on hand But as it is I"m content with what I have now though have been having to "Sophie's Choice" some of my older content in liu of newer stuff Hot swap makes it easier but not essential I do petrabyte storage solutions at work, but those are far more business than what I need at home Case Ideally I'd love to take a server and mount it to the basement ceiling below the router, so horizontal, but I'd love it to stay quiet and cool more than anything I honestly don't see me doing any VM stuff at home so really plans around that are overkill Like I said a raspberry pi is usually my goto streaming device so I'm not overkill when it comes to watching a rerun of Hogan's Heroes on the HTPC haha I haven't built my new gaming rig yet, waiting for the new intels this month so I could do a VM But here's one of the aspects of Unraid I get lost in these days hence me asking you all When I say gaming rig I mean Metal Gear 5, GTA 5, etc I have liked building stand rigs in the past because it may be days or weeks when I don't play games so i keep the behmoths powered down and it saves electicity What are teh benefits of doing a VM?

Thanks So I'm an intel guy from birth, but that's because no one has ever been able to tell me why AMD is better, though I'm always open to seeing the other side of arguments Location wise, I'm in Michigan so I have access to most anything in the world, the US does seem to have the least amount of restrictions

Wow, it seems forever since I posted anything on these forums Read a lot, but Unraid has been rock solid for almost 5 years! Well that’s all changed an now it’s time to once again ask the experts So some history, years ago I decided I wanted an amazing storage solution and unraid was it So using an old PC build I built myself a little unraid box Now the hardware it was built upon was already 2+ years old meaning now it’s pushing 7 Saturday I lost connection with the box Thinking it was the key, I replaced that, still no good, thinking it was the router, I replaced that, thinking it was the memory (24 hr memtest proved that wrong) Thinking it was the drives scanned them clean So I think it’s the hardware itself Now I know you guys are the best and I could post logs, and more than likely you could help me find a solution But the hardware is pretty old, so it’s time to update Following the forums over the years I have seen a lot of ideas, builds and everything but could never find one that matches what I need plus it’s been almost 5 years so I have forgotten a ton of UNRAID stuff, hence this post Usage wise: So right now I have a 6 drive unit adding (more has always been the plan but prices still haven’t gotten to pre Thailand flood levels of yester-year.) All I use it for is storage and video streaming, no VMs, servers etc. MI only ever stream to one unit at a time, normally a raspberry Pi HTPC All my vids right now are 1080p, though eventually I may upgrade to 4k stuff (but first I’ll need a new TV) Hardwire wise: What I’m looking for is low power (no reason to go overboard) right now I’m using an old gaming rig so I have a 500W power supply for 6 drives…I think that’s a little excessive, but not sure A nice hot swap case that can be stored in that basement, again right now it’s a standard ATX case: Currently my server sits next to my gaming rig, but I’d like to see it downstairs in a cooler environment and out of sight Everything can be wired to the network, and I’d prefer that Cost I’d like to stay cheap (especially with a new gaming rig in the works) but at the same time quality Thanks in advance for all the suggestions