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  • What troubleshooting steps did you take so far? I would try these:

    • different OS, maybe a live usb running fedora or ubuntu if it is possible to emulate the workload where this appears
    • bios reset to defaults, no OC not even XMP
    • memtest, either the memtest86+ boot iso or the runtime memtester can detect obvious errors
    • long smart self test on OS drive and an fsck or scrub based on FS

    Also the logs show a very old nvidia gpu which is not supported by the new driver. I don’t know if this can cause crashes, haven’t used one in ages, maybe someone else has more insight.






  • bazsy@lemmy.worldtoLinux GamingHardware for Linux gaming PC
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    11 months ago

    That ATX board would be great. The mATX B650M PG is also better than the previous one, it is good enough. If you can find the B650M-HDV/M.2 in stock that is even better if you don’t need 3 m.2 slots.

    That monitor was indeed a lucky deal. It looks to be a good combination for this setup.





  • Navigate to a problematic movie or episode -> 3 dots -> Get info -> right column -> Color space

    Usually SDR is bt709 and HDR is bt2020. In older codecs (h264) 10 or 12 bit color depth can also cause issues.

    I’m not sure how tone mapping works on plex since I don’t have a pass but with Jellyfin you need to setup OpenCL which is run on the GPU so your guess that a hardware change can break it is plausible.




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    1 year ago

    As an Android flavour it should be safe after uninstalling all apps associated with the university. Did any of them need a “device owner” permission? That’s the only way to be more persistent on Android without root access.





  • The FS feature is great, it’s just cumbersome to use without a tool.

    Snapper works well for a local backup like history both against botched updates and accidental deletion, but eats up the free space with the default settings.

    Timeshift is an easy to use GUI but doesn’t support non-default partitions.

    Also the quota support had a nasty side effect: freezing the whole system on snapshot deletion.


  • bazsy@lemmy.worldtoHardwareIn what cases is a DRAM-less SSD good enough?
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    1 year ago

    I think calling it a “cache” is not precise. The primary function of the DRAM is to hold the dictionary for translating logical addresses (e.g. sectors) from the OS to the physical addresses (which NAND chip, which bank etc.). This indirection is needed for the controller to do wear leveling without corrupting the filesystem.

    On a SATA SSD without DRAM each read IO could mean 2 actual reads: first the dictionary to find the data and than the actual data being read. As you said HBM helps by eliminating this extra read.

    The read and write caching is just a use of the remaining DRAM capacity. Since modern Operating Systems use the general RAM for the same function it is usually just a small increase to the throughput.




  • If you are looking to reduce the build’s cost consider a cheaper motherboard or a used GPU. The Asrock B650M-HDV/M.2 is the lowest you should go if it has all the connectors you need. As for buying used video card it’s always a bit of risk, but as the most expensive component you could save the most on that. Since all AM5 CPUs have an integrated GPU you could build without the dedicated GPU first.