Recent content by jon1371usmc

Can I fit 2 3.5" drives in the one you linked, while retaining the ssd?

And I was also looking at this one. More expensive but has the 8600k processor room for 3 additional 3.5"drives PowerSpec B741 Desktop Computer - Micro Center

I was looking at that model, people say the motherboard is low end but works. PowerSpec B675 Desktop Computer - Micro Center

But how many hdds can you add to a sff or mini tower. How many SATA ports do they have. Will I have to remove the optical drive to be able to add a second 3.5" drive. Seemed I watched one YouTube video where a guy had a hp elitedesk g1 sff with ssd and when he wanted to add an additional 3.5"...

So do any of the sff or mini Towers have room for hdd expansion, specifically 3.5" SATA hdd?

Load will be 6-8 dahua 2mp star lights outside along with maybe 1 or 2 4k outside as well. Then at least 3 more interior cams, unknown what mp cameras I'd be using. I'd like to be able to able to run the highest frame rate as possible without overloading the system and storage, so around 15fps...

I've read the wiki for choosing a pc for a dedicated bi server. 6th gen intel i5 or i7, 8gb of mem, win8 or higher, standard Intel video card, no dedicated graphic card etc. Seen recommendations for an hp elitedesk or dell optiplex, refurbished with 3yr warranty. People mention finding good...

Also I seen a post were some dvrs were no longer recieving updates after the latest firmware update because they were on a "eol" list. I have no clue what eol means and which dvr I should be staying away from

So I was looking on Andy's site and I dont see a NVR5216-16P-4KS2E. I do see a nvr5216-16p-4ks2 but it doesn't have an "e" on the end of it. Also it seems I seen a post about the dahua nvrs no longer functioning with English firmware dahua cams with the latest updates? Ive been looking for...

I appreciate you taking the time to reply. Looks like I need to do a lot more reading. I'm either extremely tired or this talk about config files and copying to my phone is way over my head at the moment.

Also, there is a free openvpn client that I installed on my phone, I'm assuming they also have a desktop version too. Is that what people are using or are the using a paid provider for a vpn service? I purchase PrivateVPN that uses openvpn protocol and currently on a 30 day trial but if it's not...

So I was looking into no-ip.com but I will look into the router option first, especially if it's already built in and doesnt require me to login every 30 days to renew. And that means I'm better off setting up the vpn on the router. Forgive my ignorance, but if I log into the ddns remotely that...

So I posted this on a members thread another post on the forum but thought I might get a quicker response here. "So I'm new to all this, and im definitely not an IT guy, but are you guys saying I have to purchase static ip's to be able to run my security cams? I was thinking my setup would go...

So I'm new to all this, and im definitely not an IT guy, but are you guys saying I have to purchase static ip's to be able to run my security cams? I was thinking my setup would go like this: Asus rt3200ac to 16 port poe+ switch, a synology ds918+ nas running their surveillance station...