r/computing

I was told that someday, computers would take up an entire room, and be massive things. Then pcs went MICRO, to the point of Raspberry Pis and such. Now were going backwards. PCs that inhabit MASSIVE buildings. Its a pretty insane realization.

Ich habe seit einem der letzten Windows Update keine Leistung mehr auf pc. Wenn nix gestartet ist hängt es und in spielen wo ich vor dem Update noch bis zu 70 Fps hatte, habe ich jetzt nur noch 20fps.

Bitte Hilfe

Since one of the recent Windows updates, my PC has completely lost its performance. It lags even when nothing is running, and in games where I used to get up to 70 FPS before the update, I now only get 20 FPS. Please help.

Does anyone really understand why windows and the Microsoft office suite are still so dominant today when there are free alternatives. How have they convinced people that there is no alternative (non Mac users).

Use case:

• Hikvision CCTV system
• Nightly batch export using Hikvision software
• Automatic FFmpeg compression after export
• Long-term archival retention (~10 years)
• Auto-delete old raw footage after compression
• 24/7 operation
• Priority is storage efficiency, reliability and low power usage

Current planned setup:

Compute:

• MSI Cubi N ADL S Mini PC
• Intel N100
• 16GB RAM
• 1TB NVMe SSD for staging/export/compression

Storage:

• TerraMaster F4-212 4-bay NAS

Drives:

• Starting with 1×18TB WD Purple
• Expanding later to RAID/mirror setup

Compression pipeline:

• FFmpeg
• HEVC NVENC/QSV
• Aggressive archival settings
• Lower FPS + lower resolution archival copies

Typical command:

ffmpeg -hwaccel cuda -hwaccel_output_format cuda -i input.mp4 -vf "fps=1,scale_cuda=320:-2" -c hevc_nvenc -preset p1 -rc constqp -qp 45 -an output.mkv

Questions:

• Is N100 sufficient for this long-term workflow?
• Any reliability concerns with TerraMaster for decade-scale archival?
• Better HDD recommendations for cold CCTV storage?
• Better architecture under ~₹1 lakh budget?
• Any filesystem or automation recommendations?
• Anyone running similar automated FFmpeg archival pipelines 24/7?

Goal is not high-quality playback, only event/timeline archival while minimizing storage footprint. Please note I want to build this setup in India.

I am just entering my career working as an Engineer I with a B.S. in Computer Engineering and B.S. in Electrical Engineering. What are some go to or need to knows for office space, productivity tips, home work-space, balance tips, etc.

I am going to work on things like Embedded, PCB Design, Firmware, Software, and Networking this first year to get an idea of what I want to work on. I hope to work embedded one day and I tend to try and stay very active during the days (although my last year has come short).

As a potential candidate with ADHD (I'm medicated), some advice there would be helpful as well.

Any tips to help with engineering careers, electrical/compE, or just being a young adult male in the STEM world, finance world, or even regular world would be great. I feel confident in my abilities but always able to improve. I am talking about even things like organization tips, furniture tips, types of backpacks, places to find better equipment (outside of common knowledge like marketplace and DigiKey). Even things like I am not the best cleaner, I clean but never was taught the full 9 yards of being a man. Maybe even just discuss your career and experiences.

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Hi everyone,

I have been using Roll20 for years, but I feel like my PC can no longer handle it. Certainly with large maps/animations/dynamic lighting etc etc.

I have almost 0 idea about computers but my current one is:

Intel core i3-10110U CPU @ 2.10ghz
4 GB RAM
Intel UHD Graphics
119GB storage

I have been told to go for 16 GB RAM and Intel i7

Are there any reasonably priced (£800 max) PCs that I should look for?. My main focus is that Roll20 is smooth

I am UK based

Thanks in advance!

Really, thank you for reading this thread:

Can one transfer software from one's PC to your new PC without having the original cd Installation disks?

Wee back story

Shite Windows 11 update forced me (like so many others) to buy new PC (when my ace PC running fine) > bought new higher spec PC (the highest spec I could afford and not during the bestest financial times) > then, I frantically rummaged through my flat for software instillation cd disks ... fer fook sake, I can't find my Macromedia Fireworks cd Installation disk.

Sorry, three questions please:

1. Software Transfer: If one can transfer software from one PC to another (I don't suppose one can 😞) - how can I do this (without possible malware issues from 3rd party download sites)?
2. Macromedia Fireworks: Is there somewhere I can download lovely old-skool Macromedia Fireworks for FREE and without MALWARE? I had only used Macromedia Fireworks to make animated gifs - which was truly ace at the time. Shite FREE Adobe Express - doesn't allow me to customise the size of the canvas area, or may be I am being a muppet and not sussed this?. FYI I spent circa an hour today: setting up my old pc, making edits to my animated gif in lovely Fireworks, copying to my external drive, disconnecting, then the palaver on to my new pc and then discovered ... I had edited the wrong file.. grrr 😞
3. Editing gif animations for FREE (e.g. frame rates) but on desktop and not online - any suggestions hugely appreciated

Again thank you very much for reading this thread. Please forgive me if I do not reply with thanks immediately to your helpful comment - I hope I have set myself up that comments forward to my email inbox?

Ps While I'm here - a moment, that's just hit me ... of lovely Nostalgia when the web was in it's innocent infancy ... a shout-out to fabulous Allaire HOMESITE (a v slick hand coded HTML editor not like lame WYSIWYG HTML editors ) - that Macromedia/Adobe also killed when they bought it to "sniff" out any healthy competition 😞