Linus buys a $17k battery the size of a man - General

[QUOTE=credesniper;49772871]So they bought this godly psu to power a server to store what I'm guessing has to be just uneditted footage? I'm incredibly confused. Also which video displays this moldy watercooling loop?[/QUOTE] it's a rendering server

[QUOTE=credesniper;49772871]So they bought this godly psu to power a server to store what I'm guessing has to be just uneditted footage? I'm incredibly confused. Also which video displays this moldy watercooling loop?[/QUOTE] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7sIgBpe6Co&t=10m]Around 10 mins in this video[/url], I'm guessing he also hosts his website / forum at the office I don't know anyone who actually watches him for the content, they just want to see him fuck something up

[QUOTE=miroki;49771916]Linus is one hell of a weird IT guy.[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;p7Jk79TjvAI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Jk79TjvAI[/video] I have no idea what you mean

[QUOTE=pentium;49772471]It's quite common. Usually however you replace the cells before they get to that point. [img]http://www.lextec.com/images/bt_dead_battery_lg.jpg[/img] I've had to go at rackmount APC systems with a grinder to get the tray out. [/QUOTE] That's interesting. I've collected a few UPS unit, some quite old, and haven't come across any. I'm kinda surprised as I'd imagine they would pop the caps off long before it did that much damage to the housing. SLAs still have caps, even if they're not intended to be reopened. Learn something new every day. Also, I didn't understand the power measurements given in the video, although I haven't had a chance to watch the entire thing. I wonder how many Ah all those batteries are combined.

You know, after learning that their main storage server storage setup was basically a software stripe across 3 hardware raid 5's, I am not even going to try to understand why they need UPS which costs $12k and probably will need a battery replacement in a few years. (If I correctly understand how this UPS works)

[QUOTE=.Lain;49772481]isn't 17k cad like 2 real dollars tho[/QUOTE] Nah, it's the other way around. 2 real dollars are 17k CAD

For only making youtube videos the guy does a shit ton of overkill for no reason. I mean yeah sure he can definitely afford it and I'm glad he does what he loves to do but damn that is some pure overkill.

[QUOTE=redBadger;49775629]For only making youtube videos the guy does a shit ton of overkill for no reason. I mean yeah sure he can definitely afford it and I'm glad he does what he loves to do but damn that is some pure overkill.[/QUOTE] Not sure how overkill it is considering that they needed to upgrade some systems after data loss scares and that data is how they make their money. It's an expensive unit, but the security it provides is most likely worth the money.

[QUOTE=Tudd;49771286]Wouldn't you rather use a back up generator or atleast have one in there if you are going to spend $17k just to get maybe 30 mins to work with? I mean if the power goes out at 4am, hopefully it actually shuts down their servers properly like it said.[/QUOTE] i think the idea is you have 30 minutes of full load to safely shut down your server

[QUOTE=kaze4159;49773004][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7sIgBpe6Co&t=10m]Around 10 mins in this video[/url], I'm guessing he also hosts his website / forum at the office I don't know anyone who actually watches him for the content, they just want to see him fuck something up[/QUOTE] Can't believe he didn't do more research before going through with all of that

[QUOTE=kaze4159;49773004][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7sIgBpe6Co&t=10m]Around 10 mins in this video[/url], I'm guessing he also hosts his website / forum at the office I don't know anyone who actually watches him for the content, they just want to see him fuck something up[/QUOTE] I watch him for content. Just a different kind of content.

[QUOTE=kaze4159;49773004][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7sIgBpe6Co&t=10m]Around 10 mins in this video[/url], I'm guessing he also hosts his website / forum at the office I don't know anyone who actually watches him for the content, they just want to see him fuck something up[/QUOTE] Rather than mold, to me it resembled the sludge that accumulates in your car's reservoir when you use bargain bin coolant. Eugh. Universal antifreeze, load of crap. You'd be surprised how many shades that sludge has, and it also has that oily consistency he mentioned. It could definitely be mold though, since a warm water loop is heaven for bacteria and mold.

wow, he finally went with a good idea rather than a jury rigged solution this is amazing

[QUOTE=Sableye;49775698]i think the idea is you have 30 minutes of full load to safely shut down your server[/QUOTE] That would indeed seem to be the point of their setup, however I fail to see why this would be more ideal, as opposed to redundant storage setup, to ensure no loss of data. The UPS setup they've got is expensive, and isn't even redundant. The safe storage strategy setup is free, and painless to setup.

[QUOTE=mastersrp;49780827]That would indeed seem to be the point of their setup, however I fail to see why this would be more ideal, as opposed to redundant storage setup, to ensure no loss of data. The UPS setup they've got is expensive, and isn't even redundant. The safe storage strategy setup is free, and painless to setup.[/QUOTE] improperly shutting down stuff can cause weird errors and stuff, plus someone pointed out that he does rendering on that server, which i imagine could go horribly wrong if it shut off in the middle of something

[QUOTE=mastersrp;49780827]That would indeed seem to be the point of their setup, however I fail to see why this would be more ideal, as opposed to redundant storage setup, to ensure no loss of data. The UPS setup they've got is expensive, and isn't even redundant. The safe storage strategy setup is free, and painless to setup.[/QUOTE] Redundant storage by itself only really works if you can ensure that you data is in a consistent state between all redundant drives at all times. A sudden power cut or system fault can, and likely will, violate data integrity as the OS may have only managed to write a portion of the data to storage, with the rest sitting in RAM or the storage cache still. Having the UPS there lets you perform emergency shutdowns in a safe way that will ensure the OS has actually had a chance to write out the data it was working on to all the redundant drives correctly.

[QUOTE=mastersrp;49780827]That would indeed seem to be the point of their setup, however I fail to see why this would be more ideal, as opposed to redundant storage setup, to ensure no loss of data. The UPS setup they've got is expensive, and isn't even redundant. The safe storage strategy setup is free, and painless to setup.[/QUOTE] Coming for the same region as Linus it's typically the norm for us to get brief interruptions in the fall/winter months. The interruptions [b]DO[/b] kill hardware. In the last three years I've lost two Silicon Graphics O2's, four 1GB PC3200 DDR sticks, a 400gb LTO3 backup drive and a redundant power supply in the tape library due to the occasionally unreliable electrical service. It's literally a no-brainer to get a UPS for your servers simply to maintain the integrity of your data AND the hardware.

I've only lost ONE HDD, which was only a couple weeks old btw, to a sudden power failure and that was enough to convince me to go get a UPS for my computer.

[QUOTE=chunkymonkey;49783633]I've only lost ONE HDD, which was only a couple weeks old btw, to a sudden power failure and that was enough to convince me to go get a UPS for my computer.[/QUOTE] Those things are a life saver. I've got one that's way overkill for my setup, and it's 1200W pure sine. Coincidentally 2 days after I got the batteries for it the power cut out for a few minutes one night.

Such a disappointment, I was expecting a gigantic battery of this kind: [t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Duracell_9_Volt_0849.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=DaWhatTheFox;49784293]Such a disappointment, I was expecting a gigantic battery of this kind: [t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Duracell_9_Volt_0849.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] That's pretty much what it is.

[QUOTE=Sableye;49775698]i think the idea is you have 30 minutes of full load to safely shut down your server[/QUOTE] Well now you need a 24/7 operator or a shutdown protocol. Either way, what do they host that a typical back-up/raid system can't handle?

[QUOTE=SharpTeeth;49780632]Rather than mold, to me it resembled the sludge that accumulates in your car's reservoir when you use bargain bin coolant. Eugh. Universal antifreeze, load of crap. You'd be surprised how many shades that sludge has, and it also has that oily consistency he mentioned. It could definitely be mold though, since a warm water loop is heaven for bacteria and mold.[/QUOTE] Thing is he DID use bargain bin anti-freeze, because he thought it would prevent stuff like that, when it's the exact opposite [editline]21st February 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Lolkork;49784788]I guess Linus' promotion is worth a lot [B]because a lot of enthusiasts trust him?[/B][/QUOTE] Not really sure that applies either considering how often he makes really stupid mistakes and breaks shit

[QUOTE=Lolkork;49784788]I don't really get how his company works, they have 10 employees and pretty large office. Youtube doesn't pay that much, so most of their money comes from the sponsored videos and from the in-video ads. But their videos only get like 500k views, I'm not sure companies would pay a massive amount for that. I guess Linus' promotion is worth a lot because a lot of enthusiasts trust him?[/QUOTE] As far as I can tell 1) All videos are hosted on Vessel (a paid service) a week in advance 2) The videos contain a metric ton of product advertisements 3) There are also youtube ads on top of that 4) Most of their review items are provided to them Plus they have multiple concurrent channels, techquicke/channelsuperfun

[QUOTE=kaze4159;49772860]Nope, this is literally all he does When he's not cutting motherboards apart with a dremel to fit incompatible heatsinks onto it (killing three in the process),[/QUOTE] I wanna see this video.

[QUOTE=dark-vivec;49785896]I wanna see this video.[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;RXvmKkhINQw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXvmKkhINQw[/video] [video=youtube;Um9SLMQkh7g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um9SLMQkh7g[/video]

Fucking linus, never change [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12024286/1456164053944.png[/t]

[QUOTE=Lolkork;49790557]people actually pay to watch what is essentially ads?[/QUOTE] yes because the ads provide a good experience that also comes from someone who knows what he's talking about and makes partnerships only with companies he trusts [editline]22nd February 2016[/editline] though i can see your point

[QUOTE=phygon;49795750]Fucking linus, never change [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12024286/1456164053944.png[/t][/QUOTE] "water cooled macbook"