MMU units like the ERCF allow you to use a functionality called "endless spool", which detects spool run-outs and automatically switches to another spool in the same group.You still waste some filament, to be precise the length from the MMU unit inlet gates to the extruder, but whatever.
The host is running Proxmox, so I guess their kernel just works with it.
It does run the fan way more than I'd like, but its noise is drowned out by the original AMD cooler on the CPU anyway, but thanks for the info, I may look into it... But I guess I'd have to set up GPU pass-through on a VM just for that.
I think we need to qualify "idling", my NAS runs bittorrent with thousands of torrents, so it's never really "idle", it just isn't always doing intensive processing such as transcoding.
Eh, TBH I'd like to consume less power, but I mean, a 30-40W difference isn't going to ruin me or the planet, I've got a rather efficient home all in all.
I think you can install OpenMediaVault on that, at least I used to run it on a Pi 3 and an USB drive. Then just run whatever docker container you wish to.
As I wrote below, some motherboards won't POST without a GPU.
Take only that extra and you probably have a few years usage before additional electricty costs overrun NAS cost. Where I live that’s around 5 years for an estimated extra 10W.
Yeah, and what's more, if one of those appliance-like NASes breaks down, how do you fix it? With a normal PC you just swap out the defective part.
My first job had 2 hours, not great since you always got back home late. Previous job was flexible, so I could take either 30 minutes or 1 hour, I preferred 30 minutes, as, again, it allowed me to leave earlier. Now I'm forced to take 1 hour, but at least I've flexible work hours, so I can clock in between 8 and 9, and leave when my 8 hours are up.
So I did this, using a Ryzen 3600, with some light tweaking the base system burns about 40-50W idle. The drives add a lot, 5-10W each, but they would go into any NAS system, so that's irrelevant. I had to add a GPU because the MB I had wouldn't POST without one, so that increases the power draw a little, but it's also necessary for proper Jellyfin transcoding. I recently swapped the GPU for an Intel ARC A310.
By comparison, the previous system I used for this had a low-power, fanless intel celeron, with a single drive and two SSDs it drew about 30W.
MMU units like the ERCF allow you to use a functionality called "endless spool", which detects spool run-outs and automatically switches to another spool in the same group.You still waste some filament, to be precise the length from the MMU unit inlet gates to the extruder, but whatever.