Yeah, watch out for the heavy mains coming to you in the near future.

I am the demo that Ardy killed in that video and I did not sign a release form. I will see Ardy and his team in court.

Added you on Steam to possibly help.

bump can also play medic

that video is just his opinion

ps. this video is just his opinion

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Dang, I'm sad you want in ears on the cheaper side. I was going to recommend my Etymotic ER4s. I had a mold of the inside of my ear made at a otolaryngologist, and sent them off to ACS Custom for their custom made ear sleeves. About $350 in total, but I'm very happy with the results.

To actually be helpful though.. people always recommend the MEE audio M6 and M6 PRO. Both cheap, ($20, and $45) respectively. Sturdy, and still have a nice flat sound signature.

n3 is exceptionally nice, hes fun to play with. He is also supposedly a good scout.

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I mean yeah. Nothing changes, like I said, stick to consumer friendly and probably more than enough 1Gb. Not arguing for people to buy SFP compatible switches, then the modules, then the cables, and then the NICs.. It's just as of right now, it's the cheapest way to pull off 10Gb in a home network.

SFP+ probably isn't what you're thinking it is.

With SFP+, you're capable of pushing 10Gb between devices. Locally. It's expensive (compared to Cat5a 1Gb), and they require special connectors and cables you'd have to buy online and then install. Then in order to really be effective you need a switch that would support it. Those aren't cheap exactly either, and then not only all of that, but every device you want connected to 10Gb has to be able to reach the said network switch.

To put it plainly, there is a lot of money (compared to not doing it), and planning that has to go into having an enthusiast networking setup. You're much better off grabbing a much cheaper 1Gb managed network switch off of Amazon, and connecting everything to that. Your modem/router would plug into the switch, and the switch would then distribute any actual Internet connectivity through the port you have the modem plugged into.

Just lookup SFP on Google Images if you don't believe me.

You would just have to check with whoever pays the bill for it, they would likely know. If you pay, then check with your ISP. They can tell you over the phone or probably online.

Also I edited it because while it was true at one time that providers used cache servers a lot, they don't really now'a days, so the example was quite outdated, and hard to follow for people who don't really know a lot about networking or computers in general.

Edit: Remember your speeds almost always up to the advertised amount. They aren't guaranteed.

Okay, so a few things.

1.) Your internet speeds are only as fast as your ISP provides. This means that if you get 100Mbps download and 50Mbps upload from your provider, Cat6 cables that can do 10Gb are not going to benefit you anymore than Cat5a cables that can do 1Gb. This is especially true if the modem/router your provider has given you doesn't even have ports that support that speed. Most now days will have 1Gb ports, but unless you're an extreme enthusiast, you're not seeing 10Gb without SFP+, which I would bet almost everything you don't have.

2.) New cables are always a great purchase, especially if your's are real old. Cables can break down over time, and while unlikely, can hinder performance. The important thing is really what the cable is made out of. Do some research about shielding inside of Ethernet cables. Shielded Ethernet cables reduce noise, which could help with performance, but it certainly isn't going to give you any more speed than what you should be expecting.

3.) A VPN can theoretically give you better peering options and routing, if your ISP's suck. A lot of people do this for streaming services such as YouTube or Twitch.

Edit:

I forgot to mention that although having higher speed rated cables won't improve your Internet speed, they certainly can improve local network speed. Devices connected via your modem/router or a switch if you want to get fancy will share data at the maximum speed supported by the ports on your device. In my case, devices connected in my house all go through my 1Gb port Cisco switch, so streaming movies and music from one to the other is quick.

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This is correct. Consumer versions of Windows don't have any kind of DHCP server built-in like your router/modem would. Make sure all hosts are within the same subnet (aka. use the same subnet mask) and fall within a network that the subnet mask encompasses.

Settings like the following would allow each PC connected to talk to each other.

IP address: 192.168.1.1-254
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: IP of the machine hosting the network.

Keep in mind not all wireless chipsets are going to support broadcasting a network. If not, your best bet is to get a really cheap network switch (that can be found online for $20-30), and connect everyone to it via Ethernet.

A large reason for these large repositories of music that can be downloaded is that a lot of the time music is just not available, free or commercially.