224: Ryzen Upgrades, Omen Tweaks, and a TrueNAS Franken‑NAS | Linux Out Loud 126

Description:

Nate hosts a hardware‑heavy patch day as Wendy upgrades her main workstation from a Ryzen 9 3900X to a 5950X, experiments with 3D‑printed retro ITX cases, and shares updates on her MOVA V50 robot vacuum and UniFi travel router. Matt tunes an HP Omen Transcend 14 with OmenCTL and gives an MSI Trident 3 a GPU transplant, while Nate resurrects a retired Dell R740 into a TrueNAS‑powered “Franken‑NAS” built from leftover 16 TB drives and budget SFP+.

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Wendy
Ryzen 9 5950X vs Ryzen 9 3900X
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-9-5950X-vs-AMD-Ryzen-9-3900X/4086vs4044
3D artist profile (retro ITX cases)
https://www.cgtrader.com/designers/sgw32
Retro-style mini ITX PC case
https://www.printables.com/model/1225304-retro-style-mini-itx-pc-case
ITX llama retro mini ITX case
https://www.printables.com/model/1165579-itx-llama-retro-mini-itx-case
Amiga-style mini ITX case
https://www.printables.com/model/1351873-amiga-style-mini-itx-case
MOVA V50 Ultra Complete Robot Vacuum
https://us.mova.tech/products/mova-v50-ultra-complete-robot-vacuum
UniFi Travel Router
https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/utr
Matt
OmenCTL (HP Omen control utility)
https://github.com/yunusemreyl/OmenCtl
Sky Break (delisted game archive)
https://archive.org/details/sky-break_delisted
Nate
TrueNAS
https://www.truenas.com/
Rockstor
https://rockstor.com/