If you've bought a gift, please fill out this form to help me track and acknowledge your gift: Gift Information Form
Please don't feel pressured to buy anything. You can also see the items on the list as my personal goals that I intend to purchase myself. The best way to support me is still through Patreon or by directly purchasing votes, as this helps me more significantly and allows me to save money to achieve my goals. Of course, I would be extremely grateful if you choose to buy a gift directly.
There are two links above, the second one is from Amazon UK because I found that some items are cheaper there.
Most of the items on my wishlist are related to computer hardware upgrades. However, due to the very few new requests in recent months, I might slow down video updates, take more time to rest and go out. Slowing down the updates will lead to a further decrease in requests. Therefore, upgrading hardware to pursue speed may not be a high priority at the moment. When I used to release three or more videos a day, rendering speed was a major headache.
The related items can be categorized as follows:
1. Mac: Details are available under the "Upgrades" section.
2. Windows PC: Details are available under the "Upgrades" section.
3. NAS: Details are available under the "Upgrades" section.
Mac Upgrade (April 2025)
Previously, I was using my Mac Studio M1 Max, which I bought in early 2022, for all my daily tasks, video editing, and entertainment. Recently, however, I started noticing significant heating and lag issues, so I decided to upgrade. This time, I opted for a more affordable Mac Mini—basically the base M4 Pro chip model, with the only upgrade being the 10Gb Ethernet, which is about half the price of my previous Mac Studio.
Here are the specs:
Chip: Apple M4 Pro (12-core CPU, 16-core GPU)
Memory: 24 GB
Storage: 512GB
Ethernet: 10Gb
PC Upgrade (December 2024)
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Motherboard: Colorful CVN Z890M GAMING FROZEN V20
RAM: Asgard 64GB(16GBx4) DDR5 6000
SSD: Netac NV7000 1TB
SSD: Acer N5000 2TB
Power Supply: SAMA XP1000W
DIY NAS (October 2024)
I initially had an entry-level Synology NAS a few years ago, which was my first introduction to NAS. Its performance was too poor, so I later replaced it with a NAS made from a retired mining machine, which improved performance but was suboptimal in terms of energy efficiency, noise, and stability, and it also damaged several hard drives.
After yet another hard drive failure in the old NAS, I finally decided to build my own NAS. This is my first time doing this, and in hindsight, some of the parts might not have been the best choices.
Here's the setup:
OS: Unraid (Unleashed License)
CPU: Intel 12400, taken from an old computer
Motherboard: MAXSUN B760M D4 WIFI
RAM: Gloway 32GB (16GBx2) DDR4 3600
Case: PADO F10, with 10 hard drive slots
Power Supply: Huntkey WD650K
Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE
Storage:
Cache: ZhiTai Ti600 Gen4 1TB
Cache: GVY 1TB
Parity1: WD My Book 14TB x1, from the old NAS
Parity2: TOSHIBA 12TB x1, second-hand
HDD: WD HC520 12TB x2, second-hand
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