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    CelluloidRacer2 got a reaction from Luc401 in Way to send thunderbolt 3 signals 50ft+ without paying 800$   
    The idea would be a little like Linus' personal rig, only throughout the home
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to byalexandr in Qi wireless charging question   
    It contains the coils that create alternating induction currents to charge your phone. If it's like my phone (LG G4), it supports Qi wireless charging but you have to have a case or phone backing that has the wireless charging coils in them. Otherwise it won't work. Not sure if the Xperia Z3 works the same way though.
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to Mira Yurizaki in Qi wireless charging question   
    You don't need it. It's a feature you can use if you want to use it.
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to Unexas. in Final check   
    What parts???
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to corrado33 in This Guy Has the Fastest Home Internet in the United States   
    Ha, "gaining an advantage in Call of Duty".
     
    Ping is responsible there, not bandwidth. 
     
    And in all honesty, it's the high ping people that gain the advantage. Laggy people are hard as heck to hit in any online game. 
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to Mr.Meerkat in This Guy Has the Fastest Home Internet in the United States   
    Here I'm sitting at 62/19mbps annoyed how I lost 2MB/s (or 16mbps) of down speed as I used to sit at 75-76Mbps down ;-; 
     
    At least I can now download games, watch videos and steam music all at the same time without affecting my ping while gaming so...it's not that bad I guess  
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to corrado33 in This Guy Has the Fastest Home Internet in the United States   
    You guys are nuts. 
     
    I'm perfectly happy with my 30 mbps down and 2 mbps up at home. 
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to Mr.Meerkat in This Guy Has the Fastest Home Internet in the United States   
    When you're hosting a drop-box like server+ a website off a connection, every little bit of bandwidth counts  
     
    I'm surprised my ISP hasn't kicked me off yet  
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to ClownFace1511 in [Case Mod] Operation: The Division - Tom Clancy The Division Inspired Build.   
    Let's be honest, The Division is one of the best games out right now! With some time to kill and parts that need a home, I decided to give myself a challenge (not to say that Project Ravage wasn't a challenge) and do a case mod. The system will be orientated around the game so i'm going with a black and orange theme build which will also be watercooled to keep things nice and cool. That's really all I have to say, hope you guys enjoy and make sure to click follow next to the title to stay updated
     

     
    Parts are subject to change, just using what ever I have lying around*
     
    CPU: Intel Core i5 4690k
    Graphics Cards: 2x Asus Strix Gaming 970
    Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 LGA 1150
    Ram: Corsair Dominator 4x 2GB
    Hard drive: Samsung 840 250GB SSD
    Power Supply: Zalman ZM650-XG 650W 80+ Gold
    Case: Silverstone TJ11
     

     
    Update 1: Case Preparation
    Update 2: Spray Painting Ram
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to stealth80 in Project Iced Blood - Mayhems/Primochill Sponsored. COMPLETE 15/02/16   
    Sponsored by:             So, turns out I really enjoyed modding my Antec 902, but annoyingly the way my living room is set out and the fact the window is on the right hand side of the case, no one can actually see the work I did without leaning over the side of the Sofa/Desk to able to view inside it     Step up the Thermaltake Core X9      Now Purchased :clap:      For this I will be gutting the main components out of my sig rig:    Intel i7 4790K  Asus Maximus VII Ranger  EVGA 970GTX SC ACX 2.0  SoundBlaster Z  Gskill Ripjaw X 4 x 4GB  Samsung XP941 256GB PCIE SSD  Corsair 620w  Asus ROG Front Panel    EK-DDC 3.2 PWM X-RES 140  Alphacool UT60 240mm radiator        For the moment everything is purely in planning phase, at this time I am considering the following:    Watercooling to be Pastel Red for CPU Loop and Pastel White for the GPU Loop    The following components form my "planned" watercooling shopping list:    Chipset waterblock for Motherboard - EK-MOSFET ASUS M7G - Acetal+Nickel http://www.ekwb.com/news/521/19/EK-i...-water-blocks/    CPU Waterblock - EK-Supremacy EVO - Nickel (CSQ) http://www.scan.co.uk/products/ek-su...el-water-block    GPU Block - Bitspower VG-NGTX970ESACX Acrylic http://www.bitspower.com/html/produc...3453&kind2=109    360mm Radiator - Alphacool 35273 NexXxoS XT60 Radiator 360 White Edition x2 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/alphacool-nexxxos-ut60-full-copper-360mm-white-special-edition Purchased    Reservoir + Combo - EK-DDC 3.2 PWM X-RES 140, Water Cooling Pump (This matches the one I currently have) http://www.scan.co.uk/products/ek-dd...r-cooling-pump Purchased    Monsoon White Fittings - ModMyToys 19/13mm (ID 1/2 - 3/4) Compression Fitting - Six Pack - White + Red Carbon (For the white loop) http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/Mo...bon_37248.html        Fans, open to advice here, I want 3x white LED for the white loop and 2x red for the red loop      White - Enermax T.B.Vegas 120mm Single Fan White LEDs - Purchased http://www.scan.co.uk/products/120mm...ister-bearings      Extras:    White caps - Monsoon x5 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/monso...lug-g1-4-white      Tubing - Primochill Advanced - Purchased http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...30&subcat=2579    Coolant - Mayhems Pastal Red http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1l-ma...el-red-coolant    Coolant - Mayhems Ice White http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1l-ma...-white-coolant    Fan Controller - BitFenix Recon - White http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/accessories/recon/   Additional Comment:    been planning this a little more after i came up with an idea whilst playing Wildstar. Im thinking of a small section using some 3g fake grass with a small anime figurine inside the case using the 2x reservoirs as a back drop   http://www.artificial-grass-online.co.uk/thirsk-artific...    and something along the lines of     
    http://kotaku.com/5871156/the-tekken-figure-of-your-pin...   I've finally made my mind up on a few things, and whilst I don't have the Thermaltake case yet (delays from supplier) I have actually managed to get started.   I've decided to keep the RoG Front Base for the Asus Ranger Motherboard. Now as the case is going to be sprayed white, I figured I should make the front base as white as possible:     First thing I need to do was get the knob off (no puns!) what a pain in the rear this was, but eventually it came off allowing me to fully strip down the electrics from the case/cover:     Once that was stripped I went out and picked the brightest white I could find which is useable on both plastics and metal. Once the screen was masked up I got to work with the primer:           I've finished applying the top coat now, i'm going to let it dry over night, check for runs and hopefully remove the tape tomorrow evening, by which time I should know if the case is in stock at Scan   Got the RoG Front Base fully painted and re-assembled:         UPDATE   So today the Thermaltake case arrived and oh boy, its big!         I took a picture of it here on my desk in between an Antec 902 and a Zalman case, both are mid towers, but it does show the scale of the Core X9.     Heres a few pictures of the case before I stripped it down for painting:         Top view with cover removed and rad/fan mounts still fitted:     Motherboard tray:     PSU Area (one of two!)     Front lower and drive cages, I won't be using these in my mod unless I need 6TB in the future : )     And here is the stripped frame, when they said this was modular they weren't joking!       I have started painting the internal parts of the case and the front mesh, I really under estimated how much paint I would need to do this, however heres some progress:   Front fully painted     PSU Blank/Grill     selection of other parts:     well it's been a late one, just the 3 external panels remain to be sprayed :rock:   Transferred the 200mm Red Fan from my Antec 902 mod to use in the front of this one.     Here's some pics of things so far:                
    UPDATE 15th Feb 2015
      So I finally got around to finishing the painting today, I had the roof and side panel to paint and a few imperfections to address. So now I can say that the case is fully painted, now need to work out where I want to placed the 2x 360mm radiators and whether or not to go push or pull with the fans:      
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to mynameajeff in LinusChroméTips   
    Yeah, it looks like something you would buy at a thrift store to be quite honest.
     
    Does not look like $1400
     
    I would have liked more of a leather business look 
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to Oshino Shinobu in LinusChroméTips   
    Am I the only one who thinks it looks like crap?
     
    It looks like it's made from really cheap "chrome" plastic, and the edges seem really roughly finished and don't line up properly. A nice brushed aluminium case would look much better IMO. 
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to mynameajeff in LinusChroméTips   
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to z123killer in Should i be concerned?   
    no these temps are good, if you want to overclock the cpu maybe get the Hyper 212 Evo, or get the Hyper T2 if you just want the cpu to run cool.
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to Amazingasian in Should i be concerned?   
    No.  Those temps are fine.
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to Jacktastic-Mofo in Should i be concerned?   
    Nope, that's good

    If you're looking for a good CPU cooler for cheap the Cooler Master Hyper T2 is only $12.
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to Jacktastic-Mofo in Should i be concerned?   
    That's a great cooler as well, however if you're trying to save money the T2 will be far more than enough.
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to Tmt97 in Should i be concerned?   
    In the words of Bob Marley "dont worry, be happy." Your temps are fine, and I've ran a much hotter setup on one fan before upgrading.
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to TallboyGus in Best Computer Monitors under $200   
    I may have found the best gaming monitor for under $200. I'm currently using a dual monitor setup of the Asus VS278Q, and I love 'em. They're 27", full 1080p, a 60Hz refresh rate, and a 1ms response time to boot. Can anyone else find some great monitors for under $200?
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to Stefan1024 in [Finished] The silent cube: Pushing passive cooling to the limit with dual GTX 980 - [Update 21: Liquid Cristal Thermometer]   
    The silent cube
    Pushing passive cooling to the limit
     
     
     
     
    The vision
     

     
     
    The build

     
    The heat

     
     
     
    After I could gain experience with my first passive build with a TDP of ~250 watts (http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/342534-finished-full-passive-powerful-workstation-gaming-rig-who-said-it-cant-be-done/) I'm building an even more insane system. It will be the ultimate passive build because it's the best I can achive with the current technology without going absolutely crazy. And with crazy I'm mean something like using two PSUs, more than 50 kg of heat sinks or something along thos lines.
     
    The most powerful fanless PSU aviable nowadays is the Enermax Digifanless 550 watts, with a peak power of up to 605 watts (one minute). Under this power envelope I will fitt:
     
    - CPU: i7-4790K (90 watts)
    - GPU:  2x EVGA GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0 in SLI (380 watts)
    - MoBo: Asrock Z97M OC Formula (15 watts)
    - RAM: G.Skill Trident X 32GBytes, DDR3-2400 (10 watts)
    - SSD 1: Intel 750 PCI-E, 400 GB (25 watts)
    - SSD 2: Samsung Evo 512 GB in M.2 format (5 watts)
    - HDD 1: 3 TBytes WD Red (10 watts)
     
    The HDD can turned on and off with a switch and will only used for back-ups. I'd love to get rid of a HDD, but it's silly to make back-ups on a SSD and it will be hardly ever turned on.
     
    As you can see the maximal power draw is around 535 watts and very close to the limit of 550 watts. But in normal operation it's very unlikely to push all components at the same time. For peak power draw I have a buffer of 75 watts, what I can feel comfortable with.
    Thankfully the PSU has a very high build quality (it it also very expensive, but never cheap out on the PSU) and I can measure the load and temperature in real time.
    EDIT: The measured peak load pulled from the PSU is about 510 watts.
     
    Now I made sure the PSU don't blew up, I have to get rid of the heat somehow. The upper temperture limit for me is about 80°C with a max. room temperature of 30°C. As a result I have a temperature difference of 50°C to play with. So it's time for number crunching and it turned out I need three heat sinks of 400x300x84 mm, 12 kg each. So I designed the system around them.
     

     
    More renderings:
     

     
    The system has a size of 384x384x403 mm. Nearly a perfect cube.
    And it will weigh ~50 kg!
     
    This time I tried to use less heat pipes. They are fine, but quite expensive. Therefor I mounted the GPU directly to the heat sinks using a copper heat transfer plate.
     
    Also I will use peltier elements as a thermoelectric generator by takeing advantage of the Seebeck effect!
    I know the efficiency is only ~1%, but it's just for fun. Because of the low heat conductivity I can't mount the elements directly on the CPU/GPU, so I will mount them on the big heat sink on the front (hot side) and cool them with the two smal heat sinks on each side. Therefor I can only expect a smal temperature difference (5 - 10 °C estimated), so I will get an oper circuit voltage of 50 - 300 mV per modul. Since I'm useing cheap 3 euro peltier modules I have no information about the thermoelectric generator characteristics.
    But since I'm useing 10 modules and a low power LED needs only ~2 mW (1,8 volt, 1mA) I'm pretty confident I can at least illuminate some LEDs.
    When the final measurements shows that I'm able to harvest >= 600 mW, I could even charge my smartphone on a slow rate (5V, 100mA) useing a boost converter.
     
     
    Now lets roll out the build log:
     
     
    Update 1: Metal and heat sinks arrived
     

     
    Update 2: GPU heat transfer plate
     

     
    Update 3: GPU 1 assembly
     

     
    Update 4: GPU 1 measurement
     

     
    Update 5: Estimation thermal generator output power
     

     
    Update 6: Energie harvesting efficiency = 0.0005%
     

     
    Update 7: CPU block and PCI-E riser
     

     
    Update 8: CPU cooler
     

     
    Update 9: CPU cooler finally mastered
     

     
    Update 10: Don't give up....
     

     
    Update 11: Full throttle, no throttling!
     

     
    Update 12: Final assembly part 1
     

     
    Update 13: Stress test, 500 watts!
     

     
    Update 14: Make the heat visible!
     

     
    Update 15: Final assembly part 2
     

     
    Update 16: Charging the smartphone for free while gaming
     

     
    Update 17: Finished! (Lot's of pictures)
     

     
    Update 18: <1dBa over the noise floor!
     

     
    Update 19: Overclock the CPU
     

     
    Update 20: Finishing touches
     
     
     
    Update 21: Liquid cristal thermometer!
     
     
     
    Update 22: Thank you all!
     
     
     
     
    If you liked this build log, you may also like a passive mineral oil cooled PC.
    Don't hesitate and look here: The number cruncher
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to The Official Czex in How much ram do I need?   
    4GB for web use.
     
    8GB for gaming.
     
    16GB for heavier gaming.
     
    32GB for rendering.
     
    64GB for heavier rendering.
     
    128GB for... You won't need that much.
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to XYOUNEED in Project The X Desk | The X Room [100%?] More updates to come!   
    For more pictures check the link below!
     
    IMGUR LINK: imgur.com/a/BOV9Q
     
    Album with older photo's: imgur.com/a/yCQPi#0
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to Whaler_99 in The WAN Show "Featured Build Logs" Guidelines and Winners listing   
    Featured Build Logs



    Alright guys here it is!

    We will now have a Feature Build Logs competition which will be held approximately monthly, timing based on submissions. Winners will be featured on the WAN Show and get a fancy badge.

    Look for a "submission" thread that will be pinned in the Build Logs section while submissions are being accepted. Also, look for a "voting" thread that will be pinned in the Build Logs section while voting is active.


     
    Basic Rules
     
    1 - Only submit your own build log. You cannot submit if you have won in the past three months.
    2 - Your build must be completed. Do not submit "In Progress" builds.
    3 - Description cap of about 200 words.
    4 - Do not include specs, please have a detailed list of specs in your actual Build Log thread.
    5 - Please do not re-submit a Build if it is currently being voted on. If it doesn't win, you can re-submit on the next submission thread.
    6 - Please do not use the attachment function for your images. Attachments don't get ported between posts, so when we make the voting thread, this makes things rather difficult. Instead use image tags like so: [img=http://url.to/your-image.jpeg]
     
    ALL SUBMISSIONS IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE RULES WILL BE IGNORED

     
    Process


    Accepted submissions will be moved to new a "voting" version of the thread. The top voted system will be featured on the WAN show or in the after party. One other submitted system will also be picked by the staff (Linus, Slick and Mods).

     
    Template


    SUBMISSIONS WHICH DO NOT STRICTLY ADHERE TO THIS TEMPLATE WILL BE IGNORED


    Please only post one picture, and try and make it a good one, capturing the essence of your build. J



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    Build Title: This is My Build Title
    Thread URL: http://linustechtips...over-100-pages/
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    We reserve editorial right to not include a submitted BL in the voting thread. Also, please bear with us as we work through the first few competitions and adjust rules and such and work out any bugs.
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    CelluloidRacer2 reacted to The Official Czex in cheapest processor?   
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/18-INTEL-XEON-W3505-SLBGC-2-53GHz-4M-4-80-CPU-Lot-of-18-/291655731057?hash=item43e8094771:g:OkcAAOSw0HVWEtHw
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