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On 11/2/2020 at 3:46 PM, MoonlightSylv said:

The last generation Oneplus 8 is still a great phone, especially at $600. You could also go with the new Pixel 5 or 4a 5G. If you want something cheaper the OP 7 Pro still definitely holds up in my opinion.
 

Can second this. I have the 7 Pro 5G and it is amazing

On 10/22/2020 at 6:21 AM, HM-2 said:

As long as you're keeping below the ~30w SATA connector maximum power, you should be fine with any crimped pin design of Molex to SATA, like this one.

It's the moulded style ones which are prone to spontaneous combustion.

I ended up finding a crimped pin design adapter which came with my seasonic prime platinum, so I think its fairly trustworthy at that

Cock and ball torture

3 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

for low power applications like 1 or 2 hard disks, i wouldnt stress too much about it being a fire hazard unless it's a short or something

 

but take note that there's no 3.3v from molex, which sata power have

if your storage requires that, it wont work

I've read in some places to look for a specifically built sata connector which is a lot less likely to shorts. My drives dont require 3.3v, but if they did I could probably get away with splitting the 5v line and adding a resistor to one side. Might just end up making my own since I really don't want to trust any manufacturer lol.

I can hear the comments already, "don't use molex to sata" blah blah blah...the thing is I have no choice. I am rocking a Supermicro CSE-828 / 8026B-6RF 2U with 2 1200W/1400W PSUs(depending on wall outlet voltage). I have the standard 24 pin out, 3 eps power connectors for the motherboard (If you would like to see the motherboard I am using, refer to LTT's 64 core on the cheap workstation vid), and 4 molex connectors. 2 of the molex connectors are for the sas backplane, with the other 2 presumable for miscellaneous parts. This means I will need to get a molex to sata connector for my boot ssd and general storage ssd, as they quite obviously don't have molex connectors on them. Does anybody know of a trusted, tested, and known to not light stuff on fire adapter? I don't have many other options unless I want to wire up an adapter of my own (which doesn't sound like a half-bad idea ngl).

2 hours ago, zbiggie said:

I was here to say exactly the same thing. 

 

As far as I can tell Fullscreen INC seems to be an entity owned by AT&T, not linus. (google search)

Seems like Fullscreen Inc. doesn't have the cleanest CC record...they tried to claim freaking numbers...

Did I mention I'm a Repl.it employee lol

pardon my french but holy shit

5 minutes ago, quan289 said:

In a multi-PSU setup, the supplementary PSU are typically put in a severe crossload scenario, where the voltage regulation can behave erractically. Because of that, you simply don't want to grab multiples of random 500w PSUs. You want to look for a power supply that's independently regulated via dual mag amp or uses DC-DC for the minor rails, which a lot of your budget options starts at the ~$60 price point.

 

Anyways, you could simply buy a modular supply, whose modular board made the 6+2 pin PEG connector and 4+4 CPU connector interchangeable and buy another set of cables separately.

 

For example, the Corsair RM850x:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/corsair-rmx-series-850w-atx12v-2-4-eps12v-2-92-80-plus-gold-modular-power-supply-black/6229601.p?skuId=6229601

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-|-Parts/PC-Components/Power-Supplies/Type-4-Sleeved-black-8-pin-(4%2B4)-ATX12V-EPS12V-Cable%2C-compatible-with-all-CORSAIR-type-4-pin-out-PSU/p/CP-8920141

 

If you look at the modular ports, you can potentially put five PEG connectors, five CPU connectors, or a mixed of both. The RM850x has two already.

Thanks for that! I'm probably going to go that route regarding my PSU. 

11 minutes ago, minibois said:

There are those with four: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/power-supply/#B=400

While those would be the best option probably, I'm not planning on dropping more than 150usd on this project just for power lol

11 minutes ago, Bitter said:

It's possible to get one power supply with multiple CPU 8 pin connectors.

Is some supermicro server board with 4 cpu sockets. I'm probably going to stick with option 1 since the 3 PSUs would be able to collectively supply 1500watts.

11 minutes ago, Bitter said:

It's possible to get one power supply with multiple CPU 8 pin connectors.

I know that, but not 3

OK, so I recently acquired a motherboard which required 3, 8 pin CPU power connectors. My question is about how I should power it. I can either get 3 500 watt power supplies and get one of those 3-to-1 24 pin adapters to have them run in union (picture 1) or get a PSU with 2 8 pin power connectors and then get a molex to 8 pin cpu adapter (picture 2) to power the final cpu power connector. Is one safer than the other? The second option is definitely cheaper, but I would rather not have a bomb sitting in my house ready to explode.

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3 hours ago, wkdpaul said:

Isn't that a Supermicro proprietary format?

 

Hunting for Supermicro cases would be a good solution, but even then, it's a very rare format. I think you'd be better with a large rackmount EATX case and then make your own mounting holes for that MB.

 

A quick look here and even the EOL stuff isn't compatible

https://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/

Thats what I was going to do, thanks Paul!

Hey there everyone! I have recently gotten my hands onto an SWTX motherboard (the Supermicro H8QG6-F) and I started hunting around for a case which would fit the behemoth. Yes, I could just stick it on a piece of MDF and call it a day, but I really want to mount it in my server rack and have it look nice. Information is fairly sparce on the internet for cases that fit the standard, much less have the proper standoffs. Would I be better off just buying an older server off of ebay, putting in my own mounting holes, and going from there or does anybody know of a server chassis which wouldn't cost me a kidney to buy? Any help is greatly appreciated!

18 minutes ago, 5GigaaHertz said:

I love computer hardware and I have been thinking to pursue it as a career, not only as a hobby or just an enthusiast. But I am confused that some people say that Computer Engineer is more on software.  If Computer Engineer is just like Computer Science or I.T, then what do you called these who study computer hardware?

Electrical engineers generally design the hardware. Computer engineers write the firmware that interacts between the hardware and your OS kernel.

On 7/31/2020 at 1:03 AM, huilun02 said:

I see.

How much did you pay for it, and was it brand new?

Got it for around 400USD on eBay. It was used, but not much. not a single scratch or dent in sight. Works great!

@Donut417 @huilun02 Thank you all for your responses.

I'm currently on Sprint, and though i've heard it will stay separate-ish for a little while, that it won't last long. I went through eBay and ended up buying the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, as OnePlus confirms it works on sprint, and that it will work on T-Mobile, which makes me happy that I won't have to buy another phone within a few months. 

Though the current OnePlus Nord wouldn't work well in the US, they do plan on bringing it to the US later with a snapdragon 690 chipset and lower specs overall. 

As far as bands go, heres what i found:
- 5G: Both support 41, all good!

- LTE: All bands on both carriers supported except for band 71 (extended range band)

- 3G/2G: Kind of hard to find details, but since Sprint, TMobile, and OnePlus are saying the phones will work with LTE and below, I believe this applies as well.

Hello everyone, I'm planning on upgrading my phone soon due to the fact that my current phone has water damage and restarts randomly due to that. Below are a few things I'm looking for, and a few musts. Any recommendations appreciated! (Note: I do not care how much spyware said phone may come with, I will be reflashing anyways.) I was looking at the honor 30s 5g, but I'm open to recommendations.

Connectivity: 5G functionality is a must, and must be compatible with TMobile/Sprint

Snapdragon 765g, an equivalent, or something faster with 5g

Storage: 64gb with expandability or 128gb with no expansion

ram: 6gb preferred, 4gb ok

screen, at least 1080p

cameras: 4k30fps, the more sensors the better

Please ask any questions you may have! Thanks!

5 minutes ago, Phantom_PXL said:

because someone cut them. thats why im not using them. i would if they still were there

 

Ah i see. So I am busy right now, but in a few hours id be happy to draw you out a diagram of what should go where, but I am preparing for an ACT currently, and you know how important those are lol.

Here is my general understanding of what goes where with this, though there are probably better documented instances of this online. PWM is the pwm pin on a fan connector, PWR is 12v, gnd is ground, and then TACH is the RPM signal from the fan (tells mb how fast the fan is going). Based on this, you can kind of figure out what goes where. Also, why aren't you just using the regular connectors?

1 hour ago, Aree Soothsayer said:

The ps5 being able to pull graphics smoothly from the drive so there's no load time in transitions.

 

Will that make the insane speeds of the M.2 drives viable for the pc to take that approach to games ourselves?

well that honestly isn't too hard. blender actually stores most of the textures and models being used right on the drive, and it does it quite fast. when i rotate around a scene in blender I can hear the head moving on my hard drive.

3 minutes ago, Bitter said:

ALL 200hp and 350lbft of low compression emissions controlled MURICAN V8 with FWD! All the wins!

But there's so many much better cars from that era. That covers like 3 generations of Toyota Celica, 3 generations of Mitsubishi Eclipse (if you want something USA built), a WHOLE slew of weird makes and models like the whole Eagle lineup (the Summit is weird!), the Toyota Previa a mid engine AWD super charged VAN, I mean come on man there's better weird cars than a Lincoln Towncar and even better weird cars that are more reliable.

Lmao, the car was 500 bucks and ive only had to put in 50ish to replace the alternator and itll be another 20ish to repair the cable leading from the transmission to the speedometer

My new project car. '76 Cadillac Sedan Deville with an 8.2L V8 and a carborator. Well, new for me at least.

*looks at video*

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