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What does it mean that it needs a "USB Controller" to pass through? As in a PCIe USB card? Is it possible to pass through the USB from the rear IO or even a specific motherboard USB header? I want to do something like this but with an ITX board, which means I can't have a dedicated GPU and a dedicated USB card..?

The New Blade 14. The Stealth is too small for my tastes.

First of all, I have definitely tried this myself back in the day when I first discovered multi-monitor setups, and didn't have much understanding over cable/data. The HDMI port that is on your laptop is a channel for video data coming out from your chipset, not a stream for the video data going towards the screen on your laptop. If you wanted to use the display on your laptop as a monitor, you would have to detach the data stream from your laptop to the screen (which will be some sort of a ribbon cable inside of your laptop if you were to open it up) and figure out a way to convert a video signal coming from another computer into something that the screen can both connect to physically (an HDMI to whatever the ribbon cable is) as well as virtually (the language of HDMI must be equivalent to the language of that screen's controller). This, while possible, is no easy task - the cost of which will likely exceed that of just getting a used 24 inch 1080p monitor. If you wanted to do this as a mini learning science project, go ahead and attempt to safely remove the screen from your laptop. Once you have safely done that, you will have a better idea of where to go next. Do note that this will most likely void your warranty and laptops don't like to go back they way they came apart X]

I disagree that mITX needs to be expandable. The current demand for mITX is just coming off of HTPC (Fractal Node 202) and beginning to move into powerful SFF gaming(Dan case, N-case, etc), both of which, in my opinion, aim to have a small footprint and somewhat portable. Users of these cases are likely not people who are hoping to chain up a bunch of external devices to their PCs, but rather, have ONLY what they need in the PC to keep minimalist setup. If the users wanted "more expansion", they would have opted to buy a mATX and had everything they need in one tower instead of creating clutter of cables and expansions externally.

AMD announced their Radeon Pro SSG (Solid State Graphics), which is a GPU with slots for two m.2 SSDs. "The performance differential was actually more than I expected; reading a file from the SSG SSD array was over 4GB/sec, while reading that same file from the system SSD was only averaging under 900MB/sec, which is lower than what we know 950 Pro can do in sequential reads. After putting some thought into it, I think AMD has hit upon the fact that most M.2 slots on motherboards are routed through the system chipset rather than being directly attached to the CPU. This not only adds another hop of latency, but it means crossing the relatively narrow DMI 3.0 (~PCIe 3.0 x4) link that is shared with everything else attached to the chipset." http://www.anandtech.com/show/10518/amd-announces-radeon-pro-ssg-fiji-with-m2-ssds-onboard Boom. P.S. The application's not exactly what I talked about with texture data and whatnot, but it seems like there is a benefit and a real test going on to seeing the benefit of storage directly attached to a GPU. I'd like to imagine that someone in AMD read my post and got an idea. I just want some bragging rights, guys.

I didn't know that those words could go together... They have a massdrop for 34UC87M-B right now for $714. It's next goal is $699.

I think currently, the board manufacturers don't have a reason to put a TB3 on mITX boards. TB3 currently requires an on-board controller (alpine ridge) which the board manufacturers would have to specifically pay extra cost to put on there, as opposed to a cheaper controller. Couple that with the fact that up til this point, mITX form factor has been only viewed as a "mobile" desktop or a "HTPC" of sorts, I think the board manufacturers don't see a big enough market for the extra cost that will go on making the board. (When will you be needing a 40Gbps transfer speed or a bi-directional docking/connections on a SFF desktop? Maybe for a laptop, or for larger workstation machines, but not for a "light gaming and 4k video" machine) From what I've heard though, the 7th gen Intel cpu's are gonna be supporting TB3 natively instead of requiring an on-board controller, which should mean that the board makers will be more willing to put the functionality on more of their boards, even mITX, since the users would have already paid for the cost of it when they purchase the CPU, rather than mobo.

I have a feeling that you are replying to a wrong thread X]

No, thank you! Honestly, it's a relief to even see it in the consumer's hand finally. You did us a favor by releasing the news so quickly :]

hmm? Sorry, I'm not sure what you are saying haha

https://insider.razerzone.com/index.php?threads/razer-core-unboxing.13968/ It seems like the very first unboxing video for the Razer Core has been posted. The status of the Razer store is still "Notify Me" as of 5/26 12:00pm. After a month long delay with virtually no explanation, looks like we'll finally be getting reviews on the eGPU dock. Anyone with a pre-order that can update us if the status of their order have changed in anyway?

I looked at the shorter chassis from the distributor you've linked; my question is, would such a case have enough air flow for an R9 Nano and a CPU for a video production? I actually own the NH-D9L myself, which really is a great low-profile cooler, but that is with intake fans blowing air right to it. Also, I don't really intend to put all those radiators in there, but figured I would have such designs there in case I want to in the future. I do think a low-profile air cooler with the 2x120mm fans should be enough for most of the time.

Hello forum, I want to get some feedback on a following case design. Note that I have no experience in designing a custom case nor even a case mod; however, I am familiar with dimensions of computer components. I've made the following diagram using windows publisher (no fancy CAD softwares) with dimensions of each component carefully inputted so that everything would be in relative dimension to the overall case dimension. If anything, I rounded up the dimensions of each component when converting millimeters to inches. A little bit of background for the purpose of this case: I am involved in and handle the tech for a Christian ministry that travels often and creates/present contents on the go. I have recently been looking into building a computer so that we can use a single computer to handle presentations/digital audio mixing in worship services, and video editing out of worship services. Until now, we have been using a laptop to do these tasks, but I want to move into using a desktop for it. In our rack, we use the Behringer XR18 mixer, which is a 3U 18 channel digital mixer; along with it, we have a 1U power conditioner, a 1U of wireless receivers, and 1U of networking gears, all of which are 19" wide as standard of rackmounted gears, but not even 7" deep after considering the space needed for plugging in cables. My goal is to design a mini ITX case that will fit within the 17" wide, 3U tall (5.25 inches), and less than 10" deep. It isn't really that our ministry has a ton of money to just drop and make custom cases, but I do want to imagine a compact/portable/powerful all-in-one machine that I can personally save up to build. I think 19" rackmount cases have this special identity where the width of the case is predetermined, and the height of the case moves up only in set increments (1.75"). Maximizing space efficiency has to do with trading off between just depth and height, instead of the traditional 3-dimensional optimization. Design: (H x W x D) by looking from the front of the case. - Case: 5.25" x 17" x 10" (The thickness of the case material was NOT accounted for. The standard rack width is 19" but that is with the rack ears, so I removed 2".) - Motherboard: 3" x 6.7" x 6.7" - R9 Nano: 4" x 1.7" x 6" (The power cable for the R9 Nano is located towards the fan and not the top of the case. R9 Nano is kind of the only card that will fit the form factor. There is also a small form factor 750 Ti.) - SFX PSU: 5" x 2.5" x 4" (This is, if anything, larger than the SFX specifications. The fans can be either facing the side of the case, or the side of the motherboard depending on airflow.) - 240mm Radiator: 4.75" x 11.1" x 1.2" - 120mm Radiator: 4.75" x 6.1" x 1.2" - 120mm Fans: 4.75" x 4.75" x 1" - 5.25" Bays: 1.625" x 5.7" x 4.5" (This will probably be different per type of expansions. I was hoping to put in 2.5" hotswap bays or a physical fan controller.) - Front I/O: 1.625" x 5.7" x 4.5" (Honestly, I sized it whatever. If need be, may not even need a built in one as I can easily attach an external one.) Does this look like a feasible design? Am I a complete noob in my understanding of computer case designs? Any suggestions? Thanks guys and gals!

I love the PSU stomach and the cable spine idea haha

I was thinking that having a big enough res would resolve the issue of pump timing. Or better yet, what if there was a dual rotary pump, one an each end of the axis, which would guarantee exact same speed.