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    flibberdipper got a reaction from soldier_ph in Show off your latest purchases   
    Same, 1L Dells will forever have my heart. I reeeeeeeally want to get a newer model that's 12th or 13th gen but I'm not feeling that rich. Only problem (for me) is that the I/O on newer models is somehow worse. IMO the 7040 is perfect: 6x USB3, 1x DP, 1x HDMI... The newer ones are either 4x USB3, 2x USB2, 1x DP, 1x HDMI or 4x USB3, 1x Type C, and 3x DP... Like come on guys lol
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    flibberdipper got a reaction from bluessorrow in Show off your latest purchases   
    Bought this (apparently) brand new 130w power brick for this PC I got for free: an OptiPlex 7040 Micro. Mine has an i5 6600T, 8GB of single-channel 2133MHz RAM, and a 128GB SanDisk X400. My inner dumbass really wants to give it an i7 6700, 32GB of RAM (anything higher than 2400 is overkill, but it'll probably get 2666), and a 512GB MP33. Just for the memes.
     


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    flibberdipper got a reaction from Bitter in Show off your latest purchases   
    Same, 1L Dells will forever have my heart. I reeeeeeeally want to get a newer model that's 12th or 13th gen but I'm not feeling that rich. Only problem (for me) is that the I/O on newer models is somehow worse. IMO the 7040 is perfect: 6x USB3, 1x DP, 1x HDMI... The newer ones are either 4x USB3, 2x USB2, 1x DP, 1x HDMI or 4x USB3, 1x Type C, and 3x DP... Like come on guys lol
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    flibberdipper got a reaction from sub68 in Show off your latest purchases   
    Bought this (apparently) brand new 130w power brick for this PC I got for free: an OptiPlex 7040 Micro. Mine has an i5 6600T, 8GB of single-channel 2133MHz RAM, and a 128GB SanDisk X400. My inner dumbass really wants to give it an i7 6700, 32GB of RAM (anything higher than 2400 is overkill, but it'll probably get 2666), and a 512GB MP33. Just for the memes.
     


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    flibberdipper got a reaction from Bitter in Show off your latest purchases   
    Bought this (apparently) brand new 130w power brick for this PC I got for free: an OptiPlex 7040 Micro. Mine has an i5 6600T, 8GB of single-channel 2133MHz RAM, and a 128GB SanDisk X400. My inner dumbass really wants to give it an i7 6700, 32GB of RAM (anything higher than 2400 is overkill, but it'll probably get 2666), and a 512GB MP33. Just for the memes.
     


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    flibberdipper got a reaction from Lurick in Are trust me bro cables still on the roadmap?   
    It's probably a back burner project to begin with, but I also have to imagine that designing and sourcing cables isn't a super easy thing to begin with, much like the screwdriver.
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    flibberdipper got a reaction from FlyingPotato_is_taken in Show off your latest purchases   
    Bought this (apparently) brand new 130w power brick for this PC I got for free: an OptiPlex 7040 Micro. Mine has an i5 6600T, 8GB of single-channel 2133MHz RAM, and a 128GB SanDisk X400. My inner dumbass really wants to give it an i7 6700, 32GB of RAM (anything higher than 2400 is overkill, but it'll probably get 2666), and a 512GB MP33. Just for the memes.
     


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    flibberdipper got a reaction from soldier_ph in Show off your latest purchases   
    Bought this (apparently) brand new 130w power brick for this PC I got for free: an OptiPlex 7040 Micro. Mine has an i5 6600T, 8GB of single-channel 2133MHz RAM, and a 128GB SanDisk X400. My inner dumbass really wants to give it an i7 6700, 32GB of RAM (anything higher than 2400 is overkill, but it'll probably get 2666), and a 512GB MP33. Just for the memes.
     


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    flibberdipper got a reaction from da na in Laptop RGB power draw   
    It's likely almost negligible. I remember seeing something somewhere and a full-size USB keyboard with backlighting only requested to draw something like 100mA at 5V... which is essentially nothing. And that's just how much it requested: not how much it actually uses.
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    flibberdipper got a reaction from da na in Laptop RGB power draw   
    Not directly, no. RGB vs plain white is completely different, and even just going between models manufactured by the same company can't always be reliable.
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    flibberdipper got a reaction from Bibin Sunny in Laptop RGB power draw   
    It's likely almost negligible. I remember seeing something somewhere and a full-size USB keyboard with backlighting only requested to draw something like 100mA at 5V... which is essentially nothing. And that's just how much it requested: not how much it actually uses.
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    flibberdipper reacted to colonel_mortis in Linustechtips.com breached?   
    Back in September 2015, the forum was breached. At the time, everyone was notified (via email, as well as discussion on either the wan show or the wan aftershow), and everyone's passwords were reset.
     
    We are looking into this further, but the initial indications are that this is just the data from that breach finally surfacing publicly.
     
    If anyone has data to suggest otherwise (eg accounts created after that date), please do let me know.
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    flibberdipper got a reaction from RONOTHAN## in How fragile (or not) are motherboards?   
    This is how I store almost all of my motherboards, graphics cards, and other expansion cards in a metal filing cabinet. They all work fine. Not to mention I've built many things on carpet, including my friend's build with a 7700X and 4080.


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    flibberdipper reacted to GuiltySpark_ in Safest torrent client   
    Windows? qBittorrent
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    flibberdipper reacted to da na in Show off your old and retro computer parts   
    Did you microwave a HDD platter and set it on your desk?
     
     
     
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    flibberdipper got a reaction from BiG StroOnZ in Help with overcloaking with 12600k   
    Honestly you may as well just learn how to set up a custom boost table and voltage curve. That's what I did on my 12600KF so that it runs a little faster than stock while drawing less power. It was super easy and has had zero issues so far.
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    flibberdipper reacted to RoseLuck462 in Show off your latest purchases   
    Speaking of the Apple Airports, saw a bunch of them at a goodwill today.
     

     
     
    Didn't buy any though
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    flibberdipper got a reaction from Mark Kaine in Xbox controller thumb stick wear   
    I will never be able to understand how people do this with controllers, honestly. I've had my 360 controller for god knows how many years and even that still has a little bit of the nubs left. Doing this on a controller for the Series/One consoles is insane to me.
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    flibberdipper reacted to RONOTHAN## in Should I upgrade or downgrade to windows 11?   
    Is there a reason why running Windows 11 on your laptop and Windows 10 on your desktop not an option? That should be the least amount of effort. 
     
    Realistically it won't matter which you go for, Windows 10 and 11 are the same OS with a different UI. If you like one over another, stick to that one as you're not likely to notice anything useful by making a switch. 
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    flibberdipper reacted to Donut417 in Mozilla laying off ~60, adding AI to Firefox.   
    Ah yes. AI the new hotness. I will not be using that feature.
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    flibberdipper got a reaction from Brucifer in Xbox 360 Fat questions....   
    Good thermal paste will help for sure, but where yours is a Jasper they're one of the most bulletproof revisions that's been made to the 360 hardware so thankfully you don't need to worry a hell of a lot.
     
    As for what the best GPU cooler is, the best one is the second revision one that has that random ass appendage sticking off it (so NOT the shitty Xenon/Kronos/Jasper V2 one). The better CPU cooler is the denser heatpiped one, but on a Jasper (and even Falcon) the plain jane aluminum one is just fine.
     
    I've got a weird warranty console that will be an interesting test of time. It was one of the pre-HDMI models that someone RMAd in 2008 and they kinda just threw whatever the fuck they had at it. At its heart it should be a Falcon like any other Opus, and really any 360 produced/serviced in '08, but the heatsinks are Zephyr (so the heatpipe GPU and CPU coolers), and it still has the Zephyr/Opus power plug, even though if memory serves that should also be the 14.2A PSU like a Falcon.
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    flibberdipper got a reaction from Farm-Boy_7130 in Xbox 360 Fat questions....   
    Good thermal paste will help for sure, but where yours is a Jasper they're one of the most bulletproof revisions that's been made to the 360 hardware so thankfully you don't need to worry a hell of a lot.
     
    As for what the best GPU cooler is, the best one is the second revision one that has that random ass appendage sticking off it (so NOT the shitty Xenon/Kronos/Jasper V2 one). The better CPU cooler is the denser heatpiped one, but on a Jasper (and even Falcon) the plain jane aluminum one is just fine.
     
    I've got a weird warranty console that will be an interesting test of time. It was one of the pre-HDMI models that someone RMAd in 2008 and they kinda just threw whatever the fuck they had at it. At its heart it should be a Falcon like any other Opus, and really any 360 produced/serviced in '08, but the heatsinks are Zephyr (so the heatpipe GPU and CPU coolers), and it still has the Zephyr/Opus power plug, even though if memory serves that should also be the 14.2A PSU like a Falcon.
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    flibberdipper got a reaction from freeagent in An idea for a "sleeper build"   
    I did this just recently with a Pavilion A6137C and cooling is for sure the biggest hurdle. In my case, the case itself isn't all that wide so my GTX 970 100ME almost completely cuts it in half (which as you could imagine is not great for airflow), and then paired with the frankly awful design of the heatsink (the fins are parallel to the edge of the card instead of perpendicular so the middle half of the heatsink doesn't do a damn thing)... not a fun time. And unfortunately flipping the PSU fan to be an intake did absolutely nothing to help it, if anything it actually hurt a bit (it dropped about 3-5w across the board since I have it temp limited to 72C). And where the 970 has a dumbass heatsink design, the side panel fan didn't really help a whole hell of a lot either, though it did make the CPU a little happier.
     
    I do plan to continue making it more silly though, and I think my next two steps will be getting a Thermalright SI-100 which is more for noise than anything (the stock cooler has no issues keeping up with the 6700K), and the major step is going to be upgrading the GPU where I'll also be getting a blower model instead. Probably something like a 5700XT since it would be neat to have an AMD GPU for the first time in YEARS.

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    flibberdipper got a reaction from RokinAmerica in Is a 60GB SSD good enough for Windows and some small games?   
    You never know, maybe all this time later the OP is still on the fence.
     
    I will never understand how in the hell people not only initially reply to a thread this old, but then more people continue to reply (ignoring people like us kinda being smartasses).
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    flibberdipper got a reaction from TheLANguy in Best way to fully update Win7 today   
    There's a couple patches you need to install manually if you're using good ol SP1 builds, but after that you can just run Windows Update as per usual.
     
    These are the updates you need to install, and you need to install them in this order.
    KB3102810
    Windows Update Agent 7.6
    KB3020369
    KB3172605
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