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wossman

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Georgetown, Guyana (South America)
  • Interests
    Tech, et al.
  • Occupation
    Mobile Packet Core Engineer

System

  • CPU
    Intel Core i5 6500
  • Motherboard
    Asus Sabertooth Z170 S
  • RAM
    Crucial Ballistix Sport LT (White) 32 GB
  • GPU
    Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6 GB
  • Case
    Phanteks Eclipse P400 Tempered Glass (White)
  • Storage
    2 x SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD 480 GB
  • PSU
    Corsair CX550M
  • Display(s)
    Dell G2410 24" 1080p
  • Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper D92
  • Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K360 (Ivory)
  • Mouse
    Logitech MX Anywhere 2
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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  1. I only asked out of curiosity. And maybe with the hope that someone with the means to absorb failure might want to try it on camera. I did notice the claim of lightning protection, and they also mention their protection exceeds industry standards but they don't say what standards in particular. Was hoping someone knew more specifics. For science!
  2. Hi guys So I read a Tom's Hardware article recently about the USB Killer 2.0 and was wondering if the Transient Voltage Suppression diodes that Asus includes on its Sabertooth motherboards (such as the Sabertooth Z170 S) are sufficient protection against this attack. Basically, the device looks like a USB flash drive but when plugged in, it charges its capacitors from normal USB power then blasts 200 volts of DC power back into the system on the data transfer pins of the USB port, effectively frying the device. The attack: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/usb-killer-2.0-power-surge-attack,32669.html Asus Sabertooth Z170 S features: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH-Z170-S/ Also, it's obvious that the rear ports of the Sabertooth have some form of protection, but there's no specific mention of protection for the on-board USB headers. If those are vulnerable, protection is as simple as not connecting case-mounted ports but if the rear port connection is vulnerable to the 200 volts sent by the USB Killer 2.0 then it's game over. Does anyone have more info on this board or others that may be protected from this type of overvoltage attack? Thanks!
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