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Stitch is her absolute favourite. She has 3 she's allowed to play with and 3 more on display on top of her crate.

Stitch is her absolute favourite. She has 3 she's allowed to play with and 3 more on display on top of her crate.

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Note: Any watermarked images are my own. They are not stolen images.
 

 
This could have also been named SNES PC v2.0. In an effort to fix thermal issues and upgrade performance, the Hyper SNES is the result of those goals.
 
The CPU cooler was upgraded from a Rosewill low-profile air cooler a the Corsair H55 AIO. This way, nearly all the heat created by the CPU is dissipated outside the enclosure. Previously, there wasn’t enough airflow and all the warm air was getting trapped inside, causing very high CPU temps under normal loads. Now? CPU stays in the low/mid 30’s under normal usage. Was really tricky to fit the pump block and hoses inside. Had to try a few different positions before finding the right layout that would keep the low clearance and allow the lines to run out the back. The radiator rests comfortably behind and doesn’t put any strain on the hoses. I might fabricate a simple bracket to attach the rad to the enclosure for extra, but it’s fine as-is for now.
 
Memory was upgraded from 4GB to 8GB, for obvious reasons. 4 was enough for regular HTPC streaming tasks, but not for gaming.
 
The biggest upgrade was the GPU. The previous GTX 750 1GB was “ok”, but swapping out for the Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC was quite the step up and is still a very good match for the i3-4150. Now it’s a fairly capable 1080p gaming machine that still retains the original SNES enclosure, which was always the original goal for this build.
 
Pretty happy with how it turned out this time.
 
More pics to come... 

Latest pic of Dink.
 
We met a gorgeous labradoodle while on our walk yesterday evening (I was social-distancing, Dink was not). I asked how old he was, as he looked maybe 1-2 years old, and was astounded when she said 10. He was a very calm and friendly dog too, they just sniffed each other and neither of them did any dominating gestures.. it makes such a nice change 🙌

Interesting
 
 

https://www.mountainpassperformance.com/assettocorsacup/

My wife's cousin (lead vocals & guitar) with his worship team at his church.
 
 

Yeah, there's definitely good musical talent among the Baptist.

Jeez! What were they driving and how did they not die when the tire blew out!!!???
 
There's been so much speeding during the shutdown. I've been a little more cautious of that as I'm sure the cops are watching out for it. Empty roads = people taking more risk, generally speaking. It's interesting though, the more sim racing I do, the less I find myself speeding on the street. It's like I can get it out of my system without having drive fast IRL anymore.

My wife's cousin (lead vocals & guitar) with his worship team at his church.
 
 

Jeez! What were they driving and how did they not die when the tire blew out!!!???
 
There's been so much speeding during the shutdown. I've been a little more cautious of that as I'm sure the cops are watching out for it. Empty roads = people taking more risk, generally speaking. It's interesting though, the more sim racing I do, the less I find myself speeding on the street. It's like I can get it out of my system without having drive fast IRL anymore.

Jeez! What were they driving and how did they not die when the tire blew out!!!???
 
There's been so much speeding during the shutdown. I've been a little more cautious of that as I'm sure the cops are watching out for it. Empty roads = people taking more risk, generally speaking. It's interesting though, the more sim racing I do, the less I find myself speeding on the street. It's like I can get it out of my system without having drive fast IRL anymore.

Jeez! What were they driving and how did they not die when the tire blew out!!!???
 
There's been so much speeding during the shutdown. I've been a little more cautious of that as I'm sure the cops are watching out for it. Empty roads = people taking more risk, generally speaking. It's interesting though, the more sim racing I do, the less I find myself speeding on the street. It's like I can get it out of my system without having drive fast IRL anymore.

Their looks. "What the heck do you want"?  ^^

Leonard fell asleep on me while watching TV last night. lol.
 

 
Olivia working earlier today.

 
And her most favorite toy.

 

My cousin bought this dog yesteraday
 

Oh yeah. Dogs view us as owners; cats view us as staff.

They were having an important meeting and my brother interrupted them: