CaptainPanda

I got a new Android phone a few months ago. I was hoping for a micro USB connection, since I have a bunch of those charging cables, but instead, I got a USB type C connection. I hate this connection. It is very picky about how it connects, and if I move the phone at all, the plug just falls out of the phone. I don't get why anyone likes this connection, and I *really* don't understand the hype behind it. To me, it's just a pain in the backside.

I have a friend that wants me to put together a decent gaming PC for his son. I've got all of the other parts picked out, but I'm a little stuck on the power supply. My initial thought was the EVGA 450BT, or the Cooler Master Masterwatt Lite 500w, but I've seen some mixed reviews. I've got a Microcenter near me, so I'm also considering their PowerSpec 550w. My friend is on a fairly tight budget, and I don't want to screw him over. Anyone have any thoughts?

I was talking tech with a friend of mine, and I mentioned that I want to use a Ryzen 5 1600 in my new build. He told me that I needed to get a beefy cooler, because AMD CPUs have issues with overheating. Is this still true? Or, more specifically, is this true of Ryzen CPUs?

While this is good to know, with respect, it doesn't really answer my question.

The Gigabyte RGB Fusion website claims that the G.Skill TRIDENT Z is RGB Fusion ready: https://www.gigabyte.com/mb/rgb/ready Has anyone tried this recently and can confirm or deny?

Not specifically a product review, but I'd love to see more build guides featuring AMD's Ryzen CPUs. Most of the LTT build guides on the channel so far are Intel builds, which makes sense, since they were kind of the CPU leader for a while. But now that Ryzen has been released and has worked out some of the kinks, I'd love to see more of them in LTT builds.

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that I'm still not understanding. The fans only have one wire coming off of them. But I have to connect the fans to both the fan header *and* the RGB header? If there's only one wire coming off the fan, how can I connect it to both headers? I can understand connecting the three fans to a splitter and then connecting the other end to a MOBO header, but do I need to split the wire coming off the fan first, and then connect each end of the splitter to another splitter to plug them back into both the RGB header and the fan header? EDIT: Apologies, I hadn't seen a clear enough image of the fans in question; the MasterFan 120 Pro RGB fans *do* have a dual connector coming off of them for header and RGB.

How would I do that with the single connection point on the fans?

The MasterFan Pro 120's have only a single 4-pin connector; do they need to be connected to both the fan headers and the RGB header to work properly?

Kinda new at building, so this might be a simple question: I'm looking at the Gigabyte GA-AB350 Gaming 3 motherboard for a new build, and I had a question regarding wiring RGB LED lighting. The case has 3 RGB intake fans that are Fusion compatible, 1 non-LED exhaust fan, and I would like to run at least 2 RGB strips in the case as well. It seems simple enough to connect the LED strips into the RGB header for Fusion control there, but I'm confused when I come to the case fans; from what I'm seeing on the specs, the MOBO has 2 case fan headers and 1 labeled 'Water Cooling Fan Header.' My questions, then, are thus: 1. Can I connect the intake fans to a PWM splitter and plug that into a case fan header? 2. If I do, will the LED fans still be Fusion-controllable? 3. What is the difference between the case fan headers and the 'Water Cooling Fan' header? Your help is most appreciated.

How much of a thermal difference are we talking with those boards? Won't the three 120mm intake fans help with that?

I know the Wraith Spire Max is pretty good, but is that true of the standard Wraith Spire, too?

Bargain for in terms of what?

Talking physical size, I mean. I've seen 6.5 inch cards with one fan, and 9.5 inch cards with two fans, both of which seem to have relatively the same stats. Other than the obvious cooling advantage of the larger card, does physical size matter in GPUs?

Can you link the site for us?