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Agreed. Though the Change.org petition is a little unnecessary lol

As will I, hopefully with less IRL drama and hospital drips

RANKS!
 
 

Bigger number = moar better so it must increase the PPD somehow, I'd assume it's similar to the performance uptick with RGB. ?

Time for some ranky-doodles!
 
 

Guys what is "folding"? Is it like mining for free?

Well guys,
 
3 CT scans, an MRI, ECG, EEG and an ungodly number of blood tests we are home, feeling much better.
 
I'm very drained to say the least, but I've been keeping an eye on you lot and God damn have you been impressive.
 
I'm not sure if the blog will be written by me or @Gorgon but either way you will get an entry in the blog.

I hope everything is gonna be okay! ❤️

I hope everything is gonna be okay! ❤️

I hope everything is gonna be okay! ❤️

I hope everything is gonna be okay! ❤️

That looks very nice!

Hi all!

As someone who likes old Hi-Fi gear and collects old Sanyo Hi-Fi components, I decided to take one old Sanyo amplifier and integrate my computer inside of it. That way I can have my PC as a part of my Hi-Fi tower!
 
I used standard desktop components I had in my PC, but my goal was to have the whole front completely functional, all the knobs and switches.
I know this is not the top of the line PC, but it is my baby I have been using for years now and its still serving me great, so be gentle

Original amp had to be gutted, and many modifications had to be made to the main shell. While I was at it, I also customized almost all the components inside, and made many parts out of copper and wood.

Bottom part of the case had to be separate from top so I could fit original 1978 switches inside, and to make room for three hard drives. I separated bottom and top sections with one piece of hand cut copper plate (2mm thick). Purpose of copper is purely cosmetical, there is no special reason (heat etc) behind it. That plate sits on four steel feet with anti vibration rubber on bottom and top, painted in copper.
Back plate is made one part from copper (where motherboard comes), and one part in wood (where graphics card comes).
Since there is a serious height problem with that kind of case, I had to use PCI-Express riser to place graphics card horizontally and Noctuas low profile CPU cooler in order for everything to fit inside.

Graphics card and motherboard both got a new paint job and wooden inserts.

Front functionality, starting from left to right:
- Top two knobs control fan speeds
- Power switch turns on the computer
- Green light for HDD activity
- USB 3.0 port hidden behind a knob
- 2 switches to turn on/off fans
- 2 switches to turn on/off LCDs
- Above switches - left LCD shows case temperature and the right one - CPU temperature
- Largest knob is for volume control
- below it, another USB 3.0 hidden behind a knob
- Big red power light

Outer shell has been made from scratch, using 1.5mm aluminum mesh and profiles. Top plate is hinged, so it is extremely easy to take a look inside

And finally, all the copper got a nice polished finish and the rest was painted in mat black.

I hope you will like it as much as I liked working on it. It took me some time, but to me, its more then worth it.
And don`t judge it by the old components... I worked with what I got

Have a nice day everybody!
 
Here is the video of it working ;)
 

thank you for the list , awesome call of duty support mouse for now, worth the money a xbox one, than a pc

I'm getting really annoyed at people calling 24" a budget size of monitor.
Companies are also refusing to make an IPS that is 144hz while also being 1080p at that size. It's actually insane. 
I personally have a 144hz IPS at 27" and its too big, not to mention its 1440p and I'm miserable with it. 1440p only cuts in half what your fps could be at 1080p and 27" feels just too big. 
I also never want to be burdened with a non ips monitor again. That is actually horrible. 
It's not about money 
If there was a 144hz IPS 1080p 24" monitor i would pay $1k np. For the "premium" of getting a lower res and smaller screen.
 
Example of the insane logic that gives me a headache. 

I hadn't thought of this before, and tbh I'm not sure I've noticed this trend to a great degree (except for maybe that mentality toward even smaller screens like 21"), but I totally see where you're coming from.  Associating a certain size of display with being premium or not is absolutely and incredibly stupid and illogical.  Size is a means to an end - you sit a certain distance from the screen, and want it to cover a certain field of view, and together, those factors inform the choice of what size of monitor is correct for you.  It's not a matter of better or worse, it's about the proper tool for the job.  It would be like saying a certain size of mouse or case is more premium than another.  No, they just do different things, suit different people and different situations, and have different pros and cons.

Guys,
 
Just a quick update, my partner is in the hospital for a few days so I'm not around, so please direct all PMs to @palespartan and @Gorgon.
 
I'll be bobbing in from time to time where I can to keep my mind busy though.

Oh my! Now that's what I call sexy!

Guys, 
 
DRUM ROLL...
 
The ranks are in, hot off the presses.
 
 

G5500 + GB z470 G5 + RTX 2060, RTX 2070 Super Hybrid (Fold9)
G5400 + GB z470 SLI + GTX 1070 Ti, RTX 2070 Super Hybrid (Fold8)
2700 + GB x370 K7 + RTX 2060 Super; RTX 2070 Super (Fold7)
2700x + GB x570 Pro + 2 x RTX 2070 Super Hybrid (Fold6)
2700 + GB b450M + RTX 2070 (KVM1 - VMs)
Athlon II + PoS + GTX 1660 Ti (Fold1 - Dev.)
2600x + GB b450m Pro + GTX 1060 (Youngest Kid's new Gaming Box being burnt in, Win 10 Home?)
e31231v3 + SM X10SL7-F + GTX 1060 6GB (Daily Driver, Win 10 Pro)
 
i7 NUC, ESXi 6.7, Fold0 (Zabbix Server); Blue (Stats server)

1060 added temporarily on one of the benching systems.

Whelp. I retired my 4770k and my R7 250x just died. CPU folding on a 4770k is just not worth it considering the ppd per watt. It's just the GTX 770 now. It's not doing great on the ppd per watt side either but eh, it's all I can afford right now!

Hm, what about that nvidia streaming service?  I saw a gif once where someone broke free of the game and was able to run whatever they wanted

Whelp. I retired my 4770k and my R7 250x just died. CPU folding on a 4770k is just not worth it considering the ppd per watt. It's just the GTX 770 now. It's not doing great on the ppd per watt side either but eh, it's all I can afford right now!

Alright, i'm in. My old gtx 770 and my i7 4770k are now folding!