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Time for my rebuild. I tend to build one every 4-6 years depending on how fast tech is moving. After my huge disaster last august I had to purchase new hardware and this year I decided to do a whole new rebuild. This time around going back to a case and ditching the desk. I’m moving to do all glass tubing this time and trying to keep it super neat. Build Specs : CPU : 5950X Motherboard : Gigabyte Arorus Extreme X570 Ram : Gskill NEO 32gb 4000mhz DDR4 GPU : Strix Asus RTX3090 with active backplate Power Supply : EVGA 1600T Storage : 3x Samsung 980 Pro 1tb NVME Case : Lian Li 011D XL Cooling : EKWB Quantum CPU Block EKWB Quantum GPU block w/ Active Backplate EKWB reflection distribution block Moonsoon 14mm Glass Tubing Bitspower 14mm OD Premium Matte Black Fitting Hardware Labs GTR Nemesis 3x120mm x2 Pictures :

Would using these Corsair Type4 cables work with my PSU? I currently have a BitFenix WhisperM and from what I've found they have the same pinout as Corsair PSU's that uses Type4 cables. I can't find much more information regarding this however I did find a reply on another post that touches on this. I'm not too knowledgeable regarding this but am hoping to find out a bit more from someone that is before actually plugging these cables into my system. I'd hate to short anything if I were to plug this in. My reason for swapping out the cables is because I want short cables for my build so using SF cables will allow that without having to go the custom cable route.

I just wanted to share a discussion idea. Could you use a 3D mouse (3D Space Mouse like from 3Dconnexion) to play games with? And how do you do it? I saw a post saying you can play Sims with it. Then I saw someone saying they can play COD with it too. So I plugged mine in (from work) and couldn't get it to work and just gave up without too much playing around with the settings and forgot all about the idea. But the question returned again when I was playing a game with poor controls. So I'm curious to see if anyone else has tried it and succeeded. Check out this forum post where this guy created his own gaming setup around one of these things. Epic gaming rig part! https://forum.3dconnexion.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=33966 Maybe Linus and the team would like to try out a bunch of the 3D space mice out, compare them for various games and in a later video create their own parts like that link shows? Could almost make 3+ videos out of these things with their potential for new discussions. Maybe even a sponsorship with the manufacturers.

Ok so I have recently decided to ditch intel and only for the simple reason I had a horrible experience messing with ASUS' X99 2011-v3 X99 Pro series motherboard over the last 6 years. I upgraded at launch of the X99 for ridiculous prices. What was THE only ram for 800$+ at 64GB 3200Mhz for GSkill Ripjaws at the time.. the entire build cost me way too much and they ditched the 2011-v3 series a few months after I bought into it. "My mistake for a flagship socket.." but hey, Im a dreamer! I've decided to upgrade to a more modest build this time around.. after hearing many good things about the MSI Tomahawk line.. I went with the MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk. I repair computers and had an AMD Ryzen 7 1700X sitting here and decided to use that until I can upgrade the CPU "Which will follow." I also went with 2x16GB DDR4 Patriot Vipor 3600mhz ram. Ill throw more in later when I want to geek out for my soul I guess. No other reason. I bought an MSI Gaming AMD MECH RX 6600 X2 8GB GPU which I am upgrading from a Zotac 1660 GPU "Yes a regular 1660" Right now my question and topic of discussion is aimed at budget.. what will be the best bang for the buck and most reasonable solution to my problem. The current build as is is not performing. I assume it is because of the much older 1700X AMD cpu I have installed currently. So to mitigate the bottleneck.. I have come to my final decision on upgrading the CPU. I would love the AMD 3950X.. but I would also love the Ryzen 5000 series. So my 3 choices have come to the Ryzen 9 5900X or the Ryzen 7 5800X and because of budget I am considering HIGHLY as in top priority atm to buy the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G because I found it for 249.99$ and that falls well into my budget where the other two are 50 to 100$ over. My question for the 5700 vs the 5800 and 5900 CPUs is will my 6600 perform better with the higher processing power of the 5900/5800 or will the 5700g work with the 6600 to give me an overall better experience..? or will it not work together with the GPU to even make a difference. Ive done a single build wayyyy in the past for an AMD apu "Excuse me if that is wrong.." but where the cpu works with the gpu but that was when it was first becoming a thing around 2013 or 2014. I love discussion and am open to all criticism or advice. I do have a severe TBI so I apologize if I get confused or ask alot of questions.

Hello all! pretty straightforward question, hopefully easy~~ So way way back in the day I built a full-size e-atx WC beast on my moms dime (I was like 16). Say the least 2x Intel xeons (MP models of course). Now I do remember specifically with that case, there were 3 outlets for WC’ing lines complete with the, uhm, rubber things. You know, like your routing wires thru ur case… oh grommets? Yeah like 1/2 inch holes in the back of the case with rubber grommets. recently I built my daughter a pc, now she has a thermaltake View 71. In that, I also noticed it has the same thing in back. now I have my own build, in a (don’t laugh) Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL / white. Only reason I got it is bc, well it’s white, and I saw some pics of people that had uh… seperate loops? Forgive me I forget the term. Basically they had 2 loops feeding a distro plate for said case and it looked really sweet. The top loop was one color and the bottom another. In the distro plate you could see “both worlds” utilizing the plate. ANYWAYS back to it. I was surprised to see my case does not have WC outlets. Sure ok it is a “full” tower / ATX, live and learn I guess. is there anyplace I can order a pci bracket for g1/4 fittings? Or perhaps one that would work with these huge quick disconnects I have? These QD’s are NOT g 1/4 - in fact I have no idea, deff way larger than my tubing is. Oh here it is Alphacool 17370 Eiszapfen HF... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HQ8JUVI?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share being old school like me, there are many reasons I’d like to run lines outside my case. Other than shoving them through a vacant pci, a clean look would be nice lol. also, I should mention - and no I’m not advertising. Can anybody or has anybody found something like this on Amazon? why Amazon? Why don’t I order one off idk, performancepcs.com or awesomecustomstuff.com? simple answer, our Amazon warehouse is no further than the nearest Walmart (not advertising again, walnut just happens to be the only supermarket in town). And of course, returns are easy. I could have a bracket tomorrow versus 3 weeks from now with some other site. again, not advertising! It’s a convenience factor, there isn’t exactly a micro center or other hardcore PC warehouse around - otherwise I’d be there daily… and probably super broke! TLDR; where can I find a pci bracket with g1/4 outlets? What would I even search for cause I can find em on google just not Amazon. NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT Any help would be awesome. Thanks guys n girls n however you identify (weird times we live in)

Hey guys, I just saw the upgrade video from Linus with his retro console and got a little bit inspired. So I tought I could upgrade my PsP 3004. The problem is I can´t really find some parts or even a website with kind of that stuff. What I´m looking for is: - A Mini-USB replacement to mayby USB-C? - An OLED-Screen? or just a better alternative to then normal screen - A better Wifi Card or just a workaround to connect it to the internet again (cause WPA2+3 is not working and I don´t want to change the encryption of my WIFI) - A power conector replacement for USB-C (Thats the easy part I guess) - And, if possible, a case without the UMD-Drive (I don´t use it) in exchange for mayby something else(for example a larger battery slot) I hope someone here has done this before and got a little advise for my where to start or just the advice to stop right away Thanks

So I have a bunch of monitors, literally at this point, it would be nice to have a wireless device to shove my mouse around screens then I figured, vr headset. A “world” basically would it be possible to host multiple monitors on a vr display? just seems like a simple stupid idea, i can’t be the only one to consider it Thanks peeps!

Budget (including currency): 180000 INR ~ 2300USD Country: India Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming and programming stuff Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): This is the config I came up with. It costs exactly as my budget... The website is ant-pc.com. Unfortunately, I am not able to share the build link. Please suggest if any changes are needed

I heard that the contest is officially not happening, so I just wanted to show what I made for it ROG and LTT Like many obsessed others, as soon as I didn't win ROG Rig reboot 2021, I started planning my 2022 entry. Luckily I was 1 of 4 named honorable mention, which gave me even more drive to enter. The programs that I need and want to learn are pretty strenuous for my computer but I wanted to make art so bad, so I went for it anyway. So I am a metal worker but aspiring metal artist and half way through this year I learned how to use a plasma table, from programing to finished product. The first things that came to my mind to make, was stuff for my entry video. 20221205_155016.mp4 I made an ballin' LTT spinner painted silver and gold with fake diamonds glued to it and the chain is a 4mm thick chrome chain. Also I made another orange logo necklace and 4mm thick polished stainless LTT logo I made a ROG Rig Reboot light box that has the logos of the sponsoring brands. Made out of 24g galvanized metal, 22g perforated metal and some paint. Some other things I made for the video was a command and conquer sign, golden n64 logo, "trust me bro warranty" sign, custom minecraft diamond swords. And a "Starcraft, star wars, starfield" sign. Why did I make these? for fun, to try and set me apart from other people and well I like all that stuff, so now I have it. Then I went from flat signs to 3d sculptures. Now, I didn't make these "for" the video but I wanted them done for the video so I can show why I want a new pc and what ive learned. My life sized metal Austrian sheep dog, GOT Wolf head mount. And my sliced art which is bulbasaur and a storm trooper head. Also a picture of my little set up I was working on Sure some of it is a bit scuffed, but im learning. Everything was built on my break or by going in early. I loved the rig reboot and I used it as a reason to push myself to be better in art and video. Machines are expensive, computers are expensive, so is life. (I'm having troubles uploading the pictures in one post, so you'll see them below)

I present The Lantop prototype. This is a custom built fully modular and fully upgradable AIO that can be carried around far better then other AIO out there, eblaztr comes to mind here. It will perform on par if not better then most very high end gaming laptops while providing a full 22 inch monitor. A little History on the project. A while back, in fact a couple years back, I started a project to make a large version of a laptop that would be around the same size as this project is now. However over time, I came to the conclusion that integrated keyboards just suck and would rather have a separate keyboard. It was then decided, I would go the AIO route. It was a DIY AIO. Couple years go by and the shutdown of everything had me realize that parts would take forever to arrive and gave me the idea to completely start from scratch. So after figuring out what size monitor was best suited for portability I went with a 22 inch monitor, the GFV22CB from VIOTEK . This gave me the size that I would then built the chassis around. The Build. The concept of an AIO is not new however, the ultra compact nature of SFF systems and full modularity and upgradability is something that is still to this day lacking in the AIO department particularly when it comes to how thin they are compared to todays very high gaming laptop market. So I set out to figure the bare minimum how thin could I actually go and after coming across a very specific type of server motherboard the Asrock Imb 1222, I found out that you could practically reach the sub 1 inch or 25.4 mm height and still have everything installed, with one little caveat, you need to be comfortable making 90 degree mods to atx pin connectors. This is not something that is impossible nor I would say dangerous either. Soldering is quite a simple process, just make sure you have the right tools and you should prevail. The next thing in mind was how to power such a device. It turns out that within the Small Form Factors forums exist a bunch of low to high end Psu units in both AC to DC and DC to DC. The Dynamo 360 and Hd plex 400w DC-ATX come to mind. Amongst these however exist the current pinnacle of small form factor psu from HD PLEX, the GaN 250w psu. This psu can provide most mid range system with plenty of power for everyday use and so I chose this to power my system and is only 25mm thick. I realized that anything gpu related is just a matter of removing the massive heatsink and fans and place a custom cooling solution which I did for my cpu as well. I picked the D series of coolers from Streamcom with 6 heat pipes each. From there I made a simple MOD on my motherboard and Psu atx pins to a 90 degree to allow for ease of connections as well as a quick custom mount for the D series cpu cooler which allowed for an extra 1mm of clearance. Once I got the majority of my components ready, I began building the chassis itself. The chassis contains the monitor and the computer in one small form factor size being a total of 36mm thicccc slim and is 520mm long by 320mm wide. It is built all in aluminum and since I have access to welding equipment, I was able to weld together 1/2inch square tubing together to make the outside frame and then weld and formed sheet inside to house and mount the components and bridge the wiring for the monitor from the other side through some cutouts. I then proceeded to acquire some carbon fiber tubing mostly for both looks but to keep weight down. They have slots that allow spring pins to hold the legs in place in both upright and collapsed mode and the rear leg stores in a slot of the 1/2 square tubing. The final two pieces the front and rear covers are simply aluminum sheets of 1.6mm thinness and provides the securing of the monitor along with some screws and double sided foam for tension and retention for the monitor, whilst the rear cover is a perforated sheet that allows for cooling and connection of the DB series cooling solution from streamcom to radiates the heat into the perforated sheet which is then cooled by blower fans mounted at lower portion of the chassis. The top portion of the chassis has perforation for added ventilation and cutouts for access to the motherboard IO. The future. The build is completed and I am currently running test and also enjoying the computer for gaming and other everyday computers things including cad work. I for one am currently looking for some new blower fans that are better suited for my build, getting some nice heatsink for the VRM and also improving the build in terms of things like the push pins that are a bit janky to actuate and maybe the legs could be even sturdier. In theory I could also make a new chassis that is smaller by replacing one side of the square tubing for a channel shape or formed piece of aluminum. Perhaps in the future. Also improving the cooling system to also cool the Psu would benefit this system as well. All in all I believe that this is an excellent proof of concept and called it "The Lantop" as it suits that role quite well for what is has been built for. I hope I will have more to add to this build and hope you are all inspired, take care out there.

Budget (including currency) : 2000-2800 € Country: Netherlands Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Triple a end indie games, Vtube studio, Office Suite, and Adobe Indesign (maybe) Other details I'm going to use this build for gaming, to get into streaming (vtubing) and light productivity work. Sorry for the language but I thought this was the best way to show you. I'll be using this built with two 144hz monitors I bought previously. This will be a clean slate for me because what I have now is a Frankenstein setup with a MacBook Pro. I'm ordering it it from alternate because I think that's the most well-known option in the Netherlands and I can't build myself. I thought about ordering the parts and paying someone else from a shop near me to assemble but I like having the warranty they offer with systems that they assemble. Plus they're configurator tests compatibility automatically. Is there anything that seems terribly unbalanced or out of wack? This is also my attempt to create a little bit of a Performance headroom and I tried to future proof it for like 3 to 4 year's. Might replace something like peripherals quicker than that. In addition I'll be getting a Logitech C920s - HD Pro Webcam and Silvergear Bluetooth Touchpad from bol.com. Anything streaming specific like a mic I'll get a bit later. But recommendations for that are also appreciated. Regarding case fans I didn't really know how many of them to get. The case description told me that there's room for 8 additional 120 mm fans or 5 140 mm fans. Should I just max that out? I'm going to call them about this tomorrow. I'll be ordering it somewhere this or next week.

Hello, I wanted to know if someone knows if there is custom firmware available for this router or if it could be able to port it since AFAIK, Tenda routers are just re-brands of other routers. I believe this router uses Realtek chip-set and i read that OpenWRT does not have support for Realtek chip-set, but I'm not sure. Couldn't fine more info about the arch or chip-set of this router. Any help is appreciated Product page: https://www.tendacn.com/product/AC21.html

Looking for a good way to hardwire some Govee products, right now, specifically the Glide Hexa Pro Panels. The idea here is while I’m still in construction on my office, I’ll run some low voltage wires into areas where I know I will be mounting these to the wall, A: so that I don’t have to use the included 36V 2A (HUGE) adapter, and B: I really want a custom look/feel, so running the adapter down the wall feels wrong. I also plan to try to hardwire some Govee light strips and other Govee products as well, this post should help me figure out what route to go and why though. -even if it’s two different type of drivers I’ll need. Need help with what products to use to make this happen. I figured I would use a female barrel connector pigtail and wire that to my low voltage wires, but honestly unsure. Also highly unsure of what driver(s) I would need Any help at all is greatly appreciated.

WIth some laser equipment I really use to repair phones I wanted to try to engrave som custom stuff, made a custom spacebar for my brother, and actually really liked the result. If it was double-shot the RGB would also shine through but this was just what I had laying oruound. Was thinkinking maybe this is something people might want to buy? Considering making a service doing it, y'all think theres a market?

Please rate my setup with constructive ideas to improve. Design was to allow for 100% usage of the CPU and GPU for crypto mining as well as small enough to take while traveling for work. Its a bit heavy at around 33.6 lbs but thermals are great (55C max while mining). Loud!! Thermaltake 100 case, Alphacool Monster 120mm rad + generic 120mm rad in back, i7-12700k, AMD 6800XT Sapphire Nitro+ with Alphacool waterblock, D5 Swiftech pump with Alphacool Block, EK CPU waterblock, ASUS Mini ITX Z690 motherboard, 32GB ddr4 Gskill RGB, and 5000RPM 120mm Server Fans for cooling. Custom temp gauge for water temps and PWM fan speed controller.

Basically I'm looking for this But with a black (possibly matte black) solder mask I wanted to make a customized pen drive with resin, but I had a specific style in mind and green doesn't really fit. Are you aware of a specific model of pen drive that I can rip the PCB out of or that is directly sold as a PCB with a BLACK solder mask? (Preferably with a decent performance but at this point, I'm accepting anything.)

Hello everyone! I've been looking into a custom switch pro controller. I already have a controller so I only need a replacement shell. When I look on Amazon and eBay I can only find shells with no logo or with the superswitch logo. I want the new shell to have the Nintendo Switch logo. Colorware's controllers have the logo. Does anyone know how they get the logo on their shells or if it's possible to purchase their shells separately?

About to purchase this build, any last advice? PC Cases 1 x Fierce PC Lumina ARGB Gaming PC Case with "Lava" HD Armour LED Lighting 1 x RGB LED Lighting - Multi-colour, choose any colour for your PC with the touch of a button Additional Fans 2 x GameMax Velocity 12cm 24 LED Rainbow ARGB fan Processor 1 x Intel Core i7 9700F 3.0GHz (4.7GHz Turbo) Hex Core CPU Cooling 1 x Aerocool Pulse L240F ARGB 240mm AIO Liquid Cooler Graphics Card 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER VENTUS 8GB OC Edition Graphics Card Memory/RAM 1 x 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 3000MHz DDR4 Memory (4 x 8GB) M.2 Super-fast SSD 1 x 500GB Seagate BarraCuda 510 M.2 SSD Solid State Drives 1 x No Solid State Drive Hard Drives 1 x 2TB Seagate BarraCuda Hard Drive Raid Options 1 x No RAID Motherboard 1 x ASUS PRIME Z390-A Motherboard Power Supply 1 x Aerocool Project 7 P850 RGB Full Modular 850W Platinum Power Supply Internet Connectivity 1 x ASUS PCE-AC56 1300Mbps Wireless PCIe Adapter Wireless Router/Home Plugs 1 x Tenda AC6 AC1200 Smart Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router Operating System 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Hello guys so i want to create a custom shortcut for batch-renaming files in macOS just using the keyboard tool in system preferences, but i dont know how to do it as the text in the dropdown menu that i have to type in, is obviusly changeing depending on how many files i have selected, fx. Rename 3 files..., Rename 8 files..., Rename 73 files..., etc. What do i do? Please help me guys.

CPU Block: EK-Supremacy Classic RGB GPU Block: Barrow 5700 XT D-RGB Pump/Res Combo: Laing DDC PWM and 190mm Resevoir Fittings: Darkside Soft Compression 3/8-5/8 (I'm 95% sure their either Barrow or Bitspower rebrands) Radiator: 360mm from Darkside Tubing: Mayhems Ultra Clear 3/8-5/8 Total price is 516.80 CAD which is 371.77 USD