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TL; DR: If you just want a yes/no, scroll down. Disclaimer: I thought of myself as a "Power User". Most things computer-related, I do. I program, a bit. On my free time. I CAD, a few things. I type essays, quite rarely, but this is getting incredibly long. I watch Youtube, unsurpsingly -- sometimes with over 40 tabs open across different browsers. I edit pictures, although not of any particular quality. I re-encode videos (with VLC). And I play videogames. Demanding ones, not-so-demanding ones, casuals. I do stuff with microcontrollers, sometimes. I have a good amount of "spare" drives I ripped out of discarded laptops. Every computer I get, I take a quick look of the system pre-installed (or whatever that come with it), have a laugh, and wipe the drive. I have my own license of Windows 10 Pro (Retail), and I put it on everything. Now, boring stuff aside, let's get to the story. Initial Thoughts, The Good When I first heard of the GPD company they just released the Win 2, and I am not exactly stoked. The overall device looked pretty interesting, but the trackpad and the keyboard just screams "ewww" in the most unpleasant ways. Fast forward to 2019. Win Max (1) came out, and at first glance, I really liked it -- it's performant, it has good RAM, it has decent repairability (sticks and keyboard yes, shoulder buttons yes, storage yes, not the gamepad buttons, although the metal domes are replaceable). It has a 60Wh battery, a touch screen, an actual working trackpad (up to 3 fingers, not 4), and the backlit keyboard that look workable. The built-in game controller is just a bonus, although it is quite decent. All in a chassis smaller than an iPad. Thiccccness aside. It comes with a i5-1035G7, which by laptop terms isn't much, but consider that it's less than half the size of a regular laptop, that's massive. It has Thunderbolt! Along a USB-C PD port for charging, and two USB 3.0s and a HDMI. It also has a full-size Ethernet jack, and a (rather lackluster) USB MicroSD reader. It does NOT have any webcam, and the (I misplaced it) missing hinge cover did not help much. The keyboard I can do about 70 wpm on it after like 2 minute of re-getting-used-to-it, which is not bad. They feel is not great, especially on a spacebar, but considering that it's "below subcompact", this keyboard rules. The SSD it came is a no-name (a BiWin) 512GB SSD that do have cache. I don't trust it however, so I replaced it with the Toshiba that came with my Dell 9360. We don't talk about that. The biggest party trick, however, is that it has dual 2.25W Sunon centrifugal fans. This means that under a heavy load, they will absolutely scream, which is bad, but they will also give you 25W of cooling -- you can get more performance in this than every 14 inch out there (at that time, basically), and then some. This redneck-ness of the cooling solution cannot be overstated. Although, the thermal mass is quite small, so temps do get quite spicky. But it will do it. I had done everything on it. I have typed essays on it; I can't remember watching Youtube (because it wasn't available in Mainland), but I certainly remember beating Horizon Chase (and playing the share of Minecraft and Terraria, for that matter.) However, recently I revisited this computer as an attempt to make the 4-drive DAS my father has available to the internet -- basically a tiny server. The Trouble Begins (Part 1) The first problem is that the display frequently wouldn't turn on when you flip the screen open. "Now hold on Xavier", you might say. "This can be because your windows install is borked." Well guess what? I can literally replicate this problem in BIOS. So uh yeah. Re-flashing it goes. Now fortunately the last time I flashed the BIOS it's revision 1.11 and as of writing it's on 1.16. However, I had trouble flashing the BIOS (it says the file size checksum is bad, and also it can't find the chip to write to, apparently). So I have to send it in. The Support Having made a great product is one thing, being able to support it is another. If you cannot communicate in Mandarin, you are basically screwed. And I don't say this lightly. If you don't have that order number from three years ago, you are also screwed. No support from them, even though they are the only ones making it. If you have both requirements met, you can then just send the machine in a package to a "high technology park" in Shenzhen. It's actually not terrible. And as of writing this, they did fix everything I asked -- they re-flashed the new BIOS for me, and I can confirm the BIOS flashing tool works now, the display will be able to turn on (almost; I haven't done it too much, but I believe it's fixed), and as a bonus the TPM 2.0 ability of the chipset is unlocked, so you can put Windows 11 on it if you want. Buuuuuutt ... The Trouble Continued (Part 2) I don't think they ever released an updated driver package. But that's not really important, so long as everything works (mostly). While they didn't provide you with 50 different downloads for every single different driver for you to click through, they didn't provide a GUI at all. All they provided is all the driver files, ".ini" for Windows. If you want to install driver for something, you have to go to device manager, go to properties of the driver-less device, and tell the computer "Look for drivers here". For the essentials (e.g., trackpad, touchscreen, some weird USB stuff, a Thunderbolt), you have everything. However, this only works for Windows 10. Now I must say I haven't tried Windows 11 yet -- it probably still will work. But I will have to deduct points here, for the utter lack of driver updates, and literally the inability to get them anywhere else. The screen, like Linus mentioned, is also technically a portrait -- a 800x1280. This is great when you are starting up with no drivers, or WinRE, or Bluescreening. This is quite troublesome, but only when the OS isn't fully driver-updated, but it's an issue that must not be ignored. This, combined with the driver problems, meant that my "evaluation" of Windows Server 2022 on this platform is troubled, to say the least. For anyone that want robust "it just works", this machine is not for you. The Now However, it's no longer the year 2019. and it's not even the only SoftWin I find interesting -- the GPD Win Max 2 is here, with everything Win Max 1 have to offer, but more! It has webcam, it has native landscape screen (supposedly), the touchscreen now supports a pen, bigger, better keyboard, even a WWAN (4G module) if you want, better trackpad, and a bigger SD card slot. Although, continuing the company's tradition of designing keyboards that nobody would use, the Pocket 3 is starting to look like a more all-around solution, especially with that KVM module -- if the keyboard can actually be used. The Thoughts I bought this thing (at 2019) for basically $1000. Looking back, it's a very extremely hot-headed move -- I already have a laptop, and this isn't really a daily-drivable machine. Nor is it particularly cheap. But it's, at that time, one-of-a-kind -- it have the IO and performance to match (and sometimes beat) laptops significantly larger than its size. If I am a networking guy standing next to servers, an 8 inch like this would be absolutely perfect. If I am in a cramped spot, at school or on the move (highly unrealistic imo), you can whip this out and it would not look out of place. However, given the sketchy driver, BIOS, support, and other elements, will I recommend it? If you are comfortable shipping it back to Mainland China, and communicating in Mandarin (you might be able to get along with Google Translate, but you have to have .. the order number? And Wechat? If you want a tiny laptop, yes. If you want to game on-the-go, you aren't going to use it fully. Steam deck (or something else) is likely better. Basically, if you live in China (including Taiwan/Hongkong), yes. If you do not live in China, no. The nonexistent support really isn't going to make it work, and definitely not when the reliability is on the low side of the chart. But (and this also goes for Win Max 2) these shouldn't discourage you from trying it out.

For reference: Here's my current build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/D2Dj4s Budget (including currency): up to $300 total for cameras and software, prefer software to be one and done payment, not sub, but I get it if sub required. Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Internal case security, meant to passively capture so in event of PC tower theft can possibly catch incriminating evidence of criminal. I have an ATC PC CASE with all black interior, so i figure there will be more than enough room for cameras in the PC case to tuck away. I'm in no way a tech nerd... I want to hook up one, or even a few (if it's cheap enough) to my PC tiny cameras that I figure are built onto PCB's like this one (onyl for reference: Amazon.com: Raspberry PI Camera OV7251 Sensor with Global Shutter External Trigger Stream Mode 0.3MP Frame Rate up tp 158fps 8bit 10bit rawdata Format for Raspberry Pi 4B 3B+ 3B 3A+ CM3+ CM3 Pi Zero W : Electronics But I don't know how to make it compatible with my windows 10 home, and wouldn't be sure what software to use to log continuous streams of recordings (the anti-theft use case comes in here). For the cameras, i want the highest quality video in the tiniest, most discrete formfactor i can get and still hook up to my motherboard without addition like... Pi Boards if possible, jut the camera hooked up to my MO if possible please. For the software, i'm hoping its reliable, and would prefer if it was logged both on my storage devices and on the cloud simultaneously. Ideally, it auto deletes on-site (on my pc storage) stored mp4 data after X number of GB, or after X number hours to make room for new recordings and all this is done with auto re-recording after it does this. A sort of set and forget kind of thing you know? Am I crazy? Is this even possible? What suggestions or problems do you foresee? Any product or software recommendations? Any ideas how I connect it into my PC case discretely but with a good picture of a possible theive through my glass side panel?

2 SSDs RTX 3060 Ti Ryzen 9 3900x 16GB RAM +plus all the fans and the stock CPU cooler.

Just interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8GptHQ0W2U&t=403s&ab_channel=LinusTechTips In this video by LTT, where they attempt to build a comparative bluetooth speaker to a LG solution, Linus mentions a 2 inch subwoofer. Do these actually exist? Because i too would like to try my hand at making a portable speaker, but am having no luck finding one. I'm not sure if this is the right section of the forum, but Linus always says that the forums are helpful, so i figured I'd give it a shot

Heya I am planning on building an SFF rig that is as small as possible and still has an RTX 3070 and a 5600X in it. What is the smallest case that can fit one? Right now I have the Velka 5 V2 in mind. Any suggestions? Thanks!

this guy made something really cool, so cool that I had to show people this video

In "case" you haven't heard of it, a new tiny and smart mITX case is coming, and it looks really interesting. The developers are from Sweden so you know that means it's going to be a high quality case. Tech Specs Core Dimensions 179 x 128 x 315 mm Overall Dimensions 181 x 133 x 320 mm (including feet and case shell) Weight & Volume 1,7 Kg & 7.1 L Material 2.5 mm heat treated magnesium and silicone enforced aluminum Sleve Colors Ore Grey, Artic White and Juniper Green Connectivity Top mounted 2 x USB 3.1 (internal 20 pin plug), HDMI GPU compatability Dual-Slot, max 305 mm without bracket, 316 mm including bracket mb compatability Mini-ITX PSU compatability SFX, SFX-L CPU cooler comp. max height 64 mm Memory comp. max height 69 mm PCIe Extender 3M Twin Axial 250 mm PCIe Gen3+ extender (included) The cool thing you can do is buy "top hats" that will let you have AIO Cooling on the top as well. They come in 3 different sizes, Small (14mm) perfect for 2 extra 2.5" drives. Medium (28mm) for 3.5 drives. Large (56mm) for loads of drives, AIO Cooling. EDIT: The name (Louqe) is pronounced Loke, like the god.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/24/15684728/dji-announces-spark-cheapest-mini-drone Well the rumors were true, this thing is absolutely tiny. $499 - Half the price of the Mavic Pro 0.6 pounds (~272grams) 1080p video 12MP photos - f/2.6 25mm eff. 2-axis gimbal - Stabilised rotation Non-removable propellers 16 minutes fly time 2Km range 31mph top speed Micro USB charging ActiveTrack and TapFly Gesture flying Quickshot auto-edit - 1 minutes footage to 10 seconds Optional controller https://store.dji.com/product/spark Alpine White, Sky Blue, Meadow Green, Lava Red, and Sunrise Yellow. DJI is expected to ship the Spark on June 15th DJI is absolutely killing it recently, they really aren't resting on their laurels. This is a pretty tempting device for me as I couldn't justify the price of the Mavic Pro for the amount I would use it, that said the footage looks a little soft and appears to be fixed focus. Hopefully the still image quality is decent and DJI enables RAW stills to be taken In before the Casey Neistat hate: The video linked has sample footage upscaled to 4K.

GPD site: http://geni.us/E3wa Indiegogo: http://geni.us/AugmPoi GPD is trying to bring back the Netbook with their new Pocket... does it really have a place in the market in 2017?

Buy Aerix Vidius on Amazon (not available yet... but maybe one day): http://geni.us/TR6P1 Introducing the world's smallest video streaming drone! It even has First Person View (FPV) goggles- this tiny drone is tons of fun!

Hey all, I'm looking to replace my current build with a tiny pc. The tinier the better! I've got an initial attempt at a build but I think this forum (and its wonderful people) can do better. The rules: 1. 1080ti is required. 2. The tinier the better. 3. About 2k? Even up to 2.5 is still acceptable. 4. Everything else is negotiable. I saw the video a while back displaying the bitfenix portal and I thought I could get around internal cooling issues by putting both the gpu and the cpu on AIO cooling loops, though I think the portal is still a little big frankly and I could get away with a smaller build. Part name Deets Price Link gpu 1080ti aic 1.5ghz 809.99 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487346&cm_re=1080_ti-_-14-487-346-_-Product cpu i7 skylake 4.0ghz 389.99 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559&cm_re=6700k-_-19-117-559-_-Product ITX mobo MSI Z2701 1151 154.99 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130972 memory black gskill 2x16gb 234.99 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232091 storage wd blue ssd 2x1tb 289.99 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820250080 case bitfenix portal window 139.99 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345081&cm_re=bitfenix_portal-_-11-345-081-_-Product cpu aic corsair h50 120mm 59.99 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010 power corsair sf600 600w 120 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139155 build1.xlsx

Hi all. So for father's day, I told my dad that I was going to take his old computer that he uses to run his business and upgrade it. Now I know Father's day was already about a week ago, but I've just barely been home to take a look at his computer. However, when I opened it up, it didn't look like anything that I've ever seen before in my life. No PSU (it's external), and the mother board isn't one of the ones that I have ever used to build before. So I'm stuck. I really want to do this upgrade, but I don't really know where to start. Below I have a rough draft of a parts list for what I want to build: Motherboard: ASRock - H110M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (I have a Skylake processor to flash the BIOS) CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler RAM: Crucial - 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory x2 Now I'm not working with a whole lot of space, only about 2.25 inches (57.15mm) since all of the other components (CD drive and SSD) are located on the back side of the motherboard. (There's a plate in between the two.) Is there anything that I can do? I've never worked with this kind of motherboard before, or an external power supply. The idea is to stay as cheap as possible while still improving the speed of his computer. Any help would be welcome! I'll attach some pictures when I have access to better internet. Thank you!

It is basically an AIO with RAD for 92mm fans. Manufactured for HP by asetek. So a friend of mine had this cooler it was leaking. I was pretty sure i will be able to repair it so took it from him. If i was unable to repair it I could still use the tiny RAD or the copper plates so it was a win win. Most of the coolant leaked and the remaining i drank tasted like grapes juice. The PCB was in bad shape as the leaked coolant corroded it. Lucky me the windings were okay. So cleaned it good added the RGB bling and voila !!! There is rattling sound that i cant get rid of. I have to lower the pump rpm to 30%. The results are satisfying for the RAD size and if i was running my CPU at stock voltages and clock it would have been more than perfect. I loved the fine fins and loved how clean it was from inside considering this thing is pretty old. It was a tiny project i enjoyed working on. Future: Maybe transparent tubings. Rest seems perfect. Thanks for being here i hope u enjoyed and dont forget to leave a like and to subscribe for more such stuff

I need a good all-round tiny PC. The requirements MUST be that the PC has a small footprint, decent hardware (CPU at least 4 cores and a dedicated GPU), and is under $1k USD. I priced out a Lenovo Thinkstation P330 Tiny to the tune of $720.30. It seems like a pretty good deal given the specs relative to size and price (see attached screen shot). Thoughts?

Hello, after first posting on this forum 4 years ago about creating a super compact computer case, which sadly never happened when I realized how many measurements had to be exact if everything was going to fit. I am now back here with my journey from wanting to build a super compact computer case to building a huge 54-liter case and finally ending up building a tiny 8.7-liter case that you can see here. After getting scared of the number of measurements I decided to give up on the case idea and just water cool the computer I had. So in 2015 Snow 1.0 was created. This was my first-time water cooling and I learned a lot from it. Pictures of Snow 1.0: One and a half years later in late 2016 I got access to a CNC plasma cutter and decided it was time to try again. At the time I was in love with the cases from Parvum Systems but I didn't like that they were made from acrylic and not aluminum like my previous Phanteks Enthoo Evolv. So after studying their cases, I managed to create a 3D model of the case I wanted to build. All measurements had to be eyeballed since Parvum did not provide any. Here is my final 3D model and dxf of the completed case: And some pictures: The case was cut on a CNC plasma cutter in 3mm thick aluminum. I then milled cubes from solid aluminum that I then drilled and tapped threads into. These were in all corners of the case to hold it together since I did not want to weld anything. Some final pictures of how the Snow 2.0 turned out: Fast forward to mid-2018 and I was tired of carrying around a huge 15Kg, 54 Liter computer everywhere. It was time for Snow 3.0 to happen. I took everything I learned from creating Snow 2.0 and started modeling my new SFF case. I wanted similar to the Dan case A4-SFX and the Louqe Ghost S1. I was more careful this time modeling since everything had to fit very snug this time around. Making cubes in every corner to screw it together would take too much space in the case. Since I don't own a welder for aluminum and I wanted the side panels to be magnetic I had to go with steel. The case was cut with a CNC water cutter for about 136 USD in 2mm thick steel. If you can, use a water cutter. Makes for way less sanding compared to plasma cutting. It will save you hours of sanding... trust me. Sadly I don't have many pictures of the building process of Snow 3.0 but here are some shots of the final case: In each corner, there is a nut welded onto the case and a round-head bolt that I then place magnets onto to hold the side panels firmly onto the case. The bolts make for easy adjustment so that the side panel goes flush with the rest of the case. Some specs and facts: Snow 1.0 and 2.0: Gigabyte GA-Z97 MX Gaming 5 Intel Core i7 4790K 8GB HyperX RAM Nvidia GTX 780 Ti 80GB Intel SSD 1TB WD HDD EVGA G2 Supernova 850W Watercooling Snow 3.0: Msi Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC Intel Core i7 8700K 16GB Corsair RAM Nvidia GTX Titan X (Pascal) 500GB Samsung 850 Evo SSD Corsair SF 600w Cryorig C1 CPU air cooler I’m more than happy to share any 3D models or dxf files if anyone would want them. If there is any questions, feedback or something I missed, please let me know and I'll try to answer it!

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Hello everyone! i'm travelling soon and i really need a small pc to take around with me with full length GPU support. oh and also - it needs to have tempered glass ;). I have a build log called project crampeus mini which is a build log for a tiny case. but unfortunately i don't think i can get a usable piece soon enough, so once my custom case is complete i'll switch over to that but for now i need a compact case(around the size of a dr sentry zaber(a bit bigger/thicker is fine)) with TG. I have my eyes on the evolv ITX TG but i want to see if there is something smaller first. i don't want any kind of radiator compatibility since watercooling ain't good for taking around with you. i'm gonna be carrying this around in a car preety frequently so really want a smaller case. but my biggest problem with the zaber and node 202 is the ugly non TG side panel any suggestions?? Thanks

Hello, I'm building my PC for my first time & my new case, the Focus G Mini from Fractal Design had a standoff in one of the holes when I opened it up. I got it out (easy), but I'm wondering, there is a tiny screw in the standoff, and I have no clue as how to get it out. Here's a picture with another standoff for comparison:

is it possible to fit the EK slim series 240mm radiator under the GPU for a custom loop and STILL use 25mm fans? im watercooling my asus gtx 1080 turbo with the bitspower waterblock, will that give me the 53mm of clearence i need between the bottom of the case and my waterblock to fit the rad and 25mm fans? i can go with 15mm fans but i've heard they significantly reduce performance, what is the performance difference between 25mm and 15mm fans?my specs:stuff i have right now: asus gtx 1080 turbo + i7 2600 and stuff from 2011.what i plan to get and do a custom loop with: i7 8700kasus strix z370-i16 or 32GB g.skill trident Z RGB ramcorsair sf600 power supply

PROJECT_CRAMPEUS Welcome to PROJECT_CRAMPEUS (pls help my find a better name ) this is a tiny build.... at least tiny for what it houses. the dimesions are: 1250mm x 750mm x 500mm... lol just kidding, these are the real ones: 400x200x400 I'll be getting this laser cut and screwed together (how do i make threading for the hardware's screws with a laser cutter? hmm.. anyone?). I'll be posting all of my laser cutting files over here for improvements/Make Your Own (if this is actually gonna work). you should be able to view/edit these files if you have anything that can view .dxf/.dwg files, if you just want to view it maybe you can edit it, not sure) you can go here: https://viewer.autodesk.com/ this is my 3D model, I made it when i was planning to 3D print it in metal.. then i saw the cost and limitations of it, no thanks. list of stuff this case is gonna to be able to house: 1x 360mm radiator(as long as its not longer than 400mm, you can modify it to fit bigger ones). 1x micro-ATX motherboard. 2x 310mm GPUs with a 10mm of clearance left if your using a 60mm rad + normal 25mm fans. 1x PSU around 180mm long(drawing hasn't been made yet, will update this when it has been made). 1x reservoir with a diameter of 60mm, can be slightly larger, around 70. 3x SATA SSDs(hopefully) + 1 3.5" HDD(also hopefully) on the top, drawing hasn't been made yet. 1x CPU Cooler as tall as 180mm(hopefully, not yet confirmed). 5x 120mm fans (also, hopefully). and more things i haven't thought of.. yet. motherboard drawing design in progress. is there anything I'm missing out on? any problems with my design? if so, feel free to point it out also, as I mentioned before, does anyone know a way to make threading on aluminum holes? PROJECT_CRAMPEUS_RADIATOR_MOUNT.dxf PROJECT_CRAMPEUS_BACK.dxf

So I have done a bit of research and not quite found what I was looking for. Maybe you all can tell me something I missed. Under $200 At least 720p Resolution HDMI input 8" or less. Does a screen like this exist? A substitute would be a gaming laptop of similar size but I can't find that under 10" either.

linus should see! the tb3 external graphics dock! maybe the most tiny one!9

Which case is smaller Silverstone SG05 Or Silverstone SG13 And tell me if there are cases the same from factor as that are smaller than these cases.

I am planning a water cooled build in a retro TINY case from the 90's which has no front panel IO. I am looking for a device to put in a 5.25 inch bay (or even the old floppy bay) which would have usb 3.0/2.0 and headphone/ microphone jacks. Here is some pics of the case.