ColonelJoe

13 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

To be fair, Dell is using the standard screw hole placements. It's just that they added the additional stylistic louvers which get in the way. So it is possible you can find an aftermarket PSU that fits in there perfectly. It's not like the placement of the power cord and switch is precisely in the same spot across all aftermarket PSUs. 

 

Right but if that bit had been just a bit wider more PSU's would fit perfectly.

1 hour ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Oh Dell... come on. You did such a good job with the Optiplex line... 

When I noticed it was not exactly standard, I was like URGH DEEEELL WHYYY!!

1 hour ago, DailyProcrastinator said:

As long as it isn't being kicked around it should be fine hahaha, I've done much jankier for long periods of time without issue. Just do not move it when the system is running and you won't have a problem!

Alright, terrific. My desk actually has like a cupboard for PCs so it shouldn't get moved around at all.

1 minute ago, DailyProcrastinator said:

Should be fine if it stays in place, might cause some vibration noises when the fan kicks in, but no real concern here. 

Thanks, that's what I figured but my brother didnt think it would be alright so i decided to double check. 

So I have a prebuilt case, dell 5680, and I'm trying to put a corsair cxf650w into it. The case is barely covering part of the power supply power plug on the back. I was wondering if it's fine if i dont screw the power supply to the case, that way I can plug the power supply into the wall? I will just be moving the pc back under my desk for only a few months until I build my new pc and put the psu in that.

I really dont want to modify the case because when I build my new pc in a few months I'm going to put the old psu back in this casein

28 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

Yeah.  If you look at the link I provided, you can see that the four screws are not a standard ATX pattern.  That guy used the two on the "top" (through the plastic), but the two on the bottom had to be left unoccupied as they didn't align.

 

Personally, I would just go buy a standard case and transplant everything into it.  But that's just me, I guess.  These Dell cases are horseshit as far as I'm concerned.

 

 

Ok new problem, it looks like the power supply of the person you linked, their plug was vertical mine is horizontal, so it still won't fit

1 minute ago, jonnyGURU said:

Yeah.  If you look at the link I provided, you can see that the four screws are not a standard ATX pattern.  That guy used the two on the "top" (through the plastic), but the two on the bottom had to be left unoccupied as they didn't align.

 

Personally, I would just go buy a standard case and transplant everything into it.  But that's just me, I guess.  These Dell cases are horseshit as far as I'm concerned.

 

 

Agreed, but I only plan on having this psu in here temporarily, a few months, until I build my new pc. I just got this power supply because I was able to get a better graphics card. So I'm just using the new gpu and psu in this case for a little while. I want to keep this dell prebuilt as a second system so that's also why I dont want to bother to move everything into a new case. 

9 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

@ColonelJoe

 

Use the two screws on the other side of the case:  https://www.dell.com/community/Inspiron-Desktops/Inspiron-5680-Gaming-upgrades-I-ve-done-over-the-past-year/td-p/7235704

 

Hmm yeah I had tried that but wasn't sure if it was fine to only put in the outer screws. So I assume it's fine to not have all 4?

1 minute ago, bmx6454 said:

 

your old plug should be fine, but the new one should also fit fine if you are cutting enough metal, not sure what you mean by plastic, i only see metal pc case that would need to be trimmed. as far as tools to use, the best you have. you can get by with some tin snips, then use a file if you wish to even it out. if you aren't experienced with metal work, i would go with tin snips, and not any power tools, and be careful with the metal once cut as it will be very sharp after trimming.

The black on the outside is actually just plastic, on the inside is metal. I have a little experience working with metal but not much. Alright thanks I think I might have some tin snips in my garage. Yeah if im cutting the case I might as well do it a tiny bit more so the new plug fits 

1 minute ago, ColonelJoe said:

Hmm yeah I guess. Can i use my old psu plug with my new psu? There is like a standard right? My old one is alot thinner so I wouldnt need to trim much plastic and metal

Also what would you recommend I use to cut out a notch for the plug?

2 minutes ago, bmx6454 said:

 

you could trim back roughly 1/4 inch of the metal to accommodate the psu plug, no?

Hmm yeah I guess. Can i use my old psu plug with my new psu? There is like a standard right? My old one is alot thinner so I wouldnt need to trim much plastic and metal

2 minutes ago, MadAnt250 said:

Just cut the plastic.

Thanks for the reply, there is also metal on the inside, if you look at the picture in an earlier reply you can see that there isn't much space to remove because of the psu screw hole 

1 minute ago, bmx6454 said:

could just trim enough metal off the case to fit the plug, your call, but i wouldn't try to rig the psu in any way whatsoever.

Thanks for the reply, the problem is that there isn't alot of space to remove since the bottom screw hole is there

I have a dell 5680 prebuilt pc. I am currently trying to replace the power supply but my new one, the corsair cxf 650w, won't fit. The power plug port on the back is in a different position from Dell's so the case is partially covering the power port. I think I could just not screw in the new psu and that way I can plug in the cable in the back? Or I could potentially take of the whole black plastic back part, although I think it may be pretty essential? 

1 hour ago, Grand Admiral Thrawn said:

Use DDU first and try this one instead https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/164081/en-us

It worked! 

Thank you SO much!

1 minute ago, Grand Admiral Thrawn said:

Use DDU first and try this one instead https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/164081/en-us

Oh wow an even newer one. Alright thanks ill give that a shot and let you know if it works.

1 minute ago, ColonelJoe said:

No I just installed the new driver.

 

No idea what that means. I installed this i think https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/129090/en-us

Oh i actually just found this newer version https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/160354/en-us 

Ill give that a try first

6 minutes ago, Grand Admiral Thrawn said:

Did you remove the driver with Display Driver Uninstaller?

 

+ Did you install the ODE or QNF version?

No I just installed the new driver.

No idea what that means. I installed this i think https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/129090/en-us

33 minutes ago, Grand Admiral Thrawn said:

Reinstall/Update the driver.

I already did. It was on a version from 2016 and i downloaded the 390 version from 2018

Whenever I open GeForce Experience it is either just a grey/black border with nothing inside or its just all grey/black. This also happens to the Minecraft launcher, its just solid grey.

I am able to launch Minecraft by just guessing where the play button is and trying to click it.

This is a "new to me" laptop. Its a dell latitude e something model. 

Specs: i7-2760Qm, NVS 4200M, 8gb ram

There were no screws. It just kind of stuck to the tray like it was magnetic or something. I have a feeling I was maybe supposed to screw it in even though I dont have the screws for it lol.

I tried that first command and it said 

Status

OK

OK

I can kind of feel the drive vibrating when I touch the outside of the case. Could the drive be not secure and is shaking around when it spins up fast or something? 

Well its only games so its not really a problem if i lose any data. 

What should I use to check the drive?

When I formatted it earlier today I did the full format which I thought was supposed to make sure the drive was fine.

I just got this hardrive today, and I noticed when i am installing games, it makes a loud rumbling/grumbling kind of sound. Sometimes it is really intense and then other times it almost goes away.

It is this 2tb Seagate one from newegg: https://www.newegg.com/seagate-barracuda-st2000dm008-2tb/p/N82E16822184773

Just now, Eigenvektor said:

Exactly. Because they don't impose any additional limits.

 

All of your internet traffic always has to go through your ISP. Using a VPN to get additional encryption does not change this. So you can't circumvent your ISPs bandwidth caps that way.

Ok. Thanks for the simple explanations. 

Too bad its not as easy as using a VPN to get around the limitation.