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TannerMcCoolman
By TannerMcCoolman
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What do you do when your former employer's sign goes up for auction? You buy it, put a computer in it, forget about it for 9 months, put a different computer in it, cover it in lights, put it in your office, and then use it as your daily driver machine, obviously. It's been far too long since the original plan for this NCIX Gaming PC was put into motion, and finally we have the riveting conclusion to this 2-part saga.

 

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LOL. I have so many fond memories of NCIX and this sign computer really brings me back. The hamsters crashing the servers on Christmas night/Boxing Day. The fight over getting the desktop calendars at the end of the year. The NCIX forum was crazy busy - a thread could get buried in a couple of hours. Seeing Chris at Coquitlam or Henry in Burnaby and chit-chatting. I considering going to work there part time just to be part of the atmosphere. It's too bad that some business decisions did not work out in the end (expansion mostly). Canada Computers and Memory Express are okay for local dealers, but NCIX was the bomb in its heyday.

 

The computer sign is great - I think its awesome. I hope to see it lit up in the window the next time I drive by.

 

Edit - can I use my NCIX Advantage points at LTT store? Haha!

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Not to be a downer, but the X is upside down.  The intersecting line should be above the middle not below.

 

The logo in the membership card above shows what I mean.

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And here I expected a powerbutton like this:

 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005937149992.html?

 

 

That way you still have some front-IO on your desk for quick and easy access when you need a flashdrive/usb-stick 

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║ memory___________║ CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 ______________________________________║
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║ PSU______________║ Corsair RM850x 850W _______________________ __________________║
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Hey, can somebody post the link to the led strips? thanks in advance

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Where do I get a mounting back plate for the power supply? I only need 3d file, as I'm, building a Xbox case that would be a great help. 

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What monitor is Linus using? Looks like a great work monitor 

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Also interested in that PSU bracket, curious how it looks - currently designing one myself.

[Main Work / Play: Phanteks Evolv X | Ryzen 5950x | NZXT Z73 AIO | 64GB 3200MHz G.Skill Trident Z | EVGA RTX 3070 XC3 | Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero | 4.5TB SSD Storage]
[Wife's System: Asus RoG Z11 | Ryzen 5800X | NZXT Z53 AIO | 32GB 3600MHz S.Skill Trident Z Neo | Asus RTX 3060 Ti Dual OC | Asus RoG X470-I Gaming | 2TB SSD Storage]
[Personal Portable / LAN System: Xbox One S | Ryzen 4700G | Full Custom Loop | 32GB 3600MHz Patriot Viper Steel | ASRock Phantom Gaming X570 ITX/TB3 | 2TB Patriot Viper VP4300]

[Wife's Portable / LAN System: Playstation 3 | Ryzen 5 Pro 5700G | Full Custom Loop | 32GB 3600MHz Patriot Viper Steel | ASRock Phantom Gaming X570 ITX/TB3 | 2TB Patriot Viper VP4300]

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Watched this with my GF, we both saw it, but aren't sure if it's intentional or not, but is the X upside down in the final build? both my GF and I agree it's upside down, but she's thinking that it may be intentional, or the way that it was up at NCIX, given their inconsistency with signage that Linux mentioned earlier in the video. Or maybe it was something that needed to happen with that particular build to get everything to fit properly?

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On 2/3/2024 at 11:18 AM, connorrussell2005 said:

where's the link to that power supply mount bracket?

 

On 2/3/2024 at 2:51 PM, syfer said:

Where do I get a mounting back plate for the power supply? I only need 3d file, as I'm, building a Xbox case that would be a great help. 

 

On 2/4/2024 at 8:41 AM, Draelren said:

Also interested in that PSU bracket, curious how it looks - currently designing one myself.

PSU Mount bottom.STLHere are the STL files for the PSU bracket.

PSU Mount.STL

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On 2/3/2024 at 12:18 PM, connorrussell2005 said:

where's the link to that power supply mount bracket?

That's what I'm looking for too!

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5 minutes ago, kamikazepyro9 said:

That's what I'm looking for too!

I posted them yesterday in this thread! 2 posts above yours.

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On 2/17/2024 at 10:25 PM, bwalt said:

 

What about the monitor?

I believe it's an ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ.

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