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2 minutes ago, Arjan W said:

hi

 

i want to buy an hue+ but I heard it could fry your pc. Is it safe to buy or not?

Its safe, the guy that had his PC fried(SalazarStudio) used a wrong cable and that was the cause.

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hi

 

i want to buy an hue+ but I heard it could fry your pc. Is it safe to buy or not?

Main PC:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM:Corsair LPX 3200 mhz (32GB) 

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Main Laptop

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Monitor: 1080p 120Hz

Storage: 2x 1 TB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe (no raid)

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Arjan W said:

hi

 

i want to buy an hue+ but I heard it could fry your pc. Is it safe to buy or not?

Its safe, the guy that had his PC fried(SalazarStudio) used a wrong cable and that was the cause.

*Risky click of the day*

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18 minutes ago, QueenDemetria said:

Its safe, the guy that had his PC fried(SalazarStudio) used a wrong cable and that was the cause.

yes i just saw it. Good thing my PSU isn't modulair :)

Main PC:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM:Corsair LPX 3200 mhz (32GB) 

Mobo:ASUS Strix B550-F Wifi | GPU: Gigabyte 9070

Case: Sharkoon Nightshark RGB| Storage: 500 GB 970 EVO Plus 1 TB WD blue 500 GB Samsung HDD

Monitor: iiyama G-Master G2470HSU-B1 165Hz

Powersupply: Cooler Master GX III Gold 750

 

 

Main Laptop

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H | RAM: Team group 16 GB 2666 mhz

GPU: RTX 2060 (MXM swappable)

Monitor: 1080p 120Hz

Storage: 2x 1 TB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe (no raid)

 

 

Second Laptop

CPU: Intel Core I5 1235u,  RAM: Crucial 16 GB 3200 mhz

GPU: IrisXe 80 eu

Storage: 512 GB WD Digital SN530 NVMe

 

Phone:

Xiaomi MI 11

 

Work Phone:

Samsung Xcover 6pro

 

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5 minutes ago, Arjan W said:

yes i just saw it. Good thing my PSU isn't modulair :)

Well that and/or get a psu that doesn't make bad choices...

 

Anywho, the hue+ is pretty fine, it's not particularly amazing or anything. I wish it came with more/stronger LEDs.

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4 minutes ago, Curufinwe_wins said:

Well that and/or get a psu that doesn't make bad choices...

 

Anywho, the hue+ is pretty fine, it's not particularly amazing or anything. I wish it came with more/stronger LEDs.

I don't think my PSU is going to make bad choices. it's an Tier 2 Be quiet. as long i don't fuck up like salazar did everthing will be fine I think

:). I don't mind about the led strenght. I saw on youtube what you can do with an hue+ and that's pretty amazing to have it in my pc :)

Main PC:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM:Corsair LPX 3200 mhz (32GB) 

Mobo:ASUS Strix B550-F Wifi | GPU: Gigabyte 9070

Case: Sharkoon Nightshark RGB| Storage: 500 GB 970 EVO Plus 1 TB WD blue 500 GB Samsung HDD

Monitor: iiyama G-Master G2470HSU-B1 165Hz

Powersupply: Cooler Master GX III Gold 750

 

 

Main Laptop

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H | RAM: Team group 16 GB 2666 mhz

GPU: RTX 2060 (MXM swappable)

Monitor: 1080p 120Hz

Storage: 2x 1 TB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe (no raid)

 

 

Second Laptop

CPU: Intel Core I5 1235u,  RAM: Crucial 16 GB 3200 mhz

GPU: IrisXe 80 eu

Storage: 512 GB WD Digital SN530 NVMe

 

Phone:

Xiaomi MI 11

 

Work Phone:

Samsung Xcover 6pro

 

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