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    Building Mini PC - Need mini-itx motherboard recommendation for 5700G

    Looking for a mini-itx motherboard best suited for an AMD 5700G and going inside This Case: IN WIN B1 Mesh Mini-ITX Chassis with 200Watts 80+Gold PSU with Mesh Top Cover, Black All I have on order so far is the APU and case. Also, I hear we need really fast RAM for APU's due to the integrated...
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    AMD Ryzen 7 'Engineering Sample' 5700G CPU 8-Core AM4 Socket Processor 65W

    I think I was your eBay buyer. Excited to tinker around with it :) I just picked up a X570-I from Amazon.... Should be a good time lol
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    need advice on purchasing a pci-e video card to mod to use in x1 slot

    I wonder if this system is capable of booting off of USB. I'd say it's likely, not that old. Windows XP era.
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    need advice on purchasing a pci-e video card to mod to use in x1 slot

    Thanks! I have another problem. Looks like i have no more than 6.25 inches clearance in this case before it touches the edge of the dvd drive. I could probably be okay with removing the DVD drive to make room, since it's only needed to install windows then i can trash the drive. However it...
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    need advice on purchasing a pci-e video card to mod to use in x1 slot

    Can someone possibly tell me if this is a low profile card by looking at it? I'm thinking it is, but I can't tell, can't seem to pull up specs either. Assuming LP means Low Power, not profile :)
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    need advice on purchasing a pci-e video card to mod to use in x1 slot

    That's actually what I did, used a dremel with a grinding wheel. Came out pretty good but I ended up cutting a few traces by accident. It _looks_ like the traces just go to an unused pci-e tin dots that the motherboard wasn't designed to have so I don't think they need to be repaired. I got...
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    Basic 2.0 desktop speakers with decent bass

    Agreed, and she still don't get the point of HD television to this day.
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    need advice on purchasing a pci-e video card to mod to use in x1 slot

    I found this ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB PCI-E on ebay also.. It's not as fast as a 5450 or 6450 but it's close, do you know if this has the HD encoding chip? I know it also doesn't have HDMI, but I could deal with DVI. Edit: actually noticed that it's not HDMI, it's a special DMS-59 port which...
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    need advice on purchasing a pci-e video card to mod to use in x1 slot

    +++kudos for pointing that out! Thanks! Will the x1 bottleneck interfere with the HD decoding chip in your opinion?
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    need advice on purchasing a pci-e video card to mod to use in x1 slot

    I found this ATI Radeon 2400 XT 256MB card on ebay but it looks like it has some sort of dual displayports or something. at $10 shipped that's the price point i'm looking for. Is there a way to mod that to accept HDMI without a $15 adapter cable? Also looks like it's in the same gfx speed...
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    need advice on purchasing a pci-e video card to mod to use in x1 slot

    Good point! I forgot to mention it's a low profile case.
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    need advice on purchasing a pci-e video card to mod to use in x1 slot

    I have been given a micro-atx motherboard, everything's okay except for the onboard vga is fried. I tried reflowing it but it's just not coming back to life. It posts and stuff, just crashes on anything video intent to a scrambled screen, not even BSOD. Anyways, need advice on a pci-e...
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    Basic 2.0 desktop speakers with decent bass

    She actually settled for $11 speakers at walmart. They have horrible bass, but she's a girl and doesn't care and is happy. For me, I would NEVER go for that.
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    Basic 2.0 desktop speakers with decent bass

    It's motherboard integrated audio from a Dell Desktop PC. I don't mind powered speakers. I think actually powered is a must :)
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    Basic 2.0 desktop speakers with decent bass

    I'm not looking for a 2.1 with subwoofer, but do any 2.0 speakers stand out above the others in regards to the bass output? I'm looking relatively low cost also, no more than $20. I can also go used, if you know of something out there that is popular or something. Thanks!
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