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    Intel Ditching 24 Pin Power Connector on Motherboards

    It won't make as much difference as you think. Very little actually uses 5V or 3.3V, so there are already a whole load* of DC-DC converters on motherboards to convert those voltages down to what is really needed. So it won't be a case of moving e.g. the 5V rail onto the motherboard, but of...
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    Intel Ditching 24 Pin Power Connector on Motherboards

    I've been hoping 12VO would be used on desktop parts since it was released. Hopefully it will encourage motherboard makers to support USB-PD, since they'll have to add DC-DC converters for the USB ports anyway. The article doesn't imply that Intel are "ditching" normal ATX though, just that...
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    Uses for 5.25" drive bays?

    You can mod a monitor into them:
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    Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2

    Most Warhammer games pick from the list of Chaos gods in the order Khorne, Nurgle, then Tzeentch. Not many are brave enough to feature the fourth god. Nice to see that this dev isn't afraid.
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    And then? And then Mullvad was censored in the UK.

    Don't feel too safe; internet censorship has been spreading across pretty much every country over the last decade or two. We're all in this together.
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Melts 12V-2×6 Connector Despite -100 W Power Limit

    You need a DC clamp meter. Here's what the spec (from 2018, as it's the newest one I have a copy of) actually says:
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    Will this make a price difference or am I falling for AI?

    Eventually it will make a difference, but it will take many years for them to ramp up capacity. There's a lot of dross that comes out of China, but they have improved to the point where the best Chinese products are as good or even better than things made in Western countries.
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    Your oldest PSU still in service and what is it powering?

    Depends what you mean by "in service". The oldest one I have still working is an EZ Cool ATX-500 JSP, which was a cheap low-quality thing from some time in the 00's. I converted it into an RGB lighting controller in 2011, and that's what it's still doing now. I had to replace the main reservoir...
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    Is it okay to cover a desktop PC when not in use?

    Depends on the case. If it has a vent in the top panel then dust will fall in. I know, because I have a completely fanless server that nonetheless occasionally needs dusting because of the top exahust (which needs to be there for natural convection to work). Rear panel connectors can get a bit...
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    Is it okay to cover a desktop PC when not in use?

    I'd turn it off if it was me, to save a tiny amount of power, but it would be fine to leave it on.
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    Is it okay to cover a desktop PC when not in use?

    A plastic bag will be fine. Ignore LLMs.
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    Working on electronics in low humidity environment?

    Simply discharging near a device can induce a current in it if it's not shielded well enough, like an EMP.
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    Good accurate options for power usage monitoring?

    Do you really need more accuracy? I have a Prodigit 2000MU, which is basically the same as a Kill-A-Watt, and it's specified at 2% accuracy for power, which is much better than I really need for simple things like comparing devices and estimating running costs. I also have a Zhurui PR10, which...
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    Working on electronics in low humidity environment?

    Yes, you should be concerned. Surely you've noticed that when it's really dry, you get static shocks easily? Just moving in the wrong sort of clothes can charge you up to kV levels. Where I live it's normally damp enough that I don't have to care about ESD. In the winter it can get down to 40%...
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    True 1.5V Rechargeable Lithium AA and AAA Vs Nimh Batteries Tested

    Interesting that the voltage drops as they discharge. That's a shortcoming of other batteries of this style that I've seen before - the voltage remains constant until they die, so they end up just cutting off without any indication that they were going flat. Looks like it's a step change from...
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