Recent content by rhkcommander959

What brand is the hardware? A firewall rule could probably be all that is needed to block cloud access.

Tile bro , avoid ceramics like the plague. Tile and tempered glass don't mix at all. I know you said it was kids, but both times? Probably one of the plastics with tint if they're that destructive: plexi, acrylic, poly, etc. Slap some tint on.

foil tape, wire nuts, breaker bar you stole from someone, 10/10 *chefs kiss* what's the arduino doing?

Second vote for 40mm noctua, and maybe a bigger heatsink if you feel like modding it. If space is a concern you could probably find a laptop blower/heatsink too.

dremel or grinder and cut out a 5.25 by whatever slot, why not. entirely depends on the case but a lot have enough dead space

I miss the GOOD menus on dvd/bluray, and the bonus features n crap. Digital and NAS self service is so damned easy though

there's some thin wire and metal devices that are good for the tape, I used them originally for removing glass from LCD screens... I'll try to remember the name

3466 is relatively fast, but I would try one with prime95 and see how hot you can get it. If its 2 dimms its better than 4, especially if they're double sided... Yes you can get aftermarket heat spreaders too. Even water blocks, though I haven't done that since a triple channel x58 build. I...

Not sure there is much else for mice to innovate on. My buddy had a logitech wireless mouse at least a decade ago you could pick up and use in the air, some remotes are using this tech now.... I would LOVE if we went back to thicker laptops, these ultra-super-thin designs are getting...

Looks awesome!

It's all tradeoffs really: Mesh breathes well, and doesn't stop flatulence at all lol. If you sit on your legs/feet it can be hard on the mesh, mesh doesn't like hard surfaces. It's more like a hammock for your body but some meshes are courser than others, can be uncomfortable on bare skin...

Plex, jellyfin, emby. I use jellyfin cuz I like FREE, and no internet neded once you have it downloaded and your library info downloaded. It's been great when internet goes down to watch stuff on local. You can get the app on fire tv and all sorts too

This thread inspired me to dig my stuff back out. After the house fire it looks like ServPro killed my 4x512 crucial ballistix tracers ddr-500. Those sticks were so nice too! Don't trust those people to take care of anything you care about. Looks like the OCZ coppers are OK though so far...

I still have my semi-retired asus p6x58d-e, x5670 at 4.3ghz, and 3x4gb ddr3-2000 chugging away. Might slot a gtx 1080 in it, it's been paired with an 8gb r9 290x until recently, I swapped it for an rx580 8gb though. I always wanted to try some of the gskill 2400mhz memory kits, see if my IMC...

Awesome build, 1366 is still plenty capable today!