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Someone linked to this thread from Woot! They have this for $450 as a refurb. HP ENVY x360 15" AMD FX Convertible Laptop - $449.99 + $5 standard shipping Formula.350, have you removed your HDD? I was checking out listings for new ones on HP's site and they are available with a 128GB SSD in...

As long as you understand that RAID is not a backup.

Do a search for "windows 7 create usb install disk slipstream" and you'll find results which can walk you through the process. Note that it won't tell you which exact KB updates. Just use the information on what updates you need - or integrate them all. Here's one I wrote up in a previous life...

What is your purpose for RAID? Do you actually need the fault tolerance? You know that RAID is not a backup, right? HDDs have multiple levels of power draw. Highest is spinup, when they are first powering up. They can use 8-15W depending on the drive. Active seeks use the next amount, which is...

I have some flexible SLI bridges that are around 6" long. Don't know if something like that would suffice. They are, however, that strange yellow color. How well does it work with these bridges? I read that the 1070/1080 can use the higher bandwidth of the new "SLI HB Bridge."

How serious do you want to get with your power savings? My idea will get you down to 5W and keep your core functionality. The most extreme method I can think of is to use a broadband router which has a USB port for NAS duties, and which also can download torrents. Some routers have the...

Ok, then you still need higher end performance. Unless you are going 4k right out of the gate, a GTX 1060 would probably be perfect. Stock cooler is fine for stock clocks as long as you install it right and enable "smart fan" in BIOS.

What does this mean? Are you "casual" in the sense that you only play a few hours a week on your own, but you still play very demanding games? Or are you "casual" in that you play some web browser games? How about typical e-sports games like LoL and SC2? All these can have a big impact on...

Assuming no issues with the installation (air bubbles, blocks mounted a bit off, etc.) and the radiators share similar design, possibly your fan choice produced less static air pressure? Thinner rads can get away with that, but thicker ones cannot.

I also rarely use an optical drive. Since I have ultrabook style laptops sans internal optical drive, I bought a slim USB optical drive. After that, I stopped putting internal optical drives into my own systems. Maybe 2-3 times a year I plug in the external. Otherwise, don't miss it. You may be...

Are you just looking to do this in your spare time as more of a hobby, or do you envision making a living off this? Your business model as described points towards the former. How are you going to deal with payment? With shipping? People ripping you off by disputing credit card bills? How many...

I partially disagree. You should aim for a PSU that will handle your maximum load, but also with attention paid towards the load that you run MOST of the time. Example: Someone in college who spends 2 hours a day gaming (running under load) but the rest of the time web browsing or typing...

Maybe time to invest in a cheap Kill-A-Watt to measure power draw? In theory your setup shouldn't hit the limit but maybe your factory overclocked GPU (and software reporting 105% power draw) put it close? What temperatures were the CPU and GPU running at the time of shutdown? Is this PC inside...

Tell that to my tall co-workers with fixed height cubicle desks with monitor bases that only tilt. Some have resorted to putting reams of paper, phone books (hey they have a use now!) and other homebrew solutions to raise the monitors a couple inches for comfort.

AZZA CSAZ-105 Black/Red SECC Mini-ITX Computer Case Regular PS2 ATX power supply Power Supply - Newegg.com May or may not be same design, minus the cover. I'm pretty sure I've also seen it as other brands.