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Hey y'all, been looking at that Geeek A1 case, the upcoming ASRock X570 Phantom ITX TB3, and this neat little PCIe to M.2 eGPU adapter: http://www.adt.link/product/R43SG.html I would wind up having the boot SSD running over TB3 from the rear I/O on the motherboard. Here's the case...I would...

Hey yall, Currently deliberating between all of the Z370 ITX options on the market, and I'm having trouble deciding on one or the other. Asrock has that cool TB connector, that I doubt I will use (without building an eGPU rig), single m.2. MSI seems to have excellent power efficiency and...

Hey, yall...trying to get a better understanding of cooling the RVZ03 for my next build. I've received different numbers for the CPU cooler clearance: Official specs put it at 83mm, while people online have had success putting AIO coolers around 85mm into it. I'm unsure if it would be better...

Hey all, speccing out a next build and I'm gonna use the SG13 for it. Going to be running an EVGA 1080 Hybrid on the front intake, so putting the CPU on air. My understanding is that the SG13 has the same CPU heatsink clearance as the SG05 if you use an SFX PSU. Have my eye on the bequiet...

Hey all, looking for some feedback and information on my next build...going to be picking up a pair of Nidec Gentlephoons for push/pull on the GPU rad as well. Originally I was planning on using the AXP-100 with the Silverstone 700w SFX PSU, but i've been wondering about using a larger CPU...

Have a machine that blue screens when it's doing *anything*, it's stable if you just leave it alone. I've reinstalled Windows, swapped out the GPU to a known good GPU, booted to Linux using a USB drive, swapped out the memory. Only parts I haven't cycled out of the machine are the CPU, PSU...

Trying to find a lightweight (2.7lb or so) ultrabook that supports VT-d and VT-x. Intel Ark pages for all of the mobile processors that I've checked (m3, m5, m7) all indicate they're supported by the CPU but that the manufacturer has to support it. I've contacted Razer regarding their Blade...

Hey, trying to find a new portable rig right now. It need VT-d and VT-x because I want to run Qubes hosting Whonix, and it needs USB-C+Thunderbolt 3 because I'm going to run a totally separate (also encrypted) series of partitions running Windows, and I have dreams of hooking it up to an...

Ran into something strange today. I'm running a 256GB SM951 on an ASUS Impact VII, 4790K. Ran CrystalDiskMark 3.0.4 and received sequential reads at ~1600MB/s. This is in line with basically every review site that has a CDM benchmark for the drive. Legit Reviews has a CDM 4 (beta) benchmark...

Hey all, trying to do some data recovery for an irl friend right now. I'm experienced system builder/tech, but I've never attempted HDD repair until now. Have a mechanical HDD that was originally in a USB external caddy, isn't recognized by Windows/Linux (although linux does assign it a...

Hey, been looking at phones for a long time trying to find the right one. Basically going to be using it as a music source for DAC/Amp, looking for 64GB internal with 64GB MicroSD card. Seems like the list is: Note 3 > GS4 > Note 2 > GS3 Anyone have any idea where to find an unlocked...

http://wccftech.com/details-nvidia-geforce-gtx-790-finally-surface-4992-cuda-cores-10-gb-memory-5/ Apparently it's legit from NVIDIA in response to AMD's Vesuvius. E: Also, there's going to be a press release tomorrow at CES by NVIDIA. You all might have these details already, just spreading...

I'm going to be picking up an Android phone, USB DAC/Amp, OTG cable, and a separate microphone (or using the microphone jack on something like the Beyer Dynamic Custom One Pro). Will it actually be possible to run the microphone at the same time? Ideally I would like to be able to listen to...

Hey everyone, Been daydreaming about my next build again/still. Finally overcame my SketchUp phobia after getting some beer and coffee into myself this morning. I know Cennis has a sweet GTX 690/ATX PSU build where the card pokes out past the bezel of the SG05. The pictures are pretty...

Hey all, wondering if some phone-heads around here could help me select a smartphone. I'm looking for something with massive storage space for flac files, Micro USB for an OTG cable hooked to a portable DAC/AMP, and a really high res camera. So far the only stand out phone is the Sony...

Wasn't sure if this should go in the PSU sub-forum, but I figured the right kind of builders would see it here. Trying to wrap my head around picking a good replacement, I know that the Noiseblocker PC-P is recommended. The SP120 (Quiet) moves more air but has lower pressure. The SP120...

So, my dad has been building a system over the course of like 2 or 3 years. He bought a P9X79 Deluxe motherboard pretty much right when they came out, and it has an unknown BIOS version. Just a couple days ago he purchased a 4820K to put in it. So, I volunteered for installing the gigantic...

Hey all, sorry if this come across like I'm a neophyte. I run linux as my base OS these days, made the switch after the NSA thing (I have used unix systems for some time now, and I'm an accomplished noob with them). I kinda miss playing games though, and I'd like to sort out VGA passthrough in...

So, I have a KBT Pure Limited Edition with orange colored LEDs currently and I've been wishing they were red (very slight spectrum shift, I know :P) I recently decided to solder up a Mini-B USB/PS2 cable (From a recent thread around these parts), and I thought it might be fun to switch out...

This seems like a pretty silly thing but... I can't seem to find a Mini-B USB to PS/2 cable for my KBT Pure keyboard anywhere online, just tons of standard USB to PS/2 adapters... I found that one such cable is packaged with the Rosewill RK-9000 series keyboards, but it seems kinda silly...

http://www.thenoppoo.com/china/content.asp?id=155 :eek: Found this a month or two back digging around on Noppoo's Chinese site... Looks like a great board, haven't been able to find any sign of it's availability on this side of the planet... Looks identical to the standard Noppoo Choc...

Had a crazy idea to run Win 7 x64 from a RAM disk using GRUB4DOS, as detailed in this thread elsewhere. He was able to get Win 7 RC x86 running, so Home Premium x64 should work... The problem is I'm hooked on ITX motherboards and I'm effectively limited to 16GB RAM until 16GB UDIMMs hit...

Hey all, going to be picking up an Intel 633AN.HMWWB mPCIE wifi card for a build I'm doing. I'm kinda stumped regarding where to buy antenna connectors and which antennas I would need to get for it. It seems to come as a standalone part and I'm just not sure what antennas or antenna wires to...

Hey! I'm going to be building a computer inside an old radio for a friend of mine in the next few months, the build is like: Intel DQ77KB Thin-ITX Motherboard Intel i7-3770S CPU (Can't find the 3770T anywhere online, think it's a myth) 256GB ADATA mSATA 6Gbs SSD HP AL192AA#ABA 150W 19V...

Hey all, I need to mount a 3.5" HDD so that it takes up 1" of vertical space, and hangs away from the inside wall of the case by 3.5"... I can screw one side of the HDD directly to the side of the case with appropriate anti-vibration mounts, but I (and this sounds really simple) can't find...

Hey all, just put in the order for my 3770 a couple hours ago. Had a quick question regarding a slight mod... Background information on the mod: I need to use the original drive cages to fit the other WD Red, and an SSD. The ODD bay will be filled with a sound card and can't be used. I'm...

Hey all, just doing some more planning on my upcoming rig... Working through the power supply wiring right now, mostly hypothetical. Going from what my "ideal" rig would be. Power supply has: 24 pin motherboard 8 pin also used for motherboard 6 pin used for graphics card 6 pin also...

Just found out about this board tonight, did some sleuthing and couldn't really find anything about it. Just some speculation in an EVGA forum. Anyone have any specs or pics for it, or know anything about it?

Got my new motherboard (ASRock Z77E-ITX :D) a couple days back. Considering the SG05 for a case... Been looking over some dimensions for my upcoming build and I have a couple options: A) Get a single-slot GPU and mount the sound card in a standard expansion bay. B) Get a double-slot GPU and...

I've spent a lot of time lately checking out hardware for my upcoming build, probably too much. Got the parts picked for the rig, decided on Trends Audio and an Essence STX for sound kit. The part I couldn't figure out was the display. Checked out a bunch of monitors, checked out a bunch of...

Hey all. Probably going to be picking up an SG05 for my upcoming build. Was going to be using the stock cooler on my chip until the Cooler Master Eisberg 120 coolers come out. Based on my understanding... I have 10" of graphics card clearance in this case. The card I'm using...

Seems like there was a time about a couple years ago where companies were creating wireless usb hubs so you could connect standard wired devices without plugging them directly in... I'm going to be picking up a KBT Pure Limited Edition with red switches tonight and I noticed it has a detachable...

Hey all, considering getting a Xeon cpu instead of a 3570K for my upcoming build because I want to run multiple virtual machines, host stuff in multiple operating systems and learn more about server software/hardware by tinkering with it all. My question is... (Sorry if this is noobish) The...

Been trying to get a hold of someone over at AFOX to see about getting one of these cards in Canada. It's been a few days and no-one's email me, sent a bunch of emails from different addresses to up my chances... Nothing. Anyone have any experience ordering from them or purchasing their...

Hey all, Had a question, guessing someone around here would probably know for sure... It occurred to me that a lot of these mITX cases have 2 empty slots at the back even though the motherboards only have a single PCIE slot. I saw a bunch of single-slot graphics cards (XFX Radeon 7750...

Hey all, hoping I could ask a question or two here. I recently decided to get an X79 chipset mobo and realize that I would need a graphics card sooner than later as a result. Originally I was gonna get an EVGA 670 FTW because of the cooler style and performance. I realized that there's some...

Wasn't sure if I should necro this thread or post a new one... Went with posting a new one, hope no mods mind. Been re-evaluating my ITX build and wanted more total pcie lanes/slots. Probably going X79 mATX now. Spent a bunch of time looking at these cases all night and there seems...