Recent content by darksable

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    Prototype Rocket Laika -- a 13.7L vertical ITX case designed to look good on your desk (updated 11/21)

    Hey there, the design of this case is super cool! I definitely like the looks of the one-bend version better... But honestly, I probably wouldn't purchase one of these with the acrylic. I'd really love to see a version with more traditional metal panels (preferably vented and filtered)...
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    Discussion External HDD Enclosure Recommendations

    If these drives contain critical work data, you do not want them to go into an external caddie. They simply aren't reliable enough, and have a terrible failure rate. The 'proper' way of doing this is to buy a small NAS - and preferably two extra drives so that you can use Raid 1, Raid 5, or ZFS...
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    Production SENTRY 2.0: Evolution of console-sized gaming PC case

    I get what you're saying, but as someone who's had blower cards since back in the 9800gt days where the notion of a graphics cooler that exhausted heat was radical and new... Even the well-made ones aren't as well made as you'd want them to be. I'm sure someone will test the XC3 soon, and it...
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    Production SENTRY 2.0: Evolution of console-sized gaming PC case

    Okay, perfect, thank you. I was taking that number from the manual; I just wanted to double check it. (But I didn't think about paint thickness, so I'll factor that in, thank you.) You know, I did read that comment, but apparently I didn't retain it well enough - because gosh, where did I get...
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    Production SENTRY 2.0: Evolution of console-sized gaming PC case

    Hey Saper, Zombi - it's been a long time, but I'm back! (Albeit in slightly reduced capacity.) Anyways, I've been saving up some funds for a computer upgrade for Cyberpunk 2077, like many. While I'm targeting 1440p, high refresh rate, I also absolutely love my Sentry and won't give it up for...
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    Discussion 1080 ti mini stuttering

    Just to be clear and check the, "flip the switch on the back of the power supply," troubleshooting... You installed the Nvidia drivers, right?
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    GPU Thickest aftermarket 3080 cooler?

    Oh my god, I hadn't seen those yet! That's super exciting, thank you - that's *exactly* what I'm looking for! Now to call gigabyte support and see if they'll tell me the exact dimensions of the heatsink itself. :p
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    GPU Thickest aftermarket 3080 cooler?

    Hey guys! I want to try something totally hairbrained that will be amazing if I can pull it off. To that end, I'm trying to find the dimensions of 3080 aftermarket cooler heatsinks - as in, without the shroud and fans. I can fit a width of up to 48mm (or just over 2.2 slots of heatsink), and...
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    Win with SmallFormFactor.net

    Wait, this is only the second year this has been around? Holy cow - you certainly wouldn't know it, based on the community. I'm thoroughly impressed with the vim, vigor, and sense of passion that we all come together and share.
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    Stalled Iris 16 - RGB Vandal Button

    Interesting, that's wonderful news. Thank you so much for investigating all this. :)
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    Stalled Iris 16 - RGB Vandal Button

    Okay, that all makes a lot of sense. I'm certainly not looking for anything terribly fancy - just using dumb strips for backlighting. The most is probably cycling through a custom set of colors, or adjusting colors based on reported temps (but again, using custom colors.) The dream would be...
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    Stalled Iris 16 - RGB Vandal Button

    Nah, I'm happy with my custom-capped Leopold for now. What I'm trying to do is ditch aura sync entirely - I'm not at all worried about controlling usb devices, just the Iris 16, an RGB strip, and maybe onboard motherboard LEDs. I was under the impression that programming the Iris 16 was...
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    Stalled Iris 16 - RGB Vandal Button

    Holy crap! I picked a bad week to be absent; so much has happened so quickly! First of all, I'm glad to hear that it'll be clicky, that's of a stupid level of importance to me. :p Second of all... Is there any amount of money that we could throw at you to make this plug into (read: replace)...
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    Stalled Iris 16 - RGB Vandal Button

    Cool idea, but how are you going to avoid constantly pressing it too far and doing the wrong thing? I know that it would drive me crazy. :p
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    Stalled Iris 16 - RGB Vandal Button

    So, I have a question about this that you might not have thought about, but which actually might give a fair boost to how 'premium' the switch feels: Is the button going to be clicky? The reason I ask is because vandal switches simply just look like they're supposed to be clicky, but a lot of...