Recent content by janas19

Why isn't there much information about how chipset power consumption varies between motherboards? For example, Intel B150 has support for 12 USB ports and 8 PCIe lanes, and Intel Z170 supports 14 USB ports and 20 PCIe lanes. It seems the less features a motherboard enables, the less power it...

Sure, glad I could help. Btw what's your eBay username? I'd be interested in knowing.

One of these just popped up on eBay. 2060 Aero eBay listing

I sent you a PM. I'm willing to buy the rest of the system.

One interesting thing I did find is this spreadsheet: It has a chart of "real world power draw" for a list of components. Supposedly if you undervolt a GTX 1060 so it's at 90% performance of stock, that saves 20W of power draw. Now I have a few questions about this. For one, does this also...

So I'm searching for deals on a 2nd-hand case/PSU here in the USA, and I've found a number of intriguing possibilities. One seller has a Taobao K37 and Chinese non-branded Flex ATX 500W PSU for $110. However, I declined to purchase this because my feeling is that Chinese non-branded PSUs cannot...

Both a Ryzen 5 3600 and i5-7600 non-K have 65W TDP. So going off that number, they are the same power wise. It's hard to say which one uses less power for gaming. I would think it would be the 4 core/4 thread and not the 6 core/12 thread, but I could be wrong.

Thank you for the feedback. I keep trying to find a way to save power on RAM or motherboard, but all I found is that DDR4 is already so efficient that there's very little difference between ICs used. For example, I looked at Crucial, Corsair, G.Skill, and HyperX reviews. Other than price and 2...

I purchase on eBay and used markets like Craigslist and Hardwareswap. The budget is fine for all the parts with one exception: the S4 Mini. That might require spending more than $500, but everything else is OK. I'm actually hoping for feedback on the questions I asked in the original post.

Yeah, the Vega 11 isn't powerful enough for what I need. If I went with integrated graphics that would result in an almost 75% framerate loss in Overwatch at 1080P on Ultra settings. Also 60% less in a game like Fallout 76...

Too big for what I need, thanks though

Hello, some friends and I plan on holding LAN parties for basic games like Overwatch, Stardew Valley, etc. I already have an mITX rig with 4690K, ROG Z87 Impact, GTX 980 Kingpin, and NZXT H200 windowed (glass). It's extremely heavy to carry around. The goal is to go lightweight and portable...

Please PM me your offer directly so I receive an email notification. Hello everyone. I want to purchase a 300-400W Flex ATX modular PSU and case. I'm also looking for a case that has both Flex ATX support and an ITX GPU slot. eg: Velka 3 or Taobao K39. I'm not very interested in the Geeek A30...

Awesome, it sounds like the J-Hack Pure or Lone L5 would be right up my alley! Thank you very much!

Thank you guys. I'm mainly interested in aluminum unibody cases. A company called Streacom made some a few years ago, but they were geared towards audio/HTPC use. I'm hoping to find newer, modern cases designed for APU living room gaming . Haven't yet decided on brick or brickless. I prefer...