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    SFF.Network Noctua Launches L9A for AM5

    You raise an interesting point, but I'm trying to visualize an alternative. Just trying to understand what you mean, not being snarky. What orientation would be an improvement? Are you saying that instead of a straight up/down fin orientation, it'd be better to angle the fins away from the...
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    S4MAX: Brickless S4M w/ 3090 FE and R9 5950x - 800W, 5l, water cooled

    Bravo. Courageous. Clever. Fearless. Inventive. Inspiring. Creative modding mastercraft. The whole thing. Bravo. Who can argue against this being the gold standard of SFF modding? No one. And we have a record of it. You wield your future artifacts. :) Some day, amid the ruins of an ancient...
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    Power Supply Cheap Realan Rgeek 24Pin 12V DC 450W Output Mini ITX Pico DC-DC ATX psu

    I personally wouldn't use that type of Molex power connector. I prefer XT90. Here's how I did mine for one of my S4 MINI's. First, I purchased the "terminal hook" style interface, which seems to have more robust wiring than the barrel connector version and was easy to splice to large-gauge wires...
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    Dan A4, 3900x or 3700x?

    I have both -- one 3900X (water cooled) and two 3700X (one water cooled, one on air - Noctua NH-L9a AM4). Ultimately it comes down to fine-tuning voltages, making sure BIOS versions and chipset drivers are current and using the Ryzen balanced plan (I found no benefit with the 1usmus plan). I've...
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    Power Supply LED AC-DC 12v PSU

    I've wondered the same thing -- if an ultra thin 12v LED driver unit would do the trick or if the output isn't filtered and doesn't meet ATX current ripple standards needed for stability. I would think it'd be fine pairing with a Pico for the motherboard and bypassing the pico straight to the...
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    Power Supply Cheap Realan Rgeek 24Pin 12V DC 450W Output Mini ITX Pico DC-DC ATX psu

    I actually jumped on this particular 450w DC-ATX pico more than a month ago in mid-December 2019 when I first saw it on Amazon. After testing that first unit, I got more and I've been using them in 3 different builds with no problems: 2 different S4MINIs and an MC600. All are stable systems...
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    Completed Salvo Studios S402: ~9L Steel Console Style Case

    I actually did that in the S401 earlier this year. See here https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/s401-salvo-studios-8l-mitx-steel-unibody-chassis-w-gpu-cpu-fans-in-same-direction.7804/post-141072 and my write-up w/temp benchmarks here...
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    Completed Salvo Studios S402: ~9L Steel Console Style Case

    I agree - USB-C is highly desirable as I explained on Discord just now. Here's the discussion: @Heiyi "currently there is almost no usbc gadget to use." Umm, dead wrong. EVERYTHING is shifting to USB-C now - it's taken awhile but THE SHIFT IS HAPPENING NOW. On the Android side, many flagship...
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    Completed Salvo Studios S402: ~9L Steel Console Style Case

    Love it. Put a propeller on it and it'll fly.
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    Storage Sabrent Rocket NVME PCIE-3 - Any good?

    I also have the 1 TB. Same speeds. No temp issue. Can't starve it for air though. Mine gets enough air and overall serves its purpose very well. But heads up: You won't be able to clone it because of the unorthodox sector allocation issue that everyone has pointed out on Amazon reviews -- look...
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    Completed Salvo Studios S402: ~9L Steel Console Style Case

    I've tried several times. Each time it shows invite invalid.
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    Completed Salvo Studios S402: ~9L Steel Console Style Case

    Hey @grsychckn, the Discord Server link (https://discord.gg/QRnBu8) isn't working, just as @jakemagee said. Are you sure it's not private? What's the name or address so we can search and join?
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    Completed Salvo Studios S402: ~9L Steel Console Style Case

    I vote Hex, Diamond, Triangle and anyone who's not Donald Trump.
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    Completed S401: Salvo Studios <8L mITX Steel Unibody Chassis w/ GPU & CPU fans in same direction

    ZOTAC SINGLE-SLOT 2080 Ti at Computex 2019 One slot, people! One! Sure, providing compatibility for 3 slots is nice and courteous and all, but come on, it's ONE SLOT. Ideally, this should be all we need. Screenshot from Bitwit's recent video from Computex (see 2:40).