Recent content by Semper 5

This may be one of the last entries in this project for me; I can mostly say I've concluded the cooling portion to this build. It recently came to my attention that the NH-L9i was reportedly (as specified directly by Noctua) insufficient to effectively cool the i7-4790K. More testing was done...

My only reasoning is going with what the original procedure calls for (ie: using an EVGA mini form single fan BIOS for the ZOTAC LPs). It may very well work with other BIOSes but for safety sake I'd try to emulate what was already successfully achieved with as close to the conditions as...

I had mentioned that in my build I think its just too early to find a modded BIOS for the ZOTAC 1650, and this had been the one main reason why I've hesitated to pull the trigger on buying one...and then I found out about an ASUS OC'd 1650 with possible 0% fan idle. In theory, one could use the...

Thank you so much for your interest :) Fortunately/Unfortunately my work is still not complete. More work and posts will follow... If you have the XE2, nearly half the work is already done - The PSU alone is a worthy reason to get a XE2 if anybody wants to mod an OptiPlex. And if a 255W will...

Aha! I actually found exactly where I got the BIOS with instructions, and since I'm such a nice guy I'll share it below: modded ZOTAC 1050ti BIOS This will lower the idle fan from 40% to 30% AND give a very slight overclock. Two great things to have and yes that 10% does make a noticeable...

I successfully pulled it off on my ZOTAC 1050ti relatively easily (see signature). Made a dramatic difference in noise and the fan control performs perfectly. So I'm going to happily hold onto my modded 1050ti until that sweet ASUS 1650 OC comes out ;)

I would avoid swapping the PSU fan entirely, but if you wired the other fans as per my diagram, it will work just fine. Another note for configuring fan control: Your RPMs will vary depending on which fans you use but the one consistent I noticed is that the Dell mobo is very restrictive in...

Yes yes, sorry, I meant Zotac. (I'd take a Zotac over a MSI anything anyways haha) I certainly can't dispute that and you raise a good point with the 1650 being the logical extension. And while true if you dump more wattage into anything it will do great, I think that's where a lot of angst...

Strangely, I've seen that around my area (Toronto) I can actually walk into Bestbuy and buy the MSI 1650 for about $250CAD. Still way steep considering the 2 year old RX 570 out performs it and holds a higher futureproofing value than the 1650. I can see the 1650 being something NVIDIA just...

I'm not sure if it's been discussed or if anybody has managed to get their hands on one of these, but I'm very interested to follow... ASUS GTX 1650 (OC edition)

I should probably let you know that it wasn't easy. I had to use a resistor to get it to spin up and ultimately I ended up going back to the stock fan. The stock fan is fine as it is, and isn't incredibly loud considering how the PSU manages it. I can only recommend giving the unit a few light...

I'm glad I've been holding back on the 1650 - ASUS just released an OC version (3% faster) recently https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/GTX1650-O4G-LP-BRK/ The prices on these 1650s still need to come down a slight bit, as most would agree, for their worth. I'm also really interested to know...

Exactly what also brought me here and had me register as well! This forum is great for resources and ideas. Are you spying on my shopping cart? haha I've had my finger on the trigger for a 1650 but since I don't have my VR yet, I think I'll hold back to see what cards come out by then ;)

I actually had a lot of fun making this debadged sleeper. I landed an Optiplex 9020 as a donation along with some other parts as giveaways. Practically all of the modding materials were very affordable through eBay. What started off as a home workstation, quickly evolved into a VR-ready SFF...