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Having gone the ITX route I was pretty happy for the last 7 years with my Realan W80 holding a 2200G APU. I was happy until my motherboard gave way and I could find no suitable replacement except for a faulty second hand unit. So for my next build I'm joining the masses with MATX, because of...

I like the impromptu stuff produced by Dovydas. Here is one:

It's good to hear your health is improving. I am also personally battling health issues (not life threatening, but nevertheless concerning). As a result, I've gone through the rabbit hole of health influencers and books, dealing with everything from nutrition to lifestyle. It's been a challenge...

I am currently planning a build using the Tecware Fusion 2 Air mATX case. https://www.tecware.co/fusion2air Since I will be using a laptop adaptor and a DC-ATX board inside the case, I will not be using the ATX power supply mount. As such, this mount will be empty, and I want to make some use...

Thanks. I have the Realan W80 casing so this looks like a good solution for one way air flow. Unfortunately the downblowing Wraith Stealth fires out air from all sides so the CPU runs a little hot. The 2200G is also a 65W TDP processor so this cooler might be adequate. Also that looks like a...

While searching for a passive cooler for my old i3-2100 I came across this Aliexpress store: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/CPU-Cooler-Fan/908909_211443153.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.100008.20.54d662e9JQXVHo I purchased an Aluminium cooler which is on its way. Will see how well it works. But...

I find the Wraith Stealth to be very quiet even when running at 100%. The M9 is rated for 120W TDP whereas this CPU is only rated at 65W. The M9 would be a far superior cooler but perhaps overkill for your application unless you intend to overclock and push your CPU to its absolute limits.

Is there any reason you are replacing the stock cooler with the Cryorig? The Wraith Stealth should be a good cooler. This case looks like it has plenty of vents, and it is fairly roomy. I don't think you will have a temperature problem.

Yes it's quite interesting. I'm only a couple of hours in so far. So some way to go.

Outer Wilds

Yes of course. VoiceMeeter comes in three flavors, the basic version, banana and potato. Each subsequent version is more feature rich compared to the basic version. But with banana and potato I could not unify the volume control of both devices. I did not spend much time looking for a fix and...

I work from home now so I decided to purchase a second ultrawide display to compliment my existing ultrawide display. Because my motherboard only had a free displayport, I spent a little extra to get the LG-29WN600. This display has two inbuilt 7W speakers. I found them to be surprisingly...

It's surprising that the 150W PSU was not pushing enough juice to keep the system alive. The i5-8400 only has a 65W TDP. I don't see any other major component. Your system shouldn't have exceeded 100W full load. Consider replacing the Chopin under warranty?

Hmm. How about ever better integrated graphics causing GPUs to become redundant for all except the most extreme games?

updated final stats in post 2