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  1. LukeD

    Aorus - Gaming Box RX580 to RTX 3060 Ti mod

    If you're looking for a small and convenient eGPU, you can pick up an Aorus Gaming Box RX580 from eBay and replace it with a short <200mm GPU. I picked up an ASUS DUAL RTX3060Ti O8G MINI V2 However, you may need to do a voltage mod. Some brands of GPU's won't power on the eGPU enclosure...
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    CPU Game Mini Pc (VX1) from Aliexpress (12700H + 3060 12GB mobile)

    I've been binging on Aliexpress PC's ... I've got issues, I know ;) But I think I found the perfect little gaming PC: LINK Specs: 12700H - 14 core (6 performance, 8 efficiency) GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile with 12GB RAM 2 x M.2 slots (one is NVME the other is SATA/NVME) 5 x USB 3.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0...
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    Prebuilt Zotac EN374070C

    LINK to Zotac's website This system has been hard to get my hands on. Been looking at eBay listings from eeeshop and took the risk. The seller took a while to ship (about 5 days) but eventually sent it via 2-3 Day UPS from Italy. System is brand new, no issues. I wanted to post some benchmarks...
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    CPU Ryzen 5 5600G available now from HP

    Ryzen 5 5600G is available now in their Pavilion line for those looking to get their hands on it. Considering you get the whole setup for $1200 and you can sell the 3060 for $1200, its possibly a way to get your hands on the 5600G at zero or very little cost...
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    Prebuilt Minisforum H31G (Socketed 1151 8th/9th Intel + 1050Ti) - $399

    I thought I'd create a quick post about this, as it seems to be an awesome little mini PC if anyone is out there shopping for a Nuc sized solution, only with much more GPU power and a replaceable CPU to suit your needs. You can get a pre-built config with CPU, Mem and storage, but considering...
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    CPU i9 9900T HP ProDesk 400 for $618

    Gents, Just thought I'd share this with you as I was in the market for the cheapest 9900T retail chip I could find. I didn't want the ES as they are typically 400 mhz slower than their retail equivalents. So last night I found on HP's website you can order a really bare bones version of the...
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    SLI on ITX motherboards with PCIe Bifurcation

    Here is the tutorial for injecting SLI certificates into ITX motherboards with PCIe Bifurcation capabilities. There's no need for silly driver workarounds, works with Nvidia drivers out of the box. PDF: LINK UPDATE: I can confirm that the process is exactly the same for z390 boards and someone...
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    Roo-ter (How to setup a SFF Router + Redundant NAS)

    Overview As a frequent traveler I needed a portable router + NAS solution. Something small, with minimal amount of cables, no dongles etc … Something that I could take with me on the road and something I could store my data on securely. In addition to that I wanted it to be fast. Fast to boot...
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    News Use iPad / iPhone as a HDMI monitor

    I came across this project back about 2 years ago and finally its finally for sale ....... (*cough* kinda like Project Orthrus will soon be after 2 years *cough*) Basically its a little capture card that plugs into the lightning port of your iPad or iPhone and allows you to connect a 1080p/60...
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    PC Pro (built in HG Computers OSMI)

    There was very little information on the forums about the HG Computers OSMI case. Being a SFF enthusiast i thought i'd bite the bullet and check it out. Generally speaking the first impressions of the case are that its well done. There were a lot of little chops, cuts, dremel's, that needed to...
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    Little Red AMD Under the Hood

    2017 has been an absolutely crazy year for me personally. One escape I have and enjoy is being creative, both technically and artistically, so what better way to do that than build a PC while I wait for the next Project Orthrus prototype to drop ;) So here is a little ITX build, and the only...
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    Memory Ryzen RAM - what works @ what speed

    Thought I'd start a little thread of our own, as there's a lot of misinformation floating around. This way people can make informed decisions before buying sticks of RAM specific to Ryzen. Criteria: - You must be able to complete Cinebench R15 stress test - Die type can be reported using...
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    Motherboard BIOSTAR X370GTN

    Thought I'd start a post about this mainboard. I purchased it before the Gigabyte AB350N came out. I like it because you can take off the shoddy stickers and the board is nice and black. Problem for me is the ATX24 position. I plan on building in the SG13 and even though I know most people...
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    Motherboard AM4 Ryzen mATX SLI/CF motherboards

    Just starting this little thread to compile information about mATX motherboards that support CF / SLI as there seems to be very few and even less information about them. So far I have the following: asrock ab350m (CrossFire - NO / SLI - NO) asrock ab350m pro4 (CrossFire - NO / SLI - NO) asus...
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    Panel mount socket for Dell 330W adapter ?

    Hey guys, I've tried searching on the site but couldn't find an answer. What is the panel mount that is compatible with the DELL Alienware 330W AC Adapter Y90RR XM3C3 ADP-330AB DA330PM111 ?
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    Prototype Project Orthrus - Smallest SLI mATX case (V2)

    Introduction: Over the past 18 months or so, I've been working on a project and it's aim was to create a quiet, extremely powerful and compact computer. Something that can live on a desk as well as a home theatre cabinet. Typically, when talking about PC's, those three adjectives can't really...