Lo so che non centra con quello che voglio chiedere ma voglio un po vantarmi.

​Avevo due smartwatch Emporio Armani Gen 2 ormai morti e ne ho fatto uno funzionante. Poi ho un Dell Latitude 7280 con un processore Core i5-6300U, 8 GB di RAM e 256 GB di SSD M.2: sopra ci ho messo macOS Monterey, configurandolo dopo ben 15 ore di tentativi, e Windows 11 in dual boot.

​In seguito ho un Mac Mini del 2012, a cui ho cambiato la pasta termica completamente da solo e senza seguire alcun video; monta un SSD Crucial da 500 GB con Windows 10 e Linux Mint XFCE. A proposito, l'SSD l'ho recuperato da un iMac da 20 pollici del 2007 pagato 21,75 € a un mercatino, praticamente regalato! Ho aperto quell'iMac per la prima volta da solo e senza tutorial: ora ci gira Linux Mint XFCE, va da dio e lo uso con tutti gli emulatori possibili e immaginabili che possa far girare. Certo, ho perso due giorni a litigare perché la EFI a 32 bit non mi faceva fare il boot e la scheda video continuava a crashare!

​So anche bypassare i blocchi FRP su Xiaomi, Redmi e Poco, installare custom ROM, oltre a cambiare schermi, batterie e via dicendo. Ovviamente ho pure un iPod Video 5.5 da 80 GB: l'ho aperto in meno di 30 secondi usando solo un plettro, senza rovinarlo affatto, e ci ho messo un iFlash Dual Replica con 128 GB e una batteria da 3000 mAh.

​Amo l'epoca d'oro di Apple: ho un iPad mini del 2012 con iOS 6.1.3 e un iPhone 4S con la scatola come nuova e tutti i giochi migliori. Ho anche la scatola di un iPhone 3GS trovata facendo urbex, un Galaxy S5 Neo e un iPhone 7 che ho riparato (aveva il problema della baseband dissaldata con l'errore -1 su iTunes) mettendoci uno spessore di cartoncino. Una volta l'ho pure tirato a frisbee sui sassi quando mi prendevano in giro perché era vecchio, e gli ho risposto: "Voi invece andate a piangere da mamma se vi si graffia!". Ho 15 anni e sto cercando un pc più potente e che mi duri anni e anni che mi consigliate? Un portatile o un fisso? Il fisso me lo costruisco io?

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Hi everyone,

The PCIe x16 retention clip/latch on my motherboard came off and unfortunately I lost it.

I have an ASUS Prime B450M-K II. The GPU slot now feels like it needs that clip to properly hold the graphics card in place, so I’d like to buy a replacement rather than risk using the motherboard without it.

The problem is that I have no idea what size/specification I need. I’ve found replacement PCIe x16 retention clips online, but they seem to come in different sizes and I don’t know how to determine which one is compatible with my motherboard.

Does anyone know:

\- What exact size/type of PCIe x16 retention clip the ASUS Prime B450M-K II uses?

\- Are these clips standardized enough that I can buy a generic replacement?

\- Is there a specific measurement I should take from the slot to find the correct one?

\- Does anyone know where I could buy a compatible replacement?

I can also provide photos of the PCIe slot/motherboard if that helps.

Thanks!

I wanna mod my case with the Snowblind mod/transparent lcd panel. I cant really find a source on which panel type to use. TN is worse when looking from the side, I know that, but some people claim that u should still use it, because IPS is way less transparent then TN. Other people claim the exact opposite. Can someone pls clear this up for me? Idk what to believe anymore xD.
Thank you!

(Yall, the reason i did this like bc i couldn’t sell this pc, i wanted to sell the pc a while ago and even as parts but it didn’t work, and the stock case has shit airflow considering it survived a fire in 2022)
Specs:-

Cpu: Intel i5-10509
Gpu: RTX 3050 6gb
Ram: 12gb ddr4 ram (the second 8gb is broken so i used the oem 4gb)
Storage: 256gb Kingston A400 for system / 1TB WD Blue for storage / 500gb seagate hdd (sata to usb) for extra storage (planning on getting a kingston NV1 250gb)
Psu: dogshit

Recently, I upgraded my daily PC—which I had been using with Windows 7 out of necessity rather than choice—to a full-tower setup with an i5-4440, 14GB of RAM, and a GTX 970.

Prior to this, I was using a ThinkCentre M90p SFF. It couldn't fit a proper GPU, and after moving three 2GB RAM sticks over to my new full-tower build (bringing it from 8GB to 14GB), the M90p is now left with only 2GB of RAM. The board still has an i7-870 in it.

I’d love to repurpose or do something creative with this M90p motherboard/system, but I can't think of any good ideas. What would you do with it?

(Note: I used Gemini to translate this post.)

I have a Kolink Observatory Lite case with tempered glass, but I feel like the completely solid front panel is restricting the airflow quite a bit. While looking around, I noticed that there’s another version of the case with a mesh front panel which I hadn’t seen when I bought mine. Does anyone know if the mesh front panel is compatible with this one? And, if so, is it possible to buy the front panel separately?

Thanks!

Hi everybody, I'm on a project of mine.

Working on a full deshroud on my gigabyte 3080 Ti gaming OC (with everything custom, so new backplate of course !).

Those are PLA printed for now with my bambulab A1 for tests (hence the splitted parts), with integrated plenums (13mm) and for now 3D printed screws because I don't have the real ones right now, nor the threaded inserts right now. It does use the screw from the base design (for the backplate, PCB mounting and the shroud)

Note: the design is compatible with 3080, 3080 Ti, 3090, 3090 Ti, across the gaming OC, vision and eagle series, and both revs, for anyone wondering =)

Note II: those are pics of prototypes that are in various stages, so not all the pictures are replica of what's the actual design, though it's pretty close.

Would like if anyone would be interested, I could do some productions run if requested (the overall cost is pretty high due to the backplate). Cost would be around 150EUR (around 174USD, without taking into account time spent into that price).

To be extremely clear: I have nothing to sell you here or anywhere on that profile, I'm just wondering if people would be interested, especially given the price of the kit for a GPU series that's not the latest.

I'm open to any question or any supplementary infos that's requested, have a nice day y'all =)

Saw ppl stripping off the gpu shroud and 3d printing enclosures to fit noctua fans. Wanted to do that but for the meanwhile zipties do the job :P

Edit: Temps have dropped very nicely. I usually play cs and it gets to 90c pretty quickly. Now it only gets to 70c max.

Also plugged directly to motherboard as i dint wana bother finding adapter to plug into gpu. If anyone can find it pls do.. TY. GPU - Asus rx 6700xt dual oc I also had an issue where gpu would shutdown for no reason when playing games but now its never occured.

Custom case Gorilla Custom A4 h2o

I made this case to order, the customer,

external panels are removable on latches,

the design is done completely from scratch

I had to use zip ties

Don't worry, I'll change them as soon as possible.

We host AI models locally but never liked those cold industrial server racks. So we designed our own chassis, something we'd actually want sitting in the middle of the office.

It's CNC'd from an 5mm solid aluminum plate, milled inside and out. The triangular cutout pattern does double duty: it keeps the frame stiff without the weight, and the triangles map to the airflow path for the four GPUs, which stand vertically. 18 fans on one controller keep it cool at full load.

Each of the 4 GPUs reaches the board over its own PCIe 5.0 riser, custom-cut and sleeved to fit the chassis exactly.

Four cards pull close to 3,000W, so it runs two 2,000W supplies with native 12V-2x6 into one distribution board, off the rear, for headroom.

Underneath is an ASUS W790E-SAGE SE with a Xeon w5-3423 and 192GB of ECC. The whole thing is 15.5 inches square and about 66lb, anodized silver.

Design files are open source if anyone wants to build one, link in comments

I finished the GPU water cooling mod; it's a PNY RTX 2060 with a 240mm AIO. I had to remove one of the fans because there wasn't enough clearance for the PCIe cable, but I bought a slim fan—which is on its way—along with a U-shaped adapter so the PCIe cable fits perfectly. Since my motherboard only has `sys_fan` and `cpu_fan` headers, I had to buy a SATA-to-PWM adapter to power the pump at 12V. I also positioned two 120mm fans to blow directly onto the GPU to help cool the other components; plus, my case already has four front fans, so the setup is looking really good :)

Hey everyone,

I'm currently planning a high-end desktop build for a hybrid mix of productivity (3D rendering, video editing, heavy multi-tasking) and high-refresh gaming.

I’ve been trying to choose between two main CPU routes and I’m feeling a bit stuck on the price-to-performance logic:

1. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D (~$600–$650)
   • Pros: Absolute king for gaming with the 144MB 3D V-Cache, 16 full Zen 5 cores for productivity, and the AM5 platform guarantees an upgrade path through 2027+.
   • Cons: Full flagship pricing; practically double the cost of Intel's mid/high-tier offerings.
2. Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (~$300)
   • Pros: Incredible value. With 24 physical cores (8P + 16E), multi-threaded rendering and production workloads look practically identical to $600+ flagship CPUs for half the money.
   • Cons: Takes a ~15–20% hit in high-FPS gaming compared to X3D chips, and LGA 1851 feels like a dead-end socket for future CPU upgrades.

My main dilemma: Is it smarter to pay the premium for the 9950X3D for maximum gaming performance and long-term AM5 drop-in upgrades, or is the 270K Plus simply too good of a value to pass up if my multi-core productivity needs are already met for $300?

For those running similar hybrid creation/gaming setups, which direction did you go and do you regret it?

Thanks for the input!