Ghetto Mods

Fangio1951 · Jun 29, 2023

look like someone bought the wrong size NVMe SSD drive

Quigly · Jul 1, 2023

Wireless doorbell broke (Speaker lines snapped off when the thing took a tumble and split open.) An old HP PC speaker is now replacement. Suddenly not feeling like such a sucker for keeping that thing for as long as I did after disposing of the remainder of the machine.

freeagent · Jul 5, 2023

My Slurpee came with a free GPU brace :rockout:

lexluthermiester · Jul 5, 2023

freeagent said:
My Slurpee came with a free GPU brace

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That's actually kinda cool!

bonehead123 · Jul 14, 2023

freeagent said:
My Slurpee came with a free GPU brace

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Kudos to the recycle plastic person

Darthgrey · Aug 1, 2023

Not mine:

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Mussels · Aug 2, 2023

Oh god, i hate blower coolers but that's just an extreme level of WTAF.

As in, WTAF do they think that heatsink is doing ON THE OUTSIDE?!?

dont whant to set it"' · Aug 2, 2023

I think that model is fanless from the factory, device relying on chassis airflow.

Mussels · Aug 2, 2023

dont whant to set it' said:
I think that model is fanless from the factory, device relying on chassis airflow.

sticking a chunk of metal onto the outside frame wont do anything, but a fan would

its a loosely tied heatsink onto plastic

No. Bad.

dont whant to set it"' · Aug 2, 2023

That one, hmm , card has a backplate, assuming back plate is of metal, I could see that one on the back plate after filling the gaps between board and backplate with thermal pads or putty in the gpu area to stick it there for more effectiveness. But hey modders design choice or style.
Hopefully this wont give manufactures any ideas about 5.5 , 6 ,6.5 slot graphics cards.

nomdeplume · Aug 2, 2023

dont whant to set it' said:
Hopefully this wont give manufactures any ideas about 5.5 , 6 ,6.5 slot graphics cards.

At the current rate of development they'll reach the size of an average car battery. Might as well make them self sufficient power wise at that point since they will require enough juice to cold start an industrial vehicle.

lexluthermiester · Aug 3, 2023

Darthgrey said:
Not mine:

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Wow! That is hard-core ghetto there!

masterdeejay · Aug 10, 2023

I dont want to replace my old pc case.

dont whant to set it"' · Aug 10, 2023

If it ain't broken ,don't over fix it.

Mussels · Aug 11, 2023

That is one frankenstein of a PC

What's with the 4+2 ram setup?

natr0n · Aug 11, 2023

masterdeejay said:
I dont want to replace my old pc case.
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I got 2 of those cases internal same. outside different face like transformers variant.

lexluthermiester · Aug 11, 2023

Mussels said:
That is one frankenstein of a PC

What's with the 4+2 ram setup?

That could be 4x4GB + 2x8GB. Such a config would technically work as long as the ranks/timings/type(ECC,NonECC) match up. That's one more thing about this system that is ghetto. This system is quickly turning out to be a masterpiece of ghettoness. :laugh:

masterdeejay · Aug 11, 2023

Mussels said:
That is one frankenstein of a PC

What's with the 4+2 ram setup?

That is 6x16Gb ECC Reg
Still waiting for +2 dimms. So it will be 8x16Gb 1Rx4 ddr4 ecc reg hynix DJR 3200@4000. It is cheap but not as common as 2133-2933 dimms.
For this cpu the dual rank per channel gives the best performance. It is quad channel cpu and that is why i need 8 stick single rank or 4 sticks dual rank.

Mussels · Aug 11, 2023

makes perfect sense, i was wondering if there was something to do with the board that benefited from the layout

lexluthermiester · Aug 11, 2023

masterdeejay said:
Still waiting for +2 dimms.

Ah. Well there's that then! :laugh:

masterdeejay · Aug 11, 2023

Not a mod but ghetto repair.
I received a faulty chinese motherboard, SZMZ-X99 or something. No boot, just black screen.
H81 chipset total low end, only dual channel, VRM is good but i dont recommed unlocked cpu in this mobo (or anything above 135w TDP)
Ok so diag card display DB or BD error that is faulty bios flash. (i put 1620v3 cpu, and geforce 7200gs first just for safety)
It's alive!!!
USB flasher tool, reflashing with my old thinkpad. Added all core hack -50mv and unlocked bios memory timing option (random chinese x99 bios).
No heatsink on the cpu, but i dont care because these xeons are unkillable.
I only have an installed win7 in legacy so i cant test the all core hack but it is stable.
Next is Xeon E5-2698v3 with Spire Socket370/socketA cooler and HD6570 (it is a sapphire but with gigabyte uefi bios)

masterdeejay · Aug 15, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Ah. Well there's that then!

Much better now. 8x16gb same spec ram

@4000 default timings

lexluthermiester · Aug 16, 2023

masterdeejay said:
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Much better now. 8x16gb same spec ram
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Nice!

P4-630 · Aug 27, 2023

Now this is the way you should do it when you live in a hot climate all-year around... :rockout:

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Veseleil · Aug 27, 2023

P4-630 said:
Now this is the way you should do it when you live in a hot climate all-year around...

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Especially if you like to play Rust...

System Name	K9
Processor	i9 9900K @ 5.1Ghz and 32deg C - delid + Grizzly Conductonaught LM
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Cooling	Custom water cooling loop - GPU + mobo (+VRM's) + CPU
Memory	G Skill - Trident Z RGB DDR4 - 3866Mhz x 32Gb @ 3800Mhz
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Storage	Samsung 500Gb M2 970 EVO + Samsung 850 Pro SSD + ADATA 512Gb SSD + Samsung 1Tb & 3T + WD 1Tb + 3Tb
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Power Supply	EVGA 1200W
Mouse	Roccat LeadR + Razer Nagar V2 Pro
Keyboard	Corsair K70 LUX with Cherry Red switches
Software	Win 10 Pro 64bit
Benchmark Scores	v/fast

System Name	Tiny Tim
Processor	i5-8500
Motherboard	HP Elitedesk 800 G4 65w
Cooling	Stock copper 65w rated
Memory	2x8gb HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN SK HYNIX 3200MHZ DDR4
Video Card(s)	Intel UHD 630
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Case	Stock 1L case
Audio Device(s)	Synaptics HD Audio
Power Supply	130W external PSU
Mouse	Corsair Katar Wireless
Keyboard	Generic Dell Wireless
Software	Windows 11

Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Edge 360, 3x TL-B12 V2, 2x TL-B12 V1
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Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

System Name	The Little One
Processor	i5-11320H @4.4GHZ
Motherboard	AZW SEI
Cooling	Fan w/heat pipes + side & rear vents
Memory	64GB Crucial DDR4-3200 (2x 32GB)
Video Card(s)	Iris XE
Storage	WD Black SN850X 4TB m.2, Seagate 2TB SSD + SN850 4TB x2 in an external enclosure
Display(s)	2x Samsung 43" & 2x 32"
Case	Practically identical to a mac mini, just purrtier in slate blue, & with 3x usb ports on the front !
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha ATS-1060 Bluetooth Soundbar & Subwoofer
Power Supply	65w brick
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2
Keyboard	Logitech G613 mechanical wireless
Software	Windows 10 pro 64 bit, with all the unnecessary background shitzu turned OFF !
Benchmark Scores	PDQ

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

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Processor	R7-5800X3D/i7-7700K/R9-7950X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VI Extreme/Asus Ranger Z170/Asus ROG Crosshair X670E-GENE
Cooling	Bitspower monoblock ,custom open loop,both passive and active/air tower cooler/air tower cooler
Memory	32GB DDR4/32GB DDR4/64GB DDR5
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX6900XT Alphacooled/AMD RX5700XT 50th Aniv./SOC(onboard)
Storage	mix of sata ssds/m.2 ssds/mix of sata ssds+an m.2 ssd
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp U2410 , HP 24x
Case	mb box/Silverstone Raven RV-05/CoolerMaster Q300L
Audio Device(s)	onboard/onboard/onboard
Power Supply	3 Seasonics, a DeltaElectronics, a FractalDesing
Mouse	various/various/various
Keyboard	various wired and wireless
VR HMD	-
Software	W10.someting or another,all 3

Processor	Intel i5 8400
Motherboard	Asus Prime H370M-Plus/CSM
Cooling	Scythe Big Shuriken & Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap
Memory	8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-2400
Video Card(s)	ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING
Storage	1TB 980 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung UN55KU6300F
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 750w
Software	W11 Pro

System Name	Detox sleeper
Processor	Intel i9-7980XE@4,5Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock x299 Taichi XE (custom bios with ecc reg support, old microcode)
Cooling	Custom water: Alphacool XT45 1080 + 9xArctic P12, EK-D5 pump combo, EK Velocity D-RGB block
Memory	8x16Gb Hynix DJR ECC REG 3200@4000
Video Card(s)	Intel Iris XE Max (waiting for a Sapphire 7900XT Nitro)
Storage	Samsung PM9A1 1Tb + 2x PM981 512Gb + Kingston HyperX 480Gb + Samsung Evo 860 500Gb
Display(s)	HP ZR30W (30" 2560x1600 10 bit)
Case	Chieftec 1E0-500A-CT04 + AMD Sempron sticker
Audio Device(s)	Genius Cavimanus
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex 750w Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G400
Keyboard	IBM Model M122 (boltmod, micro pro usbc)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64

System Name	natr0n-PC
Processor	Ryzen 5950x-5600x \| 9600k
Motherboard	B450 AORUS M \| Z390 UD
Cooling	EK AIO 360 - 6 fan action \| AIO
Memory	Patriot - Viper Steel DDR4 (B-Die)(4x8GB) \| Samsung DDR4 (4x8GB)
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3070ti FTW
Storage	Various
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Case	Thermaltake Level 20 VT \| Black bench
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Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III ARGB 80+ Gold 650W \| EVGA 700 Gold
Software	XP/7/8.1/10
Benchmark Scores	http://valid.x86.fr/79kuh6

System Name	AlderLake
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2
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Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window
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Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (-30 CO) \| Intel® Xeon® E3-1241 v3
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max \| Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H
Cooling	Dark Rock 4 Pro, P14, P12, T30 case fans \| 212 Evo & P12 PWM PST x2, Arctic P14 & P12 case fans
Memory	32GB Ballistix (Micron E 19nm) CL16 @3733MHz \| 32GB HyperX Beast 2400MHz (XMP)
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Storage	ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB, Toshiba P300 3TB x2 \| Kingston A400 120GB, Fanxiang S500 Pro 256GB
Display(s)	TCL C805 50" 2160p 144Hz VA miniLED, Mi 27" 1440p 165Hz IPS, AOC 24G2U 1080p 144Hz IPS
Case	Modded MS Industrial Titan II Pro RGB \| Heavily Modded Cooler Master Q500L
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Mouse	Logitech G305, Bloody A91, Amazon basics, Logitech M187
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Software	W10 LTSC 21H2