Ghetto Mods

[Mussels]

I was aware of the windows settings, how come you're using the MsHybrid key?

I'm trying to find what that changes, but getting a lot of semi-related info (using tesla/mining cards for gaming, etc)

I found some advice such as
"Create a new DWORD "EnableMsHybrid" and set its value to 2 (this assigns the "power saving" GPU)"

(Long term, when AMD release mainstream chips with IGP's again i want to do this to gain better freesync support)

 

[masterdeejay]

I was aware of the windows settings, how come you're using the MsHybrid key?

I'm trying to find what that changes, but getting a lot of semi-related info (using tesla/mining cards for gaming, etc)

I found some advice such as
"Create a new DWORD "EnableMsHybrid" and set its value to 2 (this assigns the "power saving" GPU)"

(Long term, when AMD release mainstream chips with IGP's again i want to do this to gain better freesync support)

EnableMsHybrid controls what card is the power saver (for desktop and web) and what card is for gaming or any other workload.
value 2 is for the main card that have outputs and the value 1 for the performace card for gaming
It is not matter that a card is an average desktop or mining...ect... all setting is the same.

 

[MachineLearning]

My latest ziptie... my EVGA 750i had a super loud 50mm stock fan - it probably was always loud but being 13+ years on surely doesn't help. Luckily, Noctua makes a specialty 60mm fan that fits perfectly, their 40mm fans are what I strap to pretty much every board's VRM that needs it and they work well.

The fit is extremely snug, with great airflow. I think the heatpipes must be the greatest limiter of cooling capacity now, but I don't expect it to struggle...

 

[masterdeejay]

Radeon Mi8 cooling V2.0

Home Computing powerhouse

 

[sam_86314]

Was sick of how loud my GPU was, so I zip-tied some Noctua NF-A9x14s to it.

Now it matches my new CPU cooler. Still need to do thermal tests, but first impressions look decent. These fans at 100% are quieter than the stock fans at 50%.

 

[Mussels]

Was sick of how loud my GPU was, so I zip-tied some Noctua NF-A9x14s to it.

Now it matches my new CPU cooler. Still need to do thermal tests, but first impressions look decent. These fans at 100% are quieter than the stock fans at 50%.

You can get little adaptors to hook those fans upto the header on the card, too

 

[sam_86314]

You can get little adaptors to hook those fans upto the header on the card, too
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I'll probably do that at some point. For now, I'm using Fan Control to make the header it's plugged into respond to GPU temp.

 

[micropage7]

just trying to make my el cheapo keyboard more solid by using hot glue then i add some plastic over it

the second one is when you don't have anything to make the projector stay, just add small plate

and the last is when your PU leather get sticky and you need to remove it
but you just can't stand the naked headband so you grab plastic from snack then cover it, at least it looks more millenium than ever

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
That's a lot of glue
It's not sticky to the touch when it drys so why the plastic ?

 

[Mussels]

Yes.

"Glue"

 

[micropage7]

Hi,
That's a lot of glue
It's not sticky to the touch when it drys so why the plastic ?

yea, it took me 14 sticks. it's little bit sticky that's why i cover it with plastic to prevent any unwanted result if it touch the pcb

 

[forman313]

Pic might be useless but I thought I'd post a real ghetto one (it's been a while) View attachment 235626pic isn't great so thankfully there's a great guide on YouTube of what I've done.

Nice mod. I never thought to use another pot like that. I had to find something big enogh to fill the gaping hole where the speaker used to be.
Still needs a sticker tho.... "Turn smoke detector to start fire"
Took a few glue sticks to keep the pot from coming loose. Glue, duct tape or zip-ties ... its all we need in the ghetto.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Nice mod. I never thought to use another pot like that. I had to find something big enogh to fill the gaping hole where the speaker used to be.
Still needs a sticker tho.... "Turn smoke detector to start fire"
Took a few glue sticks to keep the pot from coming loose. Glue, duct tape or zip-ties ... its all we need in the ghetto.

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I'm making one at the moment great idea with the radio I spent a few hour the last 3 days making this dangerous bit of ghetto. It was a 35v-0-35v/12v/5v now it's just 24-0-24

god it's a mindless job rewiring transformers..

 

[ThaiTaffy]

So I've been looking after my neices and nephews alot more recently and I've stopped them pressing the sparkling power button on my system a few times. Don't worry I didn't ghetto the button but i started making a standing desk a while back and today a floating shelf to hold my system.

 

[masterdeejay]

I reused my box and tape cooling for the S9300x2

I just dont want to modify the card because of the warranty.

 

[PLAfiller]

I reused my box and tape cooling for the S9300x2
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I just dont want to modify the card because of the warranty.

I feel like this might be the ghettoest mod I've ever seen. Literary you took the box of a cheap-ass CPU cooler and some regular tape, not even a duck tape
I guess a more elegant solution to your problem would be a PCI fan bracket, they are fairly cheap (if no RGB) from Aliexpress and will hold 2x or 3x 120mm fans below the card.

 

[caroline!]

I reused my box and tape cooling for the S9300x2
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I just dont want to modify the card because of the warranty.

I feel like this might be the ghettoest mod I've ever seen. Literary you took the box of a cheap-ass CPU cooler and some regular tape, not even a duck tape
I guess a more elegant solution to your problem would be a PCI fan bracket, they are fairly cheap (if no RGB) from Aliexpress and will hold 2x or 3x 120mm fans below the card.

A true ghetto mod does not require one to spend money. If you do, it's not a ghetto mod anymore, just a mod.

 

[ThrashZone]

A true ghetto mod does not require one to spend money. If you do, it's not a ghetto mod anymore, just a mod.

Hi,
There are no spare parts trees it's usually paid for accumulated parts
Whether you spend a little on cheap parts or dig them out of a trash dump the time is money
It's more how it looks and how it's done that makes it ghetto or not.

 

[seth1911]

I reused my box and tape cooling for the S9300x2
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I just dont want to modify the card because of the warranty.

Hm i have here a air cleaner, maybe i make sometimes a real ghetto pc cooled by the air cleaner

 

[Ruru]

I'll join the MacGyver cooling club

HD 7970 Matrix with EK Supremacy VGA (universal GPU waterblock) with a 120mm fan for VR(A)M and instead of using zipties, I used a shoelace.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

When the rails cost more than the server you get ghetto with crap laid about

 

[micropage7]

my G102 scroll just gone, the i bought the encoder to replace it, just realize the problem not only the encoder that died, the scroll is loose too
so i cut plastic from candy and slip them on the encoder then it runs pretty well

 

[lexluthermiester]

The battery in my favorite controller has started to die and I decided to put in a much higher capacity unit.

Here's the one I took out. As shown, it's a 500mah unit, which even when new, didn't last very long.

Had to shave off the sides of two support columns to fit the new battery in.

Also had to remove the rumble motors(which I don't care about) and the mounts for one to fit in the new battery. Also pictured is the new battery. It's a 1500mah unit, 3X the original.

Finished and charging! Also, as you can see, I glued some rubber-like foam pads onto the analogue sticks.

Looking forward to not having to charge it every other day!

 

[lexluthermiester]

Got into another somewhat ghetto mod. I had a tablet folder plus keyboard. The tablet died a few years ago and I've been holding on to it. Today decided to mod it and make it a normalish keyboard. Cut the top cover off which had the tablet clamps on it, trimmed the loose pleather/vinyl, ran the USB cable along the spine and super-glued the loose fabric over. I think it turned out well!

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Was coding some esp nodes last night and heard the distinct pop of a capacitor from my light fitting normally I'd just change the bulb but these were a few week old ZigBee rgbw fittings so I decided to take a look. Turns out they are disposable so opening them up is destructive.

The power supplies were trash and the traces looked like they had been drawn on with a crayon by a kindergartener. I was pretty sure they were 12v but as I knew the PSU was trash I decided to to take apart a good one to be certain.
They had been overshooting the 12v and were running at nearly 15v which is probably why the 16v filter caps looked like they had had a large lunch.
I recently swapped out my media converters so I had some 1amp 12v units laying about and decided to put them to good use as well as adding some heatsinks from a dead ups I had just need to finish the shrouds off now.