Ghetto Mods

[Pawelr98]

Special cases for storage machines ? Who needs that ? Brackets from a hardware store can turn any case into one that can fit a dozen+ of HDD's.

 

[KernelPanixc]

Oem 1060 doesnt have a mounting screw hole?

No problem! Do it yourself a one! Its looking a bit sagging because of asus made output heihgt in their own standarts thank you Asus!

P.s: Displayport cable settles in flawlessly.

 

[micropage7]

just bought Logitech M190 and as usual i need to check the internal first, so far it's pretty good just too bad Logitech using plastic clip to hold the PCB and i want to make it lighter on the top without ruining the looks so i drill the red base (btw don't ask bout the weight reduction coz i don't check it)

the next is my omni directional mic, i make a mic foam by using wet tissue sheet, i clean it and wash it first then place it to reduce harsh sound then covered by fabric

and haha... looks like bodybag

 

[masterdeejay]

Not finnished yet. Single fan for normal use, double fan for overclocking. I modded the case because it is a long card.

 

[oobymach]

New fan grill for my ghetto ps4 cooler to sit my external drive on.

 

[wolf]

Been meaning to try this for a while... ADT link, connected to a laptop (9750h equipped). I get pcie 3.0x4 over an m.2 slot, and my old GTX1080 is eating it up like a champ.

Ghetto as and I love it. What a little LAN rig!

 

[masterdeejay]

Old LCD monitor from trash, there was no power supply but it works with 12v. It is a good monitor for retro gaming (1280x1024 19" Dsub and Dvi)
So the simplest mod is power from molex. Cable is fixed with a screw.

 

[Valantar]

Old LCD monitor from trash, there was no power supply but it works with 12v. It is a good monitor for retro gaming (1280x1024 19" Dsub and Dvi)
So the simplest mod is power from molex. Cable is fixed with a screw.

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Wow, that is an impressive amount of yellowing! Was it used in a spray tan salon?

 

[masterdeejay]

Wow, that is an impressive amount of yellowing! Was it used in a spray tan salon?

I think it was in a local pharmacy and computer was near the window so it got a lot of sunlight.

 

[MIRTAZAPINE]

Wow, that is an impressive amount of yellowing! Was it used in a spray tan salon?

Seeing electronics yellowing like this makes me wanna wear suncreen. Can"t ghetto mod my skin.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Heres my ghetto mod.

Got a AQ flow sensor, which did not work. So i took the hall sensor off the board on my barrowch flow meter and fixed it onto the body of the AQ sensor. now it works, using the impellor in the AQ meter and the hall input on the barrowch circuit. Just need to tidy it up now.

more fiddling. works ok.

 

[Chomiq]

From one of the AW3423DW threads:

http://imgur.com/a/j9RqOcS

 

[Valantar]

From one of the AW3423DW threads:

http://imgur.com/a/j9RqOcS

Wow, that really belongs here. I mean, I get it, but ... why not at least buy an NF-A9x14, strip its frame off, and try to fit it where the stock fan goes? Or am I completely misjudging the size of that stock fan? I'm all for ghetto mods, but that's just butchery.

 

[Mussels]

Posted in another thread but it belongs here too, i modded my SFF PC to make it work with a 3570k (and then a 2500K since the 3570k found a better home)

1. reverse fan (sucks case air in from below, exhausts out the front. rear exhaust vents are blocked)
1.a add thermal pads so the case is a heatsink

2. use blurry copper heatsinks originally used for VRAM cooling on my 3090 when it was on air

3. More heatsink, more contact with case

4. MORE HEATSINK

Temps are down 30C, 2500K is running 3.4GHz all core at 65-70C


Also butchered 11 with some debloating tools so it's using ~1.7GB RAM at idle, making it one heck of a game server

 

[80251]

Monitors need supplemental cooling? Is the cooling for the LED arrays or CCFL? Or the circuitry that decodes the HDMI/DP serial data and controls the individual LCD elements?

I've never really felt any heat emanating from my Asus PG279, unlike any CRT I've ever owned -- even at 165Hz refresh rate.

 

[oobymach]

Monitors need supplemental cooling? Is the cooling for the LED arrays or CCFL? Or the circuitry that decodes the HDMI/DP serial data and controls the individual LCD elements?

I've never really felt any heat emanating from my Asus PG279, unlike any CRT I've ever owned -- even at 165Hz refresh rate.

The short lived PS3 tv/monitors all died from lack of cooling. I have a ghetto hole cut in the back of my tv for a fan (and a custom fan with a power switch), can't easily take a picture of it.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Monitors need supplemental cooling? Is the cooling for the LED arrays or CCFL? Or the circuitry that decodes the HDMI/DP serial data and controls the individual LCD elements?

They do when they're overclocked.

 

[Mussels]

Monitors need supplemental cooling? Is the cooling for the LED arrays or CCFL? Or the circuitry that decodes the HDMI/DP serial data and controls the individual LCD elements?

I've never really felt any heat emanating from my Asus PG279, unlike any CRT I've ever owned -- even at 165Hz refresh rate.

A limited number of high end monitors do, often high refresh rate ultrawides, or early models of new panel types

 

[Valantar]

Monitors need supplemental cooling? Is the cooling for the LED arrays or CCFL? Or the circuitry that decodes the HDMI/DP serial data and controls the individual LCD elements?

I've never really felt any heat emanating from my Asus PG279, unlike any CRT I've ever owned -- even at 165Hz refresh rate.

The G-sync module needs active cooling. Going off reviews, it seems to consume 20-30W alone. That is pretty atrocious, but it is what it is. Most other monitors don't need active cooling, but there are some with very powerful backlights or display controllers pushed very hard that do.

 

[Chomiq]

The G-sync module needs active cooling. Going off reviews, it seems to consume 20-30W alone. That is pretty atrocious, but it is what it is. Most other monitors don't need active cooling, but there are some with very powerful backlights or display controllers pushed very hard that do.

Yup, in this case it's the G-Sync module that needs it and is always on in case of that Alienware QD-OLED. Nvidia needs to step up and upgrade it to finally support HDMI 2.1 as well as reduce power consumption so that always on fan isn't needed.

 

[dnm_TX]

@Mussels can you post a link(just for reference) where you bought those copper heatsinks and if you know the dimensions,especially the thickness(in mm) would be great. Thank you!

 

[lexluthermiester]

@Mussels can you post a link(just for reference) where you bought those copper heatsinks and if you know the dimensions,especially the thickness(in mm) would be great. Thank you!

I'll second this, I'd like to know where you got them too!

 

[micropage7]

what about ghetto flashdrive chain

 

[Mussels]

I'll second this, I'd like to know where you got them too!

@Mussels can you post a link(just for reference) where you bought those copper heatsinks and if you know the dimensions,especially the thickness(in mm) would be great. Thank you!

Ebay, they're designed for 2.5" laptop drives for some reason

Ultra Thin Pure Copper Mechanical Hard Disk Cooler Heat Sink Cooling 2.5 Inch | eBay

what about ghetto flashdrive chain
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I have a few hundred of those trains clogging up my house, too

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Today I'm going to attempt to finish the housing on this and get it all primed, been to hot for manual labor but my homelab is cooking now too and needs its new home.