Ghetto Mods

silkstone · Jul 28, 2016

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
You can take 1mm off the side quite easy with sandpaper.

I'm thinking I may do that. Although, I like the way that it's tilted towards the VRMs now too. Without the shroud on, the airflow is kinda messed up.

Ideally, I'd sand it, and buy a couple of 40-50 mm fans to stick on too. Although doing that, i would still lose the pci slot

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Jul 28, 2016

consider one of these for a few quid. Only 17.8mm tall so you may get your slot back too. Just cable tie it on.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119063

dont whant to set it"' · Aug 7, 2016

even tough these here zipties do not fit trough holes in pcb ,that doesn't mean its not posible to slap this heatsink on to it,with some pcb warping as a side effect

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Aug 7, 2016

My wife is asking if that is an asthmatic inhaler.........

dont whant to set it"' · Aug 7, 2016

in this picture one with keen eyes can observer space-time being warped by afordmentioned zipties.
cr,,p my subzero frontpanel broke,unsurprizingly as I did not disigned for 24/7 sumer use,pic when fixed and upgraded with heat shrinking elecyrical insolator.

dont whant to set it"' · Aug 7, 2016

before, up and running

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Aug 8, 2016

Is this ghetto?

dorsetknob · Aug 8, 2016

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
Is this ghetto?

No zip tie's
no elastic bands
no wendy's knicker elastic
No leggo

opinion no does not qualify as Ghetto ( of course said that at the risk of being mailed a burning welsh holiday home

)

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Aug 8, 2016

But you havent spotted the "ghetto" bit, and i dont mean the big hole i cut in the back of the case.

dorsetknob · Aug 8, 2016

That hole i thought you punched it in frustration ( welsh men are 'ard )

Recon-UK · Aug 8, 2016

Not exactly ghetto.

2 Noctua's forcing airflow down the top GTX 480.

Then it got pretty ghetto with a single GTX 480. Trying all sorts with it

These are Phobia fans.

Then I jerry rigged some Noctua's to it

Recon-UK · Aug 8, 2016

Oh you guys might like this, 2500k 4.8- 5.2ghz dynamic clock will only boost to 5.2 on two cores or 5 on 4 depending on the CPU load.

GTX 480 x1. Same rig as pictured.

Can tell it's old lol that music

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Aug 9, 2016

Come on peeps......whats up with the pic of my mobo? Theres something odd in there.

The clue is in the wallpaper

R00kie · Aug 9, 2016

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
Come on peeps......whats up with the pic of my mobo? Theres something odd in there.

The clue is in the wallpaper

Noice, zip tied i'm guessing?

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Aug 9, 2016

Nothing to do with zip ties, sticky tape, hot glue or knicker elastic.

KainXS · Aug 9, 2016

why are those little heatsink ontop of your i/o ports?

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Aug 9, 2016

KainXS said:
why are those little heatsink ontop of your i/o ports?

purely decoration/recycling.

Well spotted.......no cigar. Keep trying.

ne6togadno · Aug 9, 2016

fx cooler over xeon cpu

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Aug 9, 2016

We have a winner..........pm me your details and i will send you your prize, i think you will like it......

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jaw shwaa · Aug 10, 2016

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
Come on peeps......whats up with the pic of my mobo? Theres something odd in there.

The clue is in the wallpaper

dammit i zoomed in and all i saw was that your cpu power connector wasnt in all the way.

heres something i did earlier today , one of the heatsinks on my mobo was getting waaaay hot , and this lil fan was just the perfect fit , no zipties or anything

i painted the grill because , why not , i might swap the wires on the fan for black wires , and plug it into the mobo . now the heatsink doesnt burn my fingers , victory!

silentbogo · Aug 10, 2016

Haven't been here in a while.
Recently I bought two boxes of dead motherboards, so I've got some unconventional fixes due to lack of parts:

* AsRock A88X Extreme4+ had some dead USB 3.0 ports. Initial diagnosis was "dead USB hub" (it has EtronTech EJ188 chip).
In reality it was a pair of damaged polyfuses. I did not have a proper replacement, so I had to solder whatever I had at hand (still beats a true-ghetto wire jumper)

All I have left is to wait for NIC and audio ICs to arrive in mail, and make a trip to electronic component store for an OpAmp.
TI NE5532 is used as a headphone pre-amp on this board, and this $0.60 part is called "Premium Headset Amplifier" by AsRock :banghead:

FireFox · Aug 10, 2016

Does this count as Ghetto Mod?

silentbogo · Aug 10, 2016

Knoxx29 said:
Does this count as Ghetto Mod?

Definitely. At least you have screws - I had to clue my caddy to a HDD rack.

FireFox · Aug 10, 2016

silentbogo said:
Definitely. At least you have screws - I had to clue my caddy to a HDD rack.

Just in case you think that i replaced the HDD for a SSD that's wrong.

Toothless · Aug 10, 2016

PP Mguire said:
I got some of these in the office and at home.

http://i.imgur.com/wPRWhySl.jpg

I have some at home in case i need to do something important for once.

System Name	Gaming System / HTPC-Server
Processor	i7 8700K (@4.8 Ghz All-Core) / R7 5900X
Motherboard	Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming / MSI B450 Mortar Max
Cooling	CM ML360 / CM ML240L
Memory	16Gb Hynix @3200 MHz / 16Gb Hynix @3000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Zotac 3080 / Colorful 1060
Storage	750G MX300 + 2x500G NVMe / 40Tb Reds + 1Tb WD Blue NVMe
Display(s)	LG 27GN800-B 27'' 2K 144Hz / Sony TV
Case	Xigmatek Aquarius Plus / Corsair Air 240
Audio Device(s)	On Board Realtek
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W / Andyson TX-700 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero / K400+
Keyboard	Wooting Two / K400+
Software	Windows 10 x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15 = 1542 3D Mark Timespy = 9758

System Name	Party On
Processor	Xeon w 3520
Motherboard	DFI Lanparty
Cooling	Big tower thing
Memory	6 gb Ballistix Tracer
Video Card(s)	HD 7970
Case	a plank of wood
Audio Device(s)	seperate amp and 6 big speakers
Power Supply	Corsair
Mouse	cheap
Keyboard	under going restoration

System Name	3 "rigs"-gaming/spare pc/cruncher
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

System Name	Party On
Processor	Xeon w 3520
Motherboard	DFI Lanparty
Cooling	Big tower thing
Memory	6 gb Ballistix Tracer
Video Card(s)	HD 7970
Case	a plank of wood
Audio Device(s)	seperate amp and 6 big speakers
Power Supply	Corsair
Mouse	cheap
Keyboard	under going restoration

System Name	3 "rigs"-gaming/spare pc/cruncher
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

System Name	AM4 / 775
Processor	2600x / C2D E7600
Motherboard	B450 Aorus / ASUS P5G41C-M LX
Cooling	TT Esports Duo / Chinesium cooler
Memory	16GB DDR4 3ghz / 4GB DDR2 800mhz
Video Card(s)	2060 Super / 5700-XT / GTX 650Ti
Storage	120GB + 1TB SSD / 160GB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung CRG5 144hz QD
Case	CiT shit chassis modded / Coolermaster Elite 430
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster FX / Audigy 2 ZX
Power Supply	Superflower Leadex III GOLD / BeQuiet 450w bronze.
Mouse	Razer Basilisk
Keyboard	Read Dragon Kumara
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	1 Billion

System Name	Main / HTPC
Processor	Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Ryzen 7 2700
Motherboard	Aorus B650M Elite AX/ B450i Aorus Pro Wifi
Cooling	Lian-Li Galahad 360 / Wraith Spire
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 2x16 6000MHz CL30 / HyperX Predator 2x8GB 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 FE / ARC A380
Storage	WD Black SN770 1TB / Sabrent Rocket 256GB
Display(s)	Aorus FO32U2P / 39" Panasonic HDTV
Case	Fractal Arc XL / Cougar QBX
Audio Device(s)	Denon AVR-X2800H / Realtek ALC1220
Power Supply	Corsair RM850 / BeQuiet SFX Power 2 450W
Mouse	Logitech G903
Keyboard	Drop Sense75 with WQ Studio Morandi's
VR HMD	Rift S
Software	Win 11 Pro 64Bit

Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5950x, Ryzen 9 5980HX
Motherboard	MSI X570 Tomahawk
Cooling	Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4(With Noctua Fans)
Memory	32Gb Crucial 3600 Ballistix
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 3080, Asus 6800M
Storage	Adata SX8200 1TB NVME/WD Black 1TB NVME
Display(s)	Dell 27 Inch 165Hz
Case	Phanteks P500A
Audio Device(s)	IFI Zen Dac/JDS Labs Atom+/SMSL Amp+Rivers Audio
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	Logitech G502 SE Hero
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB Mk.2
VR HMD	Samsung Odyssey Plus
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Red Radiance l under construction
Processor	5800x
Motherboard	x470 taichi
Cooling	stock wrath
Memory	TridentZ Neo rgb 3600mhz (2x8 kit)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Vega 64 nitro+
Storage	970 evo nvme
Display(s)	lc27g75tq
Case	tt core x5 tge
Audio Device(s)	sennheiser's pc323d usb soundcard
Power Supply	corsair AX860i
Mouse	roccat burst pro
Keyboard	roccat ryos mk fx
Software	windows 10

System Name	Madness
Processor	6700k delidded 5.0ghz from silicone lottery
Motherboard	Msi z270 m5
Cooling	xspc cpu block , ek pump/res , alphacool 360 rad , ek fc x2 , monsoon fittings
Memory	corsair dominator platinum16gb with light bar kit
Video Card(s)	Msi 1070 seahawk x2
Storage	adata sp550 256gb , seagate 1tb
Display(s)	hp 24' monitors x3
Case	Phanteks enthoo evolve tempered glass
Audio Device(s)	Samsung 5.1 surround system
Power Supply	xfx 1250w pro series , custom cables
Mouse	Logitech g403
Keyboard	Logitech g11 ,painted white and black

System Name	WS#1337
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	ASUS X570-PLUS TUF Gaming
Cooling	Xigmatek Scylla 240mm AIO
Memory	64GB DDR4-3600(4x16)
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	ADATA Legend 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung Viewfinity Ultra S6 (34" UW)
Case	ghetto CM Cosmos RC-1000
Audio Device(s)	ALC1220
Power Supply	SeaSonic SSR-550FX (80+ GOLD)
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Modecom Volcano Blade (Kailh choc LP)
VR HMD	Google dreamview headset(aka fancy cardboard)
Software	Windows 11, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA

System Name	Veral
Processor	7800x3D
Motherboard	x670e Asus Crosshair Hero
Cooling	Corsair H150i RGB Elite
Memory	2x24 Klevv Cras V RGB
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900XTX Red Devil
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB, Samsung 980 1TB, Teamgroup MP34 4TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx, 2x AOC 2425W, AOC I1601FWUX
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Lite 2
Audio Device(s)	Blue Yeti + SteelSeries Arctis 5 / Samsung HW-T550
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Corsair Nightsword
Keyboard	Corsair K55
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Professional
Benchmark Scores	PEBCAK

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