I've been struggling to find the right led light strips for modding my PC. I am looking for something that has high density, low profile and small width. Any suggestions?

Last year, I installed a Chinese "non official" graphics card in my desktop, that use laptop's GPU into a Desktop PCB. I created custom drivers by modifying the original files, but I'm limited by the 80-watt Thermal Design Power (TDP). It has additional power supply from the PSU by 8-pin connection, and I'm considering increasing the TDP to 105 watts. I've found official BIOS updates online, but they haven't been successful due the innexistence of the graphics card. I've attempted to modify the BIOS with a hex editor, but the content is unfamiliar to me. The performance is excellent, but it has the potential to be even better

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I'm just wondering if it's possible to remove asus logo on the I/O shroud without painting the heatsink. I've seen someone remove the logo and decals on the msi b650i edge wifi with acetone so is it possible to use the same method on the asus board?

The top part is aluminium heatsink and the bottom one is plastic

I am building a new pc, dropping a sensor panel into the case and had a couple questions about Aida64. Just want to know if its worth the price and if I can still operate without the maintenance license when it expires.

1. Does buying a key for Aida64 give you lifetime access to the current software version?
2. Do you have to renew the key after it expires in order to continue using the software?
3. Are there any alternatives to Aida64? (i.e. Rainmeter and how comparable is it in terms of customization)

Thanks for the help in advance!

wanting to take the receiver from this controller, and turn it into a bluetooth receiver for a pair of wireless earbuds. any idea if and/or how to accomplish this?

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Hi ya'll, I have an older (3-4 y.o) Lenovo L390 which is still serving its purpose. I was looking into ThinkPad docks and was not sure if my laptops USB-C 3.1 connection will be able to take advantage of the newer thunderbolt 3 or 4 ThinkPad docks, so I was thinking about getting a cheap older dock for the time being. My question is if anyone knows if I can power the device, and run dual 2k or one 2k and one 1080p monitor with this dock. If not, which lenovo or 3rd party dock can accomplish this over my USB-C 3.1 connection?

Current dock in question:

ThinkPad USB-C Dock (40A9)

Please let me know what you recommend, if this will do the trick, and what USB-C to USB-C cable connection is required to achieve this. (refresh rate is not a concern as I do not intend to game)

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Trying to build a custom RGB acrylic based piece. The acrylic has been sanded on the visible surface, the back has a coat of primer and black paint on front and back. RGB light strip is at the bottom. How do I get the whole visible area to light up? Currently it tapers off towards the top and is brightest at the bottom?

Hi everyone, I’ve finished my setup with: 7800x3d, 4080s, Asus rog b650-a, ram ddr5 6000mhz ecc. I’ve played and tried optimize my pc for fortnite competitive but the delay is sometimes good, sometimes not. I spoken with 2 pro player and they told me that a guy have done to them a tweak but this guy just give support to pros. I don’t trust discord or people on social that sell 50-100-200€ tweak that i don’t know. Could anyone suggest some professional guy that know perfectly fortnite game and how to reduce lower possible the delay? Thank you

Have some black fan, CPU and AIO cables that I want to wrap in white. Anything specific people use that’s safe and looks clean and easy to use?

Hi i'm new in this subreddit. I bought thi starter for my rig and i try to figure out how to connect it. Is a 12v starter with a lever and a button (like the rally car). Can someone help me? thx

this is the amazon link: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0BLYPFRVH?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

I attach photos.

Front panel exterior

Front panel enterior

Other stuff and cable

detail

Pc cable: power, led & more

Hey all - I just had my Galahad 360 AIO replaced due to a known defect. I saw there's a newer version with LCD but it doesn't seem like I can swap it. Is there a way to "bolt" one on?

Also are there any cable mods to cover the hoses with a diff color? I'm not looking to remove it and know it can damage it.

Hello, I lapped my 7800X3D and its my first time doing something like this. I'm building a sub 10L SFF PC with a 4090 and wanted to optimize it a bit more. After lapping my cpu I'm scared of turning my PC on and killing my cpu because there still be copper scrapings under the IHS.

How can I clean it and make sure or at least as sure as possible, that its clean enough for use on the motherboard?

My build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/BamoRS/saved/#view=FFMX23

Here it is: would be adding a quality thermal pad (like the gelid ultimate) on the backside of the pcb where the die is located (basically in the middle of the X bracket, where all those mini transistors are) and then attach on top of said thermal pad a copper heatsink... would you reckon it'd improve gpu die temps even further?

As i said, it's most likely a stupid and pointless idea but i was curious if anyone ever experimented with something like that. I tried to search all around the internet but i found nothing, no real benchmarks behind it so i was curious if anyone here ever tried something like that and how the results were.

Thanks for reading and hey, don't bury me lol, as i said i reckon this is most likely a stupid idea lol. I was just curious to know if anyone actually ever tried it. Cheers again and have a great day.

Looking for interesting retro looking pc cases. Not the beige/grey cases, but cases like NZXT from the 2000s.

This was just a bit of fun as had most of it lying around doing nothing. Half a door paint stripped off, i3 12100, 2 sticks of G.skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 DDR5 7800MHz, MSI B760 gaming plus MB the only new item. Asus GTX 1060, Corrirs RM850x, 3D printer, and lots of bits and bobs. The isolator switch turns on the vintage light.

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Pretty easy, but still hearwarming