Recent content by Zarathustra

Touché. 😅

My thought process is that from upstairs it will just look like a regular HVAC vent. I'd probably install it "kickstand heater" style in the dead space under a kitchen cabinet. In the server closet, well, that's a closed "non-public" space anyway, so who cares if it looks a little "ghetto" 😅

hings that are slowing me down right now. I want more black Bitspower 90 degree dual rotary bends. I like these because they offer a more gradual bend than a hard 90 degree, and thus don't harm flow as much as tight 90 degree bends do. I could technically complete the build using the bends...

Well, I don't know if this is the "forever home" but we do own it, so we do have some flexibility that I didn't have back when I rented. I feel like I have no problems making some changes, as long as I can undo them should we ever want to sell. Once this computer project is complete, I have...

So, this was a long weekend, and I thought I'd get a lot done, but other things got in the way as always. I spent way too much time trying to "upgrade" the VM I use for work from Windows 10 to Windows 11, which was made really difficult because it was originally installed with traditional...

I've been using them for a long time now. Since about 2015. I mean, no for profit company is your friend, but still I get the sense they are among the few that are really just trying to make good products and are willing to call out those who don't. They are the ones who cued me into that...

Was that an AMD design decision, or a board partner design decision though? I'm asking because I don't know the answer, not because it is some sort of "gotcha" question. I don't think AMD makes any of their own video cards, at least not in the consumer space. So the question is, did they spec...

I'd say it's a "both/and" not an "either/or" 1.) PCI-SIG should not have pushed the 12VHPWR standard. It was obviously rushed and poorly tested. And once the problem became apparent in the field, they should have taken action. They will - of course - say they did, and point to the updated...

Yeah, Nvidia just took a major stake in Intel.... It's all AI now.

Look, I understand where you are coming from, but if this cheap little device can prevent a meltdown of a multi-thousand dollar build, then it is silly not to. Nvidia is unlikely to make any changes to the power connector either way. They have been completely intransigent on this issue. And...

Also, Remember my control box above? Well there has been another change of plans here. Originally I was going to use two Aquaero 6's one as a master and one as a slave to give them the fan outputs and sensor inputs I needed. To be clear, I would never have bought them with the intent of...

Alrighty, So there has been progress, but it has also been slow. There has been a lot of last minute making of custom wiring. The top radiator needs 5 wires: - Two 4 pin wires for the fans, Fan1 and Fan2 - Pump Wire, with splitter for boiled little pump fan (4 pin extension with splitter) -...

Aquacomputer didn't design Nvidia's GPU's. They are just coming up with a solution since Nvidia refuses to do it right. And Aquacomputer is a pretty good company.

This is a neat little product. I may just have to pick one up when I get around to assembling the game machine with the 5090. If it fits with the Alphacool water block I bought that is. I haven't looked closely at it yet, but the EKWB block I had for my 4090 recessed access to the power...

Just some bends, adapters and the like getting a much needed bath in a Home Depot bucket. People forget how important cleaning is, even new parts. It's almost shocking the amount of machining oils have risen to the top, and that's after giving them a spritz of vinegar, a quick brush with a...