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Just got an email from Asus to say that the heatsink height is 39.67mm so only need to make 4-5mm of 'adjustment'.

I've bought one and will have a look. Picked it up for £140 so not a huge risk if I need to take a dremel to it😁 Assuming there are problems, my plan is to try and bend the heat pip up and over the cooler or just use a dremel to cut a channel in the VRM heatsink. I've no intention of...

The cooling block is about 35mm and I may be able to bend the pipes a little bit to drop down over the VRM but nothing huge.

Does anyone know the VRM heatsink height on this board? Its going into a passively cooled case so I need to check the clearance for the heat pinks and there's no information available on the Asus website.

Ah, I thought you meant this: https://www.hdplex.com/hdplex-internal-400w-ac-dc-adapter-with-active-pfc-and-19vdc-output.html Just read its also compatible with silverstone modular cables which is what I currently have in place.

Is there any advantage in using the adapter over an external laptop power brick?

I've just ordered this: https://www.hdplex.com/hdplex-400w-hi-fi-dc-atx-power-supply-16v-24v-wide-range-voltage-input.html I'll have to daisy chain off from the SATA to power the fans and the HD's but the load shouldn't be huge.

i7 7700 (not k) 2x8gb DDR3 4x 8TB 3.5" 2x 2.5 SSD 1x 140mm Noctua ULN 1x 120mm Noctua ULN Onboard graphics only Thinking of swapping out the 2.5SSD for an M.2 which should lower the demand a little

My computing needs have changed somewhat and I'm now trying to turn my PC in to a silent media server (plex etc) which is also connected via USB to my home hifi DAC. As part of this I want to reduce the amount of fans in the case and one of them is going to be the PSU. I'd also like to switch...

Thats essentially correct (the cable modem and router are one device). Doesn't the wifi bridge need to connect to the main router via ethernet in order to repeat?

The router already has 4 gigbit ports but its located two floors below where my main PC & server is situated (a room I use as home office). I want the server connected to the wifi/internet at all times so that I can use Plex when out and about without needing to leave two PC's on. I could...

I was wondering if anyone can help me with a problem as I dont know much about the ins and outs of networking. I have currently have a PC and a WHS 2011 setup that I use as a plex server and general document storage server. Both are connected to the internet and wider network via wifi as the...

I could actually just buy a msata ssd and use the other four for storage. 16TB should give me a years free space or so before 6TB hard drives become economically viable.

edit. just noticed you said no raid

Thanks. That card may be overkill for me though as I dont need raid, I only need to be able to add more drives that the board has sockets.

Great, I'd been looking around the web and had just about given up on the idea. Can I ask what size brick and which card you are using?

I have one of these knocking around not doing anything (with an i3 and 4gb ram) and was wondering if anyone knew how many hard drives it would be capable of powering if I was to use an AOC to add additional usb sockets? Before I sell it I was wondering if I could use it to replace my ageing...

Okay, I took the chance and did this tonight. Worked a treat! I used super absorbency kitchen roll as I knew it would hold together even with a heavy water content, laid 6 sheets across the screen and sprayed them with an atomiser full of water until they were wet and then gently pressed on...

Hmm, seems the only car glass cleaner I have left is a solvent based spray. I'm concerned that this might be too harsh. The GF must have used my other stuff.

Okay I have plenty of car glass cleaner. Just need to make my mind up if I want to take the risk.

I'm really tempted to try this on my U2412m. I had been ready to purchase two new U2414's but if I could get rid of the anti glare on the 12 I could be persuaded to keep it and get another 12. To recap, the over ridding advice seems to be to soak for as long as you possibly can and if there's...

I cant wait to start seeing some actual builds in this case. Mine will be: 4770k Asus Impact 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport VLP Beyond that everything else is still up in the air

Im thinking someone needs to start an M1 build thread and leave this thread for people to deal with logistics etc. Its getting a bit muddled as people are posting questions about cards, heat sink clearances, tracking codes etc.

Received mine today. Totally unexpected and I havent even thought about what I'm putting in it as wasnt expecting it for another couple of months. Totally made up though that this came off.

I received the email regarding data centre loss but cant recover the password for my ncase account. How can I do this?

What about Cosair with their units, or are these made by Asetek?

I dont suppose you have a RRP do you? The suppliers in the UK who have it available as a preorder item are quoting £200+ which is actually more than the Maximus Gene MATX board.

It is a big risk, particularly when I could bite the bullet and buy a korean 27" glossy IPS for not significantly more outlay. Its just that I use 2x 22" monitors at work (non glossy) on vesa's and quite like the ability to have them positioned quite close to me without having to move my head...

Yeah, you're right. Probably more hassle than it's worth. I was hoping to do something similar to what Vega did here with the Samungs: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1644035 Seems like its a real gap in the market and surely it cant be THAT difficult for manufacturers to over some vesa...

I wonder if I could buy a S series, remove the back cover and make some mounting holes? Not sure if the back panel has the right shape to it. Failing that, make a small attachment similar to what the apple cinemas use for vesa mounting.

Yeah, I thought the Dell's would be ideal and exactly what I'd like but the lack of VESA is a deal breaker. It seems VESA is becoming less and less popular whilst at the same time manufacturers are providing every worse stands.

I've had a good scour through the manufacturers but cant seem to find something suitable. What I'm looking for is: Between 22" and 23" for 1920x1080. I dont think I could live with the pixed density on a 24" with a ratio lower than 1920x1200 Glossy. I have control over the lighting and...

I dont do much gaming (only one or two games) and its the real estate that would be of benefit to me. I do watch a lot video and films whilst working though

Unfortunately its not VESA mountable and for the price I might as well get the Apple Cinema.

I'm based in the UK and looking for the above spec monitor. The only ones that I've found so far are either the Apple Cinema, Hazro or DGM The apple is obviously high quality but expensive and the adjustments arent possible on a windows machine. The Hazro and DGM are great price wise but the...

As per title, can anyone recommend such a monitor? Its only for office use so it doesn't have to have fantastic response times etc. Glossy if possible as that's just my own preference and I can control the light.

Could be. I use a 2.5" 320gb for temporary storage and a SSD for my main OS and programs. The 2.5" could be on its way out but doesnt show any other signs of trouble.

For as long as I can remember I've had two optical burners which have been able to burn at the same time and maintain a full buffer at full burn speed. The drives are connected via SATA. Just lately though it seems that the hard drive cant provide the data to the drives quick enough in order...

Yeah, that space under the optical drives really comes in useful. I have even considered using two thin 3x120 radiators mounted perpendicular to the MB and in parallel to each other i.e. one mount face the left vent and the other facing the right.

Ah right, thanks. I didnt know if there was a way of getting the rivets out and reusing them. Did you need to put a thread in the hole left behind or did it just take a screw without any problem? Yeah, I think that vid is the first watercooled Z70 I've seen. I intend to put a extra thick...