Off-Topic Thread V3.0

Aodhan5000

Also the Dell S2721DGFA is the same as the Dell S2721DGF and is in stock on Amazon for about 385 euro (£330) which isn't too bad

MidlanderMan

Anyone who recommended people here buy Alienware PC's over the last few months, you own those people an apology.

Absolute buckets of shite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ulhFi5N2hc&ab_channel=GamersNexus

z0oT

Even my router is reporting a temperature increase the last week.

Both graphs are the network card and the SSD that the OS runs from. You can clearly see the increase from the 16th of July onward which is interesting. The oscillations up/down are from days and nights usually.

wotzgoingon

Nothing unusual there we are far hotter than we usually are. I even noticed the fan on my X570 chipset came on a few times. I think even my GPU turned on the fans for a short period just to cool down while browsing/watching netflix, YouTube.

Gumbi

see a bit lower for TL;DR

Hi folks, fixing a laptop problem for my dad. As always, a simple fix becomes a mess....

My intention was to replace the faulty keyboard of his Hp 250 G6. No worries. Unfortunately I didn't get the keyboard inclusive of frame (what a waste, means I repalce the whole back of case, including a frame holding in the keyboard with new touchpad etc).

Anyway, I got just he keyboard. Had to test apart whole laptop and disconnect every component to access keyboard, which was RIVETED in by a frame. Broke all rivets, bending frame slightly to replace keyboard. Done and dusted. All back together now, trial and error along the way, all working. Kinda.

***Important TL;DR version***

Small issue, I damaged a clasp on an extraneous (non Mobo) connector. Don't know what it's called. Now it can't hold the film connector in place. It needs to be held in place at least for laptop startup (when left disconnected after that doesn't seem to matter).

Any idea what it is? I'm sure it's a cheap replacement part if I can get it. Or if I can figure out a way to safely hold in place while laptop back together. Tape doesn't seem reliable enough.

Close pic and far pic. It's next to the power/DC jack module, and as you can see is connected to Mobo by film connector underneath the fan.

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Thanks a lot in advance

Edit: so it's the power button of course. Now I just have to source one, hopefully locally but might have to ebay it or something.

SickBoy

Something similar happened me before.

You could try a bit of blu tack and then some masking tape, worked for me.

Gumbi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117658207#Comment_117658207

I'll give it a shot, thanks!

I bought a similar one online (the power button module for HO pavilion G6, not identical but the exact one was 14, euro or something screw that haha, this one should work hopefully).

I might grab a refurbished model of the HP 250 g6 on ebay too, they're going for under 200 euro...

Cuddlesworth

Hot Glue......

Headshot

Guys anyone training or already acquired a CCNA cert?

Tempted myself but looking for it to be done online but not sure where to look that's reliable

Cuddlesworth

Not sure what your asking? The exam is via Pearson Vue, which is online atm due to to covid with some serious restrictions.

You should be able to self study it, books/videos/labs etc. Instructor lead would just be the same as watching a video series, because its all online for now.

Edit: Just checked your post history. Sounds like you need to pick a field and specialise or go heavily into something people are looking for, like automation/devops. FAS or whatever they called themselves nowdays devalued the CCNA in Ireland into a worthless cert by pumping huge numbers at it with braindumps for the exams, in my opinion.

Aodhan5000

Anyone any experience with vetroo? They have a white 240 AIO on Amazon for £60 and have 5 star reviews so they're tempting me a little:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08P5DBMG1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_dl_26YYBJ564KVTB3D0Z5B4?psc=1

savemejebus

Why take the risk, just pick up an arctic liquid freezer 2.

Squidgy Black

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117684628#Comment_117684628

I wouldn't bother, for the sake of 40 quid or so you can grab an h100i from Corsair or an arctic freezer and have a much lower risk of a dodgy aio pump or leaking and destroying all your components

K.O.Kiki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117684628#Comment_117684628

Wouldn't chance it myself TBH; No warranty to fall back on.

ID-Cooling Auraflow X240 has 5yrs manufacturer's warranty for only a tenner more (+5 for white)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088WRHHKF/

Aodhan5000

Ya I'll probably just settle for the Auraflow 240 or a Galahad 240

Aodhan5000

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117684953#Comment_117684953

Because the arctic looks sh1t

ZeroThreat

Just wondering, so the past few weeks I've been pricing various parts for a new build, I only considered a Ryzen processor, and was also recommended Ryzen by others in their suggestions (initially I was thinking of 5800x but that was overkill and 5600x is sufficient for PC for gaming/general use).

The reason being that tbh I thought the current generation of Ryzens was supposed to be superior to Intel's lineup.

Out of curiosity, I looked up Intel chips today, seems their most recent generation mainstream is the i5-11600k, same number of cores and threads as the 5600x and slightly higher base clock speed (3.9 Ghz vs 3.7 Ghz)

Seems to have very similar performance to the ryzen chip from what I googled too, but it's £30 cheaper on Amazon (also has the added benefit of integrated graphics which at least makes the PC useable if I don't get a GPU straight away).

Is it worth considering this, or will the higher wattage negate the price saving?

Aodhan5000

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117702519#Comment_117702519

No cooler with the 11600k so thats the cost saving used up right there

Aodhan5000

For 5600x vs 11600k:

https://youtu.be/L0qaZ85CpUM

ZeroThreat

It's better to replace the 5600x stock fan with any relatively decent cheap aftermarket air cooler from reviews I've seen previously, so I wouldn't really take that into consideration.

The power draw and heat generated would probably tip me in favour of the Ryzen anyway.

K.O.Kiki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117702519#Comment_117702519

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i5-11600k/21.html

11600K will use 109W+ more than the 5600X in multi-threaded applications just to match performance.

Which means not only do you need a better PSU, but your cooling system needs to be beefy too.

Also, the 11600K has to lower clockspeed once more than 4 threads are active, going from 4.9GHz -> 4.6GHz. The 5600X can sustain its max core boost at all times (mine hits 4.7GHz all-core with ease).

Finally, the B550 motherboards are REALLY good for mid-range, e.g. MSI MPG B550 Gaming Edge WiFi / Asus TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi around 155eur which have all the features you could want and will run a 5600X at max boost all day.

K.O.Kiki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117689086#Comment_117689086

I have one, it's great & quiet.

And whatever you think about the VRM fan on the pump head, it has been proven to lower VRM temps better than even tower air coolers.

Mr Crispy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117705424#Comment_117705424

Yeah, I have the non-RGB variant cooling my 3700X and it's great.

ZeroThreat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117705408#Comment_117705408

I guess the 7nm vs 14nm process makes a big difference in power efficiency then.

Spear

So 3dfx are back in some form or other. Some investment group has said they've bought the rights to the 3dfx name, though they seem to intend to misuse the name on random stuff:

https://twitter.com/3dfxofficial/status/1422814559870455809

K.O.Kiki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117705915#Comment_117705915

TechPowerUp reporting it as a fake.

https://www.techpowerup.com/285256/seemingly-fake-twitter-account-claims-the-return-of-3dfx-interactive

Spear

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117706286#Comment_117706286

If it isn't an active scam, then at best it's just an attempt at brand necromancy to sell some generic junk. A shame, as there could be an appreciable market for Voodoo 3/4/5's for retro users.

Aodhan5000

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117705424#Comment_117705424

Oh it's ideal for the smart level headed person who cares about performance (not me) but I just think the Lian li Galahad looks gorgeous and will suit my build down to the ground as I've a white p360 and strix b550.

Aodhan5000

Anyone know of a service like mailbox.de in Spain?

Edit: Found one, Shipping address spain

Luck100

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117711840#Comment_117711840

Some of those Spanish sites need a Spanish taxpayer ID or something like that to buy anything. I wasted a lot of time browsing pccomponentes before I realized it wasn't going to work.