PC Modding

Acer Nitro N50 upgrade

I have a Acer nitro N50 desktop with a 1660 super

I'm looking to upgrade it as well as put it into a large case for more efficient coolant and room for more upgrade.

My question is does anyone know what components would need replacing to allow it to be transferred into a new case

I know that the motherboard is proprietary but unsure if anything else is

THANKS

Hello, I'm currently thinking about making a custom acrylic side panel for my PC, and I was wondering if using magnetic tape to mount the custom side panel could cause any harm to the internals.

Is it safe to use or am I risking corrupting the drives or anything?

Thank you in advance for the replies and help.

I use an Xbox controller and have the computer connected to the TV in the next room with a 50 HDMI cord but when I sit on this couch to play, my controller has connection issues.

Does anyone make this adapter or would i need to make my own? I want to use my old dell vista case, but build a modern PC inside. I am a newbie so i am trying to learn the best approach. Any help would be appreciated.

I have a spare mini pc lying around after using it for about a year with an eGPU before now replacing it with a gaming pc I built. Like the title says, I want to remove the internals of my beelink Ser6 Pro and install them into a small form factor pc case like the Fractal Ridge. There are two big questions I have with this idea aside from just “Is this reasonably possible?”.

1: I have the Ser6 pro with a Ryzen 7 6800h CPU. Are there consumer cooling solutions that might work for this cpu? Any simple mods I can make to adapt something like an AIO work for this CPU?

2: I would plan to use an M.2 Key to PCIE in order to incorporate a GPU. Is there any reason I couldn’t also use a gpu riser with an m.2 Key like this?

If anyone has any reference material I could check out of a build similar to this it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance

Trying to get happy with my minimal visible cable build and I'm down to the last 3 visible cables.

24 Pin ATX, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (20 pin), and USB 3.2 Gen2x2 (Type E). The 24 pin power and the 20 pin USB are easy, there's tons of good looking 90 degree adapters that will look like a natural part of my case. The type E port though is proving more challenging. Moddiy has one, but it's just a bare PCB with no shroud, so not able to be smoothly hidden. another option could be like the ASRock extension cable from their Taichi X570 boards, but the less cable to hide the better.

Anybody find any good options for this?

Hi all, I have an old Silverstone Temjin Series TJ-11 and I have always wanted to mount a closed loop to the rear of the case. The issue is that back panel is empty and doesn't have fans mounts. Does anyone know of a service (website) that does custom mods on old preowned chassis'?

I honestly thought it was an interesting word. For some reason, u/A_Fat_Foxie_Too responded "I thought I blocked you already".

I don't troll people, and generally try to be helpful in the PC subreddits. Would be nice to know how I'd offended them, I'd rather talk it out.

Finished this baby 6 days ago and thought i should give an update along with my other questions. Special thanks to u/original_user for pointing out my mistake (which i thought i didn't make) and u/AL-H for further answering my question

https://youtu.be/P2HIoPjLU/_c

second version of the panel

The build is still a WIP cause i'm using a very unconventional led strip to temporarily lit up the case. I'm ordering the correct type of led strips so they should arrive in a few days. Screen is still powered by the lcd psu as i don't have a multimeter and a soldering iron yet (they are on the way home too).

On to the questions, i'm trying to power the screen via my PC psu. Which cables should i cut and keep? I don't have a multimeter yet but luckily the cables are color-coded. However, i can't seem to figure out what every wire does. Can someone help me?

psu cables (color-coded)

So, i'm assuming i just have to solder/connect 2 black wires (GRD) and 2 red wires (5v) to my psu molex connector (will probably need an adapter cable?) and it should boot right up?

Appreciate any help!

Does anyone have a gigabyte B150m-d3h? I'm trying to boot a LEGACY USB stick.

I tried setting Storage Controller to "LEGACY" and "CSM Enabled"

However in the boot menu, it lists "UEFI: ...." for the USB stick.

I was able to boot the stick on another computer, not sure how to do it on this MB.

I recently upgraded my system and I am giving my old one to my wife. The issue is, here complete setup is pink with a light purple mousepad. Her current pc case is pink, but lacks sufficient cooling and isn't easy to fit my old system in. The new pc she is receiving is much more recent and powerful than hers. Has anyone painted an S340 case before? We have the white/purple S340. Purple can stay the same. Also, all of her peripherals are the razer quartz pink, so color recommendations for paint close to that will be appreciated. Tips, tricks, or general information on how to approach this will also be appreciated.

Hello,

normally I would just try doing it, but since the gpu was expensive and I can't afford another one if i break it, I want to make sure to ask first.

I have Sapphire RTX 3060 Ti, blower model. But I am tired of how loud it is, every time I do some 3D stuff, or play a game I have to listen to the jet engine next to my head, so my plan is to remove the shroud with the fan and then ziptie two 120mm noctua fans I have to the heatsink block on the card.

The issue is that in most videos and photos I found, when they unscrew the shroud, it always comes off along with the heatsink, which I don't want, since I don't want to screw around with damaging the heatpads and having to reapply cooling paste etc.

So I was wondering if i remove all the screws except the 4 ones holding the heat sink at the bottom, will it be possible to just remove the shroud with the fan, without removing the heatsink?

https://preview.redd.it/ehi3h0nqvu1c1.png?width=1549&amp%3Bformat=png&amp%3Bauto=webp&amp%3Bs=b914f48b1a1fc776758d3e04005605a9e5f8e9d8

Hello,

normally I would just try doing it, but since the gpu was expensive and I can't afford another one if i break it, I want to make sure to ask first.

I have Sapphire RTX 3060 Ti, blower model. But I am tired of how loud it is, every time I do some 3D stuff, or play a game I have to listen to the jet engine next to my head, so my plan is to remove the shroud with the fan and then ziptie two 120mm noctua fans I have to the heatsink block on the card.

The issue is that in most videos and photos I found, when they unscrew the shroud, it always comes off along with the heatsink, which I don't want, since I don't want to screw around with damaging the heatpads and having to reapply cooling paste etc.

So I was wondering if i remove all the screws except the 4 ones holding the heat sink at the bottom, will it be possible to just remove the shroud with the fan, without removing the heatsink?

https://preview.redd.it/ehi3h0nqvu1c1.png?width=1549&amp%3Bformat=png&amp%3Bauto=webp&amp%3Bs=b914f48b1a1fc776758d3e04005605a9e5f8e9d8

Hello

My laptops (Lenovo L340 series) audio is toast. I want to install/solder a pcb type usb audio/sound card inside laptop case and connect to an usb port inside. Also card must have amplification to probably connect to internal speakers. Does anyone had a similar experience to give me some advice and/or recommend a pcb type sound card for this type of mod.

Thanks

Hello

My laptops (Lenovo L340 series) audio is toast. I want to install/solder a pcb type usb audio/sound card inside laptop case and connect to an usb port inside. Also card must have amplification to probably connect to internal speakers. Does anyone had a similar experience to give me some advice and/or recommend a pcb type sound card for this type of mod.

Thanks

hi all, I have the 4060 Gainward Ghost card (I know i know, but I had my reasons) and I am quite happy with the performance... however the fans kinda suck noisewise and I like to tinker so...

any ideas or pointers to customizing it? do I have any options, now that its a cheaper card and nobody in their right mind would go for better cooling for it?

For reference, its this exact card: https://www.gainward.com/main/vgapro.php?id=1191&amp%3Blang=en I tried searching the board here but found nothing.

Hiya there! My name is Brian and I love computers. Shocking, right? Well, I started building PCs with my dad back in the early 2000s and have been going at it ever since. PCs for family. PCs for friends. PCs for me. Lots of PCs for me. Lately, I've been intrigued with CNC machines and the creation of things such as custom distribution plates. I understand that this can become extremely complicated and expensive in a rather fast clip. I'm just here to see if anyone could have some recommendations on the best value of a CNC machine / software package to begin my adventure down this rabbit hole? Thanks for taking the time - cheers!

I've been in the mood to modify my PC lately and I've been thinking about lowering temperatures in my full ATX air-cooled PC. I though about making 3D-printed air ducts, but I think that it's a huge hassle and might not be that effective.

Here's a list of the small things I plan to do:

- Seal off the edges of each fan to prevent recirculation and streamline the intake
- Seal off PCIE grills to prevent recirculation on GPU
- Have intake RPM be slightly higher than exhaust RPM (Using Arctic P12 PWM PST)

Will this be a good idea and do you guys have any suggestions? I really don't mind noise. I even set my GPU fan curve to turn up to 50% at 50C and then ramp up to 100% at 75C. I'll probably be setting my fans to run at around 1300 for exhaust and 1600 intake unless you guys have better suggestions since I haven't tried it yet and I'm still waiting for my fans.

Also, I'd like to ask how my CPU fans will affect the exhaust rate. I plan to set a custom curve for the 2 Arctic P12s I'll be putting on my Hyper212 and I'm worried I'll end up with negative pressure. Considering the fans are inside and closer to the rear exhaust fan, I'm guessing it'll help the exhaust fan more than it'll help the front intakes.

Hi, so I got this exact same PC from amazon for very cheap as the guy in the video and wanted to do an upgrade to it by adding a GPU which obviously led me to the mandatory quest for finding PSU adapters for the proprietary MoBo which wasn't hard although now that I just ordered the 24 to 6 pin adapter I noticed that the original Dell PSU comes with 2 connectors, as the MoBo has a 6 pin header on the bottom and a 4 pin on the top, so I was wondering how the guy in the video managed to make it work, is the 4 pin not needed or is there another adapter for it that he didn't show?

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I left a comment on his video but realistically he's not gonna reply so I came here looking for help, also, I want to throw a 6650 XT or a 3060 in there despite the massive bottleneck the i5 6500 will make since I plan on building a decent PC with the same GPU and PSU later on but for the time being I'd like to squeeze as much performance out of the 6500 as possible. Thanks in advance.

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Video for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coj91go5ljc