Recent content by BlkRazor

Thanks! Based off of this it looks like the other cable I already had will do the trick. :) And thanks to everyone overall because you all saved me a few dollars too. Hate to spend money unnecessarily.

Thanks for the advice. I've generally just grabbed one off the store shelf and not thought too much about it. It's been just over 4 years since I bought the one I've got but I have more to "protect" than I did then.

This is what I was initially looking at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00005113L/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_23_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RN8F2YP3055SY5GK7PXH&dpPl=1&dpID=510A23-w3eL It also looks like I jumped the gun on this one. I should have bothered to look at some of the reviews for the other power...

Yes, the power cord. Several reviews I looked at for some of the cables on Amazon mentioned the cables catching fire, smoking, melting, etc. Scary stuff. Now that you mentioned using that power cord from your monitor, I think I have an old power cord laying around somewhere too. Might try to...

Thought about that too. It probably is time to replace my current surge protector anyway. Part of the issue though is where I'm moving it to will be higher up on a shelf so the current cord won't reach my the surge protector I have now. You have the GE one you mentioned?

This is off the current subject so sorry in advance. Just something I came across that I found interesting. Was browsing the local Craigslist ads under computer parts and accessories and surprisingly came across someone selling a white Sentry case. Cost was $350 though. Regardless, I was still...

Glad I was able to help you out (in a sense) and return the favor for your input on my temps. It's definitely just a one man operation. His communication was really good which was important to me. If after reviewing your order he feels your measurements might be too long or to short, he'll let...

You're very welcome. Glad I was able to help.

I have the ASRock Z270M-ITX/ac. Looks like the layout is close enough to your board that I can offer up the lengths I went with. I got my cables from avaentum.com and he can do cables pretty much any length you want and was offering a $10 discount with the code HARD10 for HardForum members...

Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. This definitely makes me think that I'm probably just being myself: concerned when I don't really need to be. :) That being said, I'm not going to worry about it too much for now and just go with what I've got unless I come across something alarming. No...

Thanks! Haven't had time to properly test temps yet and may not be able to until this weekend. Right now I'm showing 45c in the BIOS. I was thinking it should be a little bit better than that though. Thoughts? Would appreciate the feedback. Wondering if I need to reapply and/or change my thermal...

Finally got around to completing my build aka "Black Razor" last night and wanted to share. Here's a quick rundown of what's inside: CPU: Intel i7 7700 --originally planned to get an unlocked i5 but came across that eBay deal for the 7700 a while back and thought it was too good to pass up...

I'm currently in process of doing an Intel build but I'm using 16GB of Team Dark Pro RAM in red (product # TDPRD416G3000HC15ADC). It's 3000 MHz and there's also a grey in 3200 MHz (TDPGD416G3200HC14ADC01), both currently in stock at Newegg and are supposed to be Ryzen compatible. The timings are...

I also came across this: Sabrent M.2 SSD to 2.5-Inch SATA III Aluminum Enclosure Adapter (EC-M2SA). Listed on Amazon for 10.00. Supposedly offers full M.2 speeds in a SATA enclosure. Edit: Oops. After further investigation, looks like it doesn't work at full speed with NVMe.

It looks like Asus has added the Strix B250 and H270 Gaming itx boards, both of which are less expensive than the Z270. They both come in under 120.00 and still include the dual M.2 slots. Might want to check them out if you end up having to buy a new MB...