Posts by redmason

placidcanyon2 said:Look, if you have any old 27MHz radio receivers or transmitters lying around—whether you're building them from scratch, scavenging parts out of old remote-controlled toy cars, or just buying some cheap pre-made module and keychain remote—you could just wire the receiver to the 5V standby rail on the motherboard. As long as your PC is configured correctly, there's always juice running through there. Then, you just use a relay to trip the power button contacts. Heck, you could even pull this off over long distances using a cell phone...

I don't have any ready-to-go receivers or transmitters sitting around at my place... what I actually need is a proper schematic so I can design a custom PCB for the transmitter and build the corresponding receiver circuit to integrate into the PC.

...So, an idea just hit me: I want to set up a remote boot system for my rig—sort of like those remote start features you get on high-end cars. Does anyone here have any schematics, DIY guides, or actual project plans for something like this?☕

The case I'm running is an AeroCool AeroEngine 2 👍... and as for this sticker, I actually snagged it along with my Razer mouse 😍

slyheron13 said:Look, I’m in the exact same boat. I’ve been running a non-modular power supply myself, and honestly? I just made it work. Could it have been a cleaner build? Sure. Could it be better? Absolutely. But at the end of the day, it does the job, and that's what matters. It is what it is.

I’ll probably spend all day tomorrow trying to get my cable management sorted out. Yours is looking almost invisible—honestly, I'm a little jealous. 👍

slyheron13 said:PS: redmason, why on earth are you still rocking a CRT instead of just picking up an LCD? If my eyes aren't deceiving me, it looks like you're still running a CRT setup!

I’m not exactly swimming in cash for an LCD right now, but I’ll try to scrape some money together. Once I have enough, I'm going to grab a 20-inch model... honestly, that would be the most useful setup for me in any case. ☕

By the way, that Blue Orb FX looks absolutely killer. 👍I honestly can't tell if that's just some clever marketing fluff from the cooler manufacturer or if the thing actually delivers on its cooling promises.

Joseph Carter9 said:It looks great from the outside, especially that "grab and go" tray 👍. A case is a case, and this one is fine, but...
The interior isn't anything special either—mostly just standard stock parts, way too many messy cables...

But looking ahead, it has potential.. 😛

😍😉 thanks 😍 ...I installed the tray yesterday ...really handy little thing for cable management... picked it up via Best Buy for $10, but since my power supply isn't modular, I've got nowhere to hide the excess cabling... I'm totally stuck on what else to add inside, hit me with some suggestions. I was thinking about something like this... or maybe I should just blow all my cash on the Willis Tower, which would actually be a lot more useful (hey marcel, show us your Blue Eyes White Dragon and let us know what you think... I really dig how the temperature displays on it)

Raymond Hernandez14 said:So, I went ahead and did some minor updates to my case, check it out:

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Looks very nice 👍 ...here are some shots of mine... nothing crazy in terms of PC Modding, but still...:

Hey! I noticed this thread hasn't been locked yet, so I’m jumping back in with a pretty wild idea ::: (check out the video on YouTube):::
...take a good look 😲 at that hardware setup. I've been wondering if something like this is actually doable... and more importantly, does anyone here have the skills to actually build one? 🙂

Alright then. I wasn't specifically targeting your case build, it was just a bit of advice.😁

Joseph Carter9 ==> Nice work on that case setup!!!...well, at least from what I can see in the photo....😁
I don't even bother obsessing over PC Modding anymore....right now my rig is running http://www.novintex.ru/files/1/2633.jpg , which just has a single Revoltec RGB neon strip http://www.pcdesign.ru/images/photo/...3color/big.jpg and one round cable http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggIma...183-033-03.jpg . Personally, I think that’s plenty when it comes to aesthetics. At the end of the day, the internals are what actually matter! YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T OVERDO IT WITH ALL THAT STUFF INSIDE BECAUSE IT ABSOLUTELY TRASHES YOUR AIRFLOW