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guerney

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I reckon this PC case is a bit of a bargain, for say if you were assembling a cheapish gaming PC to run an AI locally to attempt cracking medium to long term stock price prediction to enable the purchase of more ebikes: 240mm fans in and out, three free (albeit noisy) 240mm front fans (will be replaced with silent Arctics later), room for up to five more, easily removed to clean magnetic dust filters front and top, nice low temperatures, non-destructive screw-in rear slot covers, space for long graphics cards, E-ATX motherboards, radiators etc. etc. according to reviews. Mine arrived in perfect condition, no quality control issues, no sharp edges, good design and decent features for £59.99 plus £5.49 next day DPD delivery. I've been buyng pricier silent cases for years because after decades of being surrounded by servers I absolutely hate noisy computers these days, but sadly max airflow is necessary for max performance when you're trying to make money to buy more ebikes. Most of the noise will be air. One downside is not enough bays for more than two 3.5" drives, and they're too close together, but it's good the panel above has ventilation holes and mounting points above for 120mm fans, and a side mesh. I might drill holes into the 3.5" hard drive cage or cut out top sections. I'd like shaped (rubber coated on the inside to reduce noise) protective hoods over the top and front meshes, with openings on three sides, if they don't lower airflow too much, because I keep spilling coffee over computers, might make two using 0.8mm aluminium sheet and pop rivets, and some 6mm rubber sheet I have stored in the loft. Also, I didn't want an easily broken heavy non-heat conductive "Tempered" glass side. Much prefer diamond sheet. My perfect quiet PC case doesn't seem to exist at any price. Even the new high airflow Lian-Li cases don't have enough 3.5" hard drive bays - I'd like at least 9. Old school Supermicros and Lian-Lis do but lack adequate airflow for hot graphics cards, and they'd sound like trains if I drilled oodles of fans into them, plus they're not wide enough to accommodate large CPU coolers, and there's no room for radiators. If the noise gets on my nerves, I'll go liquid cooled for the 3060 12GB and 1080 Ti 11GB graphics cards and CPU, then cover the sides back and hoods with rockwool leaving holes for the fans, and pump more air through, or resort to immersing the entire PC in a mineral oil filled aluminium tank covered with pumped oil radiators (situating the rockwool covered pumps far away in the loft) with massive frickin' heatsinks. Yes, I'm serial. Muwahaha.

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And I hate showy and distracting ARGB effects. Despite the hype, LEDs sure do die quickly. I prefer computers unheard and unseen.


This CPU cooler is a bloody good deal for the price - avoid the cheaper SE version which doesn't have vibration dampening rubber washers on the fans, unless you like little rattling noises getting your teeth on edge. Cheaper than elsewhere.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BN4ZYTYN?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

These constant voltage maglev fans (less than 12V and they cease being maglev) are a bit crap, but as £1.98 punts each, they're quiet and probably good enough for top exhaust - better to have higher pressure going into the case than out. 140mm:


120mm, £2.99:

 
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Woosh

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to run an AI locally to attempt cracking stock price prediction to enable the purchase of more ebikes:
AIs are useless at stock picking.
 

guerney

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matthewslack

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Any reason in particular ? I was considering taking a look. @saneagle loved his
Non-Facebook users don't see the target of your link. Instead we are invited to login, which some of us will never do! Not an issue with the bike you are trying to show us, we just can't see it.

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Waspy

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Non-Facebook users don't see the target of your link. Instead we are invited to login, which some of us will never do! Not an issue with the bike you are trying to show us, we just can't see it.
I can see it, simply click the link then click the cross in the top right corner of the log-in prompt.

 
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Peter.Bridge

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I can see it, simply click the link then click the cross in the top right corner of the log-in prompt.

I hadn't thought about non Facebook users tbh. It's a shame because there are all sorts of bargains on marketplace that aren't available elsewhere, it's a pity it is tied to Facebook. My sister has asked me to put listings on marketplace for her because she doesn't have a Facebook account. I wonder if you can set up a specific account and just use it for marketplace
 

Waspy

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I hadn't thought about non Facebook users tbh. It's a shame because there are all sorts of bargains on marketplace that aren't available elsewhere, it's a pity it is tied to Facebook. My sister has asked me to put listings on marketplace for her because she doesn't have a Facebook account. I wonder if you can set up a specific account and just use it for marketplace
I am not a Facebook user but I set up an account with a fake name, just for browsing Marketplace.

Also, if there's nothing wrong with that bike, I think you should get it for £200 :D...you could even knock him down a little bit, probably.

 

matthewslack

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I hadn't thought about non Facebook users tbh. It's a shame because there are all sorts of bargains on marketplace that aren't available elsewhere, it's a pity it is tied to Facebook. My sister has asked me to put listings on marketplace for her because she doesn't have a Facebook account. I wonder if you can set up a specific account and just use it for marketplace
It's my choice, not something you need to accommodate. @Waspy, thanks for that tip!
 

saneagle

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I am not a Facebook user but I set up an account with a fake name, just for browsing Marketplace.

Also, if there's nothing wrong with that bike, I think you should get it for £200 :D...you could even knock him down a little bit, probably.

They're really good bikes. The one I bought is used every day for commuting. They're very solid bikes. Everything about them feels right,,and they're also very upgradeable. That's a steal for £200.
 
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guerney

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I'd haggle the blighter down to £100, saying the battery's shagged, rims are shot, cables need replacing, handlebar looks wonky, spokes are curly, tyres have no tread, need new shocks, brake pads, charger which won't blow it up etc. etc. Doesn't have to be true to cause intense depression.
 
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thelarkbox

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Any reason in particular ? I was considering taking a look. @saneagle loved his
I see the story has unfolded in my absence.. - was late/early - perhaps i was a bit grumpy and too short..
-fwiw in my case its a facebook login page, no window with an alt-f4 escape, perhaps you need an app or toolkit installed for the 'floating' login prompt??
 

guerney

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Sep 7, 2021
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I see the story has unfolded in my absence.. - was late/early - perhaps i was a bit grumpy and too short..
-fwiw in my case its a facebook login page, no window with an alt-f4 escape, perhaps you need an app or toolkit installed for the 'floating' login prompt??
Using Firefox on Android, first is cookie consent, then you click the small cross top right of the popup whih appears as a CSS overlay thereafter, to see the ad. There's no need to log-in. Sometimes things render correctly when you toggle the browser to "Desktop" view. I always erase all cookies after visiting Friendfarce.
 
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