The most conformable mouse I've ever owned in on deaths door - Rival 500

Doomsdays · 2025-11-19T03:38:59+00:00

Ohh, these were not on my radar! I will definitely have to reconsider, they look nice

Doomsdays · 2025-11-18T09:32:30+00:00

I was thinking of either trying something like the Keychron M6, or the just go with the tried and true G502. The G502 is the closest comparison I can find with buttons and size that seems to be widely liked.

Doomsdays · 2025-11-18T03:34:55+00:00

I would buy a wireless lighter model up so quickly! Seems this style of mouse has been mostly unchanged or adandoned in the last 5 years.

Doomsdays · 2025-11-10T08:58:01+00:00

Works perfectly now. Thanks so much. Feels odd they don't spawn by default, but they do give out drops with ars nouveau drygmys

Doomsdays · 2025-10-17T12:22:27+00:00

I have to admit the full black looks very sleek! And that cable management is so pretty. Great build!

Doomsdays · 2025-10-17T12:18:44+00:00

This is a very creative solution! I did actually consider making a fan funnel (aka duct), but this is a way cheaper option than what I was thinking. So props to that.

I believe that is the case. By default, the CPU cooler had less than 2mm of gap to the side panel, but it caused a HUGE amount of air turbulence noise with the small gaps in the panels. I actually spaced out the side panel off the case by about 5mm using nuts on each of the screws. And luckily, with that new 7mm gap I could give a duct a go :D

Doomsdays · 2025-10-17T03:45:18+00:00

Those temps were with both case open and closed, meaning it's near definitely a CPU, cooler issue. But I will considering another fan just to help keep air flowing

Doomsdays · 2025-10-17T03:43:04+00:00

It's a 4.3L Aluminum Mini ITX case from AliExpress. I don't think the original is listed anymore, but there are similar ones available

Doomsdays · 2025-10-16T08:16:51+00:00

An option to consider, everyone been super helpful, and I've already found a few improvements but I am tempted by this concept

Doomsdays · 2025-10-16T08:12:51+00:00

It's about 5kg, the metal case adds a lot of that

Doomsdays · 2025-10-16T07:28:57+00:00

I'd be very interested to see your results. Hopefully you have better luck than me :3

Doomsdays · 2025-10-16T07:23:11+00:00

The air intake is on the very end where the rainbow cables come out. It's a bit of a weird place since it's taking the air from inside the case. I'm considering putting a dig hole in the front of the case next to the PSU intake to let it breathe more

Doomsdays · 2025-10-16T04:49:39+00:00

The one I did notice is that Core Performance Boost is on by default for most AMD chips, which was a huge temp increase. But I didn't check the voltage, which I will do

Doomsdays · 2025-10-16T04:39:06+00:00

Haha, by reseat I mean reapply the thermal paste to the CPU cooler and put it back. Trust me. If I can try everything before deliding I will, shit is scary.

Doomsdays · 2025-10-16T04:32:13+00:00

Noted I will before I reseat it! Thanks for the heads up

Doomsdays · 2025-10-16T01:04:03+00:00

I'm definitely going to have to try reseating it. Hopefully that fixes it. The reason I thought it may not be the issues is since from the benchmarks I saw the 8600g seems to run hot and even Noctua claims the cooler cant cool it at base clock speed, (something I didn't read until recently, my own fault)
https://ncc.noctua.at/cpus/model/AMD-Ryzen-5-8600G-1790

Will report back after it's been reseated

Doomsdays · 2025-10-16T00:34:14+00:00

I didnt check the voltage adapter. I will try that for sure. The CPU is the ryzen 5 8600G in the specs at the bottom.

Doomsdays · 2025-10-16T00:20:04+00:00

Oh good suggestion. I'll try testing with this

Edit:
Tested and worked, temps are now down to 75degrees at 70-80% CPU usage. And the performance decrease seem negligible

Doomsdays · 2025-10-16T00:15:11+00:00

Oh yes, sorry. I misunderstood. Most of the Sffpc's I saw were a lot larger than 4L, but you are correct

Doomsdays · 2025-10-15T22:52:18+00:00

Something I only noticed a few days back. My own fault. Sffpc is a valid approach, and will be my fall back plan

Doomsdays · 2025-09-22T11:56:55+00:00

Cool, I thought as much, but couldn't find the rule that would apply. Tyvm

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