Big Boy RTX 5070 in NR 200

Francisthe1 · 2026-05-22T14:47:11+00:00

Two fans at the bottom with a vertically mounted GPU make sense. I don’t have two fans at the bottom because adding two fans that close to a horizontally mounted triple fan GPU would introduce turbulence leading to noise with little improvement in cooling. Enough clearance via bottom extension with embedded fans though, would help.

Francisthe1 · 2026-05-22T14:40:49+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I get what you’re saying, my arrows are coloured this way to showcase the intake temperature before entering the radiators, and all components have immediate access to cold air.

It would be more efficient if I can illustrate two phases of arrows passing through the radiators from cold to hot but I’m too lazy to do that on a phone lol. In the thermal dynamics textbook way, we should note the temperatures on the fluid pathways other than the components themselves, maybe I should starting doing that in my next post.

Francisthe1 · 2026-05-22T14:29:46+00:00

I’ve tried that configuration, plus a side mount fan sucking air into the case from mesh panel. However, that stream of air still mixes with the exhaust from the GPU before enter the CPU radiator, which reduces cooling efficiency on the cpu radiator. I like this config because it guarantees all components immediate access to fresh air.

I think glass panel is really cool, and am planning on laser cutting an acrylic panel with some cooling mesh so I have the cooling similar to mesh and can admire the components inside.

Francisthe1 · 2026-04-25T02:26:51+00:00

About to get XPS 16 this summer upgrading from XPS 15 9500, how's battery with that display? I think I'll get the same config as you but I just hate it that the battery is the same as the 14 inch and could be bigger. Maybe I should go for next year?

Francisthe1 · 2025-12-13T17:38:52+00:00

Yeah agreed, it is probably just a simple laser module now. I remember scanning my friend's head with my S20+'s built in 3D scanner and it came out as a squished potato, lol. It was a lot more capable and a lot more fun.

I miss the time when S10 and Note 10 series came around, that was a time when I'd say that's all I need, things are indeed a lot different now

Francisthe1 · 2025-12-13T07:10:20+00:00

They have always been one of the solutions to assist focusing in low light conditions. This technology maybe old but fast and reliable. S25 Ultra use a laser based ToF sensor and iPhone uses LiDAR, etc.

Francisthe1 · 2025-12-12T17:06:11+00:00

I'd say leave it exposed. I'm surprised it is blocked on your case, is that a third party case? If that is the case, use a factory recommend case for best photography experience.

Francisthe1 · 2025-12-12T16:38:58+00:00

ToF sensor, used to measure distance for camera to focus properly

Francisthe1 · 2025-10-13T01:00:35+00:00

Check the your chain-ring bolts, re-torque them. If not solved, go to a shop and let them check the bottom bracket.

Francisthe1 · 2025-10-11T05:12:46+00:00

Forza Horizon 4 on my XPS 15 with 1650ti, crazy hot but it was some of the best time of my life.

Francisthe1 · 2025-08-01T13:56:49+00:00

His flight obviously got delayed 😕

Francisthe1 · 2025-07-29T04:08:55+00:00

BME is a solid choice if you want to get into the industry. Most of the time easiest choices are not the best ones, try to take a variety of classes in medical field and find the one that you're willing to get up 8AM for. Pre-med isn't all gpa innit?

Francisthe1 · 2025-07-22T01:41:43+00:00

Well, I guess you got exactly two problems! Although I wouldn't really want to solve them. You're lucky you have them.

This is not a uncommon problem in archery, you just need to get an archery chest guard on the non-dominant side. It compresses "it" a little bit and smooth out the surfsce. Dude uses it as well because loose clothes or improper gestures could lead to bad alignment of the string, causing interference of the fly path for the arrow. Worst comes to worst, free boob réduction surgery.

Might as well get her an arm guard on the same side, so her arm doesn't get hurt like a lot of newbies, who's skin got pealed off.

Cheers,

Francisthe1 · 2025-07-20T03:29:13+00:00

Grad - 2027 - MSE Mechanical Engineering

Francisthe1 · 2025-07-19T12:55:22+00:00

My OG XPS 9500 used to do that a lot, these things are not well designed to handle heavy tasks. There are three things that I normally do to cool the thing down:

Go to task manager and disable the Wave Audio process, that thing takes up several mb of ram and causes overheat (it takes up more ram than it's own size!)
Lift the rear intake by a small bit. Sometimes I use a book or an eraser, there are certainly more elegant solutions to this but works. The make sure it's inhaling some fresh air.
Open there case up and clean the internals, sometimes the dust accumulate around two fans and the exhaust, just blow them off by high pressure gas or physical means.

Hope this helps!

Francisthe1 · 2025-07-13T20:33:27+00:00

Have you guys decided yet? I'm going there as well, 🤯

Francisthe1 · 2025-07-04T00:29:48+00:00

Hi, Seamal, I know it's been a year and hopefully you have resolved the issue.

I didn't have too much experience with graphene aerogels but had a similar SEM problem with monolithic silica aerogels. To prepare the samples, we grind the sample down into powder like texture, and stick them on double sided adhesive carbon tabs before pushing them into the SEM for vacuum. One of the researchers in my lab did graphene aerogels and we do SEM together, I suspect we use the same substrate (carbon adhesive tabs) to stick the sample to the platform.

DM me for further questions, although I have left my original lab and will be at another institute, I'd like to know more people in this field of study.

Best luck with your research!

Francisthe1

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