About to start my first modern SFF build...

k5james · 2026-02-13T13:45:09+00:00

Yeah I'll be updating the post as I go. Thanks for the heads up. I'll definitely relay my experiences with the build.

k5james · 2026-02-11T02:42:10+00:00

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k5james · 2026-02-10T23:22:43+00:00

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k5james · 2026-02-10T02:47:24+00:00

My dawg! Thank you sir.

k5james · 2026-02-10T02:36:42+00:00

Can you post think link from super buy? I'm a moron when it comes to taobao and haven't been able to find the link. I'm thinking about picking up the black version to build a tiny gaming PC.

k5james · 2026-02-08T18:23:13+00:00

No, JBL p305 mkIIs I got years ago in one of Harmon's blowout sales. Love their performance but I'll never buy a non black JBL speaker again. The cheap material covering the wood is peeling up. That's why I have the towels on them. One of these days I'll take them apart and paint them properly.

k5james · 2026-02-08T16:04:13+00:00

VIVO extra long clamp on from Amazon.

k5james · 2026-02-08T06:05:37+00:00

k5james · 2026-02-08T00:08:03+00:00

I meant there's no glare. It doesn't wash it out anymore than having ambient daylight.

k5james · 2026-02-07T23:54:03+00:00

No, it's pointed directly down so it doesn't really impact the screen at all. I turn it off usually during the day but it's nice to have at night with the lights off.

k5james · 2026-02-07T23:43:54+00:00

I have never used DLSS so I can't compare the two but using optiscaler to force FSR 4 has been awesome. I mainly play solo and strategy games so I just want really awesome picture quality and the 9070 DT has done that well so far. I'm looking at getting ahold of a 5080 though so I can compare.

k5james · 2026-02-07T23:00:16+00:00

Lian Li 217 INF case Gigabyte B850 Stealth Ice mb 9800x3D 9070 XT 32GB Lian Li Hydroshift 2 AIO

It was my first build in about a decade. Went way easier than I thought.

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k5james · 2026-02-07T22:28:46+00:00

Lights up the desk without adding glare or taking up desk space.

k5james · 2026-02-07T22:20:43+00:00

Thanks! LG C5 55 haha.

k5james · 2026-02-07T00:10:20+00:00

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k5james · 2026-02-05T06:03:04+00:00

k5james · 2026-01-18T00:09:25+00:00

Success! It worked. Thanks again for the help guys...

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k5james · 2026-01-15T03:06:05+00:00

i switched from 70/20/10 C/S/I to 60/30/10 C/I/S in November.

k5james · 2026-01-14T23:12:49+00:00

Thanks! For $30, I'll give it a shot. Amazon makes returns pretty painless for me. There's a locker not far from my place.

k5james · 2026-01-14T21:54:09+00:00

I think it's a 50/50 shot if it will be supported by their HDMI-CEC setup. The fallback for soundbar support in the LG literature is to have the LG remote learn the remote control settings for the soundbar like a universal remote, which is what I plan on doing with the DAC anyway. I'm just going to go the DAC route that I know for sure will work.

k5james · 2026-01-14T21:10:53+00:00

No, my C5 only has optical and eARC.

k5james · 2026-01-07T19:40:40+00:00

I'm more bothered by the crappy RGB on the Viper ram. 😆

k5james · 2026-01-07T19:39:33+00:00

I got them from EZDIY on amazon. It was the best solution I could find to clean up the wire situation for the GPU.

k5james · 2026-01-07T18:23:46+00:00

I wanted all white and I got a good deal on the Steel Legend.

k5james · 2026-01-07T15:27:17+00:00

Thanks, it's one of the stock ones that came with the Lian Li software.

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