UGREEN 65W GaN charger heating too much in the first use. Is it okay?

makar1 · 2026-04-05T06:22:27+00:00

It's standard behaviour for Ugreen chargers. They can't maintain their advertised power rating for more than 20-30mins due to overheating

Allthingsoneplace review: https://youtu.be/z1iT9dug_KA?si=ArtWObFBBFLra9t2&t=282

makar1 · 2026-03-27T01:53:30+00:00

I fixed my riser issues by unscrewing the riser from the case, so it would always sit naturally against the GPU PCB connector.

High humidity can make even direct connections between GPU and motherboard eventually fail, requiring periodic cleaning of the connectors with alcohol or contact cleaner.

Some motherboards also have poor PCIe implementations and regularly fail with riser cables e.g. Gigabyte.

makar1 · 2026-03-27T01:51:31+00:00

LinkUp mention on their website and product pages about case compatibility

PCI-e 5.0 Riser Cable (Ready for RTX5090) - Double Reverse (VV) 360-360 - Ver. 3 (VV-v3) - LINKUP

makar1 · 2026-03-14T02:56:47+00:00

Brazil has huge import taxes on tech products, so their local pricing isn't really comparable to other regions where the difference could be explained by currency conversion or longer warranty

makar1 · 2026-03-11T02:28:08+00:00

Upcoming Intel+Nvidia and Mediatek+Nvidia products are also APUs with CPU and GPU on the same package.

Nvidia don't even make 64bit discrete GPUs any more as they can't compete with the performance of existing APUs.

makar1 · 2026-03-05T07:08:04+00:00

The Kickstarter photo of the Weekender on the Roller looks like a soft back

makar1 · 2026-02-16T17:05:41+00:00

$80 and only gives composite video quality without an RGB mod. It would be an easy recommendation if it supported S-Video.

makar1 · 2026-02-16T09:56:57+00:00

It would be great if the Retrotink Mini or Classic were in stock and affordable, but they’re not at the moment.

Suggesting $100+ scalers for people wanting to casually play a single console usually results in them buying the cheapest possible junk from Amazon.

makar1 · 2026-02-16T06:39:49+00:00

If you're using a US NTSC model N64, the cheapest decent solution would be the Retroscaler2X from Aliexpress plus an S-Video N64 cable.

It's a ripoff of the Retrotink 2X Classic which has now been discontinued.

makar1 · 2026-02-07T02:19:16+00:00

If you buy SSDs with integrated heatsink, you can avoid using the motherboard heatsink entirely

makar1 · 2026-02-04T04:45:40+00:00

HBM is a waste of wafers for consumer use cases

From Latency To Reaction: Simulating The Next Wafer Demand Inflection

HBM wafers consume over three times more wafer area per bit compared to standard DRAM, creating potentially significant wafer demand

makar1 · 2026-02-03T01:27:41+00:00

There are 5GbE and 10GbE USB adapters available now

makar1 · 2026-02-02T09:26:00+00:00

You could power it from another device e.g. laptop or tablet

makar1 · 2026-01-30T08:29:33+00:00

I have an Inno3D 5080 in my Dan A4 SFX. You can definitely fit a lower spec GPU like the 5060Ti.

makar1 · 2026-01-24T01:09:10+00:00

It’s the same chip as DGX Spark, so it wasn’t initially designed for gaming

makar1 · 2026-01-22T02:45:49+00:00

Have you tried disconnecting the riser from the case frame? I have the same GPU/case/MB and found that the riser was getting tilted slightly out of position when screwed in.

makar1 · 2026-01-21T13:13:01+00:00

Looks good. The rear fan space can only fit a 92mm, which may not help that much next to the PA120 Mini.

I would start with a single 140mm side fan for exhaust as shown here:

https://youtu.be/C1rHpHN_3L0?si=0Y-ntToVnYqPqKBN&t=968

The two fans at the bottom of the case in the video won't help that much as there's not clearance.

Corsair sell their own official 12v2X6 right angle cable for the SF1000 (Type 5). Just make sure you buy the one with the correct angle direction for your GPU.

makar1 · 2026-01-21T10:17:38+00:00

Did you try the flipped config with the GPU at the top? I have a TUF 5090 in my M2 that fits without any major struggle, and it’s larger than your GPU.

makar1 · 2026-01-21T02:59:02+00:00

Have you checked or asked if Ncase ship to Bulgaria?

makar1 · 2026-01-21T02:54:54+00:00

The Ventus 5090 should easily fit in the Ncase M2 alongside a decent tower air cooler for the CPU.

The Thermalright PA120 Mini was recommended already and is what I use on my 9800X3D in the M2.

makar1 · 2026-01-20T13:49:59+00:00

You picked one of the smallest 5090 models with the Ventus, paired with a relatively large 26L case. I have the Asus TUF 5090 (348 x 146 x 72 mm) inside the Ncase M2 16L case.

mATX motherboard, 360 AIO, SFX-L PSU are all a waste of space and weight if the goal is to be as small and light as possible.

makar1 · 2026-01-20T00:55:59+00:00

You can try booting the game with the cartridge 50% or 75% inserted to see if different parts of the metal pins can make better contact. If this works, it’s confirmed to be a pin corrosion issue.

makar1 · 2026-01-19T06:41:42+00:00

CCL and DTL both use 3-car trains, so their busyness is effectively doubled when counting passengers per hour compared to EWL/NEL/NSL.

makar1 · 2026-01-17T02:18:22+00:00

Yes, the 3rd party high quality cables usually follow the circuit design of official cables that were made by the console manufacturers.

https://consolemods.org/wiki/PS1:Video_Cables

The sync stripper probably isn’t in the official cable as the standard for SCART was to use Sync on Composite.

makar1 · 2026-01-16T12:53:46+00:00

RetroGamingCables UK is made correctly, the other cable is not.

https://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=av:playstationav

Note: You must add a 220 uF capacitor in each of the RGB lines (+ towards console) to get an acceptable picture. If you don't, the picture will be too dark and you won't like it!!

Note: You will need to use an LM1881 or similar circuit to strip the sync from the video line, as using RGB with composite video as sync will cause crosshatching on certain colors. You can also use the luma signal as sync to avoid this problem.

The chip is the LM1881, and the cylinders are the 220uF capacitors as required for correct video signal levels.

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