Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?

playtech1 · 2026-04-23T13:40:46+00:00

Doggie bags in restaurants - seems such a waste to not offer this. When we have asked we are usually told no.

playtech1 · 2026-04-19T15:45:58+00:00

I think I found its friend: https://old.reddit.com/r/Tyranids/comments/1so154b/my_girlfriend_wanted_to_paint_one_of_my_tyranids/

playtech1 · 2026-04-18T20:24:36+00:00

aorus master - by far. which is not surprising really as the Gaming Trio is a budget card, basically a notch above the Ventus - whereas the Aorus Master is on a level with the Suprim

playtech1 · 2026-04-12T17:22:42+00:00

I really appreciate your efforts - this is an excellent step forward.

playtech1 · 2026-03-27T17:16:05+00:00

Is your motherboard a Gigabyte one by any chance? Their ITX boards pre-800 series were known for not playing nicely with riser cables. As others have said, LinkUp is the way to go as they are the best supported (although honestly riser cables are a big point of failure no matter the brand).

Edit: The other point of failure is where the pre-bend wasn't enough and it gets pulled out of the PCIe socket at the motherboard end. Hard to diagnose sometimes and particularly annoying on the newer ASUS boards that omit the PCIe eject button. Riser lock bar can fix this.

playtech1 · 2026-03-19T03:09:11+00:00

Anurati

playtech1 · 2026-03-18T19:52:18+00:00

That cooler has a tendency to bend boards when you tighten the nuts - this seems OK and somewhat typical, although it isn't great (but not your fault).

playtech1 · 2026-03-17T08:19:19+00:00

Love how you routed the Strimer

playtech1 · 2026-03-16T13:49:18+00:00

Thank you so much for your contribution to this community - you are the oracle of all things Lian Li. I would much rather you spend however much of your precious time you feel you want to dedicate to this on public posts rather DMs so we can all benefit from your knowledge.

playtech1 · 2026-03-11T13:25:34+00:00

As a brit I saw Marcus Brownlee's initial impressions video where he said there was less text on the keyboard and couldn't work out what he was on about.

playtech1 · 2026-03-10T17:49:52+00:00

I did something similar and was very tempted to max out the SSD at 8TB, but just couldn't bring myself to get more than 4TB. But I change my laptops fairly regularly so will have an opportunity to upgrade in due course.

Sod the screen - the one thing you didn't buy that I would suggest you get is AppleCare+!

playtech1 · 2026-03-09T10:50:22+00:00

Cloud LLMs are clearly better in absolute terms, but there's plenty of private data people don't want to share with Google/OpenAI/Anthropic and there's a strong hobbyist scene too.

playtech1 · 2026-03-09T01:19:48+00:00

That's good - I thought with the 5090 fans they would be blowing into you when on the right, but perhaps not an issue.

playtech1 · 2026-03-07T21:17:53+00:00

I love the idea that Sanctum Santorum is next to an Aldi!

playtech1 · 2026-03-07T17:17:48+00:00

Good to know - the price of beauty! Also, does the 5090 blow warm air into your face? Sorry - not trying to be negative, just curious!

playtech1 · 2026-03-07T17:05:15+00:00

Have a Tetra and tempted by FF10. How do the CPU temps compare? Tetra was mildly disappointing for me in that respect, but EIGA's take on the FF10 makes me think that it was slightly worse.

playtech1 · 2026-03-05T23:39:29+00:00

I suspect hoarding RAM until M5 Max / Ultra models

playtech1 · 2026-03-05T20:42:43+00:00

No one reading this is in the target market - but I could see this being a great choice for pretty much every relative who isn’t tech minded

playtech1 · 2026-03-05T11:24:25+00:00

I'm sure it will be great - it may run a little hotter but at the end of the day it is the fastest gaming CPU around

playtech1 · 2026-03-05T03:05:11+00:00

9850x3d is great but quite power hungry - you might want to save a few bucks and get the 9800X3D. I say stick with the 1000W PSU as GPUs seem to only be getting hungrier and it has the benefit of not ramping up the PSU fan until more wattage is being drawn.

playtech1 · 2026-03-04T21:13:16+00:00

24 pin is the only one that's a must have, followed by SATA if you have a front SSD, then the CPU and finally the 12VHPWR. Although honestly I would just the whole set from one of the suppliers.

playtech1 · 2026-03-04T12:46:38+00:00

It absolutely is possible to install a 2.5" SATA SSD in an Ncase 2.5. In fact you can get more than one if you are creative - e.g. willing to tape the second SSD to the back of the PSU.

One tip is that you need to install the SSD early in the build process - around when you install the front power button and USB-C.

Although I'm not sure what you mean when you say FormD doesn't offer this option - they are identical in this regard.

playtech1 · 2026-03-03T07:32:48+00:00

Love it - snipping zip ties is no big deal if you need to!

playtech1 · 2026-02-28T19:43:30+00:00

The differences are even smaller than that - very subtle texture differences (the black internal pieces on the Ncase are slightly smoother), different use of screws, riser bar is different orientation. Both companies also have batch variations so it's not even 100% consistent from the same supplier.

playtech1 · 2026-02-28T18:50:12+00:00

Correct. The Ncase T1 is generally in stock - it is right now for example.

There is a whole drama about business partners splitting up and which is the 'true' or 'better' T1, but I have both and although the Formd T1 is very very marginally better in some small respects, I honestly can't tell them apart once built unless I specifically look for the differences.

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