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Recent content by specks

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    Electronics: component replacement

    Hi guys. I've been gone for quite a while as I'm in college right now but it's great to be back. I already made a 12V regulated PSU w/ current booster and a 19W bridge type amplifier w/ an LA4440 chip. I will now be a pre-amp circuit using 2 BC109C transistors. My instructor told us to...
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    Power supply polarity

    What is the purpose of a polarity selector on an ac/dc adapter?
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    How do you apply your thermal paste?

    With my HDT cooler, I put some in the gap between the heatpipe and the aluminum piece that holds them together and then run a very thin line down every heatpipe.
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    Point of View Announces GTX 680 BEAST with Backplate Graphics Card

    Why did they position three heatpipes to the right? I think its better to position the three to the left side since there are more fins there.
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    The Heatsink with NO FAN...The Sandia Cooler

    Ok i guess im a dumbass
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    The Heatsink with NO FAN...The Sandia Cooler

    :wtf: you an engineer or somethin?
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    The Heatsink with NO FAN...The Sandia Cooler

    Its kinda hard to see how this layer of air is going to transfer heat when air is better off an insulator than a conductor.
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    The Heatsink with NO FAN...The Sandia Cooler

    So it uses a thin layer of air to transfer heat from the stationary piece to the impeller?
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    Your PC ATM

    Whoa clean that cooler up.
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    MAINGEAR Intros New Vertical Heat Dissipation Desktop, Upgrades the Rest

    A lot of cases have already implemented this. This case is good if you have reference blower type graphics.
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    what router brand do you use?

    Netgear WPN824v2
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    AMD to Drop Support for Pre-HD 5000 GPUs with Catalyst 12.7

    Doesn't matter. I don't even update my drivers.
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    Sexy Hardware Close-Up Pic Clubhouse.

    What's that?
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    1366 x 768 Most Popular Screen Resolution, Overtakes 1024 x 768: StatCounter

    I am right on the spot. Im okay doing my stuff at this resolution
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    Your PC ATM

    Awesome toys there. Now can i haz your old toys?
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