CA_Steve wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:41 am

Type "edit power plan" in the windows search bar.

Change advanced power settings-> Hard disk-> turn off hard disk after xx minutes

I mistakenly stated 500GB HDD but corrected now to Samsung 500GB SSD.

There're plenty of various cables running from your case's front panel, but they should be hidden on cable management side - you can remove right side panel and see for yourself. It's generally worth to check, if person, who built your pc did it correctly, cleanly looking, but also all cables are f...

Front USB cables come preattached to the case. You just plug them or not to monterboard. If you ask, what determines the speed of the USB - cable or motherboard connector - I would say connector for sure... but I was never interested, so it's like I don't know. Dig yourself, if you're realy into th...

This article is what convinced me 2.0 must be black and 3.0 another color: https://www.cmple.com/learn/whats-the-difference-between-the-blue-and-black-usb-ports You should now understand why there are color conventions for USB ports and connectors. White: This usually signifies an old-school USB 1.0...

Or to put it another way, USB cables get plugged into header on MB and other end to USB port. Any USB cable that fits can be used. It is not the cable that designates 2.0 or 3.0, it is the header on MB, correct?

That's why Fractal put these ports types written under - especially for people like you ;) That's definitely aestetics and let's use an example: https://s1.manualzz.com/store/data/002454431_1-e468d8f03462e91ffb352da1d57669d1-768x994.png You see this green led on the front? This green combined with ...

Alternatively just open this big image with Microsoft Paint (right click on in, Open With). Then above picture you have option Change Size. Change size to like 30% - if it's similarly small to the ones I uploaded before, it should work. Then save it as JPG. I must be doing something wrong. I clicke...

Alternatively just open this big image with Microsoft Paint (right click on in, Open With). Then above picture you have option Change Size. Change size to like 30% - if it's similarly small to the ones I uploaded before, it should work. Then save it as JPG. That was so easy even I could do it :D I ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#Colors Maybe you can clarify that for me. So USB 3.0 can be non super-speed? If so, how much faster is that compared to USB 2.0? Or, there are 3.0 non-super-speed @5GHz and 3.? that is faster than 3.0 and faster than 5 GHz? Bottom line: USB 3.0 can have bl...

Yes, color usally means speed, but there're some exceptions. I assume that you have Meshify C case and Asus Prime Z590-A board. https://aphnetworks.com/review/fractal-design-meshify-c/005.jpg Black color means USB 2.0, dark blue 3.0, but here you have two colored black USB 3.0 - probably aestetics....

CA_Steve wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:28 pm

Yeah, try upping the pixel count but use more compression on the jpeg to get the file size down to under 250kB.

I don't know how to use more compression. I changed quality from high to medium and that made no difference, still 2.45 MB

My fanless computer arrived and I took a few pictures. I can say it is dead silent. Now it did get fairly warm to the touch on top, so maybe it won't last too long. Since I'll be 79 years old in August, maybe I won't last too long either. An interesting thing is internet speed test has significantly...

JVM wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 23, 2021 4:03 pm

I tried 800 x 1066 and that also didn't work--too large. One more time and I'll try 600 x whatever.

Well that didn't work either. Next, one very last time with 400 x whatever.

I tried 800 x 1066 and that also didn't work--too large. One more time and I'll try 600 x whatever.

CA_Steve wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:52 pm

Not sure. This site was originally set up for 1280x1024 monitors I bet if you scale the pictures to less than a 1080p display, say 1000x1800 pixels, it'd work.

I tried reducing it to 1000 x 1333 and it still won't upload. Next I'll try 800 x whatever and see what happens.

I tried to upload pictures but they were too large. What is the maximum picture size that can be uploaded? This is for jpeg images.

I have received a pc with installed parts, pre-built with customization. There are USB ports on front top of case and rear ports on back of case. Looking inside the ports, there are a few blue/green USB ports on rear that I believe are 3.0/3.2. Top front USB ports are black inside, which I believe a...

Yes, I will, but it likely won't get here for at least a few weeks. Maybe I will take some pictures while it's new and free of dust. Can't wait too long because cat hair and flying dust may cover the whole thing up.

So you have communicated with Fractal Meshify. Well, at least you expressed your meshifyable opinion to him, and now he knows what to do.

May peace be with you.

Signed,

JVM
Juckal Vactal Meshify

My ninja is huge--and I at first installed a fan on it that was removed years ago. So you are not fond of asus z590a nor Meshify front and top filters. I just received a letter delivered by USS postal Express from Mr. Meshify himself. In it he expresses much despair at your evaluation of his filters...

I didn't say using rear case fan or any fan for passive build. I use a front fan 92mm Nexus in my present build in summer. I have always used rear case fan in my builds. That will changed in new passive build where I wil not use any fans--not even psu with fan. After Meshify C starts to burn up and ...

I have a ninja in my old computer that is not working. Video card #3 has died after just 4 days. Fond as in you are not particularly enamored with, for sure not one of your favorites. This I am typing on my cell phone with old and wrinkled fingers. I don't use any type of hearing assistance. I can h...

Well, the MB will be Asus z590a if that has any bearing on whether or not it is i5 11400 or i7 11700. Does that have an effect on your recommendation?

Yes, my son should do the cleaning of computer and my daughter should clean the house and give my wife a rest. However, these nice children only do one thing, and that is ask daddy for money :wink: It's even better. You know what to do, when they come back :] I saw other alternatives with those muc...

@JVM As long as power of your pc fullu satisfy you, it's fine ;) My point was more to let you see, that today literally silent pc can be achieved this least obvious way and offer you way more power. I assumed, that you don't know, because of just fact, that you bought linked pc. Nowadays it's like ...

[quote=JVM post_id=612825 time=1622738259 user_id=2820 I thought about a laptop but prefer desktop solution. I have my computer in a workstation desk with top portion for computer speakers. In case it wasn't clear, the Mac Mini is a small form factor desktop. [/quote] Yes, I read the article and re...

hmm. my reply didn't post. Given your parameters, the posted PC is fine. If storage seems tight, spend another $30 and get the 500GB SSD. Here's an alternative. If you are up to switching over to the Apple ecosystem, the new M1 based Mac Mini is pretty impressive. Fast, lower power, lower cost, tin...

Oh, and by the way, my old computer is virtually silent. I run one rear 120mm case fan at around 800 rpm and only use front 92mm fan in summer at around 720 rpm.

I've noticed tendency, that most of the people interested in builds like you linked above, are the ones, who recently decided to replace their 00's computers, are not well oriented in todays hardware market, so don't know, how it moved forward. They spent last ten+ years with definitely hearable or...

<shrug> I'm not in the No-fan camp. It's a limiting factor (size, heat dissipation). If you need the space of this case, it kinda means you are going to put other noisier components in it (gfx card, spinning drives). So, just go with a high mass cooler with a quiet fan that can either turn off at l...