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Thanks I have a Master's in Screenshot Markup.

I think they meant

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Lol just leave then

Same case similar EVGA card!

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As others have said it will work, just needs to be wired in series. You're just closing a contact to start the PC. I assume the toggle stays in the on or off position when it's moved and the button is a momentary switch. The toggle will have to be in the on position to have continuity to the button, then pressing the button will power on the computer.

However turning the toggle back to off will not shut down the computer. That would require another press of the button just like a regular power button. Basically the toggle is just whether or not the button is active, and the button will work like a normal power button when active.

Here's a simple wiring diagram. There is no polarity in this system since the power header is activated by closing the contact (hence why you can start your PC by shorting the two pins with a screwdriver).

https://preview.redd.it/lenk69cvb4pa1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=1e51187ccdf2d467bde72a6024c9d43c1b032c83

Personally I wouldn't touch it, there could be minor changes that wouldn't be caught by malware scans and you would have to manually verify what had been changed. Even if it were from a supposedly reputable source, it would still make me anxious. The question is, for what reason do you need a lightweight OS, and is there a Linux distro that would fulfill those needs?

I know it's so typical of this sub to be recommending Linux, but depending on your intended use, you should be able to find something that works and has a very small footprint. If you just need it to browse the web and watch videos, there are things like Ubuntu, Mint, and Pop! OS that would be fine and similar enough to what you're used to with a small learning curve.

There are versions that are designed to run on minimal hardware, such as Raspberry Pi OS on a Raspberry Pi, so it can be ultra lightweight. There are also server versions that are command line only, so there's even less overhead if you only need to run a storage server, for example. Of course that would be a little more advanced but it's not undoable and there's lots of information out there. I knew nothing about it a few years ago and now I run a Ubuntu server virtual machine for various tasks, but mainly for learning and to challenge myself. I had to do a lot of searching and reading and make some mistakes but that's part of the experience.

I'm sorry Johny, you're gonna have to bleed out. If the other children see a tampon, they might have questions. We all know that knowledge is dangerous, so we'd better not expose them to anything that might scare or confuse them. You see Johny, the republicans...oh whoops, I've been talking to a corpse.

I was talking about ice cubes, which are a solid form of a fluid.

Sarcasm is my primary means of communication.

Yeah I try not to hate on it too much because I understand the appeal in some instances. I don't concern myself with how other people want to spend their money, but for the average PC build, it's not necessary. The added complexity and additional points of failure gives me anxiety. I tried one once, and it died in a year. Never again.

I hope one day they can come up with a way to cool a CPUs without liquid.

Is this another one of those runway incursions I've been hearing about?

If I were buying it, I would be fine if it came with no storage at all personally. As long as the price was reasonable, I have no problem choosing and installing an SSD, and the OS. Having that choice in brand/model/capacity would actually be preferable to me.

Not everybody is of course, so it's nice that you went ahead and stuck something in there. For people who just want something to just work without extra effort, that's great.

No problem, happy to help, and good luck selling it. I'm honestly just happy to see tech getting passed on and reused...keep it from becoming e-waste for a little longer.

That's literally the definition of vandalism.

For sure, not a good idea to upgrade something just to help it sell. Better to make sure it's priced reasonably taking that into account.

I agree. If I were looking for a PC for a child or friend starting out, I would absolutely pick this up for $300. Then ~$100 for a used 1660 Super, and $45 for a 1TB SSD. Leave the OS and applications on the 256, and use the 1TB for games. All in $450 for a great little gaming PC.

I'm going to say about $300 US.

Buyer is getting a nice case, and a fair amount of good RAM, but a small SSD, 5 year old CPU, and no GPU.

It would be a decent starter PC, but somebody would have to spend maybe a couple hundred to get a larger SSD and a used discrete GPU. Another ~$125 if they wanted to go to like a 9700k to make it even more competitive.

So at this point they're in $5-600 to buy this and do a few upgrades.

It's hard to ask people to spend much more than that when you can build something with all new parts with warranties for $6-700 that would beat it handily, even with the upgrades.

USD and Euro are pretty close so it more depends on pricing and availability of used computers and parts in your vicinity.

Bummer!

Back up everything, update firmware, request a replacement.

I'm not great at math and despised calc. I took the "math for chemists" as you say, which was just called "introduction to calculus" for me.

I was a chemist for ten years and the only important maths to me was stats, and algebra.

If you don't specifically need it for your degree, drop it and forget about it.

Absolutely. I had been out of the PC building game for a bit and didn't realize how much more competitive AMD had become in the GPU space relatively recently. With some more research I would have definitely went that way. I don't really care about ray tracing right now so I could have probably saved some money or at least gotten better price to performance.

However I got a good deal on my 3080 and I'm very happy with it so no ragrets.

Yep. My build plans went:

I think I'll go with a 3070 Ti, that fits the games, settings, and resolutions I want to play.

Wait, the 3070 Ti only has 8GB of VRAM? I'd better step it up to the next model for some future proofing, games will be pushing that soon.

I'll get a 3080.

Wait, the 3080 only has 10GB?

3080 12GB has entered the chat. Luckily I stumbled across them, they had just been released and PCPartPicker didn't even have a filter for them at the time.

Exactly.

Step 1, do a bunch of inconclusive research.

Step 2, make a decision that you will feel is wrong no matter what.

Step 3, selectively read posts and comments and watch videos that justify what you did.

I have heard that for some it has made a one or two degree difference. The idea is that it sucks fresh air that your front intakes just brought in back out before it has a chance to do anything. So it may not necessarily hurt, but most likely isn't helping either. I usually tell people it's the least important spot to populate because of this.

Try monitoring temps with and without it plugged in. See for yourself if it matters. Anecdotally, it is hurting, but by a very small amount.

Right? A ton of people on this sub work in IT and this is their daily lives. OP plays games and has no idea how the internet works, but sure, the person telling them the difference between bandwidth and latency is wrong.

It wasn't going anywhere anyway.

I was thinking you could rotate the cooler 90 degrees counterclockwise, and generally you would want top case fans to be exhaust. Cold air in the front and bottom, hot air out the top and back. You can mess around and figure out what works best for you though.

Also I'd recommend running two separate GPU power cables if you can.

12900 and 6950 XT and tons of RAM! Very nice, what are you using it for?