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Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”
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I've actually come around a bit to using some RGB in a build. Here is a recent build (beginning of the year) I did for one of my daughters (she wanted it to have blue RGB):

Pretty simply build and the only RGB is the fans. It's in the Fractal Design Nano (mini-ITX) case.
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I'm getting the Fractal Design Define C, at least probably. I wish it came in white. I'm still thinking about getting the white NZXT 340 which is what the guy has in the picture I posted above. The Fractal Design case is quieter and has better cable management.Originally posted by pelagius View PostI've actually come around a bit to using some RGB in a build. Here is a recent build (beginning of the year) I did for one of my daughters (she wanted it to have blue RGB):

Pretty simply build and the only RGB is the fans. It's in the Fractal Design Nano (mini-ITX) case.
I already have the motherboard -- here is a link to what I got: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...D=3938566&SID=. It has some LEDs on it, which I'm sure can be turned off.
Here is the power supply -- https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...D=3938566&SID=
This is the SSD I'm about to buy, but I'm still wondering if I should go 500 GB, or just stick with the 250 GB and get a second drive later on. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...D=3938566&SID=
What's interesting to me is how little it cost to go from a normal SSD to a M.2 SSD.Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”
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I have done builds in the Define R4, Define S, and the Define Nano so I'm a bit of a Fractal Design fan boy (it's a distant second to my Noctua fan boyism). Still, the NZXT 340 is a nice looking case.Originally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View PostI'm getting the Fractal Design Define C, at least probably. I wish it came in white. I'm still thinking about getting the white NZXT 340 which is what the guy has in the picture I posted above. The Fractal Design case is quieter and has better cable management.Last edited by pelagius; 08-30-2017, 02:30 PM.
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No. The Z270 has more M.2 slots than a B250, and you have to get a high end B250 to get USB 3.1 to the point where you might as well get a Z270. There really aren't many H270 boards to choose from and the costs savings isn't much.Originally posted by old_gregg View Postwhy that mobo? do you have plans to overclock something?
As for this particular board, I also liked that it had all three video connections on the back since I'm not initially getting a video card. I bought two 27 inch screens from Costco at Christmas and they only have HDMI and VGA connections. That is not a big thing to gamers, but it's a big deal to me. Newegg had this board on sale for just over $100 for a couple days, so I grabbed it.Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”
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Is there any reason why someone needs an external bay at this point?Originally posted by pelagius View PostI have done builds in the Define R4, Define S, and the Define Nano so I'm a bit of a Fractal Design fan boy (it's a distant second to my Noctua fan boyism). Still, the NZXT 340 is a nice looking case.Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”
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Fairly specialized at this point. You want/need blueray but don't like external; media card data hubs; and if you still use a lot of hard drives you can use bays to hold a lot of SAS 2.5in or SSDs (of course, you may be better off moving to an external enclosure and a RAID card with external connectors or a rackmount enclosure).Originally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View PostIs there any reason why someone needs an external bay at this point?
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I'm thinking about buying this case. It comes with a manual fan control on the front. I'm not thinking about buying it because of that; rather, it's the quieter version of this case and it has tempered glass. It's one of the big selling cases besides the NZXT 340 and Fractal Design Define cases.Originally posted by pelagius View PostI have done builds in the Define R4, Define S, and the Define Nano so I'm a bit of a Fractal Design fan boy (it's a distant second to my Noctua fan boyism). Still, the NZXT 340 is a nice looking case.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q9v...h-ec416pstg_bw
I'm concerned with the manual fan control and that it overrides the motherboard/bios control of the fans. So, are the fans that come with the case only controlled by the button on the front of the case and not the mobo?Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”
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it will be on top of mobo fan controllerOriginally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View PostI'm thinking about buying this case. It comes with a manual fan control on the front. I'm not thinking about buying it because of that; rather, it's the quieter version of this case and it has tempered glass. It's one of the big selling cases besides the NZXT 340 and Fractal Design Define cases.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q9v...h-ec416pstg_bw
I'm concerned with the manual fan control and that it overrides the motherboard/bios control of the fans. So, are the fans that come with the case only controlled by the button on the front of the case and not the mobo?Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.
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So the mobo fan controller will still turn on the fans?Originally posted by old_gregg View Postit will be on top of mobo fan controllerPart of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”
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Geez. And I thought I was a nerd.
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the funny part is i have this water cooled rig with an overclocked 7700k and 1080 ti, and the most resource intensive thing i do is have three online poker windows open at a timeOriginally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostGeez. And I thought I was a nerd.
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