u/bemurda

I am building a new PC for my office. I've purchased a black Fractal North and 6x black Fractal Momentum 12 RGB fans to place in every slot. I don't plan to do wacky RGB colours, probably something muted or even turn it off. It's more to build as quiet and cool as possible. A "forever case" if you will.

I originally tried a Hyte X50 in white but it was just not good in our room at all (https://imgur.com/NyCVQbl). I should have known lol. I'd already purchased a Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 digital in white because of this. I'm considering keeping it.

I'm curious what people think of the aesthetics of building in a black North with a white CPU cooler and GPU like a 9070XT. The glass section will not be visible to the rest of the house, it will appear as a solid black case with wood accents from a distance. It's only when you come around to sit at the desk that you will be able to see into the side, and the white components.

Thanks for your thoughts!

I am building a new PC for my office. I've purchased a black Fractal North and 6x black Fractal Momentum 12 RGB fans to place in every slot. I don't plan to do wacky RGB colours, probably something muted or even turn it off. It's more to build as quiet and cool as possible. a "forever case" if you will.

I originally tried a Hyte X50 in white but it was just not good in our room at all(see pic). I should have known lol. I'd already purchased a Thermalright Spirit 120 digital in white because of this. I'm considering keeping it.

I'm curious what people think of a build in a black North with a white CPU cooler and GPU like a Sapphire Pure 9070XT. The glass section will not be visible to the rest of the house, it will appear as a solid black case with wood accents from a distance. It's only when you come around to sit at the desk that you will be able to see into the side.

Thanks!

Goes well with the $900 Canada Computers 7600x3d/32gb DDR/mobo combo. I believe you can also combo it with a case, or a liquid cooler. Or a CPU/mobo/RAM.

I'm looking at this combo on newegg for a gaming build I am making. I already purchased Fractal Design Pop Air Mini on sale for $110 on Amazon and Corsair RM850e for $144 on Amazon. Will get a Thermalright CPU cooler, and probably a used GPU for a while.

I've never attempted ribs solely on a BBQ slow cooked, and always opted for something with specific temp control. But with the Thermoworks signals air temp sensor I found the Napoleon kept a very consistent 275 with little effort until the sunlight hit it directly, and even then it went up to 300 and I could have adjusted it down. The ribs turned out perfect even with only 3.5 hours available to cook (wrapped at 160 and taken to around 208). I used indirect heat, only turning the edge burners on.

Originally I tried using the Napoleon expandable rib holder 56012, but you would need two of them to properly keep the racks upright. With just one of those devices, the ends flopped over and touched, and would have cooked curved. So I just put them bone down on the grill. I've now ordered the Napoleon Pro Stainless Steel Rib/Roast Rack 70009, which together with the expandable rib holder beside it will definitely be able to keep racks upright. And I'm excited to dump a big piece of beef on that roasting rack and do that as well.

The space of the 665 is a game changer, I was able to roast a big bowl of veggies on the Napoleon Grilling Wok 56027 while 4 large wrapped racks of ribs continued to cook, and had space for more, not to mention the side burner.

Waiting to get my griddle replaced with the one that shouldn't warp, and looking forward to trying all that.

Cheers folks

I was looking at Navimow X430 and Dreame A3 Pro. But then wondering if I should just get two cheaper mowers, one for front and one for back? The slate path on my house is fairly rocky for 2WD I would think. With these photos what would you opt for? I thought if I ever moved to a bigger plot of land in the future, I would be happy with the bigger unit. And I would be willing to wait until next spring if a Navimow Lidar was going to be released.

I am no longer able to game with friends these days, and selling my small form factor PC that has been used only 139 hours, which costs close to $4000 to build as of today.

Previous build thread here (includes photos): https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/s/FFNT5633rY

PC Parts Picker breakdown (excludes cost of power supply, case, and some small accessories):
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/BeMurda/builds/#view=xTH2FT

Case: Midori 5L V2.3, dark grey, with PCIE 4.0 riser

PSU: GEEEK Enhance ENP-7660L 600W Modular Flex ATX

Motherboard: Gigabyte B850I Aorus Pro                                                                          

CPU: AMD 9800X3D

GPU: MSI RTX 5070 Shadow 2X, deshrouded and ducted

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB 6400Mhz CL 32

NVME: WD Black SN850X 2TB

CPU Cooler: Thermalright AXP-90 X36, ducted

Fans: Five Noctua A9x14 chromax black (2 exhaust, 1 for CPU cooler, 2 for GPU deshroud)

Fan Ducting Kit: Noctua NA-FD1

Exhaust Fan Splitter Cable: Noctua NA-SYC1

GPU Fan Adapter: CRJ Micro 4-Pin GPU Dual Fan Adapter Cable

CPU Thermal Pad: Thermal Grizzly Kryosheet 33x33mm

OS: Windows 11 Home

Timestamp photo: https://imgur.com/CSUFeAk

Photo of 139 hours SSD usage: https://imgur.com/IsEVAls

Thanks, happy to answer any questions.

The only thing that annoys me is how tongue weight heavy the Geo Pro 20BHS is for the size (makes me think about getting a Micro Minnie with tandem axle). With no water it is 650lbs loaded, and can crest 700 with water etc. Very high for a 4500 GVWR trailer.

Tow setup

2018 Q7 3.0 with auto-levelling air suspension and 4 wheel steering. Tow rating 7,700lbs, tongue weight 770lbs.

2023 Geo Pro 20BHS

Weigh-Safe Tongue weight Scale Hitch with Timbergrove bolt on dual sway control mounts

Tuson TSC-1000 electronic sway control for good measure

Just did 1000 kms through the rockies without the Tuson sway control activation light coming on once. Supercharged engine has plenty of low end power, hanging out around 2,500 RPM.

Payload is the biggest concern for loading family, but I like to tow without my distracting kids anyway. This is mostly the fault of the Geo Pro's tongue weight relative to its size as a trailer. Q7 payload is 1,364lbs. Curb weight 5,200lbs. 118 inch wheelbase (the other factor that limits to shorter trailers, though people tow 30ft airstreams without issues, I don't recommend it). Performance brembo brakes are sized similar to half ton but stop the Q7 29 feet shorter from 70mph than an F-150 (per Car and Driver testing). This and the permanent Torsen 4WD, and low centre of gravity, make the rig feel extremely planted.

30,000 miles on my 2018 Q7 that I purchased three years back. Redid the original PPF going from partial front to full front end, time to keep this car forever.