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I install an edge mounted underdesk USB hub and SD card reader for easy access to my USB and SD Cards. This was in part for my Yubikey hardware security token that I am using to secure my online accounts.

In this video I build a fully silent fanless PC in the MonsterLabo “The First” case. This fanless pc case is aesthetically pleasing on my office desk and totally silent during normal use. Silent PCs are great for YouTubers or anyone livestreaming or doing zoom meetings, microsoft teams, skype, etc.

In this video we test SFX vs SFX-L power supply fitment in the CoolerMaster NR200 Case. To test SFX power supply placement we used the Corsair SF450 power supply. To test SFX-L powersupply fitment we use the SilverStone NJ450-SXL fanless power supply.

Unboxing the Dell UltraSharp U2720Q 27-inch 4k USB-C Monitor. This is what I think is probably one of the best monitors for anyone doing content creation right now. So if you’re doing YouTube videos, if you’re doing live-streaming, working with an atem mini or something like that, this is an excellent choice in a monitor.

Find out if you can fit a micro-ATX motherboard in the Cooler Master NR200 small form factor case! This Machinist X79G motherboard is a smaller variant of mATX that can fit in sff cases that have at least a 3 slot GPU space.

I test the VRM thermal performance for a Xeon E5-2650 v2 Processor on a Machinist X79G v1.3 Chinese off-brand Motherboard. This motherboard was able to achieve an all-core turbo boost with this processor with the VRM which is good. However, I was able to drive the temps up to 70°C which getting towards the danger zone.

In this video I do some basic benchtop testing to make sure nothing in my most recent eBay order of used server parts is DOA. I ordered up some cheap Chinese X79 motherboards off eBay, as well as a pair of used Intel Xeon E5-2650v2 (8c 16t) processors and 4x 16GB of used DDR3 1866Mhz PC3-14900R ECC memory.