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TBH I think with the increase in takup of AIO coolers, and much better GPU coolers from launch, the demand for custom loops has dropped. Pair that with EK generally being middle of the pack performance wise, but around the top for cost, those that do seriously want to do custom loops are...

Yea, I've got a torch powered from an 18650 & one from a 21700. 18650 is thinner & fits in a pocket a little easier, but I pretty much always use the 21700 torch, as it lasts much longer & is much brighter. And actually the increased diameter I find is more comfortable to hold.

I wanted an orange, and the mayhems just didn't look like the right shade, so used yellow cryofluid, with a few drops of red dye until I got the shade I wanted.

I did ask them directly about it, and they did send me a few photos of a new colour they were sorting, but it still didn't look right unfortunatly.

Yea, I think it's never as simple as "X months", as it's all down to risk & likelyhood. A car you might need to replace is a higher risk, so needs to be taken into account. For me, I've had a new car (max ~3 years old) on PCP for about 10 years now, so although I pay out monthly for it, I know...

Yea, I think looking at what a company offers for sick pay goes a long way to determine what they'll be like as an employer. If you're not well enough to go to work, you shouldn't have to be deciding between having to go to work, because you can't afford not to, or struggling to feed the family...

TBH It is quite a good package. There are some bits that aren't so great, but generally we're looked after. The union has quite a strong influence, so that helps!

£75 this month (£50+£25). Got ~ £5.5k invested.

TBH the duration for me i completely dependant on how likely it is to happen. I've been in my current job for almost 10 years now, so I'd get a decent redundancy package if they decided to get rid of me, so this negates the need for me to keep cash in the bank quite the same. My work also...

used to use a "sunrise alarm", but it woke the other half far earlier than me, so she wasn't happy. I've since just used the alarm on my smartwatch. It's meant to track sleeping patterns & wake me when I'm in a lighter sleep, but it never seemed to do this, so I just set it to the time I want...

My backup is as follows: a Onedrive "copy" (immediate change) - Good for drive failure etc, but not for accedental deletion etc. a Duplicati backup on a different onedrive account - This allows you to configure how long to keep changes, e.g. backup daily, but keep a monthly copy for 6 months, a...

I used Mayhems X1 for nearing on 10 years I think it was. It had discoloured quite significantly, but was still working well. Recently gone with EK Cryofluid for me new build, but mainly because it's the only one I found that I could get the colour I wanted (orange). Been running for a couple...

I had mixed experiences with procook warranty. First pan I tried to get replaced because non-stick was peeling on the rivets holding the handle on, they tried to claim it was because of misuse & it had got too hot because I used it on an induction hob. I managed to get them to replace it in the...

16 is far too old for a ban (if there was one). Younger, maybe, but why not just parent properly & then them having a smartphone isn't an issue?

I've got the Erbauer one: https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-ero400-125mm-electric-random-orbital-sander-220-240v/581fx I'd highly recommend it if you don't want cordless. I had a Mac Alister one that broke after a few years & this is actually much better (more oscillating & less rotating...

I assume you mean UPS (as APC is a large manufactuer of these)? If so, I guess it's possible, if the UPS removes some noise from the input, it might help reduce whine (depending on the route cause of it)

I'm using 3 of the 4 8-pin connectors, but my PSU is a single 12V rail, so I doubt it'll make any difference swapping these round

Unfortunatly I've had the card for more than 14 days before I got my build to a state I could play a proper game with it & notice it

Finally played some more demanding games with my new GPU (7900xtx taichi), and it's got fairly obvious coil whine. I had a google search, and this seems to be a fairly common problem, with most people saying they just put up with it. IMO with GPUs being 3-4x the price they were 10 years ago, it...

I don't have many "smart" devices around the house, so don't use much of it's potential. My main use is as a Hue Emulator. This allows me to simulate a smart bulb (in this case a Calex bulb, running on the Tuya system) as a hue bulb for my Harmony remote, meaning I can control the Calex bulb...