The G.E.C.K - Vault Tec component.

Here, look.



That part of the board sticks out from the rest. Making it taller. If I plug the PCIE power into it I will have a plug and wires coming out making the case taller. I don't want that. Note how the solid wire things from the socket go in 90 degrees? well if I remove the socket I can solder the wires in "sideways" meaning the case does not need to have clearance for a plug and cables coming out, making it taller than I want it. Obviously this then limits the PSU I can use to the one I bought, but I am sure if that failed I could desolder said pigtail and replace etc. That is why I bought that exact Flex ATX PSU and not one of the 10 quid jobbers from the bay of fleas. Because otherwise the PSU would have had to be permanently connected by an umbilical cord to the plane.

Nashty.
 
I meant to not do that and try to recreate the plug-in style of connector that would have come with the original chassis that these blades slot into. It would increase the size of the case and the complexity of manufacture... but it would have cool factor! :D
If you wanted it pluggable without the extra space, you could always swap the 90° socket with a straight one - still a bit more space but in a different plane that probably has the space anyway.
And yes, I always need more coffee!
 
Yeah I could swap the socket. Not going to though :D I doubt I will ever change the case around, or the board. It's sort of just a one go deal.

What I should have clarified in my earlier post was that Fallout 3 would not run on any of my desktops. IDK why, as I did not want to spend hours working on it. Nor does NV (well that isn't true eventually I did get that running on a old PC I threw together). As such I have kept my aging Xbox 1x. Not the Series X, but the 1x. However, it is very loud and won't last forever given how old it is. As such yeah, I just want a dedicated FO box so I can ditch the 1x. I can then make sure the three (or more if the originals work) run properly. It will also be devoid of Windows. Which I am super happy about.
 
hmm actually.....

I think I could reuse the socket on there. Well, if there is enough meat coming out of those spoke things before the bend !
 
Well I just bought another one. It was £77.

Why? Well, I have absolutely no idea tbh. What I do know is I want lots to do this winter and once the bikes go tomorrow that limits toys.

Besides the way RAM prices and etc are going its deffo very cheap.

Talking of RAM.... Apparently the 16gb GDDR6 in this costs £50 from the manufacturer.
 
Now you NEED to set up a backplane and slot the both of them in...I mean, it'd be rude not to, right?!
Can you SLI them?! :D
 
Heh. Id like a spare. Mostly in case I mess up tbh. As I say, you cant even buy 16gb of DDR5 for that.
 
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