AlienALX
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OK so there has been some downtime on the GECK due to my mate being busy fixing family cars and etc ! The CNC parts are now all complete, so that will resume shortly.
However, you will note in that thread that I actually bought two AMD BC 250s. Why? not quite sure, but with hardware prices as they are now I am bloody glad I did ! The second one was super cheap. £72 IIRC.
Well any way, I had all but forgotten about it until I was doing the Alienware mod and conversion. I then came across these things.
The Alienware Graphics Amplifier. These were made years ago, and could allow you to fit a GPU into them and use it on your AW laptop or Alpha Steam machine thing.
Well this one rocked up broken apparently and missing a cable, so it was dirt cheap. £30. I could not even buy acrylic to machine into a case for that. This is what they look like inside, and they include a 460w PSU so I am hoping it tests good.
This is the one I bought.
It was the wind tunnel design that caught my eye. I want to fit a larger fan (its a 92mm atm) and then I just need to cross my fingers and hope it will fit. It *should* going on the specs on the dimensions but I have a rotary tool and I am not afraid to use it !
Hence why I said it is the "easy" one. Let's just hope it is lol.
However, you will note in that thread that I actually bought two AMD BC 250s. Why? not quite sure, but with hardware prices as they are now I am bloody glad I did ! The second one was super cheap. £72 IIRC.
Well any way, I had all but forgotten about it until I was doing the Alienware mod and conversion. I then came across these things.
The Alienware Graphics Amplifier. These were made years ago, and could allow you to fit a GPU into them and use it on your AW laptop or Alpha Steam machine thing.
Well this one rocked up broken apparently and missing a cable, so it was dirt cheap. £30. I could not even buy acrylic to machine into a case for that. This is what they look like inside, and they include a 460w PSU so I am hoping it tests good.
This is the one I bought.
It was the wind tunnel design that caught my eye. I want to fit a larger fan (its a 92mm atm) and then I just need to cross my fingers and hope it will fit. It *should* going on the specs on the dimensions but I have a rotary tool and I am not afraid to use it !
Hence why I said it is the "easy" one. Let's just hope it is lol.
