EEVblog #1357 - Dumpster Diving Santa PC

Dumpster Santa delivered a nice Coolermaster Mini-ITX with Gigabyte GS-H97N motherboard and an Intel Core i5 inside.

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[DrakkarCalethiel]

EVGA PSU, a keeper! Those are loved in the high end community.
About that erp ready thing:
ErP/EuP (Energy Using Product) is a function to save power when the computer is in standby mode. This is a regulation so the total power of the system won't exceed 1.0W
It is an EU thing.

[gblargg]

0:40 "I do actually have competition for PCs in the dumpster room."

Time to install a dumpster-room camera so you can be there the moment new things arrive.

[MollyWi]

Went to my dumpster, found some KFC bones. Nothing else.

[BillyLapTop]

I just watched this video using the same motherboard with an I5 processor and 16 gigs of RAM. I built this machine in 2015 and it has been my daily driver since then. Great MOBO! That little box should serve you well.

[PHamster]

I can hear Linus, JayTwoCents or GamersNexus saying: EVGA!

[WarpRadio]

just to mention.. you have the PSU mounting plate UPSIDE DOWN.. it actually goes IN and the PSU fan points DOWN.. :)

[XeonProductions]

"Tighter than a nuns nasty", I'm using that quote now.

[stevenm.]

I use the same case for my "tv box" that's networked to my 24tb server of meticulously cataloged 1080p tv shows and movies.

[NautilusCL]

I had a PC with exactly that case, with a i5 4460, 16gb Ram and a GTX1070, Seasonic PSU, with a Coolermaster Seidon 120XL it was very very quiet and powerfull :) now a friend have it and is going strong yet

[jakebradminster]

"BJ in the stairway" - You've triggered some ancient memories Dave.

[timothystevenhoward]

mocking the EVGA PSU but its a good one, and probably the most useful part you got out of all this. Case is useable too.

[MrAwyork]

Good little router/wifi machine. Maybe put pair of big drives in it and use it as a backup server too.

[seancancook]

EVGA - good stuff! Their GPUs are *highly* sought after!

[thelegalsystem]

Ooh, I have that computer case, its missing a few modern features, but it is a fantastic test bench. I bought one from new-old stock, its a dream to work in and move around, and its actually stackable too! Solid case out of CoolerMaster, I wish there were more test bench cases like it on the market

[adalbert.arkosi]

I'm always amazed what good of a pc you find when you "dumpster dive"! Great video as always. Happy Holidays !

[Spazilton]

That's actually a pretty nice PC, really cool find. My bedroom secondary computer is still running a 4790K with 32GB of Ram and a 5700XT. Basically runs everything at 1440p no problems.

[johncundiss]

Now see here, lol. I thought I was the only one where once a bench is full of projects and a little mess here and there. Instead of cleaning the bench, you just build another bench. Love it.

[MrKillswitch]

Kinda amazing how rich Australia must be when stuff like this after only being a couple of years old gets tossed in the bin.

[danielmelchert]

Thats an EVGA power supply. A decent brand!

[hikecraze]

(Sorry pc tech here)Good idea to make it a file server/router/adblocker with both nic ports and wifi connection internet in from service on one port, filtering/adblocking for your whole network with output to your network through the second. Hak5 has good videos on making your own, keeping the bloat out of your network traffic and speeding up all other hardware on your network by them not having to block/work on advertising per machine. Though hopefully the nic ports are gigabit.