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I searched for alot of keys I need but only found games.

Yeah if you know someone with amazon - looks like the USB flavor are 1x <$5, 3x pack <$8. Same cheapo model on aliexpress is <$3 free shipping (if you want to wait forever) or if you want to buy a 200 pack for $177 shipped they are .88.5 each (88.5 sents) :p

YGPM!

According to page 2 of this spec sheet there is 4GB soldierd to the MB and one open SO-DIMM slot. (DDR4-2666) https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/IdeaPad/IdeaPad_3_17IIL05/IdeaPad_3_17IIL05_Spec.PDF Also says max RAM is 12GB, ie placing an 8GB DIMM in the open slot. Is there actually any...

transaction pending, thanks everyone.

looking for a cheapo gen 7 or 8 (dell or HP or whatever) with cpu that works that has the power for an RX580. I have lots of ram. looking to spend in the ~$100 range if possible. (of course in addition to shipping) I do have some spare cpus (i5 7500, i7 8700 etc if I have to plop one in) does...

Yeah, I can do that. A little more fancy / price than I need on the mb but its fair, and thats also a good fair price for the ram. I have quite a bit of spare of ram but if yours happens to be tried and tru with said mb all the better. heat: https://www.heatware.com/u/76430/to (all [H] lol)...

Looking for something working, semi basic for a spare i7 8700 I have. Would def prefer w/ backplate. Thanks!

Makes sense, thanks!

Yeah they do, but Im trying to be "cheap" and I dont want to wait for china. https://www.ebay.com/itm/144731644574 10x heatsinks for $12.63. Do I need to be this cheap? Naw. Do I need to buy ugly ass gen7/8 barebone midtower dells/HPs and load them up with stuff I dig out of ewaste? Or get...

What thickness of silicone thermal pads would one recommend? 1.5mm? 2? 3? Also, when applying, do you guys take the labels/stickers off of the drives for better contact? If so, does that void the warranty? Thanks!

I know the egg is evil, but the 2TB 670p is down to $76 for the rest of today: https://www.newegg.com/intel-2tb-670p-series/p/N82E16820167473 Must... resist...

This is lookin pretty good - 1328 core (vs 1342 max boost stock) and mem of 3367 (vs stock 3305) at 80% power. Not bad for a POS 290 watt proprietary Dell PSU (Precision 3620 MT) with only a 4 pin and 6 pin connector going to the MB. Im sure it also helps that Im running it with an i5-7500T...