Schwarzgerät III

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I hesitated to call this the third iteration of Schwarzgerät, as there was no real compute upgrade (I did go from 128GB of DDR4-2400 to 256GB of DDR4-3000, but that hardly counts). The CPU, motherboard, and GPU are unchanged from 2020's upgrade. Nonetheless, the complete rebuild of the cooling system (and attendant costs, both in parts and labor) and radically changed appearance seemed to justify it.

This is my first machine with internal lighting, and also my first to use custom-designed parts (both mechanical and electric). I learned [https://openscad.org/ OpenSCAD] and improved my 3d printing techniques during this build, and also extended my knowledge of electronics, cooling, and fluids. I ~~also~~ developed a better understanding of power distribution. In that regard―and also with regards to the final product―I consider the build a complete success.

This is my first machine with internal lighting, and also my first to use custom-designed parts (both mechanical and electric). I learned [https://openscad.org/ OpenSCAD] and improved my 3d printing techniques during this build, and also extended my knowledge of electronics, cooling, and fluids. I furthermore developed a better understanding of power distribution. In that regard―and also with regards to the final product―I consider the build a complete success.

I bought the Corsair iCUE Commander Core Pro after having been informed that it had a Linux driver. Unfortunately, this driver only provides control of the fans. I extended it, along with OpenRGB, to fully support the device. These patches will of course make their ways upstream. I must say that it's incredibly satisfying to use a computer for which you wrote code and designed parts. In the future, I'd like to try fabricating my own chassis, and perhaps even my own PSU.

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 I hesitated to call this the third iteration of Schwarzgerät, as there was no real compute upgrade (I did go from 128GB of DDR4-2400 to 256GB of DDR4-3000, but that hardly counts). The CPU, motherboard, and GPU are unchanged from 2020's upgrade. Nonetheless, the complete rebuild of the cooling system (and attendant costs, both in parts and labor) and radically changed appearance seemed to justify it.
-This is my first machine with internal lighting, and also my first to use custom-designed parts (both mechanical and electric). I learned [https://openscad.org/ OpenSCAD] and improved my 3d printing techniques during this build, and also extended my knowledge of electronics, cooling, and fluids. I also developed a better understanding of power distribution. In that regard―and also with regards to the final product―I consider the build a complete success.
+This is my first machine with internal lighting, and also my first to use custom-designed parts (both mechanical and electric). I learned [https://openscad.org/ OpenSCAD] and improved my 3d printing techniques during this build, and also extended my knowledge of electronics, cooling, and fluids. I furthermore developed a better understanding of power distribution. In that regard―and also with regards to the final product―I consider the build a complete success.
 I bought the Corsair iCUE Commander Core Pro after having been informed that it had a Linux driver. Unfortunately, this driver only provides control of the fans. I extended it, along with OpenRGB, to fully support the device. These patches will of course make their ways upstream. I must say that it's incredibly satisfying to use a computer for which you wrote code and designed parts. In the future, I'd like to try fabricating my own chassis, and perhaps even my own PSU.