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AMD Ryzen 1700X Video Editing and VR PC Build Log

I have been making weekly videos for a few of my YouTube channels and I can not keep up with the editing using my old PC.

When I was editing footage from my DSLR camera, I would hit play to preview what changes I made and the audio would play but the video would not. At this point I knew I needed a new PC!

My Editing PC is an old 2 core AMD Phenom II x2 3.4Ghz which I UNLOCKED TO 4 core. I then overclocked from 3.4Ghz to 3.6Ghz! But this was with a very old Video card (AMD Radeon HD 5450 -1gb ddr3) and slow 800Mhz ram.

Here comes the 8 core AMD RYZEN to the Rescue!

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Easy and Cheap Top Mount Overhead Camera Setup

Top down DSLR camera mount DIY

I changed the layout of the room and needed to make a new way to mount my camera above my desk. I used to have the camera mount to the bottom of my loft bed, but now my desk is across the room from the bed. Continue reading “Easy and Cheap Top Mount Overhead Camera Setup”

Hidden PC Power Button

I needed a remote switch for my computer because I recently mounted My PC on the wall and did not want to get out of my chair to turn on the computer.

This is a very simple project that only involves 2 wires and a switch.

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ROBOTS made from Scrap Parts!

My wife and I made a few of these when we were first dating. We wanted to make more to show people at the Maker Faire and write an article on here.

We used old circuit parts (Mostly scrapped from old electronics) and also some connectors, buttons, and even springs and nuts! Almost Anything will work as this is ART!

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CUT your cost of BATTERIES – Save and Plug it in

My uncle bought my grandma a motion sensing light that uses BATTERIES!!! We tried it 2 weeks ago but the batteries are DEAD, ALREADY! I wanted them to have a good safe light, so I am adding a power pack to power this.

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Make your own flexible parts holding clamp

1-new i had one of those cheap clamp holder with a magnifying glass in the middle, but the clips would always fall off and would not position well.

My wife purchased some of this Flexible tie wrap from a discount store and I realized I can make a cool little clamp from this. The Flexible tie wrap at the home improvement store is stronger and I would use that next time.

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