![]() With the Pixelstick this was absolutely not the case. It happened more than once to me that high expectations led to disappointment when unboxing new gear. Not only because it seemed like a great tool, but mainly because of the fact that I was expecting it to be way for me to discover lightpainting. It had been quite some time since I had been following the Kickstarter project and therefore my expectations of the unit were rather high. I have to say I was quite excited when I received the Pixelstick. Fortunately Bitbanger Labs, the creators of the Pixelstick honoured our request to send us a sample so we could write this review. All this sounds very exciting, but the big question is always how well will it work in practice. It enables people like me, who have little to no experience with lightpainting to make amazing pictures because the Pixelstick takes care of a large part of the work, leaving you with the possibility to focus yourself with the creative part. What is unique about the Pixelstick is that it is one of the first “high-tech” tools for lightpainting photography. This means that you can use any image and ‘print’ it in mid-air during your long exposures. What is special about the Pixelstick is that it is not limited to a few pre-set patterns for the LEDs, but instead reads files from an inserted SD card. By hooking the RGB LED strip to a controller that alternates the colour and brightness of the LEDs it is possible to change the effect the light has on the final image. ![]() If you haven’t heard about the Pixelstick, it is a multicolour LED strip that can be used to leave a trail of light on your long-exposure photographs. It not only seemed like a great photography tool, but also like a cool high-tech gadget. Personally, I am not much of a light-painter, but this Pixelstick really intrigued me. I have followed the project from day 2, to see if they would make it and how the final product would look. The second 4pin casing (the one with a cap on top) I am using currently with the undamaged 4pin CPU connector.More than one year ago the Pixelstick was announced through a Kickstarter project. I was using the uncovered one so far, that is where the melted/ broken plastic from the connector on image 1 is. On the third image you can see the layout of the motherboard and the two 4pin casings next to each other (one uncovered and one covered with a cap). I am using the second 4pin CPU connector which is perfectly fine. OK, on the first two of the images you can see the current state of the broken 4pin connector but I am not using that one. I am sorry if my description of components is not very accurate, if there is some ambiguity just let me know and I will elaborate. The computer is working fine at the current moment but I haven't even started stressing the CPU again (CPU rendering) and don't want to fry the chip (it is an expensive 3930k). My question is- Is it safe to run the CPU this way? Does it matter which of the two 4pin casings on the motherboard will be used to provide the CPU with power, or which 4pin connector will be used to do so? ![]() I suppose at some point the power supply got busted and pooped the situation, or maybe when I was connecting the connector to the motherboard I pushed down too hard.Īnyway, currently I am using the second 4pin CPU connector plugged into the second 4pin casing on the motherboard. I tried taking the plastic leftovers inside but they are either melted or just my tool is not sharp enough. That broken power connector has four pins- two of them are perfectly fine but the other two pins are partially missing the plastic around them- the plastic is stuck in the motherboard's plastic casing. Which was causing all sorts of issues leading to my PC shutting down or refusing to boot. I realized one of the two 4pin power connectors which provides the CPU with power (I only keep one of them plugged in the 8pin plastic casing anyway) have either broken or melted inside it's compartment. I had the pure luck of finally finding tonight what the heck was wrong with my PC for the last year.
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