EVERY PC should have one of these! How to make a sensor panel!

I have been asked MANY times for a tutorial on how to make the custom sensor panel found in Phil's PC, and now my latest gaming rig... well, today we show you how!
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[@chrisdel87]

Time stamps: 01:40 Hardware needed monitor differences (mistakes to avoid) 04:00 180º adapter 04:20 nasty joke lol 05:30 mounting tips 08:20 AIDA64 config 08:28 activating sensor panel 09:20 gauge type 11:10 bar graph type 13:40 line graph 15:05 duplicate items 15:45 config finished 16:05 some Windows config like it?

[@TheRAINMan059]

Yes, thank you!

[@empanada420]

Bruh underrated comment 😃

[@Kvitfrost]

Thaaaaank you ;)

[@dyna6448]

The joke is exactly on 4:20 lol

[@aw1lt]

@@dyna6448 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@jamesb2935]

Phil needs to be a proper co-host on this channel. Guy actually has a good personality

[@draxuss4205]

Just when I think there's nothing else I can add to my machine.................... What an awesome project, I can't wait to get started. Thank you for all the information.

[@MMORPG87]

that was the most simple walk through ever and fast. WELL DONE ive been sitting on the Snowblind Mode but didnt know how to add stuff like this so now im more motivated to finish it since i have everything for the last few months...

[@talharoxen]

what is snowblind

[@MMORPG87]

@@talharoxen kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4DEfaaQnpKUpM0

[@MenCanNotBeWomen]

use rain meter it's a great way to really make your display pop :)

[@matthewbono6576]

Wow Phil got to speak for 2 seconds without Jay talking over him, 2020 is the year that keeps on giving.

[@anotherLPfan]

Therapist: Ungraded Jay can't hurt you, he doesn't exist Ungraded Jay: 17:14

[@GerardinhoLP]

THE DIFFERENCE

[@Ghastlyvoids]

HOLY S-LOG BATMAN!

[@spritastudios5066]

Gods I got scared, I just started HRT and thought meds were screwing with my eyes D:

[@Tubagoddess271]

@@spritastudios5066 so relatable

[@stillinbeta]

@@spritastudios5066 hey congrats!

[@gvtv_the_6ix]

Update on my sensor panel... kzbin.info/www/bejne/laHUnJmif9l7mZo

[@stevewest5397]

How do I like this video a thousand times? I'm currently working on making an antique (1940's) radio cabinet into a PC case, and I've been trying to find out how I could put a small panel into the old tuner readout and make it display these kind of stats, all while making it look like era-appropriate radio dials/gauges. This is exactly what I was looking for to get started. I think it'll take alot of tinkering and maaaaybe further customization but it's an awesome start. Thanks Jay! Edit: I've downloaded Aida64 Extreme and found that you can choose to make your own custom gauges. You just need to create 16 png files that show the indicator going from 0-100 (or whatever scale you use). I was worried the gauge could only be square-ish with a circular style indicator like they have, but I made a quick-and-dirty test of a long, horizontal gauge with a red line that goes from left-to-right and it's working to show CPU and memory utilization. This will be perfect for making what I want! Now I just need to improve my Photoshop skills...

[@bbqR0ADK1LL]

If you're the sharing type, please post on the Aida64 forum so other people can use your dials. The options are pretty limited if you suck at photoshop.

[@Pyrotech777]

If Jay and other KZbinrs didn’t post vids like these, my first build a week ago would have been shit. Thank you for all you do ❤️. Also... I needed this a week ago 😝

[@hquest]

I found more interesting the fact everything outside the regular MoBo/CPU/GPU realm, are things we already did in the past. Watercooling? Did on the early 2000's with aquarium pumps, home drilled copper blocks and small motorcycle radiators (Slot A processor, anyone?). A dedicated hardware sysinfo screen? Did that as well, late 90's with Dot matrix 4x40 text LCDs. VR headsets? Played game "Descent 3D" with VR headsets in 1995 (Forte's VFX1). But seeing how much they evolved from 20+ years ago to today, yeah, that's great and I too thank Jay and the other KZbinrs to keep bringing these to show.

[@BrickTamlandOfficial]

IT'S NOT TOO LATE It's never too lateeeeee

[@frostbite1991]

this makes me want to do one myself but my desk is barely wide enough to fit my monitors so the case is hidden behind them :/ I'll prob make a small window and throw it up on the right most monitor as that's the least used.

[@yougotaknife]

@@hquest lol whatever you say 🤡

[@The1993mustanglx]

Just in case anyone was wondering a 7 inch display like jay has in the video. With the tabs sawn off like the 5 inch display he modified. Fits in the back of a lian li 011 dynamic covering the Der Bauer plate and some of the rear vent almost like it was made for it. Also I'm running a 360 AIO push pull and that hangs down far enough to cover the cables and not impede the screen..

[@gambino3701]

Any chance you have a picture?

[@ddproduction4066]

Could you add the template download for the display on your panel because it looks really nice and it would make it easier for the people who don't know how to use the software or just don't wanna deal with the hassle of getting everything as nice as your display

[@Rooligan5880]

You could use an usb-c to hdmi adaptor and connect that to an internal usb-c header. That would save routing the hdmi cable out the back to the videocard. Also leaves the videocard free to run multiple monitors.

[@khristopherkomodoensis4734]

Late, but LTT did a video on an M.2 graphics card. That and a little VGA to HDMI adapter and boom

[@tacet3045]

Takes a bit of looking around but you can get single cable displays. ie you just need to plug it into the USB header and you get video and power on the same cable no need for a HDMI cable snaking back into your case.

[@scottbruns7104]

@@tacet3045 how do you do this? I'd like to try but not sure what you mean?

[@syedmoeed]

@@scottbruns7104 yeah ive seen a mini 5inch display that just needs power from usb and will give display using same port.

[@StormyHotwolf88]

This is what I wanted to know, thanks!

[@SIG442]

This is what I need for my PC! No more setting up RGB to fit the bill and then guess the temperatures or having RGB going nuts for no reason! I'll be downloading this video so I won't loose it and have a reference for the future. Thanks!

[@hquest]

I did something like this maybe 20 years ago. Back in the day, was using those small 4-lines, dotted LCD green screens. It was fun, but again, gets useless for 95% of users - 3% have a valid use and the remaining 2% will keep maintaning it for the looks.

[@bolencebl]

My thought exactly, just waist of money after short time.

[@pebble.s]

True, was intrigued by the video idea for a few seconds but then I realized that...why in the world would I have to monitor my system nonstop lol, it's not like I'd do anything with those numbers

[@AndiNordsee]

Ha, me too. I built it in the 5.25" bay in the mandatory Chieftech Dragon gaming tower which stands on the floor. Obviously badly thought through.

[@qee540]

@@pebble.s same. Think this is the best when you are making videos content or OC content. scientific content as well

[@slyceth]

AWFUL! What if I have 2 monitors besides this sensor panel?!! Then I'd have no taskbar on the second one! Also what if I'm using my computer and move my mouse a bit too far to the right accidentaly, I'd get it stuck on the sensor panel screen! BAD!

[@_Nobody_Special]

This reminds me of the little Alphacool LCD screen I had about 14-15 years ago, I had it set up to show all the necessary stats via a plugin for speedfan, was pretty cool at the time. Unfortunately Alphacool never bothered releasing updated drivers since like windows XP, and they refused to release the source code. Basically abandoned and sabotaged the product to ensure it'd be a useless paperweight to the people who bought them, great work guys.

[@perkaholic.999]

Yeah sometimes it’s hard to make companies to come back and spend dev time for an item that hasn’t probably made them money in a bunch of years? I’m sure there are more then one reason honestly that sucks though I feel your pain

[@adamdunne6645]

​@unholydonutsyeah definitely. I got my brother to make a custom desk I designed and put the pc in a mesh drawer with literally zero rgb. I love my pc so much now without bothering about how fancy it looks

[@jasonnemeck7351]

So, I made one of these things. Some changes I did: first, I power the thing with a cheap USB hub. Hid it on the backside of the system tray and ran the cable out to the power adapter connection. That required an adapter so I could a short cord that came with the screen. Then drive the 5" screen with an interior USB header. Turns out there is a USB -> HDMI signal pathway that Windows understands how to get a video signal out. There's a driver in a chip in the adapter cable I found on Amazon. Windows understood right out of the box how to access and run the driver, and the screen shows up in Windows Display settings. Works very well, although it adds to the cabling in the PC. Mounting it was a challenge. It's in an Enthoo Pro 2, so there was TONS of room. Just finding a mounting spot was a bit of a challenge. Turns out, right below the vertical GPU mount, on what is the structural plate for the PSU chamber behind, are four mounting sockets, threaded for for what turns out to be an ITX system board. I hadn't realized that this case was a dual system case. Not sure where exactly they expect you to put the second PSU, but (wait for it) I digress. I eventually found a pair of mounting brackets, when combined with the leftover brackets from my water cooling reservoir in this rig, that I could securely mount the screen, with plenty of clearance behind it, into the top 2 mount points for the ITX board. That's the good part. Software to build the AIDA64 monitoring stuff wasn't too hard. BUT, Windows is weird. HUGE issues with Windows wanting to constantly use this screen as the primary display. Still trying to work out a way to stop that from happening all the time. (I already had 2-22" screen in use (that's why I had to use the USB to HDMI adapter to get the video signal...both ports on the GPU were occupied). Anyway, every time the UAC kicks in, or you CTRL-ALT-DEL or something like that, Windows darkens one of the big screens, and kicks the little monitor offline, at least until you answer the UAC prompt. Takes a moment or two to get it to come back. Sometimes it doesn't come back. And things get weirder. Would love to talk to Phil by email or something to ask how he solved that.

[@darklight8675]

Wouldn't mind paying extra if cases came with pre installed with precise cutting.

[@darklight8675]

@@KunoMochi understand that but would rather pay extra for something like that than crap ton of rgb.

[@darklight8675]

@@KunoMochi i prefer picking cases that are simple, minimalistic. Usually a plain case and maybe have a single side panel. A wrap would be a nice later add on as well. But of course asthetics don't take priority. Also agree, It is certainly hard to find unique looking cases.

[@Iryuushen]

Cry in TT P3TG. You gotta build a PSU shroud if you want a LCD to looks clean. I haven't build one yet but I can already feel the hassle

[@timberw1lly]

Late to the party and haven't even finished the video yet, but if you did a Phil Tutorial Series, I would watch, like and share every video. This was awesome and now I kind of really want to do my own. Thanks to both of you.

[@TheeFlyingK]

The first time I saw this, I thought it was the neatest thing ever! For my own design, I ended up using a pixel 3 I had laying around, some unused RAM mounts and going with Remote System Monitor. Unfortunately, I do have to plug it into an external USB port somewhere to keep the phone charged, but I also gain a lot of flexibility on where I want to put the display. Normally, it is left next to the PC case, but in other cases, I've moved it under my main PC monitor for much quicker glancing. I think the flexibility of being able to move it anywhere is awesome. I'll likely do a setup like this someday too. I'm sure there are many more uses for an additional screen as such. Excited to see where this goes. Thanks for sharing!

[@joshuafino3560]

Hey JZ, at 540 where you mention the hazard of grounding out the back plate, ive successfully used the foam padding that some of these low power devices ship with to create a dielectric buffer to any potential hazards, by trimming it to fit.

[@ChefYT150]

I was trying to think how I could fit the screen on the PSU shroud on the h7 flow 2024 edition but I think you've solved my question

[@nathantagg2691]

3:59 sorry Jay, but that's a 180 degree adapter

[@guillermoz5765]

@Jayztwocents pulled a verge, lol

[@ManiacallySmithing]

Came here to say this, figured someone oughta have.

[@joerivankallo]

Isn't that too hot? ;)

[@K1Crawford]

I'd argue that and say that both are still correct. It still gives you a 90 degree angle (2 in fact) but the hdmi ports give you a 180 degree angle.

[@meh8099]

@@K1Crawford dude rly? It's about the hdmi plug, so it's 180 degrees.

[@Cheeseypoofs85]

i dont have a raspberry pi panel but i do have the goverlay 3.5" and i love it... extremely customizable and having it mounted right under my monitors makes it a quick glance away from checking temps etc.... a lot easier than turning my whole head and looking in my case. even has local weather as an option in the title bar

[@hquest]

3:57 - that ain't a 90 degree adapter, that's a 180 degree...

[@hquest]

@@MrNose896 360 degree is a complete circle, so the cable out will be at the exact physical location as the plug header this adapter is connected into...

[@bradschenck3168]

@@MrNose896 hahahaha math is hard sometimes its 180 brah

[@BrawndoQC]

@@MrNose896 If it was 360 it would face the same direction. Imagine a U-Turn, that's a 180 degree maneuver kinda like this adapter.

[@UmbraFaux]

@UCMb1twc-vCsWLbWWUa4Jahw dummy. If you enter going one way you'll turn in the opposite direction. That's 180. 360 is entering one way and exiting the same way. Semi circle vs circle. This is a semi circle.

[@reedallidap7173]

@@MrNose896 no way, it’s 720 bro

[@gatorback]

Ive been doin this with my pc for 3 years and surprisingly the monitor is still going strong! my setup is a 7 inch pi monitor with rainmeter and wallpaper engine running on it

[@coitcordery8501]

I'm surprised that more people don't use Rainmeter. It's completely customizable and free... I've used it for many years and put it on every PC I build.

[@micaluzzo83]

18:49 Best use of "DUDE" ever XD

[@abbynormalz]

@@coitcordery8501 it's getting the sensor info to rainmeter esp GPU info which is a pain. and hwmonitor was not working quite right in win10

[@quixie6655]

do you need to get any other cables or adapters or anything or does everything you need come with it?

[@gatorback]

@quixie6655 it really depends. Mine did come with extra stuff.

[@ballaimpalass]

Thanks for another AWESOME video! Watching your channel has taught me soooooo much! Just wanted to let it be known how much i appreciate the simple explanations, so idiots like myself can actually, build, and customize our own systems. Since I was a kid, I had always wanted to understand how a pc actually works, along with the hardware required. Even though I had a decent background with electronics, now after over two decades of trying, I finally found someone who speaks my own language... GEARHEADEEZ! Thanks to this vid, I will be installing a sensor panel in not only the two desktops I was able to build from watching the channel, but I will also be installing one in my car, so i can access my D.S.P. along with keeping an eye on my amplifier temps, voltage, amperage, and possibly db level, since its an SPL build. THANKS A MILLION! (Love the ZL1 by the way) MORE POWER!!!! ARGH ARGH ARGH

[@marksherman6584]

THANK YOU! I've had an LCD panel in my case for a while, and I hadn't found a software solution that worked right to actually use on it. I'd been using CAM, which wasn't customizable and didn't fit the screen perfectly. Rainmeter depends on finding someone who did art at the right size and resolution which is difficult on a tiny in-build screen. AIDA64 is the exact sweet spot of turnkey and customizable that I've been looking for. Seriously, thank you.

[@raijin2950]

I didn't even know i wanted one of these and unlike a lot of things ive seen on this channel that i want, it won't even make my wallet cry. Thanks Jay & Phil.

[@arnox4554]

I just... Don't see the point though. Lot of work and some money to display information that the Task Manager already has on demand. And while it displays some things the Task Manager doesn't display, that can already be handled by downloading a third-party program anyway if you really need that info. TL;DR - This case-mounted readout is purely for aesthetics.

[@raijin2950]

@@arnox4554 I know, i just want it for asthetics. I enjoy working on customizing my computer and to be honest Im like a Crow i like shiny things

[@Carterthielftw_]

@@arnox4554 it takes less than 30 minutes to set up aida64 and $50 or so to get the display, and unlike task manager, It looks pretty good! Some of us care about aesthetics after all...

[@nis-tm1472]

I use old android phone for this.So if you have some old phone laying around just used it.Cheap and also looks great.

[@Carterthielftw_]

@@nis-tm1472 if you put spaces after the period then your comment won't turn into hyperlinks and people will know that you attended elementary school... However the phone idea does work too, just likely not inside a pc case

[@JKLauderdale]

A better alternative to hot-glue is Lexel. It's not as cheap or readily available but it's 1000x cleaner, remains pliable for pressure-related issues and (unlike silicone) can be applied on top of prev applications - Down side is the drying time The reason you had glue runs all over is because you applied HOT glue to COLD metal. The moment hot-glue touches a cold surface a skin-barrier forms between the two. Now, the hot-glue remains hot, a micro-area is almost-kinda-maybe sticking to that metal but the majority of the hot-glue is simply wasted and cooling. You can warm up the metal prior to applying your hot-glue or go with something like Lexel.

[@Ilestun]

Isnt just double tap on the side of your PSU better ? It keeps your PC case safe and untouched.

[@JKLauderdale]

​@@Ilestun double-back tape I assume you mean? Keep in mind, he wanted this in a specific spot and had the tools to do so. ========================= You'll be looking for VHB (Very High Bond) double-back tape and most of that has a 1/16+ thickness which can interfere with flush mounting. For minimal issues using tape, look into "Fast Cap" tape. Extremely strong and almost no thickness - UNDERSTAND that you will need to clean/prep the surface area before applying the tape. Denatured alcohol typically works fine, wipe down BOTH surfaces before applying the tape. Tape WILL soften under heat, hence why I don't use inside/on electrical (UL/Code issues).

[@keithcalderwood6268]

Phil: “I’m going to go black and large.” If only it were that easy, Phil.

[@fist003]

would be very easy in cyberpunk 2077

[@lamikal2515]

@@fist003 Yeah... in mid 2021...at least.

[@slyceth]

AWFUL! What if I have 2 monitors besides this sensor panel?!! Then I'd have no taskbar on the second one! Also what if I'm using my computer and move my mouse a bit too far to the right accidentaly, I'd get it stuck on the sensor panel screen! BAD!

[@jyadel]

@@slyceth You lost, bud?

[@captainleonard123]

was thinking the same thing hahahaha

[@hankventurez]

What would be cool is one that fits in the optical drive spot. Allowing you to place it under or over your current disk drive .

[@CaptainShonko]

I love Aida64's build your own sensor panel func. One thing to note is different mobos will have different sensors available for Aida64 to read, a more high end mobo will likely show more available sensors.

[@joserada753]

Question, I have avsolutely no odea about raspberry. So basically I purchase the raspberry screen, plug it in and use the software to customize it? Or is there anything else that needs to be done to the screen (or the os of the raspberry?) before plugging the screen?

[@Yellowflock33]

Something like this had never crossed my mind. Definitely on the list with the new build!

[@Haydatsanime]

Ive been looking at a lot of custom internal led art on etsy, just now started thinking about using actual displays. Check this guys stuff out, super cool! www.etsy.com/shop/DreambigByRay

[@axelbrunn7296]

Can you share a download link to Phils screen setup / config. This looks really neat!

[@NunoLeitaoTheEpiq]

This! Please!

[@klodianllacini7919]

Please

[@elocksa]

Pretty please?

[@brandonwinter3082]

Made this one for a 7", check it out: www.mediafire.com/file/sd7hmrnm490oytb/FrozenBogan.sensorpanel/file

[@usernameforgotten]

I just got a PI display today and experimenting with Aida . I know this vid is a couple years old but in regards to the issue with the screen staying on connected to the external USB port on the PC . What has worked for me is, I have my PI screen mounted externally on its own stands underneath my monitor, my monitor has a usb hub on it that is setup to turn off when the monitor is on standby. So I have the PI display powered of my monitor and shuts off when I shut down my PC. Thanks for the video, now the fun part of setting up the sensor configurations .

[@TCreatorO]

In the price breakdown, you forgot to mention the $40 per year, for the software lol, that caught me by surprise

[@stevefyfe1018]

Rainmeter is an alternative free one, but it's a different process and operation and whatnot

[@SgtDreTecKeGamer]

@@stevefyfe1018 Thank you for posting that, will have a look see.

[@antonyhibberd8728]

Hey what hdmi port did you plug your display into? The only one I have is on the gpu. Did you do a splitter or into the motherboards HDMI. (I have one of those but idk if will work because my cpu doesn’t have integrated graphics) Edit. Ran a hdmi to dp into the gpu.

[@HonRevJoWazzoo]

@Christian Hatzidimitriou What is G2A? TIA

[@filonin2]

The actual cheap and easy way to make one of these is just use an old cell phone as a second screen hooked up with a usb cord internally. There's several videos on youtube on how to do this.

[@Yeven.]

Amazing video as usual, the screen prices have doubled, but still worth it. Honestly the hardest part was designing a “cool” sensor panel. The software tips helped a ton. Would be nice to see some custom panel design tips!

[@nblank1040]

I 3-D printed a case for the 7" with holes on the back that screws into the SSD tray on my helio's it looks really good

[@_Nobody_Special]

Nice

[@warmachine6988]

Good idea,

[@XInfinity2024]

I love this mod! Now I wanna do it my self or get a small screen that I can sit on my desk

[@XInfinity2024]

@@CC-vw6rp I didn't get around to doing it yet because of other projects that I had in the works before this but its what I will be doing in the next month or two

[@Creabrazion]

Thank you! A quick tips I found using ADA64, you can select multiple row and move them altogether and also, edit the settings too for more than one row, In case you change your mind afterwards :)

[@mjntro]

When do we get phil's own tutorial-series about everything he knows better than jay? 😆

[@secondclasselitist4568]

#PhilsThreeCents

[@Strelitzia_2]

"its sand that does math" on the video about the 3080 launch will always be one of my favourite quotes from phil

[@mjntro]

@@secondclasselitist4568 Oh my god yes please 😂

[@P0PC47]

This has to happen

[@chriztr]

Phil's editing tuts!

[@steve_hu]

I just bought a stream deck and used the hwinfo plugin to display all kinds of technical stuff since every button is an actual LCD display. Don't think it could be any easier than that.

[@jonneymendoza]

o do u have a link to setting teh stream deck like that?

[@NinjaForHire]

I like it. You two are a good team. I don't see any need to expand jaystwocents would lose it's genuine feel. Keep it real guys we appreciate it.

[@NightFyreTV]

instead of replying to my question on how you did this ... you made a whole video about it

[@willg955]

Phil should've used Wingdings on Jay's PC, lol.

[@MichaelStrautz]

Might have just not on camera

[@thewheelieguy]

Comic Sans is the ironic winner.

[@1timothydillon]

Second time watching this awesome video! I bought an Antec P120 case, because it had a tempered glass door, not knurled thumb screws, and for nostalgia, since Antec made the case I built my first computer in, twenty years ago. Added bonus, the case has a top mounted PSU shroud, classic, with a beveled window that is perfect for a sensor panel. Update: I ordered the Waveshare five inch screen. It was twenty dollars cheaper and comes with a stylus, instead of the mounting screws, and no CD/DVD, just have to wait six to eight weeks for shipping, of which, replay through Amazon said it shipped about seven hours after I ordered.

[@Jim22150]

Has anyone figured out a graceful way to connect an internal monitor. Personally, having a hdmi cable come out of the case and back in is unacceptable for me.

[@1timothydillon]

@@Jim22150 Maybe look for a PCIe card with an internal header, or get an old graphics card with a VGA port on a ribbon that can be disconnected from the mounting bracket and pulled into the computer, then connect it with an adapter. Not sure what your setup looks like, but you may be able to hide the whole card out of site with a riser cable. Of course, I don't even know if something like a second display card can be set up to only work with a second monitor. Just being creative. As far as my computer goes, after having a power cord, USB cable to the printer, USB cable for my mobile device, ethernet cable going to my router, which has multiple cables of its own, and a USB splitter for my ps/2 mouse and keyboard's wireless receiver, having one more cable behind my computer isn't going to make or break my set up. Also, I'm currently using the HDMI off the graphics card, so my set up may end up looking a bit janky since I have to run a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter into the case first.

[@Jim22150]

@@1timothydillon thanks Timothy, I think I have another that also may entice.. find an empty usb 3.x header on the mobo, plug in a USB 3 cable with a female end, from there plug in an active HDMI to USB 3.0 adapter (DC power required), then plug in the monitor. This is not very graceful either though bc the DC power cord would need to somehow be plugged into the PSU. Maybe there's some sort of molex adapter for this? Anyway, hopefully there will be a better solution in the future with next gen mobos. Look how far we've come with RGB over the last 5 years. I can conceptualize future builds having multiple monitors for complex stats dashboard or simple logo display

[@yekaterinaturman3043]

There are flush mount brackets for 10-20 USD that could be part of the build. It would cover the back of the display to protect against grounding and also give you a mounting surface. Just a suggestion.

[@PuddingXXL]

Smart idea. Thinking of mounting a display in one of my ssd side mounts. Problem being is getting the HDMI in there.

[@Carterthielftw_]

I've got a rainmeter setup rightnow, using Aida64 seems more customizable, If this competes with it I might try it out!

[@almontemore3147]

I was thinking the same thing. I have a 3 monitor setup a whole 1080 screen.

[@panzerdk4147]

Aida64 imo is more user friendly if you want to customize it. But if you learn how to code for rainmeter it's waaaaay more customizable.

[@VanBourner]

Rainmeter has even more customisability but it can fall apart easily if you upgrade your main monitor etc. Uses X and Y from across all your screens so if you change resolution of your main monitor it changes relative x and y.

[@khaoticpenguin3945]

I just wanna use one to put a cool little gif on

[@molarmedic]

I use Rainmeter. I like it better than Aida64

[@gorio01961]

So, I just completed my first build...now comes the time to add neat stuff as I run across them. Gratitudes to JayzTwoCents...I followed this tutorial and viola! Success wiht Aida64 (shoutout to Phil)

[@Neo666233]

Logitech G19 Display since 2009 with AIDA64eXtreme...best one for me so far and games use the display natively! And you both forgot the killer features of AIDA64E, you can use pages and setup a timer to auto switch between them! So page one shows the detailed CPU with each Core, temps, utilization, volts and amps, if you want! The second one Multi GPU’s really detailed and of course each page has his one background! I used a X-ray of an AMD GPU...the third one shows the Water Flow, Pump and each RPM in your system you can think off and AIDA can read out. The fourth complete RAM and virtual RAM, RAM pages and errors each second, RAM speed and timings or usage. And the fifth shows all your disk devices with usage and live gages, transfers speeds or just read or write on each different M.2 and Disks you have installed. Or a complete FPS page. And the most important you can setup alarms 🚨 when for example your water flow sensor shows low flows or a fan or pump falls under 600 RPM or a Core peaks over the Tj Max and the CPU throttles the speed and setup an event like you get an email or message on your phone that ur UPS is low on Batterie and the system is shutting down in 5 minutes! And there is so much more you didn’t cover in this video!

[@FrijoleBlanco]

If you’ve got multiple monitors and you want to use something like this with multiple task bars, except on this monitor, you can use DisplayFusion to manage this. It’s been super useful for me with a three monitor setup and having access to the notification area easily across all three monitors.

[@kavishbansal]

Does the sensor layout shows up in alt tab menu, when switching between programs? Cause that would be annoying to have it permanently there.

[@rogerprecious7103]

Just did this! Looks amazing. I added a bunch of arbitrary “warning” colours to fan speeds and such. Looks awesome.

[@cacao1312]

Yeah I never understood why these aren't that mainstream I remember back when I was building my first pc for sc2 and found out they existed I'd thought they would become popular cause it makes perfect sense to have a small panel to look at to monitor Temps and stuff

[@Luggruff]

Maybe because of all the different hardware out there. Like you see the gauges, well.. how will the screen/graphic know where "100%" is? Sure, each manufacturer could hard code it. But then it would not be calibrated if you over/underclock etc.

[@MrUnstoppableHeart]

Jay is honestly more relaxing to watch than Linus. Keep it up Jay

[@Denuto]

Linus just comes across as toxic

[@sacos9420]

Seems like different vibes all together

[@ramonbannister9498]

Yeah. Linus talks too fast and often talks about tech I have no idea about or that I'd never use.

[@Scootard]

I like both, guess im an asshole

[@_Livid_]

The two aren't comparable, very different vibes and content.

[@missladylilly7199]

I actually bought this screen randomly and wondered what to do with it so now this is gona be perfect for when i build my pc!!! Thanks for the video

[@BuckEighty]

Hella dig building your own! For now I'm just using an old Samsung Tab that wouldn't even play temple run. I run Remote System Monitor on it and charge the tablet through USB. Definitely not as fancy as this but $1 for the app seemed good enough for my needs :)

[@prod.byastro]

@@P3GProductions k

[@BuckEighty]

@@P3GProductions Nice! Had one laying around too, but the bigger Tab screen works better for me :)

[@BuckEighty]

For those who don't know: The UI can be configured how ever you like, and it runs over wifi so it doesn't need to be plugged into the machine 24/7 either. Don't judge, but this is a screenshot of how I have my UI setup. gyazo.com/3951886d742a3ba9cf698eced27e578c

[@DocRobotKey]

Good thing you didn't pay anything for that Tablet...

[@douglasregehr9381]

Any chance youu or phil would want to post a link to the template of the panel designs? It would be much appreciated. Awesome vid Jay

[@tonywall3741]

After watching this vid I couldn't help myself. Installed Aida64 extreme, purchased an 11.9 inch Ips raspberry pi screen. The aida64 forum has a section called "share your sensor panel" went and found something I liked, then tweaked the resolution, custom fonts, custom gauges etc. It's brill.

[@great_yarn]

17:13 ungraded btw

[@MalakaiDerg]

A mistake, but kinda cool to see that Phil is doing a pretty nice work at grading the footage.

[@lukaluka918]

You saved my anxiety levels sir. God bless your soul

[@firenado4295]

if you remember we used to have these things in the form of 5.25" drive bay accessories that where more cool than useful

[@CDiggityDub]

This video inspired me to install a sensor panel which I'm super happy with. Has anyone had issues with programs moving over to the sensor panel screen and hiding behind the sensor panel? I often come back to my computer to find that many open programs have been moved to that panel.

[@johnconti2262]

I've toyed with this idea for so long for such a strange nostalgia reason. I have used the Logitech g510 and now g510s for so many years now, and it's build in customizable display has been reading out these exact same stats. I don't think I can ever use a different keyboard after the time spent using this display. But maybe a display like this will let me finally change keyboards =D

[@vidamj]

Same. I just handed that down to my son so now I'm onto sensor panel for my rig.

[@15digitlongname]

small monitor becomes default monitor "WE BUILT AN ALL IN ONE PC !"💯🤭😳🧐

[@_archer7101]

Do you think that'll become a thing someday? like install a panel where the tempered glass normally goes and use it as an all in one?

[@CreativityNull]

"you mean like a laptop?" Smh

[@josh7562]

Very true, its basically another monitor but just miniature. The program seems to be the reason why it stay showing what you set it up to be.

[@joekenorer]

Used to be a thing in LAN builds a while back.

[@_archer7101]

@@CreativityNull no...

[@renswic]

Used to do this with the 5.25 bays and a PS1 portable screen. Glad to see there is an updated version for modern times

[@kasimortes]

alternative suggestion: Aquacomputer Aquaero Series is a standalone display (only needs usb internal) which im using to display all data like flowrate/temps/anything else that HWinfo can output and which is even more important not as a digit but a graph which shows a timeline. And the control software logs everything. a couple of components as cpu blocks allready do have the "vision" component too which does the same. im doing watercooling more that 20 yeas now, and i suggest aquacomputer components for everyone on enthusiast level. BTW: i testet all major cpu block manufactures for 1151 this year and while EKWB and other blocks reduce flowrate by up to 80 % per component Aquacomputer was one of two companies with ~5% flowrate loss per component.

[@Knaeckebrotsaege]

How much did they pay for this blatant ad?

[@ghallora]

I can see this being a feature that some cases will offer in the future. It will come with a built-in LCD with software. I predict in ten years it will be normal. We are seeing it on AIO coolers now.

[@gruijm1]

i think in 3 years we will see this

[@Achilles6370]

I think maybe in 2 years we will see this

[@CouldBeSaladFingers]

I predict in 3 hours we will see this

[@Chyllbacca]

I think in 3 parsecs we will see this

[@Sikucrutz]

we will never see this

[@BlaineEvans]

Not really interested in this project personally, but watched because your vids are always interesting. Surprised to find this inspired me to consider a project that does have utility to me, albeit in a very different application. I'm thinking about doing a small display like this in conjunction with something like XSplit VCam to output webcam signal for an always-on webcam monitor for my wife, who is full-time work-from-home now. That way she can have a dedicated screen to see what the webcam shows, even before launching Zoom. Plus it would mean she could turn off the preview in Zoom to have more screen space to see the other people she's meeting with.

[@Morten_S_Olesen]

I had hoped that this would incorperate a more custom solutuion tbh. Having your mouse disappear off your screen and finding it down on a tiny monitor is an inconvenience. Hooking up more monitors to a system and having them display statistics is always nice but not if it gets in the way. If someone knows of a way to run monitors as separate clusters with no mouseover function that would be great. Generally the way windows treats monitors is not perfect, just try using two monitors of the same size but with different resolutions, is messes with mouseover. Apart from that flaw which is out of your control, great video and Aida64 tutorial.

[@zirkoni42]

There are ways to lock the mouse to the first screen.

[@dexalan1676]

@@zirkoni42 which sucks when you're using three screens

[@zirkoni42]

@@dexalan1676 Then lock it in the screens you're using.

[@davidpinto7542]

@@zirkoni42 I use 3 screens and haven't found a way to lock the mouse into 2 of them. How am I supposed to lock 1 out of 4?

[@rspy24]

The Goverlay display on ebay doesnt require HDMI

[@Stelio_Contos]

I wish I could put one of my old IPhone 4's in as a screen, that'd be fun. UPDATE: If you take the IPhone 4 apart you can get a mipi dsi shield/hdmi adapter off amazon or ebay for cheap and connect the screen following the same steps in this video :)

[@strappedwithkrylon]

Taking apart an iPhone 4 is blasphemous, it was the ultimate phone. Every other iPhone released since then, except for actual hardware such as processor, storage, ram and so on and so forht, has been a downgrade.

[@alexlockard8075]

You can use any thing with a web browser and get a similar result. Its a setting called remotesensor, and will run a web server on your pc. Ive been using it with an old tablet of mine for about a year now with no issues.

[@Alan_Misc]

You can also use Rainmeter for this. I have 3 tablets and a phone connected to my PC as screens although the devices all link to a game called Elite Dangerous (as a spaceship cockpit), then I also use Rainmeter for system sensors on an HD monitor, with 4k screen for gaming.. There's an app called twomon SE which is cheap and allows your tablet/phone to run as a monitor via usb only. For the other screens, I use a free app called spacedesk which works over wifi. I also have Aida 64 and use that for the LCD screen of my Logitech G19 keyboard, giving screens for: an overview High level summary CPU and RAM GPU Storage Drives Network

[@raghu102]

Pitikapp

[@530WARRIOR]

@@strappedwithkrylon hi. You’re cute. I’m Daniel.

[@DietYogui]

The tip about using an usb cable than goes to the usb pin connector of the motherboard is wonderful man. I don't know why every seller only add and usb A cable, when it's know that when the pc turns off, the screen gonna stay ON.

[@RickyT15]

I have been curious to test this with a mini projector onto the glass panel to see if could work

[@antattackBAM]

Just use an old android you have laying around. Look up 'android resource monitor' and there a bunch of videos on it. Did it today and it looks great, set up the colors to match my setup and now I can keep an eye on everything. best of all it was free!

[@DKSorg]

With the Touch Screen.... you could really make it fun.

[@mcbaes72]

"5 Inches was perfect for the size of the opening I got here". - JTC (Nov 2020)

[@techfreak244]

i come here to get a bit of a laugh while learning. you can always count on Jay to have at least one blooper like that

[@iSaurabhSri]

Asian guys liked it.

[@sannidhyabalkote9536]

@@iSaurabhSri wah bhai wah

[@AtomicWaffle14]

Pretty average...

[@iSaurabhSri]

@@sannidhyabalkote9536 😉

[@MountaindewM]

Just got all of mine installed and gotta do AIDA64 Extreme is all now. I just put it in top left and used the standoffs and drilled 2 holes and boom it works. I could get more cables and make it look nicer but maybe in the future if I care a bit more about how the cables look. Took this route for now since I didn't want to have to cut out a hole in the bottom panel for it to work.

[@WorkedSnail]

I just use the LCD on my keyboard.... Everyone says they hated LCDs on keyboards and that they were just a fad, but now people add these panels to their computer... O.O Logitech G510 with afterburner works great for this application.

[@adamtajhassam9188]

i still have the g510 :) 4 my ps4

[@DrakeOola]

I really want a streamdeck built into a keyboard so I can make custom icon buttons or even just a streamdeck for that matter... Price point is really high tho so I might try making my own with transparent thermoplastic pushed into a 3d printed mold. Not sure how to make the click membrane work tho. Lady ada has a good breakdown of the streamdeck but the membrane was completely custom and idk where to order it from...

[@cbusbyuk]

Fantastic tutorial. I'm on the way to setting up a really nice sensor panel. Thanks guys. 👍🏼

[@Animation_Entertainment]

7:50 That would've been a perfect beginner to an "IIIIII. FIIIIXXXXXXXX ITTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!" ad... I was actually expecting one once the flame and sound effect activated.

[@deedas]

*Jay:* But they're cheap *Me:* Umm, that's half the price of my gaming monitor.

[@jmanredbull1]

Gaming monitors start at like $200 to $300 for cheap ones, so idk $50-70 isn't bad for a cute little system info screen

[@DankoleClouds]

@@jmanredbull1 You can get solid 1080P, 144hz monitors for around $150. You can even find them cheaper if you try to actually search. It's truly a great time to be alive. (if you ignore all of 2020)

[@mocanulaurentiu5812]

My gaming monitor is 100

[@jmanredbull1]

@@DankoleCloudsI was referring to 2k, 1ms response time monitors, and at that they start around 27" due to pixel density, but regardless if you're not investing in a 1ms response monitor and you play a very reaction based, snappy, fast paced game, i.e. CoD, LoL, Battle Royale's as a whole, etc. you are hurting yourself there, since the response rate is very close to lag with fast paced games. Now if you play RPG games, Borderlands, Minecraft the response rate doesn't matter at all. The reason for 2k, is because it's very standard of most modern cards to hit it on high settings with no fps issues

[@DankoleClouds]

@@jmanredbull1 Yeah, but the thing is, not everyone has a high end system. Not everyone plays at 2K. For the *vast* majority, a 24", 1080p, 144hz, less than 5ms response time is plenty good enough. Not everyone plans to go pro at call of duty. We were just talking about gaming monitors in general, not the crème de la crème of elitists gaming peripherals.

[@INFAMOUSeddie707]

great video...what i did was just toss an old galaxy note in my case and used remote system monitor from the play store..works flawlessly and saved me a bunch of extra steps

[@ahmadigital]

17:14 missing color usage

[@DanPlatsow]

Was wondering how you achieved this. I definitely want to try have a go at incorporating one these in my new build in the near future. Thank you both for sharing, appreciate it!

[@TiGGer1098]

Worked a treat on my Alien notebook, got a panel with a matching frame and stand. Great tutorial thanks

[@KrucielBL]

Steve: These SI's keep putting too much plastic blocking airflow Jay: Hehehehehe mini monitor

[@drgunit893]

It would be a awesome to get the file that you used for Black Ice cuz I love the layout and look of it.

[@MajorTendonitis]

Thsbjs guys , glad I found your channel . I always wondered how this was done

[@gettingwrekt]

Pre Video: I'm so early... PostVideo: Wow. I actually learned something from one of Jay's videos. Thanks, Phil.

[@sp8cecloud814]

So where do you plug the HDMI cable internally? - or did i understand right, that its just plugged but all is coming from the usb header!?

[@cyberraxx9268]

Only just found this video. I've been trying to create a panel like this on and off but with arduino but eventually gave up due to having to use old, buggy and/or limited software to talk to arduino. This has made want to get back to the project

[@popintoasty]

show how you route the HDMI!!

[@RobertBarton86]

I know I'm very late to the party, but USB headers on motherboards are on the standby rail, just like the USB A ports in the back. So when you shut down the system there will still be 5V power. This is to make it so that front powered USB ports get power even when the system is shutdown. Perhaps your particular motherboard doesn't do this, but that is the industry standard.

[@RunedGolem1]

It depends, that normally can be disabled in bios and I’ve seen it turned off by default in bios.

[@svrsxlt]

Bought a 7 inch monitor forever ago for a portable raspberry pi setup I never made. Glad I found a good use

[@awake5196]

17:15 i was worried about my monitor for a sec

[@StolenJoker84]

Same here.

[@paytonwesley9565]

The power of s-log lol

[@Xevailo]

Same!

[@bohdan8557]

15:26 would you mind sharing the final .sensorpanel-file with us @JayzTwoCents? Your layout is basically perfect. Would save those who want to use it a lot of time

[@brandonwinter3082]

Made this one for a 7", check it out: www.mediafire.com/file/sd7hmrnm490oytb/FrozenBogan.sensorpanel/file

[@cjdolan77]

@@brandonwinter3082 thanks I'll try it out

[@MrTwisted003]

I made one of those custom panels and stuck it on an old 4:3 secondary monitor off to the side of work area. Made it big enough to see, but only takes up about 1/8 to 1/4 of the 15" display. Sometimes I throw Task Manager on that screen as additional info. Awesome stuff right there

[@kdmag88]

So does the HDMI go out from the port on the GPU and just make a U-turn back into the case?

[@dougbuck3415]

Was gonna ask somewhat the same thing ... but found this post ....

[@MatthewWeiler1984]

Thanks for this video, I ended up ordering the same 5" screen and built my own sensor layout. The only issue that I have is that whenever my computer either boots-up or comes out of sleep, the sensor panel screen seems to initialized first, before my other monitors (4K and 1440p) and the result is that all windows(chrome, etc...), when I take them out of fullscreen, are now 800 x 480. This isn't the worst thing in the world, but it's damn annoying.

[@ArlenBales]

Got the same Problem and it is annoying as hell. Did you find a solution for this?

[@MatthewWeiler1984]

@@ArlenBales no, I just try to turn my other monitors on and wait until they're fully ready before I wake my PC.

[@TorrentFiend10]

My sensor panel is still widgets with system info using things like Core temp to feed them data and I can see the info at all times on a secondary monitor. Works great for real time monitoring stats while gaming fullscreen on my main display.

[@TheGitGuild]

Nice one, if someone wants additional functionalities, check out edex-ui. It does have a hacker-like ui which enables you to use the terminal and the file system in addition to system monitoring. It is very cool, I plan to make a video about that.

[@olealgoritme6774]

Cool 😎 When is it coming?

[@bluephreakr]

Us Linux users have a thing called Conky. It's dope.

[@TheGitGuild]

@@olealgoritme6774 Just released it, under the scifi tablet name. Hope it will be helpful.

[@TheGitGuild]

@@bluephreakr That looks good as well, thanks for the suggestion.

[@Tommyyk]

Is it possible to make the small LCD view-only so that you don’t look for your mouse pointer all the time?

[@JoshQuake]

Kind of. You can rearrange the display layout in windows settings so that the edges of the screens dont line up at all and then you wont be able to move your mouse over to it, but if anything snaps your mouse over to it for any reason then it's kinda a pain to get your mouse back lol.

[@Tommyyk]

@@JoshQuake That’s actually great. I didn’t know you can change the display layout by drag&dropping the two displays in the display-layout settings. I’ll stick with just a small overlap of the two displays’ edges just to be sure my pointer doesn’t get accidentally locked in the small one. Thank you for the suggestion. :)

[@nksal5292]

I also have a micro usb to mobo header but it doesn't lose power...either way I'm so glad you guys made this tutorial, Thank you both!

[@macfogi6438]

same have you solve this?

[@OnlineAdel]

What other alternatives are there and how do you get a background to go with it? Can only change color.

[@ModBros]

Hey Jay, thanks for mentioning us! ❤️

[@montanacb7]

I rock a Mod Bros setup in my case. Keep up the awesome work! 100% would recommend