Archive for the 'building a pc' tag

Tom’s Hardware asks: Is an SSD the best upgrade for a slightly old PC?

August 11th, 2011 by Dave Farquhar

Not surprisingly, they find the answer is yes....
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Posted in Hardware | 6 comments

Tradeoffs at the low end: Cores or Cache?

August 4th, 2011 by Dave Farquhar

I’m looking at building myself a new PC for...
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Posted in Hardware | 1 comment

Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 with USB media

December 26th, 2010 by Dave Farquhar

I wasn’t in any hurry to switch to Windows...
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Posted in Windows | 2 comments

The first PC I ever built

November 4th, 2003 by Dave Farquhar

I’ve noticed a disturbing trend lately:...
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Posted in Hardware | 6 comments

Power supply secrets

January 3rd, 2003 by Dave Farquhar

A good question came up here yesterday: How do...
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Posted in Hardware | 4 comments

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