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Reliable power supply brands

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 11:00:28 +0000

If you’ve built a few PCs, or repaired a few PCs, you have some idea how important the power supply is. If you buy any old tin box that fits, you can probably expect to run into some problems. Here’s

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Tips for buying computer memory

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:00:51 +0000

Many years ago, I wrote something titled Memory Buying Secrets. That post is lost to history, thanks to migrations in this site’s early years, but there are a number of things you need to know when you’re buying memory that

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SSDs might be getting less interesting, but that’s not necessarily bad

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:04:14 +0000

Ars Technica has a story about SSD news coming out of CES. Basically, they’re predicting that the big news this year will be consolidation and lower prices. That may be bad news for someone who writes about SSDs for a

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Are 80plus power supplies worth it?

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:11:20 +0000

Are 80plus power supplies worth it? Extremetech just that question recently. Based on their conclusion, not usually, at least not solely for power savings. But it’s an easy way to get a box built to stricter tolerances with higher-quality electronics. I

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HP has a brilliant idea

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:17:37 +0000

After last year’s flip-flopping on getting rid of its not-quite-as-profitable-as-they’d-like PC business, and the resulting self sabotage, HP needed a good idea to try to undo the damage. Their idea is completely unoriginal, but it’s tried and true and more

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Egg on my face

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:02:21 +0000

I dragged my computer back over to Micro Center this afternoon. It took three of us, but we got the computer working. It’s a long story. It would have been a much shorter story if I’d remembered my rule #1.

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Micro Center’s 18-minute pickup works spectacularly

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:33:35 +0000

It was like ordering Chinese takeout. I wrote yesterday about how I needed a motherboard to try to solve my ongoing webserver issue. I don’t live or work anywhere near Micro Center. The computer store near my house closed, and

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My Socket 775 adventures, Chapter 1

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:18:43 +0000

So I bought an Intel Socket 775 board to support a crash webserver rebuild project. I present the story in hopes that it might be useful, or entertaining, or both. I don’t know the ultimate outcome of it yet, but

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Who made that power supply?

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:22:30 +0000

I found a cross-reference for power supply brands and OEM manufacturers. It’s a couple of years old, but still useful. Way back when, I knew that Sparkle Power actually made PC Power & Cooling Silencer power supplies. Since Sparkle units

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I was on vacation

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 03:48:18 +0000

I went on vacation and I guess my DSL connection got jealous. As far as I can tell it died two days into the trip. Figures. So that's why the site's been dead.

If it interests youm I'll tell you about my trip.

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