On tektoc we recently discussed why mechanical hard drives don’t belong in a modern PC. In this video short, we look at a few ideas for recycling those hard drives and putting them to good use. Reduce, reuse and recycle!
Mechanical drives, SATA drives and NVMe drives are all out there vying for your attention and a spot inside your shiny new PC case. Which is right for you? How different are they, really? Where will you get the biggest …
I recently built a gaming PC in the very economically-priced Thermaltake Versa H18 TG micro-ATX PC case. I have some definite thoughts on the value proposition presented by the Versa H18. Join me as I unbox my new PC case, …
AMD and Intel are both still in the habit of packaging coolers with some of their CPUs, but does this approach still make sense in 2024? Is anybody buying a CPU based on whether or not there’s an included cooler? …
I’m a huge fan of purchasing refurbished PCs for productivity purposes (as opposed to more computing-intensive tasks like gaming and content creation). But I hear from a lot of folks that they are a bit nervous going this route given …
According to Jack Huynh (AMD’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Computing and Graphics Business Group), AMD will be shifting it’s focus away from high-end enthusiast GPUs to focus more closely on the fat middle of the GPU …
I recently got the chance to check out a friend’s HP Omen gaming PC and was kind of surprised at what I found. Are the big manufacturers cranking out pre-built gaming PCs that match the quality of enthusiast-built computers? Are …
With the release of AMD’s AM5 platform almost 2 years ago, and the release of what are assumed to be the last AM4 CPUs last January, conventional wisdom seems to be that the AM4 platform is well and truly dead, …
If you’re anything like me, you probably have a large box of cables that you’ve managed to collect over the years, and every time you need to, you just reach in and grab one. But are those old HDMI cables …
The InWin CK709 is a small form factor HTPC case suitable for mini-ITX and micro-ATX motherboards. It comes packaged with a 300-watt TFX PSU. In this video, we recycle parts from my former gaming PC and add an AMD APU …
