Sharing My Experiences
For many weeks now, there have been some discounts on the AMD Ryzen 3900X CPU. More than likely, the cause would be the Ryzen 3950X and possibly the release of the Threadripper 3000 series CPU. I've been bouncing bettween building a 2000 series Threadripper or Ryzen 9 3000 series. Even thoughts of Threadripper 3000 series. …
Yes, the Ryzen 2000 series CPU was released in 2018. Why have I just built one in 2019?
I can't find a computer stand so I built one. Check out the results.
Recently, a deal came out for the Dell Inspiron 7386. I bought it from Dell but here's a Best Buy product page if you want to check out how it looks and see the specs. On paper, the specs are impressive. Intel i7-8565U 16GB DDR4 2400MHz ram (soldered, not upgradable) 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD …
Every year during back to school time (July to September), stores would have great deals on laptops and mobile devices. This year was no exception. One of the best deals I've seen this year is the Microsoft Surface Pro 6. Costco is currently offering a price discount plus they will include both keyboard and pen. …
It's that time again to expand my storage capacity on my Synology NAS. This is not my first time. You can check out my post when I last expanded my storage. Recently, I swapped out my 8x 4TB NAS set up with 8TB drives. With the 4TB drives, I set up a RAID6 where 6 …
My Dell Inspiron is a little over 3 years old and it's already dying. First the fan. I love how Dell checks many different hardware during POST. It tried to detect the CPU fan and failed. From what I've noticed, this check only happens when the CPU is heating up. So when I rebooted after …
Back in 2017 I purchased a refurbished late 2015 iMac MK482LL. It's still going on strong for what I use it for - mainly development. It came with a 27" screen, 2TB Fusion drive, and an Intel i5 3.3GHz quad-core CPU. The Fusion drive truly makes a difference and the 2TB model has a larger …
