Category Archives: Computers

In the process of building the kids’ new computer, I bought a new heatsink/fan for our P4 computer, along with a 320GB WD SE16 SATA hard drive. We were down to 1GB on the main drive, which amounts to 1% … Continue reading →

Here’s the results after several hours of running Memtest86: DIMMA1/RAM1 + DIMMA2/RAM2 = ERRORS, 8 Passes, 20,000+ DIMMA1/RAM1 + DIMMA2/Empty = ERRORS, 3 Passes, 4,000+ DIMMA1/Empty + DIMMA2/RAM1 = ERRORS, 4 Passes, 793+ (2.7V) DIMMA1/RAM2 + DIMMA2/Empty = No Errors … Continue reading →

Here’s the update on the PC upgrade: All the parts arrived on Thursday and everything arrived in great shape. The Biostar open-box was certainly just that, it didn’t come with anything other than the mobo in a static bag and … Continue reading →

My kids have an old Compaq Evo desktop computer we got them that they use mostly for playing games. Oddly enough, they do more “gaming” than I do, so it makes sense that they need a semi-modern computer in order … Continue reading →