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The M.2 connector, formerly known as Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF) was created to replace the older mSATA and mPCIe connectors, which it successfully did. You might be familiar with the M.2 slots on your […]
The world has, more or less, moved on from hard drives. Everyone knows that an SSD is much faster than an HDD, and an NVMe SSD is faster than a SATA SSD. When buying a […]
PC building may not be rocket science, but it isn’t a walk in the park either, especially for a first-timer. Most of us who have built a few PCs in our time have learnt these […]
Buying a ready-made PC is full of compromises. I’ve always built my own PC’s ever since I moved from an Amiga to using DR-DOS. It’s one way of ensuring you get all the components you […]
Say goodbye to visible cables – Concept PC parts from MSI, Asus, and Gigabyte eliminate cables by routing connectors to the rear of the motherboard. Motherboards leading the way – MSI’s “Project Zero” motherboards and […]
I’m starting to find my external backup drive is getting too small to back my data partition up fully (I have a large second internal hard drive that does still get the job done automatically […]
If you have a digital multimeter on hand, it’s pretty straightforward to test your PSU and rule out power gremlins as the source of your computer problems. Standalone PSU testers are great, and we always […]
Cape Town-based innovator Evan Robinson claims he has developed the world’s first open source, do-it-yourself (DIY) smartphone that anyone can build from off-the-shelf components. Robinson says he came up with the idea after getting frustrated […]
Yes, if a joystick uses friction-based materials, they are going to wear out over some time and need to be disposed of and replaced. I suppose the issue is that manufacturers would just love to […]
Some very practical actions you can try. I’ve used various of them to especially extend the use of my CPU and motherboard for a few extra years. One I could add though, although it is […]