Category Archives: New Toys

Transitioning to New PC

I am starting to use my new computer more. I think I will leave my old computer near me as I transition to the new PC. I labeled a bunch of internal cables. For the now, I am done taking … Continue reading

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Sleeping Early

Boy did I not feel well today. Just worn down all day. I think it was due to lack of sleep. That changes tonight. Also I have reorged my desk again. Still a few more things to take care of. … Continue reading

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Cool Feature Of New Machine

One of the cool things I found with my new machine is that it can do miracast. So it was kind of cool to be able to display directly from my PC to the screen. Still evaluating what I can … Continue reading

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New Rig 2020

Got my new computer up, a little bit less than my pc from 4 years ago. Making my first post to my blog right now from it. Not 100% and there are a few more things I need to purchase. … Continue reading

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Motherboard In, Building Machine

I got my new ASUS X570 ROG Strix motherboard. Most of the old case has been cleaned up. I put in the motherboard and the AIO cooler. Hopefully it will go smoothly. More pix tomorrow. Stopping my build for the … Continue reading

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Almost Got All Parts

My new AMD main desktop has another piece, and an important one. Also got the water cooler as well. So close, when I get the motherboard I can get a working setup. Still more pieces after that though, like another … Continue reading

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Another Linux Hardware Problem

I normally do not connect my linux boxes via wifi, but I wanted to on my new Linux server so I can scan the airwaves. The USB wifi adapter I used kind of worked, but it was super slow to … Continue reading

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Sensors on AMD

I was researching CPU cooling and found something saying that you should be wary of water cooling, it may stop without any indication and your CPU could cook. Not too much of a big deal in that I usually do … Continue reading

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KVM Kit

One of the things I put together, mainly to support Raspberry Pi, in the past was a KVM Kit that simply included a monitor and keyboard. I do not recall posting it here, but it was AV only, the old … Continue reading

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GTX 1660 Installed

My GTX 1660 arrived, timing was good because I just finished memcheck. Since I had three clean passes, and hit a decent 50 hour mark, I am calling it good and shut it down to install the video card. Not … Continue reading

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