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Building a personal computer – selecting a CPU cooler

I already discussed some about the CPU cooler. There are essentially three different choices you can make Air cooled All in one Custom water cooled The aircooled cooler is pretty much just as it says. It is a fan that … Continue reading

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Building a personal computer – selecting a case

Picking a case is to a certain extent a decision based on your preferences. The CPU or GPU won’t go any faster by having a larger or smaller case. The only limitations are that the case you purchase does support … Continue reading

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Building a personal computer – selecting a motherboard

Deciding on a motherboard is less of a religion than finding something that you can afford and that supports your processor. The question of the motherboard is more complicated depending on how high end of a CPU you are planning … Continue reading

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Building a personal computer – selecting a CPU

Building a pc tends to be done by enthusiasts and so it is done by people who know the difference between ram and the hard disk. With that in mind selecting a cpu tends to become more of a question … Continue reading

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Building a personal computer

My experiences of building my own pc’s has been somewhat mixed. I had considerable help building the last two machines I have had by my friend Mikhail. When I say I had help building that means I created the requirements … Continue reading

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Making lightsabers for lego characters

It was the exciting part of the movie when my son came into the living-room asking where the screwdriver was.  The tool box is pretty organised so I hardly looked up from my movie.  Yet a few minutes it really … Continue reading

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