I had the most difficult but rewarding rebuild in the past couple of weeks… a first generation Core i7 Alienware Area 51 desktop (the thing weighed a metric ton or at least that’s how it felt when I picked it up). It had so many nuances that made it difficult, frustrating, and yet rewarding. So…
Month: September 2018
Build 1: Date Unknown – Not my first build
I didn’t take pictures of many of my builds prior to this one. However, this is what I consider build 1 because it is the first one I took pictures. Not a bunch of pictures, but this was the first I took pictures. In my latest builds, I am taking a bunch of pictures. Looks…
Build 20: November 23, 2017 – AMD Threadripper
Back in November, I did my first and only (to this date) AMD Threadripper build. The CPU package is massive and requires a T8 driver (Could be a T10) to install into the socket. Luckily, it comes with the tool. Additionally, this build was water-cooled and there are no AIO [All-in-one] water-coolers that we sell…