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  • Apple Tax: Is it real?
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    Apple Tax: Is it real?

    September 20, 2019

    Michael Molenda

    Today, I am going to attempt to put together a parts list to “build” a iMac i9-9900k PC. Is it more expensive or is it…

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  • Build 76 – A Major Rebuild
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    Build 76 – A Major Rebuild

    August 25, 2019

    Michael Molenda

    This was a major rebuild.. only because this is the first one I remember that has a floppy drive connection on the motherboard. Look at…

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  • Rebuilding my Personal Build…
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    Rebuilding my Personal Build…

    July 10, 2019

    Michael Molenda

    So, why did I decide to rebuild? I wanted to re-do the cable management. Since I did my original build, I upgraded the RAM and…

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  • Mac vs. Windows (A Normal User’s Debate): Part I: My History
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    Mac vs. Windows (A Normal User’s Debate): Part I: My History

    March 19, 2019

    Michael Molenda

    I am a Mac user, first and foremost.  I have been for the past 13 years.  Prior to that, I had been a Windows user…

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  • My Favorite Build of 2018
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    My Favorite Build of 2018

    March 17, 2019

    Michael Molenda

    I was able to build a number of custom machines at Fry’s during 2018. I don’t have an exact number, but there were a lot…

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  • My Personal Build
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    My Personal Build

    March 15, 2019

    Michael Molenda

    Why did I build a PC when I am a Mac Guy? So, one can only build PC’s for others, well customers, for so long…

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  • Alienware Modernization
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    Alienware Modernization

    October 17, 2018

    Michael Molenda

    So, I was tasked with taking an older Alienware Area 51 desktop.  I called it a behemoth because it was so big and very heavy.…

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  • Desktop Repair

    New post coming this weekend… (updated)

    September 26, 2018

    Michael Molenda

    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…

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  • Build 1: Date Unknown – Not my first build
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    Build 1: Date Unknown – Not my first build

    September 17, 2018

    Michael Molenda

    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…

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  • Build 20: November 23, 2017 – AMD Threadripper
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    Build 20: November 23, 2017 – AMD Threadripper

    September 17, 2018

    Michael Molenda

    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…

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