In April I compared four fanless coolers to see how they performed relative to each other. Since then, the SilverStone HE02 cooler has been discontinued, and I wanted to find a suitable replacement for it. So, I decided to … Read More
The Thin Mini ITX motherboard format is a great choice for an inexpensive, compact, and low power desktop PC. The motherboard format was created by Intel nearly ten years ago in 2011, primarily for All-In-One PCs and Small Form Factor … Read More
What is the best fanless CPU cooler? I did a direct comparison of the four most widely available fanless CPU coolers. Included were the Arctic Alpine 12 Passive, NoFan CR-80EH, SilverStone HE02, and the NoFan CR-95C. There are other coolers … Read More
The SilverStone Heligon HE02 fanless CPU cooler is designed for Intel or AMD processors, and is made of a copper base, six heatpipes, and 30 aluminum fins. It is 160 mm tall, and has a mass of nearly 1 kg. … Read More
Turemetal is a new fanless PC component company based in Shanghai. It is a one-man operation, with design, management, assembly, and promotion all being handled by Mical Wong. The DP2 is designed similarly to the discontinued UP2. The UP2 was … Read More
I’ve just finished testing the ZeroRPM HT03 fanless heatsink-case. ZeroRPM is a Chinese brand who’s products are available on the Chinese-only website Taobao. Google Translate helped me purchase one of these cases. The total cost with shipping to the United … Read More
Lizz Wright has a classic gospel-inspired sound that bounces back and fourth between soul and vocal jazz. The songs here alternate between slower introspection and more upbeat jazz standards. It’s on the slower tracks that Lizz’s voice really shines. … Read More
New Ryzen CPUs Faster than Intel for Most Tasks On July 7, 2019 AMD launched its latest CPU platform with the Ryzen 3000 series. Ever since 2011 when I began as a computer salesman at my local Fry’s Electronics, I … Read More
The XX broke into the charts 10 years ago with their self-titled debut album in 2009. Their music is very unique, with breathy, soft vocals from a female and male duo, Romy and Oliver, and similarly soft instrumentation. The … Read More
Good For Everyday Use AMD has launched the Athlon 220GE and 240GE processors with Radeon Vega 3 graphics. Due to Intel’s current CPU Shortage, AMD’s 35 W TDP Athlon processors can help fill a void at the lower end of … Read More
PCPartPicker Thanks to PCPartPicker, we can easily see how PC component prices have changed over the last year and a half. After a rough early 2018, prices have fallen quite a bit for most components. We have yet to see … Read More
Turn a Fully Silent PC into a High Fidelity Music Server with JCAT Now available at Fully Silent PCs are JCAT’s NET Card FEMTO and USB Card FEMTO. The NET Card FEMTO is an Ethernet card designed to transfer high … Read More
Lazer3D – Small Form Factor Lazer3D has two, and soon three, small form factor and well ventilated PC cases on the market. These cases are some of the smallest cases available made to fit standard CPU coolers and PCIe cards. … Read More
Intel Shortage According to DigiTimes, Intel is scaling down its processor shipments to DIY distributors during the 4th quarter of 2018, by up to 2 million units (25% of the initially expected 8 million deliveries). DigiTimes also reports that motherboard … Read More
In this video I compare the Akasa Euler MX, HDPlex H1 V2, and Streacom FC8 Alpha. All three are great options for a compact PC with desktop grade components and no noise.