So I got a text from a friend asking me if I could take a look at their broken Ryzen CPU where some pins had got bent after they dropped. Fortunately, there are lots of different ways you...
Category: Hardware
How Long Does A Graphics Card Last? (Longer than you’d think)
The other day my friend’s graphics card died. I don’t know what happened. I don’t know if a power surge killed it, if his dog slobbered on it, or if the computer gods struck it down with...
My PC is dead. She won’t boot, she won’t talk to me, and the fans that fill her with life’s breath refuse to spin. All signs and symptoms point toward a bad CPU. But...
How To Clean Thermal Paste In The CPU Socket (Safe, easy to follow guide)
I’ve screwed up. I’ve gone and wrecked my CPU Socket on my motherboard by splurging thermal paste all over it. And when I say all over it, I mean all over it, everywhere. You...
I was just about to buy a PS VR headset when I realised I wasn’t sure if the PS VR was compatible with my PS4 Pro. Instead of wasting money I did my homework. Here’s what I found...
I’d just finished playing with my VR headset and I was about to put it away when I saw how smeared the lenses were, and I realised how totally disgusting it would be to store them up in this...