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  1. Shrek

    What's your latest tech purchase?

    An HP Pavilion X360 15-Er1051cl for my Son
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    Finally a lithium starting battery

    24WHr, so could hold up a computer for a few minutes, but only about 1/20 the capacity of a car battery. Might be a good alternative for a UPS
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    Finally a lithium starting battery

    I converted a USP unit to super-capacitors to cover power glitches up to a minute or so. Replacing a UPS Battery With Super-Capacitors : 5 Steps - Instructables Made my own carrier
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    What's your latest tech purchase?

    My car is over 26 years old (and over 200,000 mi), so I'd be on my 9th lease by now; but I do basic fixes myself.
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    24-pin connector won’t snap onto motherboard

    A most valid point.
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    24-pin connector won’t snap onto motherboard

    I use silicone oil on connectors to reduce the force.
  7. Shrek

    The Official Thermal Interface Material thread

    When taking apart equipment for the first time I tend to find dryset TIM that can be quite a task to clean off; it seems to be used by the OEM
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    Western Digital Red vs Blue SATA SSD

    I just lost an almost new Inland 512GB SATA SSD, so time to stop buying cheap.
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    Western Digital Red vs Blue SATA SSD

    How much better is the Western Digital Red over the Blue SATA SSD? At the moment the 1TB version is only $6 more.
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    RMAd every single component in my PC, and it's still crashing

    An excellent diagnostic procedure.
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    Is it normal to hear this sound coming from the psu?

    Me too, can't hear any whine.
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    RMAd every single component in my PC, and it's still crashing

    Power supply? [SOLVED] - [SOLVED] Ryzen 5 3500x - WHEA-Logger "Cache Hierarchy Error" Need Help Troubleshooting | Tom's Hardware Forum (tomshardware.com)
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    The Official Thermal Interface Material thread

    No, I mean set dry
  14. Shrek

    Free Games Thread

    It is neat, I purchased it some time back.
  15. Shrek

    The Official Thermal Interface Material thread

    Anyone here use hard setting TIM?
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