Desert Sapphire – Delivered
The project is now in the client’s hands. Let’s go over the last steps and the final details. First, the PMP-420 was a no-go. I replaced it with a D...
Author: Kenneth Ballard
Desert Sapphire – Part IV
So the build continues… The day after Christmas, my wife and I drove out into Kansas to visit family. Given the weather forecast for the next day compared...
Desert Sapphire – Part III
Ah I love international orders… Thankfully everything in the box was unharmed. The only casualty was a corner of the thermal pad for the passive backplate...
Proposing an alternative
With Christmas and New Year’s around the corner, there’s something we all need to discuss. Proposals. Engagements. Casting your bachelorhood and bac...
Revisiting due process and firearms
Perhaps my expectations are too high. I don’t think they are. Just as I would expect a programmer to understand the fundamental concepts of the languages ...
Desert Sapphire – Part II
I mentioned in the previous segment that water cooling parts were on their way. The first order from Performance-PCs arrived the day after Thanksgiving — ...
“I don’t believe you” vs “You’re lying”
If there’s one aspect of misinterpretation that really gets my goat, it’s this: “I don’t believe you” = “You’re lying!...
Desert Sapphire
The time has come to introduce another build project, this one being a client build. All of the primary hardware has been purchased and I’m just waiting o...
Follow-up on Colony West
So the system has been up and running for about a week now, so it’s time for a follow-up on how the system is performing. Temperatures First I couldn̵...
Rack water cooling, cont.
EK got back to me pretty quickly on my inquiry. The screws in question that I’d need are M3x10 DIN 7991. They even offered to mail me a set if I couldn...