Back to AMD
Mira started life back in late 2016 as my first foray back to Intel in… 17 years. Here’s a rough timeline: 1998: 486 DX2 (used Gateway machine) 1999...
Category: Projects
A few problems to overcome
Two years passed since I last looked at Desert Sapphire. I was supposed to do maintenance on it last year, but some badly timed food poisoning (when is it ever ...
Some changes to the radiator box
Back almost three years ago in 2016, I set out to do something rather unique with regard to water cooling: building an external, self-contained radiator box. An...
MikroTik CRS317 10GbE switch
For the last two years I’ve been using the Quanta LB6M as the backbone of my home network. A 24 port SFP+ switch with four (4) GbE RJ45 ports connecting t...
Table power outlet
This was a relatively quick project I’d been wanting to do for a while. I have a small table next to the couch that faces my television in my entertainmen...
Slight detour
Trying to find a place in Kansas City where I can rent a spray booth without having to buy a guild membership is becoming rather arduous. I did find a place out...
Revisiting Amethyst – More color testing
Recall in the previous article on this that I’d purchased touch-up paint, specifically Mopar Deep Amethyst Pearl, which was a paint used on Dodge Neons an...
Revisiting Amethyst – A different look
In building Amethyst, transitioning the build from a green themed system called Absinthe, there were two places I used 16mm OD PETG tubing. First was in front o...
Nasira with a little SAS
So I’ve had Nasira for a little over two years now. Here are the current specifications: CPU: AMD FX-8350 with Noctua NH-D9L Mainboard: ASUS Sabertooth 99...
Kyle’s catastrophic failure
It was only a matter of time before one of the popular YouTube content creators had a catastrophic failure similar to what my wife and I experienced about 4 yea...