Corsair AX860: Giving up on it
Note: This review is RETRACTED IN FULL. Read the details here. First let’s talk specifications: I have an AMD FX-8350 overclocked to 4.4GHz with an ASRock...
Month: March 2015
No, Christine, your daughter didn’t see angels
Gotta love what comes out of the mouths of children at times. Some of it is comedic, some of it is sickening. And some of it is just deserving of a facepalm. A ...
Beta Orionis – Part XVII: The AX860
I am now thoroughly pissed off at the AX860. I have no fucking clue as to what is going on with this power supply, but when an 800W 80+ rated (not even bronze-r...
Reply to Dave Ramsey: “4 practical ways to save on pet care”
A couple day ago, Dave Ramsey’s blog (not sure if it’s Ramsey himself) published an article called “Pricey Pets: 4 Practical Ways to Save on P...
Rack mount HDD enclosure, part 7
The enclosure shipped a little earlier than expected. FedEx reports it shipped on Monday from Nova Scotia, Protocase e-mailed me about it on Tuesday, and I rece...
Benchmarks, bottlenecks, and buyer’s remorse – revisiting AMD vs Intel
I’ve had the wonderful chance over the last couple months to interact with some very arrogant elitists and fanboys. The AMD vs Intel debate to those indiv...
Reply to Denise Ngo about “good guys”
Let’s play a game called “how many women can I piss off with this article?” Prompting this latest match is the article on Yahoo! Style called ...
Rack mount HDD enclosure, part 6: Follow up with Protocase
After writing such high praise on the Protocase Designer software — which Protocase shared via their Facebook page and Twitter — I was torn on writi...
Concealed carry without a permit
Also known as “constitutional carry”, a number of States do not have a permit procedure to carry a firearm concealed. More States are now considerin...
Absinthe – Part XX
Okay so for Valentine’s Day I bought my wife an R9 290X to replace her GTX 660 pair. Previously I’d talked about going with a GTX 970, mainly becaus...