Given the significantly modified third mounting point on the CPU cooler, it is unclear whether the contact pressure is sufficient to prevent thermal throttling. Since I have two […]
Mini-PC Server #7:
Firmware Update for the Marvell / Aquantia AQC113 Controller
Now that the cooler has been modified to fit properly and I’ve confirmed via HWiNFO that extreme temperatures don’t occur – at least under light load, I turned […]
Mini-PC Server #6:
Can’t be done? No way!
First and foremost, I had to make sure that the module actually worked, both electrically and in terms of software. I’ve read in several places online that there […]
External 3.5″ hard drives from WD and their deliberate incompatibilities
There used to be many hard drive manufacturers, but today there are only a few. Three have survived the flood of solid state drives, which are generally better […]
i7-7700K OC #3:
Dangerous things first
I consider delidding the processor to be one of the most important steps in this project.EKWB describes the whole process well: EKWB (archive.org) Firstly, you generally achieve much […]