This PC project took a completely unplanned course:A few years ago, I acquired a “Medion PC-MT6, MD 8030” to cannibalize for parts, as it had been replaced by […]
The first desktop quad-core processors: OC legends
After acquiring one of these desktop processors from Intel a long time ago, I came across the bundle consisting of a motherboard and CPU again while rearranging other […]
Setup:
Lenovo ThinkPad X201
This subnotebook from a bygone era lay unnoticed on my “notebook mountain” for years: It was originally purchased by my brother as a highly mobile travel device with […]
Setup:
LP-Gameserver
This notebook served us well for many years as the predecessor to the Lenovo ThinkPad W540 in our living room as a general-purpose computer. Since it doesn’t really […]
Setup:
Lenovo ThinkPad T440s
This notebook is primarily used as a replacement device or for setting up networks. Some automotive software is also installed, with VCDS being used particularly often. Battery life […]
Setup:
Lenovo ThinkPad W540
This workstation notebook is used by us as a general-purpose PC and is permanently located in its docking station on the living room table. Hardware: Base Lenovo ThinkPad […]
Lenovo ThinkPad W540 – Liquid Metal
This otherwise really good but now outdated workstation notebook from Lenovo had major thermal problems right from the start. My model has the most powerful non-Extreme mobile processor […]
Perfect fan control on Lenovo ThinkPads
Like many others, I have found that the fan curves of various ThinkPads are not ideally chosen. In less powerful models (such as our T440s with a 15-watt […]
Retro-XP-PC #14:
Conclusion
I am very happy with the result. It would be almost impossible to build a more extreme retro PC for Windows XP. What’s more, thanks to quad-boot with […]