Last week, I received my new CPU, AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. It is used to replace the old Ryzen 5 2400G. It is about 50% to 100% performance improvements based on the different program comparisons. For example: Cinebench R23 (Single-core) AMD Ryzen 5 2400G is 1021. AMD Ryzen 5 5600GContinue Reading
Recently, I read the PC Gamer magazine in our local library. PC Gamer Nov 2021 issue. On the last few pages of the magazine, there are three builds of PC for game players. Let me put it here. Maybe many years later, I can look at it and see howContinue Reading
While mechanical keyboards are obviously the perfect finishing touch to your PC setup, the CES 2019 event revealed some facts and new avenues to explore for both hobbyists and professionals. With announcements by all of the big players like Intel, AMD, and Razer, PC fans have a wealth of newContinue Reading
The PC I am using right now is more than six years. I checked my blog and found the post of flash the bios in Feb 2013. I did a search in my Gmail. Wow, I found the receipt which I made the order on NCIX. NCIX has closed forContinue Reading
When you have a PC in house, you may want to know what is inside of this box. Especially it is a brand name PC. Before I turn to Piriform Speccy, I used cpuz, everst home, etc. Now it is a new product for me. It is a free softwareContinue Reading
Reapberry Pi is getting famous during past six months. It is a tiny computer. As small as a credit card. Maybe smaller than credit card. The price of the latest Raspberry Pi Model B rev2 is $35.00. To use the Raspberry, the following items are required: USB keyboard and mouse.Continue Reading
When computer, or PC, was used for months, the system will need to be tuneup. Just like a new car, after few month driving, it have to be sent to dealer garage to get a adjustment. AVG PC Tuneup 2011 is a good tool. I just use a free trialContinue Reading
My desktop is a DIY pc which I built in 2008. The only one part changed is motherboard. I use ASUS P5Q se until now. The OS on it is Windows 7 ultimate 32bit. Because I use 2GB memory only, the performance is not that good. The Windows Experience IndexContinue Reading
I test the System Mechanic 10.8 on my Windows XP sp3 in my office. Installation is pretty simple. It is one of the best PC tune-up / PC utility tools I used up to now. First, speed is very important. If the loading speed of the tool itself is slow,Continue Reading
Every PC player has his own Dream PC. Here is my Dream PC in April 2012. CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K It is in Intel Sandy Bridge line, 3.4Ghz, quad-core processor with hyperthreading technology. Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX570 For mainstream game, it works perfectly. CASE: CoolerMaster Cosmos II It isContinue Reading
I bought the new hardware to upgrade my Desktop. Actually it is not an upgrade. It is almost brand new one. I ordered them online with Ncix.com Let me show you what I got. 31195 Palit Radeon HD 3870 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E DVI-I HDMI Video Card 1 $109.99 $109.99 24129Continue Reading