{"id":13737,"date":"2024-11-21T13:24:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T18:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=13737"},"modified":"2024-11-21T13:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T18:24:05","slug":"rebuilding-my-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2024\/11\/rebuilding-my-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebuilding my computer"},"content":{"rendered":"

My beat-up homemade computer is 15 years old. Future-proofing my computer by building it myself worked but not as well as I’d hoped. The new motherboard with current technologies, for example, also requires a new CPU and memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve upgraded it many times since I built it. This is its fourth motherboard. The white case is the only part left of the original build. I forced the latest-generation graphics card into the case by cutting a chunk out of it–the case, not<\/em> the graphics card. Time to ditch the old case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div>

When the new case arrived, I thought I made a horrible mistake. The thing is enormous! It dwarfs the old case, as this photo illustrates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And it weighs a ton! But by providing room for everything AND ample space to work it does everything I want. Adding anything to the old case meant removing multiple parts and then replacing them after installing the new bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio—10\/28\/12<\/span><\/a><\/div>

This photo shows the old parts I’ve kept after previous upgrades. I’ve had success with Asus components in the past but was disappointed with the numerous problems I encountered with the new Asus motherboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new board did not meet Microsoft’s requirements for Win 11. In Asus’ defense, Microsoft and Intel have experienced severe security bugs this year. Before I could complete the Windows installation, I had to flash the motherboard’s BIOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>Hurricane Sandy<\/span><\/a><\/div>

After fixing the Windows problem, I had to update the BIOS yet again with new WiFi drivers. But this board has everything I want and is working smoothly now so I’ll probably shop Asus again. The beast has 6 drives and room to add 3 more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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