Category Archives: Hardware Analysis

William is one of our most knowledgeable sales consultants.  He works with customer requests full time every day, and his opinion of hardware is usually shaped by his thorough understanding of customer needs and requests.

Gaming Performance with Dual Monitors

Posted on December 26, 2011 by William George

Many of the computers we sell here at Puget Systems will be used for playing games, and we also get a lot of folks wanting to run two (or more) monitors.  Sometimes those goals intersect, and in those situations I have … Continue reading →

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Brett works full time in our customer service department, working with our customers.   He works with customer requests full time every day, and his opinion of hardware is usually shaped by his thorough understanding of customer needs and requests.

Clarifying “Made in the USA”

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Brett Nordquist

It is not uncommon for our sales staff to field requests from people searching for a computer that is made in the USA. We suspect this uptick in interest originates from those looking to support American workers, especially in times … Continue reading →

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Jon is the president of the company.  He is frequently exposed to opinions of the managers from all departments, so his comments on parts frequently come from the perspective of overall worth to the company.

How We are Handling the Hard Drive Shortage

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Jon Bach

Widespread flooding in Thailand is affecting millions of people there, and has shut down many thousands of factories. In the computer industry, this is creating a severe hard drive shortage. Some manufacturers (such as Western Digital) are directly affected, with … Continue reading →

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Ruben works full time in our production department, working directly with the hardware. He assembles machines, and works on repairing machines. He has some of the most first-hand hardware experience in the company.

Spanning Multiple Monitors

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Ruben

Early this year, I decided to purchase and setup a trio of monitors for a triple monitor display. The setup itself was going to be used in a span configuration with a resolution of 5760 x 1080 on an ATI … Continue reading →

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William is one of our most knowledgeable sales consultants.  He works with customer requests full time every day, and his opinion of hardware is usually shaped by his thorough understanding of customer needs and requests.

PCI-Express Performance and nVidia’s New Warning

Posted on July 21, 2011 by William George

Puget Systems has been in the business of building computers for 11 years now, and we know what we are doing when it comes to assembling top-notch custom computers. It is a bit insulting, then, when a parts manufacturer puts … Continue reading →

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William is one of our most knowledgeable sales consultants.  He works with customer requests full time every day, and his opinion of hardware is usually shaped by his thorough understanding of customer needs and requests.

H67, P67, and Z68 – Which one is right for you?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by William George

Intel’s Sandy Bridge processor architecture is turning 6 months old in July, and has been a major seller in the PC market in these few short months. There was a slight hiccup a month after it was released, when it … Continue reading →

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How is the Tablet Market Affecting Puget Systems?

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Chris Bristol

So what do you think? Do you think the custom PC market is fading away in favor of tablets or other handheld devices, or will demand continue to grow as tech gets more and more advanced? Here are my thoughts… Continue reading →

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William is one of our most knowledgeable sales consultants.  He works with customer requests full time every day, and his opinion of hardware is usually shaped by his thorough understanding of customer needs and requests.

Custom vs. Closed Loop Liquid Cooling

Posted on March 29, 2011 by William George

As a custom computer manufacturer, we’ve sold liquid-cooled systems from well before I joined the company. A water-based coolant is able to transfer heat away from hot components like the processor (CPU) and video card (GPU) more quickly than air … Continue reading →

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Jon is the president of the company.  He is frequently exposed to opinions of the managers from all departments, so his comments on parts frequently come from the perspective of overall worth to the company.

Information about the Intel Sandy Bridge Flaw

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Jon Bach

You may have heard about the flaw announced today with Intel’s Sandy Bridge platform. Here is a quote from Intel’s press release: “As part of ongoing quality assurance, Intel Corporation has discovered a design issue in a recently released support … Continue reading →

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John works full time in our production department, working directly with the hardware. He assembles machines, and works on repairing machines. He has some of the most first-hand hardware experience in the company.

Home Theater PC – John’s Approach

Posted on January 26, 2011 by John

This is the third in a series of blog posts about Home Theater Computers (aka HTPCs), where several Puget employees get a chance to explain their approach to home theater computing.  My approach is distinctly different than the previous entries, … Continue reading →

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