Puget Systems Blog Posts

New Keyboard and Mouse options

In a continued effort to offer higher quality components and better options, we recently took a look at our keyboard and mouse selection in answer to some recent feedback from customers.

Loyalty

About six months ago, a new grocery store opened a few blocks from my home. On my first visit, I was handed a loyalty card and told to attach it to my key-chain, which I did without much thought. The checker explained that rewards would automatically appear on my card depending on how much I spent at the store. She also mentioned that using my loyalty card would give me a discount at their gas station.

Titan X is dead, long live Titan X!

Dual Socket Broadwell-EP Xeon Insanity

A log of a dual CPU Puget Systems customer machine build, with an abundance of pictures showing step by step process putting one of these amazing computers together.

Everyone is a Creator

My 12-year old daughter recently returned from a weeklong trip to Boston. Her friend invited her to join their family as they visited various sights around this historic city. They visited an aquarium, several museums and threw tea in Boston Harbor. Her favorite stop was a tour around Old Salem that concluded with a visit to the Salem Witch Museum. Before she returned home, she purchased a number of trinkets for her siblings that included a mini Declaration of Independence she set aside for her old sister.

Confusion Regarding Product Specifications -Part One

Today I am discussing product specifications, and if they can truly be trusted. In Part One, I will be covering Hard Drives and CPUs.

Windows 7: The Big Goodbye

Back in July of 2009, Windows 7 took over from the much-maligned Windows Vista. It has been widely received as one of Microsoft’s best operating systems, nearly as well liked as Windows XP. All good things must come to an end, though, or so it is said - and Windows 7’s end is nigh.

Selling on Amazon

This article gives you a little insight of the process we had to go through to sell our products on Amazon-GPU Braces, TK1 Kits and TX1 Kits.

Let us know!

As a small business company, we value the the personalized touch we offer to our clients. Our goal is to ensure the client gets a great purchasing experience and that the system is tailored to their needs. We try our best to be as thorough as possible when discussing a system quote with a client and ensure we’ve addressed any questions, concerns, or requirements they have.

Windows Downgrade Rights Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft has a program which few people are aware of that allows users of select Windows editions to run older operating systems. They call this “downgrade rights”, and even among those who are aware of this option there is often confusion about what all it covers and how to take advantage of it. This brief FAQ is intended to address some of the more common issues that can come up, and link to further details for those who need them.

ASUS Live Update Utility and Broken Security

The ASUS LiveUpdate utility has been found to have a security flaw. It allows remote HTTP requests to push updates. How does this impact Puget computers that use ASUS motherboards?

EVGA GTX 1080 Trade-In Offer

If you have you purchased a new computer with an EVGA GTX graphics card within that last 90 days and want to upgrade to a new Pascal GPU, EVGA has a program to allow you to trade in your existing card and upgrade to a better or newer model.

A quick look at GTX 1080 performance in Premiere Pro

The new GTX 1080 has shown some impressive results in gaming benchmarks, but how well does it work in Premiere Pro?

A word from a Support Technician at Puget Systems

Although our hope is that you will never have to call in to Support for assistance (we hope our machines operate at optimal performance out of the box and for many years without any hiccups) we realize that from time-to-time, you will need to reach out to us. Whether it is assistance with setting up or troubleshooting an issue with a newly purchased system or working to resolve issues with a system that has seen its share of years, we are more than happy to hear from you.

GeForce GTX 1080 & 1070 Frequently Asked Questions

NVIDIA's announcement of the GeForce GTX 1080 and 1070 video cards has a lot of folks excited, and I’ve responded to several questions over the last few days regarding these cards. In an effort to help a wider audience who probably have similar questions, I’ve put together a summary of what we know at this point about these upcoming graphics cards.

The Growing Puget Systems Community

If you’ve been following us over the past few months you are probably well aware that we have been travelling quite a bit and have a lot of new projects going on. In fact, since the beginning of the year, we have travelled approximately 15,000 miles.. So what have we been up to?

It's the Personal Touch

Puget Systems is growing and as we continue to add more staff and infrastructure, we never want to be so large that we forget what makes us a great company. It’s the relationship we have with our clients. The personal touch we deliver time and time again. The experience we provide when you purchase a system from us that makes you always want to come back to us for all your computer needs.

Working at Puget is Worth It

Hi. My name is Alicia and I am one of the newer employees here at Puget. I am the administrative assistant and the first person people see when they enter our office or speak to over the phone.

CPU Coolers and My Experiment

In order to double check the accuracy of Noctua's Cpu cooler product we put its specifications to the test. This will explain CPU coolers and what we found.

NVIDIA ShadowPlay - GPU Accelerated Recording and Streaming

A brief overview of software from NVIDIA to record or live-stream games (or other content), using a GeForce graphics card to handle the video encoding in real time with minimal impact on performance.

When will my system arrive?

Explanation of delivery days.

Having an Opinion

What does it take to provide good customer service? Among other things, it's having an informed opinion, and actually expressing that to a customer.

Improvement Through Feedback

For nearly three years now I've been calling our customers after they purchase a computer. I don't work off a script and no two calls are the same. I might call to check in to make sure your new computer arrived safely. I might call to see if you're happy with your purchase after you've had a few weeks to run the new system through its paces. And I'll be honest, sometimes I call customers to shoot the breeze. A few weeks ago, I called a man who was on his way up the mountain to plant his skis into fresh powder. I told him I lived in Utah, and we spent the next 10 minutes talking about our favorite ski resorts.

Upgrading to Gigabit Fiber Internet

I recently upgraded my home internet connection, and I now officially have the fastest internet of anyone here at Puget Systems - even faster, technically, that our connection at the office. What did I get, you ask? CenturyLink 1 Gigabit Fiber Internet. Here is my account of how installation went, and my experiences with it so far.

Chassis Size Comparison Video

Video overview of the standard cases used for Puget Systems computers, as of early 2016. Narrated by William.