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Preventative Maintenance: Dust Buildup

Like everything else, your PC will accumulate dust over time. Excessive dust buildup will have a noticeable effect on system performance because the intended pathways for airflow become clogged, often leading to trapping hot air in the chassis. Reduced heat dispersion eventually leads to overheating and thermal throttling where the system limits power to the CPU to prevent additional heat.

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Reversing the Front Door – Fractal Define 7

Intro This guide provides a step by step walkthrough of the process to remove the front door panel on a Fractal Define 7 Series chassis and re-attach the door panel to open in the opposite direction. Removing Hinge Mount Covers To modify the direction your Fractal Design Define 7’s front door opens, start by locating

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Microsoft Surprises with New Windows 10 Build

Microsoft has surprised us by teasing a new build of Windows 10. Despite Microsoft’s near-end-of-support date in 2025. New builds will include Microsoft’s AI-based Copilot for the Release Preview of Windows 10 Home and Pro then current versions to follow. Key features include: However, Windows 10 won’t support many features of the Windows 11 Copilot

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All About Thermal Throttling

“How hot is too hot?”, “Is my CPU overheating?”, “Is this dangerous?” Intro Each year’s new CPUs require more and more power and more power means more heat! I recall a time when the runaway heat from a CPU could melt a motherboard and cause the CPU to fall right out of its socket. Those

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Power Supply Isolated Test

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on performing PC Power Supply Troubleshooting using the paperclip test to identify a potentially faulty power supply.