Month: October 2016

Budget Production Build – 2016 (Nov) Final!

shawn@smackdatas.com

Final! As I edit this build live (meaning I am adding parts to the list as I research and benchmark), I am looking for affordable prices with a great amount of performance.  This build is centered on the budget minded that doesn’t really need to play games, but does have the power to do so.  We’re going for a solid look here, nothing shiny and glossy, we are looking for gritty.    We also have to stay withing a certain budget, so basically we are sticking with the i5 for…

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$1,800 Mid-High End Computer Build – 2016 (Oct)

shawn@smackdatas.com

Behold!  The great computer of the land.  Marvel at its structure and temperament!   Well, let’s not get too goofy, but let’s have a little fun with this as this computer is priced out of range for I’d say roughly about 95% of the people on earth.  We wanted to go high end with the processor but maybe scale back a little for some of the other peripherals yet maintain a high degree of power.  The feature part of this build is the computer case, the Cougar Pazner Max.  It…

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Tech Deals: Oct-24-2016

shawn@smackdatas.com

If you’re looking to build a budget gaming rig, here are some great deals for you to get your project going. I really love the Thermaltake case, If I were to start a budget or mid-tiered build, this would be the case. There are plenty of slots, it looks clean and has a huge windows to display your innards.  Sure it’s missing a few  bells and whistles, but the price is great.  The Redragon mechanical keyboard is a steal while allowing you save almost 33% off this item. I don’t…

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Computer infected? Get it back up and running with this 95% kill method.

shawn@smackdatas.com

Stop it.  Just stop.  Stop complaining that your computer is super slow, that there are tons of pop-ups and you find yourself suddenly surfing the internet and you now are faced with a notification that you need to purchase a suggested software to rid your computer of malware because the flashing do-hikey said so.  Stop it!  And Stop complaining that your going to have to turn computer over to one of the big box stores to help you out, at a highly inflated rate.   Turn off your computer, go…

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PC Reviews, Work & Gaming tech for everyday life. A tech community for all ages.

shawn@smackdatas.com

  Welcome to the site, I’ll be posting tech tips I’ve learned from over 20 years of tech experience in both the corporate & small business world, as well as consumer and gaming articles from my experience long ago PC enthusiast.  Anyone for a game of Quake?  No.  Well I can go from Zork to CS:GO to Half-Life 3 convos without skipping a beat. I hope to offer my take on PC components and do video builds of my own for you to learn from or attack!  Have fun people,…

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