{"id":2582,"date":"2023-05-29T07:12:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T11:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/?p=2582"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:18:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:18:28","slug":"computer-builds-upgrades-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/29\/computer-builds-upgrades-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer Builds & Upgrades \u2013 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve been building my own desktop computers since 2004, and have gotten better at it over the years. Currently have a main PC \u2013 ‘Apevia<\/i>‘ and two main Test\/Secondary PCs \u2013 ‘Rose<\/i>‘ & Frankenstein (AKA \u2013 \u2018Frank<\/i>\u2018). Their parts are listed at \u2013 Buy Low or BYOC \u2013 \u2018<\/b>Build Your Own Computer<\/b><\/i>\u2019<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Two more PCs are sitting in a shed \u2013 listed as<\/i> not needed or retired, and a homemade Test Bench<\/i><\/a>. \ud83d\ude42 Parts can build up over time, e.g., a few years ago I finally threw away a gallon ziplock baggie full of old desktop memory. Now I try to better manage memory in new builds and\/or<\/i> upgrades, but eventually even that memory will become too old to use in a modern PC.<\/p>\n

For about 7 years now, I have been using a case I like to build a new computer in \u2013 this time<\/u><\/em> it’s a Apevia X-Qpack3-NW-BK<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, taking the MoBo from that case (left pretty much intact<\/i>), and moving it to another case as an upgrade. Switching memory and other components around, upgrading an older case #2, and then building a ‘New<\/i>‘ computer in case #1 from there.<\/p>\n

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