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Electronics enthusiast begins breadboard-based Intel 386 system build — a large step up from their previous PC-XT and PC-AT breadboard projects

By Mark Tyson Published

Motherboards, who needs them? Not Breadboarding Labs, which recently drafted plans for a retro Intel 80386 (i386) PC build using solderless breadboards.

PC Building
DIYer upcycles an old PC PSU into a flexible bench power supply

By Mark Tyson Published

Your old, unwanted, PC PSU could enjoy a new life as a bench power supply, after a bit of DIY.

Power Supplies
Enthusiast fries 14TB HDD due to SATA power slipup

By Mark Tyson Published

A PC DIYer fried their 14TB HDD after a modular power cable mix up.

Power Supplies
Legendary Windows dev codes demos and games for ancient ‘War Games’ monitor

By Mark Tyson Published

The ancient HP1345a vector display is now usable with a PC to USB serial connection and code shared on GitHub.

Monitors
Japanese art museum intros bookmarks made from PCBs

By Mark Tyson Published

The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum has added some beautiful PCB Metro Map bookmarks to its souvenir store.

Motherboards
Open-source Intel 486 mobo built from scratch in under 6 months

By Mark Tyson Published

An enthusiast has showcased an open-source Intel 486 motherboard that they claim was 'made from scratch' in under six months.

Retro Gaming
Building DIY DDR5 desktop memory using laptop sticks
Modder saves $130 by building 32GB DDR5 desktop DIMMs from scavenged laptop memory

By Hassam Nasir Published

$218 cost of parts is about $130 cheaper than buying a similar desktop DIMM retail kit in the US.

DDR5
Raspberry Pi 5 placed near an older Raspberry Pi on a board
Raspberry Pi and mini PC home lab prices hit parity as DRAM costs skyrocket

By Ben Stockton Published

The price of a Raspberry Pi now has parity with Intel N100 mini PCs at just over $200, with flash memory price spikes continuing to push prices up across the board.

Raspberry Pi
Commodore 64 floppy drive has the power to be a computer

By Mark Tyson Published

TechTuber shows that the Commodore 1541 floppy disk electronics were powerful and capable enough to work as a standalone computer.

CPUs
Razer laptop motherboard repair video showcases superhuman hand-soldering skills

By Mark Tyson Published

An electronics technician succeeds in the most intricate gaming laptop motherboard repair we have seen completed.

Motherboards
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