Custom PC - UK (2020-08)

For the processor to function, at a logic gate level, it needs to receive the whole word – all eight bits of information – at on ...

FEATURE / ANALYSIS 10000000 inbinary?Howdoesthe receiverknowhowtodistinguishbetween eachzero,whichis justrepresentedasa continuo ...

far you can go. The PATA standard for hard drives used 40 data conductors per cable and needed another 40 ground wires in betwee ...

FEATURE / ANALYSIS Ofcourse,anyonewhohasbeeninthe PCgamelongenoughwillrememberwhen USBfirststartedtakinghold,withsoftware oftenn ...

PCI-E Peripheralcomponentinterconnectexpress, orPCI-E,is thebackboneofanymodernPC, withthissystembususedtocarryinformation toand ...

FEATURE / ANALYSIS Storage interfaces Aside from USB, perhaps the second most famous example of the large-scale switch from para ...

to see. Mechanical disk drives are in decline in consumer PCs, as more and more of our storage is replaced by tiny M.2 SSDs. Mea ...

YOUR OWN HOW TO BUILD he mechanical keyboard market is brimming with models from the usual PC component vendors as well as a vas ...

THE GROUP BUY Because building a custom keyboard is a very niche activity, the hobbyist scene around it is yet to tip over into ...

High-endkeyboardsalsotendtocomew internalweightstogivethemsomeheftand preventthemfrommovingaroundonyour deskasyoutype,whichaffec ...

Cherry switches almost completely, although of course, their ready availability makes them a good place to start for beginners. ...

1 3 2 4 (^1) TESTTHEPCB Assolderingis hardtoreverse,alwaystestyour PCBfirst.Plugit intoyourPCusinga USBcable, thenshorteachswitc ...

5 7 6 until you’ve soldered each switch. Double and triple check you’ve done them all, since it’s surprisingly easy to miss one. ...

GARETH HALFACREE’S Hobby tech The latest tips, tricks and news in the world of computer hobbyism, fromRaspberryPi,Arduino,andAnd ...

respirators – face masks designed to filter out particles as small as the SARS-CoV-2 virus. ‘I have been 3D-printing wearables f ...

CUSTOMISATION/ REVIEW Model A m 40-pinGPIOheaderandPow (PoE) connector. All these ports and connectors are on the base board th ...

g g, q ane-marked‘smart’cableanda PD-or QC-compatiblepowersupply. Bootedfromtheon-board eMMC, the Rock PiN10runsa variantofAndro ...

I f circumstanceshadbeena little different,engineerEdSmithcouldhave beena householdname.In the1970s, Smithlefttheimpoverishedpro ...

FOR THE WIN / COMPETITION A 27IN AOC 144HZ Competition closes on Friday, 10 July 2020. Prize is offered to participants in the U ...

ANTONY LEATHER’S Customised PC Case mods, tools, techniques, water-cooling gear andeverythingtodowithPC modding MODDING / OPINIO ...