Custom PC - UK (2020-08)

Letters

Fanclub
I’ve been a loyal follower of Custom
PC for a number of years, and I love
the current design. There is one
thing I feel that’s really lacking
when it comes to your monthly
Elite article though – case fans.
There’s a pyramid of different fans
available cases, and they’re so often
overlooked but oh so important for
the good running of a computer.
Which fans offer good value for
money? More importantly, what
makes a really good case exhaust
fan for getting all that heat out of
your case? I really feel this is an area
that shouldn’t be forgotten. Well
done again to all at the magazine for
doing a great job each month.
ADAM BUCKENHAM

Ben: Good point! We’ll see if we can
squeeze some in. In the meantime, our
latest fan labs can be found in issue 194.

Magazine therapy
On Thursday, 19 December, at
11:40pm, I suffered a stroke. More
specifically, I had a haemorrhagic
stroke, or a bleed on the brain. The
stroke affected the right side of

mybody,whichis a majorimpact

whenyou’reright-handed.I spent

thenexteightdaysinthehospital,

unabletotalksenseanddo

anythingformyself.

I’vebeeninrecoverysinceI

cameoutofhospital,whichhas

beenslowprogress.Myjobis a

computerengineer– I specialise

inhardwareandOSintegrations,

whichI love.Thestrokeleftme

unabletowrite,type,orusetools

suchasscrewdriversorsnips.

A partofmyrehabwasreading,

whichwasalsodifficult.I could

onlyreadfortenminutesbefore

I hada headache.Myfamily

wereamazing– lookingafterme,

helpingmetolearnthethings

I neededtogetbacktosome

resemblanceofnormality.I went

backtomychildhood,withLego,

Meccanoandjigsawpuzzles,allof

whichhelpedwithmydexterity,

andeachthingI builtgavemea

greatsenseofsatisfaction.

d us your feedback and correspondence to

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FEEDBACK

JULY

Issue 204^9

on sale on Thursday, 9 July

When’s the next issue out? During my recovery I have been

bought copies of Custom PC and

PC Pro. It took me many months

before I could read the magazines,

but knowing I could pick them

up and read something that

interested me, and keep abreast of

the new developments, was a way

of measuring my progress. I also

practised my writing and typing by

copying sections of the magazines,

making slow progress but always

improving. I have since become a

subscriber; the delivery is always

something I look forward to.

The plan for my recovery has

stumbled with the coronavirus,

but it hasn’t stopped. I plan to

return to work on 6 July. This is

proof that my recovery is working,

and that your magazine has been

instrumental to it. I have joined the

Custom PC Folding@home team,

and I currently have over 12,000,

points. I wanted to thank everyone

at the magazine, and I hope that the

lockdown is not causing too many

problems. Take care, and stay safe.

GARRY REES

Ben: Thank you so much for your

letter – it’s amazing to know that our

magazine has played a role in your

recovery, and helped you to keep up

with the goings on in the tech industry

over the last few months – that’s

given us a real motivation boost in

these extraordinary times. Thanks for

subscribing and folding for us too – I’m

only on two million points, so you’ve

overtaken me already! I hope the rest of

your recovery goes to plan, and thank

you again for getting in touch. We’ve

sent you a free 2GB Raspberry Pi kit to

have a play with as well.

Join our Folding@

home team to use

your spare CPU and

GPU clock cycles for

COVID-19 research

Please send

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