Subj : Re: Gaming (Windows) PC: buil
To   : Tracker1
From : Arelor
Date : Tue Jul 20 2021 03:38 am

  Re: Re: Gaming (Windows) PC: buil
  By: Tracker1 to Brian Rogers on Mon Jul 19 2021 06:35 pm

 > Dell are effectively hot garbage e-waste... half the parts in newer
 > systems are completely proprietary, even the power supply and
 > motherboards on many of them right now.  And while some are 12V only,
 > they aren't the new standard even.
 > 

Well, I think HP is also loading some propietary components into their
prebuilts. Heck, some HP servers are designed to accept only their (lame) fans,
and if you want to incorporate a good fan, you have to disassemble the thing
and rewire it.

I use a lot of second hand Dells. They made so many early Optiplex units that
the second hand market here is flooded by them. Sure, an official replacement
part for some component may be expŠensive, but more often than not you can go
into an IT shop and ask if they have some spare part.

Last time I did that they had 4 disassembled Optiplexes they were using for
spare parts. I got a PSU replacement for 10 bucks.

I know this won't apply to modern gaming equipment, but I thought it was worth
sharing.

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