The Desktop Renaissance

A quick background on desktop modification: overclocking, liquid cooling, and case mods.

Transcript

1. the desktop renaissance by elise
2. a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...
3. before
4. life was not so easy
5. performance meant size
6. and to some, size was everything
7. the best systems were hand-made
8. there were three priorities
9. maximizing speed
10. managing heat
11. impressing your friends
13. in addition to RAM upgrades, CPU speed was critical that need for speed led to...
14. overclocking: setting CPUs to run at speeds higher than their ratings
15. overclocking was done by adjusting settings in the computer’s BIOS impacting the front-side bus (connection between CPU and memory) and the voltage
16. this meant that you got more speed than you paid for but there were risks:
17. speed: circuits have a finite lifespan, so overclocked units deteriorated faster
18. heat: stability decreased as temperatures rose
19. with speed came heat, and heat killed
21. cooling: all cooling systems took heat away from heat- sensitive components
22. fans worked...
23. but liquid cooling was way more awesome
24. liquid cooling: used pumped coolant that pulled heat along with it coolant cycled through a radiator, then was returned to the component
25. most importantly, though...
26. as in life, sometimes looking good trumped performance
35. thanks! <3