While we get a lot of traffic from articles about heatsinks, cases, motherboards and other PC hardware, there are just some articles that just shoot past all of the others and really stand out. Listed here are the most popular OCModShop articles from the past decade.
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How PC Fans Work
OIOpublisher Computers and other electronics produce heat, and they need to be cooled. Most electronics depend on fans or some other type of blower to move air and cool the system. This cooling could be in the form of direct heat removal, as blowing air over a hot component (such as a heatsink), or ambient [...]
What To Look For in a Used Computer or Laptop
Nowadays desktops and laptops are much more durable and dependable that they were just five years ago. Therefore, buying a used or refurbished computer is becoming more of a trend. Suppliers replace their computers on average every 6 months and companies frequently upgrade their equipment. Buying one of these used or refurbished computers can save [...]
Verbatim BD-R and BD-RE BluRay Media Review
Let’s face it: DVD is on the way out as a data storage medium. Don’t believe me? Do you remember when writable CDs were all the rage? I do, and I have a receipt for the $1000 2x drive to prove it. Once writeable DVDs became affordable, they were the backup medium of choice, and only [...]
Products that aren’t so great after all
We review many products here at [OC]ModShop, and try to be as honest as we possibly can. Sometimes we review a product that gets very high marks initially, but then we discover things about them that would make us re-think what we’ve stated about it. Either we discover something unexpected about the product, we find [...]
Gamepads vs WASD
Unlike most people at this website, I can’t brag that my first gaming experience with Pong led me to the gaming fanatic I am today. I started my love for gaming when my stepdad inherited a little change and bought a giant satellite dish for the backyard, new bikes for myself and my brothers, and [...]
Attack of the iPhone Clones
“Victory? Victory you say? Master Obi-Wan, not victory. The shroud of the dark side has fallen.” – Yoda, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) You can forgive the news reporter who mistook President Obama’s Shaka wave for a sign to call him during the inauguration. The connected candidate — who took communications [...]
How Surge Protectors Benefit Laptop Computers
Electrical power spikes can be devastating to any electronic device, but the damage to a laptop computer can be even more significant to its owner because of the potential for lost information and reduced productivity. Safeguarding laptop computers with a surge protector (also called surge suppressors) is one simple and inexpensive way to lessen the [...]
Build a PC that Doesn’t Suck for $300
Starting off building a lower budget gaming system is a great option. I have a budget of $300-$350. Remember that you can always upgrade your hardware anytime you get the money to do so. This article is for those who want a gaming system but can not afford the high price hardware that is out [...]
Fiber Optic Continuity Testers Explained
What is a fiber optic continuity tester? Fiber continuity tester is also called fiber optic continuity checker. It is the simplest visual test of a fiber optic cable link. To function properly, a fiber optic cable link must be “continuous”, meaning no breakage, either within the fiber cable or in the fiber connectors, should exist. [...]
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