Misc. Computer & Tech Photos Upgraded computers, parts and odd-ball Items (I am a photographer too, remember?)

Samsung 24" LCD Monitor. First to market in 2003, about $3000.
It's actually a little bit bigger than today's 24" models which are now $300 and up.
The box this thing came in, you could fit 6 boxes for Samsung 24" displays and weigh the same too. WOW!


Upgrading the GPU (chip) cooler on my ATI 9800Pro ($400 in 2004). The new Arctic Cooling is silent!
The original stock ATI cooler is at the top, very tiny. Bigger heat-sinks draw out more heat from components.

The ATI 4670 inside my Core2Quad system (2009). Notice the cooler is the same design as the old 9800.

A very dirty computer, NOT MINE! Long haired animals can do this to your computer in 1 year!


Part two - After removal of the front bezel! I think it ate a wookie. It was even worse in real life.
These are photos I took before I used a lot of air to clean this computer.


Replaced failed cooler on a Quadro FX1000 video card ($800+) It was loud even before failure.
It got even louder in the end. Replaced with a fan-less heat-pipe design. Below pic is original.
The reason I prefer dual-slot coolers over single-slot or fan-less is that it exhausts the air outside the case.




A walk down memory lane! This is my Amiga 1000's 2MB (not GB) memory expander for my 1985 Amiga PC.
That computer came with 512mb. This Ram-box was outside the computer, its heavier than my 15" notebook!


This is the memory box opened. That top row of black chips... that is 1MB of memory. Made for a 7mhz PC.
The other 1MB is under it - since this expansion "box" could be bought without the option for 2MB.
Next to it, a typical memory DIMM for a desktop. a 4GB stick could be that small. (2009: 2GB = $20)
Never mind today's 4~64GB thumb drives that costs $5~100!