Previous generation AMD processors

AMD Phenom II x3 on the bottom, and on top AMD FX-8350

Single Board Computing

An ODroid C2 suspended in midair.

Adafruit goodies

Raspberry pi 2 b+, 3b+ and a pi zero w, and peripherals

Inside pre-2015 desktop build

EVGA SSC GTX 960 (2GB model) GPU

Inside pre-2010 desktop build

XFX HD5770 (Juniper XT) GPU

Portable DIY Automotive Infotainment System

< $100 pre-pandemic. Odroid C2, Gps dongle (offline-navigation w OpenStreetMaps), 10k mAh power bank. and Bluetooth ELM255 OBDII Adapter, Application used Torque Pro. OS droid v7

pre-2015 PC case

Corsair Air540, when good cases were < $100......

Inside pre-2015 desktop build

Gskill Rip jaws DDR3-1866 / PC3-14900 CL9-10-9-28 2x8GB

Inside pre-2015 desktop build

Another angle inside this rig

Inside pre-2015 desktop build

Rig without GPU installed. freshly installed Noctua NH-D15, when awesome coolers were below < $100.....sigh

Single Board Computing

Earlier 2024... Pi 5, upgrade from Pi 3.

Adafruit goodies

Earlier 2024 , from Pi 3 to Pi5 upgrade.

PiMoroni NVME Base

Recent, read/write upgrade from microSD to SSD (NVME), Pimoroni NVME hat.

PiMoroni NVME Base

Component and hardware, time for install!

PiMoroni NVME Base

Rear picture with standoffs installed

PiMoroni NVME Base

Base with gen 3 2280 NVME from HP laptop........🤙

Pi 5 with Active Cooler

Pi 5 with Active Cooler installed prior to being sandwiched.

Pi 5 with Active Cooler and NVME BASE

and now for the techwich. ....🤙

Pi 5 with Active Cooler and NVME BASE

Connected and now for the fold...

Pi 5 with Active Cooler and NVME BASE

almost done.. 4 screws to go, and the fun begins.

Pi 5 with Active Cooler and NVME BASE

and running after installation of OS, configuration, and modifying required system files /boot/firmware/config.txt file, to enable gen3 capabilities (worth it from a sub 100MB/sec read/write due to the limitations via the Pi's MicroSD slot to 800MB/sec with a gen3 HP brand NVME)