{"id":854,"date":"2026-10-18T14:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T14:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatpaulguy.tech\/?page_id=854"},"modified":"2026-10-18T14:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T14:08:57","slug":"something-i-have-no-business-getting-into-the-tech-side","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thatpaulguy.tech\/?page_id=854","title":{"rendered":"Something I have no business getting into. The Tech Side."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#339cc3\"><strong><em>There won&#8217;t be anything earth shattering here, but maybe something entertaining. This will be the home of my tech related blog. The non-tech will be moving from <a href=\"https:\/\/buymeacoffee.com\/thatpaulguy\" title=\"\">Buy me a coffee<\/a> to an internal page on this site, <a href=\"https:\/\/thatpaulguy.tech\/?page_id=16\">here<\/a>. It still might not be anything super exciting, but the separation of duties will be much easier to follow.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/thatpaulguy.tech\/?p=813\">Choosing the Best Budget Motherboard<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">How Did We Get Here? The price and availability of new PC products often force us to seek budget options. This can turn out well if someone is parting with older hardware for a fair price, but it can lead to problems. The most obvious issue is matching a processor with a motherboard, or compatible &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thatpaulguy.tech\/?p=813\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Choosing the Best Budget Motherboard&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/thatpaulguy.tech\/?p=806\">When a PC Hardware Repair Goes Better than Expected<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">How Did We Get Here Lately, I find myself making attempts to find broken or untested hardware on the cheap. I don&#8217;t go randomly selecting things that have no hope for repair; I search listings looking for clues that may indicate what the issue is before I start looking at prices. When I find something &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thatpaulguy.tech\/?p=806\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;When a PC Hardware Repair Goes Better than Expected&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/thatpaulguy.tech\/?p=802\">Is buying untested parts an exciting opportunity or a complete disaster?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">How Did We Get Here? That part was easy. I bought a Z97 motherboard based on suggestions from my YouTube channel. Then it got complicated. The board failed almost immediately. I tried a number of things to save it, but to no avail. It wasn&#8217;t the seller\u2019s fault, and in their defense, it worked when &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thatpaulguy.tech\/?p=802\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Is buying untested parts an exciting opportunity or a complete disaster?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/thatpaulguy.tech\/?p=799\">Liquid or Air cooling a PC, what makes You happy?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">How did we get here? Noise. Honestly, that&#8217;s it. It came down to how much noise my rig was making while I was trying to stream. End of Blog, right? Maybe not, I may actually need to explain a bit. The original configuration in a Montech King 95 case was two 140mm fins blowing in &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thatpaulguy.tech\/?p=799\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Liquid or Air cooling a PC, what makes You happy?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/thatpaulguy.tech\/?p=797\">It&#8217;s not failure if you learn something. The important Z97 lesson.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">How Did We Get Here? That part&#8217;s easy. Computer component prices are ridiculous and people are looking anywhere they can to save money. This includes PCs and systems with older parts. In some cases, much older, as in ten years old. 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