What is a Chipset?
Imagine yourself driving and coming to a stop at an intersection. This intersection is unlike any yo...
DDR5 vs DDR4: Is It Time to Upgrade Your RAM?
When it comes to PC components, the age-old question always tends to be “is it time to upgrade?”...
Hard Drive Failure: How to Troubleshoot
In sports when a Coach or Manager is hired, you know they will eventually be fired. No coach lasts f...
What is PoE?
Let’s say you work for a security company and are installing cameras at a job site. When hooking u...
Server Rail Basics: Sliding Rails, Static Rails and What You Should Know
We here at General Technics specialize in rackmount computers. We’ve outlined the benefits of cust...
How to Monitor Your CPU Temperature
Life has taught us that surprise failures are a thing we really want to try and avoid. Therefore, we...
NAS and SAN: The Differences
NAS (Network Attached Storage) and SAN (Storage Area Network) are two different types of solutions t...
What is UEFI
When you first turn on your computer, it doesn’t load you straight into your operating system does...
How To Deal with A Loud Computer
Imagine you’re deep at work in front of your computer. All of your concentration is focused on the...
Frame Rate: What is it?
In our last blog we talked about refresh rate. As a result, we now know displays can refresh up to h...