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Desktop PC Fuzz

Obviously, I haven’t popped the top on this PC for a while:

Optiplex 9020 - intake fuzz
Optiplex 9020 – intake fuzz

Some fuzz made it past the grille:

Optiplex 9020 - internal fuzz
Optiplex 9020 – internal fuzz

PSA: In the unlikely event you still use a desktop PC, it’s time to pop the top on yours, too.

Comments

2 responses to “Desktop PC Fuzz”

  1. Olli Avatar
    Olli

    “In the unlikely event you still use a desktop PC, it’s time to pop the top on yours, too.”

    Steve Ciarcia called himself “a CPU-junkie” in his Circuit Cellar magazine PRIORITY INTERRUPT column “Update Math” (ISSUE 124, November 2000).
    “Where I live, an 800-MHz PIII system sells for well over $1000.” — Steve Ciarcia

    “$1,000 in the year 2000 is worth roughly $1,880 to $1,900 today (late 2025), due to about 2.5% average annual inflation, meaning $1,000 back then buys what about $1,880 buys now, reflecting an 88% increase in prices over 25 years” — AI Overview

    • Moore’s law
      Lo and behold.
    1. Ed Avatar

      And, as the lady said, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. :sigh:

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