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Case study 6 min
i9-14900KF case: 100 °C, cooked VRMs and «it's all perfect»
An i9-14900KF, RTX 4080 and 64 GB DDR5 built wrong: AIO pump on the wrong header and cooked VRMs. From 100 °C to 90 °C, from 4.1 to 5.65 GHz.
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Console 5 min
PS5 liquid metal and dry spots: why your console is dying slowly
Why Sony uses liquid metal, how dry spots form and how I redo it on the bench — with real photos.
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Console 4 min
PS5 vertical or horizontal? What happens to the liquid metal
Liquid metal migration physics and how to place your console so it lasts.
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Console 5 min
PS4 loud as a jet? Fossilised paste and baked-in dust
Pump-out, dried paste and the felt effect: why the PS4 screams and shuts down.
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Console 3 min
PS3 Fat: you ask for a repaste, I give you back a console that lasts
Repaste on a PS3 Fat, then the multimeter on the CMOS battery: almost dead.
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Maintenance 5 min
Summer Heat Emergency in Vicenza: Why Your PC Is About to Melt
Summer heat is no joke — and your PC knows it. CPU, GPU and PSU battle against Thermal Throttling, the silent performance killer.
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Maintenance 4 min
The Difference Between a Dust-Off and a Professional Service
Most shops just blow compressed air. At the Garage we follow a workshop protocol: dissipator cleaning, certified thermal paste, post-repair telemetry.
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Hardware 6 min
The Retail PC Illusion: What's Really Inside?
Pre-built retail PCs look like a deal, but the savings come at your expense: entry-level motherboards, uncertified PSUs, anonymous components.
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PC Gaming 5 min
Why a Custom PC Is the Best Investment (Even in Vicenza)
A PC built in my Garage isn't just parts: it's a project designed for your needs. Certified components, chosen cooling, real silence and real power.
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PC Gaming 7 min
How a PC Is Born in My Garage: My Working Method
I walk you through every build: from needs analysis to component balancing, all the way to meticulous assembly with professional cable management.
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Console 4 min
PS5 Overheating: How I Tell a Serious Problem From a Minor One
The PS5 is designed to make noise. But when does noise become an alarm? The warning signs you must not ignore, and the difference between a service and a real repair.
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