Desktop Computers

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Prebuilt Desktops

Apple

• iMac's
  • 2014 iMac 27"
• Macintosh IIci
• Mac Mini
  • 2010 Mac Mini
  • Mac Mini 2014
• Mac Pro

Intel

• Intel NUC Skull Canyon

IBM

• Netfinity
  • Netfinity 3000
• ThinkCentre

Dell

• Dimension
• Optiplex
• Precision

NZXT

• NZXT

Motherboards

• Abit
• ASRock
• Asus
• Biostar
• Colorful
• ECS
• EVGA
• Gigabyte
• Globalscale Technologies Inc.
• MSI
• NZXT
• Supermicro

Graphics Cards (GPU)

Introductory Resources

• Zoras Tech: "The Basics of Graphics Card PCB's"
• Zoras Tech: "A Basic Graphics Card Diagnosis Guide (v2)"

Board Repair

• GDTech Informática: "how to run micro jumpers underneath BGA chips" (Portuguese lenguage)
• Nvidia Pascal GPU Diagnosing Guide
• AMD Polaris GPU Diagnosing Guide
• Repairing a Cracked Gigabyte 30 or 40 series

Manufacturers

• AMD / ATI
• Nvidia
• Other / Intel / Matrox / Sony / 3dfx

Vendors

• All Vendors (inc minor)
• Asus
• EVGA
• Galax
• Gigabyte
• MSI
• Palit
• PNY
• PowerColor
• Sapphire
• XFX
• Zotac

Power Supply Units (PSUs)

Note: When using modular and semi-modular PSUs never mix and match cables from different brands or different models because the connector layouts are non standardized and can cause short to ground leading to destruction of components and fire. Also please don't plug the 4 pin floppy connector to the rgb header.

• ADATA/XPG
• Antec
• Artic
• ASUS
• Be Quiet!
• Cooler Master
• Corsair
• EVGA
• Fractal Design
• Gigabyte
• NZXT
• Seasonic
• SilverStone
• Thermaltake

Solid State Drives (SSDs)

• ADATA
• Apacer
• Corsair
• Crucial
• G. Skill
• Gigabyte
• HyperX
• IBM
• Intel
• Kingspec
• Kingston
• Kioxia (Formerly Toshiba)
• Lexar
• Lite-On
• Netac
• Micro Center
• Micron
• Mushkin
• OCZ
• OWC
• Patriot Memory
• PNY
• Samsung
• SanDisk
• Seagate
• Silicon Power
• SK Hynix
• T-Force
• TeamGroup
• Western Digital (WD)

Hard Disk Drives (HDD)

• ADATA
• Fujitsu
• Hitachi/HGST
• IBM
• Maxtor
• Samsung
• Seagate
• Toshiba
• Western Digital (WD)