Buying a server in 2026 is a different decision than it was even two years ago. New enterprise hardware is caught in one of the sharpest component price runs in years — server RDIMM prices ro ...
The 2026 home lab has settled into a recognizable stack. Proxmox is still the most-recommended base in this year's community starter guides, with TrueNAS 26 closing the gap now that it runs full LX ...
If you are shopping for a used GPU server for AI inference, 2026 is a strong buying window. As hyperscalers and AI labs refresh their fleets for Blackwell-generation hardware, more previous-genera ...
Correction and update, September 27, 2026. Intel has ended servicing updates for the older half of this ladder: its servicing page dates End of Servicing Updates to December 31, 2021 for the X ...
On September 1, 2026, the cheapest new GeForce RTX 5090 in the United States was a Zotac card at $4,999 on Newegg — per Tom's Hardware, “a card that cost less than half as much ($2 ...
The most-repeated Proxmox recipe on the internet runs like this: buy a used dual-socket server, put the storage controller in IT mode, pass it to a TrueNAS virtual machine, and run everything else ...
On October 14th, 2025, Windows 10 will reach its End of Life (EOL), marking the end of an era for one of Microsoft’s most popular operating systems. With this deadline fast approaching, i ...
Correction, September 27, 2026. The R750 attaches up to 16 NVMe drives directly and reaches 24 only through a PCIe switch: per Dell's R750 Installation and Service Manual, the 16-drive layout is ca ...
What is Server Virtualization?
Server virtualization is when you create multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical server using software known as a hypervisor. Each virtual machine (VM) ope ...
Last September the Pentagon spent $93.4 billion on grants and contracts in a single month — more than any federal agency has ever spent in one month, in records going back to 2008 &mdash ...
Correction, September 5, 2026. The HP Z4 G4, Dell Precision 5820 and Lenovo ThinkStation P520 with Xeon W-2100/W-2200 processors are on Microsoft's Windows 11 processor list. The August 2026 versio ...
On September 15, 2026, Cisco put an end date on UCS Manager, the software at the center of its Unified Computing System since 2009. The end-of-life notice for release 6.0 stops sales on Decemb ...
Server memory just became the most volatile line item in IT. The most-cited benchmark says it best: a 32 GB DDR5 desktop kit that sold for under $100 in mid-2025 was quoted around $430 by earl ...
Almost every “best computer for music production” list is a MacBook, a Mac mini and a gaming tower with RGB fans. None of those is a scandal — but none of them is shaped like what ...
As a fresh school year rolls in students, educators, and professionals alike need dependable computers to conquer academic and creative challenges. Whether you're diving into engineering, visual ...
Since Broadcom closed its acquisition of VMware, the rules of on-premise virtualization have changed: perpetual licenses are gone, per-core subscriptions have replaced per-socket pricing, and renew ...
Main Differences in Architecture
Windows 11 promises a more modern and streamlined experience, but it no longer supports older 16-bit applications. That’s because it doesn’t include compo ...
Correction, September 27, 2026. SOLIDWORKS 2026 and 2027 do not support Windows 10: Dassault's system requirements page marks Windows 10 64-bit “no” for both releases and ends Windows 1 ...
Every "best computer for college" list published this year is a list of laptops. That is a reasonable default and a bad habit. For a student who works at a desk — and most students do most of ...
Two ways to put 64 GB of registered DDR4 into a workstation from our shelf, priced September 20, 2026: four 16 GB modules at $107.99 each, or two 32 GB at $215.99. The first com ...
A 525 W HP Z440 and a 700 W HP Z440 are the same computer with two different ceilings on what can go in the graphics slot. HP prints both in its Z440/Z640/Z840 Maintenance and S ...
Why Linux Is a Smart Alternative to Windows 11
As Windows 11 tightens its hardware demands—TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, and modern CPU limits—many users are eyeing more flexible, cost-effective ...
The number stamped on a server power supply is not a property of the supply. It is a promise about the wall it is plugged into. Dell publishes the arithmetic by part number: in Dell KB 0001983 ...
Upgrading IT hardware without overspending is a smart way to keep your system running smoothly. Technology can change quickly, and older equipment will slow down. Many issues can be resolved without ...
AI is no longer a luxury—it's the engine driving smarter decisions, faster operations, and deeper customer insights. But many companies are still relying on outdated infrastructure that struggl ...
AutoCAD 2027 lists Windows 11 as its only operating system, and its minimum memory doubled to 16 GB. Revit 2027 and Inventor 2027 dropped Windows 10 too, and Dassault’s own tab ...
You have probably seen the number: enterprise SSD prices are up 472%. It is a real figure from a real dataset — and it is also five months old, published by a storage vendor about its own pro ...
"How much does a server cost?" used to have a boring answer. In 2026 it has a moving one: a global memory shortage roughly doubled server DRAM prices in a single quarter, Dell and Lenovo have each ...
Lenovo published a BIOS for the ThinkStation P620 on September 10, 2026, four days before this article was written; one for the P520 on June 4, one for the P720 and P920 on May 26. T ...
On January 12, 2027, Microsoft ends extended support for Windows Server 2016. No more security updates, no more patches, no more support cases — for an operating system that still runs a very ...
The open-source LLMs released in 2026 — Llama 4, Qwen 3.5, DeepSeek V4, Gemma 4, Mistral Medium 3.5, Kimi K2.6 — are now genuinely competitive with closed-API models. Teams are bringin ...
SAS vs SATA vs NVMe is the first decision that shapes a server's storage: how fast each drive is, how many fit behind one controller, and what the tier costs per terabyte. SATA is the cheap, univer ...
Correction, September 27, 2026. Dell's firmware enables Windows Server 2025 on the PowerEdge R640 and R740, but Dell's support matrix and its Server 2025 RAID driver do not include them: BIOS 2.22.
Are you in the market for a high-performance server that packs a punch in a compact form? Look no further than the Dell PowerEdge R640, especially when customized through PC Server and Parts (PCSP).
Balancing technology needs is not always easy for a growing business. Expanding teams often require reliable and affordable workstations that can easily handle various demanding tasks, such as data p ...
Put a Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 and a Dell PowerEdge R640 side by side with the lids off and you will struggle to build a case for either one on hardware grounds. Both are two-socket 1U servers from ...
Open Dell's PowerEdge configurator today and three things hit at once. The starting price is far above what you budgeted last year. The memory options you wanted say “No longer available.&rdq ...
Three ways to run a model you have picked out: buy a small box built for it, rent a big one by the hour, or build a node from decommissioned data-centre parts. The comparison is usually printed as ...
If you priced memory a year ago and are pricing it again today, nothing about this market will look familiar. A 32 GB DDR5-6000 kit that sold for roughly $80 in mid-2025 lists between $400 and ...
"Edge server" is one of those terms that means two unrelated things depending on who says it, which is why searching for it returns such a strange mix of results. To a web developer it means a mach ...
In December 2025 we published a piece on this page arguing that waiting for hardware to get cheaper in 2026 was a bad bet, because memory and storage supply were tightening. That was a forecast. Ei ...
A year ago, a manufacturer-recertified Seagate Exos 24 TB sat in stock at a large US recert reseller for $298.99. On August 28, 2026, the same SKU on the same product page reads $699.00 &mdash ...
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For a computer that freezes upon startup
Shut it down. If the power to the unit is active, let’s fully power it down. If the power does not shut off by simply pushing the power button, hol ...
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What Is RAID & What Is the Optimal RAID for My Use Case?
What is a RAID array?
A RAID array is a group of physical drives — hard drives or SSDs — combined into one logical volume tha ...
This guide walks through every decision that goes into a server build, in the order the configurator asks about it: processors, memory, storage, RAID, networking and the small parts that are e ...
PC Server & Parts offers variations and options on all of our servers and workstations. Our technicians specialize in all brands and models ensuring that your unit will arrive on your...
PC Server & Parts offers variations and options on all of our servers and workstations. Our technicians specialize in all brands and models ensuring that your unit will arrive on your...
PC Server & Parts offers variations and options on all our servers and workstations. Our technicians specialize in all brands and models, ensuring that your unit will arrive on your doorstep...
PC Server & Parts offers variations and options on all of our servers and workstations. Our technicians specialize in all brands and models ensuring that your unit will arrive on your...
