The Computer Guy Charmhaven

26/08/2026

When the price seemed to good to be true 🤔

24/08/2026

31/07/2026

⚠️ Beware Fake Products ⚠️

Customer came in baffled why their bargain price external drive was not working properly!

Drive marked Seagate is an actual drive, the drive with no brand on label is a knock off 😤

See picture 2, when we opened the drive 😱

Remember if it seems to good to be true, it probably is 👍

13/06/2026

AMD has agreed to replace a damaged Ryzen 9 7950X3D after initially denying the owner's warranty claim due to physical damage caused by a swollen CPU substrate.

The case gained attention after Hardware Unboxed publicly highlighted the issue and warned AMD that it risked becoming another marketing disaster similar to past Ryzen X3D failures.

Following the public scrutiny, Hardware Unboxed revealed that AMD contacted them and confirmed it would provide the customer with a replacement processor, effectively reversing its earlier decision.

10/06/2026

This CPU cooler obviously had an issue from the moment it was installed. The OEM decided to just "Shim" the cooler to add extra pressure to the CPU instead of replacing the cooler.

We don't like to trash other builders, however As we have said in the past, we are greatfull we are not ALLIED with this OEM Builder.

02/06/2026

Live from the Thermaltake Expo in Taiwan toady 😎

02/06/2026

👀 When "BUYING A NEW LAPTOP" be careful 😱

Many reputable brands are now saving money by installing the memory and storage (SSD) on the motherboard instead of these being separate components. This means that the RAM & Storage drive you get in the new unit possibly cannot be upgraded.

This means when you have a memory or storage failure, your new laptop cannot be repaired affordably, or worse the drive with all your valuable data fails resulting in exceedingly expensive data recovery!

Please be careful and ask before buying your new device, are these parts integrated & upgradeable or are the memory & storage fixed. If this question cannot be answered, walkaway & get additional advice...🤔

Let your buying power send a message to manufacturers, that cost cutting is not good enough!

01/06/2026

A Secure Boot certificate refresh is rolling out across supported Windows devices through Windows Update. In June 2026, the Secure Boot certificates that have shipped inside Windows since 2011 begin to expire, and Microsoft is replacing them with new 2023-dated certificates.