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This is a PCI-E x4 card. I only have a PCI-E x1 slot available.

Unfortunately shipping to Australia is $41. Looking today I found a PCI-E card locally with two SATA ports, although it doesn't specify PCI-E revision and it is $82.98 plus shipping: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/startech-2-port-pcie-sata-6-gbps-controller-card-ab66955

I would like to connect another sata device to my pc, but have used all available sata connections except the two hidden behind the graphics card. I have an available PCI-E 3.0 x1 slot. I'm looking for an expansion card for this slot with SATA ports. I'm connecting mechanical hard drives, so any...

Dell specifies the 275W PSU at 65% efficient. That is rubbish. It is a very old design. Likely the 275W and 320W PSUs came from different manufacturers. Corsair RM550x should be fine if that is what you have available. Note that some models of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti require a 6-pin PCI-E power...

I missed your comment on buying the Corsair CX550M. It is on the list, the Corsair CX series are listed as tier 4. You could lookup a detailed review to see why it was given a poor rating, but I would stay away from it. Corsair CS series are tier 3. In general Corsair aren't great value...

Any decent power supply will have APFC and be at least 80% efficient (80 plus rating). It is likely that the 65% efficient supply does not have APFC. APFC is not a Dell special feature. There are no special requirements for using an APFC supply. You don't have to use a UPS, but if you do then...

It looks like Dell sold these with a rubbish power supply and the option to upgrade to a decent one. http://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent/shared-content/data-sheets/en/Documents/Dell_Precision_T1650_Spec_Sheet.pdf Dell generally won't list compatibility information for 3rd party components. Most...

The Core i5 8400 is a much better CPU than the Ryzen R5 1600, even with the Ryzen CPU overclocked, for games and any workload that is not heavily threaded. Prices of the two are generally similar. Motherboards for the Ryzen are generally cheaper.

I have been unable for some time to login to Tom's Hardware from Google Chrome. Internet Explorer seems to work. Chrome is version 63 with ABP installed but disabled on this site. Windows 7 64-bit. Login link navigates to an error page: This page isn’t working www.tomshardware.com is currently...

CHRIS.RANSDELL The difference now is what is available on the internet and who is consuming this content. Streamed content on the internet will overtake content purchased through cable companies if it hasn't already. There is also a vast amount of news and information available that was never...