Hello and welcome to Tech Overwrite! I’m Tristan Perry. I have been building websites and computers since a very young age (10 or 11, IIRC) and my ‘professional’ background is in software development. However after a decade of developing software commercially, I decided to have a change and I’m now a content creator. Read more about me.
What I Cover
My goal with Tech Overwrite is to cover any and all ‘techy’ topics, but with a specific focus on PC hardware, software, gaming and networking. So far I have covered the following topics on this blog (click the image to view my articles on that topic):
My Home PC Setup
I discussed my home computer/networking setup in a video earlier this year:
The TL;DR is that my PC’s specs are:
- Case: Corsair Carbide 88R MicroATX
- Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-Plus
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 64GB (2x 32GB) DDR4 3200MHz
- GPU: AMD Sapphire RX 6700XT 12GB
- Storage: 2x WD Black SN850 M.2 SSDs Gen4 w/ aftermark ELUTENG heatsinks
- PSU: Corsair RM750x White
Since filming the video above, I moved home and my home network now includes:
- CAT6 and CAT7 cables throughout the property, including in my detached garage and loft.
- 4x Eero Pro 6 routers, all using wired backhaul for gigabit speeds internally.
- A 550 Mbps external ISP connection.
- 10Gb networking cards in both my Homelab NAS and workstation PC, to get the fastest speeds possible.
Recent Posts
I aim to post 1-3 times a week, and my most recent posts can be seen below:
- USB NVMe Gaming: The Good, The Bad & The UglyIf you move between PCs a lot, or if your main PC has run out of disk space, you might be tempted to buy a USB M.2 NVMe drive and install all your games on there. But is storing all … Read more
- Dust-Proofing My Computers… Kind Of
After spotting quite a lot of dust inside my newly built Homelab NAS, I decided to overanalyze the situation a LOT – and then go out and buy a bunch of dust filters. So in this video I show off … Read more - How To Get More NVMe Storage In Your PC (7 Ways)
If you don’t have enough storage space in your PC but you want to rely on super fast NVMe storage (for gaming or content creation), what should you do? Surely if your motherboard has two NVMe slots (for example) and … Read more - How I Make Tech Videos & Channel Update
I’ve had a few comments from subscribers who are interested in knowing more about how I make my YouTube videos for Tech Overwrite, so here goes! I outline everything from the idea and research stages, up to filming and editing. … Read more - The Only FPS Counters I Need
There are LOTS of FPS trackers out there, but many people seem to go straight to MSI Afterburner. Which I kind of get because it IS a powerful FPS counter (& it also displays a bunch of other useful stats) … Read more - Storing Games On A NAS: Genius Or Foolish?
After running out of disk space on my PC a bunch of times, I decided to try storing games on my NAS instead. Well, I actually have two NASes: a Synology NAS with mechanical hard drives, and a Homelab NAS … Read more - I Destroyed 7 Hard Drives (For Science!)Over the years I have collected a BUNCH of different storage drives that I no longer need/use: seven hard drives and one SSD. People always say that mechanical hard drives are fragile, but I’ve always kinda been curious about just … Read more
- How To Hide GPU PCIe Cables So They Aren’t So Ugly
The graphics cards are one of the most powerful – and complicated – bits of a PC build. That’s because while plugging them into the motherboard PCIe slot is easy enough, cable managing the various PCIe cables (that run from … Read more - 11 Mistakes To Avoid When Cleaning Your PC
Cleaning the inside of your computer can seem scary, especially because some common mistakes can be really BAD for your computer. From knocked components to shorts caused by liquid or static, it’s easy to do something wrong during cleaning. So … Read more - 30 PC Cases Compared – From Micro ITX to Tank ATX
I have always been interested in how computer cases vary in size (and price) a LOT. I mean, the Inwin BK623 is a fan favorite of the small-form factor community, measuring just 14cm / 5.5″ wide and 32.3cm / 12.7″ … Read more
