Hackaday3d ago

Turning a Cast-Iron Radiator into a Water-Cooled PC

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/turning-a-cast-iron-radiator-into-a-water-cooled-pc/

133d ago
Turning a Cast-Iron Radiator into a Water-Cooled PC https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/turning-a-cast-iron-radiator-into-a-water-cooled-pc/
#Computerhacks #Castiron #Radiator #WaterCooling
Turning A Cast-Iron Radiator Into A Water-Cooled PC

Water-cooled PCs generally have in common that there’s a radiator somewhere in the loop, yet nobody said that you can’t build the PCB into the radiator. Something like a genuine Victori…

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Hackaday4d ago

Running a Desktop PC off AA Alkaline Cells

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/28/running-a-desktop-pc-off-aa-alkaline-cells/

134d ago
Running a Desktop PC off AA Alkaline Cells https://hackaday.com/2026/02/28/running-a-desktop-pc-off-aa-alkaline-cells/
#Computerhacks #AAcell #Batterypowered
Running A Desktop PC Off AA Alkaline Cells

Everyone is probably familiar with the concept of battery-powered devices, but generally, this involves a laptop with a beefy battery pack and hardware optimized for low power draw. You could also …

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Hackaday6d ago

Bionode is Hand Truck Transformed into Mobile Computing Lab

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/26/bionode-is-hand-truck-transformed-into-mobile-computing-lab/

136d ago
Bionode is Hand Truck Transformed into Mobile Computing Lab https://hackaday.com/2026/02/26/bionode-is-hand-truck-transformed-into-mobile-computing-lab/
#Computerhacks #Digitalnomad #Diy #Mobilelab
Bionode Is Hand Truck Transformed Into Mobile Computing Lab

[Steven K. Roberts] is the original digital nomad, having designed and built mobile computing for his own use since the 80s. His latest project is Bionode, a portable computing lab built into a han…

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13Feb 24
QUOD is a Quake-Like in only 64kB https://hackaday.com/2026/02/23/quod-is-a-quake-like-in-only-64kb/
#Computerhacks #64kb #Codeoptimization #Demo #Firstpersonshooter #Quake
QUOD Is A Quake-Like In Only 64kB

The demoscene is still alive and well, and the proof is in this truly awe-inspiring game demo by [daivuk] : a Quake-like “boomer shooter” squeezed into a Windows executable of only 64 k…

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13Feb 20
NextSilicon’s Maverick-2: the Future of High-Performance Computing? https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/nextsilicons-maverick-2-the-future-of-high-performance-computing/
#Computerhacks #Highperformancecomputing #Sandianationallaboratory #Supercomputer
NextSilicon’s Maverick-2: The Future Of High-Performance Computing?

A few months back, Sandia National Laboratories announced they had acquired a new supercomputer. It wasn’t the biggest, but it still offered in their eyes something unique. This particular su…

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13Feb 20
Cheap Writing Deck Eschews Distractions https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/cheap-writing-deck-eschews-distractions/
#Computerhacks #Eink #OrangePi #Writingdeck
Cheap Writing Deck Eschews Distractions

A modern computer can be a great productivity tool. It can also be a great source of distractions. To solve that issue, [Quackieduckie] built the e-typer—a device for writing without distraction. […

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13Feb 8
Upgrading An Old Macbook With an Old Processor https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/upgrading-an-old-macbook-with-an-old-processor/
#Computerhacks #MacHacks #Coreduo #Core2duo #Desoldering #Firmware #Heat #Hotplate #Macbook #Macbookpro #Processor #Soldering #Upgrade
Upgrading An Old Macbook With An Old Processor

The Core Duo processor from Intel may not have been the first multi-core processor available to consumers, but it was arguably the one that brought it to the masses. Unfortunately, the first Core D…

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