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Today, we're going to open the case of an HP Pavilion model 690-0024. This Ryzen 5-based

gaming desktop is compact in size, but we'll see if it has some room for

upgradeability. I'll dismantle the case and the inner cage to assess how much

you can upgrade in terms of processor, graphics card, memory, and storage. On

paper, the HP contains an AMD Ryzen 5 2400G running at 3.6 GHz, with 8 GB

of DDR4 memory running at 2666 MHz. It includes an AMD Radeon

RX 580 graphics card and three drives: a 128 GB SSD, a 1TB hard

drive, and a DVD/CD burner. The case itself is black brushed metal with green

LED highlights, and it's really compact. It measures approximately 13.5"

by 6.75" wide by 10.75" deep, which means there's not a

lot of room in there. So I'm curious how upgradeable this system really is. Let's

open the case and find out. The tools you need are a flathead or Torx screwdriver,

an old credit card or gift card, and finally an ESD strap or ESD mat if you

plan to touch any of the electronics inside. The first thing you'll need to do

is remove the single screw that secures the cover. You can use either a flathead

or Phillips head screwdriver, so I'll just use my flathead bit. The screw

itself isn't meant to be detached from the cover so you can leave it in place

after loosening it. Let's then remove the side panel and set it aside...

and take a look inside the case. At first glance, it looks very clean; the cables are well

organized. At this point, to avoid any electrostatic damage, I'll put on my ESD

wrist strap before touching any internal components.

To get to the memory, M.2 slot and the storage devices,

we'll need to remove the cage, which is held in place

by these four screws. They're a Torx- flathead hybrid so you can use either

screwdriver bit. I'll just switch over to my Torx bit to unscrew them.

When I try to slide the cage, there's some resistance, and that's because the

front bezel of the CD/DVD drive is preventing its removal. All you need to

do is take a plastic card, and wedge it in the spacing between the bezel and the

front cover. When you pry it, it'll pop right off. Here, you can see the tabs that

held it in place. The cage then simply slides off like this. Make sure not to

yank it off because there are plenty of cables attached. Peering inside the

case, there's the processor, which is an AMD Ryzen 5 2400G. It's an AM4 socket,

so you could upgrade to a Ryzen 7 2700 according to HP's website. HP has decided

to pair this APU - which has integrated Radeon RX Vega 11 graphics - with a

discreet graphics card: the AMD Radeon RX 580 with 4 GB of memory. Note that

if the graphics card ever breaks down, you won't be able to use the integrated

graphics anyways as the motherboard doesn't support it. It's a very short

card, so you'd need to find one with similar dimensions if you wanted to

upgrade it. There's a little more space toward the front of the case - but not

much. Keep in mind that the power supply is only 400 watts, so you'll need to

consider the power requirements of any graphics upgrade. There are two DIMM slots

for DDR4 memory, and one is already taken. That one is an 8 GB module. You can

add another one in the extra slot, or if you want to go large, it'll accept two

sticks of 16, for a total of 32 GB. Next to the memory is the M.2 SSD in its

slot. It's an NVMe SSD that's 128 GB, so it's not very large. You can

always upgrade the SSD to a larger capacity. Panning over to the expansion

slots, there's one single open PCIe slot, so you could possibly add an audio card.

The HP comes with a mechanical 1 TB hard drive as its secondary

drive, as well as a CD/DVD drive, both of which reside inside the cage. I'll go

ahead and remove the SATA power -

and the SATA data cable that's attached to the hard disk.

The disk itself is fastened to the cage by these four

screws, which again are the Torx-flathead hybrid - the same size as the cage screws I removed previously.

The disk will slip right out; it's a Western Digital Blue

running at 7200 RPM. You can swap this out with a larger hard drive or an SSD,

but keep in mind that HP stores its recovery partition there, so you'll want

to either make an image of that partition, or create a set of recovery

discs so you can get rid of that partition altogether. There's one more

SATA port on the motherboard, so you can add another hard drive or 2.5"

SSD if you want to expand your storage options. You can mount the

additional drive on the cage where a spare SATA power cable is conveniently within reach.

If it's a 2.5" disk, you may need an adapter to

mount it. Now all we need to do is reverse the steps to reassemble

everything back together. This is a very capable gaming machine that could see

some immediate benefits with some minor upgrades. Even in this compact space,

there are options to upgrade the computer, including its processor and

graphics card, but more easily, its memory and storage.

I hope you enjoyed - thanks for watching!

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What is the real cost of owning a house? (and how to maintain it) - Duration: 4:55.

- [Narrator] Welcome to Homebuyer's School

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Hi everyone and welcome to another edition

of Homebuyer's School.

Today I'm joined by Eddie D'ambrosio

a real estate agent with Remax Elite

and today the question we're gonna answer is

how much does it cost to own and maintain a home?

So Eddie, let's say I just purchased a home,

whether new or resale,

what are some things I need to know in terms of

maintaining that home?

- Yeah so, well home maintenance is definitely

important to consider. - Mhm.

- I think the obvious is, you know,

when you're considering the cost of ownership of a home is

the mortgage.

I think that's the big one that comes up

and then, you know, you also wanna remember things like

property taxes are gonna play into

your overall cost of ownership there.

And then with regards to monthly maintenance,

of course you have to add in your utilities,

like heat and power, water.

Home insurance is another cost

that gets added into home ownership.

And then just maintaining the home.

So keeping in mind a small budget to put away for

maybe saving for future repairs.

Like, maybe replacing roofing or you know,

renovations to the property.

If you're purchasing a condo style property

then you may want to consider the condo fee

that's going in. - Okay.

What are some of your suggestions

in terms of things that we would need to upgrade

or renovate, you know, from the time I purchase a home?

Like, are we talking about the decks?

Are we talking about landscaping around it?

What are some key things that, you know,

for either future resale

or just good home maintenance upkeep,

what are some things you would

consider renovating or upgrading?

- Yeah so, I mean,

if you're purchasing a new property I guess.

We'll go with that one first.

If you're purchasing a new property then

it's really important to know from the beginning

if that property comes with things like

landscaping, a deck, does it come with appliances?

'Cause some builders will include those items

and some builders don't.

So they may be needed sooner rather than later.

If you're buying a property that's, you know,

let's say it's listed on the market,

a used home. - Yep.

- Well these homes sometimes,

they usually have all of those things

and then the big question that comes up

is really just condition.

What sort of condition are those items in?

And so yeah, it's always great to keep up with things

like refinishing a deck surface,

and maintaining the landscaping of your home.

Two of the biggest renovation projects

I think everyone's aware of is always

the kitchen and the bathroom.

It just comes up all the time.

People are wanting to improve those two things

in their home as well.

- Is, and obviously a kitchen and bathrooms

significantly improve the resale value of homes?

- Yeah absolutely.

I think, we just see that time and time again

with buyer clients that are going through properties

is that there's such a focus on those two areas of the home

because maybe there's a little bit more time spent there

and they really do impact the overall

look and feel of a property in the biggest way.

- So it's mostly just time, like so,

people spend time in the bathrooms.

People spend time in their kitchens

so obviously that's kinda why you wanna upgrade.

Any other reasons to really upgrade

or maintain those things?

Or is it just because,

just because they're spending time there,

they're being used a lot?

- Yeah, because they're being used a lot.

It's where you spend your time

and it's just such a point of pride.

It's such a focal point of your home

so you know, putting your best foot forward

in terms of whether you're getting ready to sell

or if it's just, you know, for you to enjoy the home

and enjoy living there.

I think those two, those two points just,

those two rooms become, you know,

such an important feature.

- So do you have any other advice

in terms of cost to own and maintain a home?

- Yeah, so I guess here's some good advice

that would be, you know,

keep up with the maintenance of your property.

If you own a home and you take really good care

of that property.

You change filters and keep it clean

and replace things just before they break,

what happens is your maintenance costs

go down substantially.

And then what you also do is

you improve your property value over the years

that you own that home as well.

- Awesome.

Well thank you very much Eddie.

Thank you very much for joining us

and we'll catch you next time.

- [Narrator] That's another edition of Homebuyer's School.

Tune in next time for more expert tips and tricks

and visit homebuyersschool.ca

to bring you one step closer to finding your dream home.

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How to Make Wooden Baby Teether - Duration: 6:29.

Аnd so I prepared 4 rough blanks of teethers

Carrot, submarine..

it will be an astronaut

and fish

and I came to the milling stage

I'll round the edges.

You see my old router table that I made over a year ago.

It is a manual edge milling cutter

And often a lack of capacity

So I have some new things

I will now show

But actually you already guess what it is ?

This is a tabletop router table

this is his cast iron platform and here I am install my merman

TRITON

He is already perfect

it does not need any auxiliary adapters

Now show that in the remaining boxes

In this box are such interesting things

these are the latches I want to install in the chip removal system.

They are joined with a 100 mm pipe

and I'm gonna blow this pipe off the chip pump.

to the bandsaw and jointer

and these are the new sliders for the band saw.

mine are worn out., so I put new

in General, in the future I'll replace them with a roller Tippy.

This is a real carpentry vise

before that, I only had a locksmith's vise

in which it was bad to clamp wood

because they were damaging it.

and in these the squeeze I establish wooden sponge and everything will be convenient to handle

here's a new thing

and to this milling table the base came,

but I am not going to show

when I gather everything will be clear.