Hardware Pulse · 5 May 2026

Two things need attention.

Everything else is healthy.

Dexter IT Department

Pulse · v1 05 May 26 · 21:00 AEST
Next pulse: weekly, or sooner on change.

01At a Glance

02 / 08

Eight systems. Five green. Two flags. One just fixed.

Action

0

RAM and C: drive. Both easy fixes, both surfaced next.

Just fixed

0

Wired ethernet activated this afternoon. 23× faster than wifi.

Healthy

0

CPU, GPU, D: drive, OS, NBN uplink. No action needed.

Cadence

7d

Weekly pulse. Sooner if a threshold trips.

02Memory Pressure

03 / 08

Action · ~$140 AUD · 10-min install

RAM is tight.

32GB total, but you've been at 6GB free under load. Windows is paging to your SSD. That's the slight sluggishness.

Walked this with Matt — mixing kits on a Z390 is a trap. Same nominal spec doesn't mean same sub-timings or ranks; with all four slots populated the controller often drops back to JEDEC defaults. Replace, don't mix. Cleanest play: matched 2×32GB DDR4-3200 kit, leaves two slots free for a clean later bump. Bob prices, you sign off, 10-min install when they land. routine.hardware.ram-upgrade.v2

DexterIT

6GB free of 32GB · under load

26GB used · 81% · paging to SSD

03Disk Pressure

04 / 08

Action · cleanup walkthrough

C: is over the line.

113GB free of 476GB. That's 24%. NVMe drives slow down once you cross under 20%, and you're close.

I can clear the safe stuff straight away — npm cache, pip cache, user temp, Windows temp, recycle bin. The judgement-call hogs (old node_modules, Chrome profiles you don't use, conda envs) I'll list and you decide. Target: 30%+. routine.hardware.disk-cleanup.v1

DexterIT

24% free · 113GB of 476GB

363GB used · 76% · threshold at 20%

04Network

05 / 08

Just fixed today

Ethernet is up.

Wired link came up at 1 Gbps via your Nest WiFi puck. Latency-sensitive work like Claude Code, MCP calls, and Shopify CLI will feel snappier from here.

Before · WiFi 43Mbps Intel AC 9560 wireless

After · wired 1Gbps Intel I219-V onboard, Nest puck

05Healthy Systems

06 / 08

Five systems, no action.

CPU i7-9700KF Healthy Intel · 8C/8T @ 3.6GHz

GPU RTX 2070 SUPER Healthy NVIDIA · 8GB VRAM

D: drive 2TB HDD Healthy Seagate · 964GB free (52%)

OS Windows 10 Healthy Home · build 19045

NBN Aussie Broadband Healthy wired uplink · active

Threshold Re-pulse weekly Cadence or sooner if anything trips a flag

06Inventory Snapshot

07 / 08

The full machine, on one page.

Captured 5 May 26, 21:00 AEST. Source of truth for any procurement decision.

Motherboard ASUS TUF Z390-PLUS Gaming Wi-Fi

CPU Intel i7-9700KF · 8C/8T · 3.6GHz

RAM 32GB DDR4-2666 KLEVV · 2×16GB · A2/B2 · 2 slots free

GPU NVIDIA RTX 2070 SUPER · 8GB VRAM

Storage C: Intel NVMe SSDPEKNW512G8 · 476GB · 113GB free

Storage D: Seagate 2TB HDD · 964GB free

Network wired Intel I219-V onboard · 1 Gbps · Nest WiFi puck

Network wireless Intel AC 9560 · 160MHz · passive backup

OS Windows 10 Home · 10.0.19045

ISP Aussie Broadband · NBN

Sign-off · next pulse

RAM, then disk. Ten minutes each.

Knock those two over and the substrate is clean. I'll re-pulse weekly, or surface a card sooner if anything trips a threshold.

Dexter IT Department · NextOS