Category - Reviews

Alseye MAX M240-T in practice test: All-in-one water cooling at combat price

For almost a month now, the MAX M240-T from the 60-euro segment has been available for another AiO water cooling system from the Asian budget manufacturer Alseye in Germany, which is being marketed on the German market via Inter-Tech. In contrast to the Halo H240, however, the MAX M240 does not use RGB lighting of the pump and fan. In addition, no [...]


U12S chromax.black in review – Small cooling protz in dark outfit

The name Noctua is likely to be known to most, be it the private silent enthusiast, Sys admin with sensitive ears or even users in the industry. A wide range of products and very quiet operation are associated with the Austrian/Taiwanese company for as long as the chocolate-brown color of the fans. Some time ago they got a new robe in light grey [...]


Nvidia’s Rules and AMD’s Protectionism – Clever Quality Management, Profit Maximization and Niche Manufacturers – Behind-the-scenes Insights

The topic is plentiful complex and hot and ideally suited to provoke even neat emotions. I would therefore like to preface this article with a preliminary remark, which iamplease keep in mind during the reading. After all, I have thought for a long time whether and how what has accumulated here in my desk and in my head in recent years can be [...]


Metro 2033: Ingenious End Time Drama with Tunnel View and Lots of Information about The Story and Location | 10 years ago

Pretty much exactly 10 years ago, I not only played and benchmarked Metro 2033, but also examined the story behind it. Because I was not only once in Moscow and know the also Metro from my own excursions quite well. I was also able to find something new, because as a student and foreigner, in the days of the Soviet regime, one always had the [...]


Barrowch FBFT03 vs. Thermaltake Pacific TF1 and Aqua Computer High Flow Review – Flow Sensors for Custom-Loop Water Cooling with Two Total Failures

The title already says everything we will find in the article today. Having recently presented in the article “Aqua Computer Flow Meter “High-Flow” in the laboratory test – What can a flow meter for 40 euros?”, two more sensors have to run today to determine a first winner. And since the “High Flow” is also [...]


Patriot Viper VP4100 1TB NVMe SSD in test against a clone warrior

The brave clone sheep Dolly was yesterday, today come the NVMe Clone Warriors. In parallel with the launch of AMD’s new X570 platform, the first NVMe SSDs came on the market to support PCIe Generation 4.0. Well, the selection is still quite modest and it will be much more if you take a closer look at the competitor products. Some time ago I [...]