be quiet! Dark Rock PRO 5 in review – Finally a successor

We have already tested the somewhat larger Elite variant, and today we are going to review the PRO 5. In the following review, you will find out how it compares to its predecessors and top models from other manufacturers. And if you are interested in the slightly larger (and more expensive) cooler, you can also read the other review: Click here [...]


Capcom RE Engine devs use powerful hardware for next-gen games

Capcom has announced that its developers are relying on high-end PCs equipped with NVIDIA’s RTX 4090 GPUs and AMD Threadripper PRO CPUs for the current and future RE Engine. These powerful components will be used to enable Capcom’s next-gen experiences. In an overview of RE Engine, the company revealed the systems that will help [...]


NVIDIA RTX 4080 SUPER: HWiNFO supports new GPU with preliminary data

NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GPU appears to have early support from the popular HWiNFO diagnostic program. HWiNFO has now added support for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GPU, while at the same time rumors and leaks are increasing. That’s because reports of NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 40 “SUPER” family of GPUs have [...]


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER: AD103 GPU discovered

The possible existence of an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GPU may have been confirmed by the PCI ID repository. TechpowerUp’s GPU database editor, T4CFantasy, has added new PCI IDs that could point to exactly this GPU variant. One of the new device IDs, “2703”, could refer to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, which has been the [...]


be quiet! Dark Rock ELITE CPU Cooler Review – A new reference?

After more than 5 years, there is once again an update of the Dark Rock series and then also directly two models at the same time. Today, we will first take a look at the “ELITE” variant, the “PRO 5” will follow soon. The following test report will tell you how the new top model from this manufacturer compares. Packaging [...]


Synology DS923 NAS in practice test – Very good all-rounder with many advantages, but almost nothing works without extensions

Synology’s DS923 has already been on the market for a year, whereas they already took their time with the DS920. By the way, long product cycles are more of an advantage than a disadvantage in my opinion, because the product and software mature without blind haste. With an AMD Ryzen R1600 as the main processor, four drive bays, two M.2 slots [...]


AMD bringt RDNA 3.5 Refresh “GFX1150” GPU-Unterstützung in Linux 6.7

AMD arbeitet aktiv an der Entwicklung von Linux-Treibern für seine RDNA 3.5 und RDNA 4 GPUs. Die RDNA 3.5 GPUs werden in den Ryzen 8000 CPUs und APUs im kommenden Jahr verwendet, während die RDNA 4 GPUs in den Ryzen 9000 CPUs und APUs im Jahr 2025 erwartet werden.   Die RDNA 3.5 GPUs basieren auf der “GFX 11.5” IP, die auf der [...]


AMD Threadripper PRO 7995WX sets new Cinebench world record

AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX is now officially the fastest workstation CPU to date, according to the latest performance tests. In the process, AMD’s 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX outperforms the Intel Xeon, leading in all performance measurements and scoring high in the Cinebench benchmark. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO [...]