Computex 2023, one of the largest computer trade shows in the world, was indeed full of overclocking activities. Many renowned tech reporters and companies participated to test and push the limits of hardware. One notable event was the partnership between ASRock, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and other computer components, and tech [...]
The latest GPU market share results for the first quarter of 2024 have been released by Jon Peddie Research. The data reveals a notable decline in shipments for NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel. According to the data, the overall UGP-AIB market declined -12.6% quarter-over-quarter and -38.2% year-over-year. Although the growing rate increased slightly by [...]
PowerColor’s new factory certainly has the charm of a somewhat unusual test environment, because the one production line installed so far looks more like a small series and test run area. So it’s more like the highly qualified Maggi cooking studio for graphics cards, only with PowerColor out of a can and colorful pixels instead of [...]
Finally – an OLED monitor in 16:9 format. LG sent me the UltraGear 27GR95QE-B for testing. In addition to the well-known Ultrawide OLED options, you can now also rely on an eSports-ready format with an OLED panel. The LG 27GR95QE comes with the familiar RWBG subpixel layout and a resolution of 2560 x 1440p @ 240 Hz refresh rate ums [...]
Compusemble recently released a new video using the DirectStorage GPU Decompression benchmark. This video highlights the benefits of a Gen5 SSD compared to a Gen4 SSD and shows how current performance is optimized by the latest version of the API, which is used in conjunction with optimized NVIDIA GPU drivers. The NVIDIA driver, version 535.50 [...]
Whenever the term “gaming chair” appears in a review, some of our readers immediately start ringing alarm bells. However, the well-equipped Quersus ICOS One is explicitly marketed as an “office chair” and we want to take a look at whether it can actually do “better” than its gaming cousins in this review. Can it [...]
The last time we tested a MasterAir air cooler, it was already of considerable dimensions and offered quite a bit of cooling performance. And now, just over 2 years later, there is a successor that is supposed to offer even more? Let’s take a closer look at Cooler Master’s new flagship! If you would like to read the first review in [...]
Before we bring another launch article today around 8 am (so please check back), I’ll quickly close the gap of my Computex coverage. I had already put some videos online, but unfortunately the very first video from the MSI booth is missing, as the infrastructure had set me a nasty trap. Since I had scheduled everything floor and row by row [...]
Today I would like to give you some more information about what has been delayed for a while, the reasons are well known. At NVIDIA’s headquarters in Taipei, I had the opportunity to check out a few delicacies outside the current mainstream. It’s always interesting to see something like that, so I’m willing to take a longer cab [...]
During the last “Meet The Expert Webcast”, AMD published an updated AMD AM5 desktop socket roadmap. This interesting news was discovered by renowned hardware leak detective @harukaz5719 and already caused quite a stir in the technology community. The company officially confirmed its long-term 4-year plan to keep the AM5 socket until at [...]
Catch me if you can? Congratulations to Computex 2023! Based on the unfortunately positive feedback from many colleagues, it almost seems as if the global tech event has not only presented the latest innovations in the industry, but also established itself as a superior competitor in the field of “superspreader events”. A heartfelt [...]
Innodisk has proposed an innovative solution to implement PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSDs. Instead of keeping the M.2 form factor, they propose to design them as PCIe add-in cards. This would eliminate the need for oversized cooling with noisy 20mm fans, and SSD designers could instead use cooling solutions similar to those used on graphics cards. Gen 5 NVMe [...]
So that it doesn’t get too monotonous for us here in the niche of small computers with the manufacturer Beelink, we’ll take a look at something from the brand NiPoGi today. You won’t find a website for them apart from Amazon, but it can’t hurt to take a look, can it? Packaging and scope of delivery The mini-PC comes in a [...]
AMD’s latest processor revision guide for the EPYC 7002 “Rome” server chips reveals an interesting errata that could lead to a potential core freeze. After about 1,044 days (~2.93 years) of operation, a core could get stuck on the chip, requiring a server reboot to get the chip working properly again. AMD has stated that they [...]
NVIDIA’s RTX 3070 GPU has been introduced in several variants, but the official memory configuration is limited to 8 GB GDDR6. Interestingly, it is possible to modify the card to support double the amount of memory expansion relatively easily. However, this requires custom modifications, as we have seen several times before. Recently, it was [...]
I wonder when Corsair will launch its own car with Capellix RGB lighting. Even Corsair itself probably doesn’t know yet whether this will work electrically or with direct hydrogen combustion. But the guys and gals seem to be capable of anything. Since last year, there are also notebooks from Corsair and I’ll take a closer look at the [...]
Announced months ago and already shown at CES, the C750 Air from Thermaltake’s new CTE series finally arrived shortly before Computex. What the gigantic Airflow Case has to offer and what there is to consider, you can read in the review. CTE stands for Centralized Thermal Efficiency – a design that blows cold air into the case from the [...]
Computex 2023 is definitely an event not to be missed, so let’s take a look at some moments from this legendary tech show. First of all, yes, there was the return of physical presence, with some of the exhibitors seemingly forgetting how to do such a thing in the first place. You’d have thought they were organizing a home-office zoom [...]
It was less than half a year ago when we last reviewed an ITX case from Fractal Design, and yet we already have another one. The Terra combines the elegant look with real wood from the “North” ATX cases with a small case that still has a trick up its sleeve. Click here for the article of the latest ITX case from Fractal Design: [...]
After four years of forced isolation, Computex is bursting at the seams this time. We haven’t seen each other for so long, and everyone wants to talk about the past years as extensively as possible. This can be quite exhausting, because I had 15 appointments yesterday, which I could work off all on time despite various incidents. Sometimes [...]
