The Corsair XTM70 Extreme Performance is convincing and even if the price is quite hefty even without iCUE, you still get an honest product. That’s a little spoiler in advance, even if the price really hurts me. At almost 17 euros for 3 grams, you have almost reached the gourmet temple and real caviar almost seems like an alternative bargain [...]
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The Thermalright TF8 is actually more than just an insider’s tip, especially as this outstandingly performing paste is currently almost unbeatably cheap at just 5 euros in a 2-gram pack. Today you can find out how and why this paste is, in my opinion, almost the maximum of what is technically feasible. Of course, there is always some shadow [...]
Six months have now passed and Samsung has already carried out several firmware (FW) updates since then. My main criticism was that the Odyssey OLED G8 could only develop its full HDR potential – the 1000 nits peak – with an NVIDIA GPU. Despite a FreeSync Premium Pro certification. The FW updates released in the meantime have basically [...]
I actually didn’t want to test the PCGH Gear Carbonite Ultra at the beginning, because it is always difficult to objectively evaluate products from colleagues. Not because I lack objectivity, but because third parties are quick to assume the opposite. It doesn’t matter whether the result is good or bad, there is always a reason to [...]
This time it really is the mysterious “Gaming Paste A” from the basic article and so today we are also solving the mystery surrounding the Arctic MX-6. And as a spoiler: Arctic pushes the self-imposed performance envelope to the max and is the most “thermally conductive” paste in the test so far. You can read later in the [...]
Since we have been focusing almost exclusively on OLED monitors recently, a change is just what we needed. The KTC H27P22S is a classic LCD monitor – with a UHD panel – that boasts a resolution of 3840 x 2160p and a refresh rate of 160 Hz. The Fast IPS panel (from AU-Optronics) comes without any dimming, which makes HDR a real problem [...]
No, the mysterious “Gaming Paste A” from the basic article is not the KINGPIN Cooling KPx, I’ll solve that mystery next time. And where some manufacturers give too much data, there are no official data sheets for this paste at all. The paste, especially the supporting matrix, was developed for use with liquid nitrogen and is [...]
Let’s solve the “mystery” surrounding the reference paste used in the basic article today and yes, it is the paste that you can now also buy as Alphacool Apex. Of course, you have to remain objective and not take the manufacturer’s specifications completely seriously, because here too, marketing has of course poured a good [...]
Yesterday we already had the big theoretical part, today we are doing a practical measurement with two selected pastes, whereby the paste that is nominally better on the data sheet is actually the “worse” one in the test and vice versa. Of course, the factor of potential long-term durability also plays a role, which may put the result [...]
After almost 12 months of preliminary work and several foundational articles on the subject, the time has finally come: the world’s first editorially based testing station for thermal paste and thermal pad analyses according to ASTM D5470-17 is now complete and already in the trial phase. Whether it’s the thermal conductivity or [...]
Now that the foundation for the home network had been laid, it was time to install a small home server that would also provide some network services as a comprehensive NAS replacement. The biggest challenge here was undoubtedly the network cabinet, which was actually far too small. It was foreseeable and already teased in the first part of the [...]
Yes, you read that right, today is the first time I’m presenting a Dell Alienware monitor. Let’s take a closer look at the Alienware AW2725DF! This monitor could turn out to be a real eSports king, because according to the data sheet (see below), that’s basically where Dell is positioning the AW2725DF. A Samsung QD-OLED panel [...]
In what is now the fifth part, I analyze the Raijintek Calore C360D, a radiator from the community that was kindly made available to me for the final pathological examination. The parts are inexpensive and unfortunately it is not known exactly which OEM is behind it. Magiccol, as it used to be, is not. And so my curiosity increases, because price [...]
As my blog-style articles often generate a lot of interest and there are a lot of network nerds in our forum, I decided to take you on my little journey from 8-port switch to 19″ network cabinet. While Igor reported live from Taiwan on the occasion of the Computex trade fair and has to gather his thoughts after the fair, I’ll show you [...]
It’s been a few moons since I’ve looked at a keyboard. This is mainly due to the fact that I generally value low-profile keyboards. Not in the sense of a Corsair K100 with a laptop-thin design, but in the sense of the well-known Sharkoon PureWriter RGB or the TKL version of the PureWriter. See the article from 2017: Sharkoon PureWriter [...]
Today we’re taking a look at a monitor that has already been in service for a few years. The ASUS MX25AQ has a QHD panel with a resolution of 2560 x 1440p on just 25 inches. You don’t necessarily have to do this, but if you like high PPI values, the 117 ppi would certainly appeal to you. According to Geizhals, the IPS panel was [...]
Even though today is primarily about the Insta360 Flow, I also have to explain in detail why I now bitterly regret buying the DJI Osmo Mobile 6 and have found a much better alternative for my purpose. I bought the DJI gimbal for Computex last year and cursed it the day after I bought the microphone. Along with all the influencing YouTubers, none [...]
Having already tested and presented several 3D printers here, it was only a matter of time before a scanner followed. After all, I can’t leave the field to Igor alone with his extremely high-resolution hardware scans. However, his devices are priced in a range that private individuals rarely reach. So what can you expect from an offer for a [...]
What always amazes me is the nonchalance with which NVIDIA carelessly tolerates the use of unsuitable thermal pastes, when on the other hand they control their own board partners down to the last screw with the restrictive Green Light Program (GLP). But why doesn’t this work with the layer that sits between the GPU and the cooler? And [...]
Today’s case comes from the community and a lengthy investigation was necessary because there were actually two causes of the pollution at the same time. I will describe my process, the measurements and also the conclusions in chronological order and it also shows once again how important it is to know the connections and not just speculate [...]
Bearing in mind the adversities at the first attempt and the possible influence of the human factor, we have (hopefully) solved it better this time with expert support. Of course, there will be a detailed and transparent report on the exact development of the idea, the first prototypes and many empirical values, but today I don’t want to [...]
Some of my articles mature like old wine and it’s certainly not wrong to look at them from time to time, even with current references. This is especially true now with regard to the current “drama” surrounding Intel’s CPUs and the move with the specs for the baseline. Nobody can pretend that Intel didn’t know anything [...]
The discussions about the correct and optimal application of thermal paste on CPU or GPU are as old as the pastes themselves. Whether blobs, sausages, circles, dots or whatever shape – the fear of applying too much or too little paste in the wrong place is huge, especially among first-time users and newcomers. Reason enough for our community [...]
Yes yes, the Philips EVNIA 34M2C8600. A name that goes down the gullet like liquid sunlight. All joking aside! The Philips offers the same first-generation Samsung QD-OLED panel that Alienware, MSI and Samsung themselves also have in their range. So we get a 3440 x 1440p ultrawide monitor with 175 Hz refresh rate and 1800R Curved. It also comes [...]
But it’s about time there were 32-inch monitors with OLED panels – or what do you think? Today we take a closer look at the ASUS ROG Swift PG32UCDM. A monitor in 16:9 format with a resolution of 3840 x 2160p and a refresh rate of up to 240 Hz. The built-in panel comes from Samsung Display, a 3rd generation QD-OLED panel with a slightly [...]
