This should not have happened, but it is…

No, of course the child did not fall into the well. Wet feet didn't get it either. But if much-needed data is still stuck somewhere in the bell wire in the deepest Atlantic and discuss with the fish who is faster, then it is simply not possible. Point. It's not nice, but at least it's nice. We can certainly do a lot, only that with the [...]


White and fast: KFA2 Hall Of Fame Extreme DDR4-4000 in review

What is white, fast and in its class still (with) the cheapest offer? With the KFA2 Hall Of Fame Extreme DDR4-4000, you can not only visually finely upgrade your system, but also accelerate it. What this in the Praxi... Memory Tests Intel The nice thing, of course, is that we can fully extend the clock rates of the memory kit. The question [...]


Asus ROG GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Strix Gaming 8G in review

With the ROG GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Strix Gaming, Asus puts an interpretation of the GP104, which has been slimmed down into the GTX 1070 Ti, on the customer shelf, which actually does almost everything right and nothing wrong. Of course, this is also reflected in the price, but we can... The rather tidy-looking board does not hide any secrets. Power [...]


AMD ASRock graphics cards not available in Europe

If one recalls the great advertising appearance with which AT that time ASRock was enthroned as a new, AMD-exclusive graphics card board partner (AIB) with a lot of media pomp, then today's statement of a senior sales manager of ASRock almost like an anecdote from the days when AMD's PR put itself one leg at a time.


2018 CPU and APU Charts (Update)

Much does not always help much - but on the other hand, a system that still looks slightly oversized today may reach its limits tomorrow. You can probably never have enough performance and there is also a certain feeling of future... We start with two synthetic benchmarks, but consciously share this category in DirectX11 and DirectX12. In the [...]


Test: ASRock RX 580 Phantom Gaming X

WITH the Radeon RX 580 Phantom Gaming X, ASRock presents a first-time work in which you can actually do nothing wrong with these models, bearing in mind the long-standing experience of the competitors with these models. So it’s kind of the ideal test object to practice. After all, the GPU is not a real new development, but only the [...]


Computers, DAUs, and other electrical disasters[Retro]

Note the innovative holes to reduce wind load. Packet collision? Wrong route? There's a lot of things that get clear... Unconventional but elegantly solved. At least superficially. Whether the user is drying the spring cleaning in the form of hot wash or preparing for knocking it out? Let us not think about it. Hole or slit mask? In any case [...]


Fully against the wall (blasted): Logitech G560 2.1 system in test

With the G560, Logitech offers a new Lightsync-based 2.1 gaming speaker system that not only puts pressure on the ears, but also provides real-time Ambilight-like backlighting. The Anli... Default: Out-of-The-Box As we test audio, we have e.g. in the basic article "Gaming Headsets: Myth, Truth and How We Test" already explained in great [...]


AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 5 2600X in review

AMD's return to the CPU sector last year was reflected in a seemingly endless launch of new processors that could put real pressure on Intel in almost all areas of the desktop PC market. This forced Intel to make the most drastic adjustments to its desktop portfolio in the last decade. Nevertheless, AMD continues to manage to continuously gain [...]


AMD Ryzen 2. Generation: Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 5 2600X in unboxing

Surpise, Surprise! Black vs. silver and both boxes with a nice double pack inside. What do you think might be in there? Let's tinker with the tension curve and get lyrical... Woke up this morning Closed in on all sides Nothing doing I feel resistance As I open my eyes Someone's fooling I've found a way to break through this cellophane [...]


Steelseries Arctic Pro + GameDAC stereo headset under review

Following the Siberia series geographically, it is now a little further north and after the frost-event of clattering ice nights, Steelseries is looking for the new acoustic pole with the Arctis series, for which the customer should like to warm up. Lots of A... Microphone measurement and sound check First of all, we can also measure the frequency [...]


Self-build: Workstation with AMD Threadripper and Vega Frontiers Edition

Reference system for workstation testing at Tom's Hardware Since we didn't want to build a pure Xeon workstation (which of course is always a cost issue), we want to compromise and select consumer hardware so that it can be... Assembly and instructions If you want to use the Cooler Master Cosmos C700P, you need not only a thick wallet, but [...]


RX Vega56 chilled on ice: Alphacool ice block GPX in test

Once is always the first time. And so, in the end, Alphacool managed to bring a solid fullcover water cooling block to the market. What lasts for a long time will be good? That is exactly what we want to test today. Of course, there is also how to get started... Test system and measurement methods We have already described the test system and the [...]


Logitech G Pro Stereo Headset under test

With the Logitech G Pro you want to round off the current portfolio upwards and make everything a little better. But can this really succeed? We are testing the 99-euro headset, which, like the Kingston HyperX Alpha, is in line with the current trend.