Hardware Busters

Super Flower Leadex Titanium ATX v3.0 1600W PSU Review
Epilogue Super Flower had a great base to work with, the Leadex platform, and with some small changes and lots of tuning achieved to deliver

BenQ treVolo U Desktop Dialogue Speaker Review
Conclusion The products I have tested thus far from the BenQ brand are good build quality, and their applications are user-friendly. The minimal and modern

Temu, the new Wish?
Temu is an e-commerce platform that offers various products at meager prices. At least to those that are advertised. If you start searching in their

SEA SONIC to Launch New FOCUS GX ATX 3.0
Taipei, Taiwan – 11 September 2023 Sea Sonic Electronics., Co., Ltd. is proud to announce the introduction of the new FOCUS GX ATX 3.0 Series

1st Player NGDP 1000W PSU Review
Epilogue The 1st Player NGDP 1000W achieves high overall performance with tight load regulation, decent ripple suppression, which is not competitive, tight transient response, and

The First Step to GPU Benchmark Automation with Python!
In today’s article I will show you how to easily extract data from CapFrameX log files. This will save you time, since you won’t have

be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX Review: Thermal & Noise Damping/Output Evaluation
Epilogue The be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX goes for 210€ in the white version, and this variation is the most expensive of the Shadow


Quick Tips #16: The “official” way to “debloat” Windows 11
Windows 10 is one of the most successful Microsoft OSes. Although Windows 11 has been around for a long time, it didn’t earn a better

Starfield Performance & Power Analysis: AMD vs. NVIDIA
Conclusion & GPU/PSU Recommendations Starfield is a demanding game in the hours you need to spend to finish it and in hardware. You will need

Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 Pro Fan Review
Epilogue The Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 Pro achieves good performance in the 25 dBA and 30 dBA noise normalized tests, where is close to the XPG

Cybenetics Releases ATX v3.0 “Pass” Badges
Cybenetics, the leading PSU certication agency, issued new badges, confirming ATX v3.0 compatibility. More and more users seek ATX v3.0 PSUs, so it is of

Is PC Gaming dying?
Is PC Gaming dying? Or is it even worth it anymore? This is a popular topic in our Discord Server. We see too expensive graphics

be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13 1600W PSU Review
Epilogue The be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13 1600W is an enhanced/improved version of the Dark Power Pro 12 1500W, offering better performance, 100W more,

XPG Nidec Vento Pro 120 PWM Fan Review
Epilogue The XPG Nidec Vento Pro 120 PWM fan doesn’t pack any bells n’ whistles. It is a fan for users who seek pure performance

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D CPU/Asus ROG Strix SCAR 17 X3D Laptop Review: Performance, Thermals & Power Analysis
Epilogue For the first time, AMD brings the 3D V-cache technology to laptops through the Ryzen 9 7945HX3D processor, which will be only available with

VPN 101: All you need to know about VPN services
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. Although you can find many definitions, I think the best is the following. It is how a secure encrypted

XPG Launches the Core Reactor II Gold ATX v3.0 Compliant PSUs
Taipei, Taiwan – 16 August 2023 – XPG, a fast-growing provider of systems, components, and peripherals for Gamers, Esports Pros, and Tech Enthusiasts, today announced


Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS): Why do you need one?
A UPS or an Uninterruptible Power Supply is a crucial device for those who want to protect their devices and have enough time to save

Reproducibility in Testing Results – Why custom-made equipment is a no-go
Reproducibility in testing results is of huge importance, since it allows any individual to verify (or to challenge) our findings. For someone to be able

Cooler Master V750i Gold PSU Review
Epilogue The Cooler Master V750i Gold is the best-performing 750W unit available today. The fact is that there are not many ATX v3.0 PSU models

From 0 to 1: A Brief Computer Science & Technology Timeline
Nowadays, computers or smartphones are everywhere. You will rarely find a home without at least one PC system or gaming console, and most of us

Corsair Xeneon Flex 45WQHD240 Monitor Review
Epilogue Spending 1600 dollars on a monitor sound and are a lot, given that with notable less, you can get a 42″ or 48″ OLED

Quick Tips #15: How to unbitlock a drive
Bitlocker is quite a helpful feature for the Windows versions that support it. But it can become a real headache on some occasions. So, if

XPG Fusion 1600W Titanium PSU Review – Should Corsair Worry?
Epilogue XPG is trying hard to meet Corsair’s offerings in the PSU market. Given that Corsair has a long experience in this field, it will

Cooler Master V850i Gold PSU Review
Epilogue The Cooler Master V850i Gold is a high-performance PSU, which might be advertised as semi-digital, but analog controllers handle its primary functions. There is

Update on the lab’s move
Thought to provide you with an update on the lab’s move. First of all, I know that I am not so active the last two

The Antikythera Mechanism: An Ancient Computer or the ‘Dial of Destiny’?
If you have watched Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, you will already have heard about the Antikythera Mechanism. It is highly unfortunate though,

Moving the Lab at >45°C is not Fun (at all)
After less than a year in the building we rented in Cyprus, our team moved to a new building we bought for this purpose! We

The best 2.5″ SATA SSDs
Budget SSDs In this list, we suggest the most notable cheap SSDs. They would still do the job but don’t expect top-of-the-top performance. They are

XPG LANCER BLADE DDR5 Launches with Low-Profile Heatsink & High Price-Performance
Taipei, Taiwan – July 13, 2023 XPG today announced the launch of LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 and LANCER BLADE DDR5 memory, emphasizing its low-profile heatsink