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Real Capacitor Testing! Methodology & Teapo vs. Chemi-Con!
Methodology & First Results: Teapo vs. Chemi-Con The first test was to get some experience and see what was happening, so we only blew up
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Seasonic Magflow 120mm Cooling Fan Review – ReCheck!
Advertised Vs. Real Performance This is probably the most crucial page, showing how accurate the data provided by the manufacturers/brands on their products is. Since
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MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850W PSU Review
Average Noise The average noise is high at both voltage inputs. We will find out why below. Fan Noise & Speed Maps @ 28-32 °C
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SilverStone Shark Force 120 ARGB Fan Review
Advertised Vs. Real Performance This is probably the most crucial page, showing how accurate the data provided by the manufacturers/brands on their products is. Since
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Drowning in spam? Deal with it!
Spam emails. One of the most annoying things that could happen to anyone. It includes “innocent” ad campaigns in which we might subscribe involuntarily to
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DeepCool Assassin IV Review – Can it beat the Noctua NH-D15?
Epilogue The new Assassin IV cooler achieves high performance but doesn’t exceed the performance of the previous model, which I find weird. Usually, when a
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AMD Unveils the Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with “Zen 4c” Cores
AMD allowed us today to release all the information it provided on the new Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3 mobile processors, which feature the new
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Phanteks T30-120 Cooling Fan Review – ReCheck!
Frequency Plots (Advanced Mode – High Speed) Min Fan Speed 25% Fan Speed 50% Fan Speed 75% Fan Speed 100% Fan Speed With the fan
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Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 1050W PSU Review
Average Noise The average noise is low at both voltage inputs. Fan Noise & Speed Maps @ 28-32 °C [115V] The unit’s passive operation doesn’t
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Watch YouTube without adblock warning (and not only)
Recently, YouTube has begun showing pop-ups to users who use adblocks. As we know, YouTube mainly relies on its ad network to keep its platform free,
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1st Player NGDP 1300W PSU Review
Average Noise 300W more can make quite a difference, as seen in the charts above. The NGDP 1300 is way noisier than its 1000W sibling.
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be quiet! Dark Rock Elite Review
Epilogue The be quiet! Dark Rock Elite offers notably better performance than the Dark Rock Pro 5 model, thanks to the pair of stronger fans
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Silverstone FHS 120X Fan Review – 4000 RPM Beast
Advertised Vs. Real Performance This is probably the most crucial page, showing how accurate is the data provided by the manufacturers/brands on their products. Since
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be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 Review
Epilogue The be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 is a large air-cooler that won’t trouble you during installation, even if your RAM modules have high
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Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 1200W PSU Review
Average Noise The average noise is high. Given the restricted fan grille, small PCB, and high output, I didn’t expect great things here. Fan Noise
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Quick Tips#19: Enable Windows Sandbox, the easy way
Did you ever need to try a program without the hassle of uninstalling it after you went through with it? Of course, a program is
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The final Lab move (for this year!)
As you probably noticed I am not so active this week, because I am away from the home base, to pack the second lab that
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InWin Neptune DN140 PRO Fan Review
Advertised Vs. Real Performance This is probably the most crucial page, showing how accurate is the data provided by the manufacturers/brands on their products. Since
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Super Flower Megacool 120mm Fan Review – The Performance King
Frequency Plots (High Speed) Min Fan Speed 25% Fan Speed 50% Fan Speed 75% Fan Speed 100% Fan Speed Signal Recordings I have recorded the
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Thermaltake SWAFAN EX 12 ARGB Sync Fan Review
Advertised Vs. Real Performance This is probably the most crucial page, showing how accurate is the data provided by the manufacturers/brands on their products. Since
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GPU Benchmark Automation with Python! The Hitman3 Case
Python & Hitman3! Whenever I find the time, I try to finish the big project I decided to handle, an overhaul of my GPU testing,
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Quick Tips #18: Arduino IDE on the Raspberry Pi, the easy way
Raspberry Pi is an all-time favorite single-board computer. It comes in various flavors and can be used for multi-purpose projects. By the end of October,
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XPG Battlecruiser II Review: Thermal & Noise Damping/Output Evaluation
Frequency Plots 50% Fan Speed The loudest frequency, 630 Hz, is the 630 Hz is the exponential center of the audible spectrum! 75% Fan Speed
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be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM Fan Review
Advertised Vs. Real Performance This is probably the most crucial page, showing how accurate is the data provided by the manufacturers/brands on their products. Since
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be quiet! Light Wings 140mm PWM Fan Review
Advertised Vs. Real Performance This is probably the most crucial page, showing how accurate is the data provided by the manufacturers/brands on their products. Since
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Are you still a Fanboy? This article is for you!
Sports, cars, technology, etc., have their supporters or fanboys. Some supporters humbly follow their preferred brand, while others do that blindly. Being a fan is
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Will my ATX v3.0 PSU or my GPU be compatible with 12V-2×6? Do I need a new cable/PSU/GPU? Everything you need to know!
Will my ATX v3.0 PSU or my GPU be compatible with 12V-2×6? This is what troubles most users from the moment ATX v3.1 & PCIe
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XPG KYBER 650W PSU Review
Average Noise The average noise output exceeds 30 dBA, and it is close to the Pylon 650, which uses a lower-performance and efficiency platform. Fan
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Corsair iCUE Link Smart Component Ecosystem Overview
Epilogue The Corsair iCUE Link is a big step forward in removing all excess cables for power and RGB lighting. Modern systems use many fans,
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Quick Tips #17: Serving spying services like a host with Hosts File
Privacy is a flaming matter these days. The more we rely on IoT to simplify our quality of life, the more we are exposed to
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The new iPhone 15 models are out and have already vanished from stores!
The new iPhone 15 models are out and have already vanished from stores, while at the same time, most users complain about how expensive Apple’s