Category - Reviews

Beelink SER9 Pro Mini-PC Review – Ryzen 7 H 255 and Mate SE Dock

This manufacturer has been on a roll lately with its docking stations that are precisely adapted to certain models, and the new mini PC that we are testing here today also has something to offer. You can now find out what the “mother ship” and “saucer” are capable of. Packaging and scope of delivery Both are shipped in a [...]


DXRacer TANK XXL gaming chair in test – When the name obliges

With the XXL gaming chair from the established TANK series, DXRacer explicitly addresses “larger” gamers and goes “all-in” in terms of stability. Read on to find out whether the huge fabric-covered chair can do more than just be comfortable. I had actually planned to present our readers with a test report on the announced [...]


Warning: Cooler Master encourages customers in official power supply support to self-destruct their 12V 2×6 connector

The trigger for today’s drama was actually harmless. A customer with a Cooler Master MWE Gold V2 ATX 3.1 1250 W power supply wanted to connect his ASUS RTX 5070 Ti OC. However, the enclosed 12V 2×6 plug hit the cooler because the socket on the graphics card is slightly offset. So the customer contacted support in the hope of finding an [...]


be quiet! Light Base 500 LX Mid-Tower im Test – Gelungenes Gehäuse-Downsizing oder einfach nur „zu heiß gewaschen“?

Mit dem Light Base 500 (LX) ergänzt be quiet! die beliebte Light Base Serie um eine erheblich kompaktere Variante. Ob die abgespeckte Variante ebenfalls eine Empfehlung ist, lest ihr im heutigen Test. Bei der Light Base Serie geht es nicht – wie sonst von be quiet! gewohnt – um einen möglichst leisen Betrieb, sondern in erster Linie um „show and [...]


Intel Arc Pro B60 Workstation Graphics Card Review with technical Analysis and Teardown – Battle of the small Workhorses under 1200 Euros

The Intel Arc Pro B60 from Sparkle is in an exciting price range below 1,000 euros, in which several professional graphics cards are currently vying for the favor of demanding users. Its direct competitors include models such as the older NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada and RTX 2000 Ada or AMD’s Radeon Pro W7600 and W7700, which all cover similar price [...]


Drama, second round: AMECH (AIMAC) SGT-4 or when heat-conducting paste becomes an odor nuisance and source of corrosion

Augrund neuer Erkenntnisse und Umstände möchte ich das offizielle Statement gern voranstellen, welches auch die Hintergründe beleuchtet und Einiges klar stellt: The AMeCh SGT-4 Case – The Story Behind the Story and Corrosive Amino Groups | Statement     After my original test of SGT-4 here on my website, almost exactly one year ago to [...]


Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 RX Wireless Review – Compact gaming keyboard with optical RX switches and flexible connectivity

Introduction and unboxing With the ROG Strix Scope II 96 RX Wireless, Asus presents a keyboard that combines performance, comfort and space-saving design. The compact 96 percent layout combines the advantages of a full-size keyboard with the elegance of a smaller form factor while offering full functionality including a numeric keypad. Equipped [...]


Understatement for the Advanced – Teamgroup T-Create Expert 2x 24 GB DDR5-6400 CL32 kit in test with teardown

For once, today’s review is not about superlatives, but about reliability, minimalism and value for money. The T-Create Expert series from Teamgroup is aimed at workstation users who are simply looking for reliable, fast RAM, without any RGB eye candy or gaming touches. Of course, a good portion of performance should not be missing, because [...]


MiniX Elite EU715-AI Mini-PC im Test – Ist der U7-155H wirklich so Ultra?

Den Namen dieses Herstellers lest ihr nicht zum ersten Mal hier bei uns, aber das letzte Exemplar aus deren Mini-PC Schmiede war doch etwas spezieller mit seiner passiven Kühlung. Der Prozessor aus dem heutigen Modell ist auf jeden Fall nicht ohne aktive Kühlung zu bändigen, schauen wir uns das System also zusammen im Detail an. Wer Interesse an [...]


Recalculated: Smart load balancing against ageing or monitoring with a hard cut – Which is the better solution for the 12VHPWR and 12V-2X6 Connectors? (Update)

The discussion about the 12V 2×6 plug and its thermally and electrically sensitive nature has now given rise to a new type of device that moves between pure measurement and active control. The aim of both approaches is to monitor or actively control the current distribution on the individual wires in order to avoid unbalanced loads and contact [...]