In recent years, phase-changing thermal interface materials such as Honeywell’s PTM 7950 have increasingly established themselves as a high-performance alternative to classic thermal pastes – especially where permanent, stable thermal coupling under high mechanical loads is required. Despite their basic user-friendliness, however, the [...]
When it comes to OLED monitors, there are currently two topics that I think everyone is talking about. Firstly, the overrated burn-in risk and secondly, of course, the usually far too high price. The AOC AGON Pro AG276QZD2 could turn out to be a big seller here, as it currently only costs around EUR 530. Some time ago, you paid at least the same [...]
Recently, several current graphics card models in the RTX 5000 series, including the RTX 5080, 5070 (Ti) and 5060 Ti in particular, have shown thermal anomalies in the area of local hotspots on the back of the board in my tests. These affect cards from major board partners such as Palit, PNY and MSI as well as variants from other manufacturers [...]
Since we recently published a basic article on custom-made keyboards and the response was very positive, it seems to be time to get down to business after so much theory. Today we’re going to be talking about the switch lifting process, and we’ll do the stabilizers next week. So let’s start with the switches. Why do we actually [...]
The Revopoint MetroX presented today is a portable 3D scanner aimed primarily at users who want to create detailed digital models of physical objects in a professional environment. With the increasing use of additive manufacturing techniques, digital archiving methods and the growing need for precise geometry data for quality assurance, product [...]
Yes, ASRock has now also arrived on the monitor market. The ASRock Phantom Gaming PG27FFX2A was sent to me by ASRock – with the request that I take a closer look at the monitor. The PG27FFX2A offers a 27 inch Full-HD (1920 x 1080p) IPS panel with 520 Hz refresh rate and 10 bit (8 FRC) color depth. This results in a pixel density of 81 ppi [...]
You might think that such a keyboard is ONLY an object of utility, a tool for entering text, not worth mentioning. But far from it! There is a world beyond the standardized plastic boards off the shelf, a world in which mechanics, aesthetics and haptic perfection form an almost philosophical connection – the world of custom keyboards. And [...]
After all my measurements on the new Blackwell and AMD graphics cards, I decided to write another in-depth article about ground loops in computers, especially in the context of the latest graphics cards and their power feedback. The article will examine the role of the PCIe motherboard slot and its ground pins in detail and explain why they are [...]
Today we have another affordable monitor from the Far East, the Titan Army P2710S. This is the big brother of the P2510S, which I have already presented to you. The P2710S comes with a 27-inch IPS panel and offers a resolution of 2560 x 1440p with a refresh rate of 240 Hz. The built-in panel has an RGB subpixel layout and offers 10 bits (8 2 FRC) [...]
Today we have something completely different to marvel at, namely the ASUS ProArt PA27JCV. This is a monitor that has its genes not in gaming – but in content creation. In other words, the focus today is more on color accuracy and not on response times or latency. This becomes clear when you look at the data of the installed panel. The [...]
Thermal interface pads (also known as thermal interface materials or TIM) are widely used solutions for transferring heat between uneven or different height components in electronic devices. Their use offers both advantages and potential disadvantages, depending on the choice of material, the quality of workmanship and the specific conditions of [...]
It is important to emphasize that this report is not intended to be sensationalist, but should be seen as a suggestion for manufacturers to pay more attention to the thermal load of circuit boards. Individual board partners are not mentioned by name, as this problem occurs in a similar form on almost all entry-level boards from all manufacturers [...]
It wasn’t that long ago – two years to be precise – that I went from being a PC gaming enthusiast to a cozy couch potato. Where once I absolutely had to have an SLI team in TI form, today comfort, user-friendliness and 60 FPS at medium details are enough for me. How did it get this far? I have no idea. But it feels practical and [...]
The first tests of the new NVIDIA RTX 5090 have been online since last week and today we are taking a look at the new DLSS 4.0. As always, the focus is on the following topics: How much more FPS do you get in conjunction with which image quality and what do the latencies do? I won’t go into the details of how Frame Generation (FG) or Multi [...]
In order to precisely measure the performance of graphics cards, the use of specialized benchmarking software is essential. These programs log demanding graphics processes in order to test the capabilities of the GPU under realistic conditions. Some of the best known tools are based on PresentMon, a low-level tool developed by Intel to capture [...]
Today is a premiere, because I’m testing the first AOC monitor – the AOC AGON Pro AG326UD. The AG326UD comes with a UHD 3840 x 2160p QD-OLED panel, which we are already familiar with. The AG326UD will therefore differ only slightly from its market competitors in many respects. The main difference is that the AG326UD only has a refresh [...]
Anyone who works in an office has probably seen a height-adjustable desk or even uses one every day. I myself have only ever used one at work and at home I’ve only used the cheapest one that was available many years ago. Basically, it’s enough to do something for an hour or two, but since corona, the topic of working from home has come [...]
The ASUS ROG Swift PG27AQDP is the world’s first gaming monitor with a WQHD resolution (2560 x 1440p) and a refresh rate of 480 Hz. This power is generated by an LG OLED panel. In addition, this panel has even been given a new subpixel layout – RGWB. This should have an effect on text readability. In other words, the PG27AQDP could [...]
The pump-out effect is a well-known and annoying problem when using thermal compounds on CPUs, GPUs and other electronic components subject to high thermal loads. It describes the displacement of the thermal paste from the contact area between the processor and heat sink, for example, typically as a result of temperature cycles or mechanical loads [...]
Static overclocking of CPUs has been a thing of the past, inefficient and literally uncool, and not just since yesterday. Instead, dynamic OCs as an optimization of the boost behavior ex works are often the method of choice nowadays. Not least because AMD had completely deactivated static overclocking in the past with X3D CPUs especially popular [...]
