Recent content by NP

Do you think it is plausible that it might happen? I mean, is it difficult to do? Is it expensive to do? Why wouldn't they just do it this year?

I thought I was not asking too much, but maybe I do. I have been following the oled trend, and I am happy to see that there are now 32" and smaller monitors that have 100Hz+ refresh rates. But now I noticed that apparently every single desktop oled monitor has some really weird sub pixel layout...

I find it a bit weird, and decidedly American, to regard "only usb-C" connectivity as a minus for the product to be reviewed. The future is usb-c, anyway. Also for IOS devices. The devices that do not support usb-c are the problem.

He is a collector, and he got it dirt cheap. Just perfect.

It's not really "upgrading your system" if you buy everything. Then it is building an all new rig. I assume you are an Intel user? Because with Intel upgrading doesn't really make sense as the socket changes always after two processor generations. With AM4, you could pay less than $200 at the...

Closer than what Intel suggests? Or closer than what? What, exactly, does it say?

Yeah, well, it is not like anyone expects those +8 efficiency cores to be helpful in gaming benchmarks any time soon, let alone in those games. Already in the 12700K review TH pointed out that it matches 12900K performance in gaming workloads. Adding yet more efficiency cores will benefit a...

Nah. A normal review is the kind of review where the test system is built with the requirements of the hardware to be tested in mind. This test bench is not able to benchmark the cpu properly, because it has too weak cooler. A normally priced, but bigger water cooler is needed even for "normal...

Thermal throttling = Cpu not allowing itself to go above specific clocks because it meets a thermal limit. That is what I am talking about. The clearest indicator of that taking place is solid line of clocks at even 100C temp line (or 90C for 5900x). In order to test performance properly, you...

Sorry to say, but this graph is totally useless: It only shows that when the CPU throttles, it throttles. You need a more beefy cooler, not just benchmark the most power hungry processor at static 100C.

Like, of course it would shut down eventually, and before that throttle. But in theory. How hot could the motherboard could make the processor, any processor, hypothetically?

Cool, but useless. Because consumer nvme sticks do not benefit from any additional cooling. It looks beautiful, though, so I guess it should be evaluated as an ornament, rather than as a device. And in the category of ornaments, it totally beats all this gen Z RGB bling.

Interesting! I have two products from thermal grizzly, as I have understood it is one of the more esteemed producers of TIM. The ones I've got are Kryonaut and Conductonaut. Both the naming and packing information suggests that Kryonaut is the one intended for sub-zero LN2 stuff. Kryonaut's...

I built a new rig a year ago with 5900x and Noctua D15. I used liquid metal between the cooler and IHS. I think I may have used too small amount of TIM, or at least the performance was mediocre. Also, I dislike the shifting fan speed. So, I was able to find Arctic Freezer II 420 for $110, and...

Soon you will see people buying 12400 for $200+. Let's discuss more then.