How to Stress-Test CPUs and PCs (Like We Do) By Igor Wallossek last updated 20 January 21 This guide shows you how to stress test your CPU by examining which configurations produce the largest possible loads and which waste the most heat.
Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 2GB Review By Chris Angelini, Igor Wallossek published 5 May 20 Not yet rated Nvidia's tiny GeForce GT 1030 is cheaper, smaller, and cooler-running than AMD's Radeon RX 550. But can it compete in our benchmark suite?
Intel Core i9-9900K 9th Gen CPU Review: Fastest Gaming Processor Ever By Paul Alcorn, Igor Wallossek last updated 31 December 20 More cores, higher frequencies, and performance-boosting Solder TIM place the Core i9-9900K ahead of the pack. Just be prepared to pay for it.
AMD Radeon VII 16GB Review: A Surprise Attack on GeForce RTX 2080 By Chris Angelini, Igor Wallossek published 7 February 19 AMD is first to market with a 7nm gaming GPU. The company complements its Vega 20 processor with 16GB of HBM2 on a 4,096-bit bus, packing it all into a 300W Radeon VII graphics card. Should those numbers impress you? Yeah, actually, they should.
Radeon RX 590 Review: AMD’s First 12nm GPU Hits 225W By Chris Angelini, Igor Wallossek published 15 November 18
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Review: 24 Cores on a Budget By Paul Alcorn, Igor Wallossek last updated 26 April 20 The $1,300 Ryzen Threadripper 2790WX comes bristling with 24 cores and 48 threads of processing power, but is it better than the less-expensive Threadripper X-series models?
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition Review: A Titan V Killer By Chris Angelini, Igor Wallossek last updated 1 November 19
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition Review: Faster, More Expensive Than GeForce GTX 1080 Ti By Chris Angelini, Igor Wallossek published 19 September 18
Ryzen Threadripper 2 (2990WX and 2950X) Review: AMD Unleashes 32 Cores By Paul Alcorn, Igor Wallossek last updated 26 April 20 AMD's Threadripper 2 series barrels into the high end desktop with the record-setting 32-core 64-thread Threadripper 2 2990WX.
SteelSeries Arctis Pro + GameDAC Gaming Headset: High Res At A High Price By Igor Wallossek published 19 July 18
ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX580 8G OC Review: A Solid Rookie Effort By Igor Wallossek published 17 June 18
Alphacool Eisblock GPX-A Review: Radeon RX Vega Gets Water-Cooled By Igor Wallossek published 14 June 18
Asus ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 64 8GB OC Edition Review: High-End Graphics With Flair By Igor Wallossek published 11 June 18
PowerColor Red Devil RX Vega 64 8GB HBM2 Review: Cooling Vega Right By Igor Wallossek published 4 June 18
Building A Workstation With Ryzen Threadripper And Radeon Vega Frontier Edition By Igor Wallossek published 25 May 18 High-performance workstations need to be as stable and reliable as they are fast. We put together an all-around crowd pleaser that'll allow us to test professional hardware on a relative budget
Kingston HyperX Cloud Alpha Headset Review: Near-Perfect At $100 By Igor Wallossek last updated 29 October 19 With its HyperX Cloud Alpha, Kingston wants to build on the success of its predecessors. Can a $100 gaming headset garner mass appeal with better-than-expected performance and solid build quality?
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Review: Redefining Ryzen By Paul Alcorn, Igor Wallossek last updated 26 April 20 AMD claims the Ryzen 7 2700X brings up to a 20% productivity boost, and is near-equivalent in gaming to Intel's Coffee Lake chips. Does it live up to the hype?
Unboxed! AMD Ryzen 7 2700X & Ryzen 5 2600X 2nd Gen Processors By Igor Wallossek published 13 April 18 AMD's "2nd Gen Ryzen" CPUs have landed in our labs. We can’t discuss results yet, but these photos should tide you over until we can talk test results.
Logitech G Pro Headset Review: Solid Mainstream Pick for Music & Games By Igor Wallossek published 28 March 18 Not yet rated
PNY PrevailPro P4000 Laptop Review: Quadro Workstation Power, Consumer Chassis By Igor Wallossek published 19 March 18 Not yet rated PNY's first workstation notebook may be a consumer-oriented Clevo platform, but ours came maxed out with lots of memory and a Quadro GPU. Let's put it to the test.
Roccat Khan Pro Gaming Headset Review By Igor Wallossek published 9 March 18 Not yet rated With its Khan Pro, Roccat promises to elevate the gaming headset market. But in doubling down on the marketing does it go too far in describing this product's real capabilities?
Is ASRock Making Graphics Cards? By Igor Wallossek published 8 March 18 Is ASRock going to start making discrete graphics cards? As is often the case with internet rumors, it's usually a few drops of truth mingling with so much hot air.
Nvidia Unlikely To Unveil 2018 Graphics Cards At GDC, GTC By Igor Wallossek published 1 March 18 Anyone waiting for a big Nvidia news blowout at Game Developers Conference (GDC) or Nvidia's own Graphics Technology Conference (GTC), both coming up later in March, will probably be disappointed.
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Delidded: Solder vs. Thermal Paste vs. Liquid Metal By Igor Wallossek published 19 February 18 Now that we know AMD is using thermal paste instead of solder between its Raven Ridge-based dies and heat spreaders, it's time to determine whether we have a reason to complain.
AMD Raven Ridge Thermal/Power Analysis: Ryzen CPUs With Vega By Igor Wallossek published 13 February 18
