Threadripper 1920X versus Ryzen 5900X on Linux and Windows
Let see how 12 core Threadripper 1920X compares versus latest consumer 12 core Ryzen 5900X in productivity and games on Linux and Windows.
Testing GPU bandwidth limited by multiple NVMe drives on B550
Some AM4 motherboards may offer multiple M.2 slots supporting NVMe drives. PCIe connectivity may be routed in a couple of ways including limiting GPU x16 connectivity to x8 if excess drives are connected. Does that affect performance? Let's check it out using Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master.
World of Warcraft performace on macOS Big Sur and Apple M1
Apple has released a new version of the macOS operating system - Big Sur - as well as new hardware - Mac Mini and laptops powered by Apple M1 ARM silicon. Let's take a look at how well it can run World of Warcraft.
Trying out PC-JMK5-Cool V-slot open PC case
V-slot aluminum profiles are used to construct various mechanical devices including CNC machines, thermal printers and more. There are also PC open case kits that can be adapted and extended to your desires. Let's take a look at what V-slot is and how a V-slot PC case looks like.
Christopher Go Planetary imaging video tutorials
A full course of Solar System imaging and processing made by Christopher Go
Sesto Senso 2 motofocuser quick review
Sesto Senso 2 is a motofocuser designed by Primaluce Lab. In comparison to existing ones like those from ZWO or SkyWatcher the Sesto Senso does not use a mounting bracket making it compatible with a wider range of focusers. Lets have a look at the kit and how it performs.
Benchmarking of astro-processing apps
Astrophotography can produce lots of data - wherever it's Solar System imaging creating multiple large AVI or SER files or lucky imaging with DS CMOS cameras on short exposures generating lots of large FITS files. When it comes to processing time can then become a big problem. Lets do some benchmarking of various processing tasks.
Nvidia Modular diagnostic software - MODS
Nvidia MODS or Modular diagnostic software
is an Nvidia internal set of tools for GPU diagnostic. Those tools did leak out and are now used by third party repair shops when troubleshooting broken GPUs. Lets take a look what MODS can do and how to use it.
Analyzing ray traced shadows in World of Warcraft
Ray tracing in video games is a relatively new feature that is picking up momentum as more and more games are starting to implement it. This also includes World of Warcraft Shadowlands. Let's take a look at ray tracing features and how WoW implements them.
Testing Radeon Adrenalin 20.10.1 Shadowlands pre-patch support
On 21th of October AMD released new version of Radeon Adrenalin drivers for their GPUs. Support for Shadowlands pre-patch was one of heavily highlighted points of this release so lets check if anything changed.
