Hardware benchmarks and reviews
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CPU
- Zen 2 comparison of monolithic 4650G versus chiplet 3500X
- Threadripper 1920X versus Ryzen 5900X on Linux and Windows
- Comparing thermals, clocks and performance of R5 3500X and i5-9400F under Linux
- Past and future of VIA Technologies x86 CPUs
- Testing x86 application emulation on Windows on ARM
High core count systems
- Design and capabilities of multi-CPU computers
- Threadripper 1920X and Vega 64 all water AiO build and benchmarks
- Testing old 16 core Opteron 6386 SE on a Jingsha X89 motherboard
- Threadripper cooling: low profile server air coolers and Thermal Grizzly thermal pad
Low power, fanless and embedded systems
- Aliexpress nettops for entry-level gaming
- Taking a look at Thin Mini-ITX AM4 motherboards
- Building a small form factor system with upgrade options on the cheap
- X7-ATX-500 - 500W PicoPSU for custom and small form factor builds
- Testing fanless Pentium J5005 + GTX 1050 Ti PC
- Power and thermal performance of fanless Pentium J5005 PC
- Measuring power draw of DC-DC Pico PSU power supply powering AMD APUs
- Building a Linux PC using low power quad core Celeron J1900
- Benchmarking Celeron J1900 on Xubuntu Linux
- Improving Celeron J1900 gaming performance by connecting external graphics card to PCIe x1 2.0 slot
- Are cheap low power x86 CPUs an alternative to higher end makers ARM boards?
GPU
- Intel Arc A380 - first look at Intel discrete graphics card
- Ray tracing and API scaling on Intel Arc A380
- Nvidia Modular diagnostic software - MODS
- Radeon Memory Visualizer and GPU Profiler for non-developers
- Generating realistic landscape images with Nvidia Canvas showcase app
- Testing GPU bandwidth limited by multiple NVMe drives on B550
- Monitoring AMD, Intel and NVIDIA graphics card usage under Linux
- Testing OEM and no-name RX 460 graphics cards
- Testing fancard effectiveness on GPU cooling performance
- Geforce Now - first impressions of game streaming
- Price to performance of used graphics cards - July 2019
Other hardware
- Getting rid of dust from home and from a computer case
- Grounding and electrostatic discharge protection of a problematic PC system
- Building a software developer PC based on Ryzen 7 1700
- First timer replaces a CPU cooler - case study
Laptops
- Lenovo IdeaPad 4G 14Q8C05 Windows on ARM laptop review
- Testing x86 application emulation on Windows on ARM
- Laptop DDR4 caveats - x8 layout versus x16 versus single and dual channel
- Review of Pipo W12 - a cheap ARM Windows 10 tablet
- BMAX Y11 - slick convertible laptop from China
- Testing cooling aids on a MSI GS43VR 7RE laptop
- Performance of AMD A8 APU on Xubuntu 15.04 with radeon and fglrx drivers
- How cool is Lenovo Flex 10 netbook and how to install Linux on 32-bit UEFI system?
Displays
- Testing Hagibis wireless HDMI transmitter-receiver dongles
- Generating video display outputs via USB with DisplayLink docking stations and dongles
- Testing two cheap portable monitors
- Atrix Lapdock - a laptop-like docking station for mini PCs
- Using USB3 to HDMI adapter based on SMSC chipset under Linux
PC components
- Laptop memory on a desktop with JET-5608 adapter
- Trying out PC-JMK5-Cool V-slot open PC case
- Taking a look at a generic USB3 HDMI capture devices
- Testing DDR3 and DDR4 RAM performance on Linux
- Risers and adapters for non-standard GPU connection
- Right angle 90 degree ATX adapter
- Quick SSD on USB performance test
- Thermal printers for makers and programmers
- Review of Eakins V6 microscope camera
Wireless
- Quick test of Asus USB-N10 WiFi adapter under Linux
- Long range Bluetooth communication with SENA Parani UD100 adapter
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