Not lucky last time? We still have the Cooler Master GX III Gold 850

Giveaway, News | | Redakcia

One PSU contest is over, another one is starting. Cooler Master has donated its 850-watt GX III Gold model to our HWCooling contest. With a little luck, you can win one. It won’t be completely “free”, but you won’t break much of a sweat either. All you need to do is show a basic understanding of the Cooler Master power supply stuff. This will be especially easy for fans of the brand, but anyone can do it. Read more “Not lucky last time? We still have the Cooler Master GX III Gold 850” »

Scythe Fuma 3 – A pair of counter-rotating impellers

Cooling, CPU coolers, Extra tests | | Pavel Sekerka

Another cooler that we will have time to look at this year is the Scythe Fuma 3. This cooler uses several atypical design elements, which makes it different from the usual dual-tower coolers in its class. Moreover, with a price tag of just over 50 EUR, it could offer an interesting price/performance ratio. Additionally, this is my first experience with a Scythe cooler, so I’m also duly curious to see how the Fuma 3 performs in stress tests. Read more “Scythe Fuma 3 – A pair of counter-rotating impellers” »

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti with M.2 slot launched, can use PCIe 5.0 SSD

Graphics, News, SSDs | | Jan Olšan

Some GPUs in current gaming graphics cards use just eight PCIe lanes instead of the whole ×16 interface. This includes cards like the Radeon RX 7600 and also the GeForce RTX 4060 and 4060 Ti. Asus recently came up with an idea to make use of the extra lanes that would go to waste such a GPU, and made a graphics card that gets some utility out of of the excess lanes, using them to connect an SSD and provide an extra M.2 slot. Read more “GeForce RTX 4060 Ti with M.2 slot launched, can use PCIe 5.0 SSD” »

Tuned for low noise: Case, cooler and PSU from DeepCool

Cooling, Extra tests, PC builds | | Ľubomír Samák

Very quiet operation, but with “sufficient” cooling performance that doesn’t hold back the components. That’s the assignment we gave ourselves when building a mid-range PC with which, regarding cooling hardware, we went with DeepCool. The case which became the basis of this configuration has great potential to achieve the desired result, but everything needs to be set adequately. Read more “Tuned for low noise: Case, cooler and PSU from DeepCool” »

Corsair’s MP700 Pro Gen5 SSD delivers up to 12.4 GB/s speeds

News, SSDs | | Jan Olšan

When SSDs using PCI Express 5.0 technology came to market, most models available delivered sequential speeds of “just” around 10 GB/s. The Phison E26 controller used is supposed to reach up to about 12.5 GB/s, but it turned out that with most of the NAND available on the market it only reaches that lower level bar between 9500 – 10 000 MB/s. Fortunately, things are getting better and the 12.5GB/s drives promised a year ago are coming. Read more “Corsair’s MP700 Pro Gen5 SSD delivers up to 12.4 GB/s speeds” »

Seasonic has MagFlow with ARGB LED. Impeller shape is also new

Cooling, Fans, News | | Ľubomír Samák

Seasonic’s second fan expands the range of lighted models. But it does so in a very non-violent way that doesn’t require lower impeller stiffness. The latter, on the contrary, is extra rigid, made of LCP, and compared to the older MagFlow 1225 fan, the shape of the blades has also undergone a change. The elegant magnet connection method that Seasonic prides itself on has been retained. Read more “Seasonic has MagFlow with ARGB LED. Impeller shape is also new” »

Win a DeepCool (PX1000G) PSU for powerful builds

Giveaway, News | | Editors

If you are planning on building a more powerful PC with higher power draw, take a pause. In exchange for a moment of your time (to answer quick hardware questions), you can win a 1000W DeepCool power supply. That’s just enough to efficiently run an “unrestrained” Core i9-14900K CPU with a GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card. You can already connect the latter with a single connector, as the PX1000G is an ATX 3.0 power supply. Read more “Win a DeepCool (PX1000G) PSU for powerful builds” »

This is the complete ATX 3.0 power supply test lineup

Preview, PSUs | | Ľubomír Samák

Recently, in fact for most of 2023, we’ve been collecting various ATX 3.0 power supplies. In total, twelve have been collected, which is also the final number with which we are now leaving for measurements. Before we start publishing the tests, you can check out a comprehensive overview of all the models. Or leave a comment, which we can eventually incorporate into our analyses. Read more “This is the complete ATX 3.0 power supply test lineup” »

GeForce RTX 5090: no 512-bit bus, but with DP 2.1 and on 3nm node

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Nvidia is yet to release the refresh of the current generation of GeForce RTX 4000 GPUs, which will be released in 2024, but after that (according to some sources in 2025) it’s time for the next generation GeForce RTX 5000 with Blackwell architecture. Information is slowly appearing about those GPUs – currently about the most powerful model, which will be based on the GB202 chip. But it looks like it has been “downsized” a bit. Read more “GeForce RTX 5090: no 512-bit bus, but with DP 2.1 and on 3nm node” »

Gigabyte GP-UD850GM PG5W: Let’s make it bright!

Preview, PSUs | | Ľubomír Samák

The last of the dozen ATX 3.0 PSUs that we’ll be looking at in comparison tests is the Gigabyte GP-UD850GM PG5W. We have this one available in the “rarer” white variant, and if there’s anything else these Gigabyte (UD850GM) PSUs have going for them, it’s an attractive price. It is decidedly the cheapest PSU we will test. And among other things, it also has a smaller footprint with extra compatibility. Read more “Gigabyte GP-UD850GM PG5W: Let’s make it bright!” »

Nvidia’s new fastest AI GPU: H200 with 141GB of HBM3E memory

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Last year, Nvidia launched the 4nm H100 accelerator with Hopper architecture. It has since been the company’s fastest GPU for AI. Now the company is launching its successor dubbed H200. It isn’t quite a new generation yet, but something of a refresh that will lead Nvidia’s lineup until the next generation with the Blackwell architecture is released. The H200 relies on the use of faster memory, but that should also lift overall performance. Read more “Nvidia’s new fastest AI GPU: H200 with 141GB of HBM3E memory” »

When to choose which Axagon (SSD) cooler? A little guide

Extra tests, PR article, SSD coolers | | Ľubomír Samák

Axagon’s SSD coolers are some of the best value on the market. They always have an extremely attractive price-performance ratio and, at the same time, clever technical implementation of design details. There are several options, or variants of coolers to choose from to suit different needs. For better orientation, we will now go through each model in turn and indicate for which situation which one may seem to be a suitable choice. Read more “When to choose which Axagon (SSD) cooler? A little guide” »

Ryzen 8000G APUs launch in two months, Gigabyte reveals date

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

It looks like we finally have an answer to the question of when AMD will finally release “APUs”, or power-efficient monolithic processors with a beefy integrated GPU for the AM5 platform. It was revealed by Gigabyte, and while that isn’t directly from AMD, Gigabyte should be well informed (although the information likely wasn’t supposed to be shared publicly). The company announced the release date of the APUs in a press release. Read more “Ryzen 8000G APUs launch in two months, Gigabyte reveals date” »

SilverStone DA850R Gold up close. 471 watts per liter

Preview, PSUs | | Ľubomír Samák

SilverStone also makes ATX 3.0 PSUs. The DA850R Gold model is, among other things, remarkable for its smaller than usual dimensions. It is only the “basic” 140 mm in length, the same as, for example, the Enermax ERT850EWT (the other tested power supplies are larger), so for owners of cases with worse PSU compatibility, a thematic micro-comparison arises. Read more “SilverStone DA850R Gold up close. 471 watts per liter” »

Intel discontinues Cryo Cooling Technology, ends the app updates

Cooling, CPU coolers, News | | Jan Olšan

Three years ago, when Comet Lake processors came out – the very last of several Skylake architecture refreshes produced in the troubled 14nm era – Intel tried to boost it with cryogenic cooling technology, or rather cooling with an auxiliary thermoelectric element that lowered the temperature of the “coldplate”, cooling the processor below the ambient temperature. This technology is now yet another activity that Intel has cut back on. Read more “Intel discontinues Cryo Cooling Technology, ends the app updates” »

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