The first Volta: Nvidia Titan V review
It finally reached the Hardware.Info-test lab last week: the first Nvidia Volta video card. The Titan V is extreme in all respects - certainly in terms of price. How ultimate are the performance of...
View Article28 DDR4 memory kits comparison test: the best memory for Coffee Lake and Ryzen
For a long time, memory was one of the most boring components of a PC: you just had to have as much of it as possible; the specific type and speed were of little importance. Now those strips of RAM are...
View ArticleNeed for Speed Payback review: benchmarks on the brake tester
The long-running Need for Speed series has been given a new addition with Need for Speed: Payback. The game is traditionally published by EA, and it is the second in the series that runs on the...
View Article7 Multi-room wifi systems tested: a hot mesh
In early 2017, anyone who inquired at a network manufacturer about the trends on the router market invariably received the same answer: mesh. More than a year later, it's time to take stock. Has...
View Article'Retina' by Iiyama: Iiyama ProLite XB2779QQS 5K monitor review
A 5K monitor for 750 pounds / 800 euros? Iiyama has recently added one to its product range. Internally, the ProLite XB2779QQS features the same panel as the 27 inch Apple iMac with Retina screen. The...
View ArticleBudget King: Intel Pentium Gold G5400 review
Last week, Intel completed the Coffee Lake range of processors with no less than 14 new models. One of the most interesting variants is the Pentium Gold G5400, which has four threads and is still very...
View ArticleNetgear Nighthawk Pro XR500 review: innovative gaming router
Especially at a time when more and more games are 'online only', every gamer knows how important it is to have a reliable and fast connection to the servers of your favorite game. This is of course...
View ArticleSamsung C34H890 review: ultra wide 100 Hz alternative?
Since last year, Samsung has two monitors of 34” format in its range format, both with 3440x1440 pixels resolution and a refresh rate of 100 Hz. We discussed the C34F791 earlier, but not the C34H890....
View ArticleCrossFire & SLI anno 2018: is it still worth it?
If you wanted nothing but ultimate performance in games, CrossFire and SLI were the only options for a long time. DirectX 12 was intended to offer an alternative, but it doesn't seem to be the promised...
View Article6 ultra hd 40-inch+ monitors review: monstrous monitors
An increasing number of manufacturers has a monitor with a diagonal of 40 inch or more in their assortment. This means more than a meter of monitor in front of you. Is bigger also better? We tested six...
View ArticleASRock X299E-ITX/ac review: Skylake-X on mini-ITX?!
While Intel's socket 2066 is not as large as the Threadripper-socket it is still special that ASRock can make a mini-ITX motherboard for it. On this unique board of 17 by 17 centimeters you can use an...
View ArticleD-Link DIR-895L review: speed maniac
At a time when living room-worthy multi-room wifi solutions are becoming more and more popular, we thought it would be nice to review a classic router. The choice for the D-Link DIR-895L was quickly...
View ArticleTo eat or to be eaten: Acer Predator X34P ultrawide G-sync gaming monitor review
The Acer Predator X34P has it all: the extra wide 34 inch monitor has both a high resolution and a high refresh rate, with G-sync as the cherry on top. In doing so, the screen promises to be a worthy...
View ArticleAMD A320 motherboards review: ideal for your APU!
There's plenty to choose from when you're shopping for an AM4 motherboard socket. Many left the A320 chip set behind due to the lack of interesting AMD APUs, but since the launch of Raven Ridge such an...
View ArticleBudget All-round PC - June 2018
The all-round PC is a PC with comprehensive features for around £650 - £750 that can do a little bit of everything. It should have enough speed and capacity to meet your needs for some time. Currently...
View ArticleThe best CPU coolers: air and water coolers for every budget
A good processor cooler is an important part of the computer. Besides appearance and size, there are two aspects that are important when choosing a cooler: noise production and cooling performance....
View Article17 32-inch QHD monitors review: Big size, nice pixels
Presumably you've made up your mind: your next monitor will be a 4K model. But still, if you want to buy a new screen right now, you shouldn't forget WQHD models. We tested 17 screens with a diagonal...
View ArticleIntel Core i7 8086K review: the best gaming-CPU, but not the best choice
Last week, at Computex in Taipei, Intel introduced the Core i7 8086K Anniversary Edition processor to celebrate the very first introduction of the so-called x86 architecture, the Intel 8086, exactly 40...
View ArticlePlayersUnknown's Battlegrounds benchmarks: Intel, AMD and Nvidia fighting for...
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, as one of the most popular battle royal games, is a popular online shooter. What do you need to survive in the battle against 99 other players? The so-called battle royal...
View ArticleBenQ EX3501R ultra wide monitor review: not only for video enjoyment
In the segment of ultra wide monitors, Benq was an early adopter brand with a gaming model, the XR3501. We were very enthusiastic about it at the beginning of 2016, but by now it couldn't keep up with...
View ArticleSamsung 970 Evo & 970 Pro SSD review
Samsung finally introduced the new 970 Evo and 970 Pro SSDs, the long-awaited successors of the now over a year and a half old 960 Evo and Pro. They use a new controller and the latest version of...
View ArticleWD Black NVMe 2018 SSD review: competition for Samsung
Last month, WD introduced the second generation of its Black series SSDs. This top model of the storage manufacturer should be considerably faster than its predecessor and thus be able to compete with...
View ArticleUltrawide gaming (3440x1440) benchmarks: what performance can you expect?
At Hardware.Info, we always test GPUs from AMD and Nvidia at the three most popular resolutions. For some years now they have been full HD, WQHD and ultra HD. However, the UWQHD resolution of 3440 by...
View Article4K Gaming PC - July 2018
4K monitors are getting cheaper and cheaper, while their sharpness can't be matched by normal displays. Graphics cards have to render four times as many pixels to drive a 4K display compared to a...
View ArticleAMD Ryzen 5 2600 review: the most interesting Ryzen 2!
Recently we published our AMD Ryzen 2 review. At the time of writing that review, AMD had not sent us perhaps the most interesting new CPU yet, the Ryzen 5 2600, which you can already buy for 170...
View ArticleThe benefits of fast RAM with Intel Coffee Lake & AMD Ryzen 2: don't miss out...
Last time we had a look at the performance benefit of installing faster memory was at the end of 2016. A lot of new processors have appeared on the market since then. Intel have upgraded Coffee Lake to...
View ArticleHow many CPU cores do you need for gaming?
For years, you could find up to four computer cores in a consumer processor, but for some time now the number of cores has been on the rise. This can be a big advantage for many content creation...
View ArticleGaming on an iGPU: how good is that free graphics card?
More and more people are gaming, but the majority of them are casual players. Those gamers make less demands on image quality and frame rates, and will not want to invest in a state of the art video...
View ArticleAsus ProArt PA32UC-K review: first 4K HDR-monitor with real local dimming
The new Asus PA32UC-K has an average price of 2013 pounds / 2300 euros. This 32 inch 4K monitor has this hefty price tag for a reason; it is one of the first monitors on the market with finely meshed...
View ArticleGigabyte Aorus GTX 1070 en RX 580 Gaming Box review: Transform your light...
At the moment even the lightest gaming laptops are still heavy devices, if you compare them to ultrabooks for office purposes. What if you cannot choose between a feather-light system and smooth frame...
View ArticleLG 27UD59 review: successor of inexpensive 4K monitor tested
Near the end of 2016 we reviewed a 4K-monitor that proved to be extremely popular, the LG 27UD58. This was not very surprising, as this 27-inch ultra-hd monitor offered an unprecedented...
View ArticleIntel Optane 800p & 900p review: 3D XPoint for the regular consumer!
Earlier this year we tested the first enterprise-SSD from the Intel Optane series which uses the all-new 3D XPoint memory. That SSD broke almost all speed records, but was still extremely expensive....
View ArticlePhilips Momentum 436M6VBPAB review: look into the future
Hdr is a significant improvement over the old flat display, whether it be a television or a monitor. In the TV world, there is a growing supply of suitable products, but in the monitor land hdr is...
View ArticleBudget Game PC - July 2018
The Hardware.Info Budget Game PC Advice has a balanced configuration for playing video games, without having to spend too much. The components have been selected to offer the best bang for your buck....
View ArticleCleaning spree: make your graphics card faster, colder and quieter!
Your precious graphics card performs best with good cooling. But what happens to the temperature and performance when this cooling is clogged up? Hardware.info cleans for science, equipped with a mouth...
View ArticleWifi performance in smartphones analysed
Mobile networks are constantly being improved. We see faster and faster versions of 4G, while 5G is already being developed. Yet there are plenty of scenarios in which you have to rely on that other...
View ArticleGaming PC - August 2018
This computer system is specifically geared towards gaming at WQHD resolution. That means a PC with a high-end graphics card and a processor that is fast enough to support the GPU, but also a fast...
View ArticleThese are the best routers and multi-room wifi systems
One of the most common annoyances of modern man is a poorly functioning WiFi connection. Especially now that more and more devices are becoming connected and it only gets busier in the ether, it can do...
View ArticleAsus ROG Strix Hero II and Scar II review: big leap forward
Gaming notebooks are often a hassle. They're large, heavy and often have horrible battery life - a phat processor and graphics card card, of course, but then corners will be cut everywhere else, from...
View ArticleAMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs. Intel Core i5 8600K: the best gaming CPU in the year 2018!
AMD has released their second generation Ryzen processors and Intel has upgraded its Core i5 line to six cores. Which one should you go for in 2018, if you want the best gaming performance?...
View ArticleToshiba XG6 review: The first SSD with 96-layer 3D-NAND!
Developments in the field of SSDs have suddenly gone very fast. Both Samsung and WD only introduced their first NVMe SSDs with 64-layer flash memory at the beginning of this year, and a few weeks ago...
View ArticleAll-round Deluxe PC - September 2018
The all-round Deluxe PC will last you a few years without requiring any upgrades. It is a bit more expensive, but is very complete as well. Using the internet, gaming, business applications, photo and...
View ArticleBudget All-round PC - September 2018
The all-round PC is a PC with comprehensive features for around £650 - £750 that can do a little bit of everything. It should have enough speed and capacity to meet your needs for some time. Currently...
View ArticleFlash storage for everyone: 67 SSDs round-up
The supply of SSDs remains high and prices are falling again: it is high time for a new comparison test. You can read it here, based on a completely new test setup, with which we can test SSDs even...
View ArticleBudget Game PC - October 2018
The Hardware.Info Budget Game PC Advice has a balanced configuration for playing video games, without having to spend too much. The components have been selected to offer the best bang for your buck....
View Article4K Video Editing PC - November 2018
A few years ago, your PC just couldn't be fast enough for digital video processing. By now every average PC is able to process Standard Definition (PAL 720x576) as well as HD Ready, but technology...
View ArticleAMD X470 motherboards round-up: 14 boards for your Ryzen 2
A few months ago AMD introduced its Ryzen 2 processors. This second generation of Zen-based CPUs is a great moment for many to make the switch, now that the most important teething problems have...
View ArticleKiller Wireless-AC 1550 review: users, lock your wifi!
Rivet Networks is the manufacturer behind the well-known Killer network chips that promise a combination of dizzying speeds and intelligent and user-friendly software. We looked at how the Killer...
View ArticleThese are the best Mini-ITX motherboards
Do you want to put together a truly compact system while making as few concessions as possible in terms of performance? Then you quickly arrive at the mini ITX form factor. Although these motherboards...
View ArticleAll good things: Hardware.Info UK & US to shut down on December 31st
Something highly unusual on these pages, a first, only and last Letter from the Editor. The occasion is, alas, not a happy one: Hardware.Info will cease publication for the English audience by the end...
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