Ad. 1. They don't listen, because it's too boring of a topic to make video about
No. They don't listen because computer components are not purchases a significant number of their readers purchase. I note they do conducts reviews on entire computers (laptops and PCs), even monitors (for typical home office use) - but not graphics cards, PSUs, etc.
Doesn't matter how optimized it is, when market simply has better options.
It matters because a good review makes for good marketing/advertising fodder. The market having better options is immaterial if the market (the consumers) are not aware of those better options. We see the results of this all the time when consumers buy inferior products, often simply because they are a few cents less expensive. The bigger problem is, most consumers don't do due diligence when researching their option.
I understand the idea behind removing all possible bottlenecks to test the performance of the product, but the unfortunate result is that in the review of 14500 for example, you will find its gaming performance in comparison with other CPUs with 4090.
No, sorry. That is incorrect. It is just not true at all.
Sorry, but clearly you do not understand. First, removing all possible bottlenecks
levels the playing field. Therefore, if reviewing CPUs, for example, you will find the review (assuming it is otherwise, a proper review) compares the CPU's performance against ALL other CPUs, not just one or two. And that's a very good thing.
I think reviewers are just lazy.
Clearly a blanket statement, and like all blanket statement, it is wrong. Of course, some reviewers are lazy. In fact, some self-proclaimed reviewer do absolutely nothing but repeat (even copy and paste!
) the marketing hype directly from the manufacturer, then call that a review. Now that's lazy - and pathetic. It also does a disservice to the consumer as well as legitimate reviewers.
But, as cvaldes correctly notes, other reviewers are very comprehensive, evaluating not just physical (electrical) performance in terms of power demands, efficiencies, noise, heat generation, cooling capabilities and more, but also in very "mixed load" scenarios with a wide variety of programs (real world, benchmarking, and stress).
For you to suggest such reviews are not happening is, sadly, illustrating a significant lack of knowledge and understanding on your part about what's out there in terms of review sites and reviewers. That is NOT meant to be a criticism and my apologies as I recognize it sounds like it. It is just a clear as a bell observation.
Now of course, proper research requires looking at more than just one review. But that's not hard as there are more than just one out there and they are easy to find. Just enter the brand, model number and the word "review" in your favorite search engine, then weed through the dozens of results. It will not take long to figure out which reviews are legitimate and worth the time to read, and which are not. A good review site to start with is right here at
TPU.
I've tested with realistic hardware for like a decade .. then people kept giving me shit .. "you're bottlenecking your CPU", "you are bottlenecking the GPU" ..
Yeah, some people love to hate. It seems they feel emboldened to do so when hiding behind a keyboard, on the other side of the Internet. I assume you have learned to give them all the attention they deserve!