Friday, July 16th 2021
TechPowerUp is Hiring Motherboard and Memory Reviewers
We have open positions on our team for 1) a motherboard reviewer, and 2) a memory reviewer. TechPowerUp Reviews are renowned for their in-depth focus on technical and performance aspects, and are supported by a large selection of tests. We are looking for someone with experience tweaking hardware in general—and memory in particular—ideally with some overclocking experience. As a motherboard reviewer you should be able to identify the various components of a motherboard PCB, discuss their quality aspects, test relevant onboard devices, provide technical photography, and put the motherboard through a selection of tests that will evolve with your feedback and community interest. Likewise for memory, we'll need you to be able to push the memory module to its limits, to detail its OC tuning potential and stability (we're not expecting you to do LN2). You should also be able to understand DRAM IC choices, memory timings and their effects, and how everything comes together for the big picture.
In terms of language skills we're not asking for novel writers, however you should have a decent grasp of the English language, and be able to get across your thoughts, experience and excitement with the product to our readers, who may have learned English as second language.
Both positions are remote, part-time and paid. Ideally you already have some hardware on your own, we can definitely provide you with additional testing platforms, as needed. We'd prefer someone from North America/EU, but as long as shipping logistics can reach your place, any location will be fine.
While it makes some sense to combine the the memory and motherboard reviewer positions, we are considering both options—one person, or two—because we aim to maintain a high sampling rate (1-2 reviews a week, with a high probability of more during new platform launches). If you think you can handle both positions, please ensure you have sufficient time to accommodate both roles. Having your own contacts in the industry is completely optional, and the lack of any is not a dealbreaker in the hiring process. While it is certainly a plus, we already have close ties with vendors and can make the necessary introductions to get you going with review samples. If you are interested, get in touch with us by sending your application and resume with relevant experiences, if any, to w1zzard@techpowerup.com to discuss further. Any questions? Let us know in the comments of this thread.
Both positions are remote, part-time and paid. Ideally you already have some hardware on your own, we can definitely provide you with additional testing platforms, as needed. We'd prefer someone from North America/EU, but as long as shipping logistics can reach your place, any location will be fine.
While it makes some sense to combine the the memory and motherboard reviewer positions, we are considering both options—one person, or two—because we aim to maintain a high sampling rate (1-2 reviews a week, with a high probability of more during new platform launches). If you think you can handle both positions, please ensure you have sufficient time to accommodate both roles. Having your own contacts in the industry is completely optional, and the lack of any is not a dealbreaker in the hiring process. While it is certainly a plus, we already have close ties with vendors and can make the necessary introductions to get you going with review samples. If you are interested, get in touch with us by sending your application and resume with relevant experiences, if any, to w1zzard@techpowerup.com to discuss further. Any questions? Let us know in the comments of this thread.
131 Comments on TechPowerUp is Hiring Motherboard and Memory Reviewers
EDIT: If Thaiphoon burner can't read the SPD correctly, then the only sure way to identify the dram chips is by looking at the code. Thaiphoon burner is a poor programme if it can't do a simple task as to read the SPD correctly.
I have to two bits of hardware which can read the the code correctly, first time, every time without failure.
I never trust software to do the job correctly, always hardware if possible, because it's never wrong
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Worst that can happen is for him to say "No".
Thaiphoon isn't nice in a sense that it has hardcoded algos for guessing dies by model numbers based off the author's research of online store listings and reviews (yup that's what has been mentioned on the official page). They guess right once in a while but mostly nah.
I do not follow any timing rules across any DDRx memory modules, because I'm very picky about my timings. Be aware I'm not a programmer, but I do memorize what most bytes do & I know what to enter without looking things up. ..Most of It is in my head.
Anyway here's the PDF & you can go to JEDEC website & download the DDR4 memory PDF for more understanding what each byte does..
I was considering it, but looking at all the additional tests that are being done, it's like a week per motherboard and that doesn't including writing it up.
It took me a good while to be able to churn out content, it's not something you learn over night.
You can't exactly just waffle on either, which is easy to do when you have "unlimited" space.
I learnt to write at a computer magazine where a review could be 300 words.
A full page review was considered 1,000 words.
On top of that, we had a style guide you had to follow and both editors and sub-editors that went over the content before it was published a month later...
Not trying to be rude here, just realistic, since the job isn't what a lot of people think it is.
Not trying to discourage anyone, but rather make people stop and think before they say they can do it.Yeah, it'll always come back to bite you in the ass.
I can't wait I love reading this sort of content.
So I am not sure this argument makes sense really. The interviewer will sort that out.