Processor | faster at instructions than yours |
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Motherboard | more nurturing than yours |
Cooling | frostier than yours |
Memory | superior scheduling & haphazardly entry than yours |
Video Card(s) | better rasterization than yours |
Storage | more ample than yours |
Display(s) | increased pixels than yours |
Case | fancier than yours |
Audio Device(s) | further audible than yours |
Power Supply | additional amps x volts than yours |
Mouse | without as much gnawing as yours |
Keyboard | less clicky than yours |
VR HMD | not as odd looking as yours |
Software | extra mushier than yours |
Benchmark Scores | up yours |
luckily he still does PSU reviews for TomsCompetent PSU reviewers are so rare ... and then E. Fylladitakis was given air coolers and fans to write about. Something was not right here.
Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-13700K |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 |
Memory | 32GB(2x16) DDR5@6600MHz G-Skill Trident Z5 |
Video Card(s) | ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo |
Storage | 2TB SK Platinum P41 SSD + 4TB SanDisk Ultra SSD + 500GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD |
Display(s) | Acer Predator X34 3440x1440@100Hz G-Sync |
Case | NZXT PHANTOM410-BK |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium PCIe |
Power Supply | Corsair 850W |
Mouse | Logitech Hero G502 SE |
Software | Windows 11 Pro - 64bit |
Benchmark Scores | 30FPS in NFS:Rivals |
System Name | Bessy 6.0 |
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Processor | i7-7700K @ 4.8GHz |
Motherboard | MSI Z270 KRAIT Gaming |
Cooling | Swiftech H140-X + XSPC EX420 + Resevior |
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB DDR-3200 CL14 (B-die) |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 1080 Armor OC |
Storage | Samsung 960 EVO 250GB x2 RAID0, 940 EVO 500GB, 2x WD Black 8TB RAID1 |
Display(s) | Samsung QN90a 50" (the IPS one) |
Case | Lian Li something or other |
Power Supply | XFX 750W Black Edition |
Software | Win10 Pro |
System Name | Marmo / Kanon |
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Processor | Intel Core i7 9700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro WiFi / X570S Aorus Pro AX |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U12S x 2 |
Memory | Corsair Vengeance 32GB 2666-C16 / 32GB 3200-C16 |
Video Card(s) | KFA2 RTX3070 Ti / Asus TUF RX 6800XT OC |
Storage | Samsung 970 EVO+ 1TB, 860 EVO 1TB / Samsung 970 Pro 1TB, 970 EVO+ 1TB |
Display(s) | Dell AW2521HFA / U2715H |
Case | Fractal Design Focus G / Pop Air RGB |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard / Creative SB ZxR |
Power Supply | SeaSonic Focus GX 650W / PX 750W |
Mouse | Logitech MX310 / G1 |
Keyboard | Logitech G413 / G513 |
Software | Win 11 Ent |
Processor | Intel 6700K |
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Motherboard | GIGABYTE Z170 Gamming 7 |
Cooling | Corsaid H115i |
Memory | G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB F4-2800C15Q-32GVR |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 970 |
Storage | Samsung 950 pro 312 gb |
Display(s) | 24" Benq FP241W |
Case | Corsair 750D |
Power Supply | EVGA 750 G2 |
Mouse | Corsair M65 pro |
Keyboard | Corsair K70 |
Software | W10 64 bit premium |
System Name | The Expanse |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
Motherboard | Asus Prime X570-Pro BIOS 5013 AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.2.0.Ca. |
Cooling | Corsair H150i Pro |
Memory | 32GB GSkill Trident RGB DDR4-3200 14-14-14-34-1T (B-Die) |
Video Card(s) | XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air (24.10.1) |
Storage | WD SN850X 2TB / Corsair MP600 1TB / Samsung 860Evo 1TB x2 Raid 0 / Asus NAS AS1004T V2 20TB |
Display(s) | LG 34GP83A-B 34 Inch 21: 9 UltraGear Curved QHD (3440 x 1440) 1ms Nano IPS 160Hz |
Case | Fractal Design Meshify S2 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi + Logitech Z-5500 + HS80 Wireless |
Power Supply | Corsair AX850 Titanium |
Mouse | Corsair Dark Core RGB SE |
Keyboard | Corsair K100 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 22H2 |
Benchmark Scores | 3800X https://valid.x86.fr/1zr4a5 5800X https://valid.x86.fr/2dey9c 5800X3D https://valid.x86.fr/b7d |
We have lost many Tech report, Hardocp.Sad to see another tech oldie site bids farewell following Toms and PCPer, two other major tech sites that I used to visit. Hope TechPowerup is here to stay.
System Name | Overlord Mk MLI |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
Motherboard | Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 SE with offsets |
Memory | 32GB Team T-Create Expert DDR5 6000 MHz @ CL30-34-34-68 |
Video Card(s) | Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phantom GS |
Storage | 1TB Solidigm P44 Pro, 2 TB Corsair MP600 Pro, 2TB Kingston KC3000 |
Display(s) | Acer XV272K LVbmiipruzx 4K@160Hz |
Case | Fractal Design Torrent Compact |
Audio Device(s) | Corsair Virtuoso SE |
Power Supply | be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W |
Mouse | Logitech G502 Lightspeed |
Keyboard | Corsair K70 Max |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | https://valid.x86.fr/yfsd9w |
Even the video content is dying, as people don't have the patience for long form content any more. It's really sad that people have such short attention spans these days.I'll have to pour one out for them, but this seems like where a lot of written only tech/gaming sites are going, tech heaven....
System Name | The Expanse |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
Motherboard | Asus Prime X570-Pro BIOS 5013 AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.2.0.Ca. |
Cooling | Corsair H150i Pro |
Memory | 32GB GSkill Trident RGB DDR4-3200 14-14-14-34-1T (B-Die) |
Video Card(s) | XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air (24.10.1) |
Storage | WD SN850X 2TB / Corsair MP600 1TB / Samsung 860Evo 1TB x2 Raid 0 / Asus NAS AS1004T V2 20TB |
Display(s) | LG 34GP83A-B 34 Inch 21: 9 UltraGear Curved QHD (3440 x 1440) 1ms Nano IPS 160Hz |
Case | Fractal Design Meshify S2 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi + Logitech Z-5500 + HS80 Wireless |
Power Supply | Corsair AX850 Titanium |
Mouse | Corsair Dark Core RGB SE |
Keyboard | Corsair K100 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 22H2 |
Benchmark Scores | 3800X https://valid.x86.fr/1zr4a5 5800X https://valid.x86.fr/2dey9c 5800X3D https://valid.x86.fr/b7d |
The new gen have the attention span of a fly.Even the video content is dying, as people don't have the patience for long form content any more. It's really sad that people have such short attention spans these days.
System Name | His & Hers |
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Processor | R7 5800X/ R7 7950X3D Stock |
Motherboard | X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero |
Cooling | Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum |
Memory | Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk |
Video Card(s) | Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090 |
Storage | lots of SSD. |
Display(s) | A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS..... |
Case | 011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X |
Audio Device(s) | Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B |
Power Supply | Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w |
Mouse | Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero. |
Keyboard | Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G Pro |
Even the video content is dying, as people don't have the patience for long form content any more. It's really sad that people have such short attention spans these days.
Written reviews are such a rarity nowadays, and the PC hardware scene is much less niche now than it was when HardOCP, Tech Report, Anandtech, and XBit labs were in their heyday. I hope TPU will survive.I've been reading tech review sites including Anandtech since the 90s.
With this news, I'm pouring one out for my homies: Hardocp, Techreport, Xbitlabs and now Anandtech. You will all be missed.
System Name | - |
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Processor | Ryzen 9 5900X |
Motherboard | MSI MEG X570 |
Cooling | Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 (4x140 push-pull) |
Memory | 32GB Patriot Steel DDR4 3733 (8GBx4) |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 4080 X-trio. |
Storage | Sabrent Rocket-Plus-G 2TB, Crucial P1 1TB, WD 1TB sata. |
Display(s) | LG Ultragear 34G750 nano-IPS 34" utrawide |
Case | Define R6 |
Audio Device(s) | Xfi PCIe |
Power Supply | Fractal Design ION Gold 750W |
Mouse | Razer DeathAdder V2 Mini. |
Keyboard | Logitech K120 |
VR HMD | Er no, pointless. |
Software | Windows 10 22H2 |
Benchmark Scores | Timespy - 24522 | Crystalmark - 7100/6900 Seq. & 84/266 QD1 | |
System Name | Still not a thread ripper but pretty good. |
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Processor | Ryzen 9 7950x, Thermal Grizzly AM5 Offset Mounting Kit, Thermal Grizzly Extreme Paste |
Motherboard | ASRock B650 LiveMixer (BIOS/UEFI version P3.08, AGESA 1.2.0.2) |
Cooling | EK-Quantum Velocity, EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11, D5 PWM, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX360 |
Memory | Micron DDR5-5600 ECC Unbuffered Memory (2 sticks, 64GB, MTC20C2085S1EC56BD1) + JONSBO NF-1 |
Video Card(s) | XFX Radeon RX 5700 & EK-Quantum Vector Radeon RX 5700 +XT & Backplate |
Storage | Samsung 4TB 980 PRO, 2 x Optane 905p 1.5TB (striped), AMD Radeon RAMDisk |
Display(s) | 2 x 4K LG 27UL600-W (and HUANUO Dual Monitor Mount) |
Case | Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Black (original model) |
Audio Device(s) | Corsair Commander Pro for Fans, RGB, & Temp Sensors (x4) |
Power Supply | Corsair RM750x |
Mouse | Logitech M575 |
Keyboard | Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2 |
Software | Windows 10 Professional (64bit) |
Benchmark Scores | RIP Ryzen 9 5950x, ASRock X570 Taichi (v1.06), 128GB Micron DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM (18ASF4G72AZ-3G2F1) |
System Name | Skunkworks 3.0 |
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Processor | 5800x3d |
Motherboard | x570 unify |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U12A |
Memory | 32GB 3600 mhz |
Video Card(s) | asrock 6800xt challenger D |
Storage | Sabarent rocket 4.0 2TB, MX 500 2TB |
Display(s) | Asus 1440p144 27" |
Case | Old arse cooler master 932 |
Power Supply | Corsair 1200w platinum |
Mouse | *squeak* |
Keyboard | Some old office thing |
Software | Manjaro |
System Name | The Expanse |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
Motherboard | Asus Prime X570-Pro BIOS 5013 AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.2.0.Ca. |
Cooling | Corsair H150i Pro |
Memory | 32GB GSkill Trident RGB DDR4-3200 14-14-14-34-1T (B-Die) |
Video Card(s) | XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air (24.10.1) |
Storage | WD SN850X 2TB / Corsair MP600 1TB / Samsung 860Evo 1TB x2 Raid 0 / Asus NAS AS1004T V2 20TB |
Display(s) | LG 34GP83A-B 34 Inch 21: 9 UltraGear Curved QHD (3440 x 1440) 1ms Nano IPS 160Hz |
Case | Fractal Design Meshify S2 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi + Logitech Z-5500 + HS80 Wireless |
Power Supply | Corsair AX850 Titanium |
Mouse | Corsair Dark Core RGB SE |
Keyboard | Corsair K100 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 22H2 |
Benchmark Scores | 3800X https://valid.x86.fr/1zr4a5 5800X https://valid.x86.fr/2dey9c 5800X3D https://valid.x86.fr/b7d |
The first major hit was when anand left. Then when Ian left in 2022 that was pretty much RIP Anandtech was on life support since then and the finally pulled the plug today.Sad stuff, but it indeed lost its relevance through the years compared to other websites like TPU.
As a commenter said, "With this news, I'm pouring one out for my homies: Hardocp, Techreport, Xbitlabs and now Anandtech. You will all be missed."
:-|
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The first major hit was when anand left. Then when Ian left in 2022 that was pretty much RIP Anandtech was on life support since then and the finally pulled the plug today.
Hardocp, Techreport, Xbitlabs, Anandtech and TPU are the top bookmarks on my system for tech sites for 20+ years now.
Hardocp and Anandtech will still live on with their forums active.
System Name | Skunkworks 3.0 |
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Processor | 5800x3d |
Motherboard | x570 unify |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U12A |
Memory | 32GB 3600 mhz |
Video Card(s) | asrock 6800xt challenger D |
Storage | Sabarent rocket 4.0 2TB, MX 500 2TB |
Display(s) | Asus 1440p144 27" |
Case | Old arse cooler master 932 |
Power Supply | Corsair 1200w platinum |
Mouse | *squeak* |
Keyboard | Some old office thing |
Software | Manjaro |
What really got me, outside of the empty promises and curt responses to when the GPU tests were coming back, was the bass-ackwards reasoning they eventually came up with, that GPU reviews were done by everyone and simply were not worth the investment. Like WHAT? They're a major driver of views to your site! That type of "not enough profit" thinking was strikingly similar to EVGA's reasoning for getting rid of GPUs, despite them being 70% of revenue, and ended in a similar manner.IMO it all started when they never did the GTX 960 review...
Later Ryan's testing lab burned down and Anandtech never did a GPU review again despite promises that they were coming.
Can't run a tech site and not review the one remaining PC component that really brings in the clicks.
Also the tech deep dives, AT's bread and butter under Anand went away.
After a while all you have left are silly phone and ancillary part reviews and some forums... Was a matter of time really.
That type of "not enough profit" thinking was strikingly similar to EVGA's reasoning for getting rid of GPUs, despite them being 70% of revenue, and ended in a similar manner.