Articles in the category Components

Ripple: Everything that you need to know

The digital currency, ripple, holds an ever-growing market value that competes among the most popular virtual currencies of the world. However, it must be viewed as fundamentally different than bitcoin or etherium. What is ripple, why does it generate so much controversy among crypto-currencies and what are its plans for the future? Find out all of this and more in our article!

What is processor delidding?

Do you want to get the most out of your processor? All you need is a high-quality cooling system and you can delid your CPU like a pro. The biggest delidder that we know is the overclocker Michal Mikle, aka Elkim. What happens to the processor during delidding? And how will its operating parameters change?

Asus Super Alloy Power

Super Alloy Power is a special alloy that increases power efficiency.

Bitcoin: Everything You Want to Know

The price and popularity of bitcoin are growing. Are you wondering how the whole concept of cryptocurrency works? We know how to purchase bitcoins and how to save bitcoins on a bitcoin wallet, how to pay with them, and we can also tell you how to determine the current bitcoin rates.

Intel Optane 900P: Review and Tests

The Intel Optane 900P SSD has been hailed as the world's fastest solid-state drive! The secret of its success, according to Intel, lies in their revolutionary 3D XPoint memory technology. How will Intel's new SSDs do when tested against the Samsung 960 EVO, Samsung 960 PRO and Samsung 850 PRO SSDs?

Ethereum: Everything that you wanted to know

After Bitcoin, Ethereum is now the second most popular virtual currency. Are you wondering what Ethereum is? How it differs from Bitcoin? We will help you to understand the concept of the whole Ethereum network; we know how Ethereum benefits you and we will help to advise you how to easily determine its current value! In this article, you will learn everything that you wanted to know about Ethereum.

How to Choose a Graphics Card

Choosing a video card for your computer is not a simple matter. Which powerful GPU to pick? What source or processor do I need? And how do you refer to concepts such as noise, cooling, or card consumption? These and other questions will be answered here. Looking at the great pay-off of graphics cards, it is clear that making an error making a choice!

How to mine cryptocurrency with Simplemining.net (INSTRUCTIONS)

It doesn't matter what you have read, heard, or think. The golden digital fever continues. The steadily rising cost of bitcoin and liteco only confirms this, and it will continue to rise with or without you. In this article, we will answer the most common question about virtual currencies - how to start mining. It's fast, simple, cheap and painless.

What is a Processor?

The processor is the main computing and control centre of personal computers, as well as other devices, such as mobile phones. Intel and AMD are the major manufacturers of personal computer processors. Processors work on binary operations. What does this mean? You will learn in our article.

Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash: A Compare and Contrast of Cryptocurrencies

On August 1st, 2017, Bitcoin split, and a new currency called Bitcoin Cash was born. Want to know why and how it all happened? Find out how the split affected Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, the difference between these two cryptocurrencies, and the latest exchange rate for this brand new currency.

Gigabyte AB350N-Gaming WiFi (REVIEW and TESTS)

A Mini-ITX Board for AMD Ryzen? It's a very hard thing to find. Fortunately, a new model of the Gigabyte AB350N-Gaming WiFi is here. What's more, with 3600MHz memory, this motherboard can operate at 14-13-13-34-1T timing, which is what AMD Ryzen needs most.

ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE (REVIEW A TESTS)

The new X299 Basin Falls dual-platform has brought a wide range of Intel processors, including the new Intel Core i9 that has plenty of cores and working threads. Is the ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE motherboard suitable for the Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X processors? You'll find out in our review.

How to Choose an HDD or SSD Drive

If you are selecting a hard disk drive or a solid state drive and are unsure of what you really need, we have prepared an article for you to help you navigate through the basic parameters and choose the data storage exactly according to your ideas and needs.

Intel Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X (DETAILED TEST)

4 to 18 cores on one motherboard? With the new Intel Basin Falls based on the X299 chipset, the dream becomes a reality. Kaby Lake's King of Clocks got us into the Extreme version and his predecessor Skylake got a pretty good charge under the hood. We have thoroughly tested the new CPUs in benchmarks and PC games. How did the Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X processors hit? Read more

ASUS PRIME B350M-A, An Affordable Motherboard for Ryzen 5 in Tests

AMD Ryzen are great processors and specifically the Ryzen 5 1600 offers plenty of power for little money. If you're looking for a small motherboard, the ASUS PRIME B350-A could be the right one. In our review we highlight the board's best qualities with detailed tests.

Intel vs AMD Processors in PC Games (TESTS AND RESULTS)

Are you building a gaming machine and aren't sure which processor to select? Learn about when and in what situations certain CPUs make a difference with realistic gaming test results. We tested the best processors against each other: Intel i5, AMD Ryzen 5, Intel i7 and AMD Ryzen 7. And finally, we'll answer the question: Intel or AMD?

Intel Kaby Lake-X Processors (EVERYTHING THAT WE KNOW)

Are you not satisfied with the Intel Core i7-7700K processor's performance? We have a solution, and it is the Intel Core i7-7740K. This is a high-speed processor from the Kaby Lake-X platform... Read more

Testing AMD Ryzen 5 Processors

AMD Ryzen 5 vs. Intel Kaby Lake. Which processors are better? And does Intel finally have a strong competitor? We tested in benchmarks and with games such as The Witcher 3, Battlefield 1, Crysis 3, The Division and more.

How to build your own PC in 8 steps (DETAILED GUIDE)

Building your own PC can be tricky. That is why we have prepared a detailed GUIDE for you that should make the whole task considerably easier. Read the article to find out more.

ASUS CROSSHAIR VI HERO - REVIEWS AND TESTS

AMD Ryzen is here. Ok, we should have the engine, but what about the chassis? In today's review, we look at the ASUS Crosshair VI HERO from the Republic of Gamers series with the X370 chipset, to see what the board is all about. It can often do things that others can not ...