Misleading without lies: how to manipulate the audience
One thing that i like about computers is the ability to provide objective evidence with numbers when comparing different products. It is possible to have objective evaluation of performance, without having to…
X99 in 2023 – As chinese brands made it possible, they now killed it
It was 2019 that i discovered the world chinese X99 boards. I was already using consumer ES (engineering sample) versions of 8700 / 8700t as my processors of choice for hackintosh build,…
Repurposing coolers: another way to help the enviroment and your wallet
Coolers are probably the most reusable parts of any computer, the contenders being the case – that can be damaged and be just too ugly for the average joe – and power…
Maxwell Bios Editing Guide
Maxwell is the last GPU architecture that allows for vBios tweaking without breaking drivers / uefi boot; while it does perform worst than AMD GCN with DX12 and has the nVidia driver…
(in progress) Talking about DAW performance
In this article, i will try to explain some basic principles of DAW performance. This article will be updated at will, to track down new informations and components releases. Please note that…
Audio Build early 2021
New intel 11th gen CPUs are out and their audio performance seem to be worst than previous gen as their bigger cores command higher latencies (read more on Anandtech); meanwhile, GPUs are…
Choosing a computer for audio production – laptop
Choosing a laptop for professional use is no easy task: lack of competent reviews meet a market full of different models and variants where most important variables are hidden to the final…
GPU Bios Modding recovery
When undervolting GPUs with bios editing you could end up stuck in very bad situations that seem impossible to recover, as the machine crashes before you are able to flash back a…
vBios and HW modding HD3850
Half a success story on this old ATI/AMD card – a nice RV670 / HD3850 512mb by Sapphire – this came in a pc sold as broken, and got inside a very…