How VR Works: Frametimes, Warp Misses, and Drop Frames w/ Tom Petersen
Virtual reality has begun its charge to drive technological development for the immediate future. For better or worse, we've seen the backpacks, the new wireless tether agents, the "VR cases," the VR...
View ArticleFinal EVGA VRM Torture Test: VRM Thermals Not the Killer of Cards
Two EVGA GTX 1080 FTW cards have now been run through a few dozen hours of testing, each passing through real-world, synthetic, and torture testing. We've been following this story since its onset,...
View ArticlePSA: Emissivity, Reflectivity, & Improper Use of Thermographic Imagers
Thermal cameras have proliferated to a point that people are buying them for use as tech toys, made possible thanks to new prices nearer $200 than the multi-thousand thermal imaging cameras that have...
View ArticleVR Benchmarking Tackled: 5 Months in the Making
Not long ago, we opened discussion about AMD’s new OCAT tool, a software overhaul of PresentMon that we had beta tested for AMD pre-launch. In the interim, and for the past five or so months, we’ve...
View ArticleMass Effect: Andromeda GPU Benchmark & In-Depth Analysis
Benchmarking Mass Effect: Andromeda immediately revealed a few considerations for our finalized testing. Frametimes, for instance, were markedly lower on the first test pass. The game also prides...
View ArticleAMD R7 1700 vs. Intel i7-7700K VR Benchmarks: Vive & Rift In-Depth
This content marks the beginning of our in-depth VR testing efforts, part of an ongoing test pattern that hopes to determine distinct advantages and disadvantages on today’s hardware. VR hasn’t been a...
View ArticleStandardized Fans in Case Tests & Noise Normalized Case Thermals
Our viewers have long requested that we add standardized case fan placement testing in our PC case reviews. We’ve previously talked about why this is difficult – largely logistically, as it’s neither...
View ArticleWhy Most Cooler Tests Are Flawed: CPU Cooler Testing Methodology
The biggest rule in testing coolers is to never trust anything: Don’t trust the numbers, don’t trust the software, don’t trust firmware, and don’t trust the test bench. Every step of the way is a trap...
View ArticleNew CPU Test Methodology 2020: Code Compile, Updated Gaming, Transcoding, & More
It’s time again for our CPU testing methodology to be updated, alongside the test bench. We’ve done some significant streamlining behind the scenes that make these tests easier to run and the results...
View ArticleDon't Run Z490 Motherboards with Default Settings: Thermals, Power, Boosting,...
It’s difficult to differentiate motherboards, at least from a marketing perspective. There are definitely better and worse boards, and you can check any of the roundups or reviews Buildzoid has...
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