How Many Files Do Games Load? Does 4K Performance Matter to SSDs?
SSD benchmarks generally include two fundamental file I/O tests: Sequential and 4K random R/W. At a very top-level, sequential tests consist of large, individual files transfers (think: media files),...
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GN's Thermal Testing Put to the Test in a Thermal Chamber – Validating Our...
Thermal testing for cases, coolers, CPUs, and GPUs requires very careful attention to methodology and test execution. Without proper controls for ambient or other variables within a lab/room...
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Scott Wasson Joins GN To Talk HDR Display Tech & Frametime Testing
We welcomed AMD's Scott Wasson on-camera at the company's Capsaicin event, where we also spoke to Roy Taylor about driver criticism and covered roadmap updates. Wasson was eager to discuss new display...
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Testing Methodology Explanations: 1% & 0.1% Lows, Delta T over Ambient
Following several YouTube commenter questions on some of our testing methodology and presentation, we decided to put together a short guide to FPS and temperature measurements. Specifically speaking to...
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GN's Thermalpaste Applicator Reduces Test Variance
We've got a new thermal paste applicator tool that'll help ensure consistent, equal spread of TIM across cooler surfaces for future tests. As we continue to iterate on "Hybrid" DIY builds, or even just...
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Another Show Completed: GN's Post-PAX Plans & Internal Improvements
This year has been the most travel-intensive year in the history of GN. We've made a few international trips for the company – Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and London, mostly – and have had a...
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Ask GN 29: Re-use of Bench Results, Pump Life, & Display Scaling
“Ye-- ye cain't take pictures h-- here,” a Porky Pig-like voice meekly spoke up from behind the acrylic windshield of a golf cart that'd rolled up behind us, “y-ye cain't be takin' pictures! I'm bein'...
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Ask GN 30: Does the VRM Fan Matter? FreeSync or GTX 1070?
We're still on the road – but it's almost over. For now. Last “Ask GN” update, we were posting from the Orange County / LA area for some hardware vendor visits that we'd done. This episode, despite...
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Thermal Chambers and Wind Tunnels at Corsair's Office
We toured Corsair's new offices about a year ago, where we briefly posted about some of the validation facilities and the then-new logo. Now, with the offices fully populated, we're revisiting to talk...
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EVGA VRM Test Planning: New Thermocouples
We're working on finalizing our validation of the EVGA VRM concerns that arose recently, addressed by the company with the introduction of a new VBIOS and optional thermal pad solution. We tested each...
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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...
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Final 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,...
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PSA: 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...
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VR 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...
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Mass 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...
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AMD 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...
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Ask GN 29: Re-use of Bench Results, Pump Life, & Display Scaling
“Ye-- ye cain't take pictures h-- here,” a Porky Pig-like voice meekly spoke up from behind the acrylic windshield of a golf cart that'd rolled up behind us, “y-ye cain't be takin' pictures! I'm bein'...
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Ask GN 30: Does the VRM Fan Matter? FreeSync or GTX 1070?
We're still on the road – but it's almost over. For now. Last “Ask GN” update, we were posting from the Orange County / LA area for some hardware vendor visits that we'd done. This episode, despite...
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Thermal Chambers and Wind Tunnels at Corsair's Office
We toured Corsair's new offices about a year ago, where we briefly posted about some of the validation facilities and the then-new logo. Now, with the offices fully populated, we're revisiting to talk...
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EVGA VRM Test Planning: New Thermocouples
We're working on finalizing our validation of the EVGA VRM concerns that arose recently, addressed by the company with the introduction of a new VBIOS and optional thermal pad solution. We tested each...
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