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Mini Guide: Using “Fan Control” to Save a Broken GPU
A short while back, I took a punt on a broken Dell OEM RTX 3060 Ti from our local eBay competitor – TradeMe.co.nz. As an aside, eBay has never managed to get a foothold on the Aotearoa New Zealand market space as TradeMe offers such a dominant solution. I was in the market for a …
Minisforum Launches New ITX Board with MXM Slot
MXM, there’s a name I haven’t heard in a while. Formerly quite a popular mobile GPU form factor, even making it’s way into desktops like ASRock’s DeskMini GTX, MXM has been dying a quiet death as of late. Laptop manufacturers, in the pursuit of thinner and lighter, have forgone the format and gone fully embedded. …
CORSAIR’s SF850L SFX-L Power Supply – An Overview
Many thanks to CORSAIR for supplying SFF Network with this review sample. Before we get started – SFF Network does not currently possess the hardware, testing equipment and skillset to fully analyse and opine on power supplies. We encourage readers to read other reviews and coverage on reviewed products (and this applies to all the content …
Chuwi Announces the CoreBox 5th Gen Mini PC
NOTE: This is a press release. It presented exactly as the company released it with no editing by SFF.N. In this instance, Chuqi’s wording is unchanged and presented as they wrote it. The photos are in the same place they were in the original Press Release where possible. All photo credit is Chuwi’s. Chuwi, a …
COLORFUL Launches the COLORFIRE Meow Series Graphics Cards and Motherboards
NOTE: This is a press release. It presented exactly as the company released it with no editing by SFF.N. In this instance, COLORFUL’s wording is unchanged and presented as they wrote it. The photos are in the same place they were in the original Press Release where possible. All photo credit is COLORFUL’s. Colorful Technology …
MSI Announces New “SLIM” Series of GPUs That Are Still Quite Large for SFF
MSI has shown its SLIM series of graphics cards. The announced cards include models of the GeForce RTX 4070Ti, RTX 4070, and RTX 4060Ti GPUs, and come in both stock and overclocked form. Additionally, the triple fan coolers are available in either white or black. All RTX 4070Ti models are 307 x 125 x …
Optimum Tech Tests Custom Baffles for Air Cooling
Ali of Optimum Tech, seen above in daylight finally dispelling the myth that he was a vampire, has used his 3D printing skills to make custom fan ducts or baffles with excellent results. Air baffles (fan ducts) used to be more commonplace. OEMs such as Dell and Compaq would often use them to guide …
Hardware Unboxed Retests Intel ARC A750 Against RTX 4060 and RX 7600
Steve from Hardware Unboxed, seen above giving the Intel ARC A750 a comforting hug, has taken the time to do a 40-game updated benchmark comparing the $200 ARC A750 to the $300 RTX 4060 and $279 RX 7600. Intel’s ARC launch was not ideal, but these latest benchmarks show that with the newest drivers …