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28.05.2026, 21:22 • Andreas Bunen

Sapphire NITRO+ X870EA PhantomLink Polar Edition Review

In the NITRO+ X870EA PhantomLink Polar AM5 motherboard, Sapphire implements its implementation of the BTF standard for powering the graphics card via the motherboard and calls this technology PhantomLink. In our...

28.05.2026, 15:15 • Andreas Bunen

Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.1: Improved control of distributed infrastructures

Proxmox today unveiled the latest version of its Datacenter Manager 1.1. The new release updates the central management platform used to monitor and coordinate distributed Proxmox infrastructures and introduces ...

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26.05.2026, 15:21 • Andreas Bunen

Corsair SHUGO DDR5 RAM: Limited Collector Edition for enthusiasts

Corsair has today released a slightly more unusual memory kit called SHUGO DDR5. It is part of a special series of memory modules aimed at enthusiasts and collectors. The memory stands out with a combination of ...

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25.05.2026, 16:31 • Andreas Bunen

Run LLAMA.cpp on MacBook Air & MacBook Pro with M4/M5 with GPU support and use local AI

The homebrew approach on the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with M4 and M5 chips can cause problems, as token generation is extremely slow (0.1 tokens/s). To use the full capabilities (over 25 t/s) of llama.cpp, it...

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21.05.2026, 21:30 • Andreas Bunen

Yottamaster Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure for M.2 NVMe SSDs

Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure Review

When looking for an external enclosure for fast M.2 NVMe SSDs with a Thunderbolt 3 interface, there aren’t many viable solutions on the market that come without an SSD included. We took a look at the Yottamaster...

Hardware Review PC Cases Product Review Hardware

21.05.2026, 21:00 • Andreas Bunen

GeForce RTX 5090 Review - Review of the MSI Gaming Trio OC Graphics Card

The GeForce RTX 5090 has been introduced and with the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 32G Gaming Trio OC we have a custom graphics card in the test. We take a look at the performance in comparison to the GeForce RTX 4090, ...

Hardware Review Graphics Cards Product Review Hardware

21.05.2026, 17:42 • Andreas Bunen

Proxmox Virtual Environment 9.2: New features and SDN updates

The developers of the Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) have released the new version 9.2. This new version contains several technical improvements aimed at optimizing resource distribution, network flexibility a...

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21.05.2026, 13:00 • Andreas Bunen

Cheapest GPUs for local AI & LLM deployment: Performance comparison with Gemma4 and LLAMA3 on used GPU

Due to the ever-increasing variety of open AI models, interest in local deployment is also growing. The fever has also caught us and we have experimented a lot over the last year and tried out some inexpensive g...

Linux Artificial intelligence (AI) Hardware Review Graphics Cards News Product Review Tech Guide & Tips Hardware

19.05.2026, 20:00 • Andreas Bunen

12V-2x6 PCIe 5.1 cable burn damage: Our GeForce RTX 5090 got lit as well

Reports of burnt-out 12V 2x6 PCIe 5.1 cables keep popping up, and the cause is now basically known. However, in the many tests we’ve conducted, we’ve never encountered any issues—until now. Now it’s happened to ...

Graphics Cards News Hardware

19.05.2026, 10:44 • Andreas Bunen

Update für April 2026

Graphics card price trends 2026: Nvidia RTX 50, RTX 40 and AMD RX 9000, RX 7000 price increases

Graphics card prices have fallen last year and have now stabilized in EU. There were some movement between December 2022 and April 2026. In cooperation with Idealo.de, we have compiled new data on price trends i...

RTX 3080 RTX 3090 RTX 3070 Graphics Cards News Hardware

18.05.2026, 22:35 • Andreas Bunen

Linux 7.1 RC4: Improved hardware support and security updates

The new release candidate for the Linux kernel is out and brings some improvements in version 7.1 rc4. The update focuses on improving compatibility with hardware, fixing the critical ssh-keysign-pwn and dirty f...

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15.05.2026, 11:50 • Andreas Bunen

HighPoint Rocket 1604L review: PCIe 5.0 NVMe AIC with 56 GB/s speed without motherboard restrictions

With the Rocket 1604L, HighPoint offers one of the first expansion cards to rely on PCIe 5.0 and bring four M.2 NVMe SSDs to the motherboard in a 1-slot design via bifurcation. The AIC is also equipped with a co...

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