Welcome to the R.B.R.T.! We are a group of enthusiasts who love to optimize PC hardware. The focus of our work so far has been on software to improve the performance of AMD Radeon graphics cards. Our mission: to circumvent the artificial technical limitations of manufacturers Our responsibility: to ensure security and user-friendliness Our goal: [...]
The trigger for today’s drama was actually harmless. A customer with a Cooler Master MWE Gold V2 ATX 3.1 1250 W power supply wanted to connect his ASUS RTX 5070 Ti OC. However, the enclosed 12V 2×6 plug hit the cooler because the socket on the graphics card is slightly offset. So the customer contacted support in the hope of finding an [...]
Old AMD graphics cards such as the RX 6800 XT or RX 6600 are currently experiencing an unexpected rebirth – and not because of a new driver update from AMD, but because of a curious mistake by the manufacturer itself. Specifically, it’s about FSR 4 (FidelityFX Super Resolution), AMD’s latest upscaling technology, which should [...]
Hello dear community, it’s Bernhard here again! Not the one with the jackhammer, but the one with the soldering iron. Igor really knows how to inspire with great projects and ideas and so I was recruited once again to turn a small project into reality for him. What is it going to be about? Igor wants to measure the real (human-perceived) [...]
Update from 03.11.2025 – Updated the LIBS analysis with 16 deeper shots to decide between 5000 or 7000 alloy. Today we’re getting down to the nitty-gritty, or rather: the case. The unibody of the iPhone 17 Pro Max with its 1 TB of memory lies under my Keyence VHX7100 with the AE-300, as if it were the most normal thing in the world to [...]
With the ASUS ROG Keris II, ASUS presents two new e-sports mice aimed specifically at ambitious and professional gamers. The Keris II ACE and the Keris II Origin: low weight – combined with the latest sensor technology, durable switches and versatile connection options – should make these two rodents serious contenders in the high-end [...]
Because the issue is unfortunately still relevant and the junk seller company now even operates external warehouses in the EU, I decided to revisit my own experiment on this convalescent Sunday. On the one hand, quite a few new readers have joined us, and on the other hand, you really can’t warn people enough about this junk shop. Here we go [...]
This article was actually intended to be a sober examination of a well-known and yet surprisingly often ignored problem: the jittering of the mouse wheel, i.e. the typical jumping and twitching when scrolling, which becomes a real test of endurance, especially when you want to fight your way through lines of code, documents or weapon inventories [...]
With MoreClockTool 2.0 (MCT2), one of the best-known tuning applications for AMD graphics cards is entering a new round. Basically, nothing has remained the same. Both the frontend and the backend have been completely redeveloped; not a single byte has been left over from the first version. The new version is no longer just a little helper, but a [...]
Anyone who regularly records streams, prepares scenes, manages cameras or uses external capture hardware in their own video studio with software such as OBS Studio will sooner or later be faced with the question of a suitable technical basis for a dedicated recording computer. It’s not just about raw computing power or maximum features, but [...]
It’s that time again: a new case is on the test bench. This time it’s all about the Sharkoon AK3 RGB. The case is currently only available in black. Buyers have the choice between two versions: with four pre-installed RGB fans and a glass side panel or with four unlit fans and a closed side panel without glass. These differences also [...]
MonacoKeys Keycaps and Stabs It’s time for a fresh introduction: Michael Köberl. Better known in the scene as kasperL. He is not only the founder of MonacoKeys, but also a true enthusiast and connoisseur of the mechanical keyboard world. With a great deal of passion and technical sensitivity, he has set about developing his own keycaps and [...]
Today we take a closer look at the ASUS ROG Swift PG27UCDM, the little brother of the PG32UCDM. This is another 4K OLED monitor with a Samsung QD OLED panel and a resolution of 3840 × 2160. The panel offers 10-bit color depth and uses the latest fourth-generation subpixel layout, which noticeably improves text readability – especially thanks [...]
I am often asked whether it is permissible or even sensible to stack thermal pads if the exact thickness is not available and you don’t want to use thermal putty. This is exactly what I would like to answer today, because this issue is far less critical than it is often made out to be. In fact, the targeted stacking of pads can even be a [...]
The Thermal Master Thor002 is an extremely attractively priced, portable thermal imaging camera that advertises features that you would otherwise expect to find on much more expensive devices. At a street price of around 360 euros, it is aimed at users who are looking for a stand-alone, robust thermal camera without having to sacrifice basic [...]
Today we take a look at a monitor that is typically used in the office or home office, the EIZO FlexScan EV3450XC. A 34-inch curved (3800 mm radius) ultrawide monitor – with an IPS panel – that boasts a resolution of 3440 x 1440p and a refresh rate of 60 Hz. At this point, it should already be clear that the monitor is not at home in [...]
The OBSBOT Tail 2 is a specialized PTZR camera that clearly distinguishes itself from classic webcams or compact vlogging cameras. It is aimed at users who are looking for an AI-supported, network-compatible video solution with professional standards – for high-quality live streams, event documentation or complex multi-camera setups, for [...]
The mysterious “gel” on Gigabyte’s new graphics cards – analysis instead of alarmism Today’s article is dedicated to a topic that has attracted a lot of attention in recent days: the so-called “Thermal Conductive Gel” that Gigabyte uses on its current graphics card models and the accusation that this [...]
We have started to build up a comprehensive latency database for input devices, which is intended to make systematically measurable differences between individual models transparent. We are starting with wired mice, which were measured under identical test conditions. The tests are based on NVIDIA’s second-generation LDAT (Latency Display [...]
Anyone who has been keeping a close eye on my thermal compound database since today will certainly not have overlooked a small addition. In my comparative characterization of thermal interface materials (TIM), a uniform lower limit of the bond line thickness (BLT) of 25 µm was deliberately chosen (purely graphically). This decision is based on [...]
