{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1", "title": "LTT Labs: Articles", "home_page_url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/json", "feed_url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/json", "description": "Welcome to LTT Labs - your go-to destination for all things tech. Explore comprehensive test results, insightful commentary, and the latest analysis in hardware.", "items": [ { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/16/usb-c-magnetic-connect", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/16/usb-c-magnetic-connect", "title": "USB-C Magnetic Connect Hardware and Compatibility", "summary": "Deviating from the USB-C specification usually only leads to confusion and incompatibility; but Magnetic Connect is at the very least innovative, and it might even be pretty neat.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/10/Microsoft-Magnetic-Connect-USB-C-Bookmark-1-3.png", "date_modified": "2026-10-16T15:12:27.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/16/nvidia-rtx-spark-n1x-review", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/16/nvidia-rtx-spark-n1x-review", "title": "To Boldly Go Where Qualcomm Has Gone Before - The RTX Spark N1X Review", "summary": "NVIDIA announced RTX Spark at Computex 2026 in June. Not to be confused with the DGX Spark, even though both use the virtually the same GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, the RTX Spark is a lineup of laptops and mini PCs that run Windows!", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/10/sparkchip-1.png", "date_modified": "2026-10-16T12:06:01.000Z", "author": { "name": "Nikolas H." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/05/iphone-18-pro-charging", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/05/iphone-18-pro-charging", "title": "Your iPhone 18 Pro Doesn't Need a New Charger", "summary": "We conducted charge testing on the Apple iPhone 18 Pro to show that you don't need Apple's specific charger to fill your battery quickly.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/09/pm-iphone-18-pro-A4060-1.png", "date_modified": "2026-10-05T17:17:14.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/01/full-ssds", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/10/01/full-ssds", "title": "Driven to the Limit - Testing Game Performance with a Full SSD", "summary": "You’ve likely heard the common advice to keep at least 10-20% of your SSD(solid state drive) as ‘free space’. This is sometimes accompanied by a “so it’ll run faster” or someone will explain that the free space allows the SSD to shuffle data around like a game of Rush Hour. Why?", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/10/C7823---Crucial-T705-2---Full---Angle.png", "date_modified": "2026-10-01T16:29:37.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/29/we-replaced-a-200-000-sound-chamber-with-a-bluetooth-speaker", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/29/we-replaced-a-200-000-sound-chamber-with-a-bluetooth-speaker", "title": "We Replaced a $200,000 Sound Chamber with a Bluetooth Speaker", "summary": "We tried to measure DF-HRTFs, which would otherwise take more than $200,000, as cheaply as possible with a Bluetooth speaker, a DIY microphone and free software. The trick though lies in using neural networks.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/09/LLM-Part-1-7.png", "date_modified": "2026-09-29T16:16:21.000Z", "author": { "name": "Utkarsh J." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/24/iphone-18-pro-series-test-results", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/24/iphone-18-pro-series-test-results", "title": "iPhone 18 Pro Test Results", "summary": "The iPhone 18 Pro is a small iteration to the iPhone 17 Pro if all you care about is the external hardware, but the new Pro iPhone packs significant performance gains with the Apple A20 Pro built on the TSMC 2 nm process.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/09/IPHONEUNO-2026---iPhone-18-Pro-2.png", "date_modified": "2026-09-24T21:41:15.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/23/local-ai-your-gaming-rigs-second-job", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/23/local-ai-your-gaming-rigs-second-job", "title": "Local AI: Your Gaming Rig's Second Job", "summary": "Local LLM enthusiasts across the internet will have absurdly expensive setups to host their AI personal assistants, but most of us only have our gaming PCs. What are you able to host yourself and get done with that level of hardware?", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/09/GPU-Photo-Template---April-18--2025-at-10.58.28-1-Back-of-the-box--In-the-Box--1.png", "date_modified": "2026-09-23T16:31:56.000Z", "author": { "name": "Nikolas H." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/12/cmp-170hx-cmpunlocker", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/12/cmp-170hx-cmpunlocker", "title": "Actually Download More RAM - NVIDIA CMP 170HX cmpunlocker", "summary": "There is a long history of scams and malware claiming to give you more RAM or make your computer run faster, but cmpunlocker created by Amogh Munikote actually follows through on this dubious promise for the CMP 170HX mining GPU.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/08/CMP-170HX-1-1.png", "date_modified": "2026-09-12T16:47:33.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/10/ups-considerations", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/10/ups-considerations", "title": "Sine Waves and Spec. Sheets - UPS Considerations", "summary": "Selecting the best Uninterruptible Power Supply(UPS) can be a complicated and opaque process requiring an understanding of battery cells and alternating current(AC) electricity. This article will explain some of the important numbers and features to look out for when reading the datasheet.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/09/Screenshotq_2026-08-07_5_100422.png", "date_modified": "2026-09-10T17:08:10.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/04/amd-expo-ultra-low-latency-memory", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/04/amd-expo-ultra-low-latency-memory", "title": "Low Latency, High Hopes: AMD EXPO Ultra Low Latency Memory", "summary": "AMD was fairly quiet at Computex 2026, but one of the new announcements was Ultra Low Latency memory. G.SKILL sent us a couple of memory kits to take for a spin, and they are technologically impressive, but based on our results and AMD’s claims, they're not a must-have upgrade.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/08/HeroImage_Sanic.png", "date_modified": "2026-09-04T17:15:35.000Z", "author": { "name": "Nikolas H." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/02/delidded-intel-i9-14900ks", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/09/02/delidded-intel-i9-14900ks", "title": "Delidded Intel i9-14900KS CT Scan", "summary": "CT Scanning a delidded Intel Core i9 14900KS to explore the PCB layers and silicon layout.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/08/2026-06---AMD-Ryzen-AI-Halo-25-1.png", "date_modified": "2026-09-02T15:01:03.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/31/a-guide-to-switching-to-linux-and-grieving-windows", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/31/a-guide-to-switching-to-linux-and-grieving-windows", "title": "A Guide to Switching to Linux and Grieving Windows", "summary": "You've finally decided to ditch Windows. Welcome. In this guide we go over a 5 stage process to switch to Linux with a lot of resources and tools to help you along the way.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/08/linux-2.jpg", "date_modified": "2026-08-31T17:01:28.000Z", "author": { "name": "Utkarsh J." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/24/your-screen-recorder-wants-to-steal-your-frames", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/24/your-screen-recorder-wants-to-steal-your-frames", "title": "Your Screen Recorder Wants to Steal Your Frames!", "summary": "Screen recording can take a lot more out of your system than you might think. To find out how much of a hit you might take, we put five common recording tools to the test. Beware: graphs galore ahead!", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/08/Watermark-5-1-.png", "date_modified": "2026-08-24T16:33:12.000Z", "author": { "name": "Kassandra M." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/19/the-pixel-11-line-up-just-pixel-dropped", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/19/the-pixel-11-line-up-just-pixel-dropped", "title": "The Pixel 11 Line Up Just [Pixel] Dropped", "summary": "As Google says, “every colour is a vibe.” And it’s true! Google has released their next line up of Pixel phones and they’re as colourful as ever. However, do they perform as well as they look?", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/08/Logitech-Ergo-K860-12.png", "date_modified": "2026-08-19T20:09:05.000Z", "author": { "name": "Kassandra M." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/13/llm-quantization-part-3-honey-i-shrunk-the-numbers", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/08/13/llm-quantization-part-3-honey-i-shrunk-the-numbers", "title": "LLM Quantization Part 3: Honey, I Shrunk the Numbers!", "summary": "By now we know what a model is made of, why it eats so much VRAM, and what those weights actually are: billions of numbers, most of them sitting in a tiny band near zero, stored in a format built to reach 3.4 × 10³⁸. Let us look at how shrinking the numbers actually works!", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/08/LLM-Part-1-10-1--1.png", "date_modified": "2026-08-13T18:38:17.000Z", "author": { "name": "Utkarsh J." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/24/amd-ryzen-ai-halo-cluster", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/24/amd-ryzen-ai-halo-cluster", "title": "World's First(?) Underwhelming AMD Ryzen AI Halo Cluster", "summary": "Through a stroke of misfortunate, we were fortunate enough to have two Ryzen AI Halos for a short period of time and the temptation to cluster them was too great, surely we'll get more performance with two of them.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/07/2026-06---AMD-Ryzen-AI-Halo-23.png", "date_modified": "2026-07-24T14:52:02.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/21/llm-quantization-part-2-5-do-floats-dream-of-real-numbers", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/21/llm-quantization-part-2-5-do-floats-dream-of-real-numbers", "title": "LLM Quantization Part 2.5: Do Floats Dream of Real Numbers?", "summary": "When a model stores 0.1, it isn't storing 0.1. This article breaks down what a number actually is to a computer, how floating point splits its bits between range and precision, and why models barely use either, which is exactly what makes them shrinkable.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/07/LLM-Part-1-9-2-.png", "date_modified": "2026-07-21T17:11:15.000Z", "author": { "name": "Utkarsh J." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/18/intel-arc-g3-extreme-ibc-v35", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/18/intel-arc-g3-extreme-ibc-v35", "title": "Intel Arc G3 Low Power Core Scheduling: 50% Off", "summary": "Intel’s new Arc G3 processors are designed specifically for handheld gaming and feature Intel’s Intelligent Bias Control(IBC) v3.5 technology that will disable* the P-cores* when operating at a TDP below 14 W * --\n\nNote the asterisks.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/07/2026-06---MSI-Claw-18-hero-1.png", "date_modified": "2026-07-18T14:45:44.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/15/gtx-1080s-revisiting-legends", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/15/gtx-1080s-revisiting-legends", "title": "GTX 1080s: Revisiting Legends", "summary": "The GTX 1080 Ti made \"future-proof\" a marketing term people actually believed.\nWe revisit NVIDIA's 2017 flagships to see how they hold up against ray tracing and AI workloads.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/07/GPU-Photo-Template---April-18--2025-at-10.58.28-5-Back-of-the-card--Board-Design---1-.png", "date_modified": "2026-07-15T20:17:32.000Z", "author": { "name": "Nikolas H." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/10/llm-quantization-part-2-youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-vram", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/10/llm-quantization-part-2-youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-vram", "title": "LLM Quantization Part 2: You’re Gonna Need a Bigger VRAM", "summary": "Everyone quotes a model's file size, but that's only part of what it costs to run. This article breaks down where your VRAM really goes, weights, KV cache, activations, and overhead, then works out what fits on a modern GPU and what to do when a model doesn't.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/07/LLM-Part-1-6-3-.png", "date_modified": "2026-07-10T16:27:56.000Z", "author": { "name": "Utkarsh J." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/09/testing-trump-mobiles-t1-all-that-glitters-is-not-gold", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/09/testing-trump-mobiles-t1-all-that-glitters-is-not-gold", "title": "Testing Trump Mobile's T1: All That Glitters is Not Gold", "summary": "We tested the T1 by Trump Mobile and it is definitely one of the mobile devices of all time. The article gets into the standard mobile testing results that could not be included in the ShortCircuit video. We compare its performance with the Pixel 10a - a similarly priced phone.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/07/FOOLSGOLD-2026-Article-Photo.png", "date_modified": "2026-07-09T15:27:20.000Z", "author": { "name": "Kassandra M." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/06/amd-ryzen-ai-halo", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/06/amd-ryzen-ai-halo", "title": "AI Dev Kit, Batteries Included - AMD Ryzen AI Halo", "summary": "The AMD Ryzen AI Halo is a truly mini-PC built around the Zen 5 AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor(16 core, 32 thread) that streamlines learning AI development with ROCm or AMD hardware. The main offering is the software and support it provides.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/07/2026-06---AMD-Ryzen-AI-Halo-1-1.png", "date_modified": "2026-07-06T15:00:46.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/01/arm-on-windows-is-sparking-a-fight-it-might-win", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/01/arm-on-windows-is-sparking-a-fight-it-might-win", "title": "ARM On Windows is Sparking a Fight It Might Win", "summary": "The ARM architecture has won over practically every gadget you can think of. The only space where it has not yet won is Windows laptops. We tested some Snapdragon X2 laptops for an LTT video and commented on the state of ARM on Windows laptops.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/06/Screenshot_20260629_115545.png", "date_modified": "2026-07-01T19:29:23.000Z", "author": { "name": "Utkarsh J." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/01/does-the-belkin-cable-charge-the-nintendo-switch-2-faster", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/07/01/does-the-belkin-cable-charge-the-nintendo-switch-2-faster", "title": "Does the Belkin Cable Charge the Nintendo Switch 2 Faster?", "summary": "No. Nothing in our testing shows that any specific USB-C cable will enable the Nintendo Switch 2 to charge faster. Any standard USB-C cable will charge the Switch 2 at the same 10-15 W, and provide a full charge in approximately three hours.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/06/2026-06---Belkin-Switch-2-Thumbnail-1.jpg", "date_modified": "2026-07-01T16:59:30.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/23/msi-claw-8-ex-ai-cg3em-with-intel-arc-g3-extreme", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/23/msi-claw-8-ex-ai-cg3em-with-intel-arc-g3-extreme", "title": "MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ CG3EM with Intel Arc G3 Extreme", "summary": "Intel announced their new Intel Arc G3(G3 and G3 Extreme) processors at Computex 2026; they ship first in a wave of handhelds including the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ CG3EM and uhhhh, it's difficult to not fixate on the Claw 8 EX’s $1,799 USD price.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/06/ArcInside.png", "date_modified": "2026-06-23T13:00:43.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/22/the-newell-nucleus-steam-machine-ltt-companion-article", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/22/the-newell-nucleus-steam-machine-ltt-companion-article", "title": "The Newell Nucleus: Steam Machine LTT Companion Article", "summary": "The Steam Machine is here, and it's proof Valve's Linux gamble is paying off. After years of the Steam Deck proving Linux gaming could be more than a punchline, the Steam Machine shows Valve is doubling down.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/06/IMG_9827.JPG", "date_modified": "2026-06-22T05:06:00.000Z", "author": { "name": "Nikolas H." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/19/llm-quantization-part-1-what-even-is-an-llm", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/19/llm-quantization-part-1-what-even-is-an-llm", "title": "LLM Quantization Part 1: What Even is an LLM?", "summary": "In part 1 of our 3-part LLM quantization series, we build the foundation you'll need to understand why running a 70 billion parameter model without a trust fund requires some creative problem solving.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/06/LLM-Part-1-2-3-.png", "date_modified": "2026-06-19T17:28:29.000Z", "author": { "name": "Utkarsh J." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/16/controller-button-force", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/16/controller-button-force", "title": "You're Pressing Buttons Harder Than You Think", "summary": "We've collected controllers from around the office to perform testing for LinusTechTips and ShortCircuit videos, but within the team we were noting the variety of face buttons(A, B, X, Y). They're shaped differently, and they can feel different to press as well.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/06/2026-06---Controller-Force-1-Thumbnail-1.png", "date_modified": "2026-06-16T16:39:14.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/14/we-tried-xbox-mode", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/14/we-tried-xbox-mode", "title": "We Tried Xbox Mode", "summary": "We gave Xbox Mode a try, and our findings weren't stellar.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/05/Untitled---April-28--2026-at-14.32.50-2--1-.png", "date_modified": "2026-06-14T01:00:00.000Z", "author": { "name": "Nikolas H." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/11/computex-2026-trends", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/11/computex-2026-trends", "title": "Massive PSUs, Miniature PCs, and 'Good' AI(ML) - Computex 2026 Trends", "summary": "The theme of Computex 2026 was “AI Everywhere”, and it showed.  However, we also observed a couple other trends worth noting. We found some trends with unusually large PSUs, and surprisingly mini PCs, and we even found a reasonable use for AI(neural networks)!", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/06/2026-06---Computex-Trends-13.png", "date_modified": "2026-06-11T18:44:03.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/09/priming-revisited-its-not-just-the-airpods-pro-3", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/09/priming-revisited-its-not-just-the-airpods-pro-3", "title": "Priming Revisited: It's Not Just the AirPods Pro 3", "summary": "Since our previous article about the difficulty of measuring the AirPods 3 Pros, we have done some testing on the AirPods Max 2, which have the same dynamic adaptive EQ features as the Pro 3s but affect the frequency response more subtly.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/06/image--1--2-1.png", "date_modified": "2026-06-09T16:55:09.000Z", "author": { "name": "Utkarsh J." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/06/asus-test-server-tour", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/06/asus-test-server-tour", "title": "ASUS Server Testing Lab", "summary": "During our visit to Taiwan for Computex, we ventured out of the city of Taipei to visit ASUS's server testing facility and get a look inside an ASUS NVIDIA GB300 compute tray.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/06/2026-06---ASUS-Server-17-OverviewAngle-2.png", "date_modified": "2026-06-06T17:11:04.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/05/26/carbice-ice-pads", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/05/26/carbice-ice-pads", "title": "Carbon Nanotube CPU Cooling with Carbice", "summary": "Does using a cool material technology actually help keep cool your CPU?  Carbice sure hopes it does, but they didn't rely on those hopes when designing their Space Pad for operation in orbitand the Ice Pad for use in consumer electronics.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/05/2026-05---Carbice-33.png", "date_modified": "2026-05-26T17:48:17.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/05/15/maxsun-intel-arc-pro-b60-dual-48g-turbo-review", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/05/15/maxsun-intel-arc-pro-b60-dual-48g-turbo-review", "title": "Two Is Better Than One: Maxsun Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual 48G Turbo Review", "summary": "We got our hands on two B60s, but not in the way we expected. We received the MAXSUN Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual 48G Turbo. The MAXSUN is a rare breed of graphics card, a dual GPU; two graphics processors fused onto a single PCB.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/05/GPU-Photo-Template-1-Hero.png", "date_modified": "2026-05-15T18:49:18.000Z", "author": { "name": "Nikolas H." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/05/12/ups-exploration", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/05/12/ups-exploration", "title": "What's up with UPSs?", "summary": "We've always had UPSs around, but we've been wary of connecting any of them to measurement equipment considering the high voltages involved. Now we're throwing caution to the wind to check out some UPSs from around the office.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/05/a2-1.png", "date_modified": "2026-05-12T16:06:21.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/05/05/testing-psu-series", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/05/05/testing-psu-series", "title": "Power Supplies Come in Threes: Testing and Comparing a Series of Power Supplies", "summary": "Nearly every power supply you buy today will be part of a series. Why do manufacturers produce these series, how similar are the power supplies in a series, and is it a good assumption that models within a series will perform similarly?", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/04/Watermark-Template-1-5.png", "date_modified": "2026-05-05T15:34:02.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/04/29/we-tried-popular-linux-gaming-distros", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/04/29/we-tried-popular-linux-gaming-distros", "title": "We Tried Popular Linux Gaming Distros", "summary": "We downloaded and installed a few gaming distros, ran some tests and documented our experiences.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/04/Untitled.png", "date_modified": "2026-04-29T16:28:09.000Z", "author": { "name": "Nikolas H." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/04/24/intel-binary-optimization-worth-it", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/04/24/intel-binary-optimization-worth-it", "title": "Intel Binary Optimization: Worth it for the few?", "summary": "Intel provides a suite of software optimizations in the form of Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU), Intel Application Optimizer (APO), and the new Intel Binary Optimization Tool (IBOT). Here we take a look at which ones are worth taking the time to enable.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/04/ibit_hero.png", "date_modified": "2026-04-24T16:19:53.000Z", "author": { "name": "Nikolas H." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/04/16/phone-minimum-display-brightness", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/04/16/phone-minimum-display-brightness", "title": "Is 1 Nit Enough? - Phone Minimum Display Brightness", "summary": "We've seen a few brands shift to now also advertise their minimum display brightness in addition to the maximum brightness. Here we explore our testing capabilities show results from six modern phone displays.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/04/Watermark-Template-1.png", "date_modified": "2026-04-16T14:13:54.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/04/11/apple-studio-display-xdr-display-testing-results", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/04/11/apple-studio-display-xdr-display-testing-results", "title": "Apple CMF 2026 and Studio Display XDR Test Results", "summary": "Apple has recently released their new Studio Display and Studio Display XDR, two 27-inch 5K Retina displays available with their signature $400 stands.  We'll cover some of the measurements below, but a notable release alongside these displays is the new \"Apple CMF 2026\".", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/04/Apple-XDR-2000-Nits-P3---Tone-Map-P3-vs-P3.png", "date_modified": "2026-04-11T23:18:22.000Z", "author": { "name": "Jon D." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/04/08/psu-timing-requirements", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/04/08/psu-timing-requirements", "title": "ATX Power Supply Timings", "summary": "A look at the requirements for power supplies that comply to the ATX specification along with a test and visualization we've developed.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/03/Figure-4-3-1.png", "date_modified": "2026-04-08T15:03:57.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/04/04/how-close-is-too-close-applying-fundamental-fluid-dynamics-research-methods-to-pc-cooling", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/04/04/how-close-is-too-close-applying-fundamental-fluid-dynamics-research-methods-to-pc-cooling", "title": "How Close is Too Close? Applying Fundamental Fluid Dynamics Research Methods to PC Cooling", "summary": "In April 2025, LinusTechTips visited NASA's Langley Research Center at the invitation of the Flow Physics and Control Branch to seek an answer to the question: how far does a case fan have to be from a flat surface?", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/04/HowCloseisTooCloseThumbnail.png", "date_modified": "2026-04-04T18:13:52.000Z", "author": { "name": "Louis M. Edelman, Ph.D." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/31/intel-core-ultra-200s-plus-gaming-update", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/31/intel-core-ultra-200s-plus-gaming-update", "title": "Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus Gaming Update", "summary": "An update and expansion of game testing the Core Ultra 270K Plus alongside the 5800X3D and 7800X3D.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/03/Intel-Arrow-Lake-Refresh-250K-Plus---270K-Plus_A.jpg", "date_modified": "2026-03-31T19:30:25.000Z", "author": { "name": "Nikolas H." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/27/does-plouffe-need-a-gpu-for-plex-in-2026", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/27/does-plouffe-need-a-gpu-for-plex-in-2026", "title": "Does Plouffe need a GPU for Plex in 2026?", "summary": "Nicholas Plouffe is building himself a NAS and asked Labs for some hardware advice. So we made it complicated and did some testing! ", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/01/plouffe_owns_a_display.png", "date_modified": "2026-03-27T16:49:00.000Z", "author": { "name": "Nikolas H." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/25/macbook-thermal-testing", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/25/macbook-thermal-testing", "title": "MacBook Neo and M5 MacBook Thermal Testing", "summary": "While we’ve had many MacBooks around for the testing of the MacBook Neo, MacBook Air M5, and MacBook Pro M5 Pro, we’ve done some exploration of surface temperature measurement.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/03/1-1.jpeg", "date_modified": "2026-03-25T17:44:47.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/23/intel-arrow-lake-refresh", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/23/intel-arrow-lake-refresh", "title": "Intel Arrow Lake Refresh", "summary": "Intel has released the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and spoiler, they’re great. We conducted a suite of tests for the LinusTechTips video and included them here.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-22-at-6.48.50---PM.png", "date_modified": "2026-03-23T13:01:13.000Z", "author": { "name": "Nikolas H." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/14/brazilian-tech", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/14/brazilian-tech", "title": "Testing Brazilian Power Supplies", "summary": "Presenting partial test results from power supplies included in a LinusTechTips video.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/03/LTT_BrazilianTech_thumbnail_v2i---APPROVED.jpg", "date_modified": "2026-03-14T17:00:54.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/13/iphone-17e-performance-and-power-test-results", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/13/iphone-17e-performance-and-power-test-results", "title": "iPhone 17e Performance and Power Test Results", "summary": "This is a companion article to the iPhone 17e ShortCircuit video and included are results from our expedited testing over the last few days following the release of the iPhone 17e, comparing against its predecessor, the iPhone 16e, and the next level up, the iPhone 17.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/03/Apple-iPhone-17e-hero-geo-260302_big.jpg.large.jpg", "date_modified": "2026-03-13T19:28:32.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/10/mobile-battery-meta-analysis", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/10/mobile-battery-meta-analysis", "title": "Phone Battery Life Meta Analysis", "summary": "Smartphone battery testing is one of the most valuable but contentious tests that we conduct.  Here we explore some of our results collected from projects in the past year.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/03/device_dur-1.png", "date_modified": "2026-03-10T17:42:53.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } }, { "id": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/01/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-privacy-display", "url": "https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/03/01/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-privacy-display", "title": "Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Privacy Display", "summary": "Privacy Display mode on the new Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra turns off half the pixels to dim regions of the display and protect your privacy.  However, Maximum Privacy Display mode turns some pixels back on, making the screen even more difficult to read from extreme angles.", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/68/2d/682dc4d0-6daf-426a-b3d4-9f443976d0d8/content/images/2026/03/2026-02-25-Hero--1-.png", "date_modified": "2026-03-01T20:02:16.000Z", "author": { "name": "Lucas N." } } ] }