Wednesday, April 3rd 2024

TechPowerUp Hiring: Reviewers Wanted for Motherboards, Laptops, Gaming Handhelds and Prebuilt Desktops

TechPowerUp has four open positions in our team that we'd like to fill with talented and motivated PC gamers and enthusiasts like you! We are looking for a motherboard reviewer, a pre-built gaming PC reviewer, a gaming handheld reviewer and a laptop reviewer—that's four separate positions, for four individuals. Applicants will be required to regularly publish detailed hardware reviews in their respective roles, at a frequency that's most suitable for the type of hardware being reviewed. The position is open to individuals from the US, Canada, the UK, the EU, Japan, or Taiwan.

Besides product evaluation skills, we expect our reviewers to possess good literary skills. We're not exactly looking for over-the-top creative writing, but content that's engaging and insightful to our readers, who come to us for our detailed yet straightforward writing style. The four are remote working positions, which will require you to perform hardware testing and photography in-house. Ideally you'll already have some equipment, but we can definitely help with that, also with streamlining your testing workflow, and creating the testing setup. Our team is also always here for you to discuss testing methodologies, presentation of results, etc. This is a paid, and part-time position, our role will be to keep you busy with samples of the hardware assigned to you. There are no static quotas per month, but depending on the hardware category we expect a certain minimum number of reviews we can publish, to maintain a regular cadence that keeps up with the latest developments.

TechPowerUp reviews don't just go in-depth into performance evaluations, but also include detailed photography and insights to the various components that make up a piece of hardware. Our motherboard reviewer, for example, should be able to identify and test the various onboard devices and VRM components. This comprehensive approach extends to laptops, too, which will mostly be gaming-grade ones—and prebuilt gaming desktops. For the gaming handheld reviewer, you'll need to be able to objectively review and contrast current hardware, such as the ROG Ally, or the Steam Deck, besides evaluating the experience these devices offer haptics wise, or even how supported the platforms are in the enthusiast community, who often release polished software tools or aftermarket hardware modifications for popular devices. Being an avid gamer who enjoys trying out the newest titles would suit the role, as TPU long term testing will involve regular gaming performance articles evaluating and comparing these handheld PCs.

Interested? Send us examples of your work (needn't be with big and notable publications, even personal blogs or forum posts will do); and send us a 300-word essay about recent developments in the area of work you're interested in (for example: if you're signing up for the Laptop position, give us a brief essay on recent developments from the world of laptops). If you're applying for multiple positions, you must include a writing sample for each, so we know you understand the tech. No ChatGPT writeups please, we want to learn about your skills. Prior experience in the field, especially with a notable publication, would count as a big plus, but isn't essential. Please also tell us a bit about yourself, like location, education and age, just so we can get a better idea of you as an applicant.

Contact us at w1zzard@techpowerup.com. Applications close on May 1st.
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93 Comments on TechPowerUp Hiring: Reviewers Wanted for Motherboards, Laptops, Gaming Handhelds and Prebuilt Desktops

#76
sethmatrix7
WyeI refuse to work for a company that makes a living by promoting illegal software licenses(godeal24).
But you’ll contribute to the value of the advertising space held by said company? By visiting the site. Clicking links. Even posting in the forum.
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#77
AusWolf
WyeI refuse to work for a company that makes a living by promoting illegal software licenses(godeal24).
Who said it's illegal? Just because they can get keys cheaper than the PC store in your street, it doesn't mean there's something shady about it. Or do you think Techpowerup would function for such a long time if any illegal activity was promoted here?
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#78
neatfeatguy
There is a thread somewhere on TPU (back when the advertising with these particular sites started) about the key site advertising, please don't turn this particular thread into a cry fest about it.

**Edit**
Went digging back through posts and found it. Looks like it was locked, but feel free to read through all the posts if you like.
www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/so-advertising-cd-key-sites.249995/
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#79
Icon Charlie
AusWolfYep. It's nice when your fulfilment comes from your job. But my fulfilment mostly comes from things other than my job (spending time with my girlfriend, friends, building PCs, etc.) for which I need a stable income.
This is a great mindset to have. Very Grounded. Stable income is the most important thing to have so you can invest in real... life.
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#80
AusWolf
Icon CharlieThis is a great mindset to have. Very Grounded. Stable income is the most important thing to have so you can invest in real... life.
I'd like to think so. :)

The only problem with this mindset is that whatever you do, you'll always waste 8 hours of your day having to do things that aren't a priority for you personally, but are necessary to get paid. :ohwell:

I still prefer it this way compared to pursuing my hobby as a career and letting it become just another job. I do respect the opposite opinion, though.
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#81
Icon Charlie
Oh and good luck to those people applying for the job. BUT the old man will be watching you if you screw up. :peace:
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#82
Shrek
Might make for a nice distraction for someone who is retired.
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#83
W1zzard
Icon CharlieOh and good luck to those people applying for the job. BUT the old man will be watching you if you screw up. :peace:
While that is certainly true, rather see it as an opportunity to have personalized access to my knowledge and feedback. After 1600 reviews over 20 years I know a thing or two about the subject
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#84
Icon Charlie
W1zzardWhile that is certainly true, rather see it as an opportunity to have personalized access to my knowledge and feedback. After 1600 reviews over 20 years I know a thing or two about the subject
And that is why I'm here at this site as I can trust the information given. This site gives out quality, honest, and real information without the people doing the happy dance that I still see in many faucets of the tech industry of today. So yea, I take the information given here seriously as it helps me make the right decisions in purchasing product.
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#85
Clanseven
I do find it fascinating that there is no mention here of renumeration whatsoever, almost as if it doesn't matter. Would it be too much to ask what's in it for the employee, rather than just a list of what the employer requires?
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#86
N/A
You probably mean *remuneration. Is well guarded. Is it unusual to name your price or just leave that unanswered.
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#87
Clanseven
N/AYou probably mean *remuneration. Is well guarded. Is it unusual to name your price or just leave that unanswered.
Indeed I did!
However, I stand by my point.
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#88
chrcoluk
Tempted to apply now given the recent issues with boards not adhering to spec's properly, could be fun reporting a long list of things in a review.
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#89
ir_cow
chrcolukTempted to apply now given the recent issues with boards not adhering to spec's properly, could be fun reporting a long list of things in a review.
Not recent :) Intel officially spec has only been observed on really cheap motherboards (that can't handle the load) and server stuff since 10th gen. Just finally it started to affect games. So vendors are finally doing what they should have done from the start. defaults should be 100% within Intel spec. Though the gray area here is that they are kinda still. Just not with TDP.
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#90
chrcoluk
ir_cowNot recent :) Intel officially spec has only been observed on really cheap motherboards (that can't handle the load) and server stuff since 10th gen. Just finally it started to affect games. So vendors are finally doing what they should have done from the start. defaults should be 100% within Intel spec. Though the gray area here is that they are kinda still. Just not with TDP.
I know, I suppose I meant now it has started to become a noticeable issue. So the crowd will now care about this stuff. :)
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#91
AusWolf
ir_cowNot recent :) Intel officially spec has only been observed on really cheap motherboards (that can't handle the load) and server stuff since 10th gen. Just finally it started to affect games. So vendors are finally doing what they should have done from the start. defaults should be 100% within Intel spec. Though the gray area here is that they are kinda still. Just not with TDP.
Defaults are usually within Intel spec, but some reviews keep calling features like Asus's Multi-Core Enhancement, or MSi's choose your cooling menu "default". They're not default settings. They are power limit extensions. With them disabled (which is the real default), every Intel CPU should consume within Intel defined power limits.
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#92
ir_cow
@AusWolf correct. Just default settings of motherboards differ. Even the auto detect cooling is broken.
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#93
AusWolf
ir_cow@AusWolf correct. Just default settings of motherboards differ. Even the auto detect cooling is broken.
Every board I've seen so far had MCE, or "detect your cooling" off as default.
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