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2024 CPU Cooler Test Bonanza – Five Air Coolers Compared

Kent Burgess — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:45:11 +0000

Have you ever had one of those great ideas that you’re certain will improve things, but ends up being a massive headache? That’s where I’ve been for the last few months with…

XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air Graphics Card Review

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:18:09 +0000

Imagine that you are considering a new high-end graphics card for your PC, and that you have $979.99 USD to spend. Now imagine that you're thinking about an AMD Radeon RX…

Fractal Mood Vertical Mini-ITX PC Case Review

Kent Burgess — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:37:18 +0000

In one of my reviews from a couple of years ago, I mentioned that I had never actually built in a Fractal enclosure to that point. I had nothing against the brand,…

Video Review: CORSAIR 6500X Mid-Tower Dual Chamber PC Case

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 22 May 2024 22:46:19 +0000

We last looked at one of Corsair's iterations on their dual chamber mid-tower design with the tempered glass-infused Crystal Series 680X RGB. But that was five years ago, and now we…

The Razer Firefly V2 Pro Is A Shining Example Of A Mouse Mat

Jeremy Hellstrom — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:07:28 +0000

The Razer Firefly V2 Pro is for those who enjoy the effects of RGBitis, or those that like to game in the dark and need to know the bounds of their mouse…

Thrones of Decay, More Hammer, More War

Jeremy Hellstrom — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:01:49 +0000

Total War: Warhammer was released just shy of eight years ago and since then Creative Assembly have been adding to it, with two additional full games as well as a horde of…

The Drop CSTM65, A Mechanical Keyboard With A Switchable Top Case

Jeremy Hellstrom — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:35:46 +0000

Drop have expanded their lineup, taking the design and customization of the CSTM80 and putting it into a 65% form factor. The CSTM65 has a magnetically attached top case which you can…

Eazeye Radiant, Meet Your First Transflective LCD Touchscreen Monitor

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:01:09 +0000

The Eazeye Radiant is the second display designed by the young entrepreneur Louis Huang, the first lacked any backlight at all and was purely powered by the ambient light around you. The…

Alienware AW3225QF 4K QD-OLED Monitor Review

Kent Burgess — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:37:22 +0000

For a few years now, gaming OLED monitors have been out there like the hyper cars of the gaming nerd world. The game-changing performance truly had to be experienced to be believed.…

CORSAIR M75 WIRELESS Lightweight RGB Gaming Mouse Quick Review

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:57:08 +0000

Corsair's latest wireless mouse, the M75 WIRELESS which the company sent over for this review, is an understated-looking product with a modest RGB implementation and - more importantly - an ambidextrous design.

This…

Thermaltake CTE C700 TG Mid Tower Case Review

Kent Burgess — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 23:04:30 +0000

Thermaltake and I have a long history, and I’ve been a bit rough on many of the review samples I’ve received. Hopefully they keep sending me cases, or at least take some…

ECSIPC LIVA Z5 PLUS Mini PC Review

Sebastian Peak — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:56:09 +0000

It has been nearly ten years since I first went hands on with one of the LIVA mini PCs from ECS, with that original LIVA in 2014 the smallest personal computer…

CORSAIR K65 PLUS WIRELESS 75% RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Sebastian Peak — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:44:53 +0000

Corsair’s latest mechanical gaming keyboard is a compact model in the K65 series, but it isn’t a 65% keyboard; this new K65 PLUS is actually 75%. It offers premium features like…

The Fosi Audio LC30 VU Meter Amplifier And Speaker Selector

Jeremy Hellstrom — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 09:24:08 +0000

Fosi Audio has been trending towards simplicity lately, with their amps dropping all but the volume control. The LC30 is a complete change in direction, offering lights, moving pointers and even a…

Crucial T705 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD Review

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:29:38 +0000

When we looked at Crucial's initial PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD product, the T700, last July, it was truly in a class by itself. Since then other manufacturers have brought their own…

Sapphire PURE Radeon RX 7900 GRE Review – Enter the Golden Rabbit

Sebastian Peak — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:00:46 +0000

It’s here: the Golden Rabbit Edition. No longer a China exclusive, the GRE is now available worldwide, and it helps to fill in the upper midrange product offering in the Radeon 7000…

CORSAIR A115 CPU Air Cooler Review – A Massive New Contender

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:57:59 +0000

Corsair is a big name in liquid cooling, of course, but they aren’t strangers to the CPU air cooler market, either. Remember the A500? Ok, so that one wasn’t especially popular…

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Founders Edition Review

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:00:12 +0000

I will begin this review with a rant. A rant about the original GeForce RTX 4080, and its list price.

At $1199 USD the GeForce RTX 4080 was a product that perfectly illustrated…

Fosi ZA3, Go Big When You Go Home

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 23:16:52 +0000

Fosi expanded their imaginations and created something a little different from their previous Class-D amps with the Fosi ZA3. This model is significantly larger than the previous ones, it takes up the…

AMD Radeon RX 7600XT 16GB Launch and XFX QICK 309 Review

Josh Walrath — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:49:39 +0000

The past several weeks have seen new CPU and GPU launches from multiple vendors, but this is expected after a rather busy CES this year. AMD is part of that with a…