Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:
Computers: ACER Predator Triton 500 SE Laptop Review, Huawei's MateBook X Pro falls behind with another minor refresh, MSI Pulse GL66 Review: Room to Grow
Gaming: Deathloop beginner's guide: Tips and tricks for breaking the loop, Life is Strange True Colors Review Bombed For Having a Tibetan Flag!, Not So MMO: Deathloop Review In Progress, The Medium: DLSS vs. FSR Comparison Review
Graphics Cards: ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Phantom Gaming D 8GB OC Graphics Card Review, ASRock RX 6600 XT Phantom Gaming D 8GB OC Review
Headphones: AOC GH200 Gaming Headset Review
Input: Drop CTRL Mechanical Keyboard Review, Whirlwind FX Element V2 and FX Atom Keyboard Review
Mobile: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 Review: The Folding Flagship Refined
Microphones: EPOS B20 Streaming Microphone Review
Motherboards: The highest-end OC platform for Intel? - EVGA Z590 Dark motherboard review with teardown and overclocking
Printers: LulzBot TAZ Workhorse review: So close to being an amazing 3D printer
Storage: ASUSTOR Drivestor 4 (AS1104T) NAS Review, Hynix Gold P31 2 TB Review - Finally in 2 TB, MSI SPATIUM M470 1TB PCIe 4.0 Gen4 NVMe SSD Review
Computers:
eTeknix: ACER Predator Triton 500 SE Laptop Review
ACER is such an interesting brand, as while their main brand name sparks a vision of more mundane systems (sorry ACER, but it does), as soon as you add the word PREDATOR on the end, you immediately think of some of the finest, fastest and coolest hardware on the market.
ACER Predator Triton 500 SE Laptop Review | eTeknix
Windows Central: Huawei's MateBook X Pro falls behind with another minor refresh
The MateBook X Pro for 2021 gets a performance refresh along with a few updated features, but a few of the same old drawbacks have carried over for another year.
Review: Huawei's MateBook X Pro falls behind with another minor refresh
Tom's Hardware: MSI Pulse GL66 Review: Room to Grow
An upgradeable but plain gaming laptop.
MSI Pulse GL66 Review: Room to Grow
Gaming:
Windows Central: Deathloop beginner's guide: Tips and tricks for breaking the loop
Deathloop is one of Arkane's best games yet, but it can also be quite tough at times. Here are some tips and tricks that will help you succeed as you explore Blackreef and attempt to assassinate each of the Visionaries on the island.
Deathloop beginner's guide: Tips and tricks for breaking the loop
eTeknix: Life is Strange True Colors Review Bombed For Having a Tibetan Flag!
Life is Strange: True Colors is getting review bombed on Steam by 'Chinese Users' due to the game having a small Tibetan national flag.
Life is Strange True Colors Review Bombed For Having a Tibetan Flag! | eTeknix
MMORPG.com: Not So MMO: Deathloop Review In Progress
Deathloop is an interesting concept that is steeped in Arkane's DNA. Take the satisfying stealth gameplay of Dishonored and mix in some crazy good gunplay, throw in a time loop story and you're itching for a good time. But does it actually hold up? Here is our review in progress.
Not So MMO: Deathloop Review In Progress | MMORPG.com
TechPowerUp: The Medium: DLSS vs. FSR Comparison Review
Originally, The Medium was an NVIDIA-sponsored game on PC, with support for DLSS only. Recently it has been updated to also support AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution technology. In this mini-review we take a look and compare the image quality and performance offered by both solutions.
The Medium: DLSS vs. FSR Comparison Review
Graphics Cards:
ThinkComputers: ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Phantom Gaming D 8GB OC Graphics Card Review
Today we are checking out ASRock's Radeon RX 6600 XT Phantom Gaming D 8GB OC, which has clocks of 2188 MHz Base, 2428 MHz Game, 2607 MHz Boost. These overclocks will give you an edge over a stock RX 6700 XT and you are getting a pretty slick design with RGB elements and ASRock's Phantom Gaming 3X cooling system.
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Phantom Gaming D 8GB OC Graphics Card Review
PCTestBench: ASRock RX 6600 XT Phantom Gaming D 8GB OC Review
Most of us dream of the big guns, the RTX 3090 and the RX 6900XT level cards but those cards alone cost more than an entire PC, and that’s BEFORE the scalper
ASRock RX 6600 XT Phantom Gaming D 8GB OC Review | PCTestBench
Headphones:
FunkyKit: AOC GH200 Gaming Headset Review
The AOC GH200 features a 2m braided cable as well as a 3.5 mm jack with a Y-splitter, enabling users to split mic and headphone outputs.
AOC GH200 Gaming Headset Review - FunkyKit
Input:
TechPowerUp: Drop CTRL Mechanical Keyboard Review
Drop drops onto the TechPowerUp review database with its own CTRL keyboard. It is not a new release, but aims to show that the feature set and build quality hangs in 2021 just as well courtesy the plethora of hardware and software customization options and excellent build quality.
Drop CTRL Mechanical Keyboard Review
Wccftech: Whirlwind FX Element V2 and FX Atom Keyboard Review
The Whirlwind keyboards FX Element V2 and FX Atom are fantastic for anyone looking for a responsive keyboard with easy-to-use light features.
Whirlwind FX Element V2 and FX Atom Keyboard Review
Mobile:
HotHardware: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 Review: The Folding Flagship Refined
Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip3 is its most affordable folding phone yet. It's a stylish flip-folding flagship with very few compromises.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 Review: The Folding Flagship Refined
Microphones:
NikKTech: EPOS B20 Streaming Microphone Review
The B20 Streaming Microphone may be the very first attempt by EPOS to enter the USB microphone market but both its performance and features tell a different story.
EPOS B20 Streaming Microphone Review
Motherboards:
IgorsLAB: The highest-end OC platform for Intel? - EVGA Z590 Dark motherboard review with teardown and overclocking
EVGA's Z590 Dark is probably one of the most sought-after XOC motherboards for the current generation of Intel CPUs, not least because of its uncompromising.
The highest-end OC platform for Intel? - EVGA Z590 Dark motherboard review with teardown and overclocking
Printers:
Windows Central: LulzBot TAZ Workhorse review: So close to being an amazing 3D printer
While the TAZ Workhorse is extremely good at practical printing, some of its older technology lets it down. Is the print quality enough to overcome its foibles? Let's see.
LulzBot TAZ Workhorse review: So close to being an amazing 3D printer
Storage:
TweakTown: ASUSTOR Drivestor 4 (AS1104T) NAS Review
ASUSTOR's entry-level four-bay SOHO NAS now has 2.5Gbe networking built into it. Join us as we explore the Drivestor 4 AS1104T.
ASUSTOR Drivestor 4 (AS1104T) NAS Review
TechPowerUp: Hynix Gold P31 2 TB Review - Finally in 2 TB
Finally! The Hynix Gold P31 SSD is available as a 2 TB version. Built exclusively with Hynix in-house components, the Gold P31 achieves impressive performance results, making it the fastest PCIe 3.0 SSD we ever tested. It's actually even faster than some PCIe 4.0 models, and much more affordable.
Hynix Gold P31 2 TB Review - Finally in 2 TB
The FPS Review: MSI SPATIUM M470 1TB PCIe 4.0 Gen4 NVMe SSD Review
MSI is doing SSDs now? You bet, and we fully review its new SPATIUM M470 1TB PCIe 4.0 Gen4 NVMe SSD Review, let's find out if it can keep up.
MSI SPATIUM M470 1TB PCIe 4.0 Gen4 NVMe SSD Review - The FPS Review
