Here is a roundup of today's reviews and articles:
Computers: Alienware Area-51 review: large and in charge
Cooling: DeepCool AK620 Digital Pro CPU Cooler Review
Headphones: The AirPods Max in 2025
Motherboards: Colorful iGame B860M Ultra V20 Review
Power: Montech CENTURY II 1050W PSU Review
Other: Hinomi X1 Chair Review
Computers:
Tom's Hardware: Alienware Area-51 review: large and in charge
Finally, Alienware has a PC with largely standardized parts. It's a big one.
We tested the Alienware Area-51, a massive tower with — finally — standardized parts.
Cooling:
eTeknix: DeepCool AK620 Digital Pro CPU Cooler Review
DeepCool is one of my favourite PC brands, with an incredible range of PC cases, coolers, power supplies and more. However, today we're obviously focusing on the cooling aspect, and given that Cool is half of their brand name, it's no surprise that it's one of the things that they excel at. It features one of their popular digital display that can be found, in one form or another, on many of their other air coolers, AIO and even PC cases.
Headphones:
MacRumors: The AirPods Max in 2025
Apple hasn't introduced a major update for the AirPods Max since the headphones came out in 2020, but last year there was a minor refresh with new color options and an upgrade to USB-C charging. With no additional new features on the horizon, we thought we'd take a look at whether the AirPods Max are worth picking up in 2025.
Motherboards:
TechPowerUp: Colorful iGame B860M Ultra V20 Review
At $165, this is one of the cheapest LGA1851 motherboards and it includes a surprisingly decent specification with USB4, PCIe Gen 5, and Wi-Fi 7. The Ultra V20 handled a Core Ultra 9 285K just fine too. But has Colorful done enough to compete with better-known manufacturers overall?
Power:
KitGuru: Montech CENTURY II 1050W PSU Review
While Montech are best known for their range of PC cases, today we take a look at one of their new power supplies in their ‘Gold' range – the Century II 1050W. This unit is very competitively priced at around £100 in the UK and around $110 in the USA. This power supply offers ATX 3.1 support and is 80 Plus Gold / Cybenetics Platinum Certified.
Other:
KitGuru: Hinomi X1 Chair Review
The Hinomi X1 is an ergonomic office chair that wouldn’t look out of place on the bridge of a spaceship. With its split backrest, 6D armrests, built-in footrest and mesh finish – it definitely isn’t your typical ‘gaming chair’ – but can this £579 seat keep you comfortable through long work days and sweaty gaming nights? Today we put it to the test and find out
