Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:
Audio: USB Sound Cards Explained: Tech, Benefits, Do I Need One?
Computers: Lenovo's Yoga 9i Gen 7 with OLED and speaker bar is simply superb
CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5600 and 5700X
Graphics Cards: AMD Radeon RX 6400 Tested on PCI-Express 3.0
Input: Roccat excels with their new lightweight wireless addition
Modding: Lian Li Strimer Plus V2 ARGB Extension Cables Review, Bring the rave back home with Lian Li's RGB power cables
Motherboards: Best AMD Motherboards: May 2022
Power: EcoFlow DELTA mini Portable Power Station Review
Storage: Mushkin Redline Vortex 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD Review, WD Blue SN570 1TB NVMe SSD Review
Audio:
TechPowerUp: USB Sound Cards Explained: Tech, Benefits, Do I Need One?
Why do you need a good quality USB sound card, and how can such a device improve your everyday life? We're taking a deep dive into the world of PC audio to figure out when it makes sense to upgrade our integrated sound cards and what to upgrade them with.
USB Sound Cards Explained: Tech, Benefits, Do I Need One?
Computers:
Windows Central: Lenovo's Yoga 9i Gen 7 with OLED and speaker bar is simply superb
The Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 Gen7 for 2022 brings an all-new smoother, more modern design while amping up the display and audio to new highs. But while the Intel 12th Gen P-series processor blows away even Apple’s M1 for performance, battery life is this laptop’s one weak spot. Here’s our full review.
Review: Lenovo's Yoga 9i Gen 7 with OLED and speaker bar is simply superb
CPUs:
LanOC Reviews: AMD Ryzen 5600 and 5700X
Last month AMD launched a refresh of some of their CPU range and while I didn’t have the full range we did take a look at the Ryzen 5 4500 which was an interesting update on the Zen 2 lineup. Well AMD did send a few more of their refresh CPUs over for me to take a look at. We have the Ryzen 5 5600 and the Ryzen 7 5700X. The 5600 fills in a gap behind the 5600X that I previously took a look at and the 5700X slots in between the 5600X and the 5800X. So today I’m going to check out how both perform and see if they are worth considering if you are building a budget to mid-range CPU this upcoming summer.
AMD Ryzen 5600 and 5700X - LanOC Reviews
Graphics Cards:
TechPowerUp: AMD Radeon RX 6400 Tested on PCI-Express 3.0
AMD is using a fairly narrow PCIe x4 interface on their Radeon RX 6400 GPU. We're taking AMD's new budget offering for a spin in a PCI-Express 3.0 configuration to determine how big the performance hit will be when running on an older system.
AMD Radeon RX 6400 Tested on PCI-Express 3.0
Input:
Windows Central: Roccat excels with their new lightweight wireless addition
Roccat unveils another wireless mouse in their gaming range with this RGB-filled beauty, the Burst Pro Air. Lightweight and customizable, it's a flawless joy to use.
Review: Roccat excels with their new lightweight wireless addition
Modding:
TechPowerUp: Lian Li Strimer Plus V2 ARGB Extension Cables Review
The Lian Li Strimer Plus V2 manages to iterate on the original V1 variants with a compete redesign of the wiring and ARGB strips which solve the physical shortcomings of the originals. Coupled with the useful Strimer Controller and L-Connect 3 software, these ARGB power extension cables are cherry on top for all lighting enthusiasts.
Lian Li Strimer Plus V2 ARGB Extension Cables Review
Windows Central: Bring the rave back home with Lian Li's RGB power cables
Lian Li Strimer Plus V2 is a lighting kit from the renowned case maker that allows one to add RGB lighting effects to 24-pin and 8-pin cables. If you ever needed a new way to add color to your PC, this is it.
Review: Bring the rave back home with Lian Li's RGB power cables
Motherboards:
Anandtech: Best AMD Motherboards: May 2022
In what appears to be a final swan song for AMDs long-lived AM4 platform, AMD announced seven new Ryzen processors back in March, including the highly anticipated Ryzen 7 5800X3D which features AMDs latest 3D V-Cache. Although the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is primarily designed for gamers with its 3D stacked L3 cache (96MB!), weve taken a look at a number of different AM4 boards over the last few years that caters to users of all levels, with the latest chipsets including both B550 and X570S catering mainly to the Ryzen 5000 series of processors.
Best AMD Motherboards: May 2022
Power:
StorageReview: EcoFlow DELTA mini Portable Power Station Review
The EcoFlow DELTA mini is a 1400W Portable Power Station with a battery capacity of 882Wh. It supports peak power draws up to 2100W.
EcoFlow DELTA mini Portable Power Station Review
Storage:
NikKTech: Mushkin Redline Vortex 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD Review
The Redline Vortex 2TB PCIe 4.0 Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD by Mushkin offers top of the charts performance at a very attractive price point.
Mushkin Redline Vortex 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD Review
ServeTheHome: WD Blue SN570 1TB NVMe SSD Review
We test the WD Blue SN570 1TB NVMe SSD to see how it performs, and the performance-focused results surprised us
WD Blue SN570 1TB NVMe SSD Review
