Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:
Audio: Creative Sound Blaster X4 Review, Sonos Five Review - An Instant Crowd-Pleaser
Casing: Sharkoon TG7M RGB Review, Fractal Design Torrent Compact RGB TG Light Tint PC Case Review
Cooling: MSI MEG CoreLiquid S280
Gaming: Build An Awesome Low-Cost Linux Gaming Machine, DXRacer Craft Custom Gaming Chair Review, Forza Horizon 5 Benchmarked: 1080p, 1440p, 4K Test Driven
Graphics Cards: Asus GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Review: Witness the Power
Input: NZXT's first gaming mouse is one gorgeous little pointer, SPCGear GK650K Omnis Pudding Edition Review - Weakly illuminated wobble mass
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ5 6400 CL32 DDR5 scaling review, XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB Memory Kit Review
Motherboards: Asus ProArt X570-Creator WiFi
Power: Gigabyte UD850GM Power Supply Review, The PowerWalker VI 1500 CSW UPS Review: Trying For True Sinewave on a Budget
Storage: StarTech's first Thunderbolt 4 dock delivers 8K display support and future-proof I/O, Union Memory UH810a PCIe Gen4 SSD Review
Other: Govee Glide Hexa Light Panel Review
Audio:
ThinkComputers: Creative Sound Blaster X4 Review
When I built my first PC back in 2002, you HAD to get an add-in sound card if you wanted any semblance of quality audio, which led me to buying a Creative Sound Blaster card to go with my Athlon XP system. Well, here we are 20 years later, and Creative is still a major player in the PC audio game, and in this review we are taking at look at the Sound Blaster X4, a 7.1 external USB DAC and amp sound card.
Creative Sound Blaster X4 Review
TechPowerUp: Sonos Five Review - An Instant Crowd-Pleaser
The $550/€600 Sonos Five is the most expensive, but also most powerful "traditional" wireless speaker Sonos offers. It's an entertaining speaker with impressive bass extension and enough volume to fill any room with a rich, lively sound.
Sonos Five Review - An Instant Crowd-Pleaser
Casing:
TechPowerUp: Sharkoon TG7M RGB Review
The Sharkoon TG7M RGB aims to offer a functional set of features in a modern, timeless and understated design, which can make it the home of your hardware for multiple generations. With four retail ARGB fans and up to E-ATX support, the chassis has a lot going for it.
Sharkoon TG7M RGB Review
EnosTech.com: Fractal Design Torrent Compact RGB TG Light Tint PC Case Review
Fractal Design has taken one of their best cases to date, the Torrent and made it available in smallers sizes.
Fractal Design Torrent Compact RGB TG Light Tint PC Case Review - EnosTech.com
Cooling:
LanOC Reviews: MSI MEG CoreLiquid S280
My first introduction to MSI being in the water cooling market was the MAG CoreLiquid C280 which had its pump mounted in the middle of the radiator which at first seemed weird but does end up being a great solution for those bottom mounting their radiator and trying to avoid having the pump as the highest point. So I’m excited to see what MSI has going on with the MEG CoreLiquid S280 that they sent over. Today I’m going to check out what it’s all about then put it through our test suite to see how it performs so let’s dive in!
MSI MEG CoreLiquid S280 - LanOC Reviews
Gaming:
ETA Prime: Build An Awesome Low-Cost Linux Gaming Machine!
In this video, we show you how to build and set up a low-cost budget Linux gaming PC!
Build An Awesome Low-Cost Linux Gaming Machine!
MMORPG.com: DXRacer Craft Custom Gaming Chair Review
DXRacer is THE original gaming chair. Every streamer had one and every gamer I knew wanted one. Not content with being the company that launched a thousand ships, so to speak, DXRacer has unleashed a fully customizable, luxury chair. But is the juice worth the squeeze? Find out in our review
DXRacer Craft Custom Gaming Chair Review | MMORPG.com
TweakTown: Forza Horizon 5 Benchmarked: 1080p, 1440p, 4K Test Driven
Forza Horizon 5 is here, with the PC version of the game looking pretty damn beautiful -- let's see how it performs with GPUs.
Forza Horizon 5 Benchmarked: 1080p, 1440p, 4K Test Driven
Graphics Cards:
Tom's Hardware: Asus GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Review: Witness the Power
Fully armed and operational
Asus GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Review: Witness the Power
Input:
Windows Central: NZXT's first gaming mouse is one gorgeous little pointer
NZXT is best known for its PC cases, and the company has been slowly expanding its product portfolio to include motherboards and other accessories. Now, we're looking at a gaming mouse. Here's our NZXT Lift review.
Review: NZXT's first gaming mouse is one gorgeous little pointer
IgorsLAB: SPCGear GK650K Omnis Pudding Edition Review - Weakly illuminated wobble mass
We have already tested budget coolers or keyboards from this brand or SilentiumPC, which both belong to COOLING.PL, several times, and they all did well. And go
SPCGear GK650K Omnis Pudding Edition Review - Weakly illuminated wobble mass
Memory:
The Guru of 3D: G.Skill TridentZ5 6400 CL32 DDR5 scaling review
Recently we looked at the performance differential between DDR4 and DDR5 on Alder-Lake, Intels Gen 12th series processors. Today we review a G.Skill TridentZ5 6400 CL32 (!) DDR5 kit and fire off freq...
G.Skill TridentZ5 6400 CL32 DDR5 scaling review
Neoseeker: XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB Memory Kit Review
The XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 32GB kit is a high speed RGB option for those in need of fast DDR5 memory
XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB Memory Kit Review
Motherboards:
LanOC Reviews: Asus ProArt X570-Creator WiFi
The X570 chipset was launched back in 2019 and even today this is still the flagship chipset to go with the most recent refreshed CPU launches from AMD. Asus did release a few new X570 boards which brought a few of the newer features we have been seeing on other platforms and one of the boards included in that launch which was last August was the ProArt X570-Creator WiFi and it caught my eye because while it did have high-end features, its styling is a nice change from the standard “gamer” focus of most higher-end boards. The ProArt X570-Creator has support for the upcoming Ryzen 7 5800X3D with BIOS updates and I’m curious to see if it might be a nice option if you are planning a build with the upcoming CPU.
Asus ProArt X570-Creator WiFi - LanOC Reviews
Power:
FunkyKit: Gigabyte UD850GM Power Supply Review
Inherit the product design spirit of GIGABYTE Ultra Durable, UD850GM thus introducing a variety of high-quality materials and designs.
Gigabyte UD850GM Power Supply Review - FunkyKit
Anandtech: The PowerWalker VI 1500 CSW UPS Review: Trying For True Sinewave on a Budget
While Uninterruptible Power Supplies are hardly a new thing in the PC space, the tried-and-true battery backups for desktop PCs have been undergoing a resurgence in popularity in recent years. Improvements in power delivery technology such as GaNs have been reducing costs and improving reliability, and meanwhile lithium-ion batteries, with their much greater energy density/lower volume, are starting to make inroads on the UPS market as well. All the while, with laptops outselling desktops in the consumer PC market, a PC that doesnt shut itself down during a power outage is becoming the norm, rather than the exception. So what better time is there to take a look at UPSes?
The PowerWalker VI 1500 CSW UPS Review: Trying For True Sinewave on a Budget
Storage:
9to5Toys: StarTech's first Thunderbolt 4 dock delivers 8K display support and future-proof I/O
StarTech Thunderbolt 4 Dock arrives with a premium build and 8K display-focused feature set to justify its lofty price tag.
Review: StarTech's first Thunderbolt 4 dock delivers 8K display support and future-proof I/O
StorageReview: Union Memory UH810a PCIe Gen4 SSD Review
The Union Memory UH810a is a PCIe Gen4 SSD designed for highly available system designs supporting the usual NVMe 1.4 interface and TLC NAND.
Union Memory UH810a PCIe Gen4 SSD Review
Other:
MMORPG.com: Govee Glide Hexa Light Panel Review
Bring that gaming den to life -- yet again, Govee has an answer with its new Glide Hexa Light Panels. Find out if they're worth a buy in our review!
Govee Glide Hexa Light Panel Review | MMORPG.com
