Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles, including Creative Sound Blaster AE-5 Plus Internal Sound Card and DAC Review, Supermicro SuperServer E302-9D Review: A Fanless 10G pfSense Powerhouse, and Amazfit T-Rex review: Cheap, with enough smarts to impress.

Audio:

ThinkComputers: Creative Sound Blaster AE-5 Plus Internal Sound Card and DAC Review

The Sound Blaster AE-5 Plus is an external sound card with a dynamic range of 122 dB, a max resolution playback of 32-bit / 384 kHz, and features an ESS Sabre Ultra DAC. Unlike the AE-5, the Sound Blaster AE-5 Plus features Dolby Digital Live.

Creative Sound Blaster AE-5 Plus Internal Sound Card and DAC Review

NikKTech: Creative Sound BlasterX Katana Customizable 24-Bit Hi-Res Gaming Under-Monitor Sound System Review

Even though it was released back in late 2016 the Sound BlasterX Katana by Creative is still among the most popular soundbars in the gaming community and after spending almost 1 full month with it i know exactly why that is.

Creative Sound BlasterX Katana Customizable 24-Bit Hi-Res Gaming Under-Monitor Sound System Review

Computers:

Tom's Hardware: Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS Tested

One of the best AMD-based laptops we’ve ever seen.

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS Tested

Anandtech: Supermicro SuperServer E302-9D Review: A Fanless 10G pfSense Powerhouse

Intel launched the Xeon D-2100 SoCs in early 2018, with a feature set making them a fit for several verticals including edge servers, networking, and storage. One of the key advancements made in the Xeon D-2100 compared to the first-generation Xeon D-1500 series was the inbuilt support for two additional 10G network interfaces. With TDPs starting at 60W, the Xeon D-2100 SoCs lends itself to some interesting and unique server and edge procesing products. Todays review deals with one such system - Supermicros passively-cooled SuperServer E302-9D.

Supermicro SuperServer E302-9D Review: A Fanless 10G pfSense Powerhouse

Cooling:

OCinside: NZXT Kraken X53 Review

Today we are testing the NZXT Kraken X53 All in one water cooling on OCinside. The outstanding feature of this AIO solution is the pump head, which is equipped with mirrored RGB lighting and NZXT logo. The following review will show you the cooling performance and what else the AIO from NZXT has to offer.

NZXT Kraken X53 Review

Gaming:

MMORPG: Legends of Aria Review

Legends of Aria is a sandbox MMORPG that pays tribute to the games that inspired it from MMOs of yesteryear. Matt breaks down his thoughts on the debut title from Citadel Studios. Here is our Legends of Aria review.

Legends of Aria Review

Wccftech: Maid of Sker Review - Hotel Evil

Maid of Sker is a competent survival horror game that is quite enjoyable, despite not trying to break the mold of the formula introduced by Resident Evil.

Maid of Sker Review - Hotel Evil

Graphics Cards:

Windows Central: We compare the AMD RX 5700 XT and NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super

Shopping for a new GPU and have between $400 and $500 to spend? Both of these options should no doubt be quite appealing, though there are some differences and similarities to know about before making a final decision.

We compare the AMD RX 5700 XT and NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super

Headphones:

eTeknix: ASUS ROG STRIX GO CORE Gaming Headset Review

ASUS continues to impress with their gaming peripherals. Theyve always had a relentless focus on premium hardware for their STRIX range so that gamers know theyre getting the best. Power supplies, motherboards, graphics cards and more fall under the STRIX banner, and also, headsets.

ASUS ROG STRIX GO CORE Gaming Headset Review | eTeknix

Tom's Hardware: Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset Review: Luxurious Listening

Logitech’s G Pro X headset is a full package with great sound, customizable software and plenty of accessories.

Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset Review: Luxurious Listening

MMORPG: Logitech G Pro X Wireless Gaming Headset Review

The Logitech G Pro X Wireless headset takes what the company learned from its Pro series and brings it wireless. At $199, how does it fare and is it worth the premium price tag? Check out our review.

Logitech G Pro X Wireless Gaming Headset Review

Input:

TweakTown: MSI Vigor GK50 Low Profile Gaming Keyboard Review

MSI's new Vigor GK50 Low Profile gaming keyboard gets put under the spotlight as we take a close look and see if it's any good.

MSI Vigor GK50 Low Profile Gaming Keyboard Review

TechPowerUp: Redragon M686 Vampire Elite Review

The M686 Vampire Elite is Redragon's newest wireless offering. Equipped with PixArt's PAW3335 sensor, the right-handed ergonomic Vampire Elite promises top-tier tracking along with a battery life of up to 45 hours, as well as full RGB lighting and software support.

Redragon M686 Vampire Elite Review

Memory:

The Guru of 3D: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 3600 MHz (64GB) review

Today, we are looking at Patriot Viper Steel 3600 MHz CL18 memory in a 64 GB set consisting of two 32 GB modules. At the beginning of 2019, we had an opportunity to check a higher-clocked kit from that series (4000 MHz), but the capacity was 2 x 8 GB. Patriot’s Viper Steel Series is offered at speeds ranging from 3000 MHz up to 4400 MHz, with XMP 2.0 support.

Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 3600 MHz (64GB) review

Mobile:

Neowin: Amazfit T-Rex review: Cheap, with enough smarts to impress

Huami is the largest wearable device company in the world. One of the latest additions to Huami's Amazfit portfolio of smart wearables is the Amazfit T-Rex, the company's first rugged smartwatch.

Amazfit T-Rex review: Cheap, with enough smarts to impress

Storage:

Hexus: Kingston KC2500 NVMe PCIe SSD (1TB)

About as good as PCIe 3.0-based NVMe drives get.

Kingston KC2500 NVMe PCIe SSD (1TB)