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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Audio: Creative Sound Blaster Play! 4 USB DAC Review
Casing: G.Skill Z5i Review
Computers: The ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 6) gets a lot right after a big refresh, I Bought A Gaming PC From Best Buy and it's a Beast
Cooling: Corsair H170i ELITE CAPELLIX All-in-One CPU Water Cooling Review - How does this oversized 420 mm monster perform?, Montech Air Cooler 210 Air CPU Cooler Review
Gaming: Pokémon Unite Review - Monstrous Pocket Predators
Graphics Cards: Galax GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SG Review: Quadruple Fan Cooling
Input: Drop + Marvel Black Panther Keycap Set Review
Motherboards: ASUS ProArt B550-CREATOR Review, The GIGABYTE MZ72-HB0 (Rev 3.0) Motherboard Review: Dual Socket 3rd Gen EPYC





Audio:

ThinkComputers: Creative Sound Blaster Play! 4 USB DAC Review

Over the past year many people have been forced to work remotely and from home. Since then we've become very familiar with Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams and any other video chat app that your employer might use. While your video quality doesn't always have to be the best your audio quality definitely does. I'm sure you've experienced someone using the built-in microphone on their laptop and how annoying it is, you definitely don't want to be that person. Well Creative has a very affordable solution to that problem with their $30 Sound Blaster Play! 4. Let's see what it is all about!



Creative Sound Blaster Play! 4 USB DAC Review

Casing:

TechPowerUp: G.Skill Z5i Review

G.Skill's entry into the ITX chassis market looks rather unique with the tapered front. While not the first to offer bent glass, the Z5i sports quite the tight bending radius with its panels being the core design element. Read on to find out how the G.Skill Z5i enclosure fares against all the established brands out there.



G.Skill Z5i Review

Computers:

Windows Central: The ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 6) gets a lot right after a big refresh

After a fairly mediocre Gen 5 update, the X1 Yoga Gen 6 gets an overhaul that moves it back into running for best convertible on the market.



Review: The ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 6) gets a lot right after a big refresh

ETA Prime: I Bought A Gaming PC From Best Buy and it's a Beast

I bought this Lenovo Legion 5 Prebuilt Gaming PC from Best Buy and it turned out to be a Beast!



I Bought A Gaming PC From Best Buy and it's a Beast!

Cooling:

IgorsLAB: Corsair H170i ELITE CAPELLIX All-in-One CPU Water Cooling Review - How does this oversized 420 mm monster perform?

Recently, Corsair introduced a new all-in-one watercooler from the Elite series, again of course with the “next-gen” Capellix RGB LEDs. The rather unusual thing about the H170i are the three 140mm fans and the 420mm radiator. Whether you can climb the summit of high-end water cooling systems with it, the following article will tell you. Since this is effectively an even larger version of the previously reviewed Corsair H150i ELITE CAPELLIX, much of the article will be similar.



Corsair H170i ELITE CAPELLIX All-in-One CPU Water Cooling Review - How does this oversized 420 mm monster perform?

eTeknix: Montech Air Cooler 210 Air CPU Cooler Review

We at eTeknix review the Montech Air Cooler 210. A potent cooling solution offering support for processors of up to 210W TDP.



Montech Air Cooler 210 Air CPU Cooler Review | eTeknix

Gaming:

Wccftech: Pokémon Unite Review - Monstrous Pocket Predators

Pokémon Unite is here, and it's F2P. Is it an egregious pay to win game, or is it the right game at the right time? Let's find out.



Pokémon Unite Review - Monstrous Pocket Predators

Graphics Cards:

Tom's Hardware: Galax GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SG Review: Quadruple Fan Cooling

High performance, if you can get it.



Galax GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SG Review: Quadruple Fan Cooling

Input:

MMORPG.com: Drop + Marvel Black Panther Keycap Set Review

Drop had partnered with Marvel to create keycap sets themed after your favorite Avengers. We went hands-on with the Black Panther set. Find out if they're worth a buy in our review!

Drop + Marvel Black Panther Keycap Set Review | MMORPG.com

Motherboards:

TechPowerUp: ASUS ProArt B550-CREATOR Review

Featuring Thunderbolt 4, dual 2.5 Gbps LAN, and a formidable VRM design, the ASUS ProArt B550-CREATOR targets productivity and power users. With a sleek and modern black and gold theme and no built in RGB, the B550-CREATOR focuses on superior performance and connectivity in a no-nonsense package.



ASUS ProArt B550-CREATOR Review

Anandtech: The GIGABYTE MZ72-HB0 (Rev 3.0) Motherboard Review: Dual Socket 3rd Gen EPYC

Back in March, we reviewed AMDs latest Zen 3 based EPYC 7003 processors, including the 64-core EPYC 7763 and 7713. Weve updated the data back in June with a retail motherboard, and it scores much higher, showing how EPYC Milan can be refined more than it was at launch. Putting two 64-core processors into a system requires a more than capable motherboard, and today on the test bench is the GIGABYTE MZ720-HB0 (Revision 3.0), which has plenty of features to boast about. Some of the most important ones include five full-length PCIe 4.0 slots, dual 10 GbE, lots of PCIe 4.0 NVMe and SATA storage options, as well as dual SP3 sockets, and sixteen memory slots with support for up to 4 TB of capacity.



The GIGABYTE MZ72-HB0 (Rev 3.0) Motherboard Review: Dual Socket 3rd Gen EPYC