Here is a roundup of today's reviews and articles:
Cooling: FSP’s NP5 and NP7 air coolers aren’t fancy, but the lower-end model in particular impressed us in testing – here’s why
Microphones: NZXT Capsule Elite Microphone Review, The "plug-and-play" part of Elgato's Wave Neo mic works... but the rest of it does not
Networking: The Orbi 870 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router is a hard sell when competitors are available for around $700 or even less
Power: Cooler Master's MWE Gold 850 V3 is a low cost all around performer ideal for mid-range PC builds
Speakers: Majority D40X Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers Review
Other: Galaxy Quest (1999) 4K Blu-ray Review
Cooling:
Tom's Hardware: FSP’s NP5 and NP7 air coolers aren’t fancy, but the lower-end model in particular impressed us in testing – here’s why
FSP’s NP5 performs very well for an entry-level cooler, especially when noise-normalized.
Microphones:
The FPS Review: NZXT Capsule Elite Microphone Review
Today we’re looking at NZXT’s latest addition to its Capsule series of microphones, the NZXT Capsule Elite Microphone (AP-PUMIC-B1 and AP-PUMIC-W1) which is available in both black and white color flavors. It was announced alongside several other Elite series peripherals at CES 2025 including the Function Elite MiniTKL Keyboard that we’ll be reviewing soon and the Lift Elite Wireless Mouse that we’ve already looked at.
Tom's Hardware: The "plug-and-play" part of Elgato's Wave Neo mic works... but the rest of it does not
It's not worth $90.
The "plug-and-play" part of Elgato's Wave Neo mic works... but the rest of it does not
Networking:
Tom's Hardware: The Orbi 870 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router is a hard sell when competitors are available for around $700 or even less
The Netgear Orbi 870 is a master performer, but skimps on higher-speed LAN ports and USB functionality.
Power:
Tom's Hardware: Cooler Master's MWE Gold 850 V3 is a low cost all around performer ideal for mid-range PC builds
Competitively priced and efficient
Cooler Master's MWE Gold 850 V3 is a low cost all around performer ideal for mid-range PC builds
Speakers:
NikKTech: Majority D40X Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers Review
The D40X Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers by Majority deliver a very tempting price/performance ratio and well, for most consumers on a tight budget that’s plenty.
Other:
TweakTown: Galaxy Quest (1999) 4K Blu-ray Review
The classic sci-fi parody holds up great 25 years later, and has been treated with care and respect by the studio in its 4K debut.
