Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:
Cases: Corsair 4000X & 4000D Review: An Excellent 450D Successor
Computers: Dell OptiPlex 7070 Micro Project TinyMiniMicro Guide and Review, How to Build a $350 Gaming PC That Can Play AAA Games, Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 review: A showcase for what AMD Ryzen 4000 can do
Graphics Cards: ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 3080 Graphics Card Review
Headphones: 1MORE ColorBuds True Wireless Review, Cooler Master MH630 Review: Fuss-free Gaming Headset
Input: 1Up Keyboards 1UP 60 HSE 2-Plate Keyboard Kit Build and Review, SteelSeries Apex 3 Review - Whisper-Quietly Confident
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout Series DDR4 16GB (2 x 8GB) 4133MHz Memory Review
Mobile: Honor Watch GS Pro review: incredible battery life in a rugged design, Nomad Modern Strap Review: Affordable Apple Watch band, RasPad 3 Review: Raspberry Pi 4 Powered Tablet
Storage: Silicon Power US70 PCIe Gen 4.0 1TB NVMe SSD Review
Other: Quip’s new Bluetooth toothbrush has its own iPhone app and integration with Apple Health
Computers:
Tom's Hardware: How to Build a $350 Gaming PC That Can Play AAA Games
A GTX 1650 GPU, SSD and 16GB of RAM make a budget powerhouse.
How to Build a $350 Gaming PC That Can Play AAA Games
ServeTheHome: Dell OptiPlex 7070 Micro Project TinyMiniMicro Guide and Review
In our Dell OptiPlex 7070 Micro guide and review we see what this system offers and compare it to other ~1L system offerings
Dell OptiPlex 7070 Micro Project TinyMiniMicro Guide and Review
Neowin: Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 review: A showcase for what AMD Ryzen 4000 can do
Lenovo's IdeaPad Slim 7 sounds like just another mid-range laptop, but AMD's Ryzen 4000 processors kick it up to another level. It also has Dolby Atmos speakers, an FHD display, and more.
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 review: A showcase for what AMD Ryzen 4000 can do
Cases:
Tom's Hardware: Corsair 4000X & 4000D Review: An Excellent 450D Successor
I never thought I’d say this, but that’s some classy RGB.
Corsair 4000X & 4000D Review: An Excellent 450D Successor
Graphics Cards:
eTeknix: ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 3080 Graphics Card Review
The battle for higher FPS is never-ending, as games get more demanding, monitor refresh rates get higher, resolutions are increasing, and so on. Of course, thats easily fixed, you just need a more powerful GPU.
ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 3080 Graphics Card Review | eTeknix
Headphones:
APH Networks: 1MORE ColorBuds True Wireless Review
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine told me about a girl he was interested in. Now, being the close friend that I am, decided to find out who this girl is. Now, I am not your average internet investigator -- finding out which common friends we have, her education background, and where she worked on social media seemed rather trivial. To dial things a notch, I wanted to see if it is possible to find out exactly where she lives. From her Facebook, I found she likes the page of a neighborhood community association. Next, from her Instagram, I found a video of her in her backyard, which has three houses visible in the background that seemed consistent with the architectural style of the said neighborhood. Other visual clues from the video include the fact her backyard is relatively short and her house, along with those in the back, are detached front drive garage style houses. These clues narrow down to only a couple thousand houses at most. Next, I pulled up Google Maps' 3D satellite view and began to look for a combination of three roofs that matched the one in the video. In about ten minutes, I found there was only one address that matched all of the above. I was also told she moved with her family into the neighborhood in 2007. To confirm, I did a property data search on the matching address, which gave the final confirmation: The last time the house was sold was in May 2007. Now, you can judge me for being creepy or weird or whatever, but hey -- I went through all this effort just to prove this challenge was indeed feasible. Of course, considering how many mutual friends I have with her, I probably could have just asked someone for the information, but what fun is that? Recently, 1MORE released the ColorBuds True Wireless, which is priced very similarly as the Stylish True Wireless I reviewed earlier this year. What is different about the ColorBuds, you may ask? Good question. I could not find it on their website, but there are a few ways to find out. You could get both to find out, ask the manufacturer, or just read this review. Just like how I found out where my friend's love interest lives, I went the hard way and tried both. As for you, well, you can keep reading to see what I have found.
1MORE ColorBuds True Wireless Review (Page 1 of 4) | APH Networks
Tom's Hardware: Cooler Master MH630 Review: Fuss-free Gaming Headset
A decent value.
Cooler Master MH630 Review: Fuss-free Gaming Headset
Input:
OverclockersClub: 1Up Keyboards 1UP 60 HSE 2-Plate Keyboard Kit Build and Review
The 1up60hse PCB features a 60% ANSI layout, which I believe is fairly standard and it looks just like the main group of keys on a full-size or tenkeyless keyboard, where the alphanumerics and modifiers are. There are no additional keys present, like the arrow keys or navigation keys, so to access those I will need to use layers. (While the difference from the NK65 with its arrow and navigation keys is apparent as I type on this now, I am adapting to it pretty quickly.) This is also a hot-swap PCB, so no soldering was required to put it together, and I can easily pull out and replace switches if I wish to. While it does support per-key LED backlighting, that will require soldering them into place, but the board does have RGB underglow LEDs pre-installed.
1Up Keyboards 1UP 60 HSE 2-Plate Keyboard Kit Build and Review
Wccftech: SteelSeries Apex 3 Review - Whisper-Quietly Confident
After looking at the hybrid Apex 5 earlier this year, today brings the budget-oriented, membrane, SteelSeries Apex 3 gaming keyboard.
SteelSeries Apex 3 Review - Whisper-Quietly Confident
Memory:
FunkyKit: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout Series DDR4 16GB (2 x 8GB) 4133MHz Memory Review
The Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 4133MHz memory modules are designed with both true extreme performance and sleek style in mind.
Patriot Viper 4 Blackout Series DDR4 16GB (2 x 8GB) 4133MHz Memory Review - FunkyKit
Mobile:
Neowin: Honor Watch GS Pro review: incredible battery life in a rugged design
The Honor Watch GS Pro is a fitness-oriented smartwatch designed for the outdoors, and while it's not a great fashion piece, it works very well as a fitness and health tracker. Here's our review.
Honor Watch GS Pro review: incredible battery life in a rugged design
9to5Toys: Nomad Modern Strap Review: Affordable Apple Watch band
The Nomad Modern Strap for Apple Watch is featured in this review. The $70 band is made of Horween leather and develops a nice patina over time.
Nomad Modern Strap Review: Affordable Apple Watch band - 9to5Toys
Tom's Hardware: RasPad 3 Review: Raspberry Pi 4 Powered Tablet
A portable Raspberry Pi for hacking on the go
RasPad 3 Review: Raspberry Pi 4 Powered Tablet
Storage:
Wccftech: Silicon Power US70 PCIe Gen 4.0 1TB NVMe SSD Review
The Silicon Power US70 PCIe Gen 4.0 1TB NVMe SSD offers up solid performance at an attractive price of entry for Gen 4.0 platforms.
Silicon Power US70 PCIe Gen 4.0 1TB NVMe SSD Review
Other:
9to5Mac: Quip’s new Bluetooth toothbrush has its own iPhone app and integration with Apple Health
Quip's new Bluetooth enabled toothbrush allows you to track multiple stat categories relating to your brushing habits and sync it back to the app.
Review: Quip’s new Bluetooth toothbrush has its own iPhone app and integration with Apple Health - 9to5Mac
