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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

CPUs: Intel Core i7-11700K Review: Blasting Off with Rocket Lake
Gaming: MS Flight Simulator (2020): the 2021 PC graphics performance benchmark review
Graphics Cards: Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo Review
Headphones: V-Moda M-200 ANC vs AirPods Max - Finally a Competitor?
Input: Logitech Pro X Superlight, Razer Viper 8K Review
Motherboards: Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Master Review
Power: Kew Labs UTS-1 Wireless Charger Review
Storage: ADATA SE900G Portable SSD Review, Best SSDs: March 2021, OWC's Envoy Pro FX is an Ultra Fast, Expensive Portable SSD for Macs, Sabrent EC-SSD2 Dual-Drive NVMe USB Type-C Enclosure Review, Silicon Power UD70 M.2 SSD Review: Low-Cost PCIe Gen3 Speed
Other: Novostella 20W RGBCW Smart LED Flood Light





CPUs:

Anandtech: Intel Core i7-11700K Review: Blasting Off with Rocket Lake

The march on performance with desktop platforms has unique challenges compared to other platforms. Peak single thread throughput is often considered the Holy Grail, with a fast follow up of good multi-core and all-core performance given the nature of how desktop platforms are used with background processes and multiple concurrent applications. In order to bring its best single core performance to the desktop market, Intel had to redesign its 10nm product on 14nm, which combines the high throughput of the design with the high frequency of 14nm. These redesigned Cypress Cove cores form the basis of Intel’s new 11th Gen Desktop Processor Family, Rocket Lake. Today we are reviewing the Core i7-11700K, an eight-core processor with hyperthreading able to boost up to 5.0 GHz.



Intel Core i7-11700K Review: Blasting Off with Rocket Lake

Gaming:

The Guru of 3D: MS Flight Simulator (2020): the 2021 PC graphics performance benchmark review

Welcome aboard Guru3D airlines, after an amazing start of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, we decided to look at the sim again in 2021 in our PC graphics performance and PC gamer way. 

MS Flight Simulator (2020): the 2021 PC graphics performance benchmark review

Graphics Cards:

TechPowerUp: Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo Review

The GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo is Zotac's flagship variant of the RTX 3080. It comes overclocked out of the box and has a powerful 16+3 VRM design. Temperatures and noise levels are slightly better than the Founders Edition, and idle-fan-stop is included, too.



Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo Review

Headphones:

Max Tech: V-Moda M-200 ANC vs AirPods Max - Finally a Competitor?

Apple's AirPods Max FINALLY have some compeition! The new V-Moda M-200 ANC Studio monitors feature active noise cancellation and crazy good sound quality. Ca...



V-Moda M-200 ANC vs AirPods Max - Finally a Competitor?

Input:

LanOC Reviews: Logitech Pro X Superlight

In late 2018 Logitech introduced their G Pro Wireless gaming mouse which for the first time showed that lightweight mice could be wireless. Weight was just starting to take off with enthusiasts and Logitech was quick to innovate on the wireless side. At the time I was already sporting the G703 with their PowerPlay mousepad that wirelessly charges so the move to a mouse that is similar in shape to what I prefer that would be lighter weight and wireless was a no-brainer. Even with all of the other mice that have come into the office, on my main PC, I always end up back using the G Pro Wireless. So when rumors of a new lighter weight model starter to take off I couldn’t wait. Well, I finally got my hands on the new Pro X Superlight and I can see what all has changed.

Logitech Pro X Superlight - LanOC Reviews

MMORPG.com: Razer Viper 8K Review

The Razer Viper 8K reaches new heights with a polling rate of 8000Hz. It's also Razer's fastest yet, but is it worth the upgrade? Find out in our review.

Razer Viper 8K Review | MMORPG.com

Motherboards:

TechPowerUp: Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Master Review

Intel's 11th Generation Core Processors are right around the corner, and with them a whole host of new motherboards. The Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Master boasts a massive VRM with 90 A power stages, dual BIOS, and even 10 Gb/s LAN. Let's see how the new Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Master performs!



Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Master Review

Power:

Legit Reviews: Kew Labs UTS-1 Wireless Charger Review

Have you ever thought about how nice it would be to have a Qi wireless charger underneath an existing piece or furniture or thing in your home? The folks over at Kew Lab’s developed a Qi charger called the UTS-1 that is capable of long distance communication for non-metallic surfaces that are up to 1-inch thick. This is great for those that are wanting to add a wireless charger in the home or office without adding a traditional set-top charging solution.



Kew Labs UTS-1 Wireless Charger Review - Legit Reviews

Storage:

StorageReview.com: ADATA SE900G Portable SSD Review

The ADATA SE900G is the latest entry in portable SSDs from ADATA leveraging USB 3.2 Gen2x2 interface for speeds of 2GB/s in both read & write.



ADATA SE900G Portable SSD Review | StorageReview.com

Anandtech: Best SSDs: March 2021

SSD prices are trending up this month as the semiconductor shortages have begun to noticeably affect the retail SSD market. This is a little different from other shortages that have hit the SSD market in recent years: NAND flash memory is not whats in short supply but rather SSD controllers, PMICs and other chips that are fighting for limited fab capacity; NAND flash is manufactured in its own special-purpose fabs. Fortunately the effects are minor so far: increases of a few dollars here and there. Many of the affected products are showing limited supply but not major price increases. Weve tried to avoid listing prices for products that are backordered by more than a week or two.



Best SSDs: March 2021

MacRumors: OWC's Envoy Pro FX is an Ultra Fast, Expensive Portable SSD for Macs

A few months ago, OWC introduced the Envoy Pro FX, a portable SSD storage drive that is described as "the fastest, most compatible drive...



Review: OWC's Envoy Pro FX is an Ultra Fast, Expensive Portable SSD for Macs

TweakTown: Sabrent EC-SSD2 Dual-Drive NVMe USB Type-C Enclosure Review

Sabrent's EC-SSD2 USB Type-C dual drive docking station for PCIe NVMe M.2 SSDs with a handy cloning function gets tested.



Sabrent EC-SSD2 Dual-Drive NVMe USB Type-C Enclosure Review

Tom's Hardware: Silicon Power UD70 M.2 SSD Review: Low-Cost PCIe Gen3 Speed

Low-cost, great performance



Silicon Power UD70 M.2 SSD Review: Low-Cost PCIe Gen3 Speed

Other:

BigBruin: Novostella 20W RGBCW Smart LED Flood Light

The Novostella 20W RGBCW smart LED flood lights are a big hit at my house, as I like being able to program (white) lights to come on at night, and the kids like turning it into a rainbow swirled party simply by speaking to Google. The lights are vibrant and very bright and having the Smart Life app sync their controls is working very well. It has been a very cold and snowy winter so far, and these lights add for an extra touch of fun in the snow as we snow tube into the night.

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