Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles, including MSI Cubi 5 10M Mini-PC Review, The Intel Xe-LP GPU Architecture Deep Dive: Building Up The Next Generation, and Store all your files on the super-fast QNAP TS-431X3 NAS.
Computers:
Play3r: MSI Cubi 5 10M Mini-PC Review
MSI has sent over the Cubi 5 10M mini-PC kit for us to take a look at. Available in three barebones and a ready-to-go option.
MSI Cubi 5 10M Mini-PC Review | Play3r
Tom's Hardware: MSI MEG Trident X Review: Mighty and Slim
The MSI Trident X is a powerful, thin gaming PC that you can upgrade later with off-the-shelf parts.
MSI MEG Trident X Review: Mighty and Slim
Max Tech: 2020 5K iMac vs 16" MacBook Pro: Best Value Mac in 2020?
We put our New 2020 5K iMac up against the 16" MacBook Pro to see if the potential performance gains outweigh the portability.. and WOW. These results are IN...
2020 5K iMac vs 16" MacBook Pro: Best Value Mac in 2020?
Cases:
APH Networks: be quiet! Pure Base 500DX Review
The be quiet! Pure Base 500DX is a mid-tower case with many features, but small detailed aspects are what make this case shine.
be quiet! Pure Base 500DX Review (Page 1 of 4) | APH Networks
Cooling:
TweakTown: ARCTIC Freezer A13 X CPU Cooler Review
ARCTIC's Freezer A13 X CPU cooler goes under the spotlight and gets fully tested. Should this be a cooler you should consider?
ARCTIC Freezer A13 X CPU Cooler Review
CPUs:
The Guru of 3D: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G Renoir APU review
There is a new hybrid processor in town, meet the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G. The uniqueness of this event is that the processor series announced and released a few weeks ago should not have got into the ...
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G Renoir APU review
Gaming:
MMORPG: Not So MMO - A Total War Saga: TROY Review
A Total War Saga: Troy is the latest entry in the Total War franchise. How does the Trojan War and Bronze Age Aegean stack up in this latest release? Here's our review.
Not So MMO - A Total War Saga: TROY Review
TechPowerUp: Horizon Zero Dawn Benchmark Test & Performance Analysis
Horizon Zero Dawn is one of the most successful titles on the PS4, and it’s finally available for PC. Graphics are among the best we’ve ever seen. In our performance review we test 27 graphics cards to get a feel for how demanding HZD is.
Horizon Zero Dawn Benchmark Test & Performance Analysis
IgorsLAB: Horizon Zero Dawn Review
Full-price games, which were also given a lot of advance praise, should actually run fairly stable at the start.
Horizon Zero Dawn Review | benchmarks included
OCC: Relicta Review
I have what is possibly a normal relationship with physics-based puzzle games, in that while I do enjoy them, you can bet I get quite frustrated when I cannot figure out the solution. I like to think I am a reasonably intelligent person, but then there will always be that one puzzle that just escapes me. Well, more than one puzzle, to be honest, and such is the case with Relicta, a physics puzzler set on the Moon in one hundred years, where the curious, titular artifact has been discovered and you are one of the people who (re)discovered it and are trying to understand it. Eventually though, it will try to understand you.
Relicta Review
GPUs:
Anandtech: The Intel Xe-LP GPU Architecture Deep Dive: Building Up The Next Generation
As part of today’s Intel Architecture Day, Intel is devoting a good bit of its time to talking about the company’s GPU architecture plans. Though not a shy spot for Intel, per-se, the company is still best known for its CPU cores, and the amount of marketing attention they’ve put into the graphics side of their business has always been a bit weaker as a result. But, like so many other things at Intel, times are changing – not only is Intel devoting ever more die real estate to GPUs, but over the next two years they are transitioning into a true third player in the PC GPU space, launching their first new discrete GPU in several generations.
The Intel Xe-LP GPU Architecture Deep Dive: Building Up The Next Generation
Headphones:
MMORPG: Kinera Freya IEM Review: Artisanal Earphones
We've spent the last two weeks with the Freya IEMs. They're hand-painted and beautiful, but does the sound live up to the appearance?
Kinera Freya IEM Review: Artisanal Earphones
APH Networks: Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 Review
With the National Hockey League back in its playoffs and Return to Play protocol happening, it has been pretty interesting to watch the qualifying round. Unlike a regular year, where only the top eight teams of each conference would begin the playoff run, this year the human malware caused a lot of changes. For one, the top twelve teams from both conferences would be participating, with the top four of each receiving a bye into the first round. The bottom eight of those in the playoffs would then play a shorter best-of-five series to determine who would reach the next round. I personally liked this format, even in spite of the strange times we have been living through. A lot of people told me there could be upsets in the qualifying round, as one team with a good start could easily defeat a good team that had a few bad games. Several factors could be the cause of this, including a goalie carrying the team the victory, one team finding their strides faster than the other, or getting scoring contributions from multiple lines instead of just the top two. In the qualifying round, we saw several lower seed teams upset the upper teams because of this. For example, both twelfth seeds in the east and west were able to take out the fifth seed of the respective conference. Each victorious team had different factors that helped in their victory. When we look at gaming headsets, we also have several factors that we consider when we call something good. This often includes, but is not limited to, comfort, audio quality, and longevity. Today is the press release day of the Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2, a wireless gaming headset that is intended for console gamers. Will the Stealth 600 Gen 2 have the winning factors needed to emerge victorious from our testing? Let us read on to find out!
Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 Review (Page 1 of 4) | APH Networks
Storage:
Modders-Inc: Lexar Professional NM700 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD 1TB Review
The Lexar NM700 M.2 NVMe 1TB looks good in our benchmarks. Lexar's NM700 1TB is stated for sequential read and write speeds up to 3500/2000 MB/s. It came extremely close to these numbers.
Lexar Professional NM700 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD 1TB Review — Modders-Inc
FunkyKit: ORICO GV100 Mini M.2 Portable NVMe SSD Review
Today, we’ll be taking a quick look at the ORICO GV100 Mini M.2 Portable NVMe SSD. It’s a portable M.2 SSD that offers ultra-fast data transfer speeds of up to 940MB/s, with a superspeed throughput ...
ORICO GV100 Mini M.2 Portable NVMe SSD Review - FunkyKit
Windows Central: Store all your files on the super-fast QNAP TS-431X3 NAS
QNAP TS-431X3 is a new NAS in the mid-tier segment of enclosures that comes rocking four drive bays, 10Gb and 2.5Gb LAN, as well as a competitive price. Just how good is it compared to other enclosures? Find out with this review.
Review: Store all your files on the super-fast QNAP TS-431X3 NAS
Mad Shrimps: Silicon Power PC60 960GB USB 3.2 Gen2 Portable SSD Review
The PC60 drive does sport a catchy look, is quite compact and light and includes a SATA-based drive for storing data. While we have reviewed the 960GB version, a 1.92TB variant is also available, in case you need to hold quite a bit of data while on-the-go.
[M] [M] Silicon Power PC60 960GB USB 3.2 Gen2 Portable SSD Review
Video:
NikKTech: HeimVision HMD2 Battery Powered Security Camera Review
The HMD2 Battery Powered Security Camera by HeimVision is yet another budget product which offers a very good price/performance ratio.
HeimVision HMD2 Battery Powered Security Camera Review
