Here is a roundup of today's reviews and articles:
Casing: be quiet! Light Base 600 LX Review, MSI MEG Prospect 700R Case Review: Expensive excellence
Gaming: Civilization VII Performance Benchmark Review - 35 GPUs Tested
Motherboards: ASRock Phantom Gaming B850I Lightning Wi-Fi Review, MSI MEG Z890 Carbon Wi-Fi Motherboard Review - A premium board with a solid feature set
Power: Tupavco 4 Outlet 10in Rack Power Strip Mini Review
Casing:
APH Networks: be quiet! Light Base 600 LX Review
Recently, a kid in my church told me a story about a guy she knew from school. Allegedly, things got "really weird" between them, which prompted more questions. What does she mean by "really weird"? And how did we get to this point? I cannot say I am emotionally invested in any type of high school drama, but there has got to be more to the story. The next week, she brought along a letter he wrote to her, which described a number of things from his perspective. According to the letter, they talk on the phone late into the night all the time, frequently eat lunch together, and hang out at the mall after school. She acknowledges there was a developing relationship; however, it was the moment he asked her out that she became uninterested. What the heck? How can someone change so quickly? Now, I have a few theories of why this all came crashing down, but this is a tech website, so I will just use this to illustrate that people's preferences can change -- and often rapidly -- over time. Over the years, we have seen many trends in PC chassis design. Starting with the power supply placement, we have seen it in front, above, and most commonly in the last twenty years or so, below the motherboard. We have also witnessed a shift from horizontal cases from the 1990s to primarily towers since the 2000s. And seemingly popping up every now and then are chassis with inverted layouts. Then there was the evolution of case windows, which started from acrylic sheets in the 2000s to tempered glass in the late 2010s, and in the 2020s, multi-panel tempered glass fish tank style cases. With shifting tastes and varying preferences, is it possible to make a chassis that stands the test of time and changes in taste? be quiet! attempts this with the Light Base 600 LX. In addition to your favorite ARGB LED lighting and multi-panel tempered glass design, it puts the power supply behind your motherboard, and features a symmetrical layout so you can use it in any orientation you like, whether it is conventional, inverted, or horizontal. Is the be quiet! Light Base 600 LX all things to all people, or did they try too hard and end up mastering none? Read on to find out!
be quiet! Light Base 600 LX Review (Page 1 of 4) | APH Networks
Tom's Hardware: MSI MEG Prospect 700R Case Review: Expensive excellence
Multiple configuration options, LCD Control Panel, and other features make this a compelling case option.
Gaming:
TechPowerUp: Civilization VII Performance Benchmark Review - 35 GPUs Tested
Civilization VII is new fodder for lovers of the turn-based strategy genre. In our testing the game ran very well on virtually all graphics cards. In our performance review, we'll look at the game's graphics quality, VRAM consumption, and how it runs across a range of contemporary graphics cards.
Civilization VII Performance Benchmark Review - 35 GPUs Tested
Motherboards:
TechPowerUp: ASRock Phantom Gaming B850I Lightning Wi-Fi Review
The ASRock Phantom B850I Lightning is a good choice if you want a Mini-ITX board for around $200. Compared to most of its B650 predecessors it has two additional power phases. In our testing it handled a 16-core Ryzen CPU just fine, making it a good value choice for any compact AMD system.
TweakTown: MSI MEG Z890 Carbon Wi-Fi Motherboard Review - A premium board with a solid feature set
Those looking for a motherboard with a comprehensive feature set without flagship-level pricing will want to check out the MSI MPG Z890 Carbon Wi-Fi.
MSI MEG Z890 Carbon Wi-Fi Motherboard Review - A premium board with a solid feature set
Power:
ServeTheHome: Tupavco 4 Outlet 10in Rack Power Strip Mini Review
We take a look at the Tupavco 4 outlet power strip for 10 inch rack applications since it has become quite popular online
