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ECS LIVA Z5 PLUS Mini PC Review

Sebastian Peak — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:56:09 +0000

It has been nearly ten years since I first went hands on with one of the LIVA mini PCs from ECS, with that original LIVA in 2014 the smallest personal computer…

CORSAIR K65 PLUS WIRELESS 75% RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Sebastian Peak — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:44:53 +0000

Corsair’s latest mechanical gaming keyboard is a compact model in the K65 series, but it isn’t a 65% keyboard; this new K65 PLUS is actually 75%. It offers premium features like…

The Fosi Audio LC30 VU Meter Amplifier And Speaker Selector

Jeremy Hellstrom — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 09:24:08 +0000

Fosi Audio has been trending towards simplicity lately, with their amps dropping all but the volume control. The LC30 is a complete change in direction, offering lights, moving pointers and even a…

Crucial T705 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD Review

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:29:38 +0000

When we looked at Crucial's initial PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD product, the T700, last July, it was truly in a class by itself. Since then other manufacturers have brought their own…

Sapphire PURE Radeon RX 7900 GRE Review – Enter the Golden Rabbit

Sebastian Peak — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:00:46 +0000

It’s here: the Golden Rabbit Edition. No longer a China exclusive, the GRE is now available worldwide, and it helps to fill in the upper midrange product offering in the Radeon 7000…

CORSAIR A115 CPU Air Cooler Review – A Massive New Contender

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:57:59 +0000

Corsair is a big name in liquid cooling, of course, but they aren’t strangers to the CPU air cooler market, either. Remember the A500? Ok, so that one wasn’t especially popular…

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Founders Edition Review

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:00:12 +0000

I will begin this review with a rant. A rant about the original GeForce RTX 4080, and its list price.

At $1199 USD the GeForce RTX 4080 was a product that perfectly illustrated…

Fosi ZA3, Go Big When You Go Home

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 23:16:52 +0000

Fosi expanded their imaginations and created something a little different from their previous Class-D amps with the Fosi ZA3. This model is significantly larger than the previous ones, it takes up the…

AMD Radeon RX 7600XT 16GB Launch and XFX QICK 309 Review

Josh Walrath — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:49:39 +0000

The past several weeks have seen new CPU and GPU launches from multiple vendors, but this is expected after a rather busy CES this year. AMD is part of that with a…

AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB Review – Featuring the SAPPHIRE PULSE

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:00:44 +0000

AMD's latest graphics card is here, though we have seen this GPU before. At the heart of this new Radeon RX 7600 XT lives Navi 33, and both the original RX 7600…

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Review – Featuring ASUS

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The second of NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX SUPER cards is launching, and this one might be more interesting than the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. In a nutshell, the GeForce RTX 4070…

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super Founders Edition Review

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:59:57 +0000

RTX SUPER cards are back after skipping a generation, and we have a Founders Edition of the new GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER on hand. At $599 USD this takes the place…

CORSAIR K55 CORE Gaming Keyboard Quick Look Review

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:21:49 +0000

Today we’re taking a look at a new low-cost gaming keyboard from Corsair, the K55 CORE, which is hitting retail channels at just $39.99 USD. You won't be getting mechanical key…

The AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 Capture Card, Model GC553G2

Jeremy Hellstrom — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 02:55:43 +0000

Streaming is very popular, but can be daunting if you want to do it right. It's not quite as simple as pushing a button on your PC to stream your gaming to…

PNY Elite-X Type-C USB 3.2 128GB Flash Drive

Jeremy Hellstrom — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:01:37 +0000

Spoiler alert! The 128GB PNY Elite-X Type-C flash drive is $15, the 256GB is an even more respectable $26. The days of charging a USB-C tax are drawing to an…

Chopping AMD’s Fastest Desktop CPU in Half for Better Performance

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:00:37 +0000

This will probably not come as news to most people, but Advanced Micro Devices, sometimes abbreviated as "A.M.D.", has been a staple of the DIY enthusiast space for a very long time,…

Monoprice’s Exceptionally Flat 40in UWQHD CrystalPro Monitor

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 13:01:45 +0000

The battle for our eyeballs and wallets has changed from 1080p versus 1440p to a choice between 4k or ultrawide resolutions, such as the 3440 x 1440 CrystalPro monitor from Monoprice. NVIDIA's…

Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO USB 3.2 8TB Quick Look Review

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 21:19:19 +0000

The Portable SSD T5 EVO from Samsung is available in capacities up to a mammoth 8TB, and we have that largest SKU on hand for this review. However, we must caution you…

Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5 96GB Kit Review

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:58:09 +0000

Late last year we were introduced to the idea of so-called “non-binary” memory (24Gb rather than 16Gb DRAM density), with 24GB and 48GB modules eventually making their way to the market…

Loupedeck Live S Review – More Than a Streaming Sidekick

Josh Walrath — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:18:35 +0000

I must admit that I was previously unaware of Loupedeck the company until they contacted me about reviewing one of their parts. This is not entirely surprising as I am not heavy…