ThieAudio follows up on the impressive but expensive Monarch MK.2 and V16 Divinity IEMs with a more palatable offering that innovates with a brand-new full-range dynamic driver. The Elixir aims to put forth a compelling combination of good tuning and great technicalities while looking like a flagship set, too!
The ASUS TUF Gaming Alliance has been a staple of the ASUS product portfolio, and an ever-growing set of partner brands are offering their own TUF-branded products to provide consumers with a balance between function, features, and performance. After first building a system in 2020, it is time to revisit The Ultimate Force Alliance.
The Netac NV7000 is the company's flagship PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD. It is based on the highly popular and battle-tested combination of a Phison E18 controller paired with Micron's latest and greatest 176-layer 3D TLC NAND. With their drive, Netac is including an excellent heatsink that ensures there's no thermal throttling.
With the fully ambidextrous X12, EVGA expands their line of 8000 Hz polling rate gaming mice. Equipped with PixArt's PMW3389, the X12 also employs NVIDIA's Reflex technology. Furthermore, the 74 g X12 comes with an additional LOD sensor, allowing for the lowest possible lift-off distance.
Priced at $90, the Fractal Design Pop is cost effective and available in cool color options for those who want an enclosure from the famous brand without spending too much. With the Mini on one end and XL on the other, we will take the Pop Air RGB with a green interior for a spin to find out if the line provides enough fun and value to stick around!
FiiO updates its popular K5 Pro desktop DAC/amp combo unit with the ESS version that puts the ES9038Q2M DAC to good use with lots of clean power, plenty of I/O options for PC users, line/headphone out support with configurable gain, and a large, comfortable volume knob!
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 launches today. The new card is targeted at the sub-$200 segment and goes head-to-head with AMD's Radeon RX 6400 and Intel's ARC A380. Unlike the Radeon, the GTX 1630 has support for the full PCIe x16 interface.
MSI and EKWB bring us a collaboration using the well-received MPG X570S Carbon MAX WiFi fitted with an EK-Quantum monoblock designed for the motherboard. Featuring a powerful 14+2 VRM, it also has the latest technology the X570S chipset has to offer with four M.2 sockets, 2.5 GB LAN, and eight SATA 6 Gb/s ports.
Cyberpunk 2077 recently got support for AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 through a community mod. The addon converts the officially-supported DLSS render path into instructions that the AMD FSR 2.0 algorithm understands, with excellent results.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands has recently been updated with support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 (FSR 2.0). In this mini-review, we take a look and compare the image quality and performance offered by FSR 2.0.
Today, we put FiiO's FA7s six balanced armature driver set to the test as we aim to see how this updated circular shell design and modern aesthetics combines with a world-class unboxing experience, excellent modular cable, and rarely seen 2+2+2 triple crossover system at well under $500!
TeamGroup has sent over a special media-only pre-binned T-Force Xtreem ARGB DDR4-4000 kit that is ready to be put through the paces! This 32 GB memory kit is dual-rank (2x16 GB) with amazing XMP timings of 15-15-15-35. We dive into the question of whether top-tier memory really grants more frames or it is just placebo.
YUNZII wants to shake up the keyboard market with the new Keynovo IF98 that offers premium features at a very reasonable price. This 98-key gasket mount keyboard with hot-swappable switches uses a translucent case paired with front and rear badges, and RGB lighting and software support round off its attractive feature set!
XMG has been making waves in the enthusiast laptop community with its highly configurable gaming laptops offering good value for money. Today, we examine the NEO 15 (E22) fitted with the Intel Core i7-12700H and NVIDIA RTX 3080 TI, and pair it up with the novel XMG OASIS external watercooling system, too!
MOONDROP impressed us every time to date with its good value-for-money IEMs at different price points. Today, we examine one of its least expensive sets. The $20 Chu aims to re-define what budget earphones are capable of. It features metal shells and MOONDROP's excellent tuning while throwing in a full set of Spring Tips to help seal the deal!
More than a year after the wired Pulsefire Haste, HyperX has released the Wireless version. Still powered by PixArt's PAW3335 sensor and equipped with TTC Golden Micro switches, the 60 g Pulsefire Haste Wireless is said to have a battery life of up to 100 hours.
The Gigabyte UD750GM uses a better version of the platform used in the P750GM, with vastly improved protection features. Overall performance is also higher, but still needs more work to be competitive. A lower price might help since the Corsair RM750x—the king of this category—only costs $10 more.
EK Water Blocks has a long-awaited re-haul of its radiator lineup in 2022 called the EK-Quantum Surface, and we take a look at the 30-mm thick Surface S360 triple 120 mm radiator. It not only aims to best other thin radiators on the market, but also takes on thicker radiators for performance while going easy on your pump and wallet!
The new EK-Quantum Surface radiators are a great refresh of the lineup. In this review we take a look at the 58-mm thick Surface X360M triple 120 mm radiator with excellent thermal performance, ultra-low coolant flow restriction, and multiple ports to use or choose from—it is modder friendly, too!
AMD's Ryzen 5 5600 is a great choice for the value-oriented buyer. It actually offers the best price/performance ratio of all Ryzen 5000 processors on the market. Thanks to recent BIOS updates, you can easily install this processor in first-generation Ryzen systems, making it a super affordable upgrade option.
Lian Li aims to one-up the RGB fan market with a highly modular, uniquely clean multi-fan setup in the new UNI FAN SL INFINITY 120 series. Featuring the best of its SL and AL fans, these use 40 LEDs per fan for an attractive infinity mirror look, combined with software control over fan curves for decent performance-to-noise balance, too.
DeepCool enters our keyboard review database with the KG722 65% keyboard that heralds a satisfying set of features, including front-facing legends, polished software support, plenty of onboard controls, pre-programmed functions, and a smaller form factor at a wallet-friendly price.
GEEKOM delivers what few can with their Mini IT8 mini-PC. By equipping the system with a quad-core Intel i5-8259U, 16 GB of SODIMM memory, and a 512 GB PCIe NVMe SSD, they not only managed to deliver solid specifications and performance, but also did it at an attractive price. Certainly a mini-PC worth consideration.
USB4 is the next evolution of the USB standard, but it's quite different from its predecessors as it brings with it support for DisplayPort connectivity, as well as optional PCI-Express and Thunderbolt 3 support. It tries to fix some technical issues, but adds a few of its own, but at least the labeling is clear.
With the XD3 V2, Fantech presents another Zowie S2 variation. This one is wireless and comes with PixArt's PAW3370 sensor, Kailh GM 8.0 switches for the main buttons, and pure PTFE mouse feet. Most importantly, at $59.95, it retails for less than Zowie's wired offerings.
