The Sharkoon TG7M RGB aims to offer a functional set of features in a modern, timeless and understated design, which can make it the home of your hardware for multiple generations. With four retail ARGB fans and up to E-ATX support, the chassis has a lot going for it.
The $550/€600 Sonos Five is the most expensive, but also most powerful "traditional" wireless speaker Sonos offers. It's an entertaining speaker with impressive bass extension and enough volume to fill any room with a rich, lively sound.
The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is the company's new flagship gaming processor. It introduces 3D V-Cache, a dedicated piece of silicon with additional L3 capacity. In our review, we're testing how much the larger cache can help intensive gaming workloads and applications and compare it to the Intel Core i9-12900KS, too, of course.
Available for $65 and with great performance per dollar, the Raijintek Ermis 550B does manage to attract attention, especially as there currently aren't many budget-oriented SFX offerings available.
Sennheiser aims high with its new TrueResponse dynamic driver system for a new generation of true wireless earphones, and we examine its budget-friendly CX True Wireless in more detail. It comes in two color options and promises long battery life by keeping things simple and effective.
The ASRock PG Velocita returns for Intel's Alder Lake platform. ASRock targets the gamer market with Killer Networking, PCIe 5.0, DDR5, and M.2 Gen5 support. Thanks to the integrated low-noise fan and 17-phase VRM, ASRock sets the PG Velocita up as a mid-range product that has a little bit of everything.
The EVGA XR1 lite is the capture card many of us dreamed about for years: inexpensive, completely plug-and-play, and fully capable of uncompressed 1080p@60 FPS video capture, as well as 4K@60 FPS passthrough.
The SilverStone SUGO 16 is a compact, almost cube-shaped chassis with a volume of a mere 13 liters. With its steel construction, it strives to be an SFF chassis that offers a mix of hardware compatibility for those not looking to push the performance envelope while fitting into compact desktop spaces.
Monoprice is back at it with the Monolith series of audio products, and this time we‘re taking a look at its new closed-back over-ear offering: the M1070C. It is a planar magnetic set that comes with two different stock pads and a clean aesthetic to appeal to different customers, all without hurting the wallet too much!
Datalocker is synonymous with encryted data storage solutions, and we take a look at its new Sentry K350 portable USB drive. Featuring a full keypad for alphanumeric passwords and an integrated OLED screen to assist with set-up and daily use, the Sentry K350 is also compatible with Datalocker's SafeConsole management suite for further customization and monitoring.
Alphacool revamps the Eisbaer Aurora 360 with the new HPE, or High-Performance Edition. Sporting an entirely new copper radiator design, higher-performance fans, and exceptional performance, it remains one of the few and best examples of a pre-filled AIO that can be expanded and serviced.
The name gives it away: The Prime Mini Wireless is a smaller Prime Wireless. At a weight of 76 g, the Prime Mini Wireless still comes with the TrueMove Air sensor, optical-mechanical main button switches, pure PTFE feet, and more than 100 hours of battery life.
The SPC Gear VIRO Infra is a fantastic €38 analog gaming headset. Because of its great sound quality, excellent microphone, and outstanding wearing comfort, this is without question our new reference budget gaming headset!
CORSAIR has updated its line of Hydro X series watercooling kits. We take a look at the new Hydro XH303i PRO hardline tubing kit. It comes with everything you could ask for to get an impressive water-cooling loop going, with a new CPU block for enhanced thermal performance and enough power from the pump and radiator with fans.
The DUEX Plus is Mobile Pixels' mid-range 13.3" screen add-on for notebooks. With its versatile USB-powered interface, it caters to those with portable compact systems. Just like the DUEX Max, it sports a G-Sensor for easy rotation and the ability to prop it up in a portrait configuration.
Astell&Kern is a premium audio brand known for its DAPs, but it has several headphones and IEMs in collaboration with others. The AK ZERO1 is the company's first self-developed set of IEMs, and it has many engineering chops courtesy a tribrid driver configuration with a unique planar magnetic driver and vocal-first tuning.
The Kioxia Exceria Pro is the company's first PCI-Express 4.0 SSD offering. As the controller, the highly popular Phison E18 is used, paired with 112-layer 3D TLC NAND flash from Toshiba. This combination achieves excellent performance that's breathing down the necks of the Samsung 980 Pro and WD Black SN850.
The Intel Core i9-12900KS is the company's new flagship Alder Lake processor. After our review, we can confirm that it is the "world's fastest gaming CPU," but that comes at a price not only in terms of dollars, but increased power draw and heat output, too.
Gigabyte's full-size, thin, and light 360 Hz notebook, the Aorus 17, comes fitted with a 12th Gen Alder Lake Intel mobile CPU and NVIDIA Ampere mobile GPU, including the RTX 3060, RTX 3070Ti or RTX 3080Ti. Available in a host of configurations, we take a look at the 3080Ti version combined with an Intel 12700H and DDR5.
CORSAIR builds upon its Hydro XD3 and XD5 pump/reservoir combo units with the premium Hydro XD7 using a Xylem D5 pump paired with a flat reservoir shaped to look like three stacked RGB fans. Adding to the appeal is the integrated distro plate to plumb water blocks and radiators for a clean and unique-looking build.
There are very few desktop PSUs with 2 kW or more maximum power output. The Cooler Master M2000 Platinum is one. While a good performer and very efficient at even full load, it is very expensive, only has 200–240 V input, and isn't ATX v3.0 ready.
With the M480 Play, MSI upgrades its SSD offerings to use the latest and greatest 176-layer 3D TLC flash from Micron. What MSI also improved is the heatsink, which is now fully compatible with the Sony PlayStation 5 and looks fantastic, thanks to a great mix of colors and a matte surface structure.
ThieAudio has been on a roll off late with appealing IEMs at various price points. Today, we look at its latest and greatest: the V16 Divinity flagship. It employs a whopping 16 Sonion and Knowles balanced armature drivers combined in a complex 5-way crossover per channel and aims to be a technical masterpiece for years to come.
The Xtrfy M4 Wireless is more than just an M4 made wireless. Much like the M42, the M4 Wireless is modular and can be used with a differently shaped back cover. Another novelty is the movable battery to adjust the center of gravity. On the technical side, PixArt's PAW3370 sensor, Kailh GM 8.0 main button switches, 75 hours of battery life, and a 70 g lightweight construction ensure high performance.
The 14.1" Mobile Pixel DUEX Max is their biggest add-on screen to date. It offers the same features as the DUEX Plus, including USB interfacing, power passthrough to secondary devices, a G-Sensor for easy rotation, and various placement scenarios.
