Featuring 90 amp power stages and a trademark finned heat sink alongside Dual BIOS and Q-Flash, the Z490 AORUS Master from Gigabyte promises a feature-rich overclocking experience without compromising creature comforts. Let's see how it stacks up against the competition!
The Montech Air X comes with two 200 mm intake fans in the front, up from the three 120 mm units in the Air 900 model. With its cool looks and clean window coupled with the solid frame, the Air X is surprisingly affordable to boot.
The ASUS Radeon RX 5600 XT TUF EVO uses the improved version of the EVO cooler. Temperatures and noise levels are excellent because ASUS decided not to downgrade the heatsink for their RX 5600 XT despite the much lower heat output of the GPU. Idle fan stop and a backplate are included, too.
The ambidextrous Zephyr Gaming Mouse is a new Kickstarter project that aims to introduce a wholly new feature: a built-in fan to keep the hand cool. Additionally, PixArt's PMW3389 sensor, a lightweight honeycomb shell, and a highly flexible cable are on board, too.
Thermaltake’s Cyberchair E500 stands out from the crowd: It doesn’t use a bucket-seat design and has a permeable high-tension mesh and robust aluminium frame. Built like a tank, this chair supports large users of up to 150 kg (331 lbs). It costs a lot, but that is the way things are, for office or gaming chairs of quality.
The Chieftronic PowerPlay 750 W uses a good CWT platform that is also utilized by Corsair's RM line. Build quality is high and overall performance satisfactory. There is only one EPS connector, though, which can result in compatibility issues with several high-end mainboards requiring more juice for the CPU VRM.
Lian Li brazenly enters the all-in-one liquid cooler market with their Galahad 240. Featuring a brushed aluminium radiator shroud along with a white and silver design, it certainly stands out visually. It's not only pretty looks, performance is quite compelling as well.
Developed in partnership with and distributed by EKWB, the MSI MPG Z490 Carbon EK X features a monoblock for CPU and VRM cooling. EKWB and MSI are aiming to bring back watercooled boards at an attainable price. Let's see how the MSI MPG Z490 Carbon EK X stacks up!
The M686 Vampire Elite is Redragon's newest wireless offering. Equipped with PixArt's PAW3335 sensor, the right-handed ergonomic Vampire Elite promises top-tier tracking along with a battery life of up to 45 hours, as well as full RGB lighting and software support.
The ToughArmor MB601VK-1B from ICY DOCK is another uncompromisingly solid metal enclosure for quick access to U.2 drives through an external 3.5" drive bay. With the enterprise-level interface, the unit is clearly geared towards that end of the consumer spectrum involved in government, medical, and industrial scenarios.
XPG looks to enter the gaming notebook market with the Xenia 15. Packing an Intel Core i7-9750H along with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, 32 GB of system memory, and a 1 TB NVMe SSD, it comes locked, loaded, and ready to rain down fire on its competition.
Cooler Master's ControlPad gives you analog control on a keyboard. Gone are the days of janky movement in racing games or FPS shooters. The ControlPad is a 24-key keypad with analog control on all keys, and is backed by software that promises extreme customization for a variety of use cases, including gaming, content creation, and even medical!
The Phanteks Enthoo Pro II takes the frame of the Enthoo 719 but has a simpler shell for a much more affordable price point. However, the Pro II still has an ace up its sleeve even so: a fabric mesh at the front allows for high airflow, which could be quite enticing to the dual-system fans out there.
The Samsung 870 QVO is the company's new QLC-based SSD that reaches capacities of up to 8 TB. In our Samsung 870 QVO review we're taking a close look not only at synthetics, but also real-life performance, which is surprisingly weak, especially considering they want $115 for the reviewed 1 TB variant.
The ambidextrous Mira-S is HK Gaming's first gaming mouse. Thanks to its honeycomb shell, the weight is only 62 g. In addition to that, PixArt's PMW3360 sensor, Omron switches for the main buttons, a highly flexible cable, and PTFE mouse feet ensure great performance at a competitive price point.
In our Seagate BarraCuda 120 review we'll take a look at synthetic and real-life performance of this 2.5" SATA SSD. According to our test results, the drive is among the fastest you can buy in this form factor, and write sustainability is pretty much perfect, there is no TLC write hole.
Thermaltake is back with a refresh to their TOUGHRAM memory, this time around with non-RGB options. Replacing the RGB LED diffuser is a premium cast aluminium insert that lends the TOUGHRAM an appealing two-tone look. Let's see how this non-RGB TOUGHRAM performs!
The Sabrent Rocket is powered by the combination of a Phison controller and Micron TLC flash, and a DRAM chip is included too. Performance results are good, especially write speeds are high, and pricing is low at $150 for the reviewed 1 TB version.
Alphacool adds to their pre-filled AIO and expansion kit portfolio with the updated Eiswolf 2 family of GPU coolers. Using simple quick disconnects, the company wants everyone to be able to easily watercool GPUs individually or add to an existing setup, while being affordable too!
Death Stranding is one of the most successful titles on the PlayStation. This week, Kojima has released it for PC. We took a detailed look at the graphics that this port can deliver and tested it on 27 graphics cards at three resolutions. DLSS comparison images are included, too.
The Patriot Viper V380 is a USB gaming headset with massive 53-millimeter speaker drivers, a detachable omnidirectional microphone, 7.1 virtual surround sound support, and an interesting RGB lighting system. It will set you back $75, which fair for such a solid USB gaming headset.
CORSAIR's take on the second-screen experience for the PC comes in the form of the iCUE NEXUS. It is a color LCD touchscreen panel with various installation options, including on keyboards, to allow for customized monitoring and control over CORSAIR products and other system components via their iCUE software program.
The MonsterLabo The First is a sleek, compact chassis that is designed for passive operation, while still letting you use decent hardware. With broad compatibility for motherboards and graphics cards, this may well be the first time you can utilize a high-end GPU for absolutely silent gaming.
Deepcool is expanding its all-in-one liquid cooler portfolio with the Gamer Storm Castle 280EX. It bridges the gap between their 240 mm and 360 mm options while featuring Deepcool's Anti-leak technology, tasteful ARGB lighting, and even a replaceable or rotatable center logo.
In our Core i9-10900 review we're taking a close look at what can be gained from unlocking the power limit of this 65 W processor. Results are impressive: up to 40% faster apps and performance that rivals the Core i9-10900K at much lower pricing, but heat output is increased, too.
