With the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC, the company offers a reasonably priced alternative to the NVIDIA Founders Edition that still comes with a powerful VRM, RGB lighting, an excellent cooler and great out of the box performance.
The Colorful GeForce RTX 4090 Vulcan OC-V is the company's top dog for this generation. It comes with a strong 24+4 phase VRM design. On top of that you get a detachable LCD display that displays vital information as the graphics card is running.
Palit has engineered their GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC with bling in mind. A large crystal-esque structure on the front intensifies the RGB lighting effects in an impressive way. With $1700, Palit picked a reasonable price increase over FE pricing, and our review confirms that performance is excellent.
Zotac's GeForce RTX 4080 AMP Extreme Airo comes with a mesmerizing RGB implementation that simply looks stunning. As expected, a factory overclock is included on Zotac's new flagship, and the cooler runs very quietly once the dual BIOS is switched to "quiet mode".
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition offers huge gains over its predecessors. It's the first graphics card to get you 4K 60 FPS with ray tracing enabled, and upscaling disabled. Do you prefer 120 FPS instead of 60? Just turn on DLSS 3.
The M42 Wireless is exactly what its name suggests: a wireless M42. The adjustable back hump is still on board, along with PixArt's PAW3370 sensor, Kailh GM 8.0 main button switches, and pure PTFE feet, all wrapped into a 67 g lightweight package.
The Ryzen 9 7950X is a monster CPU. When paired with the right workload it will eat even the 12900K for breakfast. As our review shows, the performance uplifts can be massive: +30-50% gen-over-gen is totally possible. What makes things complicated though, is that keeping the beast cool is almost impossible.
With the Ryzen 7 7700X, AMD is introducing their fastest Zen 4 processor for gamers. In our review we found out that gaming on the 7700X runs better than the 7900X and 7950X, thanks to the single CCD design of the 7700X. Just like on other high-end AM5 CPUs, temperatures are a problem though.
Ryzen 5 7600X is the company's most affordable offering for the Zen 4 family. Our review of the 7600X confirms that this new $300 CPU offers huge performance gains over Zen 3, and can even beat the Ryzen 5800X3D in gaming. In applications, the 7600X is faster than the Intel Core i9-11900K.
The Kingston NV2 is a huge improvement over the NV1. It comes at similar pricing but is significantly faster. Thanks to the new Phison E21 controller, the drive offers the highly popular PCIe 4.0 capability at only $80 for the 1 TB version, making it a great choice for any cost-optimized system.
The Cooler Master HAF 700 aims to dial back the extremes the HAF 700 EVO offers, in terms of material mix and features, making the chassis far more affordable and thus appealing to a much broader audience, while retaining the core of what makes the HAF 700 series so unique.
The ADATA Elite SE880 External SSD uses the blazing fast USB 3.2 2x2 interface, which offers transfer rates up to 2 GB/s. In our review we can confirm that these speeds are reached. Physically the drive is well built and surprisingly compact, especially considering its performance class.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the Asus Prime AP201 is an M-ATX case. In fact, it may well be the reason you end up going for that type of motherboard instead of the classic ATX or ITX options out there. The AP201 manages to impress all around with its simple, yet functional, very balanced interior combined with a clean, beautiful exterior
Lenovo's Legion 5 Pro is a thin and light laptop that caters to professional users and gamers alike, outfitted with a rare 16:10 2560x1600 resolution for its monitor panel. Clad in blended aluminum and magnesium, this laptop aims to keep itself cool easily, and quietly.
The ssupd Meshroom S is a new and improved version of the Meshlicious case, but with enough differentiation to co-exist alongside the original. As such it does not only set itself apart with new color options, but some discussion worthy tweaks and build possibilities that go well beyond its ITX based origins.
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless is quite possibly the best wireless gaming headset money can buy. It's sleek, superbly comfortable, jam-packed with well-implemented features, and sounds great!
Neo Forza MARS takes this high-capacity memory kit to the limits. Configured as 2x 32 GB, with a 4000 MT/s memory profile and modest primary timings of 19-23-23-46, Neo Forza is looking to grab the attention of content creators. Follow along as we dive into this review and see what Neo Forza has to offer!
With the Viper V2 Pro, Razer revises the Viper Ultimate across the board: it now has a weight of just 58 g, comes with Razer's new industry-leading Focus Pro sensor capable of 30,000 CPI, offers up to 80 hours of battery life, and uses Razer's third-generation optical switches for the main buttons.
The Montech Sky One Lite is not simply a cheaper version of the original Sky One. It diverges from what the original offered and improves on several elements, while balancing well focused, useful functionality to provide a budget chassis that manages to punch well above its weight.
Edifier introduces the new STAX SPIRIT product line beginning with the S3 that uses custom planar magnetic drivers and Qualcomm technology to bring out a unique set of Bluetooth headphones. It boasts of excellent tuning and detailed sound with two sets of ear pads, a long 80 hour battery life with quick charging, and even app-based customization to make this a highly attractive option for audiophiles on the go.
Freshly dropped on the global 5G network is nubia's latest, the REDMAGIC 7S Pro. Built from the ground up focused on gaming, this 5G-capable, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 gaming smartphone comes equipped with additional touchpads on one side like a hand-held console, plus features some of the fastest performance possible from a phone right now. And it has a built-in 20,000 RPM RGB fan.
ASUS is bringing forward the ROG Maximus Extreme Glacial by collaborating with EKWB for the custom waterblock. Nothing is left out of this flagship motherboard with a Top-tier 24+1+2 VRM design, Thunderbolt 4, 10G LAN, PCIe Gen5, DDR5 and even a Gen5 M.2 socket! ASUS knows the bar is already set high and looks to break away from the pack.
Somewhat similarly to the Ninjutso Origin One X, the Helios Go XD5 is a smaller-sized recreation of Microsoft's ever-popular IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0. Equipped with PixArt's PAW3370 sensor, the 72 g Helios Go XD5 is said to have a battery life of up to 40 hours. Kailh GM 8.0 switches are used for the main buttons, complemented by pure PTFE feet.
As the name already suggests, the Xlite V2 Mini Wireless is a smaller Xlite V2 Wireless. Much like its bigger brother, it comes with PixArt's PAW3370 sensor, Kailh GM 8.0 switches for the main buttons, and up to 70 hours of battery life, all wrapped into a 56 g lightweight package.
The Lian Li Lancool 3 is one massive chassis with plenty of attention to detail, which results in an uncompromising range of compatibility no matter the type of system inside. With its four 140 mm PWM fans and up to 12 hard-drive bays or triple 360 mm radiator support, the Lancool 3 literally goes big and certainly conveys "born to excel."
