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Corsair K70 RGB TKL mechanical keyboard review: great gaming, good typing

Corsair’s K70 RGB TKL is an unashamedly gaming-focused keyboard. For one thing, it’s only available with the kinds of switches people normally recommend for playing games, while other features like low input latency and a dedicated “tournament switch” for esports clearly have gamers in mind. At a price of $139.99 (£139.99), these features are coming… Read more

Sharkoon Light² 180 Review

Introduction Established in 2003, Sharkoon is a hardware and peripherals company based in Germany. With the ambidextrous Light² 180, Sharkoon further expands their Light² series. Based on the Zowie S2 shape, the Light² 180 comes with PixArt’s PMW3360 sensor capable of 12,000 CPI, Omron switches for the main buttons, and a soft, braided cable. By… Read more

RX 6700/6900 XT Join Ampere GPUs in Today’s Newegg Shuffle

Home News (Image credit: Newegg) Almost every SKU of the RTX 30-series line returns in today’s Newegg Shuffle, save for the RTX 3090. But making up for that high-end absence are new bundles for some of AMD’s best graphics cards, giving you a total selection between not only the RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti, RTX… Read more

MSI’s New MEG Z590 Board Is Slathered in Silver and Gold

Home News (Image credit: MSI) As spotted by TechPowerUp, MSI has just announced three new motherboards for the Z590 platform: the MEG Z590 Unify, Unify-X, and the MEG Z590 ACE Gold Edition. All three boards are aimed to extract the most from Intel’s Comet Lake and Rocket Lake CPUs, with very robust power delivery setups,… Read more

Intel Alder Lake Z690 Chipset Leaks

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) HWiNFO, which is increasingly becoming a source of new hardware information, has added support of ‘some Asus Z690 and Maximus XIV,’ according to blogger @Komachi_Ensaka. Interestingly, the mention of the Z690 has been removed since he wrote his post. Since Intel has confirmed that it is developing an Alder Lake-based desktop… Read more

Ducky Mecha SF Radiant Keyboard Review: Custom and Mainstream Collide

Our Verdict A production keyboard that feels like a custom build, the Ducky Mecha SF Radiant offers an excellent experience for both typing and gaming. It features sterling build quality and a gorgeous aesthetic you won’t find anywhere else, but the lack of software and hot-swappable switches are disappointing. For + Unique aesthetic + Sturdy… Read more

ASRock Z590 PG Velocita Review: Network Speed, Ample USB

Our Verdict ASRock’s Z590 PG Velocita is a full-featured Z590 motherboard that includes three M.2 sockets, Killer based networking (including Wi-Fi 6E), capable power delivery, premium audio, and more. It’s a well-rounded mid-ranger for Intel’s Z590 platform. For Killer based 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E Networking 10 USB ports on rearIO Capable power delivery Against… Read more

How To Make A Magic 8-Ball With Raspberry Pi and Sense HAT

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Raspberry Pi Foundation released its Sense HAT add on back in 2015 and yet this board remains one of the best Raspberry Pi HATs, because it still packs a full scientific platform and an 8×8 RGB LED matrix for a little fun in your Raspberry Pi projects. The… Read more

Sapphire launches Nitro+ RX 6900 XT Special Edition with 2365MHz boost clock

Matthew Wilson 23 hours ago Featured Announcement, Graphics Sapphire is back with an even faster Radeon RX 6900 XT. The new Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT Special Edition is launching today, with faster out-of-box overclocks, pushing the GPU up to 2365MHz. The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT Special Edition features the highly regarded Tri-X… Read more

Zotac Unveils GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm: 16+4-Phase VRM & Water Block

Home News (Image credit: Zotac) Zotac has introduced its new GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm graphics card that features an advanced 20-phase voltage regulating module (VRM) and comes equipped with a stylish waterblock with built-in addressable RGB LEDs. There is a catch about this board though: it is not factory overclocked. Image 1 of 6 (Image credit: Zotac)… Read more

Crucial’s DDR5 RAM Is Ready For Retail

Home News Crucial DDR5 (Image credit: XFastest) It looks like DDR5 RAM is almost ready for purchase. Chinese news outlet XFastest this week shared photographs of the first retail DDR5 memory modules from Crucial, showing the components in retail packaging, just aching to hit shelves. As seen in the images, the publication blocked out the… Read more

Akasa Thinks Someone Needs Active RGB Cooling for Their External SSD

Home News (Image credit: Akasa) Akasa has released an external SSD enclosure called the Vegas SSD Mate that, as spotted by Hermitage Akihabara, features a cooling fan adorned with RGB lighting. The Vegas SSD Mate is a tool-free aluminum enclosure said to fit both PCIe and SATA SSDs with the M.2 2280, 2260, 2242, and… Read more

Ryzen 9 5900X is $549 in Tuesday Newegg Shuffle

Home News (Image credit: AMD) Tuesday’s Newegg shuffles always seem to have the most options, and today’s shuffle brings with it a sale on one of AMD’s best CPUs plus a wide selection of Nvidia’s best graphics cards. Only the former is up for grabs solo, but you’re still able to sign up for a… Read more

This Stainless Steel Gaming Desk Fights Messy Cables With Magnets

Home News (Image credit: Secretlab) Secretlab today announced that it’s expanding beyond gaming chairs with the Secretlab Magnus Metal Desk, which it designed specifically with PC gamers in mind. Before you ask, yes, that does mean the desk features RGB lighting. But that isn’t the only way Secretlab tried to make the Magnus Metal Desk… Read more

Ducky Mecha SF Radiant (Emerald) Review – Iridescent Aluminium!

Introduction Our previous Ducky keyboard review was over a year ago, and the human malware that has been affecting us for most of the time since has resulted in interruptions to planned coverage of the brand’s Shine 7 and Year of the Rat keyboards. With the latter now sold out and the former in the… Read more