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Asus TUF Gaming X570-Pro Wi-Fi Review: TUF Enough for a 5950X

Our Verdict

The Asus TUF Gaming X570-Pro Wi-Fi is an inexpensive yet capable motherboard. With power delivery capable of handling an overclocked Ryzen 9 5950X, integrated 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6 capabilities, plusand eight SATA ports, the $220 board is a good option to get into the X570 platform.

For

Capable 12-Phase 50A Power Delivery
Intel 2.5 GbE / Wi-Fi 6
Eight SATA ports
Reasonable price for X570

Against

Only seven rear USB ports
Appearance may not be for everyone

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Features and Specifications

The Asus’ TUF Gaming X570-Pro WiFi we have for review is one of the cheaper X570 options available. At $219.99, the boardPro WiFi includes a capable VRM that handled our power-hungry AMD Ryzen 9 5950XAMD Ryzen 9 5950X at stock speeds and while overclocked. In our testing suite, the board performed OK, on average running slightly slower than the other boards, though there were few significant outliers on either side of average.

At the time of publishing, the matured Asus X570 lineup includes options from the TUF, Prime, Strix, WS (Workstation), and ROG lines, a total of 14 boards. Since we last checked, Asus added a Mini-ITX option, which was the only form-factor missing upon release. Today, the product stack consists of a wide variety of motherboards in varying sizes, feature sets, and price points. There is likely something for everyone in the company’s X570 lineup.

Digging down into the performance results, we saw slightly below average scores/times in long-running CPU heavy multi-threaded tests such as Cinebench, Handbrake, POV-Ray and Corona. The PCMark 10 suite was on the opposite side of things, generally running as fast or faster than most other boards we’ve tested. The TUF Gaming X570 Pro WiFi showed promising results in synthetic tests and actual games. Overall, performance isn’t a concern, though if you plan on getting a Ryzen 9 5950X and beating on all cores and threads, there are better performing (but higher-priced) options out of the box.

Outside of performance, the board sports dual PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 sockets, eight SATA ports, 2.5 GbE and integrated WiFi 6, premium Realtek audio, TUF components, and more. The board’s styling is pretty simple, with all- black PCB and parts, outside of some TUF highlighting. Some may enjoy the look, others not so much. You’ll find RGB LED lighting onboard, but only a small portion to the right of the chipset heatsink. Read on for more details about the X570-Pro WiFi, including more features and elements on performance testing.

Specifications – Asus TUF Gaming X570-Pro WiFi

Socket	AM4
Chipset	X570
Form Factor	ATX
Voltage Regulator	14 Phase (12+2, 50A MOSFETs)
Video Ports	(1) HDMI 1.4b
	(1) DisplayPort 1.2
USB Ports	(3) USB 3.2 Gen 2, Type-A and Type-C (10 Gbps)
	(4) USB 3.2 Gen 1, Type-A (5 Gbps)
Network Jacks	(1) 2.5 GbE
Audio Jacks	(5) Analog + SPDIF
Legacy Ports/Jacks	PS/2
Other Ports/Jack	✗
PCIe x16	(1) v4.0 (x16)
	(1) v4.0 (x4)
PCIe x8	✗
PCIe x4	✗
PCIe x1	(2) v.4.0 (x1)
CrossFire/SLI	2-Way CrossfireX
DIMM slots	(4) DDR4 5100+(OC), 128GB Capacity
M.2 slots	(2) PCIe 4.0 x4 / PCIe + SATA (up to 110mm)
U.2 Ports	✗
SATA Ports	(8) SATA3 6 Gbps (RAID 0, 1 and 10)
USB Headers	(1) USB v3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C)
	(2) USB v3.2 Gen 1
	(2) USB v2.0
Fan/Pump Headers	(6) 4-Pin
RGB Headers	(1) aRGB (3-pin)
	(2) RGB (4-pin)
Legacy Interfaces	✗
Other Interfaces	FP-Audio, TPM
Diagnostics Panel	Yes, 4-LED Q-LED display
Internal Button/Switch	✗
SATA Controllers	ASMedia ASM1061
Ethernet Controller(s)	(1) Intel I225-V (2.5 GbE)
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth	Intel WiFi-6 AX200 (802.11ax, 2×2, MU-MIMO, OFDMA, BT 5.1)
USB Controllers	✗
HD Audio Codec	Realtek ALC1200A
DDL/DTS Connectc	✗ / Yes
Warranty	3 Years

Inside the retail packaging, you’ll find several accessories including SATA cables, a support DVD, and more. The included accessory stack isn’t big, but has most of what you need to get started. Below is a complete list of all the extras inside the box.

● I/O shield

● (2) SATA cables

● M.2 screw package

● Support DVD

● Asus dual-band WiFI Antennas

● TUF Gaming sticker

● TUF certification card(s)

● M.2 rubber package(s)

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After removing the TUF Gaming X570-Pro WiFi fromout of the box, you’ll see a black/dark grey motherboard with a few yellow highlights noting the TUF branding. A stenciled pattern starts around the chipset heatsink and ending around the VRM area. All sockets and slots are also black and grey. Overall, the styling is simple and will fit in with most builds. However, it doesn’t jump out at you like a classic good- looking board, so some may not like its rugged appearance.

On the RGB side of things, Asus has a small strip to the chipset heatsink’s right that matches the grey stenciled pattern. The RGB colors are saturated, but the small strip isn’t terribly bright. If the integrated lighting isn’t enough, there are three headers for expansion. The Asus Aura application handles lighting control.

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Looking at the top half of the motherboard, one of the first things that jumps out to me is the large heatsinks that cover the VRM. The black heatsinks reach out to cover part of the rear IO area and other undesirable bits on the motherboard. An 8-pin EPS connector (required) and a 4-pin EPS connector (optional) deliver power to the CPU. The area around the socket is relatively busy with many capacitors close to the mounts, but this is nothing to worry about. Just to the right of the socket are four DRAM slots that support up to 128GB of DDR4 RAM with speeds listed up to a smoking- fast 5100+ MHz +(OC).

Above the DRAM slots are the first two (of six) fan/pump headers. All six of these headers support a maximum of 1A/12W. All headers except for the AIO_PUMP are Q-Fan controlled and adjustable. The CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT headers in this area automatically detect if the connected fan is DC or PWM controlled. The rest of the headers will need to be manually selected. No matter what price point, I would like to see all fan headers automatically adjust to the right control method. Additionally, there are two more fan headers on the top half of the board. These chassis fan connectors are located just below the left VRM heatsink above the top PCIe slot.

Immediately to the right of the fan headers up top is the first RGB header. In this case, it’s a 4pin RGB with the 3-pin ARGB header located to the right of the socket area. Located just above the 3-pin RGB header is the Asus Q-LED area. Q-LED consists of four LEDs on board that light up during the POST process. If the board hangs on the DRAM, CPU, VGA, or boot devices, the corresponding LED remains lit, telling you at a high -level why the board won’t POST. Without a two2-character debug LED, the Q-LED is a valuable tool for troubleshooting POST issues.

Just below the Q-LEDs and 3-pin RGB header is the 24-pin ATX connector for sending power to the motherboard and the front panel USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C front panel header.

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The Asus webpage for the TUF Gaming X570 Pro lists a 12+2 configuration for the Vcore and SOC, which at a high level, bodes well for handling our Ryzen 9 5950X. Managing power sent to the MOSFETs is the Asus Digi+ chip (ASP1106GGQW at X+Y = 6). The six-channel controller works in a 4+1 ‘teamed’ setup. This VRM configuration from Asus does away with phase doublers, sending the power to three 50A Vishay SIC639 Dr. MOS MOSFETs each. The 600A available for Vcore is plenty for our CPU at stock and ambient overclocking.

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Sliding down to the bottom half of the board, we’ll start with the audio section on the left side. At first look, you should see a Faraday cage with the TUF symbol on it, covering the Realtek ALC S1200A codec. Just below the codec are five premium black and yellow Nichicon audio caps. We won’t find the flagship codec or op-amps on lower- priced X570 boards, but the high-end audio codec should be sufficient for most users.

In the middle of the board you’ll find two full-length PCIe slots and two x1 size slots. The primary GPU slot (top slot) is reinforced with the Asus Safeslot said to provide additional retention and shearing resistance while the bottom is not. The top slot is fed from the CPU and offers PCIe 4.0 x16 bandwidth, with the second full-length slot fed from the chipset with four PCIe 4.0 lanes. The two short x1 size slots get their lanes from the chipset, each running at PCIe 4.0 x1 speeds.

Just above the primary video card slot is the first M.2 socket. The second socket is located towards the bottom of the board and has a heatsink. Both M.2 sockets support PCIe 4.0 x4- and SATA- based modules , offering more flexibility than some boards that only run PCIe based modules only in the second/third slot. Worth noting: is only the bottom slot includes a simple heatsink. If you’re running a PCIe 4.0 NVMe- based drive, you’ll likely want to use that socket unless your module comes with a heatsink.

Finally, to the right of the PCIe/M.2 area is the chipset heatsink and fan. The chipset fan was virtually inaudible at default settings, so there is nothing to worry about there. On the right edge, we spy four of the eight SATA ports. The SATA ports support RAID0, 1 and 10 modes.

Across the board’s bottom are several headers and even a few SATA ports. You won’t find any buttons here. Below is the full list, from left to right:

● Front panel audio

● COM port

● COM debug

● CLR CMOS

● 4-pin chassis fan header

● (2) USB 2.0 ports

● USB 3.2 Gen1 port

● 4-pin chassis fan header

● (4) SATA ports

● RGB header

● Front panel header

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Swinging around back to the rear IO, the TUF Gaming X570 Plus WiFi doesn’t include an integrated IO plate, so you’ll have to install it. There are seven USB ports out back, including one USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C, four USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, and two USB 3.2 Gen1 ports. I’d like to see a couple more USB ports out back here, as some users could struggle with seven. Outside of that is a clear CMOS button, a legacy PS/2 port, and DisplayPort/HDMI outputs for the integrated video. Last are the WiFi antenna connections and a 5-plug audio stack with SPDIF.

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Biostar Unveils Flagship Valkyrie Z590 Motherboards

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Biostar has introduced two motherboards based on Intel’s Z590 platform that belong to its all-new Valkyrie range. The new premium family includes two new boards, the ATX Z590 Valkyrie and a Mini-ITX Z590i Valkyrie, models which are expected to address the needs of demanding gamers and enthusiasts offering them advanced features that they come to expect from high-end mainboards.

For many years Biostar focused on entry-level, midrange, and specialized motherboards leaving lucrative higher-end platforms for gamers and enthusiasts to larger players. Several years ago, the company unveiled its Racing-series platforms designed for gamers, and while they were clearly not entry-level or niche products, they still did not compete directly with enthusiast-grade hardware. With its Valkyrie, Biostar wants to finally offer motherboards designed for enthusiasts who demand advanced overclocking capabilities along with a rich set of features.

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The initial Biostar Valkyrie family includes two models that support Intel’s processors in the LGA1200 packaging (Comet Lake-S, Rocket Lake-S): the Z590 Valkyrie and the Z590I Valkyrie. To maximize overclocking potential, both motherboards use 10-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs), Dr. MOS-based digital voltage regulating modules (VRMs) featuring solid-state inductors and capacitors as well as active cooling, and advanced memory circuitry. Due to different form-factors, the Mini-ITX Z590I Valkyrie uses a 10-phase VRM, whereas the ATX Z590 Valkyrie comes with a 22-phase VRM.

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Additional features include a sophisticated chipset cooling, iron-enforced PCIe x16 slots, more robust power connectors, and protected I/O ports.

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The smaller Biostar Z590I Valkyrie features two DDR4 memory slots that support up to 64GB of DDR4-5000 memory, one PCIe 4.0 x16 slot for graphics cards, four SATA connectors as well as one M.2-2280 slot for a PCIe 4.0 x4 or SATA SSD.

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The bigger Biostar Z590 Valkyrie carries four DDR4 memory slots to install up to 128GB of DDR4-5000 memory, three PCIe x16 slots for graphics cards (two PCIe 4.0 x16/x8, one PCIe 3.0 x16 working in x4 mode), six SATA connectors, and three M.2-2280 for SATA or PCIe drives.

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Being high-end offerings, Biostar’s Z590I Valkyrie and Z590 Valkyrie motherboards offer rather advanced set of input/output technologies that includes a 2.5GbE port, an M.2-2230 slot for an optional Wi-Fi 6 adapter, multiple USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A connectors, one USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C port, two display outputs (DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0), and a 7.1-channel audio subsystem with 3.5-mm and optical connectors.

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Traditionally for enthusiast-grade motherboards, Biostar’s Z590I Valkyrie and Z590 Valkyrie feature connectors for RGB LED strips as well as comes with software to control these LEDs.

Biostar has been expanding its product lineups for some time now, so the introduction of higher-end motherboards is not exactly surprising. Nonetheless, Biostar’s decision to compete directly with advanced platforms from the Big Four makers may be an important milestone for the industry because ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte, and MSI have been commanding the retail motherboard market for about a decade now after second-tier mainboard makers refocused to other products. Of course, only time will tell whether Biostar will be able to compete with its bigger rivals successfully, but at least the company decided to try.

Biostar yet has to disclose pricing of its Valkyrie-series motherboards, but it is safe to say that these platforms will be more expensive when compared to the company’s Racing family of products.

When Small Meets Ampere: Multiple Mini-ITX GeForce RTX 30 Cards Unveiled

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Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 30-series consumer graphics cards and its Ampere architecture are generally not the company’s most economical solutions in terms of power consumption, at least compared to its launches over the last several years. Yet, with a proper power management and cooling system, you can get an Ampere into a Mini-ITX system. Palit Microsystems is the first graphics card maker to bring Ampere to the small form factor.

Palit Microsystems, which happens to be one of the world’s largest graphics card makers with its Palit, Gainward, Galax, and KFA2 brands, is among the first to announce Mini-ITX add-in-boards running Nvidia’s GA106-300 graphics processing units with 3584 CUDA cores as well as 12GB of GDDR6 memory.

So far, the company has introduced four Mini-ITX GeForce RTX 3060 boards: the Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX, the Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC, the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus, and the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus OC. For some reason, Palit has yet to add Mini-ITX GeForce RTX 3060 cards into its Galax lineup and actually unveil any KFA2-branded GeForce RTX 30-series products.

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All four Mini-ITX GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards use a dual-slot cooling system with one fan and have four display outputs – four DisplayPort 1.4a connectors as well as one HDMI 2.1 port. The cooling systems have multiple heat pipes and can stop the fan under light loads, yet they have different shrouds, and it is unclear whether the coolers used by the Gainward and Palit brands are actually different. Furthermore, it is unclear whether the boards use the same PCB design.

The cards are said to consume up to 170W of power and feature one eight-pin PCIe auxiliary power connector. Measuring 170mm x 125 mm, the boards can physically be installed into a Mini-ITX chassis, yet not all SFX power supply units have an eight-pin power connector.

From a performance point of view, the Palit and Gainward-branded Mini-ITX GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards feature a default GPU clock of 1320MHz and a boost clock of 1777MHz. Meanwhile, Palit has yet to disclose boost frequencies of OC versions of these cards, which probably means that the boards will be available later.

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Palit does not list MSRPs of its products on its websites, so we do not know whether Mini-ITX versions of its GeForce RTX 3060 will cost more than regular models with large cooling systems.

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Mini-ITX server board for Ryzen CPUs: Asrock X 570 D4I-2T in the test Power consumption Remote maintenance Equipment and cooling Conclusion and test table Read article in c’t 3 / 2021 Asrock Rack, the server division of Asrock, delivers in the form of the X 570 D4I-2T one of the rare server mainboards for the AM4 version, which is all the more interesting for it. If you consider (and need) the extensive equipment, the price is about 420 Euro quite cheap. It officially takes Ryzen processors from the 3200 G to 3950 X with up to 16 cores on, a beta BIOS even enables Ryzen 5000 CPUs.

The mini-ITX board is only 17 × 17 centimeters small. On this ultra-compact footprint, Asrock-Rack engineers bring a passively cooled X 570 -Chipset, two 10 – GBit Ethernet ports and a remote maintenance chip under. The rest of the interfaces, such as USB or SATA ports, are provided by the Ryzen SoC (system-on-chip). In addition, there are four instead of the two SO-DIMM sockets for ECC-protected RAM as well as one slot each for M.2 memory cards (PCIe x4) and one for Expansion cards (PCIe x 16) – both work in the downwardly compatible PCI Express 4.0 standard.

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Corsair 5000D case test – The combination of two different worlds. Subdued style and modern interior

The next weeks go by, and the situation on the computer components market does not look any better. The availability of graphics cards and their prices are absurd, and other components are also damaged – processors, motherboards and finally cases. The latter, like the GPU, on the market are definitely less than usual, and those that have been left in stores often have prices higher than before. Fortunately, the largest manufacturers are trying to save the situation by issuing new constructions. One of them is Corsair, which has just presented a family of cases 5000. Today on the pages of PurePC we will test the basic, but still highly developed model simply called Corsair 5000 D.

Author: Przemysław Banasiak

Anyone who considers himself an enthusiast of new technologies should know the name “Corsair” very well. It is an American computer hardware company that has been on the market for 1994. Their offer includes a wealth of various products, often focused on gaming. We are talking about keyboards, mice, headsets, power supplies, fans, liquid cooling systems (AiO and LC), efficient SSDs and RAM modules, gaming chairs, small, ready-made computer sets and finally cases. All available in various options, to satisfy both the demanding consumer and the ordinary layman, or to reach both people with thinner and thicker wallets.

Corsair 5000 D is a new Mid Tower enclosure with an ascetic appearance, but inside it hides a lot of interesting and convenient solutions aimed at slightly more demanding consumers.

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Although at first glance Corsair 5000 D is very similar to the Corsair iCUE 4000 X and Corsair models that we tested in September. D Airflow, the newer housing has a number of various improvements aimed mainly at the so-called “power users”, including a more modern I / O panel, which was enriched with a USB connector 3.1 Gen 2 type C, better cable arrangement system or better adaptation to fans of liquid cooling systems This time the American design can accommodate heat sinks from AiO and / or LC not only on the top and front, but also on the side. state Standard flavors such as a metal cellar, side panel made of tempered glass, HUB for fans or the possibility of vertical mounting of a graphics card.

Corsair specification 5000 D:

Dimensions: 520 x 245 x 520 mm (D x W x H)

Total weight: approx. 13, 9 kilogram

Materials: Steel / Toughened Glass / Plastics

Supported formats: E-ATX / ATX / Micro-ATX / Mini-ITX

Maximum CPU cooler height: 170 mm

Maximum graphics card length: 420 mm

Number of expansion card slots: 7 + 2

Number of internal 3.5 / 2.5 bays inch: 2/4

Number of external bays 5. 25 inch: 0

Front panel outputs: 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 type C / 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 type A / 1x Audio

Soundproofing mats: none

Corsair cooling system 5000 D:

2 x 140 or 3 x 120 mm (1x 120 mm Factory / Front)

1 x 120 mm (1x 120 mm Factory / Rear)

2 x 140 or 3 x 120 mm (Top)

3x 120 mm (Side)

Anti-dust filters: Front / Down / Up / Side

Corsair 5000 D is a large, two-chamber Mid Tower with dimensions of 520 x 245 x 520 (depth x width x height) millimeters and weighs almost 14 kilograms. It was made of steel, tempered glass and plastics. Inside, we will mount motherboards in E-ATX format (305 x 277 mm), ATX, Micro ATX and Mini ITX; graphics cards up to 420 millimeters; CPU cooling up to 170 millimeters and power supplies not longer than 225 millimeters. Expansion cards have seven horizontal and two vertical “pegs” at their disposal, while data carriers have two dedicated 3.5-inch and four 2.5-inch slots. When it comes to ventilation, we can mount up to ten fans here, two of which we already get with the housing. All openings are protected with fine filters.

Tom’s Hardware CES 2021 Awards: Hot New Hardware for the Year Ahead

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Let’s be honest. This wasn’t the CES anyone wanted. We’ve been covering North America’s largest tech show for years, so we can definitively say that, without in-person booths and demos, it’s just not the same. The most interesting things at any show happen outside of the scripted press conferences where we get to see and touch products in person, talk to product managers off the record or wander the halls, looking for the unexpected.

However, even in a down year, there were some bright spots that give us hope for a tech-filled 2021. From a new generation of powerful AMD laptops to a super-sleek compact chassis and even an RGB mask, these are the hottest new products unveiled this week.

Best CPU: AMD Ryzen 5000 Mobile

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AMD’s Ryzen 5000 series granted the company the performance lead over Intel in desktop PCs for the first time in more than a decade, and now AMD has brought that same powerful Zen 3 architecture to laptops — and in record time.

The four-, six- and eight-core ‘Cezanne’ Ryzen 5000 Mobile series should bring the best of Zen 3 to laptops, granting the company the lead in single- and multi-threaded applications over Intel’s Tiger Lake chips that still top out at four cores. These powerful new chips will also find their way into gaming laptops hosting the fastest mobile GPUs, finally giving us high-end options for AMD’s mobile platforms.

The entire Ryzen 5000 Mobile lineup comes with threading enabled, higher clock speeds than their predecessors, and brings AMD’s innovative new boost technology to laptops for the first time, which promises higher performance in lightly-threaded work and longer battery life. AMD even threw in two new overclockable HX-series models that support core, memory, and fabric overclocking, which could be a potent combination with the company’s RDNA2 mobile GPUs that land later this year. — Paul Alcorn

Read more: AMD Announces Ryzen 5000 Mobile ‘Cezanne’ Processors, Zen 3 and Overclocking Comes to Laptops

Best GPU: Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB

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Nvidia effectively wins this one by default, because nothing else was really announced. Sure, GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs are coming to gaming laptops as well, but those are just power-optimized versions of the Ampere GPUs we already know and love — well, those of us who are lucky enough to have found one in stock, at any rate.

The GeForce RTX 3060 sounds like an amazing value proposition. Performance looks like it should come pretty close to matching the RTX 2070 Super, a card that launched at $500. What’s more, Nvidia has elected to go with a 12GB VRAM configuration, which is more memory than any of the other RTX cards outside of the RTX 3090 and Titan RTX. It’s about time, I say! Plenty of games won’t need 12GB, but there are enough that now creep past 8GB that it’s a welcome change, and 6GB definitely wouldn’t feel right on a $330 mainstream card that’s supposed to last a few years.

The real question: Is there a chance in hell that Nvidia and its partners will have enough RTX 3060 cards available at launch to satisfy the demand? My crystal ball is literally laughing at me for even asking, and suggesting I check back around Computex time to see if things have improved. — Jarred Walton

Read more: Nvidia RTX 3060 (12GB) Coming in Feb for $329

Best Laptop: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga

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In the ultraportable category, CES 2021 was dominated by business laptops to go with the launch of Intel’s 11th Gen vPro mobile processors. Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Titanium impressed with its looks and the thoughtfulness given to its design. The 3:2 aspect ratio on the 13.5-inch, 2K display is great for all types of work, as it provides a taller screen. It also makes for a much better tablet experience than a 16:9 laptop. That display also promises Dolby Vision HDR support, while the audio will come from Dolby Atmos speakers.

At 0.45 inches thick, the Titanium Yoga is the thinnest ThinkPad ever, but still tested to military standards. While we haven’t had hands-on due to the virtual nature of CES this year, it looks like it will be a stunning and lightweight convertible 2-in-1at just 2.54 pounds. — Andrew E. Freedman

Read more: Lenovo Goes Thin With ThinkPad X2 Titanium, Adds X12 Detachable

Best Gaming Laptop: MSI Stealth 15M

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Nvidia’s new RTX 30-series mobile GPUs and new processors from both Intel and AMD meant a slew of gaming notebooks at this year’s CES. But the MSI Stealth 15M was one of very few to utilize both a new processor and GPU. This laptop is, at 0.6 inches thick, somewhere in-between full-on gaming and an ultraportable. It’s combining a 35-watt Intel Core i7-11375H CPU with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q GPU, which should be somewhat formidable for most games.

The all-aluminum stylings and black and white color options appear quite slick. Some of MSI’s other ultraportable gaming options, like GF75, will offer a 45W processor and similar GPU, but it’s also a bit bulkier. For those who want it thin, the Stealth is one of a few laptops in an area we’ll keep a close eye on. — Andrew E. Freedman

Read more: MSI Debuts Stealth 15M With Tiger Lake H35, Powerhouse GE76 Raider

Best Case: iBuyPower Revolt 3 MK3

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Taking credit for perhaps the most improved product at this year’s CES, iBuyPower’s Revolt 3 MK3 desktop is a drastic departure from the

Revolt 2

’s RGB and glass-heavy horizontal design. Instead, what we’ve got here is a compact tower with no glass or RGB but plenty of vents on all sides.

Not only does that give it a more understated look that’s easier to fit into your typical office and plenty more space for air to enter and escape the machine, but it’s also more equipped to take advantage of the small form factor footprint that unifies the Revolt line. A handle on the top makes this case easy to pick up for transport, plus it’s got a hook on either side for holding peripherals like headsets.

The side of the case also has a swing-out door for housing a 280mm radiator, plus you can also add on an optional 80mm exhaust fan at the top. The case also comes with a 700 W SFX-L power supply pre-installed alongside pre-routed cables, which makes for one less component you’ll need to buy and should make for less cable clutter.

The key drawback here is the potential for noise. We’ll have to get our hands on it ourselves to say anything definitive, but all those holes do mean you’re probably not going to have much sound dampening.

But that’s an easy tradeoff for such a step forward in usability and looks compared to the oddly-shaped Revolt 2. Plus, you’ll be can get the Revolt 3 MK3 in white too. — Michelle Ehrhardt

Read more: iBuyPower Goes Back to Basics (In a Good Way) With Revolt 3 MK3 SFF PC and Case

Best Motherboard: EVGA Z590 Dark

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Intel’s Rocket Lake-S CPUs may not quite be here yet, but motherboard makers rarely let a CES go by without a cadre of new boards to show. And over the last couple of days, we’ve seen details of nearly 50 Z590 motherboards land in our inboxes. While many are intriguing, the EVGA Z590 Dark stands out.

The design of the E-ATX board has an understated aggressiveness, with its large copper heatsinks and black…well, pretty much everything else. The board backs up its aesthetics with a crazy overbuilt 22-phase VRM and a 10-layer PCB. Most of the connectors are angled, to help in hiding cables, which is aided by a cutout in the area of the 24-pin power and USB header connectors.

The board’s primary oddity is a CPU socket that’s rotated 90 degrees. That could complicate some cooler setups, and you only get two RAM slots. But the latter is a nod to memory overclockers, who often get better results on two-slot Mini-ITX boards. No word yet on rated supported RAM speeds, but you can bet they’re going to be among the fastest on the market. And while you lose RAM slots, the board ships with an extra pair of SATA ports (8 total), so you can probably plug in every functional SATA drive you’ve got in a drawer or a box in the back of your closet. For faster storage, the EVGA Z590 Dark has three M.2 slots. And if 11 drives isn’t enough for you, you may want to consider a drive storage rack, or perhaps talking to a professional about your digital hoarding disorder. — Matt Safford

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Best Monitor: LG UltraFine 32EP950

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There’s no denying the image quality boost offered by OLED, with its deliciously deep blacks. When it comes to PC monitors though, finding an OLED screen in a size that can comfortably sit atop a desk has been virtually impossible. Enter the LG UltraFine 32EP950, an OLED stunner in an eye-pleasing 31.5-inch form factor.

LG’s 4K OLED monitor targets professionals with a lot of color (a claimed 99% of DCI-P3). But enthusiasts of any kind will appreciate the bevy of ports, which includes DisplayPort, HDMI and even USB-C with 90W charging.

But what really makes this UltraFine ultra fine is that it brings us closer to being able to put the amazing contrast of OLED right in our home office without necessarily breaking the bank — or desk like you would with the more common, larger OLED TV alternatives. — Scharon Harding

Read more: LG Debuts 31.5-Inch OLED Monitor At CES 2021

Best Concept: Razer Project Hazel

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CES 2021 was different this year, for all the reasons our lives are different right now. But we certainly didn’t expect to see Razer, a gaming-focused company, make a concept mask that might even make the category kind of cool.

Project Hazel is not for sale — and may never be. But the ideas make sense. It’s clear to allow you to see others’ emotions, as well as for the hard of hearing to be able to read lips. There are voice amplifiers so that you aren’t muffled by the mask. The case is also a charger, and it has UV lights to disinfect the mask. The whole thing would be an N95 respirator, and oh, yeah, there are two Chroma RGB rings.

There are some questions we have, like if the mask’s ability to let in fresh air and expel CO2 would completely protect against an airborne virus like the one that causes COVID-19. But the thoughtful ideas could make for an improved mask in a world where it looks like we’ll be wearing them more often. — Andrew E. Freedman

Read more: Razer’s Project Hazel Is an RGB Face Mask for Our New Normal

Best Keyboard: Asus ROG Claymore II

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Tenkeyless (aka TKL) keyboards are very popular with gamers, because they save space by doing away with the numeric keypad many people only use for work. However, there are times when you really need those extra keys and Asus’ new ROG Claymore II keyboard has the answer: a numpad that slides on and snaps into its right side.

The Claymore II works in both wired and high-speed 2.4 GHz wireless modes. You can also swap out the USB-C cable with one of your own.

This keyboard also uses Asus’s own opto-mechanical keys in either Blue or Red style. This allows for less key wobble than traditional mechanical keys and lets more RGB light through. — Avram Piltch

Read more: Chop off Your Numpad with the Asus ROG Claymore II

Best Mouse: Thermaltake Argent M5 RGB Gaming Mouse

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We didn’t see a lot of mice at this year’s CES, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t still a clear winner. Thermaltake’s peripherals have been less than beautiful in the past, but this year’s CES saw a change in direction for the company with its new Argent line. Meaning “silver,” the idea behind Argent is to pair Thermaltake’s impressive technical features with premium build quality and silver finishes.

Take the Argent M5 RGB Gaming Mouse, our favorite mouse from this year’s show. While it does separate itself from the rest of the Argent line with a black main body, it’s still got a slick, symmetrical look that’s highlighted by RGB alongside its sides and bottom and a textured metallic silver scroll wheel on top. Achieving that symmetrical look means that the design here is ambidextrous, which can be a mixed bag for right-handed gamers, but lefties will be sure to appreciate the extra usability.

On the inside, the Argent M5 is packing DPI support from 100 to 16,000, plus a polling rate under 1ms and 64Kb of memory. The mouse’s 8 programmable buttons also use Omron switches, and the wired version’s cable is both braided and detachable.

That’s right- the Argent M5 also comes in both wired and wireless options, which gives it plenty of versatility. The wireless version of the mouse does lose RGB along its bottom and sides, likely to save battery life, but in exchange, it can connect over either Bluetooth 5.0 or 2.4GHz using a USB adapter.

All of this leaves us with a powerful, versatile Thermaltake pointer that finally looks the part. — Michelle Ehrhardt

Read more: Thermaltake’s Attractive Argent Peripherals Pair Silver and RGB Elements

Best Headset: Lenovo Legion H600

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It’s hard for a headset to stand out in an all-virtual CES. After all, we can’t test the audio quality, comfort or even durability. But what makes the Lenovo Legion H600 innovative actually has nothing to do with any of those characteristics. The standout feature is the wireless headset’s ability to charge wirelessly. But unlike other wireless charging gaming headsets we’ve seen, the Legion H600 gets its charge all while hanging attractively in its headset stand.

Sadly, you’ll need a specific headset stand to make this happen. The Legion S600 Gaming Station comes at an additional cost but also brings its own Qi wireless charger, as well as two USB Type-A passthrough ports. We’d rather the cans and headset stand/charger come bundled together. But if you’re willing to make the investment this looks like a clean, clever way to charge and store your cans, as well as other devices. — Scharon Harding

Read more: Lenovo’s Legion H600 Is a Wireless Charging Headset That May Actually Make Sense

Corsair 5000D Airflow
Case Type:	Full-Tower
Material:	Steel, plastic, and tempered glass
Weight:	N/A
Slots:	7+2
Drive Bays:	2x Internal 2.5/3.5″ 4x Internal 2.5″
Motherboard Form Factors:	Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX, and E-ATX (305 x 277 mm)
Dimensions:	520 x 245 x 520 mm
Front Door/Cover:	N/A
Front Fans:	3x 120 or 2x 140 mm (1x 120 mm fan pre-installed)
Rear Fans:	1x 120 mm (1x 120 mm fan pre-installed)
Top Fans:	3x 120/2x 140 mm (optional)
Bottom Fans:	N/A
Side Fans:	3x 120 mm
Front Radiator:	360 mm / 280 mm
Rear Radiator:	120 mm
Top Radiator:	360 mm / 280 mm
Bottom Radiator:	N/A
Side Radiator:	360 mm / 240 mm
I/O:	1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C 2x USB 3.0 1x Headphone 1x Microphone
Fan/LED Controller:	PWM fan hub
Compatibility:	CPU Cooler: 170 mm GPU: 420 mm PSU: 225 mm

Corsair 5000D Airflow and iCUE 5000X RGB in a double test: Optionally Airflow or A-RGB-Show

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The newly introduced Corsair 4000 As a generous midi tower, D is intended to appeal to users for whom the 4000 D is not big enough. Again there are three completely different variants. In the double test we find out where the strengths and weaknesses of the airy 5000 D Airflow and the colorfully illuminated iCUE 5000 X RGB lie.

Corsair continues the all-round renewal of its Housing program. On the normal-sized midi tower 2020 D follows the larger and more versatile 4000 D. Especially with a view of the radiator seats, it is more flexible and offers three 360 – mm radiator places. Those who rely on air cooling can also benefit from some additional fan spaces. Two additional 2.5-inch drive slots should not go unmentioned. For this purpose, the larger models are also designed more elaborately – for example with a lid insert and covers behind the mainboard tray, but also with a practical PWM hub.

When differentiating into different Model variants Corsair follows the pattern that is already used by the 4000 D-series knows. There is also a basic model of the larger model in the form of the 5000 D. It shows itself with a continuous front panel and comes with two unlit 120 – equipped with mm fans. The 5000 D Airflow receives the same fan assembly, thanks to the perforated front it should cool more effectively. The iCUE 5000 X RGB is optically illuminated by glass inserts in the front and cover and by three 120 – mm fan (SP RGB ELITE) upgraded. An iCUE Lighting Node CORE is included as an A-RGB controller.

For our double test we can use a white iCUE 5000 X RGB and on a black 5000 Access D Airflow:

Corsair sorts the three priced Housing in two categories: 5000 D and 5000 D Airflow should each 154, 90 Euro. For the iCUE 5000 X RGB, however, become 189, 90 euros. Compared to the 4000 he -Series there is a significant surcharge: The RRP for 4000 D and 4000 D Airflow was at the launch 87, 90 Euro , the iCUE 4000 X RGB came for 119, 90 Euro on the market.

In the unpacked & touched video we take a first look at the two housings:

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Both housing variants are supplied with assembly material in several small bags (typical for Corsair without power supply screws), instructions, a considerable amount of Velcro fasteners, an angled USB 3.0 adapter and a plastic insert. This insert can shorten the power supply cover.

Before we start the actual test, here are the key data of the housing in tabular form:

Steel, tempered glass, plastic

Key data:
Designation:	Corsair 5000 D Airflow	Corsair iCUE 5000 X RGB
Material:	steel, tempered glass, plastic
Dimensions:	245 x 520 x 520 mm (W x H x T)	245 x 520 x 520 mm (W x H x D)
Form factor:	Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX, E-ATX (30, 5 cm x 27, 7 cm)	Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX, E-ATX (30, 5 cm x 27, 7 cm)
Drives:	2x 3.5 / 2.5 inches (internal), 4x 2.5 inches (internal)	2x 3.5 / 2.5 inches (internal), 4x 2.5 zo ll (internal)
Fan:	3x 120 / 2x 140 mm (front, 1x 120 mm pre-installed), 1x 120 mm (rear panel, pre-installed), 3x 120 / 2x 140 mm (cover , optional), 3x 120 mm (mainboard tray, optional)	3x 120 / 2x 140 mm (front, 3x 120 mm pre-installed), 1x 120 mm (rear panel, optional), 3x 120 / 2x 140 mm (cover, optional ), 3x 120 mm (mainboard tray, optional)
Radiators (maximum according to manufacturer) :	Front: 360 / 280 mm, cover: 360 / 280 mm, mainboard tray: 360 mm, back wall: 120 mm (mainboard tray radiator and front radiator as either-or option)	Front: 360 / 280 mm, cover: 360 / 280 mm, mainboard tray : 360 mm, back wall: 120 mm (mainboard tray radiator and front radiator as either-or option)
CPU cooler height (maximum according to manufacturer):	17 cm	17 cm
Graphics card length (maximum according to manufacturer):	42 cm	42 cm
Weight:	approximately 11, 8 kg	approximately 13, 5 kg
Price:	154, 90 Euro (RRP)	189, 90 Euro (RRP)

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Introduction and technical specifications of the Corsair iCUE 5000 X RGB

We present the review of the Corsair iCUE 5000 X RGB , a mid-tower that leads the renewal of the Corsair box catalog and that debuts a design with four tempered glass panels and the ARGB lighting system managed through its own controller with the software iCUE.

Space for high-performance systems and a design with a variety of modules together with multiple possibilities of air cooling and liquid are other hallmarks with which the 5000 X. Let’s see how it performs.

Technical characteristics of the Corsair iCUE 5000 X RGB

Dimensions: 520 mm x 245 mm x 520 mm
Material: Steel, Plastic, Tempered Glass
Fans
- Front: 3x 140 mm or 2x 170 mm (including 3 x 120 mm PWM RGB )
Behind plate: 3x 140 mm

Top: 3x 140 mm, 2x 189 mm

Back: 1x 140 mm

RL Radiators:

Front: 360 mm / 305 mm
Higher: 387 mm / 305 mm
Behind the plate: 360 mm / 240 mm
Rear: 140 mm

Expansion slots: 7 Horizontal + 2 Vertical

Motherboards Support: Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX, E-ATX (360 m mx 277 mm)

Storage:

4x 2.5 “
2 x 3.5 “

Space for font: 225 mm

Space for heatsink 170 mm

Space for graphics card: 454 mm

Price: 225. 120 euros.

Design and Connectivity

The analyzed model corresponds to the white variant, having also available a model with a black finish. What is most striking at first glance are the four tempered glass panels that cover the front, sides and the upper area

The white inside and outside is complemented by the gray edges of the front part that breaks the monotony a bit that would have a finish all the same.

Although the front is made of glass, it has a good separation on both sides, so that air can enter directly to the box through the three fans in that area, in addition, the side also has a filter grille to be able to put air into a specific area that has the 5715 X to be able to place three fans behind the hob.

The fact that it has tempered glass on this side does not make as much sense as in other places, since nothing is seen, only a rather inconspicuous metal cover that covers the cables and other internal elements.

Like the front glass, the top glass leaves ample space on both sides to allow exit air filter, under it there is an air filter.

All the windows can be removed, the sides by means of two screws and the front and top are put on and removed pressure using integrated pins.

The upper filter is magnetic and flexible, it has a small yellow “label” to facilitate its removal.

On the front side we have another filter fixed by means of pegs when removing the glass, when removing it we have access to the three fans s pre-installed of 120 mm.

At the bottom of the box we also have a small removable filter placed just below the source air inlet.

Internally, the Corsair iCUE 5715 X RGB integrates a dual camera design, practically the current standard in the box market. The main chamber has a large space with nothing to interfere with the component area.

the ingerior area has perforations to let the air pass, you can place two 2.5 “SSD or HDD

When removing the glass on the right side we can see the metal cover that covers the interior and a area, to the left, to place three fans or even a triple radiator. The air is directed into the main chamber through a large piece of plastic.

In terms of connectivity, we have two USB-A ports and a USB-C on the top of the front. It also has a USB-C, reset button and power button.

The rear shows 7 horizontal expansion slots and two verticals for the GPU. PCIe riser is not included to place the graphic in that position, so we will need an additional one.

In addition to the box itself and the screws, Corsair includes a good bunch of velcro ties, plus a piece to reshape the source housing and a small piece to make it easy to attach the internal USB 3.0 cable.

Refrigeration

If we go into detail in the characteristics and cooling possibilities of the Corsair iCUE 5000 X RGB we have to start with the three built-in fans CORSAIR SP RGB ELITE of 120 mm with 8 independent RGB Addresable LEDs.

The 3 Fans are located on the front, pushing air directly into the main chamber where the motherboard and other components will go. Fans are not included to extract air, something that can come in handy if we have components that generate a lot of heat such as powerful graphics cards. We can always place one of the three front ones in the upper or back part, but the inclusion of a fourth fan would have been a detail.

Those three fans, and up to three others, can be connected to the integrated PWM controller, basically a HUB that takes the PWM signal from the motherboard and repeats it to all the fans, allowing their global configuration from the software of the license plate.

The controller, as we say, supports 6 PWm fans, but the box is capable of holding up to 17 fans in total. The three front, one rear, three in the upper area and another three in the space behind the motherboard tray.

All these places also allow to place liquid cooling radiators, with up to three radiators of 360 mm and one of 120 mm.

The space for cooling is very large, and both the air inlets and outlets have enough space for the air to pass through without problems.

Assembly and Storage

When assembling the equipment we have all the main space available for the plate, there are no elements that disturb or interfere an.

At the back, when opening the lid, we find a large space and rails to manage the cables, as well as three bays with their corresponding anchoring system for three 2.5-inch HDD or SSD units.

Each of these bays are anchored to the SSD by means of four screws, although Corsair has only included a total of eight, so if we want to place the three SSDs we will have to, or fix them with two screws, or find screws elsewhere.

Once screwed to the bay, fixing the module to the box is child’s play with the integrated manual screw. Although there are only three modular bays, they can also be placed on top of the housing of the compartment for the source, leaving space for 5 SSD if we get two more bays.

The hard drive module allows the placement of two 3.5 “drives without the need for screws, each bay has a plastic piece that is fixed and allows you to place and remove it at will.

To place the source we have to put it on the side, since this 5715 X does not allow placement from the rear. In a box with this space, we did not expect to have trouble placing a fairly compact ATX font of 20 cm as the Seasonic Prime TX 650 W Titanium, but we were wrong.

The problem with putting the source on its side is that the space between the side door and the HDD module is very just and the font does not fit.

If we completely remove the door internal hinges (you just have to pull up), there is more space, but the frame on the side still prevents us from placing the source, something that should not give problems with such a small source in a box with such good dimensions.

The only way to be able to place the font without problems is to move the hard drive module, inserting it to the left. This possibility comes in handy for larger fonts, but in one with a contained size it should not be necessary since, basically, it indicates that the rightmost position of the HDD module is not practical.

All of this would have been fixed by allowing the font to be placed from the back.

The module for the HDD has several positions, the last ones under a plastic cover that, as we can see, can be removed.

And replace with a decorative accessory that leaves more space in that area.

Once we have the source in place, we can pass the cables through the central rail with ties to keep it organized. To go to the front we have some holes with rubber hidden behind the casing in that area.

However there is a problem, and is that the space between the hole and the cover is so short that it is quite difficult to insert the cables, especially that of 30 pins, and in sources with stiffer cables than usual the problem may be greater.

In principle, said plastic cover has manual screws to remove it quickly and thus facilitate assembly, however, in addition to these screws, it is necessary unscrew two small screws with a screwdriver.

It is something quite contradictory because practically the entire system of modules and assembly of Corsair iCUE 5715 X RGB can be done without a screwdriver, so it doesn’t make much sense that something it could facilitate the assembly have two thumb screws and two that are not.

Once the problem has been solved, we can now have the plate fitted with the main power cables. The assembly is very neat and the cables are perfectly hidden in the side housing. The inclusion of rubber also in the upper and lower holes would have been appreciated.

The space above the plate is very wide and allows cables to pass through and place very thick radiators, but we cannot say the same for the lower part, where there are only millimeters between the base and the plate. The fact that Corsair has included an L adapter to fit the USB 3.0 cable already gave us a hint that there would not be much space.

It is not something endemic to this box, since lately many boxes adjust the space at the bottom so much that there is no room to pass the cables well, however, the adapter makes things much easier.

Once everything is connected, the rear part is left with the cables routed by the central channel and also the small channel in the upper right.

One of the advantages of this box is that, although we are not especially careful when passing the cables, nothing will be seen from the outside nor will it prevent us from putting the glass top thanks to the good bottom of the rear space and the metal cover.

Speaking now of the lighting system, the ARGB lighting of the three front fans is controlled by a small Corsair Lightning Node CORE controller compatible with iCUE with Supported four-pin fans. It has a SATA power cable and another for an internal USB of the board.

Each of the three fans has 8 independent LEDs that can be synchronized, change color or apply different effects. All this from the iCUE software, since the box does not have any physically manageable button or controller.

The physical controller is connected by internal USB, in such a way that the iCUE software recognizes it directly, in this case the Lightning Node Core.

We have the possibility of controlling up to 6 devices, of which 3 are occupied. It has a system to detect or reorder the fans that we place so that the effects synchronize perfectly.

The configuration options are multiple, being able to create combined effects from among a large n selection, or even create your own effects and select colors.

Even with the occasional unnecessary complication, all the space left by the Corsair iCUE 5000 X RGB allows you to create a high-performance computer where cooling or space for components such as graphics will not be a problem.

Analysis and conclusion

The Corsair iCUE 5000 X RGB introduces some very interesting improvements both in design and interior layout and prioritizes, above all, the cooling of the components.

Despite having four tempered glass panels, including the front and the one in the upper area, the company It places them in such a way that it leaves a good space between them to let the air in and out respectively, which prevents the flow from being restricted as occurs in boxes with smooth panels.

This is helped by its generous size, since despite being a mid-tower, its measurements of 52 x 94 they are quite spacious and place it halfway between a full-tower and semi-tower to use. This large space, together with a modular system and design without practically tools, means that assembling a computer, in principle, does not pose any problem even if we have several large-format graphics or liquid cooling systems, in fact, with the interior space and the rear area, you can place up to 3 triple radiators without problem.

Includes three fans with ARGB compatible with iCUE through its integrated controller, however, we do miss a fourth fan to draw air. In case more cooling is required, the 10 fans that it supports are more than enough for any high-performance equipment.

Regarding the lighting module , it allows to configure up to 6 fans in a very simple way and customizable through software, although it would be nice if it allowed to change colors and effects, even in a basic way, from a button on the tower itself.

However, Despite the large size, there are some internal design decisions that are quite improvable, for example, the space for the font and its placement system unnecessarily complicates things. Supports fonts up to 22, 5 cm, however, put a font of 20 cm is impossible without moving the entire block for hard drives, since it does not enter from the side, something that would be avoided by allowing the source to be inserted from behind.

Another problem that we have encountered has been when passing the cables from the rear. We have a lot of space and the system of channels and back cover allows us to place cables in multiple ways, something that is appreciated, however, when passing the cables of the graph and, above all, that of 30 pins, the space that remains between the holes and the large cover that separates both areas is very small, with patience and care it can be passed, but taking into account all the available space, It should be simpler.

In addition, despite having a tool-free design in the vast majority of elements and modules, this cover has two manual screws and, in addition, two screws more hidden that require a screwdriver, which does not make much sense to put the manuals and makes it much more cumbersome to remove the cover to facilitate the placement on of the cables.

These are small shortcomings that make you lose a bit of comfort when mounting a PC, shortcomings that are understood in much cheaper towers but not on a 140, 120 euros destined to be the flagship of the brand.

However, these small bumps when it comes to mounting do not cloud the fact that the Corsair iCUE 5000 X RGB is a box with which we can assemble a high-performance computer , with very good finishes and an excellent cooling capacity . Not forgetting the iCUE lighting control system compatible and synchronizable with all the brand’s peripherals.

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Graphics Card	RTX 3060 Ti	RTX 3080	RTX 3070	RTX 2080 Super	RTX 2060 Super
Architecture	GA104	GA102	GA104	TU104	TU106
Process Technology	Samsung 8N	Samsung 8N	Samsung 8N	TSMC 12FFN	TSMC 12FFN
Transistors (Billion)	17.4	28.3	17.4	13.6	10.8
Die size (mm^2)	392.5	628.4	392.5	545	445
TPCs	19	34	23	24	17
SMs	38	68	46	48	34
GPCs	5	6	6	6	3
GPU Cores	4864	8704	5888	3072	2176
Tensor Cores	152	272	184	384	272
RT Cores	38	68	46	48	34
Base Clock (MHz)	1410	1440	1500	1650	1470
Boost Clock (MHz)	1665	1710	1725	1815	1650
VRAM Speed (Gbps)	14	19	14	15.5	14
VRAM (GB)	8	10	8	8	8
VRAM Bus Width	256	320	256	256	256
ROPs	80	96	96	64	64
TMUs	152	272	184	192	136
TFLOPS FP32 (Boost)	16.2	29.8	20.3	11.2	7.2
Tensor TFLOPS FP16 (Sparsity)	65 (130)	119 (238)	81 (163)	89	57
RT TFLOPS (approximate)	39.7	58.1	39.7	31.6	23.8
Bandwidth (GBps)	448	760	448	496	448
TDP (watts)	200	320	220	185	185
Dimensions	242x112x38 mm	285x112x38 mm	242x112x38 mm	267x116x38 mm	229x113x38 mm
Weight	1031g	1355g	1034g	1278g	975g
Launch Date	Oct-20	Sep-20	Oct-20	Jul-19	Jul-19
Launch Price	$399	$699	$499	$699	$399

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Best Mouse: Thermaltake Argent M5 RGB Gaming Mouse

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