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Horizon Forbidden West: DLSS vs. FSR vs. XeSS Comparison Review

Introduction Horizon Forbidden West has finally released on PC, with several enhancements over its original PlayStation 5 release, such as an increased LOD quality, full support for ultra-wide screens and Direct Storage 1.2. The PC release also has support for NVIDIA’s DLSS Super Resolution, Frame Generation (also known as DLSS 3), NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing… Read more

Horizon Forbidden West Performance Benchmark Review – 30 GPUs Tested

Introduction Horizon Forbidden West is finally available for PC. It’s the highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn, continuing the epic journey of protagonist Aloy in a post-apocalyptic world. Developed by Guerrilla Games, and ported to PC by Nixxes, this action role-playing game thrusts players into a vast and visually stunning world… Read more

PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 GRE Hellhound Review

Introduction PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 GRE Hellhound is the company’s second premium custom-design implementation of the RX 7900 GRE, positioned a notch behind the company’s Red Devil flagship. The Radeon RX 7900 GRE (Golden Rabbit Edition) started out as a China-exclusive limited edition product to mark the Year of the Rabbit, but found itself growing… Read more

Enermax LIQMAXFLO 360 AIO Review

7 Packaging & Contents » Introduction A big thank you to Enermax for supplying the review sample. Enermax formed in 1990, and has come a long way since their humble beginnings. Their commitment to delivering top-quality products has resulted in the company boasting a diverse portfolio that includes cases, coolers, and fans as well as power… Read more

Fantech Helios II Pro Review

1 Packaging, Weight & Feet » Introduction Founded in 2009, Fantech is a gaming peripheral company based in Indonesia. Being the successor to the Helios XD3 V2, the ambidextrous Helios II Pro XD V3 comes with a host of improvements. Most notably, the weight is significantly lower at just 55 g, which has been achieved without… Read more

Galax GeForce RTX 4070 Super EX Review

Introduction Galax GeForce RTX 4070 Super EX is an affordable yet premium-looking custom-design graphics card based on NVIDIA’s recently announced performance segment GPU. This card is also available with an identical name and model identifier, but under the KFA2 brand, in some markets. The GeForce RTX 4070 Super is part of a three-model refresh by… Read more

Cooler Master Tempest GZ2711 OLED Review

Introduction Cooler Master enters the busy 27-inch OLED gaming monitor market with the Tempest GZ2711, their first OLED monitor. This is only the fourth addition to the Tempest lineup, with the other three models featuring high-end Quantum Dot IPS, VA panels and Mini-LED backlight units. We reviewed and sang praises to the Tempest GP27Q, a… Read more

Crucial T500 2 TB Review

Introduction Crucial is one of the biggest players in the SSD market, partly because they can use their own NAND chips paired with DRAM manufactured by their parent company Micron. Today we are reviewing the Crucial T500, which is the company’s newest PCI-Express Gen 4 drive. Back in 2021, Crucial introduced the P5 Plus as… Read more

Intel Core i9-14900KS Review – The Last of its Kind

Introduction Intel Core i9-14900KS is the latest enthusiast-segment desktop processor targeted at overclockers and gamers who want nothing but the best gaming experience, and the best performance with desktop productivity. This is possibly Intel’s last flagship desktop processor based on a monolithic silicon for a long while, as the company transitions to Foveros tiles with… Read more

XPG Lancer Blade RGB DDR5-6000 32 GB CL30 Review – Low Profile

1 on Mar 13th, 2024, Manufacturer: XPG Packaging & Contents » Introduction Founded in 2001, ADATA is one of the largest manufacturers of flash memory and DRAM in the world and has steadily grown into what it is today: a leader in the industry. From enterprise to consumers, ADATA has multiple product lines to fit different… Read more

Valkyrie Syn 360 ARGB LCD AIO Review

Introduction A big thank you to Valkyrie for providing the review sample! Valkyrie is a relative newcomer in the DIY PC space, with the company launching numerous products within the last year. It features a full range of all-in-one liquid coolers, air coolers, and fans, all available in black or white. Suffice to say, they… Read more

Ajazz AJ199 4K Review

Introduction Established in 2009, Ajazz is a peripherals company based in China. Compared to the regular AJ199, the AJ199 4K comes with one main novelty, which of course is true 4000 Hz wireless polling. To accommodate this, the battery capacity has been tripled to 900 mAh, which nets up to 300 hours of battery life… Read more

Fractal Design North XL Review

Introduction I would like to thank Fractal for supplying the review sample. Fractal launched the original North well over a year ago, but since then it has been the only case in that line-up. With the release of the North XL you now have a larger option to go for, providing room for E-ATX boards,… Read more

HIFIMAN Arya Organic Open-Back Headphones Review

Introduction When I think of planar magnetic headphones, the first brand that now comes to my mind happens to be HIFIMAN, which is incredible when you realize there have been others in this field far, far longer than HIFIMAN has even been in existence. Yet it just so happens that nearly every price point for… Read more

Pulsar X2H Review

Introduction Founded in 2020, Pulsar is a gaming peripherals company based in Korea. The only difference between the X2V2 and X2H is the shape. Much like the X2V2, the X2H comes in two different sizes, and although most of the dimensions match, the X2H has a significantly more pronounced hump in particular. Weighing 54 g… Read more