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Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC Review

Introduction Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC looks like a piece of jewellery when installed and illuminated. This is one RTX 4090 you’ll want for cases with vertical slots and a glass window. The RTX 4090 “Ada” leads NVIDIA’s latest GeForce “Ada Lovelace” RTX 40-series generation of graphics cards, as the company prepares to turn… Read more

Zotac GeForce RTX 4090 Amp Extreme Airo Review

8 Architecture » Introduction Zotac GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO in today’s review is the company’s top air-cooled custom-design graphics card based on NVIDIA’s latest GeForce “Ada Lovelace” flagship. It introduces the new AIRO design scheme with its streamlined, airy cooler shroud; and a focus on effective ventilation of the large aluminium fin-stack array. The… Read more

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition Review – Impressive Performance

Introduction NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 “Ada Lovelace” turns the page, introducing a new generation of graphics hardware that promises not just fast gaming performance, but also makes real time ray tracing practically “free.” In this RTX 4090 Founders Edition review we’ll see that besides a big generational performance uplift, Ada also promises revolutionary improvements to… Read more

Corsair HXi Series 1500 W Review

30 Photos & Cables » Introduction After many years, Corsair has decided to revamp its HXi line with two new units, featuring 1000 W and 1500 W max power. I will look at the flagship model, the HX1500i, utilizing a cutting-edge CWT platform, using digital circuits for its significant functions. The use of digital circuits allows… Read more

Corsair iCUE H115i RGB ELITE 280 mm AIO Review

7 Packaging & Contents » Introduction A big thank you to Corsair for supplying the review sample. Corsair remains a juggernaut in the DIY PC market, having a massive following of enthusiasts worldwide. With a reputation built on solid products and exceptional customer service, it is no wonder they have seen massive success. Since their humble… Read more

Mountain MacroPad + DisplayPad Review

Introduction Mountain came out of seemingly nowhere and seriously impressed us with their innovative take on a modular keyboard last year. The Everest Max in particular won many an award from the press, including from us, with its removable/swappable number pad, onboard display keys, and even a separate media dock to make for a keyboard… Read more

Xtrfy M42 Wireless Review

Introduction Established in 2011, Xtrfy is a peripherals company based in Sweden. In terms of internals, the M42 Wireless is virtually identical to the M4 Wireless: PixArt’s PAW3370 sensor, Kailh GM 8.0 switches for the main buttons, pure PTFE feet, and a 500 mAh battery allowing for up to 75 hours of battery life. The… Read more

Intel Arc A770 Review – Finally a Third Competitor

Introduction Intel Arc “Alchemist” A770 is the company’s first major attempt at high-performance gaming, which is what the Xe-HPG graphics architecture is all about, we’ll take a closer look in this review. Up until “Alchemist,” Intel was mainly focused on giving its client processors a decent integrated graphics solution with Xe, that could handle the… Read more

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE + 6x Custom Design Unboxing

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition sees the green giant turn the page on its successful GeForce “Ampere” generation with the next generation “Ada.” Named after Ada Lovelace, the new architecture sees the company leverage the 4 nm TSMC foundry node to nearly double the CUDA cores, significantly increase clock-speeds, and embrace 3rd generation RTX… Read more

Intel Arc A750 Review – Great Value

Introduction Intel’s Arc 7-series is finally here, with the promise of high performance gaming at competitive prices. The new Arc A750 “Alchemist” launches at just $289, and we have the review for you. Intel’s new card promises AAA gaming at 1080p and 1440p resolutions, or high refresh-rate e-sports gaming. The company’s entry to the gaming… Read more

Intel Arc A770 Tested with PCIe 3.0 and Resizable BAR Off

Introduction The PCI Resizable BAR feature is a critical ingredient of the memory-management architecture of Intel Arc “Alchemist” GPUs. The Arc “Alchemist” GPU family, and the Xe-HPG graphics architecture it’s based on, are Intel’s first attempt at a high-performance gaming GPU that’s actually making it to market. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, including ray… Read more

TOPPING E30 II DAC + L30 II Amplifier Desktop Stack Review

Introduction The beginning of this year saw our first TOPPING product review in the form of a two-in-one stack consisting of the E50 digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and and the L50 linear headphone amplifier. Priced under $500, and offering free RCA interconnects if purchased as a combo from the likes of SHENZHENAUDIO, this set quickly became… Read more

CORSAIR K100 AIR Wireless Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

13 Packaging & Accessories » Introduction A couple of months ago we saw Razer get into the low profile mechanical keyboard market with its all new DeathStalker V2 line that made use of the company’s own branded low profile optical mechanical switches. At 27 mm in height, it competed directly against other mainstream low profile options… Read more

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Cooling Requirements & Thermal Throttling

Introduction AMD Ryzen 9 7950X “Zen 4” is the fastest desktop processor you can buy right now. When our reviews of the Ryzen 7000 series went live last week, the buzz among tech forums and social media was surrounding its 95°C operating temperature, which the processor was found not just hitting quite often, but basically… Read more

Intel Arc A750 & A770 Unboxing & Preview

Introduction Player 3 has entered the game! While technically the Iris Xe Max (DG1) is its first discrete GPU in decades, the new Arc 7 series marks Intel’s first attempt ever at the performance graphics segment, a hotly-contested one where gamers playing at 1080p or 1440p pick up a graphics card to max out their… Read more