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ASUS ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6900 XT T16G Gaming Graphics Card Unleashed
Graphics cards are really hard to come by these days, and liquid-cooled ones are even rarer. Recently, ASUS released a new version of its liquid-cooled RX 6900 XT – the ASUS ROG Strix LC RX 6900 XT TOP T16G graphics card. Aesthetically speaking, it looks similar to its predecessor that was released late last year. …
Audeze LCD-X (2021) Headphone Review – New And Improved Version
Towards the end of March 2021, Audeze announced that their popular LCD-X and LCD-XC headphones are now built with several improvements and refinements. Today, we are going to check out one of these headphones – the Audeze LCD-X 2021 version. The LCD-X is a planar magnetic headphone with an open back design. It’s one of …
DDR5 vs DDR4 – Advantages of DDR5 Memory
DDR5 memory is just a few months away and we will start to see these new memory kits in the DIY PC market. The upcoming 12th Gen Intel CPU and 600 Series chipset, as well as AMD’s Zen4 architecture, are said to support and will make use of DDR5 memory. Kingston recently announced that they …
IBM 2nm Chip Technology Announced – It’s the World’s First!
IBM recently announced its breakthrough in semiconductor process and design with the world’s first chip featuring 2 nanometers (nm) nanosheet technology. While we have seen substantial performance gains and efficiency that a 7nm fab process can offer, IBM’s 2nm even push those numbers to a new level. IBM’s 2nm is said to offer up to …
Intel Core 1800 Alder Lake CPU Rocks 16 Cores and 24 Threads
It has only been several weeks since Intel released the 11th Gen Intel Core Rocket Lake-S CPUs. But more information about Intel’s upcoming 12th Gen Alder Lake desktop processor is one by one surfacing on the web. Recently, specs about a certain Intel Core 1800 Alder Lake (engineering sample) CPU were leaked by Igor’s LAB. …
COLORFUL iGame M600 Mirage Desktop Gaming PC Unleashed – 11th Gen Intel Core CPUs and RTX 30-Series Graphics
Colorful Technology recently announced its latest prebuilt desktop gaming PC – the Colorful iGame M600 Mirage. It is powered by Intel’s latest 11th Gen Core CPU and paired with NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series graphics card. Design-wise, the iGame M600 looks stylish, elegant, and sleek. But somebody has to do something with that (unattractive) single DDR4 …
Thermaltake ToughAir 510 and ToughAir 310 CPU Air Cooler Now Available
Thermaltake USA announces the availability of its latest high-performance CPU coolers – the Thermaltake ToughAir 510 and ToughAir 310 CPU air coolers. Both coolers feature a single tower design, coupled with an optimized 120mm high static pressure fan. The ToughAir 510 has a push-pull configuration, while the ToughAir 310 uses a push configuration. Both CPU …
Luxury & Precision W2 Review – Best Portable USB DAC AMP for Smartphones?
Today, we are going to check out the new Luxury & Precision W2. It is a portable USB DAC with headphone AMP and is part of the company’s flagship W series. Portable DAC/AMPs like the W2 have been gaining popularity since it upgrades your smartphone’s or other compatible mobile device’s audio. It turns your smartphone …
ASUS ROG SWIFT PG32UQX – World’s First 4K HDR Mini LED Gaming Monitor
The Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX is the world’s first 4K HDR gaming monitor that uses 1,152 independent mini LED zones that deliver a peak brightness of 1400 nits. It’s DisplayHDR 1400 certified and features a 144Hz refresh rate with Quantum-dot technology. This is perhaps the best 4K gaming monitor (yet) released this year. Pre-orders for …
Yottamaster MS3 M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure Review – With Active Cooling
Today we are going to check out an M.2 SSD enclosure – the Yottamaster MS3 M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure. As the name of the product suggests, the MS3 is an external portable enclosure for M.2 NVMe SSDs. It offers 10Gbps of bandwidth and the unique thing about this M.2 enclosure is that it features an …