Weekend Hardware Review Roundup: 12/14/20

We’ve had a number of hardware reviews roll in over the past few days. Let’s take a look at what we have for reading this morning.

Power Supplies: Cooler Master 850w SFX @ Modders Inc
Audio: Creative Pebble V3 2.0 USB-C Speakers @ [M]adShrimps, Creative Sound Blaster AE-7 @ NikKTech, Schiit Hel Gaming DAC/Amp @ TweakTown
NAS/DAS: TerraMaster TD2 Thunderbolt 3 Plus RAID DAS @ NikKTech
Cooling: Corsair iCUE Nexus @ ThinkComputers

Other Tech Reviews: 11/2/20

Peripherals: Corsair K100 @ TweakTown, Cooler Master MM720 @ FunkyKit, ASUS ROG Chakram Core @ TechPowerUp
Cases: InWin 925 @ ThinkComputers, Cougar MX410 Mesh-G @ KitGuru
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q4 NVMe 4TB @ TweakTown, Patriot P300 1TB NVMe @ TweakTown, Silicon Power Armor A62 @ [M]adShrimps
Audio: Viper Gaming V380 headset @ NikKTech
Cooling: ASUS TUF LC240 RGB LCS @ Guru3D, ASUS ROG RYUO RGB 120 @ TweakTown
Monitors: Acer Predator CG7 @ TweakTown

Today’s Reviews: 10/27/20

Case: Cougar Conquer 2 @ Neoseeker
Cooling: Thermalright Macho Rev. C @ TweakTown, Deepcool AS500 @ Hexus, SilverStone AR01 V3 @ The FPS Review
Peripherals: SteelSeries Rival 3 Wireless Gaming Mouse @ [M]adShrimps
Storage: SK hynix Gold P31 M.2 NVMe SSD @ ThinkComputers, WD My Passport SSD 1TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 @ TweakTown, Corsair MP400 2TB SSD @ KitGuru, ADATA XPG Gammix S50 Lite M.2 NVMe SSD @ Tom’s Hardware
Memory: GeIL ORION DDR4-3600 16GB Memory Kit @ ThinkComputers
PSU: GIGABYTE P550B 550W @ APH Networks, SilverStone DA1650-G @ Tom’s Hardware, Thermaltake Toughpower PF1 750W @ Tom’s Hardware

Other Reviews: 10/23/20

Networking
Netgear Nighthawk XR1000 Wi-Fi 6 Router @ TweakTown

Cases
Corsair 4000D @ Guru3D

Audio
Razer Blackshark V2 Pro Gaming Wireless Headset @ [M]adShrimps
HyperX Cloud II Wireless Gaming Headset @ ThinkComputers
Creative SXFI GAMER USB-C Gaming Headset @ NikKTech

Cooling
ID-Cooling SE-224-XT Black @ TweakTown
ID-Cooling SE-914-XT Basic @ TweakTown
Deepcool AS500 @ Guru3D

Storage
TeamGroup EX2 SSD 1TB @ Guru3D
Samsung T7 Portable SSD @ Hot Hardware
Team T-Force Delta RGB 1TB SATA SSD @ TweakTown

Review Roundup – 10/15/20

Storage

ADATA XPG Gammix S50 Lite 2TB NVMe Gen4 M.2 SSD @ TweakTown
LaCie 1Big Dock SSD Pro 4TB @ TweakTown
Patriot Memory Viper VPN100 RGB PCIe 1TB M.2 SSD @ [M]adShrimps
Leven JPR600 2 TB NVMe SSD @ Guru3D
ADATA SE760 1TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable SSD @ NikKTech
Corsair MP400 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD  @ TweakTown

Audio

Corsair HS60 Haptic Headset @ TweakTown
Corsair HS60 Haptic Headset @ Guru3D
Sennheiser EPOS GSX 300 External Sound Card @ TweakTown
Cooler Master MH650 Gaming Headset @ OCInside.de

Cases

Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 @ TweakTown
Deepcool Macube 110 @ Guru3D

Other

Mountain Makalu 67 Light-Weight RGB Gaming Mouse @ NikKTech
Corsair K60 RGB Pro @ Guru3D

Corsair Force Series MP510 4TB NVMe M.2 SSD

The rarest SSD out there today is a 4TB consumer M.2 NVMe SSD with a TLC flash array. There are only two that we know of, one is by Sabrent, and the other is now by Corsair. Everything high capacity is trending QLC, and it doesn’t look like TLC will be around for long, at least not at capacity points above 2TB. With this in mind, we think now is the perfect time to jump on a drive like Corsair’s MP510 4TB SSD.

Read more @ TweakTown

CORSAIR K100 RGB OPX Review Roundup

CORSAIR has released a number of new products in recent weeks, and today the company is launching their latest keyboard: the K100 RGB. This new model represents “the pinnacle of CORSAIR keyboards”, according to the company, “offering the cutting-edge performance, style, durability, and customization that gamers need to stand above the rest”.

Read more @ PC Perspective, Guru3D, KitGuru, TechPowerUp, ThinkComputers, Neoseeker

9/29/20 Tech News: be quiet! 1500W PSU & More

The Dark Power series of PSU are their enthusiast’s grade high-performance models with normally very high wattage and amperage ratings. These units have some features specific to XOC or extreme enthusiasts, which help it be more flexible and apt for the usage.

be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W Titanium @ TweakTown


One of the things that I didn’t really expect when testing both the Celsius+ Prisma S24 and S28 models by Fractal Design was the significantly lesser noise levels compared to the S36 (roughly 8.5dBA less for the S24 and 7.5dBA less for the S28) which are also what makes them far more ideal for people who do care about this. Cooling efficiency on the other hand was much closer than expected with the S28 probably delivering the best price/performance ratio of the three (of course the lack of protective plates for the fins still has me puzzled).

Fractal Design Celsius+ S24 & S28 Prisma Pre-Filled CPU Water Cooling Systems @ NikKTech


First introduced at CES 2019, Corsair’s Capellix LEDs have found their way into a few products since then, most notably their Dominator Platinum RGB memory kits. Now we have our hands on the latest Corsair product to feature these RGB LEDs, the iCUE H150i Elite Capellix Liquid CPU Cooler.

Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX @ ThinkComputers
Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX @ Bit-Tech


The P550B is part of the P series power supplies that are a new line of power supplies offered by Gigabyte to meet the demands of the user that doesn’t require extreme amounts of wattage. The P series line offers a 450, 550 and a 650 watt. 

GIGABYTE P550B 550W PSU @ FunkyKit


In the spotlight today is the ASUS TUF RTX 3080 OC, a graphics card featuring the very latest GA-102 ampere GPU. The team at ASUS has applied a factory OC , nudging up the frequency of the GPU Boost Clock by 100MHz. This TUF model also arrives with the renowned Max Contact thermal solution and a triple helping of axial-tech cooling fans.

ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 3080 OC @ Vortez