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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Cases: Corsair 5000D AirFlow Case Review, Thermaltake The Tower 100 Snow Edition – World Exclusive Review
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series XG7 RGB water block for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 reference design Review, Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black CPU Cooler Review, Pure Loop 360 from be quiet!
Displays: Alienware AW2521H 360Hz Monitor Review: Motion Blur Be Gone
Headphones: Enacfire E90 Wireless Earbuds review: True bang for your buck
Input: ROCCAT Sense AIMO XXL Review
Networking: MikroTik CSS610-8G-2S+IN Review 8x1GbE 2x10GbE for Under $100
Storage: Patriot PXD 1TB Portable USB 3.2 External SSD Review





Cases:

KitGuru: Corsair 5000D AirFlow Case Review

Corsair’s new 5000D AirFlow bears a clear resemblance to the 4000D AirFlow we reviewed a few months ago, however it is quite a bit larger and is almost twice as expensive. Heading into this review our expectations are raised and we are looking for a case that performs well and that delivers value for money. Let’s see whether Corsair has started 2021 on a high note.

Corsair 5000D AirFlow Case Review – KitGuru

KitGuru: Thermaltake The Tower 100 Snow Edition – World Exclusive Review

Thermaltake first showed us their Mini-ITX The Tower 100 case during a virtual Expo that replaced Computex in 2020 and we were intrigued, especially when we learned the price was around the £90/$90 mark. Fast forward six months and as we prepared for a virtual CES, and the delayed launch of The Tower 100, we were truly surprised when Thermaltake offered KitGuru a world exclusive review of this intriguing case. Naturally enough we accepted with almost indecent haste.

Thermaltake The Tower 100 Snow Edition – World Exclusive Review – KitGuru

Cooling:

IgrosLAB: Corsair Hydro Series XG7 RGB water block for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 reference design Review

The second water block I tested was the Hydro Series XG7 RGB, a product from Corsair for NVIDIA's large Ampere cards. Interestingly, the interest of most manufacturers. 



Corsair Hydro Series XG7 RGB water block for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 reference design Review

FunkyKit: Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black CPU Cooler Review

Today we’ll be presenting the NH-D15S chromax.black CPU cooler from Noctua. The reviewed version comes from chromax.black family of products which have been on the market for a while already.



Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black CPU Cooler Review - FunkyKit

OverclockersClub: Pure Loop 360 from be quiet!

be quiet! releases their first All-In-One liquid cooler in several sizes (120mm, 240mm, 280mm and 360mm). Where is the pump? It is not where you think it is...



OCC takes a look at the new Pure Loop 360 from be quiet!

Displays:

Tom's Hardware: Alienware AW2521H 360Hz Monitor Review: Motion Blur Be Gone

Alienware’s AW2521H is one of the fastest monitors we’ve ever tested. It runs at 360 Hz and delivers G-Sync with HDR. If you’re looking for ultimate gaming performance, it might be at the pinnacle.



Alienware AW2521H 360Hz Monitor Review: Motion Blur Be Gone

Headphones:

Neowin: Enacfire E90 Wireless Earbuds review: True bang for your buck

The Enacfire E90 earbuds have been generating quite a buzz. Enacfire promises 48 hours of battery life, IPX8 water resistance and stellar sound quality for only $50, but do the earbuds deliver?



Enacfire E90 Wireless Earbuds review: True bang for your buck

Input:

APH Networks: ROCCAT Sense AIMO XXL Review

About a few weeks ago, our Editor-in-Chief Jonathan asked me if I would want to review a mousepad, and I said yes. Then I told my wife about my upcoming review project. Unsurprisingly, my wife just had a reaction you would expect from anyone who is not a computer enthusiast. She wondered how I would be able to write a multi-page review about supposedly simple things like mousepads. Well, it is fair that for normal office or home use, mousepads can be as simple as some soft material sandwiched between a layer of rubber and a layer of cloth. However, for gamers, their mousepads are a different story. Rumor says gaming mousepads have to have more features than bath mats, otherwise they cannot be considered as gaming gear. Not only do the texture of the gliding surface need to provide the right amount of resistance for precision handling, it also needs to look good. For gamers, winning a game is not everything, as they need to enjoy the time of playing the game. Just like everything else on a set of nice gaming machine, a nice gaming mousepad could also have RGB lighting to be even qualified as gaming gear. In other words, in this review, I will not only examine how the ROCCAT Sense AIMO XXL provides glide and control experience, but also see how good its RGB lighting functionality really is. If you are curious about the overall performance of this particular product as well, please keep on reading this review!

ROCCAT Sense AIMO XXL Review (Page 1 of 4) | APH Networks

Networking:

ServeTheHome: MikroTik CSS610-8G-2S+IN Review 8x1GbE 2x10GbE for Under $100

In our MikroTik CSS610-8G-2S+IN review, we see what this new 2x 10GbE, 8x 1GbE, and silent switch offers for $99



MikroTik CSS610-8G-2S+IN Review 8x1GbE 2x10GbE for Under $100

Storage:

Mad Shrimps: Patriot PXD 1TB Portable USB 3.2 External SSD Review

In terms of drive performance, the PXD 1TB trades punches with the Crucial X8 but the speed is a bit lower during mixed workloads. The sequential read/write speeds are near the rated numbers, while the drive chassis is implemented optimally, using the aluminum area as a heatsink; we were quite...

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