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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Casing: Montech X3 Mesh Review
Computers: NZXT Streaming Plus Review: Competently Pre-Assembled, Zotac ZBOX MAGNUS ONE SFF Gaming PC Review: Desktop Comet Lake Charges Up with Ampere
Cooling: be quiet! Dark Rock TF 2 Review, Bykski 60 mm RC Series Radiator Review
CPUs: Best CPUs for Gaming: August 2021
Displays: Aorus FO48U 4K OLED Gaming Monitor Review: Contrast Beyond Comprehension
Gaming: Bless Unleashed PC Review In Progress, FORECLOSED Review - A Cyberpunk Comic Book Affair
Graphics Cards: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming X 8 GB GDDR6 Graphics Card Review - A Pricey RX 5600 XT Upgrade, MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING X 8G Review
Input: ASUS ROG Falchion Review
Memory: Kingston FURY Renegade DDR4 32GB 3600MHz RGB Memory Review
Motherboards: EVGA Z590 FTW Motherboard Review
Storage: MSI Spatium M470 1TB NVMe SSD review, QNAP TS-873A AMD Ryzen 8-bay NAS Review, TEAMGROUP MP34Q SSD Review





Casing:

TechPowerUp: Montech X3 Mesh Review

The Montech X3 Mesh comes with a whopping six LED-illuminated fans pre-installed. With its compact dimensions, all black or white color choices, and interesting price point, the X3 Mesh could be the go-to case for those looking for an affordable high airflow chassis.



Montech X3 Mesh Review

Computers:

Tom's Hardware: NZXT Streaming Plus Review: Competently Pre-Assembled

Name-brand parts and a squeaky clean Windows installation



NZXT Streaming Plus Review: Competently Pre-Assembled

Anandtech: Zotac ZBOX MAGNUS ONE SFF Gaming PC Review: Desktop Comet Lake Charges Up with Ampere

Zotac has been a pioneer in bringing compact small form-factor (SFF) machines to the market right since the ION days. A few years back, they also got into the other expanding PC market segment - gaming systems - using the same SFF approach. With the burgeoning market for compact systems (kickstarted by the success of the Intel NUC initiative), Zotac has grown from strength to strength. The company now has around 8 different mini-PC families targeting different segments. The ZBOX E series caters to the gaming crowd and is marketed under the MAGNUS tag. The companys current flagship is the ZBOX MAGNUS ONE (introduced at the 2021 CES). Coupling a desktop Comet Lake CPU with an nVIDIA Ampere GPU, it promises plenty of gaming prowess. Read on for a detailed look at the performance and value proposition of the top-end ZBOX MAGNUS ONE model - the ZBOX-ECM73070C-W2B.



Zotac ZBOX MAGNUS ONE SFF Gaming PC Review: Desktop Comet Lake Charges Up with Ampere

Cooling:

TechPowerUp: be quiet! Dark Rock TF 2 Review

be quiet!'s Dark Rock TF 2 takes a tried and true top-flow design and refreshes it for modern systems with new fan designs, aesthetically pleasing looks, and the low-noise operation you'd expect. The only problem? Performance doesn't live up to expectations.



be quiet! Dark Rock TF 2 Review

TechPowerUp: Bykski 60 mm RC Series Radiator Review

Bykski impressed us before with its 30-mm-thick RC (red copper) radiator, today we examine its bigger brother. The equally new TK60V2 is 60 mm thick and a triple-row radiator that also uses a copper core instead of brass in an attempt to achieve excellent thermal performance and scaling with airflow.



Bykski 60 mm RC Series Radiator Review

CPUs:

Anandtech: Best CPUs for Gaming: August 2021

Sometimes choosing a CPU is hard. So weve got you covered. In our CPU Guides, we give you our pick of some of the best processors available, supplying data from our reviews. Our Best CPUs for Gaming guide targets most of the common system-build price points that typically pair a beefy graphics card with a capable processor, with the best models being suitable for streaming and encoding on the fly.



Best CPUs for Gaming: August 2021

Displays:

Tom's Hardware: Aorus FO48U 4K OLED Gaming Monitor Review: Contrast Beyond Comprehension

Phenomenal contrast and color accuracy



Aorus FO48U 4K OLED Gaming Monitor Review: Contrast Beyond Comprehension

Gaming:

MMORPG.com: Bless Unleashed PC Review In Progress

Bless Unleashed has hit on PC, and while the MMORPG itself has been out on console for a little over a year, the Bless IP has some ground to cover on PC. Scott has put about 40 hours into the PC version of Unleashed thus far, and has some thoughts.

Bless Unleashed PC Review In Progress | MMORPG.com

Wccftech: FORECLOSED Review - A Cyberpunk Comic Book Affair

FORECLOSED is a game in which a man whose life was taken away from him gets back with a vengeance at an evil mastermind, in comic book style.



FORECLOSED Review - A Cyberpunk Comic Book Affair

Graphics Cards:

Wccftech: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming X 8 GB GDDR6 Graphics Card Review - A Pricey RX 5600 XT Upgrade

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming X graphics card has officially launched and features the brand new RDNA 2 based Navi 23 GPU.



MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming X 8 GB GDDR6 Graphics Card Review - A Pricey RX 5600 XT Upgrade

ThePCEnthusiast: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING X 8G Review

Here's our review of the MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming X graphics card. It's efficient, good for 1080p gaming. But at what cost? Find out here



MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING X 8G Review - ThePCEnthusiast

Input:

TechPowerUp: ASUS ROG Falchion Review

ASUS joins the mainstream trend of 60% keyboards by going with a 65% form factor with the ROG Falchion. It adopts a minimalist design, but doesn't compromise on features by adopting wired/wireless connectivity, wireless Aura Sync, plenty of switches to choose from, and a novel touch pad on the side!



ASUS ROG Falchion Review

Memory:

eTeknix: Kingston FURY Renegade DDR4 32GB 3600MHz RGB Memory Review

Recently, I was lucky enough to take a look at the rather fantastic Kingston FURY Beast DDR4 memory. However, today, I get to take another step up the ladder to the stunning Kingston FURY Renegade DDR4 memory!



Kingston FURY Renegade DDR4 32GB 3600MHz RGB Memory Review | eTeknix

Microphones:

MMORPG.com: Earthworks Icon Pro XLR Streaming Microphone Review

Earthworks may just have created the world's most beautiful (and realistic) sounding microphone. Find out more in our review!

Earthworks Icon Pro XLR Streaming Microphone Review | MMORPG.com

Motherboards:

TweakTown: EVGA Z590 FTW Motherboard Review

EVGA delivers a solid entry-level platform in the Z590 FTW motherboard for the Intel Z590! Join us as we test it out right here.



EVGA Z590 FTW Motherboard Review

Storage:

The Guru of 3D: MSI Spatium M470 1TB NVMe SSD review

Positioned one notch under the flagship M480 comes the M470, and with performance numbers reaching 5GB/sec and a rated 1600 TBW of endurance for the 1 TB SSD, this NVMe 1.4 compatible SSD from MSI mi...

MSI Spatium M470 1TB NVMe SSD review

ServeTheHome: QNAP TS-873A AMD Ryzen 8-bay NAS Review

In our QNAP TS-873A review, we see what this AMD Ryzen V1500B 8-bay NAS offers and some of the custom features QNAP built-in



QNAP TS-873A AMD Ryzen 8-bay NAS Review

StorageReview: TEAMGROUP MP34Q SSD Review

The TAEAMGROUP MP34Q is a Gen3 NVMe SSD that uses QLC NAND to offer capacities up to 8TB. Overall it's a decent drive for this class.



TEAMGROUP MP34Q SSD Review