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Here a roundup of today's reviews, including a review on the Be Quiet Dark Base Pro 900 Orange Edition Case, BIOSTAR M700 Series M.2 PCI-E Gen3x4 NVMe 512GB SSD, and Nova3D Elfin 3D printer.



Cases:

Modders Inc.: Be Quiet Dark Base Pro 900 Orange Edition Case Review

The first time I laid eyes on the Be Quiet Dark Base Pro 900 in person was at CES 2019. It was in the form of the IKONiK case mod by Calen Envious Mods. I knew



Be Quiet Dark Base Pro 900 Orange Edition Case Review

techPowerUp: NZXT H710i Review

The NZXT H710i chassis represents an incremental update to the original H700i with an improved Smart Device, different 2.5" HDD cages along with a few subtle internal modifications, and an updated I/O. Even though the frame may have been around for a few years now, it still looks as sleek as ever.



NZXT H710i Review

Coolers:

OCinside.de: Deepcool Assassin III Review

Today we are testing the Deepcool Gamerstorm Assassin 3, a double-tower cooler which wants nothing less than to reach the top of the air cooler charts! At the top, the air is known to be thin, so we are curious how the Assassin 3 will perform. Deepcool says Assassin III is the fiercest Assassin. In the review, there is also the 360 degree view and a new video with fan noise. You should not miss this cooler test!

Deepcool Assassin III Review

CPUs:

The FPS Review: Intel Core i9 10980XE CPU Review

Ultimately, Intel created the HEDT market. I could make a case for the original HEDT CPU debut being in late 1995 with the introduction of the Pentium Pro. It was a socket 8 processor, instead of the more common socket 7 or super 7 socket used by Pentium and later Pentium MMX CPU’s at the time. Its motherboards had a more server or workstation-oriented design philosophy. It was used by professionals and prosumers back in the day for many of the same reasons that modern HEDT systems are used today. For many, many years, Intel has been the master of this domain. This is arguably easy when you are the only one playing the game. It was a market that no other company even had products for.

Intel Core i9 10980XE CPU Review - The FPS Review

Graphics Cards:

The FPS Review: ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1650 O4G GAMING Review

Finding good gaming performance under $200 can be challenging. As you get toward the more value, lower-end GPU spectrum performance starts to fall off drastically at the higher resolutions. You are bound to the more common 1080p or even 720p for a good gaming experience. It’s just the sacrifice of saving a buck.

ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1650 O4G GAMING Review - The FPS Review

Phoronix: Blender 2.81 Benchmarks On 19 NVIDIA Graphics Cards

Last week marked the release of Blender 2.81 with one of the shiny new features being the OptiX back-end for the Cycles engine to provide hardware-accelerated ray-tracing with NVIDIA RTX graphics processors. Long story short, OptiX is much faster for Blender than using NVIDIA's CUDA back-end -- which already was much faster than the OpenCL support within Blender. For your viewing pleasure today are benchmarks of 19 different graphics cards looking at the CUDA performance from Maxwell to Pascal to Turing and then for the RTX graphics cards also the OptiX performance.

Blender 2.81 Benchmarks On 19 NVIDIA Graphics Cards

Hardware Analysis: EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Kingpin Hydro Copper Review

In this review I’ll be looking at the new full coverage Hydro Copper waterblock for the EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Kingpin edition. Waterblocks for EVGA video cards are not a new thing. In fact EVGA was one of the first companies to offer their Hydro Copper waterblocks from the factory stretching back to the GTX 470 and GTX 480 days



EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Kingpin Hydro Copper Review

Tech Legend: MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio - Graphics Card Review

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio is a very good graphics card, with a good gaming performance and silent cooling system.



MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio - Graphics Card Review

Wccftech: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB GDDR6 Graphics Card Review

Today, I will be taking a look at the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER graphics card from MSI, featuring their latest Gaming X design for $179 US.



NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB GDDR6 Graphics Card Review

The Guru of 3D: Palit GeForce GTX 1650 Super StormX review

Palit also released their GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER, we test the StormX OC model that comes with a single fan and an easy to drop in 17cm design as well as being factory tweaked. The SUPER edition card comes with 12 Gbps GDDR6 graphics memory, however, it has only got 4GB of it.

Palit GeForce GTX 1650 Super StormX review

Input:

techPowerUp: Endgame Gear XM1 Review

Endgame Gear is a new brand in the gaming peripherals market, but they certainly aren't rookies. Their first gaming mouse, the XM1, has a symmetrical shape and features a PixArt PMW3389 optical sensor, Omron switches rated for 50 million clicks, a very lightweight shell, and exceptionally fast click response times.



Endgame Gear XM1 Review

Motherboards:

The Guru of 3D: Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Xtreme review

With all that mega-core galore on the Threadripper 3000 processor releases, a new baby chipset has been born, T-Rex, aka TRX40. In this review we check out the loaded TRX40 Aorus Xtreme from Gigabyte.

Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Xtreme review

Networking:

BigBruin: D-Link DSP-W118 Wi-Fi Smart Outlet

The D-Link DSP-W118 Wi-Fi Smart Outlet is significantly smaller than their older model, coming in at about 2.5

D-Link DSP-W118 Wi-Fi Smart Outlet - Page 1 of 3

Printers:

Windows Central: Nova3D Elfin 3D printer review: A decent printer with software issues

The Elfin 3D printer could be a great printer if it wasn't for a few glaring omissions. Read our full review here.



Nova3D Elfin 3D printer review: A decent printer with software issues

Storage:

FunkyKit: BIOSTAR M700 Series M.2 PCI-E Gen3x4 NVMe 512GB SSD Review

Today we’ll be taking a quick look at the BIOSTAR M700 Series SSD. It uses the PCI-E Gen3x4 interface and comes in a M.2 2280 form factor, as well as supporting NVMe v1.3. The model we’ll ...



BIOSTAR M700 Series M.2 PCI-E Gen3x4 NVMe 512GB SSD Review - FunkyKit

Mad Shrimps: Crucial BX500 960GB 2.5'' SSD Review

BX500 is one of the most affordable 2.5’’ SSDs you can get for the capacity and includes a 3-year warranty with 240 TBW of write endurance. While there is no DRAM cache standalone on the board, the 96-layer 3D NAND TLC packages do include SLC for caching purposes and until this one gets filled, the SSD will perform at optimal speeds.

[M] Crucial BX500 960GB 2.5'' SSD Review

eTeknix: TeamGroup MP33 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD Review

Today were having a look at a more budget-oriented drive. It isnt everyone who needs the best and fastest drive, nor can afford it. And theres no shame in that. Sometimes you just need a good and affordable drive which brings us to the MP33 M.2 NVMe SSD from TeamGroup.



TeamGroup MP33 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD Review | eTeknix