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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Cooling: EKL Alpenföhn Wing Boost 3 ARGB High Speed White Edition Review - When data sheet and reality collide, Thermaltake ToughFan 12 Racing Green and Turquoise Review, Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black One air cooler to rule them all!, SilentiumPC Fera 5 - CPU Cooler Review
Headphones: Ovidius RX-100 (Qin Armour) In-Ear Monitors Review
Input: Drop Carina Barebones Mechanical Keyboard Kit Review: Dropped the Ball, Vissles' LP85 Keyboard is Like a Mechanical Apple Magic Keyboard, But Decidedly More Fun
Memory: DDR4 vs. DDR5 on Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake Review
Microphones: SHARKOON SKILLER SGH30 Review - Low-priced USB headset with above-average microphone
Motherboards: Gigabyte X570S AORUS Master Motherboard Review
Power: NZXT C850 Gold Power Supply Unit Review, Cougar GEX 650W Power Supply Overview
Storage: Cigent Secure SSD K2 960GB Portable SSD Review, MSI SPATIUM M390 1 TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD Review - Entry Level Storage Starting at $109 US, WD Red SN500 NVMe SSD review, Patriot P300 2TB M.2 SSD Review
Other: DJI Mavic 3 Review: Did The Best Drone Get Even Better?, Nanoleaf's HomeKit-Enabled Lines Offer Futuristic Accent Lighting





Cooling:

IgorsLAB: EKL Alpenföhn Wing Boost 3 ARGB High Speed White Edition Review - When data sheet and reality collide

With the Alpenföhn Wing Boost 3 ARGB High Speed, EKL expands its own portfolio with a bright 120 mm case fan, which is available in black and white. You can either buy it separately or as a triple pack with RGB controller and remote control. But since we don’t want to evaluate the colorful appearance, but the performance, we naturally focus on the individual piece. After we had already tested the unlit Wing Boost 3 as a 140 mm variant some time ago and various questions remained unanswered, it will be interesting to see how the obviously also once again revised 120 mm model performs.



EKL Alpenföhn Wing Boost 3 ARGB High Speed White Edition Review - When data sheet and reality collide

OCInside.de: Thermaltake ToughFan 12 Racing Green and Turquoise Review

We take a look at the brand new Thermaltake ToughFan 12 Racing Green and Thermaltake ToughFan 12 Turquoise fans and again show a 360 degree view in the latest review on OCinside.de. The ToughFan 12 are 120mm fans from Thermaltake that generate a high static pressure while remaining pleasantly quiet. We were recently able to convince ourselves of the performance in a detailed Thermaltake ToughFan 12 review and now Thermaltake even brings color into the case!



Thermaltake ToughFan 12 Racing Green and Turquoise Review

Glob3trotters: Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black One air cooler to rule them all!

The Noctua U12A is regarded as one of the best 120mm single tower air coolers ever made. Thus, the sexy chromax.black treatment for it was just a matter of time until its release. As we already know from the regular U12A, this possess the most advanced 120mm fans Noctua has ever made, the asymmetrical single tower heatsink design that will guarantee zero ram interference and with the help of its 7 (!) heatpipes, this will rival most 140mm air coolers in terms of cooling capability.

Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black One air cooler to rule them all! | Glob3trotters

Tech-Legend: SilentiumPC Fera 5 - CPU Cooler Review

The SilentiumPC Fera 5 is a good CPU cooler that will not break the bank. The cooling performance is great and the noise output is average.



SilentiumPC Fera 5 - CPU Cooler Review

Headphones:

TechPowerUp: Ovidius RX-100 (Qin Armour) In-Ear Monitors Review

Ovidius, another new brand out of China, has already distinguished itself through a unique combination of function and form. We examine the RX-100 (Qin Armour) IEMs that look like a piece cut out of the Terracotta warrior sculptures, shaped to be the most comfortable IEMs I have ever used. Tuning is quite good too, so these are well worth reading more about!



Ovidius RX-100 (Qin Armour) In-Ear Monitors Review

Input:

Tom's Hardware: Drop Carina Barebones Mechanical Keyboard Kit Review: Dropped the Ball

At least it looks good?



Drop Carina Barebones Mechanical Keyboard Kit Review: Dropped the Ball

MacRumors: Vissles' LP85 Keyboard is Like a Mechanical Apple Magic Keyboard, But Decidedly More Fun

Traditional mechanical keyboards have made a comeback in recent years. Generally known for being more hardy than today's more dominant membrane...



Review: Vissles' LP85 Keyboard is Like a Mechanical Apple Magic Keyboard, But Decidedly More Fun

Memory:

TechPowerUp: DDR4 vs. DDR5 on Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake Review

The Intel Alder Lake platform has support for both DDR5 and DDR4 memory. We ran 38 application benchmarks and 10 games at multiple DDR4 configurations to learn what performance to expect when using DDR4 vs. DDR5 on 12th Gen, and whether there's a point at which DDR4 performance can beat the much more expensive DDR5.



DDR4 vs. DDR5 on Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake Review

Microphones:

IgorsLAB: SHARKOON SKILLER SGH30 Review - Low-priced USB headset with above-average microphone

With a price of about 30€, the SHARKOON SGH30 is one of the cheapest headsets I have used so far. I didn’t expect any miracles at this price, but was extremely positively surprised, at least with the microphone! Read in our review how the budget model performs in everyday use. 



SHARKOON SKILLER SGH30 Review - Low-priced USB headset with above-average microphone

Motherboards:

IgorsLAB: Gigabyte X570S AORUS Master Motherboard Review

Today we are taking a look at the Gigabyte X570S AORUS Master, which brings with it a 14+2 digital power phase design, four PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots, USB 3.2 gen 2x2, WiFi 6E and of course a passive cooling design. Is this the board you need for your next Ryzen build? Read on as we find out!



Gigabyte X570S AORUS Master Motherboard Review

Power:

NikKTech: NZXT C850 Gold Power Supply Unit Review

Thanks to its high build quality, solid rail stability and plethora of electrical protections the C850 Power Supply Unit by NZXT is a strong competitor in the 80 Plus Gold category.

NZXT C850 Gold Power Supply Unit Review

EnosTech.com: Cougar GEX 650W Power Supply Overview

The Cougar GEX 650W comes with 4x 6+2 pin GPU connectors, multiple EPC connectors and plenty of Molex and SATA connectors.



Cougar GEX 650W Power Supply Overview - EnosTech.com

Storage:

TweakTown: Cigent Secure SSD K2 960GB Portable SSD Review

Cigent devised the world's most secure SSD by combining on hardware and software security into an impregnable NVMe storage vault.



Cigent Secure SSD K2 960GB Portable SSD Review

Wccftech: MSI SPATIUM M390 1 TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD Review - Entry Level Storage Starting at $109 US

The MSI Spatium M390 1 TB SSD comes in at an excellent pricing of $109 US, making it perfect for an entry-level storage solution.



MSI SPATIUM M390 1 TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD Review - Entry Level Storage Starting at $109 US

The Guru of 3D: WD Red SN500 NVMe SSD review

WD's latest NVMe SSD is intended to round out the company's product lineup, but it also starts to end their SATA solid-state drives (SSDs). Recent releases from WD include the all-new WD Red SN500 (...

WD Red SN500 NVMe SSD review

EnosTech.com: Patriot P300 2TB M.2 SSD Review

The Patriot P300 is a DRAMless NVMe Drive that hits decent read and write speeds in testing, but for the price is outperformed easily!



Patriot P300 2TB M.2 SSD Review - EnosTech.com

Other:

HotHardware: DJI Mavic 3 Review: Did The Best Drone Get Even Better?

The DJI Mavic 3 brings a lot to the table in terms of upgrades, pushing it past just consumer drones and straight into prosumer territory



DJI Mavic 3 Review: Did The Best Drone Get Even Better?

MacRumors: Nanoleaf's HomeKit-Enabled Lines Offer Futuristic Accent Lighting

Nanoleaf, known for its HomeKit-enabled accent lights, recently launched its most futuristic and modern looking lighting product yet - Lines.



Review: Nanoleaf's HomeKit-Enabled Lines Offer Futuristic Accent Lighting