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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Casing: Montech Air 100 Lite Review - All-White on a Budget, This Awesome Pi4 Case Just Got Better! 2.5" SSD Or NVME Support
Computers: HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 Review: A Premium Mobile Workstation, Dell XPS 17 (9710) Review: Firing on All Cylinders, Framework Laptop DIY Edition Review: A Real Fixer Upper, Supermicro Ultra SYS-120U-TNR Review: Testing Dual 10nm Ice Lake Xeon in 1U
CPUs: Intel Alder Lake Leaked Benchmark Hints At Greatly Improved Single-thread Performance
Gaming: This Backbone iPhone controller is your best option for xCloud
Graphics Cards: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Review
Headphones: Drop + HIFIMAN HE-4XX Review, SteelSeries Arctis 7 Gaming Wireless Headset Review
Input: Akko 3108v2 King Koi Review - Lucky Calligraphy, Mad Catz B.A.T. 6+ Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse Review
Mobile: Is Apple's MagSafe Battery Pack a FLOP? Everything Tested
Power: FSP Hydro G Pro 1000W Report
Storage: CORSAIR Force Series MP600 1TB Gen4 PCIe NVMe SSD Review





Casing:

TechPowerUp: Montech Air 100 Lite Review - All-White on a Budget

The Montech Air 100 Lite is the entry-level version of the Air 100 line, with its black variant starting at $60. For a few dollars more, you get the chassis in all-white, which doesn't only look beautiful, but also makes it one of the few all-white cases out there at that price point.



Montech Air 100 Lite Review - All-White on a Budget

ETA Prime: This Awesome Pi4 Case Just Got Better! 2.5" SSD Or NVME Support!

This is the all-new DeskPi Pro V2 and it turns your Raspberry pi 4 into an awesome NUC style desktop computer with support for NVMe SSD or 2.5” SSD



This Awesome Pi4 Case Just Got Better! 2.5" SSD Or NVME Support!

Computers:

HotHardware: HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 Review: A Premium Mobile Workstation

HP's thinnest mobile workstation boasts robust security features, an excellent display, and a great keyboard in a lightweight and attractive chassis



HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 Review: A Premium Mobile Workstation

Tom's Hardware: Dell XPS 17 (9710) Review: Firing on All Cylinders

A Powerful Jack of All Trades



Dell XPS 17 (9710) Review: Firing on All Cylinders

Tom's Hardware: Framework Laptop DIY Edition Review: A Real Fixer Upper

A solid first showing, but we'll need to see what the store looks like.



Framework Laptop DIY Edition Review: A Real Fixer Upper

Anandtech: Supermicro Ultra SYS-120U-TNR Review: Testing Dual 10nm Ice Lake Xeon in 1U

With the launch of Intel’s Ice Lake Xeon Scalable platform comes a new socket and a range of features that vendors like Supermicro have to design for. The server and enterprise market is so vast that every design can come in a range of configurations and settings, however one of the key elements is managing compute density with memory and accelerator support. The SYS-120U-TNR we are testing today is a dense system with lots of trimmings all within a 1U, to which Supermicro is aiming at virtualization workloads, HPC, Cloud, Software Defined Storage, and 5G. This system can be equipped with upwards of 80 cores, 12 TB of DRAM, and four PCIe 4.0 accelerators, defining a high-end solution from Supermicro.



Supermicro Ultra SYS-120U-TNR Review: Testing Dual 10nm Ice Lake Xeon in 1U

CPUs:

Techgage: Intel Alder Lake Leaked Benchmark Hints At Greatly Improved Single-thread Performance

12900KS QS Non-OC In water cooler. Cinebench R20. ST: >810 MT: >11600 

Intel Alder Lake Leaked Benchmark Hints At Greatly Improved Single-thread Performance

Gaming:

Windows Central: This Backbone iPhone controller is your best option for xCloud

The Backbone One provides a new approach to mobile gaming, rivaling the best handhelds on the market through its first-class hardware, and a software experience to match.



Review: This Backbone iPhone controller is your best option for xCloud

Graphics Cards:

The Guru of 3D: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Review

In this review, we test the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming, a premium card with extras and factory tweak.

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Review

Headphones:

MMORPG.com: Drop + HIFIMAN HE-4XX Review

Today, we're looking at one of the most acclaimed collaborations between Drop and HIFIMAN with the HE-4XX. Coming in at $180, it's open-back design is great for music and gaming alike. Is it worth a buy?

Drop + HIFIMAN HE-4XX Review | MMORPG.com

TweakTown: SteelSeries Arctis 7 Gaming Wireless Headset Review

SteelSeries is a formidable name in the gaming headset market, but is the Arctis 7 worthy of having the brand attached to it?



SteelSeries Arctis 7 Gaming Wireless Headset Review

Input:

TechPowerUp: Akko 3108v2 King Koi Review - Lucky Calligraphy

If the Akko Monet's Pond keyboard was too flashy for you, maybe the King Koi suits your needs better? We take a look at the 310v2 King Koi today, which draws inspiration from Chinese ink drawings and calligraphy to depict a Koi pond and neighboring elements on the keyboard.



Akko 3108v2 King Koi Review - Lucky Calligraphy

eTeknix: Mad Catz B.A.T. 6+ Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse Review

Ive been a long time fan and user of Mad Catz products, having had a few of their keyboards, headsets, and their rather bonkers R.A.T. gaming mice over the last 20 years or so.



Mad Catz B.A.T. 6+ Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse Review | eTeknix

Mobile:

Max Tech: Is Apple's MagSafe Battery Pack a FLOP? Everything Tested!

We Test Apple's MagSafe Battery Pack in the Real World with our iPhone 12, 12 Mini, and 12 Pro Max to see if it's a failure like the Specs Suggest.



Is Apple's MagSafe Battery Pack a FLOP? Everything Tested!

Power:

APH Networks: FSP Hydro G Pro 1000W Report

The FSP Hydro G Pro 1000W is a fully modular power supply that delivers a lot of power in a very compact package with a depth of only 15cm.

FSP Hydro G Pro 1000W Report (Page 1 of 4) | APH Networks

Storage:

The FPS Review: CORSAIR Force Series MP600 1TB Gen4 PCIe NVMe SSD Review

We review the CORSAIR Force Series MP600 1TB Gen4 PCIe x4 NVMe SSD, synthetic, throughput, disk copy, game load, and workstation performance.



CORSAIR Force Series MP600 1TB Gen4 PCIe NVMe SSD Review - The FPS Review