Here is a roundup of today's reviews and articles with two additional review on Intel’s latest Core Ultra processors. Beyond chips, hardware enthusiasts will find reviews for a new Philips monitor and a unique Cougar mouse designed with extensive customization options. Software coverage notes that World of Warcraft Midnight offers ambition but faces quality hurdles while Crimson Desert awaits full testing on popular handhelds. Storage solutions round out this roundup with both disappointing previews and powerful, albeit expensive, network attached systems for those with deep pockets.
CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus review: The new best $200 CPU, Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus Reviews Are In: Arrow Lake Gets Its Redemption Arc
Displays: Philips Evnia 32M2N8900 4K 240Hz QD-OLED Monitor Review
Gaming: Crimson Desert Handheld Performance Review, World of Warcraft: Midnight review — This dark middle act has immense ambition, but Blizzard is spreading itself thin at the cost of quality
Input: COUGAR DUALBLADER Gaming Mouse Review
Motherboards: ASRock B860 Challenger WiFi White Motherboard Review, Gigabyte X870 Aorus Stealth Motherboard Review: The gothy Goldilocks of rear-connect AM5 motherboards
Storage: LincPlus LincStation E1 NAS Preview Review - Exciting ARM Hardware meets Alpha Software, Ugreen NASync iDX6011 Pro Review
CPUs:
Tom's Hardware: Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus review: The new best $200 CPU
Intel’s Core Ultra 5 250K Plus matches the competition in gaming and absolutely runs circles around other chips in applications.
The FPS Review: Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus Reviews Are In: Arrow Lake Gets Its Redemption Arc
Yesterday was the day Intel has been building toward for a year and a half. The Arrow Lake Refresh review embargo lifted yesterday morning at 6 AM Pacific, and the verdict from outlets across the industry is largely the same: Intel didn’t just patch Arrow Lake, it actually fixed it.
Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus Reviews Are In: Arrow Lake Gets Its Redemption Arc
Displays:
eTeknix: Philips Evnia 32M2N8900 4K 240Hz QD-OLED Monitor Review
The Philips Evnia 32M2N8900 enters the high-end gaming market with style, building upon the extensive range of Evnia monitors that have come before it, and equipped with some killer features.
Gaming:
TechPowerUp: Crimson Desert Handheld Performance Review
Crimson Desert, the most anticipated game of 2026, just came out, promising the world and then some. Did it live up to the hype surrounding it? Find out in our handheld performance review, where we're testing it on the most popular PC handhelds on the market.
Windows Central: World of Warcraft: Midnight review — This dark middle act has immense ambition, but Blizzard is spreading itself thin at the cost of quality
The high bar Blizzard has set itself has given us more "stuff" to do in WoW than ever, but there's a variety of quality issues that are compounding into frustration.
Input:
MadShrimps: COUGAR DUALBLADER Gaming Mouse Review
DUALBLADER is a transformers-like mouse as you rarely see these days from gaming peripheral manufacturers. It can be adjusted in a lot of ways and has a total of 12 configurable buttons! Depending on the weight you need for your setup, you can go for either the standard grips and…
Motherboards:
Funky Kit: ASRock B860 Challenger WiFi White Motherboard Review
Intel have recently announced 2 new Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs, and what better to pair these new processors with the ASRock B860 Challenger WiFi White Motherboard. It uses Intel’s B860 chipset and supports all the latest Core Ultra (Series 2) processors on the LGA 1851 socket.
ASRock B860 Challenger WiFi White Motherboard Review - Funky Kit
Tom's Hardware: Gigabyte X870 Aorus Stealth Motherboard Review: The gothy Goldilocks of rear-connect AM5 motherboards
Gigabyte can hide their connectors, too.
Storage:
IgorsLAB: LincPlus LincStation E1 NAS Preview Review - Exciting ARM Hardware meets Alpha Software
We have already tested various network storage devices from this manufacturer, and so far they have always performed well, unfortunately that changes today.
LincPlus LincStation E1 NAS Preview Review - Exciting ARM Hardware meets Alpha Software
TechPowerUp: Ugreen NASync iDX6011 Pro Review
The most potent NAS we've tested to date in terms of processing performance featuring Core Ultra Series 2, alongside strong network throughput options. With OCuLink eGPU expandability and local AI, you'd better have deep pockets, as it comes with a price that matches its features and performance.
