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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Audio: Sonos Beam review
Computers: Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Review: A Vehicle for Threadripper Pro, Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (9301), Q1 Winter 20/21 PC Buyer Guide, YOU NEED THIS on your M1 MacBook Air! (CPU Throttle FIX)
CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU Review
Displays: Porsche Design AOC Agon PD27 240 Hz Curved Monitor Review: High Performance, High Style
Gaming: AndaSeat Captain America Edition Marvel Collaboration Series Gaming Chair Review
Graphics Cards: SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6800 XT Review, SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6800 Nitro Plus 16GB Graphics Card Review
Headphones: Patriot Viper V330 Stereo Gaming Headset Review
Input: 1Up Keyboards Super 16 Build, HyperX Pulsefire Surge mouse review
Memory: High-end High-gloss DDR4 on the edge | ADATA XPG Spectrix D50 Xtreme DDR4-4800 CL19 kit review
Power: Corsair HX850 Fully Modular Power Supply
Storage: Kensington's SD5600T premium docking station fails to perform, Silicon Power US70 1TB - PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD Review, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 2TB Review: Flagship PCIe 4 NVMe Storage





Audio:

DV Hardware: Sonos Beam review

The Sonos Beam is a rectangular-shaped soundbar with rounded corners. It measures 651mm x 68.5mm x 100mm (W x H x D) and weighs 2.8kg. The enclosure is made from plastic and it features a fabric mesh -- it protects the speakers and wraps around the entire frame. Beam has four full-range elliptical woofers, a single tweeter to enhance dialogue, and three passive radiators. Furthermore, the device has five Class-D amplifiers and a microphone array with five far-field microphones. Overall, it's a compact and stylish design with just a little bit of branding.

Sonos Beam review - DV Hardware

Computers:

Anandtech: Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Review: A Vehicle for Threadripper Pro

The workstation line of machines from Lenovo have been extremely successful for the company. While ThinkStation might not have as much brand identity as the more recognizable ThinkPad, for the markets that require them Lenovo’s ThinkStation range has been at the front of high-performance under-the-desk offerings since 2008. Lenovo has focused on everything from small form factor entry ThinkStation systems, all the way up to high-end dual socket P-series tower designs. The system we are reviewing today actually marks a major milestone for the ThinkStation business; the ThinkStation P620 is Lenovo’s first AMD workstation system, and it comes in to replace the whole range of Intel-based high-performance ThinkStations previously offered.



Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Review: A Vehicle for Threadripper Pro

Hexus: Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (9301)

Intel 'Tiger Lake' convertible reviewed and rated.



Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (9301)

The Guru of 3D: Q1 Winter 20/21 PC Buyer Guide

It has been a while since the last version of this guide, the world is very much a changed place since then. The pandemic of the SARS-COV-2 / COVID-19 virus has thoroughly left its mark on 2020 and 2021  This article has been in the works for a fair while but we wanted to wait for prices and availability to settle but then decided to just move forward.

Guru3D Q1 Winter 20/21 PC Buyer Guide

Max Tech: YOU NEED THIS on your M1 MacBook Air! (CPU Throttle FIX)

Wish you could squeeze some extra power out of your M1 Macbook Air and make it act more like a MacBook Pro? WE FIXED the bulk of the throttling issues.



YOU NEED THIS on your M1 MacBook Air! (CPU Throttle FIX)

CPUs:

PCTestBench: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU Review

AMD’s Ryzen 9 5900X packs 12 cores, 24 threads, 64MB of L3 cache, and, maybe most importantly, out of the box clock speeds of up to 4.8GHz.



AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU Review | PCTestBench

Displays:

Tom's Hardware: Porsche Design AOC Agon PD27 240 Hz Curved Monitor Review: High Performance, High Style

Pretty as can be



Porsche Design AOC Agon PD27 240 Hz Curved Monitor Review: High Performance, High Style

Gaming:

MMORPG.com: AndaSeat Captain America Edition Marvel Collaboration Series Gaming Chair Review

Now that major pop-culture icons like Star Wars and Marvel's Avengers have cemented themselves into many of our lives, the ability to express yourself through your gaming gear is invaluable. Does AndaSeat do more than just provide a flashy Marvel-inspired chair?

AndaSeat Captain America Edition Marvel Collaboration Series Gaming Chair Review | MMORPG.com

Graphics Cards:

TweakTown: SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6800 XT Review

SAPPHIRE's custom NITRO+ Radeon RX 6800 XT goes under the review microscope, another kick ass custom Big Navi graphics card.



SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6800 XT Review

NikKTech: SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6800 Nitro Plus 16GB Graphics Card Review

For the 1st time in many years AMD aims to win over most segments of the PC graphics market with their latest Radeon cards and today with me I have one of the best implementations available, the RX 6800 Nitro+ by SAPPHIRE.

SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6800 Nitro Plus 16GB Graphics Card Review

Headphones:

FunkyKit: Patriot Viper V330 Stereo Gaming Headset Review

The Patriot Viper V330 stereo gaming headset is designed to provide an enhanced PC and mobile gaming experience with immersive sound.



Patriot Viper V330 Stereo Gaming Headset Review - FunkyKit

Input:

OverclockersClub: 1Up Keyboards Super 16 Build

At $45, this is a fairly small investment, but can also serve as a good introduction to custom mechanical keyboards, including working with custom firmware as it uses QMK and supports VIA. There is one thing about the Super 16 that is important to know, and that is it also supports per-key RGB LED backlighting. That does mean you can have this be just as flashy as many "gamer" keyboards today, but you do need to solder these RGB LEDs in, and that is not the easiest process. Fortunately there is also the Sweet 16 from 1Up Keyboards that does not support LEDs, but is also a bit cheaper. Having only learned to solder for this build, I did not attempt to install the RGB LEDs, but watched closely as my father with his decades of experience did so.

1Up Keyboards Super 16 Build

DV Hardware: HyperX Pulsefire Surge mouse review

Maybe I'm getting old but I can still remember the time when Kingston  exclusively made memory products. These days, the firm's HyperX brand is  very well known for its wide range of gaming peripherals. HyperX sells mice, keyboards, headsets, and other devices to the fast-growing gamer market. In this review I'm taking a closer look at the HyperX Pulsefire Surge, a relatively basic gaming mouse with 360-degree RGB LED lighting. It's a wired model with six programable buttons and the PixArt 3389 sensor with 16k dpi.

HyperX Pulsefire Surge mouse review - DV Hardware

Memory:

IgorsLAB: High-end High-gloss DDR4 on the edge | ADATA XPG Spectrix D50 Xtreme DDR4-4800 CL19 kit review

With the Xtreme SKUs, ADATA XPG expands the existing Spectrix D50 RAM portfolio with two products in the high-end segment with actually extreme XMP clock rates



High-end High-gloss DDR4 on the edge | ADATA XPG Spectrix D50 Xtreme DDR4-4800 CL19 kit review

Power:

OverclockersClub: Corsair HX850 Fully Modular Power Supply

Chris takes a look at the HX850 from Corsair



Overclockersclub checks out the Corsair HX850 Fully Modular Power Supply!

Storage:

Windows Central: Kensington's SD5600T premium docking station fails to perform

Kensington is a top manufacturer of PC accessories, and many of our favorite docks are made by the company. However, the SD5600T fails to work as it should.



Review: Kensington's SD5600T premium docking station fails to perform

Tech-Legend: Silicon Power US70 1TB - PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD Review

The Silicon Power US70 1TB is a very good SSD that offers a great performance at a lower price than the competition.



Silicon Power US70 1TB - PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD Review

HotHardware: Samsung SSD 980 Pro 2TB Review: Flagship PCIe 4 NVMe Storage

Copious capacity, blazing-fast PCIe 4 SSD performance, Samsung's new SSD 980 Pro 2TB drive has it all.



Samsung SSD 980 Pro 2TB Review: Flagship PCIe 4 NVMe Storage