Today's roundup spans five categories, from a $545 INNOCN super-ultrawide that doubles as a laptop dock to a $1,599 Elegoo M1 Ultra 3D scanner that needs a powerful laptop to be useful. Two products earn the strongest praise, Razer's Basilisk V4 Pro Wireless mouse at 94 percent and the fanless Gigabyte Z890I Aorus Ultra motherboard, but both carry real price caveats. Several picks share a familiar pattern of first-entry rough edges, connectivity compromises, and feature-versus-value tension running through the batch. If you're shopping, the cleanest value moves are the $169.99 Razer mouse and the TX3 Core 360 chair, while MSI's Edge Ti boards undercut the Gigabyte.
Today's reviews: a 45-inch ultrawide, a gaming chair, and Razer's flagship mouse
Five products, five categories, one roundup. A super-ultrawide monitor, a mid-budget gaming chair, Razer's newest mouse, a fanless ITX motherboard, and a $1,599 scanner. A few are strong picks. A couple cut corners where you least expect it.
Five different product categories hit the review wires this week, and the spread is wide. There's a super-ultrawide that doubles as a laptop dock, a gaming chair with a name change you won't notice, Razer's latest flagship mouse, a fanless Mini-ITX motherboard, and a 3D scanner that is only half the story. A few earn easy recommendations. The rest carry real caveats.
A display that plays the productivity card
The INNOCN 45C1R is a 44.5-inch 32:9 super-ultrawide that stubbornly refuses to be called a 49-inch panel. It swaps the usual body for something more desk-friendly, and TechPowerUp's SUPERDAVOR calls it "quite decent" at roughly $545.
Here's the geometry. On this diagonal, each half of 5120x1440 is the size of a 24.5-inch QHD screen. You gain width, not height. Vertical document space ends up matching any 1440p monitor. The 1500R curve actually earns its keep. It pulls the outer edges in about 10 cm and halves the off-axis viewing angle, which matters a lot on a VA panel that degrades fast at extreme angles.
For the desktop, 120 Hz is a genuine win, not a spec-sheet flex. Moving a cursor across 100-plus centimeters of screen feels noticeably smoother, and scrolling reads cleaner.
TechPowerUp: INNOCN 45C1R Review - Two QHD Screens, Zero Bezels
The INNOCN 45C1R packs a 5120x1440 resolution into a 44.5-inch, 32:9 VA panel with a 1500R curve, featuring 120 Hz, a built-in speaker bar, Ethernet, USB-C with 65 W Power Delivery, and a KVM switch. At $550, it's a productivity monitor first and a gaming monitor second, being quite decent at its primary job.
The standout use case is the laptop dock. A single USB-C cable carries 120 Hz video and enough power to charge your machine. TechPowerUp measured about 78 W against the spec'd 65 W in a controlled load test. That same cable handles a 5 Gbps hub, built-in Ethernet, and an automatic KVM that flips your keyboard and mouse to whichever computer is active.
Keep in mind the caveats, though. VA panels smear in dark scenes, the edges run darker than the center, and Ethernet tops out at 100 Mbps. Layer on a one-year warranty and you've got a strong value-led panel with a few rough edges.
Chairs, mice, boards, and a very hungry laptop
The TX3 Core 360 is the newest gaming chair from the formerly ThunderX3 brand. A rebrand so quiet most buyers won't even notice it. eTeknix's Peter Donnell recommends it at around £300, landing squarely in the awkward gap between budget junk and top-dollar seating.
The pitch is ergonomics. A SYNC5 mechanism reclines the seat and backrest together at a sensible ratio, and a forward seat tilt lets you lean in for posture. Self-adjusting lumbar, memory-foam headrest, 5D armrests, a footrest. That's the advertised 13-way adjustability in action.
Build quality feels a step ahead of the price. Steel frame, aluminum base, a BIFMA-certified gas lift. The large polyurethane castors glide without fuss.
eTeknix: TX3 Core 360 Ergonomic Gaming Chair Review
TX3 has established a strong reputation for delivering high-quality gaming chair solutions tailored to the needs of PC enthusiasts and gamers.
There's one wrinkle. The review's prose says the gas lift handles up to 150 kg, while the spec sheet tops out at 125 kg. Take the higher figure with a grain of salt until someone reconciles the two.
Then comes the Razer Basilisk V4 Pro Wireless. TweakTown's Kosta Andreadis scored it 94 percent and slapped a recommendation on it at $169.99, or $239.99 CAD.
The headline feature is "Perfect 180." Assign it to any button and it instantly spins your character from 0 to 360 degrees. Tested in CS2, Apex Legends, and Overwatch it reads as a real edge for knowing who's sneaking up behind you. It may eventually be banned in competitive play, for what it's worth.
The rest of the mouse is strong on its own merits. A Focus Pro 50K sensor that tracks everything, a scroll wheel genuinely among the best, tri-mode connectivity, and battery life that easily clears a week. It's heavier than an ultralight, and Razer ditched web-based customization in favor of the app. It's still a well-rounded evolution.
TweakTown: Razer Basilisk V4 Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse Review - Ergonomic Perfection
Razer Basilisk V4 Pro delivers premium ergonomic wireless gaming performance, and the new Perfect 180 feature is a game changer for shooters.
Razer Basilisk V4 Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse Review - Ergonomic Perfection
The Gigabyte Z890I Aorus Ultra is a fanless Mini-ITX board for Intel's Z890 platform. TechPowerUp's Combatus calls it "solid," and you can grab it for roughly $341.
The philosophy is quiet. Gigabyte skipped active VRM cooling, avoiding the cost of daughter boards and big heatsinks, and it stayed completely silent under stress. It pushed both Intel's flagship CPU and a Gen 5 SSD without a fan in sight.
Thermals actually compare favorably to rivals. The MSI MPG Z890I Edge Ti Wi-Fi ran cooler on the VRM, but its active cooling stayed quiet too. The ASRock B860I Lightning went even lower on temperature while staying silent. Memory overclocking was strong, reaching DDR5-8200 in testing, and game performance held up across Baldur's Gate 3, CS2, Cyberpunk 2077, and Wukong.
It's a capable board, but the price and feature cuts undercut it. You get an ALC897 audio chip, a single Thunderbolt 4 port, and a front USB-C limited to 10 Gbps without enhanced power delivery. There's no 2-pin thermistor headers either.
TechPowerUp: Gigabyte Z890I Aorus Ultra Review
The Gigabyte Z890I Aorus Ultra offers a quiet Mini-ITX experience for the Intel Z890 platform, with fanless VRM cooling and strong PCIe Gen 5 SSD thermals. Also impressive are the strong memory overclocking and clean, tool-free layout, even if the price is a bit on the high side.
The Elegoo M1 Ultra is the company's first 3D scanner, and Tom's Hardware's Denise Bertacchi recommends it at $1,599. Price has always been the question with a first-gen scanner, and Elegoo built its reputation on cheap resin printers. A $1,599 device is a meaningful step up that ladder for a company used to undercutting the category.
Here's the bigger catch. The scanner is not standalone. It captures data, full stop. Turning that data into a usable model needs a high-end PC or Mac. Tethering over USB-C is fastest; Wi-Fi worked at about 5 feet in what Tom's Hardware called a harsh RF environment. You'll also want a turntable, and those aren't included.
Think of it as "scanner plus laptop," not a plug-and-play station. It's a capable capture tool, but the real cost of ownership includes a powerful computer sitting beside it.
Tom's Hardware: Elegoo M1 Ultra review: A good first entry into the scanner market
Elegoo’s first scanner is packed with features but lacks refinement.
Elegoo M1 Ultra review: A good first entry into the scanner market
The throughlines
A few themes tie this batch together. Two are company firsts, and both bring rich feature sets alongside genuine rough edges. The INNOCN 45C1R is TechPowerUp's first 32:9 review; the Elegoo M1 Ultra is Elegoo's first scanner. The monitor smears in dark scenes and drops external storage over USB-C; the scanner wants a laptop and a turntable you don't get.
Connectivity compromises show up at the premium end too. The 45C1R caps Ethernet at 100 Mbps. The Z890I offers a single Thunderbolt 4 port and a front USB-C limited to 10 Gbps. Even well-reviewed boards and monitors cut corners where buyers don't look.
Feature versus value keeps biting the Razer mouse and the Gigabyte board. Both earn recommendations while being told off for price, each with a clearer-value rival sitting just out of reach.
Not cheap across the board. The Razer mouse is the cheapest pick here at $169.99. The scanner alone is $1,599.
