Today's reviews roundup proves that compact builds are more affordable and capable than ever, led by a $45 Cooler Master mATX case and a $2,999 BOSGAME mini PC packing 128GB of shared LPDDR5X for local AI workloads. Thermal and input peripherals are racing toward customization, with be quiet!’s new 360mm AIO showcasing a sharp IPS pump display while budget Hall Effect keyboards like the Epomaker HE75 V2 deliver elite latency despite frustrating firmware oversights. Storage and power choices lean heavily into efficiency, as Goodram’s cool-running PX700 NVMe and Phanteks’ $80-to-$90 750W PSU prove you do not need to spend premium prices to get flagship regulation and power draw. If you are building or upgrading on a tight budget, keep an eye on NAND pricing and dual-check PCIe Gen5.1 connector limits before checkout.
Today’s Hardware Roundup: A $45 mATX Case, a $3,000 Mini PC, and a 750W PSU That Skips the Ball Bearing
The hardware review circuit never stops. Today's reviews covers everything from a sub-$50 mATX case that plays nicely with 3D-printed accessories to a $2,999 mini desktop running AMD’s most powerful consumer processor. If you are chasing build ideas or just keeping tabs on what actually ships, these reviews cover the practical ground.
Today's roundup feature reviews from TweakTown, TechPowerUp, EnosTech, Funky Kit, KitGuru, and Tom’s Hardware. Each reviewer ran distinct stress tests and real-world workloads. What stands out is not just the spec sheet, but where manufacturers are cutting corners and where they are over-engineering. Let us get into it.
Cases and Mini PCs
The Cooler Master Q300L V3 lands at $45, and TweakTown’s Kris Butterill gave it a 94% recommendation rating. The chassis relies on Cooler Master’s FreeForm 2.0 modular platform, which means you can grab community-designed parts straight from Printables.com. The removable I/O panel takes about two minutes to reposition, and the magnetic dust filters cover every intake. Under load with a Ryzen 5 9600X and an RTX 4070 Super, CPU temperatures peaked at 74.9°C on a single exhaust fan. That places it squarely in the middle of the pack for compact builds. Long GPUs will block the front fan slot, but at this price point, the tradeoff makes sense.
TweakTown: Cooler Master V300L V3 mATX Chassis Review
Cooler Master's Q300L V3 provides a great foundation to build on. The case is well-priced, performs well, and offers modularity to make it truly your own.
Over on the desktop side, BOSGAME is pushing the $2,999 M5 mini PC with AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395. TechPowerUp tested a flagship configuration with 128GB of onboard LPDDR5X memory and a Radeon 8060S iGPU with 40 compute units. The shared memory pool is the real story here. AMD lets you dedicate up to 96GB to the graphics, which changes the math for local AI inference and heavy virtualization on a machine that does not take up a desk. It also includes dual USB4 outputs that actually carry display signals, Wi-Fi 7, and a physical performance mode button. Three grand. Not exactly a budget workstation, but it backs up the price with genuinely top-tier internals.
TechPowerUp: Bosgame M5 Review
The BOSGAME M5 is expensive, but it backs that price up with a Ryzen AI Max+ 395, Radeon 8060S, and 128 GB of LPDDR5X-8533. Strong productivity performance, excellent 1080p gaming, dual USB4, and useful performance modes make it an easy recommendation for creative professionals.
Cooling, Input, and Internal Components
AIO coolers have been racing toward screens for the last two years, and be quiet! is just following the trend with the Light Loop IO LCD 360 White. EnosTech put it through a 30-minute CINEBENCH stress test. The standout is the 2.1-inch IPS circular display on the pump block. It runs at 500 nits. Sixty-four ARGB LEDs handle the rest of the lighting. The pump maxes out at 2900 RPM, and the entire build daisy-chains through a single USB Type-C link to an IO controller. Thermal performance is solid, but the noise floor creeps up to 44 dB(A) under full load. You can tame it with a custom fan curve, though the three-year warranty feels short compared to the five or six years competitors hand out at this price.
EnosTech.com: be quiet! Light Loop IO LCD 360 White Review
be quiet!'s Light Loop IO adds an LCD screen to its already impressive Light Loop range of AIO coolers
For input devices, the MSI FORGE GK600 TKL Wireless MARS and Epomaker HE75 V2 take opposite approaches. KitGuru tested the Epomaker at under £90 and found Hall Effect latency under 17ms on wireless, which actually beat several premium custom boards. The acoustics are deep and marbly right out of the box. There is a firmware bug, though. Hitting FN plus Shift disables Rapid Trigger, and the desktop software refuses to show you that it has been turned off. It is a frustrating oversight on otherwise excellent hardware. The MSI board avoids the software headache entirely. You set everything through FN combinations and a 1.06-inch OLED screen. Hot-swap switches, acoustic foam, silicone gaskets, and tri-mode connectivity round it out at roughly $75. It is a straightforward TKL that just works.
Funky Kit: MSI FORGE GK600 TKL Wireless MARS (Special Edition) Keyboard Review
Today, we’ll be taking a look at the MSI FORGE GK600 TKL Wireless MARS gaming keyboard. It’s a tenkeyless keyboard designed for efficiency and portability. It comes with a distinctive MARS-themed PBT keycap set, featuring Martian dunes, starry skies, and sci-fi base elements.
MSI FORGE GK600 TKL Wireless MARS (Special Edition) Keyboard Review - Funky Kit
KitGuru: Epomaker HE75 V2 Review
The Epomaker HE75 V2 promises the holy grail of 2026 gaming keyboard specs: a wireless, 75% layout Hall Effect board equipped with a massive 8000mAh battery, all for under £90. On paper, it looks like an incredible budget powerhouse poised to challenge keyboards twice its price. But does the real-world user experience actually live up to the impressive physical hardware, or are there frustrating compromises hiding beneath the surface?
Storage and Power
The Goodram PX700 2TB NVMe SSD runs on Maxio’s MAP1602 controller, and Tom’s Hardware flagged its unusually low power draw. It stays cool enough to skip a heatsink, and sequential reads hit 7,400 MB/s. The catch is the SLC cache. Once it empties during sustained writes, performance drops noticeably. Pricing also depends heavily on current NAND availability. Tom’s Hardware called it mostly premium-like in everyday use, which is a fair take for a Polish-assembled drive that does not come with bloatware. At the right street price, it is a great boot drive. Push it past four hundred dollars, and the math stops working.
Tom's Hardware: Goodram PX700 2TB SSD Review: High-end punch on a budget core
Strong budget performance in search of a better price
Goodram PX700 2TB SSD Review: High-end punch on a budget core
Phanteks wrapped up the roundup with the AMP GH 750W. Street prices sit right around $80 to $90. Tom’s Hardware noted the Japanese capacitors throughout and excellent 12V regulation. The aesthetic is clean, with individually sleeved cables and a compact 140mm form factor that leaves plenty of slack behind the motherboard. The warranty stretches to eight years. There is one guardrail you need to watch. The single PCIe Gen5.1 12V-2x6 connector is hard-capped at 450W. It is clearly labeled with mint-green tabs on the connector housing, but pairing this with a 400W-plus GPU without an adapter requires a second look. At the current street price, it is one of the more sensible mainstream 750W options available.
Tom's Hardware: Phanteks AMP GH 750W power supply review: Great buy at sub-$90 street pricing, but comes with a 450W cap on its 12V-2x6 connector
Also available in black for $10 less than MSRP.
If you are building a compact SFF rig, the Cooler Master Q300L V3 deserves a spot on your shortlist. The BOSGAME M5 changes the local AI conversation for mini PCs, even if the flagship config pushes past three grand. The rest of the components land in familiar territory, but the Epomaker’s firmware issue and Phanteks’ 12V-2x6 limit are the kind of details that trip people up during checkout. Keep an eye on SSD pricing before pulling the trigger on the Goodram PX700.
