Today's hardware roundup delivers flagship-tier components at aggressively lower price points, led by PowerColor's ALPHYN AM10 wireless mouse dropping to $49.99 and GEEKOM's IT13 MAX mini PC launching at $669 with Wi-Fi 7 and dual 2.5G LAN. Builders dealing with the persistent 16-pin connector melting issue finally have a practical shield in EZDIY-FAB's $60 Alpha TS13 adapter, which features real-time thermal monitoring and an audible alarm. On the audio and power front, SteelSeries keeps its dual-wireless Nova 7 Gen 2 headset running for 54 hours, while FSP's new $129 MEGA PM 850W PSU delivers near-silent Platinum efficiency with native ATX 3.1 compliance. Fractal Design's premium $640 Refine 2 chair rounds out the spread with Scandinavian-inspired ergonomics, though street availability on the FSP power supply will depend entirely on FSP's upcoming distributor rollout.
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You're looking at a fairly stacked Wednesday across the mini PC, peripheral, and power supply lanes. The GEEKOM IT13 MAX is packing Wi-Fi 7 and dual 2.5G Ethernet for less than $700, while PowerColor just slashed its flagship wireless mouse to fifty bucks. We also finally got a practical answer to the melted 16-pin connector problem. It's a wide spread. I'll walk you through what actually made the cut from today's wave of reviews across six categories, from TweakTown to The FPS Review.
GEEKOM's IT13 MAX is an odd little box in the best way. You get the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H locked to 24GB of soldered LPDDR5 and a 500GB Kingston NVMe, but the real story lives in the port selection. Dual USB4, dual 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7, and an SD 4.0 slot crammed into a 132-millimeter chassis. TweakTown is handing it an 85% recommendation at the $669 early-bird price, down from $799. The Geekbench 7 multi-core score of 14,771 puts it on par with a Ryzen 7 5800X in multi-threaded workloads. Frankly, the port density punches well above its weight class.
TweakTown: GEEKOM IT13 MAX Review: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini PC adds Wi-Fi 7 and dual 2.5G LAN
GEEKOM's IT13 MAX mini PC pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H with Wi-Fi 7, dual 2.5G LAN, and an SD 4.0 slot for $669 at early-bird pricing.
GEEKOM IT13 MAX Review: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini PC adds Wi-Fi 7 and dual 2.5G LAN
Not everything is perfect. That soldered RAM means you are stuck with 24GB forever, and the included Kingston drive tops out around 196 MB/s in real-world file copies. You will want to drop a faster NVMe into the empty M.2 slot. GEEKOM also has not figured out how to shrink its chassis further, since the IT13 MAX sits noticeably larger than its IT15 MAX sibling.
Over in furniture, Fractal Design brought case-building philosophy to seating with the Refine 2. TechPowerUp notes it leans heavily on Scandinavian design cues. Cold-cured foam, split lumbar support, an aluminum base, and hubless soft PU casters. It costs roughly $640. The comfort is genuinely solid for long sessions, and the materials justify the premium build quality, though the subtitle practically asks whether the markup over budget chairs actually delivers meaningful comfort gains. It is polished. Whether it is a must-have or a nice-to-have depends entirely on how much your chair matters to your daily workflow.
TechPowerUp: Fractal Design Refine 2 Review - Nearly perfect, but worth the price?
Fractal Design's Refine 2 improves the original gaming chair with better foam, smoother casters, and a split lumbar system that feels more supportive in daily use. Its premium materials, wide adjustability, and clean Scandinavian look make it one of the more polished gaming chairs around.
Fractal Design Refine 2 Review - Nearly perfect, but worth the price?
GPU Power & Cooling
The melted 16-pin connector saga has been a thorn in every builder's side since the 40-series launched. EZDIY-FAB's Alpha TS13 adapter finally addresses it without requiring a software update. The pass-through 12V-2x6 unit features a built-in TFT screen showing real-time watt draw and connector temperature. Push that threshold past 85°C and an internal buzzer kicks in. TechPowerUp ran 600W through the unit during testing and verified the thermal alarm triggers correctly. At $60, it is essentially cheap insurance for a $600 GPU. You buy one if you run your PSU near its limit or if you have been sleepless over cable quality.
TechPowerUp: EZDIY-FAB Alpha TS13 Review - Watching Your 16-Pin
EZDIY-FAB's Alpha TS13 is a U-shaped 12V-2x6 adapter with a built-in TFT screen that reports GPU power draw and connector temperature with no software involved, with an 85°C alarm. We put 600 W through it, then pointed a heat gun at it to see whether the alarm actually does its job.
FSP isn't waiting around for connector talks to cool off. The MEGA PM 850W 80+ Platinum PSU packs ATX 3.1 compliance, a native 12V-2x6 cable, and Infineon CoolMOS superjunction MOSFETs. Cybenetics handed it an A++ noise rating at under 15 dB(A), and a 135mm fluid dynamic bearing fan keeps the semi-fanless mode active until you hit 50% load. Funky Kit clocked it at an 8.6 out of 10. Japanese bulk capacitors rated to 105°C, off-dust conformal coating, and a 10-year warranty round it out. At roughly $129, the feature-to-dollar ratio is hard to argue with, though you might need to wait for wider street availability since FSP has not pushed MSRP information out to distributors yet.
Funky Kit: FSP MEGA PM 850W 80+ Platinum ATX 3.1 PSU Review
The FSP MEGA PM 850W 80+ Platinum is a high-end 850W ATX power supply aimed at performance gaming PCs and high-end workstation builds. It’s particularly interesting because it combines ATX 3.1 support, PCIe 5.1 compatibility, Platinum efficiency, and a native 12V-2x6 connector for modern GPUs.
FSP MEGA PM 850W 80+ Platinum ATX 3.1 PSU Review - Funky Kit
Audio & Input
SteelSeries updated the Arctis Nova 7 with a second wireless generation, and the headline move is still the dual-link approach. You can run 2.4GHz for game audio while keeping Bluetooth 5.0 open for your phone. NikKTech says the 54-hour battery life means you are charging this thing maybe twice a month. The 40mm drivers hit 105dB SPL with a punchy soundstage, and the retractable ClearCast Gen 2 mic finally stops struggling with background noise. It is a tidy peripheral that drops right into any desk setup without forcing you to choose between latency and convenience.
NikKTech: SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless Gen 2 Gaming Headset Review
With the Arctis Nova 7 Wireless Gen 2, SteelSeries leans into clarity, comfort, and dual‑wireless convenience. A tidy, dependable headset that fits easily into any gaming setup.
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless Gen 2 Gaming Headset Review
PowerColor has been a board partner for AMD for years, and the ALPHYN AM10 wireless mouse is their boldest peripheral play yet. The PAW3395 sensor, Omron optical switches, and 95-gram full-size ergonomic shell launched at $99.99 back in February. They just dropped the price to $49.99. The FPS Review handed it a 9.3 out of 10, pointing out that the sensor alone was standard on $130 mice. Wired latency measured at 0.4 milliseconds, and wireless came in at 1.73 milliseconds. The tradeoffs exist. You get no spare grip tape, no USB extender in the box, and wireless tops out at 1000Hz polling. But for fifty bucks, the raw hardware specs are genuinely hard to beat.
The FPS Review: PowerColor ALPHYN AM10 Wireless Gaming Mouse Review
PowerColor spent the better part of three decades as an AMD board partner before deciding it wanted a piece of the peripheral market, and the ALPHYN line is what came of that. The ALPHYN AM10 wireless gaming mouse turned up in February 2025 alongside the ALPHYN AH10 wireless headset.
That is the hardware beat for today. The GEEKOM coupon code, PowerColor's new price, and the EZDIY-FAB adapter are live now. Keep an eye on FSP's distributor rollout for the MEGA PM series, and Fractal's chair will likely arrive in stock before the month closes.
