Club386 found the PCSpecialist Apex Ultra delivers solid 5800X3D gaming for £1,599, while Tom’s Hardware praised the Asus ROG Strix XG32UQWMS for finally pairing tandem OLED color depth with high refresh speeds. TRYX is pushing boundaries with a 360mm AIO featuring a 640×480 holographic pump head that handles 280W TDP loads, though Razer’s HyperFlux V2 keeps wireless charging alive only if you stick to their proprietary mice. Networking lost some appeal with the TP-Link Deco 7 Pro BE13000, which ships with average performance and a subscription model that will likely grate on users over time. On a brighter note, the ASRock Steel Legend SL-1200P brings genuine Platinum efficiency and a standout chassis design to the crowded 1200W power supply market.
RTX 5070 Prebuilts, Tandem OLED, and the Wi-Fi 7 Mesh That Wants a Subscription
The latest wave of hardware reviews just landed, and it’s a familiar mix of value prebuilts, experimental cooling tech, and peripherals that don’t entirely trust your other peripherals. If you want real-world takes on the RTX 5070, a 32-inch tandem OLED panel, and a mesh router that reads the room, here is where those reviews actually stand.
Club386 put the PCSpecialist Apex Ultra through its paces, and the takeaway is straightforward: AMD’s 5800X3D still punches above its weight class when paired with an RTX 5070. At £1,599, the prebuilt delivers plenty of frame rates for modern titles without asking you to sell a kidney. It isn’t the newest silicon on the block, but the 5800X3D remains one of those sleeper chips that gives you disproportionate gaming performance per pound. Prebuilders clearly know it.
Club386: PCSpecialist Apex Ultra review: a punchy 5800X3D gaming PC for a reasonable price
Featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, this PCSpecialist prebuild offers loads of gaming performance for £1,599.
PCSpecialist Apex Ultra review: a punchy 5800X3D gaming PC for a reasonable price | Club386
Tom’s Hardware turned its attention to the Asus ROG Strix XG32UQWMS, a 32-inch display built around a tandem OLED panel with dual refresh modes. It trades the usual compromise between speed and color depth for both at once. If you’re pushing high-refresh 4K and want the panel to actually keep up, this one lands right in the competitive sweet spot.
Tom's Hardware: Asus ROG Strix XG32UQWMS 4K OLED gaming monitor review: Fast and flexible performance
Delivers speed and versatility with its 32-inch 4K Tandem OLED panel and dual-refresh modes
Asus ROG Strix XG32UQWMS 4K OLED gaming monitor review: Fast and flexible performance
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TRYX is making a quiet splash with the HOLO ARGB 360 AIO. Funky Kit’s review highlights a pump head that mounts a 640×480 holographic display. It looks like a party trick until you realize it actually handles 280W TDP workloads without breaking a sweat. AMD and Intel brackets ship in the box, and the unibody fan frame keeps acoustic noise well under control.
Funky Kit: TRYX HOLO ARGB 360 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Review
The Tryx HOLO ARGB 360 all-in-one cooler features a unique holographic display pump head with a display resolution of 640×480. It's compatible with both AMD and Intel processors, and optimized for CPU-intensive workloads with a cooling capacity of up to 280W TDP. It comes with a large 360 radiator pre-installed with Tryx FOBR Fan featuring a unibody fan frame.
Razer’s HyperFlux V2 keeps wireless charging alive for mice, though Tom’s Hardware wasn’t shy about the obvious catch: it’s entirely proprietary. If your mouse isn’t made by Razer, you’re holding a coaster. Shockingly, that hasn’t stopped it from earning the top spot in its category.
Tom's Hardware: Razer HyperFlux V2 Review: The best wireless charging mat for Razer mice
Shockingly, it is proprietary.
Razer HyperFlux V2 Review: The best wireless charging mat for Razer mice
Networking got less glamorous. The TP-Link Deco 7 Pro BE13000 ships with value pricing, but the raw performance sits squarely in average territory. The real snag? We hope you like subscriptions. Tom’s Hardware pointed out that you’ll need a monthly fee to unlock the full feature set, turning mesh nodes into a recurring bill.
Tom's Hardware: TP-Link Deco 7 Pro BE13000 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router review: Value pricing, but average performance
We hope you like subscriptions.
TP-Link Deco 7 Pro BE13000 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router review: Value pricing, but average performance
And then there’s the ASRock Steel Legend SL-1200P. A 1200W unit with genuine Platinum efficiency and a chassis that actually stands out on a workbench. Visually distinct, technically solid, and exactly what happens when a PSU maker decides to stop playing it safe.
Tom's Hardware: ASRock Steel Legend SL-1200P power supply review: A winning combination of genuine Platinum efficiency and a stand-out design
A visually distinct, technically capable 1200W unit
That’s the current state of play across the review desks. Full breakdowns are sitting over on Club386, Funky Kit, and Tom’s Hardware if you want to dig into the bench data.
