Here is a roundup of today's reviews and articles with various computer-related products. The Sapphire Edge AI Mini PC, featuring AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with integrated Radeon 890M graphics, has received attention for its compact size and competitive price. Other notable reviews include the Cyberpower Infinity C7 Corsair System, which offers a pre-built PC option, and the ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme motherboard, featuring a built-in LCD screen and extensive connectivity options. In other areas, charging stands with MagSafe capabilities have been reviewed, including ESR's 3-in-1 charging stand that delivers up to 25W MagSafe charging at an affordable price.
Computers: Sapphire Edge AI Mini PC Review (Ryzen AI 9 HX 370), Cyberpower Infinity C7 Corsair System Review
Input: Turtle Beach Vulcan II TKL Gaming Keyboard Review - Smooth, Fast, Affordable
Motherboards: ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E EXTREME motherboard review
Power: ESR’s 3-in-1 charging stand delivers 25W MagSafe charging at a great price
Storage: OWC Thunderbolt 5 dock is compact, fast and future-proofed
Computers:
KitGuru: Sapphire Edge AI Mini PC Review (Ryzen AI 9 HX 370)
When we think of Sapphire products, we’re almost certainly thinking of good quality AMD-based graphics cards. Sure, we’ve seen some of the company's Embedded and Edge+ solutions at Computex over the years, but we've never looked too closely. The new Edge AI series could change that however, offering a tiny barebones mini PC that packs in AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with integrated Radeon 890M graphics, on sale for just £650 here in the UK. Let’s take a closer look…
Sapphire Edge AI Mini PC Review (Ryzen AI 9 HX 370) - KitGuru
eTeknix: Cyberpower Infinity C7 Corsair System Review
I think it’s fair to admit that I’ve built all my own PCs, but more often than not, I actually recommend pre-built systems to a lot of people, from friends and family, to many of our readers here at…
Input:
TweakTown: Turtle Beach Vulcan II TKL Gaming Keyboard Review - Smooth, Fast, Affordable
The Turtle Beach Vulcan II TKL delivers a smooth and consistent linear response tailor-made for PC gaming. And it's competitively priced.
Motherboards:
The Guru of 3D: ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E EXTREME motherboard review
ASUS is pushing boundaries again with the ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme, one of the most feature-packed AM5 motherboards you can buy. It costs about $899 and is clearly aimed at builders who like experimenting with overclocking and want every possible port and display built into their system. The most eye-catching part is the 5-inch LCD screen built right into the I/O cover. It’s a full inch bigger than the one on MSI’s Godlike board and slides slightly to stay visible even if you’ve got a fan sitting next to it. You can show things like CPU temperature, voltages, or fan speed on it — or upload your own static image if you want some custom flair. Under the hood, the X870E Extreme uses a 20-phase power design with 110 A stages, so it has plenty of headroom for high-end Ryzen chips and liquid cooling setups. It includes two PCIe 5.0 slots that run in ×8/×8 mode when both are populated, plus five M.2 slots for storage. Three of those use PCIe 5.0 for the latest SSDs, and you get two more PCIe 4.0 slots through an included Q-DIMM.2 card. The main Gen5 slot even has a vapor-chamber cooler to handle the heat. GPU installation is made easier thanks to ASUS’s Q-Release Slim button, which lets you tilt the card out of the slot instead of fighting with the latch. Sadly, not every SSD slot is tool-free — you’ll still need a screwdriver for some of the heatsinks.
Power:
9to5Mac: Review: ESR’s 3-in-1 charging stand delivers 25W MagSafe charging at a great price
Last year, Apple opened up its MagSafe standard to the Wireless Power Consortium, allowing third party companies to officially utilize MagSafe – at up to 15W. Earlier this year, the standard expanded with Qi2.2, making 25W MagSafe charging available to third party manufacturers.
Review: ESR’s 3-in-1 charging stand delivers 25W MagSafe charging at a great price - 9to5Mac
Storage:
9to5Mac: OWC Thunderbolt 5 dock is compact, fast and future-proofed
The 11-port OWC Thunderbolt 5 dock makes the convenient single cable desk lifestyle even better, with access to higher throughputs. By plugging in your MacBook Pro to the dock with a Thunderbolt 5 cable, you can connect to fast external storage, 2.5Gb Ethernet, up to two 6K displays, keep your laptop battery charged with 140 W power delivery, and access even more I/O peripherals …
Review: OWC Thunderbolt 5 dock is compact, fast and future-proofed - 9to5Mac
