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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Computers: We Built The Most Powerful Mini PC! It's Insanely Fast For A Tiny Machine
CPUs: Upcoming game changer in the mid-range? Intel Core i5-12400 Review and Gaming Benchmarks - more efficient without E-Cores and with DDR4 instead
Gaming: Anda Seat Kaiser 2 review — finally, a gaming chair for big people, NVIDIA DLSS Vs AMD FSR: F1 2021 Performance & Image Quality
Input: iQunix L80 Formula Wireless Mechanical Keyboard Review
Mobile: The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Performance Preview: Sizing Up Cortex-X2
Motherboards: ASRock Z690 Steel Legend (DDR4) review
Power: Is Belkin's new BoostCharge Pro the ultimate 3-in-1 MagSafe charger for Apple users?
Storage: Seagate Exos X20 & IronWolf Pro 20TB HDD Review





Computers:

ETA Prime: We Built The Most Powerful Mini PC! It's Insanely Fast For A Tiny Machine!

I built the most powerful Mini PC that I could with the parts I have on hand and this Thing is a powerhouse!



We Built The Most Powerful Mini PC! It's Insanely Fast For A Tiny Machine!

CPUs:

IgorsLAB: Upcoming game changer in the mid-range? Intel Core i5-12400 Review and Gaming Benchmarks - more efficient without E-Cores and with DDR4 instead

Today we would like to anticipate one of the upcoming launches in January and test the really interesting Intel Core i5-12400 in gaming (for now).



Upcoming game changer in the mid-range? Intel Core i5-12400 Review and Gaming Benchmarks - more efficient without E-Cores and with DDR4 instead

Gaming:

Neowin: Anda Seat Kaiser 2 review — finally, a gaming chair for big people

Are you using a fold up chair or edge of your bed to work? Does your gaming chair fall apart every two or three years? Are you tired of hearing your chair creak and groan under you? If so, read on!



Anda Seat Kaiser 2 review — finally, a gaming chair for big people

HotHardware: NVIDIA DLSS Vs AMD FSR: F1 2021 Performance & Image Quality

Take a deep dive into AMD's FSR and NVIDIA's DLSS to see what's good, bad, and ugly about these competing upscaling technologies.



NVIDIA DLSS Vs AMD FSR: F1 2021 Performance & Image Quality

Input:

ThinkComputers: iQunix L80 Formula Wireless Mechanical Keyboard Review

The L80 is still an 80% (83-key) wireless mechanical keyboard with a super-unique design that is straight out of the 80's! Unlike the A80 Explorer which is only available in a single colorway, the L80 has a handful of different options. Today we are checking out the L80 Formula, which combines a mixture of white, dark grey, and red for a very eye-catching design. iQunix tells us this keyboard is made to be a typing keyboard, so really aimed at writers, programmers, and more! Let's take a look!



iQunix L80 Formula Wireless Mechanical Keyboard Review

Mobile:

Anandtech: The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Performance Preview: Sizing Up Cortex-X2

At the recent Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit, the company announced its new flagship smartphone processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Replacing the Snapdragon 888, this new chip is set to be in a number of high performance flagship smartphones in 2022. The new chip is Qualcomm’s first to use Arm v9 as well as Samsung’s 4nm process node technology. In advance of devices coming in Q1, we attended a benchmarking session using Qualcomm’s reference design, and had a couple of hours to run tests focused on the new performance core, based on Arm’s X2 core IP.



The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Performance Preview: Sizing Up Cortex-X2

Motherboards:

The Guru of 3D: ASRock Z690 Steel Legend (DDR4) review

MSI has returned with a motherboard that is completely black, it does not apply RGB. And that's something we appreciate. 

ASRock Z690 Steel Legend (DDR4) review

Power:

9to5Mac: Is Belkin's new BoostCharge Pro the ultimate 3-in-1 MagSafe charger for Apple users?

Belkin last month took the wraps off of its BoostCharge Pro 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad with MagSafe. With support for Apple Watch Series 7 fast-charging, 15W charging via MagSafe, and Qi pad design perfectly for AirPods, this could be the best multi-device charger on the market for Apple fans…



Review: Is Belkin's new BoostCharge Pro the ultimate 3-in-1 MagSafe charger for Apple users?

Storage:

TweakTown: Seagate Exos X20 & IronWolf Pro 20TB HDD Review

Seagate is first to the market with 20TB HDDs. Helium-filled and fast, both are right at home for NAS or Datacenter apps or Chia.



Seagate Exos X20 & IronWolf Pro 20TB HDD Review