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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

BenQ HT3550 Projector Review
CompuLab Airtop 3 Review
Corsair Carbide Series 678C Case Review
Corsair RM750 750 W Review
Gears 5 Review
GreedFall Review
Kingston A2000 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD Review
NBA 2K20 Review
NZXT H710 BR Mid-Tower PC Case Review
Parallels 15 Review: Key refinements for DirectX 11 and Catalina lead the way for Windows virtualization on macOS
SilverStone PS14-E Case Review
Silverstone UC03-PRO / UC04-PRO Review
TeamGroup T-Force T1 Gaming DDR4-2666 Memory Review
Updated AMD AGESA 1.0.0.3ABBA EFIs Begin Popping Up
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT THICC II Ultra Review
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Ultra THICC II Review
Zadak Spark RGB DDR4-4133 Memory Review



BenQ HT3550 Projector Review

When BenQ decided to send us their brand new HT3550 (known as the W2700 in the EU) 4K HDR projector for review, we weren’t expecting a lot of improvement over its predecessor, the HT2550. Then we learned that the HT3550 not only has a more powerful throw ratio but contains a dynamic iris at the same price point and we couldn’t wait to get our hands on it. Fast forward a few months and lots of testing later, we realized that we couldn’t have been more wrong – the HT3550 is nothing like its predecessor. It is the ultimate home theater projector for the mainstream buyer and this is our review of this incredible product from BenQ.

Read full article @ Wccftech

CompuLab Airtop 3 Review

The past month and a half we have been putting CompuLab's Airtop 3 computer through some demanding benchmarks and a variety of endurance workloads. With the Airtop 3 under test loaded with an 8-core / 16-thread Xeon processor, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 graphics, and 64GB of RAM with NVMe SSD storage there were some concerns over thermal throttling and if this fan-less industrial PC design could really deal with the generated heat. But after all of this testing, the Airtop 3 continues running strong and another shining example of CompuLab's engineering strength

Read full article @ Phoronix

Corsair Carbide Series 678C Case Review

Silent cases are nothing new. We’ve seen them for years and they are great, but they really aren’t much to look at. Well, Corsair has a new silent case in their Carbide 678C which tries to bring with it style and a nice large tempered glass window, while still offering sound-dampening features. This case definitely takes cues from Fractal Design’s Define Series, which is not a bad thing. While those cases are great there is always room for improvements on any product. The Carbide Series 678C is a larger mid tower case that has room inside for 9 hard drives, lots of watercooling, has a very large tempered glass removable side panel, three included 140 mm fans, and much more.

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Corsair RM750 750 W Review

The Corsair RM750 only costs slightly less than the RM750x, and the latter comes with the topnotch NR135L fan and Japanese caps. That said, the RM750 has jaw-dropping efficiency at very light and light loads and is compatible with the new Modern Standby mode in Windows 10, meaning it can wake up the system within five seconds.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Gears 5 Review

There were moments of quiet and contemplation in Gears 5 that made evaluate how very different this game is to what I expected. Peacefully driving a skiff along an icy plane, surrounded by mountains and glaciers, leaving a thick imprint in the snow behind me.

Read full article @ Wccftech

GreedFall Review

Paris-based studio Spiders (acquired a couple of months ago by French publisher Bigben Interactive) is an interesting example of perfecting expertise through hard, steady work. Ever since their foundation in 2008, they have focused solely on the development of roleplaying games.

Read full article @ Wccftech

Kingston A2000 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD Review

The brand new A2000 line of M.2 NVMe SSDs by Kingston improves every aspect of the A1000 series but how does it compare with all the latest models in the market?

Read full article @ NikKTech

NBA 2K20 Review

The NBA 2K series has continued to dominate when it comes to buzzer-to-buzzer action, but recent entries haven’t quite lived up to their full potential off the court. Sure, loyal round ball fans have continued to plunk their cash down in record numbers, but not without a fair amount of grumbling from some corners.

Read full article @ Wccftech

NZXT H710 BR Mid-Tower PC Case Review

Ive been a big fan of the NZXT case range for many years now. Ive certainly owned a few over the years too. I had the NZXT Hush way back in the day, and a few Phantoms, and these days I have an H500i; although I have had a few other brands in between too.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Parallels 15 Review: Key refinements for DirectX 11 and Catalina lead the way for Windows virtualization on macOS

When Parallels 15 was released a few weeks ago, I realized that there are two types of people when it comes to virtualization software: those that care deeply and those that cannot fathom why people still run Windows/Linux on top of macOS. The more people I talk to about this, the more I realize that the market might have been broader for running Windows on macOS back during the initial Intel transition, but that today, the market is more in-depth. The people who use this software rely on it for essential tasks related to their jobs and or hobbies. The good thing for them is that Parallels 15 continues to go deeper with Windows integration on macOS. What’s the verdict on Parallels 15? After using it for a few weeks, let’s dive into my Parallels 15 review.

Read full article @ 9to5Mac

SilverStone PS14-E Case Review

The box in which the casingis received is a standard brown cardboard box. There are illustrations, features and specifications printed on the outside. Inside the box we find the casing wrapped well in a plastic bag and flamingo.

Inside the casing we find a bag of various screws, strips, warranty description and a holder for graphics cards. I show it some more down in the assembly section.

Read full article @ Monberg.dk

Silverstone UC03-PRO / UC04-PRO Review

Hello and thank you for choosing Bjorn3d.com. For this review, we will be examining the UC03-PRO / UC04-PRO charging and data transfer stations. USB hubs provide an immense amount of versatility to a mobile or home workstation. If you run an online or electronically based business it is essential to keep all your devices charged and have no restrictions on your ability to utilize your technology. This is where a UC03/04-PRO USB hub can really shine, instantly multiplying your USB 3.1 availability and adding 5V/2.4A charging capability to your workstation for up to ten devices.

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TeamGroup T-Force T1 Gaming DDR4-2666 Memory Review

While we haven't seen many memory kits of late, today we are taking a quick look at the new value-focused TeamGroup T-Force T1 Gaming DDR4-2666 16GB memory kit. The T-Force T1 Gaming DDR4-2666 kit has quite slack latencies of 18-18-18-43 and operates at the low voltage of 1.2V. Is it worthy of a buy for those looking to build a good value, but well-performing gaming rig? Let's find out...

Read full article @ Play3r

Updated AMD AGESA 1.0.0.3ABBA EFIs Begin Popping Up

Last week, AMD let people know that it’d soon be releasing a new AGESA platform update to improve clock boost issues that have been plaguing some (or most) users. AMD said it’d be releasing more information on September 10, but it seems like one vendor has decided to jump the gun a little bit and get its EFIs out to the public for some immediate testing.

We noticed this first at reddit, with an r/amd thread that linked to Chinese tech site Chiphell, where plenty of EFIs for MSI boards can be found at popular overclocker Coolaler’s website. So far, we’ve been unable to find these EFIs through official channels.

Read full article @ Techgage

XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT THICC II Ultra Review

Nice and THICC, join us in a review of the XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT THICC II Ultra. XFX is back and offers a slick 'n thick looking product that comes with proper clocks,proper looks being customized all the way. Fabricated at a 7nm node and capable of battling with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 2060 and 2070 we'll check out how well it holds against the reference card as well.

Read full article @ The Guru of 3D

XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Ultra THICC II Review

The XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Ultra THICC II is one of the highest clocked Navi custom designs out there. It is cooled by a large triple-slot, dual-fan thermal solution that runs quieter than the AMD reference card and includes idle-fan-stop. With $440, pricing isn't unreasonable either.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Zadak Spark RGB DDR4-4133 Memory Review

Well we have a treat for everyone today. We get to feature a product from a company many of you may not be familiar with: ZADAK! Hit the link and go check what they have to offer. Their product line is small but everything I have browsed through seems to be impressive and if they stand behind their story then I don’t doubt that one bit. Today we will showing you guys their Spark DDR4-4133 RAM! First off WOW that’s top of the line speed, so I am excited to test these! We don’t need a history but RAM at those speeds are meant for one thing and one thing only “GO FAST”. As we know some games that are GPU intensive may not see the benefit of RAM at these speeds but games and programs that rely more on the CPU will definitely see a performance boost. You can assume when you upgrade RAM, say from a 3000MHz speed to a 4133MHz, you can expect a gain in performance of about roughly 10-15% easy. Is it always necessary for these speeds? No, but if the price is right why would you pass it up. Well lets get to it and see what we have on our hands with the ZADAK Spark RGB RAM. Big thanks goes out to ZADAK for sending us these to show you!

Read full article @ FunkyKit