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Seagate IronWolf 12TB NAS HDD Review

Seagate IronWolf 12TB NAS HDD Review This is the Ironwolf 12TB NAS mechanical hard drive, the non-pro variant of the previously reviewed NAS HDD from Seagate. We’ve had NAS HDDs for a while and it is a common choice for those who archive data, content creators who want large storage for RAW images and videos, …

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EasySMX ESM-9013 Wireless Gamepad Review

EasySMX ESM-9013 Wireless Gamepad Review EasySMX is probably not something that you’ll think of buying peripherals from unless you have some experience with it. Sometimes, it is unfortunate because much smaller brands do have some good products to use it with. This is its ESM-9013 wireless game controller that light in weight and light in …

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Kingston A1000 NVMe SSD Review

Kingston A1000 NVMe SSD Review This is the Kingston A1000 M.2 drive, its second M.2 NVMe SSD. This is a 2280 form factor PCIe Gen 3.0 240 GB NVMe M.2 SSD. For a flash drive based company, Kingston is rather reserved with the releases of NVMe drives in M.2 factors, unlike Samsung and other brands. …

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Glorious Modular Mechanical Keyboard Review

Glorious Modular Mechanical Keyboard Review Glorious PC Gaming Race is a very glorious brand name for the current times where memes are made to make fun of dirty peasants and people showing off their first PC builds as a ‘ascend’ ritual in Reddit. It gels with the PC gaming sub-culture very nicely and the timing couldn’t be …

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Lacie 2Big Dock 20TB Thunderbolt 3 Drive Review

Lacie 2Big Dock 20TB Thunderbolt 3 Drive Review Lacie is a premium external storage brand owned by Seagate. Due to its design, it makes an appearance geared towards Mac users of various requirement. This is the LaCie 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 HDD system with 2x Seagate IronWolf Pro 10TB HDD which I’ve tested as an …

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AORUS B360 Gaming 3 WIFI Motherboard Review

AORUS B360 Gaming 3 WIFI Motherboard Review Looking at the native features Intel provided, it enables its partners to make feature-rich motherboards with a better accessible pricing than the Intel Z370 counterparts. This is needed as Intel will have to compete with AMD effectively in some form. Armed with the new features, AORUS B360 Gaming …

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NOCTUA NH-L12S CPU Cooler Review

NOCTUA NH-L12S CPU Cooler Review This is the Noctua NH-L12S, a smaller and slimmer version of the NH-C14S. While it maintains that low-profile look, it isn’t as low profile as many ‘pancake coolers’ like the NH-L9x65. it is bundled with a 15mm fan where you can install it underneath or over the heatsink. Review Link: https://www.hardwarebbq.com/noctua-nh-l12s-cpu-cooler-review/​ Image …

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Havit HV-MS764 Vertical Grip Ergonomic Mouse Review

Havit HV-MS764 Vertical Grip Ergonomic Mouse Review Havit made an ergonomic mouse with a relaxed price tag of $27.99, cheaper than many gaming mice out there. The not so very ergonomically named ‘HV-MS764’ mouse also has variable DPI and a string of RGB lighting. No fancy controls. No gimmicky functions. Simple ergonomic mouse with RGB …

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Samson Q2U XLR/USB Dynamic Microphone Review

Samson Q2U XLR/USB Dynamic Microphone Review Not to be mistaken for Samsung, Samson has been making microphones, headphones, mixers and other types of audio hardware for a long time. The Samson Q2U is not new but what caught my eye is the amount of add-ons and accessories they give with this microphone. The recording pack costs …

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Tt eSports Meka Pro Mechanical Keyboard Review

Tt eSports Meka Pro Mechanical Keyboard Review But with different switches were available and it looked to be more beneficial for a different type of users. As soon as Cherry MX’s patent expired, the floodgate opened for many manufacturers to use mechanical switches made by Kailh, Outemu, Greetech, Gateron, Zoto and Zealio. So choosing a …

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Lenovo Y520-15IKBN Y-Series Gaming Notebook Review

Lenovo Y520-15IKBN Y-Series Gaming Notebook Review The specific SKU is the Lenovo Y520- 15IKBN. This build uses a Kaby Lake-based quad-core Intel Core i7-7700 HQ clocked at 2.8 GHz base clock with Intel HM175 chipset and a GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 clock at 1493 MHz/1620 MHz base/boost clock. While this uses the same desktop-grade …

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Evidson Audiowear R5 IEM Headphones Review

Evidson Audiowear R5 IEM Headphones Review Evidson Audio is one of the few audio companies from India that sell earphones under their own brand name. Based out of Kerala these guys have now quite a few offerings and have updated their portfolio recently. The Evidson Audiowear R5 is said to be made in India which …

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AORUS Radeon RX 580 XTR 8G Graphic Card Review

AORUS Radeon RX 580 XTR 8G Graphic Card Review The AORUS Radeon RX 580 XTR 8G is a non-reference variant with its 1439 MHz base close clock in its gaming profile. The notable features are the dual 100mm fans and four copper heatpipes with direct contact with the core. Though officially DVI-D is not mentioned …

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ZOTAC GTX 1080 Ti AMP! Extreme Edition Graphic Card Review

ZOTAC GTX 1080 Ti AMP! Extreme Edition Graphic Card Review The difference in clock speed is a bit more than 11% in base and boost clock. You are getting a good factory overclocked option. As boost clock depends on a lot on the cooling ability of the graphic card, it is easy to assume a …

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Gamdias Zeus P1 RGB Mouse Review

Gamdias Zeus P1 RGB Mouse Review The Gamdias Zeus P1 RGB uses the Pixart PMW 3336 sensor capable of providing 12,000 DPI. This mouse weighs 125 gms. In comparison, CM Storm Mizar, a rubber side gripped laser mouse weighs 122 gms. Its shell design is smaller, while the Zeus P1 is noticeably larger. Based on …

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MSI B250M Mortar Motherboard Review

MSI B250M Mortar Motherboard Review Its been a very long time since I’ve reviewed an mATX form factor motherboard. Apart from a lesser PCIe slot count, it shouldn’t be different from the standard ATX. The purpose is obvious- provide a slimmer form factor than standard ATX but have more function than a mini ITX. mini …

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Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Gaming Mechanical Keyboard Review

Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Gaming Mechanical Keyboard Review The product name ‘Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Mechanical Gaming Keyboard’ is wider than the keyboard itself. As you can summarize from its name, it is aimed towards First Person Shooting? You would speculate that Kingston would eventually have MMORPG/MOBA keyboard with on-the-fly macro keys. Kingston isn’t very shy …

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MSI Z270 Krait Gaming Motherboard Review

MSI Z270 Krait Gaming Motherboard Review You can call the MSI Z270 Krait Gaming as a ‘gaming motherboard’. The function of the component needs to suit for many types of uses and have a durability irrespective of its targetted audience by the marketing team. When reviews are done, it needs to cover that part. Many …

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Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming XTC700 CPU Air Cooler Review

Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming XTC700 CPU Air Cooler Review The XTC700 CPU cooler isn’t the first for Gigabyte. A quick google check reveals G-Power II Pro. So its safe to assume Gigabyte has a good deal of expertise to make a good CPU cooler. This is a 120mm CPU tower then pre-installed dual ball bearing fans …

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Gigabyte X99-Designare EX Motherboard Review

Gigabyte X99-Designare EX Motherboard Review The main selling point of the Gigabyte X99-Designare EX is the Thunderbolt 3 via USB Type-C to provide a theoretical bandwidth of up to 40 Gb/s, twice than Thunderbolt 2. To take advantage of this, Gigabyte provided a DisplayPort-In so that you can daisy-chain six Thunderbolt devices and drive a …

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WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra NAS Review

WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra NAS Review The WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra’s packaging is no different from the EX2. This variant has two WD 4TB WDEFRX Red drives preinstalled. The foam on the NAS should be adequate to protect from any potential damage during transit. WD provides few packaging materials, a power socket with …

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ADATA SP550 240GB M.2 2280 SSD Review

ADATA SP550 240GB M.2 2280 SSD Review The ADATA SP550 240GB M.2 drive that I have for review is in M.2 2280 form factor. It runs on SATA 6Gbps interface. So these are M.2 drives are entry-level M.2. Many NUCs, ultrabooks and desktop units have at least one M.2 interface. So this would be a …

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MSI Z270 Gaming M5 Motherboard Review

MSI Z270 Gaming M5 Motherboard Review MSI Z270 Gaming M5 seems to be taking advantage of its native features as much as possible. It also provides two M.2 mounts (With RAID) which share lanes with some of the SATA 6Gbs as many mainstream motherboard users will be aware from their past experiences. One of its …

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ZOTAC Sonix PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe 480 GB SSD Review

ZOTAC Sonix PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe 480GB SSD Review ZOTAC Sonix PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe 480 GB SSD comes in a time when many SATA-Based SATA III drives have hit the wall due to its transfer limitation. The SATA III interface offers 600 MB/s theoretical bandwidth, while PCIe 3.0 x4 offers up to 3.94 GB/s …

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ZOTAC GTX 1050 Ti OC Edition Graphic Card Review

ZOTAC GTX 1050 Ti OC Edition Graphic Card Review This is the Zotac GTX 1050 Ti OC edition- a graphic card with a much smaller footprint and a couple of more tricks up its sleeve. What I like in low-cost solutions is that I get to know what a company can provide with a particular …

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