The mid-priced mid-tower case field is a crowded one, as as modern case design– no 5.25″ bays, mounting points for SSDs, and the ability to mount your GPU vertically– have spread across the market, it becomes harder and harder for one vendor to make their case stand out. Thermaltake’s known for their high-quality, reasonably-priced offerings, and the Thermaltake Divider 300 TG Mid-Tower offers an interesting stylistic element to distinguish their product from the herd.
For under $300 you get a 58-inch 4K UHD display loaded with HDR10+ support, SmartCast 4.0 technology, 802.11n Dual Band Wi-Fi, and VIZIO’s new V-Gaming Engine featuring Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and AMD FreeSync. In this review, I test the $298 VIZIO V585x-H1 58″ 4K HDR Smart TV.
As the successor to the G502 Spectrum, the G502 HERO maintains an identical appearance and exterior design except for a different sensor. The sensor powering this mouse is the HERO optical sensor, which has been built from the ground up by Logitech. It is not based off of the popular 3360 optical sensor, but it does have a DPI range from 100 -16,000. The HERO sensor is also rated as the most accurate gaming sensor from Logitech thanks to its zero smoothing/acceleration/filtering design. Other features of the mouse include a redesigned company logo and braided cable, RGB illumination, a tunable weight system, and the Logitech G Hub gaming software. Benchmark Reviews will test the G502 HERO to see how well it performs against the competition.
The Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X was one of the most anticipated computer cases in 2018. It builds off of the Evolv ATX with a similar exterior design and an entirely redesigned interior layout. The case comes in three colors, Satin Black, Anthracite Grey, and Galaxy Silver. Airflow has improved thanks to the larger ventilation at the front and top of the case. Aside from the more standard features, like dual tempered glass side panels, vertical GPU mounts, and water-cooling capabilities, the Evolv X has built-in LED strips, a fan hub, massive data storage potential, and the capability for a secondary ITX system with the purchase of a separate bracket. Benchmark Reviews will be taking a look at the Evolv X, so let’s take a quick look at an overview in the next section.
The K70 is one of Corsair’s most popular full-size mechanical gaming keyboards with a wide variety of genuine Cherry MX switches. With the K70 MK.2 Low-Profile keyboard, it includes all the essential features from the standard K70 but in a low-profile form factor. With the cooperation with Cherry, both companies developed the Cherry MX Low Profile switches exclusively for Corsair. At the time of this review, these switches come in red and silver (speed) variants. They are still linear but have a total travel distance of just 3.2 mm compared to the 4.0 mm of a standard switch. Other features include RGB illumination, a USB pass-through port, volume scroll wheel, and onboard memory for storing up to three different gaming profiles. Benchmark Reviews is excited to test out the K70 MK.2 Low-Profile with Cherry MX Low Profile Speed switches.
Toshiba Exceria Pro N502 SD Card Review The Exceria Pro N502 has easily got to the first place in terms of performance versus the previously tested cards; the latest UHS-II standard does make possible up to 8K video recording and the safe operating conditions vary from -20 to 85 degrees Celsius (without condensation). As we …
Intel 660p NVMe M.2 SSD Review Introduction For as long as solid state drives have been a thing, Intel has been known for making some of the highest quality SSDs on the market. However, this usually came with a pretty hefty premium, like the 750 series when they first launched. Then, in August of 2016, …
ECS LIVA Z2 Mini PC Review ECS (Elitegroup) is no stranger to the mini PC biz. My first experience with an ECS mini PC was the Intel Bay Trail SoC-based LIVA Bat-Mini, which was called “the world’s smallest mini PC kit” when it launched in mid-2014. It boasts a passively-cooled dual-core Intel Celeron processor (1.58GHz …
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition Review Under the spotlight today is the NVIDIA RTX 2080 Founders Edition – this graphics card features a newly revised vapour chamber cooler with dual-fan design and even comes with a subtle factory overclock straight out the box… LINK: https://www.vortez.net/review.php?id=1528
Intel NUC Kit NUC8i7HVK Review The NUC Kit NUC8i7HVK is a petite computer system which takes advantage of the Intel Core i7-8809G. This new CPU is superior to anything we’ve seen in previous NUCs so it should be very interesting to see what the performance figures are like later in the review. While we may …
CORSAIR Force MP510 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD Review CORSAIR just launched the Force Series MP510 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD and with performance numbers reaching 3480MB/s for reads and 3000MB/s for writes and endurance numbers far beyond those of its immediate competition it’s as impressive as we were hoping it would be… NikKTech
Das Keyboard X50Q RGB Mechanical Keyboard Review The brand new X50Q RGB Mechanical Keyboard combines the high-levels of quality we’re used to seeing from a Das Keyboard product with per-key RGB illumination and a smart notification system designed specifically for people who want to be informed of various events at all times even while in …
Vidonn F1 Bone Conduction Headphones Review PC Review take a look at the Vidonn F1 bone conduction headphones, which retail for around £55/$70: “Bone conduction is a relatively new development in headphone technology that allows you to free up your ears whilst listening to whatever you like on your device. This can be a great …
Corsair Carbide SPEC-OMEGA RGB Gaming Case Review Well, Corsair has done it again and the SPEC-OMEGA RGB has what it takes. It has style, space, and when combined with Corsair’s iCUE software, you have an amazing system. The RGB lighting is a selling point for me, as I have always been a fan of LED …
1MORE Spearhead VRX Gaming Headset Review The freshly released 1MORE Spearhead VRX is the newest, technologically beefiest, and most expensive gaming headset 1MORE has to offer. It comes with a unique head-tracking unit that works in conjunction with an advanced DSP to achieve an immersive surround sound experience… TechPowerUp
Ooma Butterfleye Smart Security Camera Review Recently Ooma has been branching out into the smart home segment utilizing their VoIP Telo units as a hub. Their smart home/home security offering has all the devices you would expect… cameras, motion sensors, door/window sensors, smoke alarms, water sensors, etc. But today we are looking at their latest …
Once upon a time consumer memory kits were plain and boring, with bare RAM modules exposing the sensitive components. Then, in 2003, the Patriot Memory series changed landscape by adding metal heat shields to dissipate heat away from the IC’s. Not only did this add a fresh new look to SDRAM, but it offered stability for overclockers. Fifteen years later, Patriot Memory is still assembling their own SDRAM and evolving the technology. In this article for Benchmark Reviews, we examine Patriot’s new Viper RGB DDR4 PC4-25600 3200 MHz gaming memory.
Cherry KC 1068 Keyboard Review Cherry, famous among PC enthusiasts for their mechanical switches, greets us today with a membrane keyboard. The KC 1068 is a specialized keyboard designed for testing environments where IP68 dust and spill resistance is critical, and goes about it with good support for various regions globally… TechPowerUp!
Crucial BX500 SSD 480GB Solid State Drive Review The Crucial BX500 SSD comes at a great price point of just $80 for the reviewed 480 GB version, making it one of the most affordable drives on the market. It is a DRAM-less design that’s built around a Silicon Motion controller with Micron-made 3D TLC NAND… …
Mushkin Source SSD 500GB Solid State Drive Review With just 16 cents per GB, or $81 for the tested 500 GB version, the Mushkin Source is among the most affordable SSDs on the market. It is a DRAM-less design, which means some compromises have to be expected in terms of performance. Our review of the …
EasySMX Cool 2000 Headset Review Today we have tested the EasySMX COOL 2000, an inexpensive over ear headset. We will see if the company EasySMX from Shenzhen, founded in 2012, can convince us with this headset. The results can now be seen in the following EasySMX Cool 2000 headset review on OCinside.de, including a small audio …
Thermaltake Level 20 GT RGB Plus Full Tower Review When Thermaltake released their Level 10 and Level 10 GT towers roughly 8 years ago the market responded in kind with record breaking sales numbers. Today Thermaltake is looking to repeat that feat with their Level 20 and Level 20 GT RGB full towers and today …
DeepCool GAMMAXX GT TGA CPU Cooler Review The GAMMAXX GT TGA is another product in the ASUS TUF Gaming Alliance, a product line that has been set up between many manufacturers to offer great value and excellent performance, durability and stability for PC gamers. There’s a range of motherboards and memory modules to help colour …
Holy Stone F181 Explorer Drone Review Today’s review of the Holy Stone F181 Explorer Drone will go over everything in-depth of my experiences with this drone and provide real footage from its 720p HD onboard video camera along with still capture photos. Read on to see if this drone is worth it… http://www.modsynergy.com/review314.html
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