Product Reviews

Maingear’s Vybe with Apex Cooling manages to tame Intel’s Core i9-10900K for impressive, quiet performance with a polished, pretty presentation.

Lian Li’s Lancool II has been updated with a new mesh version, and we quite like it.

The Microsoft Surface Book 3 (15-inch) is a pricey machine in a class of its own, but its performance is lacking.

The Razer DeathAdder V2 Mini gaming mouse will make small hands happy with its stay-put grip. But its specs aren’t as robust as rivals.

Phanteks’ P500A is the biggest of its airflow-optimized cases, great for use as a high-performance system chassis. But, it hides an unexpected trick up its sleeve: dual-system support.

The ZenBook 13 holds a unique place in the ultraportable market thanks to discrete graphics and proprietary convenience features.

The Ryzen 9 3900XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT and Ryzen 5 3600XT land with underwhelming performance gains and a big price tag.

The MSI Optix MAG321CURV gaming monitor delivers 4K in a 32-inch curved VA panel. It’s aimed at gamers on a budget, so it leaves a few features out.

The HyperX Alloy Elite 2 gaming keyboard has the bold looks players deserve. Its linear switches are allies on the battlefield, but the broad keycaps may tire your fingers.

The SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless offers an elegant design with solid audio, but at a cheaper price than many other cable-free gaming headsets.

Turn your Raspberry Pi into a powerful, programmable microscope.

The HK Gaming Mira-M is an excellent mouse that combines many best practices in a shape that FPS players will love.

Crucial’s P2 is a power efficient entry-level NVMe SSD that offers up multi-gigabyte performance at a low price point.

The Dell XPS 17 returns after almost a decade with an attractive design, slim bezels, a gorgeous display and a massive trackpad.

The ASRock B550 Taichi has B550 internals with X570 looks and price. The board performed well against its peers, has a capable VRM, eight SATA ports and the signature premium Taichi appearance.

The Cooler Master MM831 is one of the best looking mice around with its striking RGB ring and slightly textured ABS plastic shell. Its max CPI is a wildly high 32,000 but comes off as a gimmick.

The Razer Blade Pro 17 is a thin gaming laptop with a classy design and RTX performance, but not enough storage space.

Powered by new hardware and packing capacities up to 8TB, the second-gen QLC Samsung 870 QVO SATA SSD aims to be a top storage pick for your PC.

The MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk is a reasonably priced motherboard with capable VRMs, good performance and overclocking capability.