By using Thunderbolt 3, the Rocket XTRM-Q 2TB does bypass drives using USB 3.2 Gen2x1 and even the newer USB 3.2 Gen2x2, by offering a theoretical bandwidth of 40Gbps. This aspect helps a lot for both reads and writes, succeeding to beat the other tested drives, even when using a different, lower-specced system. By using Micron’s 96L 3D QLC NAND flash, the drive can maintain a high sustained write rate until the SLC cache is being filled up and, in our tests, we noted that the drive won’t go under 170MB/s in this scenario. read more

The high-end iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display AIO from CORSAIR does offer fantastic performance and includes the durable and low-noise ML RGB ELITE fans along with the 2.1’’ pump IPS LCD display with the 480x480 resolution and a maximum of 30FPS refresh rate. As the 240mm size, the 360mm variant of radiator is more compatible with a large range of cases versus 280mm and we have all necessary equipment for the setup to only take one USB 2.0 header on the motherboard. Given the large number of wiring (two cables for each fan, controller cabling, pump cabling etc…), we will spend more time than usual to route and hide the cables in the back of the motherboard, but the result… read more

The performance of the EXCERIA PLUS is in-line with the declared value, so great for the intended 4K recording activity focus. Besides the actual testing, we have used the card inside the GoPro Hero 9 Black in order to record 4K 24FPS, 4K 30FPS but also 5K 24 and 30FPS video, more than two hours long at each attempt and we haven’t encountered any issues at all! read more

The iCUE ELITE CAPELLIX LCD Display Upgrade Kit does really add quite a bit of eye candy to your current setup, while doubling up as a monitoring tool for the internal components. It comes with an IPS panel with a 480x480 resolution and renders video effects at 30FPS, for very fluent animations. The frame of the display is also RGB enabled in order to sync different effects with other iCUE-enabled hardware you may have installed, while the installation can be done by anyone with the help of four mounting magnets so no need of removing the pump from the CPU! read more

The TransMemory U366 USB Flash Drive from KIOXIA does offer great read speeds when picked up with the 128GB capacity, actually double versus the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB SKUs. The writes are around the values we have encountered with other mainstream drives as well, while its aluminum body which has dimensions of 39 x 12.2 x 4.5 (L x W x H) helps with using it along with a lanyard or installed on our keychain. read more