Others/Mice & Keyboards
by stefan
@ 2024-03-17
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The Mercury M2 is really on another level in terms of looks, while the large ventilated areas do also help with cooling quite a bit. If dust is accumulated inside, it won’t go on the internal board, which is protected via a semi-transparent enclosure and is easy to clean. The Stealth Black color of the plastic finishing would make you think the chassis is made from metal when looking from a distance, thanks to the quality of the build and it won’t create any creaking noises, the chassis being sturdy.
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Cooling/CPU Cooling
by stefan
@ 2024-03-10
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The HYDRA 360 AIO from AQIRYS did impress us in terms of performance, does not require extra controllers to function, relying all control via the computers’ motherboard. The included LCD display is easy to read and will display information strictly related to the cooler, such as the fan speeds, the pump speed but also the coolant temperature.
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Memory
by stefan
@ 2024-03-06
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The XPOWER Zenith 32GB 6000MHz non-RGB memory kit does offer quite a bit of performance thanks to the lower latencies versus the JEDEC specifications, while operating at a voltage of 1.35. During operation, the modules only get a bit warm to the touch so can function even in cases which are not very well optimized in terms of airflow. The height of about 38.5mm does ensure compatibility with larger cooling systems and the potential customer can choose between white or black heatspreaders, with the same technical specifications.
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Storage/SSD
by stefan
@ 2024-03-02
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The VP4000 Mini 1TB SSD from Patriot Memory does perform great as an upgrade for portable consoles and when talking about durability, the one terabyte model has 250 TBW. The inclusion of TLC NAND makes sure the write speeds to not reach HDD-like levels when the pSLC cache has been fully utilized, while the temperatures remain at bay even when writing large quantities of data at once.
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Memory
by stefan
@ 2024-02-25
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The Eryx Tataricus DDR5 6000 RGB memory kit from ANACOMDA does integrate perfectly with the RGB tools from different manufacturers, the heat spreaders are subtle and help with heat evacuation, while the kit can deliver quite a bit of extra performance when overlocking is applied, while maintaining the same CAS latencies and operating voltage.
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Storage/SSD
by stefan
@ 2024-02-18
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The Acer FA200 2TB manufactured by BIWIN Storage Technology can deliver good performance even without an included DRAM cache, being really close in performance with other mainstream to high-end drives, which is quite impressive! The large quantity of pSLC cache allows the drive to maintain high performance even after continuously writing over 450GB to it.
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