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28 Feb

NZXT Lift ambidextrous gaming mouse review

Arka Mukherjee0 CommentsReviewsDesktop, Hardware and Devices, NZXT

NZXT is a renowned name in the PC hardware market. While they have ventured into high-end cooling, cases, fans, accessories, and pre-builts in the past,, the company recently branched out into the motherboard, microphone, mouse, and keyboard market as well. They launched their first gaming mouse in May this year, called the Lift. NZXT was kind enough to send the Lift gaming mouse over for review. We ran the mouse through its paces and have some interesting insights to share. Pre-delivery The NZXT Lift gaming mouse (Image via NZXT) The NZXT Lift is marketed as an ambidextrous gaming mouse. This…

28 Feb

Antec P120 Crystal Mid-tower Gaming Case Review

Arka Mukherjee0 CommentsReviewsDesktop, Hardware and Devices

Antec’s P120 Crystal is a mid-tower computer case mainly targeted at liquid cooling users. The case does borrow a fair amount of inspiration from Lian Li’s O11 Dynamic, one of the most popular computer cases to exist. But, it adds a lot of unique elements to make it the P120. The case does have a lot of good points. It is cheaper than the O11, and is completely white, with not a single clue of black. But, does it live up to being a worthy competitor of the O11 Dynamic? Let’s find out. A huge thanks to Antec for sponsoring…

28 Feb

MSI Clutch GM41 LIGHTWEIGHT WIRELESS Review

Tathagata Biswas0 CommentsReviewsDesktop, Hardware and Devices, MSI

The world of PC gaming has seen a lot of changes in recent years. One of the most significant changes has been the adoption of wireless gaming mice. Until recently, wired gaming mice were the only option for serious gamers. But with the release of several high-quality wireless mice, that is no longer the case. One of the latest wireless gaming mice on the market is the Clutch GM41 LIGHTWEIGHT WIRELESS. This mouse is designed for first-person shooter (FPS) gaming, but it can also be used for other genres such as role-playing games (RPGs). In this article, we will take…

28 Feb

Silverstone Fara H1M Review

Tathagata Biswas0 CommentsReviewsHardware and Devices

With a constant trend of people shifting towards smaller builds, we can see a sudden spike in demand for small form factor components like smaller cases and motherboards. If you plan on going the smallest route then the ITX form factor is the way to go. However, the ITX platform isnt the cheapest option, with some components, like the PSU commanding up to twice as much as their ATX counterpart. For somebody who is planning to go for a build with a smaller footprint, the M-ATX platform is the next best option. M-ATX cases are slowly picking up the pace…

28 Feb

Cooler Master CK530V2 REVIEW

Tathagata Biswas0 CommentsReviewsCooler Master, Hardware and Devices

Cooler Master has become quite a renowned brand in the peripheral market over the years, with its bevy of gaming peripherals, targeted towards gamers, from all backgrounds. They have got products catering to the cult. Today, we will review the younger sibling of the CK 550 V2, the CK 530 V2. The major difference between both models is the fact that the 550 is a full-sized keyboard, and the 530 is a tenkeyless model. We have witnessed the use of this nomenclature with the original CK550 and 530. Over the years, we constantly see people switching over to the tenkeyless…

28 Feb

Cooler Master HAF 500 Mid-Tower Case Review

Arka Mukherjee0 CommentsReviewsCooler Master, Desktop, Hardware and Devices

Case Review Cooler Master is an experienced case maker. Their High AirFlow (HAF) lineup is a classic that focuses on extreme air circulation. We have seen some great cases in the lineup. These include the HAF 912, a value-for-money king, and the cubical HAF X. After quite some time of being silent, the company has rebooted its classic series with two new cases. This includes the more budget-oriented HAF 500 and the more extreme HAF 700 Evo. Today we have the black variant of the HAF 500 for review with us. Many thanks to Cooler Master for sending a review…

28 Feb

MSI MAG B660M Mortar WiFi DDR5 Review

Arka Mukherjee0 CommentsReviewsDesktop, Hardware and Devices, MSI

Introduction Intel has always followed up with their cheaper and more affordable B series of motherboards a few months after the Z and H series of motherboards hit the market. Alder Lake-S wasn’t an exception to this formula, and we have the B660 motherboards right at the beginning of 2022. The B660 does little improvement over the last-gen B560. It supports DDR5 memory and PCIe Gen 5.0 graphics cards and storage devices. Support for memory overclocking was brought forward to this platform after a critical reception with its introduction to the B560 platform. MSI was kind enough to send their…

28 Feb

Deepcool AK400 Air Cooler Review: Cheap But Cool

Arka Mukherjee0 CommentsReviewsDeepcool, Desktop, Hardware and Devices

Deepcool AK400 Air Cooler Review Deepcool has consistently offered quality products to the tech market at a very steep price tag. Their AK620 dual tower air cooler released last year is a prime example of this. Their latest offering, the AK400 is based on the same formula, but cheaper, to fit a much larger market. The AK400 is a smaller brother of the AK620. It is a single tower air cooler, with a low profile design to fit the rather unique market on a budget. This cooler ticks a lot of requirements of the audience it is targeting with its…

28 Feb

MSI Spatium M480 Play Review

Arka Mukherjee0 CommentsReviewsDesktop, Hardware and Devices, MSI

The latest generation consoles, notably the Sony PlayStation 5 and the Microsoft Xbox Series X|S support high-speed storage solutions like PCIe Gen4 NVMe. This has pushed gaming to a whole new level. The PlayStation 5 has a generic PCIe x4 slot that allows users to plug in any SSD up to the M.2 2280 form factor. Jumping into this freedom of customization, companies have started to come up with custom-made solutions to suit the console the best. MSI’s latest offering is one such product. MSI’s new offering is a part of the Spatium lineup of their SSDs. It is a…

28 Feb

MSI B550 Tomahawk In-depth Review and Testing

Tathagata Biswas0 CommentsReviewsDesktop, Hardware and Devices, MSI

MSI product lines can be broadly distributed into 5 broad categories, excluding the PRO and CREATOR offerings, they have three lineups targeted towards gamers, Kicking off the categories is the top-end series – MEG (MSI Enthusiast Gaming), the very absolute best, – MPG (MSI Performance Gaming), which is a great middle-ground of value and quality – MAG (MSI Arsenal Gaming ), which is the more value-oriented line up from MSI. Tomahawk models have been the flagship of their MAG offerings for several years and have managed to prove themselves worthy of appreciation, Making it one of the hottest entry-level boards…