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BenQ EL2870U review: budget 4K HDR comes at a cost
Today, we’re looking at one of the most affordable HDR-capable monitors, the £329 EL2870U from BenQ. As well as having better looking pixels, this 28-inch monitor also promises more of them, thanks to its 4K Ultra HD resolution. It sounds like a winning combination, but have BenQ made too many sacrifices to hit this low…
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Speedlink Trailblazer racing wheel
Today we’re taking a look at a mid-range racing wheel and pedals, the Speedlink Trailblazer. This racing wheel certainly looks the business, but how does it perform in Dirt 4? Let’s put it to the test! Manufacturer’s features and specifications Xbox One®, PlayStation® 3, 4 and PC gaming racing wheel Minimal shifting times thanks to professional…
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NZXT announce Noctis 450 ROG Special Edition case
NZXT have made their name with a series of bold, sculpted PC cases that go way beyond the standard ‘black metal cuboid’ design. We loved their Phantom and Manta cases when we’ve had them in for reviews, and their latest creation looks exciting too. It’s the Noctis 450 Special Edition ROG, a custom variant of…
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Fnatic Duel modular gaming headset review: TMA-2 goes esports
The Fnatic Duel is something special: a modular gaming headset. That means you can set it up as a lightweight set of headphones for your smartphone, or as a more immersive headset for gaming at your PC. The headphones have an impressive sonic pedigree as well, as they’re actually a rebranded version of AIAIAI’s well-regarded TMA-2 headphones.…
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Dark Souls II review (PS3, PC)
Dark Souls came out of nowhere to become one of the best RPGs of the decade, offering heaps of challenge, an oppressively immersive world and a creative managerie of enemies and bosses. Where the original was a slow burner, Dark Souls II has been on the collective gamer’s conscious for some time. Now that the…
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Lian Li PC-Z60
Introduction The Taiwanese Lian Li is well known for their high quality PC and NAS cases, they also have PSU’s and chassis-related accessories. Lian Li sent me the aluminum black PC-Z60 ATX case to review and that’s what we’ll be talking about today. Specifications Unboxing and accessories The PC-Z60 comes in a reasonably…
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SteelSeries Siberia v2 – Natus Vincere edition
Introduction It’s hard to be a PC gamer and not hear of SteelSeries. They’re renowned for some of the highest quality gaming peripherals produced today. Partnered with some of the biggest games companies in the world, and sponsoring some of the best professional gaming teams; SteelSeries are hard to avoid. Today I’m looking at the…
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Cryo PC Alto – Part 2
Introduction Yesterday we took a look at the raw performance of the Cryo PC Alto HTPC. Today it’s more about the usage experience. I won’t lie to you, it’s going to get subjective and opinionated, but that’s what makes these types of reviews that much more fun. Media Viewing With an HTPC, one of the…
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Cryo PC Alto – Part 1
Introduction Media PCs and media centres are becoming more and more common, especially with people losing a little faith in their stalwart desktop system. Today I’m looking at a rig from Cryo PC that looks to bridge the gap between traditional desktop and media centre, offering decent performance in a lounge setting, with some media…
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Sapphire Edge Mini PC
Introduction Well here’s an alternative to the HTPC and lounge media center, possibly the smallest full scale PC around: the Sapphire Edge Mini PC. It’s about the size of a DVD case and comes packing HDMI out, dual core atom CPU, a 512 MB nVidia ION 2 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 250GB of storage and…