Category - Reviews

Creative Sound Blaster X5 in long-term test with teardown – Plastic sound with highs and lows from a dark plastic box

What goes around comes around, and I was already a bit torn during the test 5 months ago, so I decided not to judge the Creative Sound Blaster X5 on my first impressions, but to run it in parallel with my HIFIMAN EF 400 for a longer time with various headphones alternately. In principle, not much has changed in the acoustically oriented judgment [...]


The ASUS ROG Strix XG27AQMR Review – A real eSports gaming monitor?

Whenever you think IPS panels have reached the end of their raison d’être, ASUS ROG comes along. They’re sending another monitor into the race to win the favor of eSports gamers. The ASUS ROG Strix XG27AQMR is a 1440p monitor with a Fast IPS panel and offers up to 300Hz refresh rate. What makes this IPS panel special is the use of IGZO [...]


Cooler Master MasterAir MA824 Stealth Review – A new, brute top performer

The last time we tested a MasterAir air cooler, it was already of considerable dimensions and offered quite a bit of cooling performance. And now, just over 2 years later, there is a successor that is supposed to offer even more? Let’s take a closer look at Cooler Master’s new flagship! If you would like to read the first review in [...]


NiPoGi AM06 Pro Mini PC Review – Variety is a must!

So that it doesn’t get too monotonous for us here in the niche of small computers with the manufacturer Beelink, we’ll take a look at something from the brand NiPoGi today. You won’t find a website for them apart from Amazon, but it can’t hurt to take a look, can it? Packaging and scope of delivery The mini-PC comes in a [...]


Fractal Design Terra ITX case Review – Optional sliding box of tricks

It was less than half a year ago when we last reviewed an ITX case from Fractal Design, and yet we already have another one. The Terra combines the elegant look with real wood from the “North” ATX cases with a small case that still has a trick up its sleeve. Click here for the article of the latest ITX case from Fractal Design: [...]


Real case modding: sandblasting and coating with Cerakote

There are many hobbies (or ways to waste money and especially time) and one of them is case modding. And it is not meant in today’s article the assembly of purchased RGB-lit components, but still real manual work and customization. And so today we will write about our experience with sandblasting and coating with Cerakote. We, that is [...]