Weekend Review Roundup – Sound Blaster X3, Gaming Headsets & More

Accessories:
Glorious Modular Mechanical Gaming Keyboard @ TweakTown

Storage:
SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD @ ThinkComputers
Lexar SL100 Pro 1TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable SSD Review @ NikKTech
Crucial X8 2TB Portable SSD @ FunkyKit

Audio:
FiiO FD1 Hi-Res Beryllium In Ear Monitors @ NikKTech
Sound Blaster X3 @ LanOC
SteelSeries Arctis 9 Wireless Gaming Headset @ [M]adShrimps

Systems:
EK Fluid Gaming Vanquish 275-AG Liquid-Cooled Gaming PC @ TweakTown

Western Digital SN550 500GB M.2 NVMe SSD

The performance of this drive is fantastic, and we saw that in testing with CDM pushing past marketing numbers at ~2400 MB/s read and ~1800 MB/s write. ATTO showed the amazing consistency of the drive holding both read and write performance solid through 64M while PCMark System Drive put it to the test, and it came away second only to the MP9+.

Read more @ TweakTown

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 Trinity

In this review, we benchmark the GeForce RTX 3080 from ZOTAC, a very lovely customized yet reference clocked product. It attempts to offer close to reference performance, good acoustics as well as a friendly design. All priced rationally as well, we hope as the initial stock ran out faster then I can spell my name.

Read more @ Guru3D

ASRock Z490 AQUA

The Z490 Aqua comes equipped as a premium feature motherboard. The large integrated monoblock which cools both the CPU and the board’s power delivery, amd it now features a very cool OLED display. There is also integrated Thunderbolt 3, 10 gigabit Ethernet, as well as its large 16-phase power delivery. 

Read more @ AnandTech

ASRock B550 Extreme4

Today we’ll be taking a look at the B550 Extreme4. The Extreme4 series is well known for its great value and high performance. This is one of the reasons why it became a popular option for gamers over the years. The Extreme4 looks similar to other ASRock’s motherboards, like the Velocita or the Steel Legend, but they all have significant differences.

Read more @ FunkyKit

Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3600 2x32GB

As you can see in our photo above, the Crucial Ballistix’s retail box design is quite different. For one thing, the Crucial branding is back. Other Ballistix kits I have reviewed the last few times all had their Crucial branding removed. The predominantly navy blue card stock packaging is as compact and simple as it gets.

Read more @ APH Networks

CORSAIR K100 RGB OPX Review Roundup

CORSAIR has released a number of new products in recent weeks, and today the company is launching their latest keyboard: the K100 RGB. This new model represents “the pinnacle of CORSAIR keyboards”, according to the company, “offering the cutting-edge performance, style, durability, and customization that gamers need to stand above the rest”.

Read more @ PC Perspective, Guru3D, KitGuru, TechPowerUp, ThinkComputers, Neoseeker