Reviews

Fractal Design Torrent Compact chassis review: simply fabulous

Our favourite case of 2021 gets slimmed down in both price and stature for one of the best showings of the year.

be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 850W PSU review: hitting the right notes

be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 850W makes a good case for your next PC build as a no-nonsense power supply suited for most situations.

WD Black SN770 NVMe 1TB SSD review: PCIe 4.0 goes mainstream

WD SN770 provides a welcome performance boost to the SSD series, breathing new life into the brand's mainstream portfolio.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming OC review: go big or go home

Overclocking well when dialled in manually, this is a good card for high-framerate FHD gaming with the latest technologies in tow.

Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual OC review: RTX goes mainstream

Built on existing Ampere technology, RTX 3050 is a fine card primed for high-framerate gaming at an ubiquitous FHD resolution.

Philips Brilliance 498P9Z 32:9 SuperWide monitor review: a right stunner

5120x1440 at 165Hz. Can the SuperWide Philips Brilliance Philips Brilliance 498P9Z excel at both gaming and productivity?

XFX Radeon RX 6500 XT Speedster Black Quicksilver 210 review: missed opportunity

Acceptable to casual gamers who want a step up from integrated graphics, we’d recommend triple-A title hunters look elsewhere.

ASRock Z690 Taichi motherboard review: premium performance

ASRock Z690 Taichi is a motherboard that's superb in some areas and average in others, but it undoubtedly has a killer style.

Intel Core i5-12400 review: the one to go for

An astoundingly good-value CPU that puts AMD into a pickle.