There is something about having the controls at your fingertips no matter what you have open. Fortunately, the engineers at Creative continue to up their game. Today we will be looking at their latest external Amp/DAC, the Sound Blaster G8 Hi-Res Gaming DUAL USB DAC and Amp.
In this review we will be looking at the Meshify 3 XL and appears to be a nice upgrade to the Mehsify case series. It features the same rockface front grill texture and high airflow design but offers many new features that people normally take for granted.
In this review we will be looking at a motherboard intended for the mainstream that does an extremely good job at hitting above its weight. We found that this board can trade blows with many X870 boards when paired up with a 9000 series processor and is available the popular Titanium color scheme
Creative has several released several versions of the Pebble speaker system to fit your audio needs. With the Pebble Nova Premium you get more power and that unique 45-degree soundstage. The secret to the new design is a Coaxial driver setup. This places the 3” woofer behind the 1” tweeter sharing the same axis so they can work together.
With the BAT 6+, Mad Catz has turned their design team loose on a true ambidextrous mouse with the same top of the line technology and customization. Will the BAT 6+ live up to the Mad Catz legacy? Let’s find out!
In terms of performance the DDR5-5600Mhz module featured in this review worked extremely well with predictable results. Overall, the timings were higher than expected but, still offered a good level of performance up to the 6000Mhz limit we found during our overclocking tests.
The chassis is extremely well designed and has a ton of options allowing you to build just about any type of system you want. If you are into full DIY watercooling the case supports up to a 420mm radiator in the motherboard tray along with 360mm or 280mm radiator on the included fan panel. Assuming you are in the low rent category you can easily replace the full waterloop with AIO coolers or even standard heatsinks and be happy with your build.
In this review we will be looking at a new fan design from Thermaltake called the SWAFAN. These fans are designed to be high pressure radiator fans with swappable fan blades allowing the user to decide the direction of the airflow and are available in both 120mm and 140mm variations.
The Yeyian Agile NL to be very similar to other popular microphones used for streaming. Audio quality is good and the included accessories are everything you will need to setup a recording studio either in a dedicated sound stage or at your gaming desk.
As a music soundbar the Cyber Acoustics CA-2890BT USB Speaker is better than your onboard sound or even your phone but it lacks the power to rival true Bluetooth speakers. Still, I found it handy on my laptop and plan to add it to my travel kit going forward. If only it had a travel bag!
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