Reviews | PC Perspective https://pcper.com A Leader in PC Hardware Reviews and News Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:37:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pcper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-8a2f-podcast163-mp3-image.png Reviews | PC Perspective https://pcper.com 32 32 Alienware AW3225QF 4K QD-OLED Monitor Review https://pcper.com/2024/04/alienware-aw3225qf-4k-qd-oled-monitor-review/ https://pcper.com/2024/04/alienware-aw3225qf-4k-qd-oled-monitor-review/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:37:22 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=282845 For a few years now, gaming OLED monitors have been out there like the hyper cars of the gaming nerd world. The game-changing performance truly had to be experienced to be believed.…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/04/alienware-aw3225qf-4k-qd-oled-monitor-review/feed/ 1 CORSAIR M75 WIRELESS Lightweight RGB Gaming Mouse Quick Review https://pcper.com/2024/04/corsair-m75-wireless-lightweight-rgb-gaming-mouse-review/ https://pcper.com/2024/04/corsair-m75-wireless-lightweight-rgb-gaming-mouse-review/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:57:08 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=282806 Corsair's latest wireless mouse, the M75 WIRELESS which the company sent over for this review, is an understated-looking product with a modest RGB implementation and - more importantly - an ambidextrous design.

This…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/04/corsair-m75-wireless-lightweight-rgb-gaming-mouse-review/feed/ 0 Thermaltake CTE C700 TG Mid Tower Case Review https://pcper.com/2024/04/thermaltake-cte-c700-tg-mid-tower-case-review/ https://pcper.com/2024/04/thermaltake-cte-c700-tg-mid-tower-case-review/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2024 23:04:30 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=282693 Thermaltake and I have a long history, and I’ve been a bit rough on many of the review samples I’ve received. Hopefully they keep sending me cases, or at least take some…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/04/thermaltake-cte-c700-tg-mid-tower-case-review/feed/ 4 ECSIPC LIVA Z5 PLUS Mini PC Review https://pcper.com/2024/03/ecs-liva-z5-plus-mini-pc-review/ https://pcper.com/2024/03/ecs-liva-z5-plus-mini-pc-review/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:56:09 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=282237 It has been nearly ten years since I first went hands on with one of the LIVA mini PCs from ECS, with that original LIVA in 2014 the smallest personal computer…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/03/ecs-liva-z5-plus-mini-pc-review/feed/ 1 CORSAIR K65 PLUS WIRELESS 75% RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review https://pcper.com/2024/03/k65-plus-wireless-75-rgb-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-review/ https://pcper.com/2024/03/k65-plus-wireless-75-rgb-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-review/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:44:53 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=282312 Corsair’s latest mechanical gaming keyboard is a compact model in the K65 series, but it isn’t a 65% keyboard; this new K65 PLUS is actually 75%. It offers premium features like…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/03/k65-plus-wireless-75-rgb-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-review/feed/ 0 The Fosi Audio LC30 VU Meter Amplifier And Speaker Selector https://pcper.com/2024/03/the-fosi-audio-lc30-vu-meter-amplifier-and-speaker-selector/ https://pcper.com/2024/03/the-fosi-audio-lc30-vu-meter-amplifier-and-speaker-selector/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2024 09:24:08 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=282066 Fosi Audio has been trending towards simplicity lately, with their amps dropping all but the volume control. The LC30 is a complete change in direction, offering lights, moving pointers and even a…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/03/the-fosi-audio-lc30-vu-meter-amplifier-and-speaker-selector/feed/ 1 Crucial T705 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD Review https://pcper.com/2024/03/crucial-t705-pcie-gen5-nvme-ssd-review/ https://pcper.com/2024/03/crucial-t705-pcie-gen5-nvme-ssd-review/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:29:38 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=282263 When we looked at Crucial's initial PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD product, the T700, last July, it was truly in a class by itself. Since then other manufacturers have brought their own…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/03/crucial-t705-pcie-gen5-nvme-ssd-review/feed/ 0 Sapphire PURE Radeon RX 7900 GRE Review – Enter the Golden Rabbit https://pcper.com/2024/02/sapphire-pure-radeon-rx-7900-gre-review-enter-the-golden-rabbit/ https://pcper.com/2024/02/sapphire-pure-radeon-rx-7900-gre-review-enter-the-golden-rabbit/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:00:46 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=282109 It’s here: the Golden Rabbit Edition. No longer a China exclusive, the GRE is now available worldwide, and it helps to fill in the upper midrange product offering in the Radeon 7000…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/02/sapphire-pure-radeon-rx-7900-gre-review-enter-the-golden-rabbit/feed/ 0 CORSAIR A115 CPU Air Cooler Review – A Massive New Contender https://pcper.com/2024/02/corsair-a115-cpu-air-cooler-review-a-massive-new-contender/ https://pcper.com/2024/02/corsair-a115-cpu-air-cooler-review-a-massive-new-contender/#comments Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:57:59 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=281952 Corsair is a big name in liquid cooling, of course, but they aren’t strangers to the CPU air cooler market, either. Remember the A500? Ok, so that one wasn’t especially popular…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/02/corsair-a115-cpu-air-cooler-review-a-massive-new-contender/feed/ 1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Founders Edition Review https://pcper.com/2024/01/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-super-founders-edition-review/ https://pcper.com/2024/01/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-super-founders-edition-review/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:00:12 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=281712 I will begin this review with a rant. A rant about the original GeForce RTX 4080, and its list price.

At $1199 USD the GeForce RTX 4080 was a product that perfectly illustrated…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/01/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-super-founders-edition-review/feed/ 1 Fosi ZA3, Go Big When You Go Home https://pcper.com/2024/01/fosi-za3-go-big-when-you-go-home/ https://pcper.com/2024/01/fosi-za3-go-big-when-you-go-home/#comments Fri, 26 Jan 2024 23:16:52 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=281102 Fosi expanded their imaginations and created something a little different from their previous Class-D amps with the Fosi ZA3.  This model is significantly larger than the previous ones, it takes up the…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/01/fosi-za3-go-big-when-you-go-home/feed/ 2 AMD Radeon RX 7600XT 16GB Launch and XFX QICK 309 Review https://pcper.com/2024/01/amd-radeon-rx-7600xt-16gb-launch-and-xfx-qick-309-review/ https://pcper.com/2024/01/amd-radeon-rx-7600xt-16gb-launch-and-xfx-qick-309-review/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:49:39 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=281592 The past several weeks have seen new CPU and GPU launches from multiple vendors, but this is expected after a rather busy CES this year. AMD is part of that with a…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/01/amd-radeon-rx-7600xt-16gb-launch-and-xfx-qick-309-review/feed/ 3 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB Review – Featuring the SAPPHIRE PULSE https://pcper.com/2024/01/amd-radeon-rx-7600-xt-16gb-review-featuring-the-sapphire-pulse/ https://pcper.com/2024/01/amd-radeon-rx-7600-xt-16gb-review-featuring-the-sapphire-pulse/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:00:44 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=281542 AMD's latest graphics card is here, though we have seen this GPU before. At the heart of this new Radeon RX 7600 XT lives Navi 33, and both the original RX 7600…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/01/amd-radeon-rx-7600-xt-16gb-review-featuring-the-sapphire-pulse/feed/ 1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Review – Featuring ASUS https://pcper.com/2024/01/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-super-review-featuring-asus/ https://pcper.com/2024/01/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-super-review-featuring-asus/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=281460 The second of NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX SUPER cards is launching, and this one might be more interesting than the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. In a nutshell, the GeForce RTX 4070…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/01/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-super-review-featuring-asus/feed/ 2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super Founders Edition Review https://pcper.com/2024/01/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-super-founders-edition-review/ https://pcper.com/2024/01/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-super-founders-edition-review/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:59:57 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=281330 RTX SUPER cards are back after skipping a generation, and we have a Founders Edition of the new GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER on hand. At $599 USD this takes the place…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/01/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-super-founders-edition-review/feed/ 2 CORSAIR K55 CORE Gaming Keyboard Quick Look Review https://pcper.com/2024/01/corsair-k55-core-gaming-keyboard-quick-look-review/ https://pcper.com/2024/01/corsair-k55-core-gaming-keyboard-quick-look-review/#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:21:49 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=281129 Today we’re taking a look at a new low-cost gaming keyboard from Corsair, the K55 CORE, which is hitting retail channels at just $39.99 USD. You won't be getting mechanical key…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/01/corsair-k55-core-gaming-keyboard-quick-look-review/feed/ 3 The AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 Capture Card, Model GC553G2 https://pcper.com/2023/12/the-avermedia-live-gamer-ultra-2-1-capture-card-model-gc553g2the-avermedia-hdmi-2-1-capture-card-model-gc553g2/ https://pcper.com/2023/12/the-avermedia-live-gamer-ultra-2-1-capture-card-model-gc553g2the-avermedia-hdmi-2-1-capture-card-model-gc553g2/#respond Thu, 21 Dec 2023 02:55:43 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=280994 Streaming is very popular, but can be daunting if you want to do it right.  It's not quite as simple as pushing a button on your PC to stream your gaming to…]]> https://pcper.com/2023/12/the-avermedia-live-gamer-ultra-2-1-capture-card-model-gc553g2the-avermedia-hdmi-2-1-capture-card-model-gc553g2/feed/ 0 PNY Elite-X Type-C USB 3.2 128GB Flash Drive https://pcper.com/2023/12/pny-elite-x-type-c-usb-3-2-128gb-flash-drive/ https://pcper.com/2023/12/pny-elite-x-type-c-usb-3-2-128gb-flash-drive/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:01:37 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=280843 Spoiler alert!  The 128GB PNY Elite-X Type-C flash drive is $15, the 256GB is an even more respectable $26.  The days of charging a USB-C tax are drawing to an…]]> https://pcper.com/2023/12/pny-elite-x-type-c-usb-3-2-128gb-flash-drive/feed/ 0 Chopping AMD’s Fastest Desktop CPU in Half for Better Performance https://pcper.com/2023/12/downgrading-amds-fastest-desktop-cpu-for-better-performance/ https://pcper.com/2023/12/downgrading-amds-fastest-desktop-cpu-for-better-performance/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:00:37 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=280816 This will probably not come as news to most people, but Advanced Micro Devices, sometimes abbreviated as "A.M.D.", has been a staple of the DIY enthusiast space for a very long time,…]]> https://pcper.com/2023/12/downgrading-amds-fastest-desktop-cpu-for-better-performance/feed/ 12 Monoprice’s Exceptionally Flat 40in UWQHD CrystalPro Monitor https://pcper.com/2023/12/monoprices-exceptionally-flat-monitor/ https://pcper.com/2023/12/monoprices-exceptionally-flat-monitor/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2023 13:01:45 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=280726 The battle for our eyeballs and wallets has changed from 1080p versus 1440p to a choice between 4k or ultrawide resolutions, such as the 3440 x 1440 CrystalPro monitor from Monoprice.  NVIDIA's…]]> https://pcper.com/2023/12/monoprices-exceptionally-flat-monitor/feed/ 3