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Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Champion Series

Converting the unconvertable

Corsair K65 RGB Mini Keyboard

A tiny 60-percent keyboard that makes a big noise

Creative Sound BlasterX G6

Can this external DAC blast its way into your life?

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

Big Navi slims down and speeds up

Virtual Reality In 2021

How close to a different reality can virtual reality really take us? Sam Lewis

A Colossal Secret

Ian Evenden discovers how British WWII braniacs, faced with an impossible task, helped save millions of lives and invented the computer as we know it

Vive Cosmos Elite

Where does Vive’s latest headset stand in the VR world?

Razer Kiyo Pro

Capturing the moment

Phanteks Evolv Shift 2 Air

Super-compact madness

Gigabyte Aorus 17G

Strong, mean, desktop rivaling machine?

Intel Core i9-11900K

Oh boy, here we go...

THE WORLD OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Digital cash, mining, and a grim look at the future of graphics cards.

Lenovo Legion Y25-25

IPS and 240Hz for a price you can afford

Corsair K70 RGB TKL

Slick updates all around

Endgame Gear XM1 RGB Dark Frost

Raw performance and only minor niggles? We're in!

A POTTED HISTORY OF LINUX

Or how a 21-year-old’s bedroom coding project took over the world and a few other things along the way.

SteelSeries Arctis 9 $170

A LOT OF HEADSETS seem to have at least one or two things that hold them back from being great, either to reduce the cost, or to help one aspect of the headset exceed at the expense of another. The Arctis 9, on the other hand, does everything that is thrown at it very well indeed.

X by Kygo A11/800 $249

X BY KYGO is a fairly new brand imagined by Norwegian DJ Kygo himself. This pair, the A11/800, fit towards the higher end of the lineup, with a simple yet effective monocolored look.

Sony WH-1000XM4 $348

AT FIRST GLANCE, you might not get the sense that these headphones contain some serious power under the hood, as this power is hidden under an elegant and sleek body. Its smooth matte monocolored finish pushes the idea that Sony wanted sophistication with substance.

Sennheiser HD450BT Wireless $200

YOU ALL KNOW of Sennheiser, as an audio powerhouse at the forefront of sound. The HD450BT is a very well-rounded pair of headphones, sitting in the company’s low to mid-range price bracket at $200.

MSI Immerse GH50 Gaming Headset $75

SITTING AT the budget end of the headsets we have in this battle is MSI with its Immerse GH50 cans. They are a decent-looking pair, with a gunmetal-gray finish and an RGB MSI emblem sitting proudly on each cup. The RGB is quite subtle, at least.

Netgear Nighthawk XR1000

Excellent wireless, but we demand more ports

Razer Book 13

A new chapter

Logitech Pro X Wireless $200

LOGITECH and peripherals go hand in hand. The Pro X wireless is Logitech’s range-topping gaming headset, and you get a sense of this straight out of the box with the build quality, design, and sturdiness of the Pro X wireless.

Razer Blackshark V2 $100

AS FAR AS gaming peripherals are concerned, Razer seems to know how to make a strong product. As soon as you open the box you’re greeted with a card declaring: “Sound is just as important as sight when you’re in-game.” It’s not wrong, and the Blackshark V2 is a good example of this. It sits in the budget end of the group here, but don’t let the price fool you.

Audeze Penrose Planar Magnetic Headset $299

AUDEZE has used its phenomenal audio knowledge to create a very solid gaming headset. The company is more traditionally known for high-end planar magnetic headphones but has dipped into the world of gaming with the Penrose.

And the champion is…SONY WH-1000XM4

SO, how did we get here? In our little head-to-head, we ended up having a lot of similar scores through one reason or another.

Corsair HS60 Haptic $120

IF WHITE CAMO is your thing, or you can overlook the fact that this is white camo, then the HS60 is a good contender for this battle. Looks aren’t everything, remember.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

The usurper has come

1TB Samsung 870 EVO

Can Samsung teach old SATA new tricks?