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INTRODUCTION AMD’s Ryzen platform was one of the most highly anticipated launches in recent years, with everyone from industry insiders and media, to overclocking champions and gamers just waiting to see how these new multi-core processors performed. And while there have been some ups and downs along the way, many …

INTRODUCTION While we here at Bjorn3D typically focus on the top-end, enthusiast-level hardware, we frequently come across a piece of hardware that is a bit more tame. Take for example the XFX RX 460 4GB Heatsink Edition graphics card. Built with 1080p gaming in mind, the RX 460 provides beginner …

Asus ROG Strix GTX 1080 OC Edition 8GB GDDR5X (11Gbps) The GTX 1080 landed last year and quickly became the go-to choice for high-end graphics junkies and the dream card for a lot of gamers. Nvidia couldn’t leave great alone so they stuck 8GB of GDDR5X on the GTX 1080 …

Introduction The Seagate Guardian Series brings a massive 10TB of storage space in the 3.5’’ form factor. The Guardian Series from Seagate features a total of four lines of products targeted at various marketing segments: the Barracuda Pro for gamers, the Skyhawk for surveillance systems, the FireCuda for the mobile …

XFX Rs XXX Edition Rx 570 4GB OC Review The bears most of the RX 470’s specifications but is based on a slightly more mature 14nm fab process allowing for higher core and boost speeds and shares the same basic core. AMD did rename the Ellesmere PRO core to Polaris 20 …

Introduction In a sea of gaming PC cases, there are very few that pull the sleek, minimalistic look that many have come to love. I think for me it all started back with the Voodoo Omen that I really started to like cases that were simple, yet did an amazing …

Corsair Glaive RGB Gaming Mouse Review Hello, PC enthusiasts. Feast your eyes on the latest gaming peripheral from Corsair: The Glaive RGB Gaming Mouse. Looking at the spec list for the Glaive it is clear Corsair set out to make a titan in the gaming peripheral scene. With a 16K …

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 GAMING, Unleash The Beast!!! There’s just no way to hide it when EVGA puts out a GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 they have unleashed the beast! The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 is so beefy and ankle deep in geeky goodness that just holding …

INTRODUCTION You may be thinking you have gone back in time, but no, you read that correctly. This is in fact a review of the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. Cooler Master sent us the heatsink along with an AM4 mounting kit to review on the new AMD Ryzen platform. …

Corsair Force MP500 240GB M.2 NVMe SSD, Ridiculously Fast!!! NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) drives have been around for a couple of years now but the prices have dropped enough to make them available to a wider market segment. The Corsair Force Series MP500 240GB M.2 NVMe SSD comes in at a …

INTRODUCTION Coming off the heels of their very popular AI Crystal case, Anidees is back again today with their AI5S Window case. While the AI5S is not a totally redesigned product, and is based on their existing AI5 design, it does offer a few welcome changes. Anidees touts silence and …

AMD RYZEN 5 The new AMD RYZEN chip is AMD first CPU series going back what is ages in the industry that is able to go toe to toe with what Intel has fielded. Up until now, AMD focused more on the budget minded consumers, However that has all changed …

Corsair Force LE 480GB TLC SSD The Corsair Force LE 480GB TLC SSD sports a Phison PS3110-S10 controller and Toshiba’s 15nm TLC NAND flash, a formula we’ve seen on other drives from vendors that don’t produce their own controllers and NAND. Set as an entry level drive series with less expensive …

The new AMD RYZEN chip is AMD’s first CPU going back what is ages in the industry that is able to go toe to toe with what Intel has fielded. Up until now, AMD focused more on the budget minded consumers, however that has all changed with RYZEN! The RYZEN …

INTRODUCTION Here at Bjorn3D, we have recently been taking a look at quite a few products from new brands, and next up in the line is Riotoro. Formed in 2014 and based out of California, Riotoro recently reached out to us with their CR480 PC case. The Riotoro CR480 case …

Corsair Gaming K63 Compact Mechanical Keyboard The latest edition to Corsair’s extensive keyboard lineup comes in the form of the K63 compact mechanical keyboard. Aimed at the gaming crowd, the K63 is an entry level keyboard hitting the market at a price point of $80. Now, you may be asking …

Cooler Master MasterBox 5t Review The Cooler Master MasterBox 5t mid tower is a new updated version of the original MasterBox 5. Featuring a style easily reminiscent of the more expensive MasterCase 5t, the MasterBox 5t gives the entry to advanced level builder an option for a tower that has an …

Introduction Mechanical keyboards are fast becoming the “it” peripheral device right now, and there are many companies coming out with their own models. Cooler Master has done a really great job with their line, focusing on well built classic designs. They have gone outside the norm style wise on a few keyboards …

Kingston HyperX Predator 32GB CL15 3000MHz, The Predator Strikes! Kingston recently refreshed its DDR4 lineup to include HyperX Predator 32GB CL15 3000MHz. We first saw Kingston’s Predator offerings in a blazing fast HyperX Predator 480GB M.2. we reviewed back in March 2015. We were impressed with the 1.1GB write speed of that Predator and …

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC2 Gaming iCX Review The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC2 Gaming iCX is a new twist on the GTX 1070 and incorporates their new iCX cooler and pushes a 1594MHz base clock and a 1683MHz boost clock. The EVGA GTX 1070 SC2 iCX sports 4 + 1 …

Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2 is the current iteration of the now classic BlackWidow from Razer that first came out back in 2010. Razer has sought to improve their mechanical keyboards over the years and even started making their own variant of the Cherry …

Introduction Here at Bjorn3D, we seem to be on a steady roll of peripheral device reviews, and today we will be looking at the Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS gaming keyboard. The Alloy FPS we are looking at today features Cherry MX Brown keys for a tactile response and medium audio …

Introduction QNAP has always been one of the companies in the NAS industry that is quick to adopt new technology and offer different products than other manufactuers. The company is the first to incorporate AMD SoC into their NAS devices (TVS-x63 NAS) and also delivers the first Android NAS (TAS-268). …

  Crucial Ballistix Elite 2 x 8GB (16GB) DDR4 (15-16-16-35) Crucial has always been one of our go-to brands for reliability and ease of use, and now they have released Ballistix Elite at 3000MHz with reasonably tight timings of 15-16-16-35 and we were chomping at the bit to get the …

Cronos RGB 7.1 Headset Today we’ll be looking at a recent addition to the roster of gaming headsets produced by Tt eSPORTS, the Cronos RGB 7.1 Headset.  If you’re familiar with Tt eSPORTS’ line of headsets then you may already be familiar with the previous iterations of the Cronos that …

A NAS today is much more than just a place to store your data. In fact, if that is all you need then cloud storage is probably enough for you. No, a NAS today offers a lot more opportunities and features compared to just a dumb storage device. Whether is …

Tudia Cous Remote Control Electrical Outlets are a simple way to add convenience to turning on and off electrical appliances from the outlet. We normally go with higher technology on Bjorn3D, but this was just too good and affordable to not bring to the public’s eye. Many people are mobility …

ID-Cooling recently released its ICKKIMO 240W Dual Radiator White water cooling all-in-one setup. With white cases out there and mostly black water cooling solutions, we couldn’t pass this one up. Being an all-in-one water cooling solution, the ICEKIMO is a maintenance-free dual radiator water cooler aimed at Intel 1366, 2100-v3 …

Thermaltake was founded in 1999 and while they are a relatively young company in the marketplace they have risen to become one of the powerhouses in the hardware industry. Thermaltake is a major designer and builder of system cases, computer cooling components, Power Supply Unit (PSU), Storage enclosures’, peripherals, Luxa mobile …

Ventus Z Gaming Mouse To anyone familiar with the world of competitive gaming, more specifically eSports, Thermaltake should be amongst the most recognizable brands associated with it. Thermaltake boasts an absurd amount of products ranging from power supplies to coolers and all across the spectrum of gaming peripherals, which fall …

Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Razers original BlackWidow keyboard came out in 2010 and quickly became one of the most popular keyboards on the market. In August of 2014 Razer did a re-release of the BlackWidow in a Chroma edition that became the defacto choice of e-gamers worldwide …

Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Mechanical Keyboard Corsair has let another flagship product roll off the assembly line, the Corsair K95 RGB Platinum mechanical keyboard. Corsair knows flagship products as well as, if not better than, any company out there. When Corsair trots out a flagship it’s loaded with geeky goodness …

INTRODUCTION As we mentioned in our Genius Scorpion K20 gaming keyboard review, the gaming peripherals market is ever-expanding, thanks to the growth of gaming in general. Genius has stepped up to the plate with a few gaming peripherals of their own, and today we will be taking a look at …

Monster was created by musician and audiophile Noel Lee over 35 years ago when he realized that using lamp cord for audio cables was the weak point in audio systems. So he founded Monster Cable and over the years it has grown to cover more than just cables. They have …

INTRODUCTION The gaming peripherals market is truly one that is over-saturated. Nearly every hardware vendor is touting their own line of gaming keyboards, mice, headsets, and every other peripheral that they deem appropriate. Genius is also looking to make a stand in the gaming market, with their new Scorpion K20 …

INTRODUCTION In late 2016, Anidees released their AI Crystal case; a beautiful case with tempered glass side and front panels, the new standard for enthusiast PC cases. The AI Crystal was a hit from the start, with rave reviews from just about every outlet that took a look at the …

ADATA has evolved from its humble beginnings in 2001 with the philosophy of providing top notch memory solutions that enhance and enrich our digital lives. Leveraging their highly skilled engineers and state of the art manufacturing and combining them with amazing customer service results in the complete solution when it …

Thermaltake was founded in 1999 and while they are a relatively young company in the marketplace they have risen to become one of the powerhouses in the hardware industry. Thermaltake is a major designer and builder of system cases, computer cooling components, Power Supply Unit (PSU), Storage enclosures, peripherals, Luxa …

In Win was founded in 1985 around a simple but unique principle that is evident in their logo that features no sharp edges, a Zen principle that portrays the harmony between art and technology. Their focus on craftsmanship from the very beginning enables them to focus on the details and …

  Enermax Ostrog ADV Computer Case Introduction Enermax, founded in 1990, is a Taiwan-based company that offers a variety of products including cooling fans, CPU coolers, PC chassis’ and other peripherals. The Ostrog is a new series they have added to their mid-tower chassis roster. While attempting to discover the …