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Audio Visual:
beyerdynamic MMX 330 PRO Gaming Headset @ NikKTech
ASUS ROG Kithara Gaming Headset @ ThinkComputers
Keyboard, Mouse:
Razer Pro Click V2 Vertical Mouse @ Madshrimps
Endgame Gear XM2w 4K V2 @ TechPowerUp
Cases, Cooling:
ASRock Phantom Gaming 360 LCD AIO CPU Cooler @ FunkyKit
Fractal Design North (XL) Momentum Edition @ guru3D
Fractal Design North Momentum Edition @ TechPowerUp
Fractal Design North Momentum Edition @ APHnetworks
GAMEMAX N80 Midi Tower @ NikKTech
levelplay CL 360 HUD Liquid CPU Cooler @ ThinkComputers
be quiet! Light Base 500 LX @ TechPowerUp
Noctua NH-D15 G2 chromax.black @ TechPowerUp
HYTE X50 PC Case @ ThinkComputers
Storage:
WD Maps Out 100TB+ HDD Roadmap and Performance Breakthroughs for AI Storage @ Storage Review
Fractal Design North Momentum Edition @ TechPowerUp
Motherboard, Memory, CPU:
MSI MAG B850 GAMING PLUS MAX WiFi @ FunkyKit
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D @ Neoseeker
Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x24GB DDR5 RAM @ APHnetworks
ASRock X870 Taichi Creator Motherboard @ TweakTown
Crucial DDR5 Pro OC Memory DDR5-6400 16GB Dual-Channel Memory @ TweakTown
Kingston Fury Renegade CUDIMM DDR5-8400 48 GB CL40 @ TechPowerUp
ASRock X870E Taichi OCF AMD AM5 Motherboard @ OCinside
PSU:
Thermaltake Toughpower PT 1200W 80 PLUS Platinum @ FunkyKit
Lian Li RS1200G 80 PLUS Gold ATX 3.1 @ TweakTown
Portable, Prebuilt:
GMKtec M6 Ultra @ ThinkComputers
Intel Panther Lake (Zenbook Duo) @ TechPowerUp
RedMagic 11 Pro @ HotHardware
Misc:
Nitro Concepts Immersion Metahaptics Kit @ TweakTown
Far out, the weeks are flying by.
     
     
     
     
Monday Night Reviews
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Monday, 2-February-2026 23:00:38 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Motherboard & CPU:
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Review: A Polished Evolution of X3D CPUs on StorageReview.
NZXT N7 B850 motherboard on TechPowerUp.
Input etc:
CORSAIR SABRE v2 PRO Wireless MG Gaming Mouse on FunkyKit.
ASUS ROG Harpe II Ace on TechPowerUp.
CHERRY XTRFY MX 8.3 TKL WIRELESS Gaming Keyboard on MadShrimps.
AULA F108 Pro Wireless Gaming Keyboard on FunkyKit.
AULA F87 Pro Wireless Mechanical Keyboard on FunkyKit.
EPOMAKER HE30 One-Handed Gaming Keyboard on FunkyKit.
Endgame Gear OP1 8K V2 mouse on TechPowerUp.
Memory:
ASUS ROG Harpe II Ace mouse on MadShrimps.
KLEVV CRAS V RGB DDR5-9200 CUDIMM 48GB Dual-Channel Memory Kit on Tweaktown.
Storage:
KLEVV CRAS C925G 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD on NikKTech.
SilverStone MS12-40G SSD Enclosure on TechPowerUp.
Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 Review: 2U 10GbE NAS With Redundant Power & NVMe Cache on StorageReview.
Patriot iLuxe Cube phone backup widget on ThinkComputers.
DapuStor Roealsen6 R6301 12.8TB AIC SSD on Tweaktown.
DapuStor Roealsen6 R6101C 7.68TB Enterprise SSD on Tweaktown.
Portable & Prebuilt:
Geekom Geekbook X14 Pro Review: Core Ultra 9, OLED 120Hz, 2TB SSD on Guru3D.
GEEKOM AX8 Max mini-PC on TechPowerUp.
Cooling:
FSP NP5 Black on TechPowerUp.
FSP MP7 Black CPU Cooler on NikKTech.
NVIDIA DGX Spark Thermal Test: How OEM Cooling Designs Stack Up on StorageReview.
Misc:
Gooloo A3 & GT4000S Jump Starters on NikKTech.
Zendure App Guide Video (Youtube) for solar control on FunkyHome.
Sharkoon OfficePal C50 chair on TechPowerUp.
AMD AI Bundle software on TechPowerUp.
SAMA V60 Computer Case on APHNetworks.
OpenClaw: The AI Agent That Actually Does Stuff (A Reflection) on Tweaktown.
Retro Gaming February 2026
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Sunday, 1-February-2026 18:07:28 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN
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This month's "Retro Let's Play" for February isn't a single game.
Welcome to eXoDOS
click for the thread!
Covering 4 decades and 7633 MS-DOS games (so far), eXoDOS is ready to play, including manuals, videos, and extra content.
There's a "media add-on pack", 220gb of scans and rips of Magazines, Books, Catalogues, Soundtracks, and TV Shows\Documentaries related to the MS-DOS games era, expect to lose several hours if not days in there.
There just isn't enough space in a 100 forum posts to describe this incredible work, you really just have to dive in and try it out yourself. I highly recommend you start with the lite version and the media pack, but all signs point to yes, you will be back for the full release soon enough.
Don't be afraid to jump in and try. There's no competition, need to complete the games or post high scores. It's all about the experience, the subjective nostalgia, and the objective history of the titles.
Friday again!
     
     
     
     
Friday Afternoon Reviews
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Friday, 30-January-2026 15:11:01 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Motherboard & CPU:
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU on Guru3D.
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Review: The Best Gaming CPU, Boosted on HotHardware.
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Review - The best gaming chip just got better on Tweaktown.
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Review - The Best Just Got Better on TechPowerUp.
ASRock B850 LiveMixer Wi-Fi on TechPowerUp.
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H Review: Panther Lake Tests Strong on HotHardware.
Power Supply:
SilverStone Extreme 650Rz Gold 650W Power Supply on APHNetworks.
be quiet! Pure Zone 2 1200W ATX 3.1 Power Supply Unit on NikKTech.
be quiet! Dark Power 14 850 W ATX 3.1 on TechPowerUp.
Cases:
InWin Shift Open-Framed Chassis on Tweaktown.
SilverStone FLP02 Retro Inspired Case on HWAsylum.
Thermaltake View 600 TG Butter Caramel sounds delicious on TechPowerUp.
Lian Li Lancool 217 INF Midi Tower on NikKTech.
Cougar CFV235 PC Case Review: Unique Looks on Guru3D.
Cooler Master MasterFrame 360 Panorama Computer Case on APHNetworks.
Storage:
OWC Express 1M2 SSD Enclosure on TechPowerUp.
WD Red Pro 26TB NAS Drive on ThePCEnthusiast.
Happy Australia Day
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Monday, 26-January-2026 14:34:13 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Happy Australia Day! Congrats to those who received an honour in the Australia Day honours this year.
Thanks to mpot this week! Lots of wordy ones this week. You know what, why don't you all go ahead and take Monday off. You deserve it.
     
     
     
     
Also let me know if anything weird is going on with our emails because I have changed how we send them. Thanks!
Thursday Evening Reviews
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Thursday, 22-January-2026 21:50:55 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN
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Audio Visual:
Aura Triple Boost 14 Pro Review @ TweakTown
Dell UltraSharp 52 @ HotHardware
CONSPIT CSD SimHub Dashboard Race Display @ TweakTown
Keyboard, Mouse:
MARVO NIRO 50 Wireless Gaming Mouse @ Madshrimps
Epomaker Magcore65 Lite Wireless Inductive Keyboard @ APHnetworks
EPOMAKER TH99 PRO Keyboard @ FunkyKit
Glorious Model D3 Wireless @ TechPowerUp
Epomaker EA75 75% Compact Keyboard @ Madshrimps
Fractal Design Pop 2 Air Black TG RGB Computer Case @ ThinkComputers
Cases, Cooling:
Arctic P12 Pro Reverse A-RGB Black @ OCinside
Montech King 45 Pro Mid-Tower Chassis @ TweakTown
Ocypus Sigma L36 BK ARGB @ TechPowerUp
ID-Cooling FX360 LCD PE Liquid CPU Cooler @ TweakTown
Fractal Design Pop 2 Air Black TG RGB Computer Case @ APHnetworks
Noctua NH-D15 G2 chromax.black CPU Cooler @ guru3D
TRYX ROTA Pro 120 Black Cooling Fan @ TweakTown
NZXT Kraken Core 360 RGB Liquid CPU Cooler @ ThinkComputers
Storage:
Team Group GA Pro 2 TB @ TechPowerUp
Motherboard, Memory:
Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR5-6400 UDIMM 32GB Dual-Channel Memory @ TweakTown
ASRock X870E Taichi OCF @ TweakTown
MSI MEG Z890 ACE Motherboard @ NikKTech
PSU:
SAMA P1000 80Plus Platinum 1000W PSU @ FunkyKit
Video Card:
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X PZ @ TechPowerUp
Portable, Prebuilt:
Dune HD Max 8K Dolby Vision & HDR10+ Media Player @ NikKTech
Beelink EQi12 Mini PC @ TweakTown
A few sites reported on CES this year and give us their best and worst in show for 2026.
One big talking point being how tone deaf AMD was. They did actually release a couple of consumer SKU's, but the news was lost in the AI data centre terror screaming.
TweakTown's CES 2026 Top Picks @ TweakTown
Worst in Show awards 2026 @ WorstinShow
TechPowerUp Best of CES 2026 @ TechPowerUp
HotHardware’s 12 Best Of CES 2026 @ HotHardware
CES 2026 worst in show @ theRegister
Retro Misc Pics
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Friday, 16-January-2026 15:15:45 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Driving interstate today, so here's Retro Misc Pics from July 2013:
5th July 2013:
     
     
     
     
     
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It's been a sad week in the AggCave. Floyd, my shadow of 17 years, succumbed to his deteriorating kidneys on Saturday. I've known him since he was about 18 hours old - he's been a (literally and figuratively) huge part of our family since the kids were babies and leaves a big hole in our lives. Whenever I was working from home he would sit in his camp chair next to mine and would follow me around the house wherever I went. He would greet me when I came home from work every day. A gentle giant loved by all who met him. We already miss him terribly.
He was also my unseen sidekick in much of OCAU's history, hanging out in the AggCave with me, and helping with, for example, herding the OCows:
Click for the pets RIP thread
Tuesday Night Reviews
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Tuesday, 13-January-2026 21:52:41 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Motherboard & CPU:
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero BTF on TechPowerUp.
ASRock X870E Taichi OCF on FunkyKit.
ASUS ROG Strix B860-F Gaming Wi-Fi on TechPowerUp.
Video Cards:
ASUS ROG Matrix Platinum GeForce RTX 5090 on Tweaktown.
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua OC Edition on Tweaktown.
ASUS RTX 5080 Noctua Edition on Vortez.
ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Monster Hunter Wilds Edition on Tweaktown.
Memory:
Exceleram #42 DDR5-6000 32 GB CL32 on TechPowerUp.
Kingston FURY Beast RGB 64GB DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory Kit on FunkyKit.
KLEVV URBANE V RGB 48GB DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory Kit on FunkyKit.
Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6400 2x24GB DDR5 RAM on APHNetworks.
Storage:
Crucial X10 2TB Portable SSD on OCInside.
Solidigm D7-PS1010 E1.S 7.68TB Enterprise SSD on Tweaktown.
SK hynix Platinum P51 2TB SSD on Tweaktown.
Biwin Black Opal X570 Pro 8TB SSD on Tweaktown.
Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB SSD on Tweaktown.
Cases:
Fractal Design Epoch XL on Guru3D.
Fractal Design Epoch XL RGB TG on TechPowerUp.
SilverStone Lucid 05 on TechPowerUp.
XPG Valor Air Pro on TechPowerUp.
Cooling:
Noctua NH-D15 G2 chromax.black High-Performance CPU Cooler on FunkyKit.
SAMA A60B & A60L CPU Cooler on Tweaktown.
Sudokoo Proteus 360 AIO cooler on TechPowerUp.
Audio Visual:
AQIRYS Magellan Microphone Review - A Complete and Affordable Package on TechPowerUp.
SOUNDPEATS H3 Bluetooth Earphones on APHNetworks.
COUGAR Spettro ANC Headset on MadShrimps.
Aura Triple Aero 15.6-inch Pro Max monitor on Tweaktown.
Cougar Spettro Headset on OCInside.
OXS Storm G2 Wireless Gaming Headset on OCInside.
Meze Audio 105 SILVA Open-Back Headphones on NikKTech.
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite Wireless Gaming Headset on Tweaktown.
Asus ZenScreen MB229CF Monitor on OCInside.
MSI MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36 monitor on TechPowerUp.
Beyerdynamic MMX 150 Wireless Gaming Headset on MadShrimps.
Eizo FlexScan FLT Monitor] on OCInside.
Dell Pro Plus Earbuds EB525 on Tweaktown.
Input Etc:
CHERRY KW 300 MX Compact Hot-Swap Wireless Keyboard on MadShrimps.
Epomaker TH108 Pro Wireless Mechanical Keyboard on APHNetworks.
Next Level Racing GTRacer 2.0 Sim Racing Cockpit on Tweaktown.
AQIRYS ATRIA RGB Wireless Gaming Keyboard on MadShrimps.
PXN V10 Ultra Direct Drive Sim Racing Bundle on Tweaktown.
G-Wolves Hati-S2 Pro 8K mouse on TechPowerUp.
Epomaker Split70 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard on APHNetworks.
PXN VD6 Direct Drive Racing Wheel Bundle on Tweaktown.
PXN CB1 Racing Simulator Control Box on Tweaktown.
Dream Machines DM8 Mini Pro mouse on TechPowerUp.
Power Supply:
ADATA XPG PYMCORE 850W SFX PSU on FunkyKit.
VTOMAN FlashSpeed 600 & Jump 600X SuperSafe LIFEBMS Power Stations on NikKTech.
be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 1000W PSU on Vortez.
Portable & Prebuilt:
EUROCOM Raptor X18 gaming workstation on TechPowerUp.
Dell 16 Plus 2-in-1 Review: Mini-LED In A Big Convertible Laptop on HotHardware.
ECS LIVA Z11 Plus mini-PC on TechPowerUp.
Beelink SER9 MAX (Ryzen 7 H 255 processor) Mini PC on Guru3D.
Misc:
Tineco Carpet One Cruiser Carpet Cleaner on NikKTech.
QIDI Plus 4 3D Printer on NikKTech.
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