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Sunday Lunchtime Reviews
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Sunday, 24-August-2025 12:31:33 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Motherboard & CPU:
NZXT N9 X870E AMD motherboard on Guru3D.
AMD EPYC 4005 Review: AM5 Economics with Enterprise Focus CPU on StorageReview.
ASUS TUF Gaming B850M-Plus Wi-Fi motherboard on TechPowerUp.
Cases:
TRYX LUCA L70 on TechPowerUp.
be quiet! Light Base 900 FX Chassis on Tweaktown.
Thermaltake TR100 Mint Strawberry Mini Tower on FunkyKit.
Sharkoon VK4 ARGB on TechPowerUp.
Power Supply:
ALLPOWERS R600 Portable Power Station on NikKTech.
SAMA P1200 1200W Power Supply on APHNetworks.
ASRock Steel Legend SL-1200GW on FunkyKit.
Storage:
TEAMGROUP PD20 ECO 2TB Mini External USB SSD on NeoSeeker.
Lexar PLAY 2280 SE 4TB PCIe 4.0 SSD on NeoSeeker.
Silicon Power XS75 PCIe Gen 4×4 2TB M.2 SSD on MadShrimps.
Samsung 9100 Pro SSD Review: A PCIe Gen 5 Storage Performance Champ on HotHardware.
Seagate Exos M 3+ 30TB SATA III HDD on NikKTech.
ADATA LEGEND 900 PRO 2TB NVMe M.2 2280 SSD on FunkyKit.
Patriot Viper PV593 4TB SSD Review - Most Powerful Viper on Tweaktown.
Crucial T710 2TB Solid State Drive on APHNetworks.
TEAMGROUP X2 MAX 2TB USB 3.2 Portable SSD on FunkyKit.
Crucial P310 2TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe 2280 M.2 SSD on MadShrimps.
ADATA XPG Mars 980 Blade 2 TB on TechPowerUp.
Input Etc:
LAMZU Inca mouse on TechPowerUp.
Epomaker P65 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard on APHNetworks.
be quiet! Light Mount Silent Gaming Keyboard Review - Whisper Quiet Performance on Tweaktown.
be quiet! Dark Mount Silent Gaming Keyboard Review - The Productivity and Gaming King on Tweaktown.
Networking:
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Fiber Review: 10G Gateway With 5Gbps IDS/IPS on StorageReview.
EnGenius ECW516L - An Excellent WIFI7 (2x3x3) Access Point on Guru3D.
Portable & Prebuilt:
Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tower Gen 2 Review: Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5000 Ada on StorageReview.
ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) Gaming Laptop on ThinkComputers.
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15IRH10 Review - Intel Can't Catch Ryzen on TechPowerUp.
Bosgame M5 AI Mini Desktop - Ryzen AI Max+ 395 on Guru3D.
HP ZBook Ultra G1a Review: An AMD Strix Halo Based Portable Powerhouse on HotHardware.
HP Z2 Mini G1a Review: Running GPT-OSS 120B Without a Discrete GPU on StorageReview.
Misc:
CalDigit TS5 Plus Review: Thunderbolt 5 Dock Aims For Single-Cable Solution on StorageReview.
Battlefield 6 Open Beta Map Performance Comparison - Not Every Map is Created Equal on Tweaktown.
Fosi Audio i5 Planar Magnetostatic Headphones on NikKTech.
Gamdias CHIONE P5 360 AIO liquid cooler on TechPowerUp.
Not really feeling it today, bad head/neck ache. Anyhoo, remember to check out our Biwin contest!
     
     
     
     
Don't forget this great comp is still open, closing midnight this Friday
Biwin invites OCAU Forums members to admire its Biwin MOD, powered by the Black Opal X570 PRO Gen5 SSD and DW100 DDR5. Also, by guessing the shipping weight and volume of this amazing custom PC, you could win an SSD yourself!
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Sunday Lunchtime Reviews
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Sunday, 17-August-2025 12:10:20 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Thanks again to MUTMAN for putting this post together:
Audio Visual:
Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 Wireless Copper SE @ NikKTech
ASUS ROG Strix OLED XG27UCDMG @ TweakTown
AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA S GC553Pro External Capture Card @ aphNetworks
Keyboard, Mouse, Etc:
ASUS ROG Keris II Origin @ TechPowerUp
MARVO G964W BK Niro 60 Wireless Gaming Mouse @ Madshrimps
Epomaker HE75 Mag Wireless Hall Effect Keyboard @ aphNetworks
Cases, Cooling:
Thermaltake LA360-S ARGB Sync AIO @ FunkyKit
Cougar Airface Eco RGB Case @ ThinkComputers
Cooler Master Hyper 411 Nano CPU Cooler @ aphNetworks
Fractal Design Epoch Black TG RGB Light Tint @ aphNetworks
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Expert OC @ ThinkComputers
NZXT H9 Flow RGB+ @ OCinside
Storage:
Predator GM6 4TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 @ FunkyKit
TerraMaster F4 SSD @ TweakTown
Silicon Motion SM2504XT Controller @ TweakTown
EAMGROUP MP44Q 2TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 @ FunkyKit
Acer FA200 Gen4 @ ThinkComputers
ADATA SC740 2TB USB 3.2 Gen2 Portable @ FunkyKit
Motherboard, Memory, CPU:
ASUS ROG Strix B860-I Gaming WiFi @ TechPowerUp
TEAMGROUP T-CREATE EXPERT 64GB 6000MHz CL34 @ NikKTech
Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-8000 UDIMM 48GB @ TweakTown
PSU:
be quiet! Power Zone 2 750w 80 PLUS Platinum @ TweakTown
MSI A1000GS PCIE5 ATX 3.1 @ NikKTech
Video Card:
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT OC @ TweakTown
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 8GB OC @ TweakTown
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Expert OC @ HotHardware
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua OC @ TechPowerUp
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Expert OC @ TechPowerUp
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua OC @ guru3D
Software, Benchmark:
Mafia: The Old Country @ TechPowerUp
Battlefield 6 Open Beta @ TechPowerUp
Portable, Prebuilt:
HP EliteBook X Flip G1i @ High Performance Laptops
HP Omen 16 @ High Performance Laptops
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15AHP10 @ TechPowerUp
Misc:
NVIDIA Blueprints & NIMs @ TechPowerUp
Retro Misc Pics
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Friday, 15-August-2025 11:36:55 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Tied up at work again so here's Retro Misc Pics from December 2012. Have a good weekend!
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Friday again! Remember to check out our Biwin contest!
     
     
     
     
Win with OCAU and Biwin!
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Friday, 8-August-2025 14:41:11 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Biwin invites OCAU Forums members to admire its Biwin MOD, powered by the Black Opal X570 PRO Gen5 SSD and DW100 DDR5. Also, by guessing the shipping weight and volume of this amazing custom PC, you could win an SSD yourself!
click for the thread!
Friday Afternoon Reviews
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Friday, 8-August-2025 13:50:44 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Backblaze have published their Q2 2025 Drive Stats - always an interesting read. With over 321,000 drives under management by the end of June (including 317,230 active data drives), this quarter gives us yet another strong snapshot of how various models are holding up. In this edition, we’ll take our usual look at the Backblaze quarterly and lifetime failure trends, with a new focus on the ever-growing 20TB+ segment at the end.
Motherboard & CPU:
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX vs. 285K CPUs Head-to-Head - Desktop Power in a Laptop Form Factor on Tweaktown.
ASUS ROG Strix X870-I Gaming WiFi on TechPowerUp.
Audio Visual:
UPERFECT UColor O2 portable OLED monitor on TechPowerUp.
FiiO SA1 High Fidelity Desktop Active Speaker on NikKTech.
Power Supply:
Endorfy Supremo FM6 1000w 80 PLUS Gold ATX 3.1 PSU on Tweaktown.
Corsair RM850x (2024) ATX 3.1 Cybenetics Gold PSU on Tweaktown.
Fossibot F3600 Pro power station on Guru3D.
Cooling:
Valkyrie V360 Lite Liquid CPU Cooler on ThinkComputers.
XPG Hurricane MAG 120 ARGB PWM (4-Fan Kit) on Tweaktown.
Storage:
QNAP TS-432X Review - Arm Based NAS on TechPowerUp.
Micron 9550 Max 12.8TB Enterprise SSD on Tweaktown.
WD Black SN8100 2 TB on TechPowerUp.
Video Cards:
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT OC on Guru3D.
Galax GeForce RTX 5070 EX Gamer 1-Click OC on TechPowerUp.
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT OC on Guru3D.
Cases:
Fractal Design Refine case on TechPowerUp.
Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro mouse on TechPowerUp.
Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra RGB DDR5-6400 UDIMM 96GB Dual-Channel Memory Kit on Tweaktown.
Galaxy Z Fold7 Review: Samsung’s Stunning Folding Phone Revival on HotHardware.
DanielBostock's BeyondBlue fundraiser is still open. - more info in the thread here.
Wednesday Night Reviews
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Wednesday, 6-August-2025 22:19:40 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Thanks to MUTMAN for putting this post together!
Audio, Visual:
CHERRY XTRFY H3 Wireless Gaming Headset @ Madshrimps
ARZOPA Z1FC Gaming Monitor @ TweakTown
Samsung Odyssey 3D G90XF Monitor @ TweakTown
Edifier QD35 In-House Bluetooth Speaker @ NikKTech
AQIRYS Sirius Pro @ TechPowerUp
beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO X Professional Headphones @ NikKTech
Alienware 25 AW2525HM Gaming Monitor @ TweakTown
UPERFECT UMax 24 @ TechPowerUp
Keyboard, Mouse:
Orbital Pathfinder @ TechPowerUp
ASUS ROG Harpe Ace Mini Gaming Mouse @ ThinkComputers
ENDORFY LIV Plus Wireless Onyx White Gaming Mouse @ Madshrimps
ASUS ROG Azoth X Wireless Gaming Keyboard @ TweakTown
Epomaker x AULA F65 Pro Mechanical Keyboard @ aphNetworks
VAXEE XE V2 Wireless @ TechPowerUp
VAXEE XE V2 Wireless @ Madshrimps
Cases, Cooling:
Lian Li HydroShift II LCD-C 360TL @ TechPowerUp
Arctic Freezer 8A @ OCinside
Cooler Master SickleFlow Edge 360 ARGB @ aphNetworks
Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini V2 @ TechPowerUp
MSI MPG Velox 300R Airflow PZ Mid-Tower @ TweakTown
Storage:
Crucial T710 2TB Gen5 M.2 SSD @ NikKTech
WD_Black SN8100 Gen5 SSD @ ThePCEnthusiast
TeamGroup T-Force GA Pro 2TB SSD @ TweakTown
Ram:
TEAMGROUP T-Force DELTA RGB ECO Silver 32GB DDR5-6400 CL38 @ Neoseeker
Video Card:
GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX White 8GB @ guru3D
Portable, Prebuilt:
Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 @ TweakTown
MSI Claw 8 AI+ A2VM @ TechPowerUp
Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 @ SMBtech
Best Laptop Group Test @ SMBtech
Dynabook Portégé Z40L-N @ High Performance Laptops
Misc:
Herman Miller Logitech G Embody Gaming Chair @ TechPowerUp
Sharkoon OfficePal C10 @ TechPowerUp
Technaxx TX-205 MINI Power Station @ OCinside
This month's "Retro Let's Play" for August is Project Gotham Racing 3 from 2005
If you ever owned an Xbox, or Xbox 360, you’re probably very familiar with the series. Before Forza existed, Project Gotham was Microsoft's racing game. You progress through the game with "Kudos" which are points centred around the tagline of the original game: It's not how fast you drive. It's about how you drive fast... Fastest time in the world won’t help you if you’ve clipped every single wall. But if you’re drifting, and passing, and up on 2 wheels with a perfect line, you’ll get the points you need.
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Thanks to Lou this week!
     
     
     
     
Friday Afternoon Reviews
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Friday, 1-August-2025 15:08:53 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Portable & Prebuilt:
HP EliteBook X Flip G1i on HighPerformanceLaptops.
MSI Raider A18 HX A9W (Ryzen 9 9955HX3D + RTX 5090) Gaming Laptop on Tweaktown.
Lenovo Legion Go S gaming handheld on ThinkComputers.
Dell 14 And 16 Premium Laptops Reviewed: Supermodels In Every Way on HotHardware.
Lenovo Legion 5i (15IRX10) Review - Feature-Rich and Wallet Friendly on TechPowerUp.
Cases:
Montech X5 on TechPowerUp.
TRYX LUCA L70 Rev 1.0 Mid-Tower on Tweaktown.
Thermaltake Tower 250 Hydrangea Blue Mini Tower on FunkyKit.
Motherboard & CPU:
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Apex on TechPowerUp.
AMD Threadripper 9980X and 9970X on LanOC.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X & 9970X Review: Bountiful Cores, Big Performance on HotHardware.
Ryzen Threadripper 9980X review: 64-Core (Zen5) Desktop Processor on Guru3D.
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X review: The 32-Core Zen5 for PC Standard on Guru3D.
Storage:
Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB Gen5 SSD on ThePCEnthusiast.
Lexar PLAY 2280 SE PCIe 4.0 SSD on Guru3D.
Lexar Play 2280 SE 4TB SSD Review - A PlayStation's Best Friend
on Tweaktown.
Kingston NV3 2TB NVMe M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 SSD on FunkyKit.
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