PC Components - Reviews

Cougar Attack X3 review: An unpretentious board with genuine Cherry keys

The Cougar Attack X3 is a fairly basic keyboard for those who still want genuine Cherry MX switches—though its non-standard bottom row may slow you down.

Razer BlackWidow X Chroma review: A beautiful keyboard, but kind of a pain

Razer’s stripped-down BlackWidow X Chroma isn’t so much an improvement over the original BlackWidow as a lateral move. One that gathers a lot of dust.

G.Skill KM780 review: One of the best RGB-enabled keyboards to date

The G.Skill KM780 borrows some of the best features from its competitors and adds a few of its own for a stellar debut.

SteelSeries Apex M800 review: Yet another custom keyboard switch, but it's compelling

The SteelSeries Apex M800 and its custom QS1 switch put on a good light show, but it falls just shy of outdoing keyboards with Cherry MX keys.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti review: The monster graphics card 4K gamers have been waiting for

Nvidia's ferocious GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is the fastest graphics card ever, and the first capable of uncompromising 4K gaming.

Gigabyte Aorus GA-AX370-Gaming 5 AMD Ryzen AM4 motherboard review

Gigabyte’s AX370 motherboard came to us as part of our AMD Ryzen Test Rig. This was handy because although it’s the first AM4 socket motherboard that we’ve seen, it bares many similarities to Gigabyte’s Z170X Designare motherboard which is the main c...

Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4-3000 RAM review

When you look at RAM it’s easy to think that the big, beefy modules with the fancy heat-spreaders are are going to make your computer fly along. If you’re a competitive overclocker then this is probably the case and this review isn’t for you.

Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2400 RAM review

Corsair’s Vengeance LPX 2400MHz memory kit (Code: CMK16GX4M2A2400C16) is what we use in the PC World Test Rig. It’s designed for high performance overclocking which is beyond the needs of most users, but that won’t stop regular PC builders wanting a ...

Gigabyte Z170X Designare motherboard review

The Z170X is our new test rig. As such it’s ground zero for our latest motherboard coverage and the benchmark against which everything else will be tested.

SVS SB16-Ultra subwoofer revew: This astonishing sub will rock your house—and your neighbor's, too

High-tech features and a supremely powerful amplifier team up to produce some of the deepest, cleanest bass you'll experience outside of an IMAX theater.

Official Intel 7th-gen Kaby Lake Review: One big change makes up for smaller ones

Don’t dismiss Intel’s Kaby Lake desktop CPU with a meh just yet. There’s more to the chip than you expect.

Samsung 960 Pro NVMe SSD review: Ludicrously fast PC storage

Samsung keeps raising the ante on PCIe SSD performance. The 960 Pro can read faster than 2.5GBps and write faster than 1.5GBps.

Clamcase for iPad Pro 9.7-inch

Smart cases for tablets always seem to sound much better than they are - especially when a keyboard in involved. The increased bulk and the requirement to keep them charged can be a pain.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti review: The new budget gaming champions

Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti are the best graphics cards for budget gamers and people looking to upgrade a prebuilt "big box" PC.

Fetch TV Mini review: Make your TV a smart TV

In ye olde days, the Fetch TV came as a chunky box which would only work with some routers under certain conditions over an ADSL connection. Picture quality was poor and so was the channel choice. Not anymore.