Razer Naga Pro Review: Three Designs, One Excellent Wireless MMO Mouse

Our Verdict

The Razer Naga Pro is an amazing MMO mouse with a ton of configuration options, thanks to three hot-swappable button layouts. Add in Razer's excellent configuration software and you have a mouse that morphs to meet nearly any challenge.

For

  • Swappable side panels
  • Easy gaming performance customization
  • Strong Razer software

Against

  • 12-button layout lacks differentiation between keys
  • Less RGB with two or six-button layouts
  • Expensive

The original Razer Naga was purpose-built for MMOs. Released back in August 2009, it

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Nvidia To Support NVLink Only for RTX 3090

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It's no secret that Nvidia SLI is basically dead for games and graphics cards. While Nvidia supported NVLink on the RTX 2070 Super, 2080 Super, and RTX 2080 Ti, it was never really worth it from a performance perspective in gaming due to underwhelming scaling. Now, with the RTX 30-series cards based on the Ampere architecture , Nvidia is dropping NVLink on all cards but the top-tier GeForce RTX 309

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Intel

ASRock B550 PG Velocita Review: Where’s the Wi-Fi?

Our Verdict

The B550 PG Velocita delivers capable VRMs, 2.5 GbE, and style for about $220. The only thing missing is integrated Wi-Fi. There is a Key-E slot if needed, but similarly equipped alternatives include Wi-Fi for the same price or less.

For

  • Solid 14-Phase 50A Power Delivery
  • 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
  • USB Type-C port on the rear I/O

Against

  • Does not include Wi-Fi
  • Price compared to similar
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Intel

be quiet! Teases New AIO With Double-Decoupled Pump

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Introducing a new all-in-one liquid cooler in the US isn't easy if you're not using Asetek's designs, but be quiet! has come up with a creative solution to circumvent their patents. The German company's latest AIO is called the Pure Loop, which comes with a double-decoupled pump. Could this be a future addition to our Best CPU Coolers guide?

The double-decoupled pump is essentially one that is placed along the

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Acer Spin 7 is the First Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G Laptop

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Acer today announced the Spin 7, the first laptop powered by Qualcomm’s newly revealed Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G compute platform. The company didn’t announce exact specifications, prices or availability.

What we do know is that it is a 3.1-pound convertible 2-in-1 that’ll compete with the best ultrabooks and premium laptops and is 0.6 inches thin. It comes in “steam” blue with a magnesium-aluminum chassis.

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Apple Silicon

Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G for Laptops

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Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G compute platform, a mobile processor for high-end, fanless ARM-based devices. The announcement was made at IFA in Berlin, where Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon gave a virtual keynote speech.

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Intel

Intel Tiger Lake: Release Date, Specs, Benchmarks, and All We Know

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Intel has finally pulled the veil off of the final specs of its 11th-Generation Tiger Lake processors after slowly trickling out details of the new chips for an entire year. The TIger Lake chips look to slow AMD's advance with its impressive 7nm Ryzen 4000-series "Renoir" chips that have steadily gained traction over the last several months, but Intel is finally moving on to its 10nm SuperFin process that brings higher clock speeds and a big

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Micron Produces GDDR6X Memory for Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3080 and 3090 Graphics Cards

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Micron this week announced that it had started volume production of GDDR6X memory for Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3080 and 3090 graphics cards. GDDR6X memory uses PAM4 multilevel signaling techniques to achieve an unprecedented 21 Gbps data rate per pin as well as bandwidth of up to 84 GB/s per chip. At present, Micron is the only supplier of GDDR6X memory and will therefore enjoy its unique position for a while.

The

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Zotac's ZBOX MA621 Nano Is an AMD Ryzen-Equipped SFF Barebones PC

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Zotac just announced the ZBOX M Series MA621 Nano , a small form factor (SFF) barebones system powered by AMD Ryzen processors.

Specs include a Ryzen 3 3200U dual-core CPU clocked at 2.6G Hz with a boost frequency of 3.5G Hz, support for 32GB of RAM up to 2,400 MHz and, for storage, a single M.2 SATA slot, plus a 2.5-


Gigabyte Introduces Eagle Series for RTX 3080, RTX 3090 Graphics Cards

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Gigabyte has officially unveiled its own custom AIB models of the RTX 3000 graphics cards, specifically for the RTX 3080 and RTX 309 ( RTX 3070 models have yet to be revealed). Gigabyte is bringing back its Gaming lineup from the last generation but with an updated the cooler for the RTX 3000 series. The company also introduced a new Eagle lineup with it's own unique design.

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