Right after connecting the Kraken Ultimate to our testing PC and trying out some games and 4K TV Shows, we have found the headset lacking bass and overall it was not giving out very much audio detail. After adjusting the output details via Synapse software (Bass Boost, EQ settings, etc), the difference was very noticeable and it was like we were wearing a complete different headset in our hands. Thanks to the large, custom-tuned 50mm drivers, explosions and weapon noises were well represented in CS: GO, car noises were correctly rendered in Forza Horizon 4, while the Witcher TV show atmosphere and voices could really make us think that we were present in a cinema chair, especially after turning THX… read more

The compactness of the Mobile C10 drive is appreciated and thanks to this aspect it is really easy to carry it around. Silicon Power has opted for an integrated protective cover as well, so the connector won’t get damaged in time and the product will be detected without issues by Android devices that do support external OTG storage devices. read more

Since our preferred driver is the K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile keyboard with MX Speed switches, we felt right at home with the K95 RGB PLATINUM XT so no extra training period was necessary. MX Speed is great for competitive gaming titles since it can deliver very fast response times thanks to the 1.2mm actuation distance, while the actuation force is only 45g but in case of regular typing such as writing large articles it gets a bit tricky if you are constantly switching from Speed to Red, Brown or other types of switches. This last model does bring to the table all the goodies it had with the previous models and also adds integration with Elgato Stream Deck software… read more

After setting up the audio profile, we did start listening to various audio tracks by using the dedicated Super X-Fi application; the surround effect is rendered quite realistically thanks to the software solution and we found it better to be used in quiet environments in order to carefully observe the differences. Switching to YouTube or the stock Huawei P30 audio player does eliminate all Super X-Fi effects, so we will basically go back in Stereo mode. Even without the surround effect enabled, the Outlier Gold is able to deliver great sound quality with quite a bit of bass (audio output is pretty similar as when using over-ear headsets), while remaining well fixed in our ears even when working out, if… read more

Even if we are dealing only with a dual-core SoC, we are benefitting from HyperThreading and considerably higher clocks versus the Celeron SKUs we have tested in the past. The performance increase is not only visible when launching apps or working with multiple applications at once, but also in the 3D department, as you could notice from our game benchmarks. The SoC is capped at 15W so depending on the load, the clocks will differ in order to fit this power envelope. Thanks to the large heatsink, the system can function without any fan installed up to ambient of 40 degrees Celsius, so if you set it up with an SSD it will be basically noiseless. read more