Earlier last week, we had the opportunity to review the AMD Ryzen 9000 series Ryzen 7 and 5 processors. Truth to be told, we were expecting a lot more in terms of performance improvements when compared to the Ryzen 7000…
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405 Review – Simplicity at its finest
The ASUS Zenbook series is known for its slim and lightweight design and premium built quality. It’s been many years since the introduction of the Zenbook lineup, but ASUS continues to improve on it. The Zenbook we see today, is…
Nothing Phone (2a) Review – Get Nothing for less
Nothing products can always differentiate themselves among similar products in the market due to their unique style and design. True to being different, they have released smartphones and earphones that look like no other. Previously, the Nothing Phone (1) and…
Acer Swift Edge 16 Notebook Review – Is AMD Ryzen 7 7840U with Radeon 780M any good?
Since the introduction of the concept “Ultrabooks” more than a decade ago, thin and light notebook computers have found their place in their market. Almost every PC/Notebook manufacturer has got a dedicated series of thin and light notebook product, as…
Jabra Elite 10 Review – My thoughts after using it for a month
As a tech reviewer, I often have the opportunity to try and test different wireless earbuds. One of the brands I personally follow is Jabra, which, with our decade of experience reviewing products of the brand, makes it safe for…
GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS XTREME X Motherboard with Core i9 14900 Review – Finally, something new… but is it better?
GIGABYTE first showcased the Z790 AORUS XTREME X motherboard at COMPUTEX 2023. This rather non-conventional motherboard design caught our attention, as it introduces a slew of features and design concepts on a motherboard that we haven’t seen before. With the launch…
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT & RX 7700 XT Graphics Cards Review – Made for 1440p gaming
With the increased affordability of higher resolution and refresh rate monitors, PC gamers are starting to make their upgrades. Based on the latest statistics done by Steam, gamers are starting to adopt 1440p gaming displays. This has resulted in a…
Seagate FireCuda 540 M.2 PCIe Gen5 x4 NVMe SSD 2TB Review – Can it get any faster?
PCIe 4.0 was only introduced a few years ago, and before we know it, PCIe 5.0 support was already featured in the latest AMD’s AM5 and Intel’s LGA 1700 motherboards last year. Interestingly, PC components manufacturers, particularly SSD manufacturers, had…
ASUS Vivobook 15X OLED Notebook – All you want in a daily driver
The Vivobook has always been known to many as the little brother to the popular Zenbook laptops from ASUS. Typically, the series is known to be more affordable, and caters to mainstream segment of users who simply wants a new…
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G Review – All you want in a sub 600SGD Smartphone
When it comes to choosing a value-oriented and affordable smartphone, the Redmi series from Xiaomi comes to mind. Since its inception, the Redmi was popular with many as these smartphones could come with incredible specifications at a price that no…
AMD Radeon RX 7600 Graphics Card Review – Did you say 269USD?
Based on the Steam Hardware Survey from April 2023, most gamers (65%) still game on 1080p resolution. Despite that, there isn’t a current-generation graphics card that specifically serves this segment. Judging from the high prices of mid-tier and high-end graphics…
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G Graphics Card Review
With the announcement of the new RTX 4070 from NVIDIA early last month, NVIDIA plans to put the ADA Lovelace-based graphics card within the reach of gamers. Being considered a high to mid-tier solution, the RTX 4070 caters to gamers…
Xiaomi 13 Smartphone Review – Worth S$1,199?
In partnership with Leica, Xiaomi first introduced the Xiaomi 12S Ultra which was equipped with Leica professional optical lens in July last year. This year, continuing the two company’s long-term collaborations, Xiaomi introduced the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro…
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Processor Review – To X3D or not?
In April 2022, AMD first introduced its 3D V-Cache technology in the Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor. It’s the world’s first commercially available desktop computing processor that features the new CPU cache architecture, which stacks L3 cache memory on top of one another.…
Zero1 5G Network Usage Review – It’s fast, but…
Back in September last year, Zero1 launched their new 5G capable mobile subscription plans, and they were the first Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) to do so. Being a MVNO and riding on Singtel’s network and infrastructure, they were able…