BATTERYFORPC BLOG
Ultra-thin MSI GS66 dares to be thicker and heavier in the name of performance
One of our biggest complaints about the older GS65 was its flexible chassis. As lightweight and thin as it may be, MSI went a bit too far in that direction for the GS65 and chassis rigidity suffered. Competing ultrathin laptops like the Razer Blade 15, Dell Alienware m15, or Asus Zephyrus S would feel comparatively sturdier and more well-made in the hand. MSI will be addressing these issues direc ... Read more
2020-01-12 22:35:19
CTL DEBUTS NEW LINEUP OF RUGGED AND POWERFUL GEMINI LAKE-R CHROMEBOOKS
CES 2020 saw the debut of four new Chromebooks that are all exciting for their own, unique reasons but these weren’t the only devices announced this week. While not there as an official exhibitor, Oregon-based CTL revealed an entirely new lineup of rugged EDU devices that feature an industry-first for any Chromebook on the market. The all-new NL71 line of Chromebooks from CTL may look like common ... Read more
2020-01-12 22:35:19
Lian Li Announces New LANCOOL II Chassis, Now With Mesh
A regular fixture at CES, revered chassis manufacturer Lian Li is once again at this year's event, showcasing its latest addition to the LANCOOL range of cases, the Lian Li LANCOOL II Mesh. The Mesh builds on the LANCOOL series with an integrated mesh front panel for improved airflow. An alternative to the original LANCOOL II chassis, the LANCOOL II Mesh encompasses a mesh front panel and flip sh ... Read more
2020-01-09 19:51:31
Gigabyte water-cooled eGPU
Gigabyte was showing the world’s first water-cooled eGPU at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. The powerful AORUS RTX 2080 Ti Gaming Box was designed to accelerate workflows by offering incredible boosts in performance. It has been designed for video editing, 3D animation, photography, graphic design, gaming, architectural visualization, and broadcasting. This is an eGPU for windows-based PCs. It isn’t for u ... Read more
2020-01-09 19:49:06
ASUS Going Fast: Quad PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD Storage Add-in Card Hyper M.2
One of the driving features of performance in the high-end desktop space is the creator community: the need for fast CPUs and fast storage is strong, regardless of cost. Rendering video, requiring large 8K datasets, and being able to mix and match the hardware to meet the required performance is in-of-itself an exciting area to delve into. In order to meet the needs of the most demanding creators, ... Read more
2020-01-09 19:49:06
Here's a bigger case to house Intel's tiny Ghost Canyon NUC
Cooler Master's NC100 small form factor case enables pairing the Ghost Canyon NUC with a full length graphics card. Intel's recently unveiled Ghost Canyon NUC seems to have struck a chord with some of its hardware partners, several of which have announced products specifically designed for the modular gaming PC. One of them is Cooler Master's NC100 small form factor (SFF) case. In case you misse ... Read more
2020-01-09 19:46:13
Micron starts sampling DDR5 memory, but your PC will have to wait
DDR4 memory hasn't been around very long, at least on consumer-level hardware—Intel switched to it with the sixth-generation Core CPUs (Skylake), and AMD adopted DDR4 with the release of the first Ryzen processors. Now we have DDR5 to look forward to, as Micron has announced it has started sending samples of the high-tech RAM to its hardware partners. Micron promises that DDR5 will deliver " ... Read more
2020-01-09 19:46:13
Monoprice Zero-G 35-Inch Gaming Monitor Review: A Curved Ultra-Wide Bargain
While the prices of curved ultra-wide monitors have come down some since they first appeared a few years ago, they are still a premium purchase. If you add things like fast refresh and adaptive sync, the price can still go north of $600. Ever the one to challenge the market, Monoprice's Zero-G 35-inch gaming monitor (model number 38035) offers an ultra-wide 3440 x 1440 resolution with a 100Hz refr ... Read more
2020-01-08 19:59:07
CES 2020: HP’s Envy All-in-One 32 w/ Core i7, GeForce RTX 2080, HDR600, 2.1 Audio
Although all-in-one desktops are rather popular among many casual users, high-performance AIOs remain exotic and yet have to take off. At CES 2020, HP has introduced its new Envy 32 All-in-One desktop with ingredients that will make many fully-fledged desktops jealous. The system has an advanced Intel Core i7 CPU, NVIDIA’s high-end GPU, a sophisticated audio sub-system, and, even more importantly, ... Read more
2020-01-08 19:53:28
CES 2020: ASUS Unveils All-White Concept Strix X570 Motherboard
Amid a plethora of ASUS announcements and product showcases at CES 2020, one of the more interesting pieces of hardware on display came on the motherboard side. In what ASUS is currently calling a concept, it had a full system with white components on display, including an X570 Strix motherboard dressed to the nines in white heatsinks and covers. While ASUS hasn't given much away about which mode ... Read more
2020-01-08 19:53:28