One of the best things about attending in-person gaming events, such as E3, is that gamers can often get hands-on with video games before they’re officially released. With COVID-19 ravaging the world, many of those gaming events have been canceled. Microsoft says that it can’t re-create the experience of attending a big show, but it …more
Fortnite fans tend to get very excited when new cosmetics are coming to the game. A new report claims that a Captain America skin will be coming to the Fortnite store this week. The tip of the new skin comes from a well-known dataminer, Hypex. Since the news came from a came from a datamine, …more
By now, all console gamers know that the next-generation game consoles, including the Xbox Series X, are launching this holiday season. So far, Microsoft hasn’t offered up a firm launch date, but the assumption is in October or November. A new rumor is making the rounds that claims the original launch date for the Xbox …more
Android gamers who have been using the Google Stadia controller with their smartphone via a USB cable should be thrilled to hear that wireless support has landed. Previously, Google had rolled out the ability to connect controller wirelessly via the Chrome browser. As of now, users can connect controller wirelessly to any supported Android device. …more
Fans of World of Warcraft Classic are counting the days until July 28 when a new raid will be unlocked. The raid that will be unlocked is called the Ahn’Qiraj raid and brings players to a sandy area known as Silithus. The new content will be unlocked in version 1.13.5 of the game. When the …more
It’s not common for a videogame console manufacturer to apologize for an issue that players have been complaining of. Yet, that’s exactly what Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa recently did. During a Japanese Q&A meeting, he apologized to Nintendo Switch gamers for the inconvenience caused by the well-publicized Joy-Con controller drift issue. He didn’t make any …more
Gamers all around the world are looking forward to Sony launching the PlayStation 5 later this year. Details of the console are starting to surface from various game developers and other industry sources. The latest major game developer to talk about the PlayStation 5 is Epic Games. Epic Games’ VP of engineering Nick Penwarden is …more
Microsoft has announced something shocking with a massive change to its retail operations. The software giant has operated Microsoft Retail Stores in various locations around the country for a long time. Microsoft has announced that it will be closing all of its retail locations and will continue to support customers online with retail team members …more
Xbox One gamers that have an Xbox Live Gold membership, which is pretty much everyone, have four new games they will gain access to this July. The new games include WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship, Dunk Lords, Saints Row 2, and Juju. All of those games will land next month for subscribers. Games with …more
The annual Steam Summer Sale is underway, and each year gamers get very excited at the prospects of getting some big discounts on cool games they want to add to their collection. This year is no different with many titles on sale with some of them at discounts as high as 85% off. While there …more
Gamers around the United States are expecting Microsoft to launch the Xbox Series X at a price of around $500. So far, that pricing is speculation because Microsoft has made no official announcement of how much its console may cost. Fans who are saving up for the next-generation console should note that there is expected …more
Apple has begun to focus more intensely on gaming with improved gaming support in iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and tvOS. The enhanced support includes additions for supporting controller button remapping, haptics, rumble, motion, and the ability to use a keyboard and mouse on the iPad. Some of the changes have been requested for a long …more
Today NVIDIA released Game Ready Driver and Studio Driver Version 451.48. With this driver comes full support for the Microsoft DirectX 12 Ultimate feature stack on GeForce RTX cards running Windows 10 v2004 or newer. New features include: DirectX RayTracing (DXR), variable rate shading (VRS), mesh shaders and sampler feedback! The updated drivers make NVIDIA RTX …more
Anyone who uses Netflix knows the annoyance of starting to watch a series or movie and realizing a few minutes in that it’s terrible and stopping. Afterward, that title was stuck in your Continue Watching section. Netflix has announced that it’s making it easier for people to remove titles from that Continue Watching row. Netflix …more
ADATA Aims At Budget NVMe Buyers With Swordfish We’ve been reviewing some higher-end NVMe SSDs lately, but what about those that want to spend as little as possible and still get decent drive for their system? Today, we take a look at the brand new ADATA Swordfish PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD …more
Corsair iCUE H150i RGB PRO XT CPU Cooler Review As the second 360mm All-in-One liquid CPU cooler from Corsair, the iCUE H150i RGB Pro XT is built towards low noise operation and performance. It comes with three ML120 Pro 120mm PWM Premium Magnetic Levitation fans. The older Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro RGB also came …more
Samsung released its 870 QVO SATA SSD today, which is drive makers second-generation QLC V-NAND Flash drive, building on the success of the 860 QVO series that came out at the end of 2018. The 2.5-inch form factor might be old news for enthusiasts, but millions of users are upgrading older systems and buying up larger …more
Crucial P5 NVMe SSD – Meet The Extraordinary When Crucial introduced the P1 M.2 NVMe SSD series in 2018 they entered the consumer NVMe drive market with one of first highly-anticipated QLC NAND Flash drives. Crucial had the entry-level NVMe market covered with the P1 series, but did not have a high-end NVMe solution for …more
Volutz Equilibrium USB-C, ArmorCord USB-C & ArmorCord Lightning Volutz designs, produces and distributes durable USB cables that become fairly popular in recent years. Their USB Type C to USB Type A Fast charging kit has over 5,300 reviews on Amazon with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating. Volutz says they developed their cables to …more
Crucial P2 M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs Tested The Crucial P2 M.2 NVMe SSD series recently came to market and is now the entry-level NVMe SSD for drive maker here in 2020. You’ll only find the Crucial P2 SSD available in 250GB and 500GB capacity drives. A 1TB capacity P2 drive is planned, but is not …more
HyperX Cloud Flight S Wireless 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset Over the past few years I’ve had the opportunity to review a bevy of gaming headsets and while several have earned my recommendation, various HyperX headsets have been my go to recommendation to most of our readers. HyperX earned their solid reputation in gaming headsets …more
ROG STRIX B550 Boards Are Ready For The Future When the AMD B550 motherboards were set to launch we reached out to ASUS and inquired about getting their lowest cost motherboard out to look at. The thought of having a low priced AM4 board with 20 general-purpose PCIe 4.0 lanes for 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen …more
Are you looking for a universal USB-C charger that is USB-IF certified and powerful enough to charge laptops, smartphones, tablets, and pretty much any device that you can connect it to? Today, Legit Reviews will be taking a look at the Eggtronic Sirius 65W universal laptop charger. This Italian designed USB-C laptop power adapter is …more
UDOO BOLT GEAR w/ AMD Ryzen Gets Benchmarked Last year, UDOO BOLT, powered by AMD Ryzen, became the most powerful maker board on the market. Now you you can get the UDOO BOLT GEAR, which is basically a do-it-all Mini PC kit that you need to build. This unassembled system includes the mainboard with an AMD …more
With governments around the world unlocking their countries from the initial COVID-19 lockdown, many are starting to venture out and about for the first time. In most areas the 1st phase of opening things backup includes religious places and places of worship for the public; hotels, restaurants, construction sites and other hospitality services; and shopping …more
What To Get Dad For Father’s Day 2020 Father’s Day 2020 is coming up on June 21st and chances are you might not have gotten Dad something just yet. WORX recently reached out to Legit Reviews and wanted to know if we’d look at their new 20V Portable Vac and 20V USB Charger. We thought reviewing something a …more
Sabrent Brings the 1st 8TB M.2 2280 SSD To Market Earlier this year we did a review on the Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB NVMe SSD that used QLC (Quadruple-Level Cell) NAND Flash memory that stores four bits of data per cell. The drive did well in our performance tests for an entry-level NVMe drive, but at the end of the day …more
HP SSD EX950 2TB Tested on AMD X570 M.2 NVMe Solid-State Drives (SSDs) have been standard fare on the vast majority of enthusiast and gamer builds here in 2020. There are a ton of drives on the market right now and many 1TB drives can be found for under $150! This means that 1TB drives …more
HyperX and Champion Athleticwear Announce Second Apparel Drop – The Reflective Collection HyperX Gaming Launches Exclusive Custom Design with First Release of Champion Athleticwear Reflective Matte Black Material to Complement Headsets and RGB Keyboards FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif – July 2, 2020 – HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., today announced the HyperX …more
Lexar Announces New SL200 Portable SSD Lexar SL200 Key Features: SSD-level performance – with speeds up to 550MB/s read and 400MB/s write Sleek, slimline styling with a premium finish Durable, portable design—resists harsh temperatures and vibration Includes an advanced security solution with 256-bit AES encryption Features a USB Type-C port. Includes a USB Type-C to …more
Synology Debuts Solid-State Drive Line, and All-Flash NAS New products aim to deliver reliability and stability in demanding settings BELLEVUE, WA— June 11th, 2020— Synology Inc. launched a series of solid-state drives built to meet today’s increasingly demanding environments, such as virtualization workloads, high traffic volume database storage, and AI and HPC projects. Synology’s SSD …more
HyperX Announces New Gaming Series – HyperX Showdown HyperX to Air Weekly Competitions Between Some of the World’s Largest Entertainment, Music, Sports and Gaming Personalities Starting June 16 FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif – June 11, 2020 – HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., today announced the HyperX Showdown, a series of online gaming …more
XPG Unveils XPG PRIMER Gaming Mouse All-round gaming mouse offers exceptional performance and features without breaking the bank Taipei, Taiwan – June 10th, 2020 – XPG, a provider of high-performance products for Gamers, Esports Pros, and Tech Enthusiasts, is pleased to announce the launch of the XPG PRIMER gaming mouse. Sporting an optical sensor capable …more
HUAWEI P40 Pro+ is now available for pre-order The latest HUAWEI P40 Series device brings the most professional smartphone camera system ever, industry-leading 5G performance and sleek design London, 10th June 2020 – Huawei, the global technology leader, has today announced that the HUAWEI P40 Pro+ will go on sale in overseas markets from …more
Lexar Announces New Professional NM700 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe SSD Key Features: High-speed PCIe Gen3x4 interface: 3500MB/s read and 2000MB/s write1 – NVMe M.2 2280 form factor Get 6.5x the speed of a SATA-based SSD2 Ideal for high-intensive users 3D NAND Features LDPC (Low-Density Parity Check) Shock and vibration resistant with no moving parts …more
HyperX Refreshes Pudding Keycaps for Enhanced RGB Lighting and Improved Durability Translucent Dual-Layer Style Keycaps Feature Signature HyperX Font for Bold Lighting and Shine-Through Capabilities FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – May 26, 2020 – HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., today announced the release of refreshed HyperX Pudding Keycaps for mechanical gaming keyboards. Available …more
AMD Expands 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop Processor Family, Unleashing Powerful “Zen 2” Core For The Mainstream New AMD Ryzen 3 3100 & 3300X unlock new levels of performance, delivering twice the multitasking capabilities over previous generations1 with four cores and eight threads AMD B550 chipset brings the speed and bandwidth of PCIe 4.0 to mainstream …more
Micron Expands Crucial NVMe SSD Line to Offer Next-Level Performance New Crucial P5 and P2 SSDs give PC and gaming enthusiasts a full range of powerful options Crucial P5 SSD: Engineered for gamers and professionals who demand high-performance computing Read/write speeds up to 3400/3000MB/s[1] in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB capacities Widespread compatibility Crucial P2 SSD: …more
Rivet Networks Takes Gaming to the Next Level with the Killer E3100 2.5 Gbps Ethernet Controller. Available now in products from Acer and MSI, the Killer E3100 Gives Online Gamers the Competitive Edge. Austin, Texas – (April 2nd, 2020) – Rivet Networks, makers of the award-winning Killer line of networking products, introduces its all-new Killer …more
CHARTER TO EXPAND SHOWTIME AND EPIX TO ALL VIDEO SUBSCRIBERS THROUGH APRIL 19 Stamford, CT – March 23, 2020 – Charter Communications, Inc. today announced it will provide SHOWTIME and EPIX premium channels at no additional charge to Spectrum TV customers who do not currently receive those channels through Sunday, April 19. “We hope …more
WESTERN DIGITAL EXTENDS STORAGE LEADERSHIP WITH BiCS5 3D NAND TECHNOLOGY Technology and Manufacturing Advancements Enable New Approach to 3D NAND Scaling SAN JOSE, Calif. — January 30, 2020 — Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced that that it has successfully developed its fifth-generation 3D NAND technology, BiCS5, continuing the company’s leadership in delivering the …more
NZXT Announces the C Series Line of ATX PSUs Los Angeles, CA – January 21th, 2020 NZXT, a leading developer of software-powered hardware solutions for PC gaming, today announces the C Series line of 80 plus Gold modular ATX power supplies. Continuing their partnership with Seasonic, one of the most highly regarded PSU manufacturers, NZXT …more
