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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

1STPLAYER Bullet Hunter MK6 Keyboard Review
An Analysis of GDDR6 and HBM2 Technologies
ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 Review
ASUS ROG Mothership – The Ultimate Laptop
Corsair M65 RGB Elite gaming mouse Review
iStorage diskAshur2 External Hard Drive Review
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z Review
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti LIGHTNING Z Review
Palit GeForce RTX 2070 GameRock Premium 8 GB Review
Pikuniku Review
Secret Lab Titan (Softweave Fabric) Review
Supermicro SuperO C9Z390-CG-IW Motherboard Review
Thermaltake Level 20 MT ARGB Case Review
VirtualBox, 3D acceleration & black screen - Solution



1STPLAYER Bullet Hunter MK6 Keyboard Review

1STPLAYER is a relatively unknown Chinese brand wanting to grab attention globally with their new keyboards. The Bullet Hunter MK6 mechanical keyboard offers RGB backlighting, extensive onboard controls, a software driver, and hot-swappable switches at a good price point, making it a strong contender for their goal.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

An Analysis of GDDR6 and HBM2 Technologies

Frank Ferro, senior director of product management at Rambus, discusses the differences in GDDR6 and HBM2 memory technologies; with a focus on the type of applications that each would be best suited for. Around the 8:54 mark he discusses how to combine older process nodes with 7nm process nodes and chiplets.

Read full article @ HardOCP

ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 Review

The ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 offers a good package in terms of build quality, features and performance. The design of the motherboard is based on the color scheme of the Phantom Gaming line and the shape of the heatsinks.

Read full article @ Tech-Legend

ASUS ROG Mothership – The Ultimate Laptop

ASUS ROG Mothership We love the flagship ASUS Zepherus laptops, we even own one ourselves. However, after today, it feels like a box of hot trash compared to the Mothership. This may be the greatest laptop ever created. However, when it could cost north of £5000, its definitely not a simple play thing.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Corsair M65 RGB Elite gaming mouse Review

We've taken a look at both Corsair's new Ironclaw RGB and its Harpoon RGB Wireless, and now it's time for a throwback to the first ever review I published at TR. All the way back in 2014, when I was only fourteen years old, I put together a video review of Corsair's Raptor M45, Vengeance M65, and M95. The age of the video and my age at the time I made it definitely show. My voice and the M65 have both developed since the time of that review, and the mouse is still a contender in the gaming mouse market. It seems fitting to give the updated M65 RGB Elite a proper written review almost five years after that first one.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

iStorage diskAshur2 External Hard Drive Review

When it comes to your data you want it to be safe and protected. There are quite a lot of external portable hard drives out there, but how many actually make sure your data is safe? The external hard drive we are taking a look at today does just that with its rugged design and real-time AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption. This is completely software-free data protection as there is a PIN pad on the top of the drive to input your PIN. Without a PIN you cannot get into the drive! Let’s take a look and see what the diskAshur2 from iStorage is all about.

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z Review

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti turned up to 11. Nvidia's new-and-improved GeForce Founders Edition has put AIB partners in a quandary. Creating a card that's as sleek as the FE is easier said than done, and justifying a premium for a custom cooler is proving to be a tough nut to crack. What's the answer? Well, on top-end SKUs, Nvidia's partners can take the no-holds-barred approach with premium models that throw caution to the wind. Enter the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z.

Read full article @ Hexus

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti LIGHTNING Z Review

Oh yeah, we review the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti LIGHTNING Z, the beast has been unleashed with highly clocked factory tweaks and a completely new look.

Read full article @ The Guru of 3D

Palit GeForce RTX 2070 GameRock Premium 8 GB Review

Palit's GeForce RTX 2070 GameRock Premium is the company's highest-specced RTX 2070 variant. It comes overclocked out of the box to 1815 MHz boost and features a large triple-slot cooler that delivers excellent temperatures. With $600, pricing matches that of the NVIDIA Founders Edition.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Pikuniku Review

OCC has a new review launched on the game Pikuniku. A puzzle-exploration game with a colorful style where players uncover a deep-state conspiracy… sounds like it could be an interesting adventure. Developed by Sectordub and published by Devolver Digital, Pikuniku is a colorful game where you meet some interesting characters who you try to help. It offers both a single-player campaign and local co-op levels to play. As I do these reviews alone, I have only done the single-player campaign.

Read full article @ OCC

Secret Lab Titan (Softweave Fabric) Review

Secret Lab is a company synonymous with quality and they've been a heavy hitter in the world of gaming chairs since their debut. Nowhere is this truer than with their premiere line, the Titan Series. Now equipped with a Softweave Fabric, they aim to deliver quality in a whole new way. This is our review of the Secret Lab Titan Softweave Fabric Gaming Chair.

Read full article @ MMORPG

Supermicro SuperO C9Z390-CG-IW Motherboard Review

How well does Supermicro's "pint-sized Powerhouse" stand up to scrutiny? The mini-ITX form factor continues to get more powerful as competition between AMD and Intel has driven up processor core counts over the past few years. With Intel’s newest Core i9 9900K it is now possible to pack 8 cores and 16 threads into a diminutive mini-ITX motherboard. More cores mean more power consumption so concerns about reliable power delivery and quality construction are paramount, concerns Supermicro hopes to allay with the SuperO C9Z390-CG-IW.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Thermaltake Level 20 MT ARGB Case Review

Continuing with our series of Level 20 case reviews from Thermaltake, today we have the MT ARGB variant. Can it reach the heights set by the previous cases in this range?

Read full article @ Play3r

VirtualBox, 3D acceleration & black screen - Solution

I've written a tutorial explaining how to resolve the issue with black screen in Ubuntu-based virtual machines after installing VirtualBox Guest Additions, including 3D acceleration, X11 and Wayland tweaks, login manager and session tweaks, manual recovery, Guest Additions from repos and ISO, glxinfo utility, and more. Have fun.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo