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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Review
AMD talks about its upcoming AGESA 1003ABB release
Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Review
Fractal Design Ion+ 860p 860W Power Supply Technical Overview
Fractal Design ION+ 860P Power Supply Review
Fractal Design Ion+ Platinum 560 Watt Power Supply Review
Fractal Design Ion+ Platinum 860 Watt Power Supply Review
Fractal Design Ion+ Platinum 860P (860W) Review
Guru3D Rig of the Month July 2019
Kingston DC500R 960GB Data Centre SSD Review
MSI GE65 Raider Review
New AMD Chipset Drivers Tested on Ryzen 9 3900X
NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER At 1080p, 1440p & Ultrawide
Qsan XN3004T 4+1 Bay NAS Review
Sennheiser GSP 670 Wireless Gaming Headset Review
Synology DS2419+ 12-Bay NAS Review
Thermaltake Water 3.0 120 ARGB Sync Review
Viper VPN100 PCIe M.2 NVMe SSD Review
Western Digital Gaming Drive Review



AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Review

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X houses 6 CPU cores and 12 processing threads with a base clock of 3.8GHz and a boost frequency of up to 4.4GHz within optimal conditions, allowing the CPU to remain within a 95W TDP envelope which shouldn't stress your system cooling too much. Alongside that is 32MB of cache and a 4.0 PCI-E interface with double the bandwidth of the outgoing Gen. 3.0.

Read full article @ Vortez

AMD talks about its upcoming AGESA 1003ABB release

And last night it released its Q2 2019 financials - but its Q3 outlook isn't as good as expected.

Read full article @ Hexus

Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Review

The iCUE 220T RGB is Corsair's first product marketed as a smart case. It comes with three retail SP120 RGB PRO fans and Lighting Node Core controller right out of the box, while sporting the cool looks and giving the buyer the option to pick between all-black or a white & gray color options.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Fractal Design Ion+ 860p 860W Power Supply Technical Overview

Fractal Design is introducing a new line of power supplies today. They are called Ion+ and they are loaded with great features. To start these units are available in 560W, 660W, 760W, and 860W and all offer an 80PLUS Platinum efficiency rating and 10 year warranty. Fractal Design is shipping their new UltraFlex DC cabling with this unit, these cables bend and twist effortlessly to simplify installation in tight spaces, allow precision cable-routing, and eliminate the inherent hassles of traditional rigid power supply wiring. Under the hood you have premium Japanese 105°C capacitors and a custom-tailored Dynamic Series 140 mm fan with exceptionally low minimum speed and true long-life FDB bearing. You can even set this fan to turn off completely when your system is idle. Is this the next power supply for your new build? Read on as we find out.

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Fractal Design ION+ 860P Power Supply Review

The ION+ 860P is Fractal Design's flagship power supply, offering good performance and ultra-quiet operation, even under harsh conditions.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Fractal Design Ion+ Platinum 560 Watt Power Supply Review

Finding the right power supply can depend on a number of important factors. How many watts your system needs, what importance you place on quality, power efficiency and, quite frankly, how much you can afford to spend. Fractal Design has, however, just released their Ion+ Platinum range which looks to tick all of those boxes, and more!

Fractal Design Ion+
The brand new range of Ion+ power supplies looks to provide some of the highest levels of power supply quality while all coming in at an affordable price.

The 560-watt variant is absolutely perfect for the vast majority of PCs and even gaming systems, but how good is this one though? – Let’s find out!

Read full article @ eTeknix

Fractal Design Ion+ Platinum 860 Watt Power Supply Review

If you're currently on the market for a brand new power supply, then you might feel a little overwhelmed at the technical terms used. Efficiency, ratings, wattages, rails, etc. Its a factor that (sadly) leads many to just buy the cheapest one they can find that offers the highest wattage.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Fractal Design Ion+ Platinum 860P (860W) Review

Competing with the big boys of the PSU world. Fractal Design is most synonymous with designing a wide range of chassis and all-in-one liquid coolers. It is lesser known for power supplies but is hoping to change that perception with the release of a quartet of high-performance 80 PLUS Platinum-rated, comprising 560W (£95), 660W (£105), 760W (£115), and 860W (£125) capacities. We have the range-topping 860W model, referenced as Ion+ Platinum 860P, in for review today.

Read full article @ Hexus

Guru3D Rig of the Month July 2019

Meet the July edition of the Guru3D Rig of the month 2019, right here

Read full article @ The Guru of 3D

Kingston DC500R 960GB Data Centre SSD Review

Today we’re taking a look at another SSD, but it is a different kind than most. The Kingston DC500 comes in two flavours where one is optimised for read-intensive workloads while the other is optimised for mixed workloads. What they both have in common is that they are designed for use in Data Centres. We’ll have reviews of both types, but today, I’m starting with the read-optimised version.

Kingston DC500 Data Centre SSD
The DC500 series is a high-performance 6Gbps SATA SSD using the latest 3D TLC NAND. That sounds pretty much like any other SSD currently available, but the DC500 has some key differences. It is purpose-built for read-centric or mixed-use server workloads. That means that we’re not dealing with short burst speeds, but instead a consistency.

Read full article @ eTeknix

MSI GE65 Raider Review

The MSI GE65 Raider gaming laptop gets you the framerates and productivity power expected of more expensive machines.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

New AMD Chipset Drivers Tested on Ryzen 9 3900X

Just a few days ago, AMD commented on the idle clock behavior of their new Zen 2 processors, which has been criticized by many. The company also released a chipset update for mitigation. We thoroughly tested the new version in our application & gaming test suite, using the Ryzen 9 3900X on X570.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER At 1080p, 1440p & Ultrawide

The third card in NVIDIA's new SUPER lineup has landed, becoming the new top-end offering of the bunch (but still sitting far enough behind the 2080 Ti). We're taking a look at NVIDIA's newest $699 graphics card offering across a range of games at three resolutions: 1080p, 1440p, and ultrawide.

Read full article @ Techgage

Qsan XN3004T 4+1 Bay NAS Review

Nearly a year ago, I was able to get my hands-on my first Qsan appliance. Since then they have been hard at work becoming a household name filling out their XCubeNAS portfolio with the 7 and 8000 series of appliances.

Read full article @ TweakTown

Sennheiser GSP 670 Wireless Gaming Headset Review

While most of the PC press seems to focus on things like video cards, the PC audio market has been quietly going through an explosion of growth. Led by audiophile grade manufacturers like Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic, we are finally starting to see technology found in high end studio gear come to PC gaming!

Today we will be looking at the latest wireless gaming headset from Sennheiser: the GSP 670 Wireless Gaming Headset. With over 70 years of award winning audio engineering at its back the GSP 670 might just be the gaming headset to beat!

Read full article @ Hardware Asylum

Synology DS2419+ 12-Bay NAS Review

The DS2419+ is a massive NAS that offers increased reliability due to its high build quality, and vast amounts of storage. Out of the box, it supports up to twelve drives, and with the addition of the DX1215 unit, this number can be increased to 24 HDDs or 384 TB of raw storage space.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Thermaltake Water 3.0 120 ARGB Sync Review

The Thermaltake Water 3.0 120 ARGB Sync TT Premium Edition uses an RGB pump enclosure and a single 120mm Thermaltake Pure ARGB Sync radiator fan, both of which offer full 5V support for RGB lighting control via ASUS Aura Sync, GIGABYTE Fusion Sync, MSI Mystic Light and ASRock RGB lighting on compatible motherboards.

Read full article @ Vortez

Viper VPN100 PCIe M.2 NVMe SSD Review

Gamers are afforded an abundance of choice in the SSD market these days. But how does one choose the right SSD for them? Is it raw speed? Or maybe storage capacity? Viper's VPN100 PCIe M.2 NVMe SSD aims to provide a great performing drive that remains cool under pressure and is affordable, all at the same time. But how does it perform and is it worth the cost?

Read full article @ MMORPG

Western Digital Gaming Drive Review

The WD Gaming Drive is compatible with all models of the PS4 and PS4 Pro and arrives in a stylish black and blue enclosure. The casing measures in at 110mm x 82mm with the 2TB being 13mm thick and the 4TB at 21mm. Western Digital have developed the enclosure to provide durability and shock resistance for proper long-term reliability, all of which is backed by a 3-year warranty.

Read full article @ Vortez