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be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900
Fullsize Mechanical Keyboard Price List
Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 3
MSI B350M Mortar AM4 Motherboard Review
MSI Core Frozr XL CPU Cooler Review
New DDR4 Record on AMD Ryzen Platform: DDR4-4079.2 MHz
Nokia 6: the cheaper Nexus/Pixel for just $229
PC Buying Guide
ROCCAT Leadr Review



be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900

The be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 represents the company's largest and most advanced chassis. It aims to deliver utmost flexibility, space, and functionality without breaking the bank. This is a lofty goal set forth by many case manufacturers, so it will be interesting to see if the Dark Base Pro 900 manages to deliver.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Fullsize Mechanical Keyboard Price List

We list every Fullsize (also known as 104-key or w/numpad) mechanical gaming keyboards currently on the market, separated by switch.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 3

After taking a look at the new Intel Core X CPUs and one X299 board I took a quick break to check out Gigabytes new Mini-ITX board for AM4 and now I’m back at it checking out the second X299 board to come into the office. This time the board is from Gigabyte and it is a little more down to earth compared to the Asus X299 Deluxe’s nearly $500 price point. Today I’m going to check out the Gigabyte X299 Gaming 3 from the Aorus brand. It isn’t Gigabytes cheapest board, but at just under $280 for the MSRP it is down close to the range that people who aren’t shopping for $1000 or more CPUs would be looking. So today I’m going to see what it’s all about, test it, then run down where it stands in the market.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

MSI B350M Mortar AM4 Motherboard Review

AMD's B350 chipset is challenging Intel's market dominance in a different subset that the chip giant did not expect: affordability. If AMD's Ryzen product releases sound too familiar with that of Intel's line, that is because it is deliberate. It is basically an aggressive move by AMD, challenging Intel directly that they can take over the naming scheme and do …
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Read full article @ Modders-Inc

MSI Core Frozr XL CPU Cooler Review

MSI updates its Core Frozr CPU cooler into the beefier XL, offering even more heat pipes and dual fans for greater heat dissipation. This bad boy weighs in at 1295g, and now supports AMD's newer Ryzen processors in addition to mainstream Intel CPU sockets.

Read full article @ Neoseeker

New DDR4 Record on AMD Ryzen Platform: DDR4-4079.2 MHz

A new DDR4 overclocking record was achieved by Australian overclocker "newlife", breathing new life towards Ryzen's memory frequency support. Don't just count your fireworks right now, though: while impressive the result came with some caveats in the form of the user's Ryzen 5 1400 CPU: it was down-locked to a paltry, performance-murdering 800 MHz.

After shipping with what could be considered by some as broken DDR4 memory support, AMD's Ryzen platform has in the meantime received the proper amount of care such a pivoting product for AMD should. A series of AGESA updates which improved AMD's performance in gaming, as well as DDR4 memory support have been under distribution since the platform's launch, and those updates have surely worked towards achieving this record today. The score was achieved with a single 8 GB G.Skill Trident Z E-die memory kit, which is usually rated for 3600 MHz frequencies (F4-3600C17-4GTZ), using 18-20-20-58-93-1 timings. This module was seated on a GIGABYTE AORUS AX370-Gaming K7 motherboard (F4 BIOS).

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Nokia 6: the cheaper Nexus/Pixel for just $229

If you're feeling a bit nostalgic and don't have much to spend on a new smartphone, HMD Global has announced they're launching the Nokia 6 smartphone in the US in the next few days.

Read full article @ TweakTown

PC Buying Guide

The TechSpot PC Buying Guide offers a comprehensive analysis of today's best desktop PC hardware spanning five well differentiated budgets. Starting at ~$400 for an affordable PC, followed by two well-balanced enthusiast-oriented machines, a premium high-end build, and finally a dream machine packing the baddest hardware available, period.

Read full article @ TechSpot

ROCCAT Leadr Review

German peripherals manufacturer, ROCCAT, known for its "outside of the box" approach to concept and design, have provided us with their first attempt at a wireless gaming mouse, the ROCCAT Leadr. Housing a whole host of features, including their very own Owl-Eye Optical Sensor capable of 12,000DPI, class-leading wireless technology offering zero-lag and virtually zero-latency, a whole suite of buttons and customisable RGB lighting.

Read full article @ Vortez