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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

AMD Bulldozer (FX-8370E) versus AMD Ryzen & Intel Coffee Lake: worth upgrading?
Bloody B945 Optical Gaming Keyboard Review
Corsair Headquarters Tour
ECS Z370-Lightsaber Review
Enermax MaxTytan 1250W PSU Review
Fe Review
KDE neon 5.12 Review - Living on the edge
MSI B350M Mortar Review
Nest Cam IQ review: Lots of exciting features, but the price tag triggers less-desirable emotions
Patriot Viper V570 Blackout RGB Laser Gaming Mouse Review
Razer Blade Pro Review (w/ Core i7; GTX 1060) 
Razer Blade Stealth & Razer Core V2 Review
Reolink RLC-422W home security camera review: Affordable, nearly vandal-proof outdoor security
Samsung SSD 860 PRO Solid State Drive Review
Seagate DJI Fly Drive 2TB Review
Seagate IronWolf 12TB HDD Review
Steel Division: Normandy 44 for PC Review



AMD Bulldozer (FX-8370E) versus AMD Ryzen & Intel Coffee Lake: worth upgrading?

Although not a majority, many Hardware.info readers can still be using a Bulldozer-generation AMD processor such as an FX-8350 or an FX-8370E. 2017 can be described as the year of an unprecedented processor struggle for the consumer attention. Is an AMD Ryzen or Intel Coffee Lake worth the upgrade, or are you still well off with an AMD FX? We continue with part 2 of our series!

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

Bloody B945 Optical Gaming Keyboard Review

The Bloody B945 is a unique full-size keyboard with a left-sided numpad, which effectively helps with getting the mouse closer to the keyboard for better ergonomics while in use. It features their new LK Libra optical switches with a stabilizer bar for every single switch, dust and spill resistance, and a software driver that crams in a ton of customization options as well!

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Corsair Headquarters Tour

California-based Corsair is one of the most well known manufacturers of components and peripherals for the PC enthusiast market. Corsair and Legit Reviews have been working together for over fifteen years, but surprisingly, none of our staff had made a visit to their newer HQ building in Fremont, California that they moved into a couple of years ago. Nathan covered when Corsair moved offices over a decade ago, but Corsair has since moved on to a bigger, better office, this one coming in at a massive 64,000 square feet. Check out Corsair's headquarters!

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

ECS Z370-Lightsaber Review

ECS is back for the new year with the newest entry into its provocatively named "Lightsaber" line of motherboards; this time with the ECS Z370-Lightsaber. Will ECS deliver an overclocking weapon as effective as the lightsaber is for the Jedi?

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Enermax MaxTytan 1250W PSU Review

Enermax recently released two high-capacity PSUs to match the competition. We already reviewed its Platimax DF 1200, so now it's time to check out the 1.25kW MaxTytan, which promises compelling performance.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Fe Review

Fe is a game about tribes, communication and loneliness. Set amidst an enchanted forest soaked in neon colors and besieged by strange creatures, you play as a young abandoned pup. To begin with, the forest is huge and bewildering, and you must set out to discover its secrets on your own.

Read full article @ Wccftech

KDE neon 5.12 Review - Living on the edge

Green Wednesday: Here's a fairly chipper review of KDE neon 5.12, an Ubuntu-based distribution with the latest Plasma desktop environment build, tested on a laptop with UEFI, GPT, 16 partitions, and a multi-boot Windows and Linux setup, covering live session, installation and day-to-day use, including look & feel, fonts, customization, network support - Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing, printing, multimedia support - MP3 and HD video, smartphone support - Android, iPhone (iOS) and Windows Phone, package management and updates, applications and extras, hardware support, webcam, suspend & resume, resource usage, performance, battery life, various problems, other observations, and more. Enjoy.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

MSI B350M Mortar Review

A good candidate for second-generation Ryzen? We find out. AMD's B350 chipset appears to be the go-to solution for the new Vega-infused Ryzen chips we took a look at the other week. What makes most sense in our eyes is a small-form-factor board that doesn't break the bank. MSI is of this thinking and has had a solid line-up since Ryzen's initial launch last year. Bringing renewed focus to the micro-ATX form factor through the release of IGP-enabled CPUs, we take a closer look at the £80 MSI B350M Mortar.

Read full article @ Hexus

Nest Cam IQ review: Lots of exciting features, but the price tag triggers less-desirable emotions

The latest security camera from Nest Labs is super powerful (and super expensive).

Read full article @ TechHive

Patriot Viper V570 Blackout RGB Laser Gaming Mouse Review

Today we will be presenting the Viper V570 Blackout from Patriot. This mouse is the successor to original V570 that featured the buttons in a bold red accent. The only difference in the name, is this one carries the term “blackout”. They both carry the same specs.

One of the first things I notice with this mouse is the ceramic feet. This thing literally floats across my mouse pad with little friction. Something to get used to if you are transitioning from the typical Teflon plastic feet. Well lets not delay any longer and get into it and see what we have in the V570 Blackout RGB Gaming Mouse.

Read full article @ FunkyKit

Razer Blade Pro Review (w/ Core i7; GTX 1060) 

We’ve seen Razer Blade laptops before, but nothing like the Blade Pro. This updated machine is designed to appeal to gamers and professionals in equal measure – and it does that by mixing superb design with high-end components. With the model in question being the slightly cheaper GTX 1060 variant, can the Blade Pro do enough in terms of price-to-performance? Let’s find out.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Razer Blade Stealth & Razer Core V2 Review

Razer's Blade Stealth has caught our eye as one of the most attractive ultraportable Windows laptops on the market that also comes packed with top-end hardware. Razer has also launched a new external graphics enclosure, the Core V2. Let's check them out.

Read full article @ TechSpot

Reolink RLC-422W home security camera review: Affordable, nearly vandal-proof outdoor security

With crystal clear video, 100-feet of night vision, and customizable motion alerts, this dome-style camera delivers peace of mind at a wallet-friendly price.

Read full article @ TechHive

Samsung SSD 860 PRO Solid State Drive Review

Planar NAND allowed manufacturers to offer speedy solid state storage at fair price, while Samsung’s recently announced 860 EVO SSD improved upon this with their latest 3-bit MLC V-NAND flash technology. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the 512GB Samsung SSD 860 PRO, which utilizes 64-cell layer 2-bit MLC V-NAND for high endurance and improved sequential performance to produce up to 560 MB/s reads at 100,000 IOPS and 530 MB/s writes at 90,000 IOPS, and compare SATA 6 GB/s performance against the all the leading competition.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews

Seagate DJI Fly Drive 2TB Review

The Fly Drive is built from the ground up to be a portable solution for those on the go with their DJI drone. That said this solution offers connectivity via USB-C along with a UHS-II microSD reader placed on the side. A single capacity of 2TB is being offered at this point secured in a plastic enclosure similar to the Backup Plus and Game Drive lineups. To take things further, Seagate has placed a protective bumper around this drive to dress it up and add more durability to a drive that is destined to a rough life. Compatibility includes both Windows and macOS but does require you to have an available USB-C port. This product also comes with a two-month membership to Adobe Premiere Pro CC. MSRP of the 2TB Seagate Fly Drive is $149.99 with a one-year warranty.

Read full article @ TweakTown

Seagate IronWolf 12TB HDD Review

Seagate launched "The Guardian Series" mid-2016 part of which was bringing back the Barracuda name and rebranding the NAS drive, IronWolf. That same day, we had several models for review including the 10TB Barracuda and 10TB IronWolf. A year later, Seagate is ready to unveil an even higher capacity, the 12TB IronWolf and we had a few sent over for review. Seagate aims for the IronWolf series to be used in 1 to 8 bay appliances like Desktop RAID, NAS and small servers. For larger operations, you can move to the IronWolf Pro, built for up to 16 bay solutions. With each of these solutions built for 24x7 workloads, they come with some impressive technology. For example, dual-plane balancing and RAID optimization along with advanced power management is tech Seagate is calling Agile-Array in addition to Rotational Vibration sensors to monitor and maintain performance in multi-bay environments. For those using these drives in modern NAS appliances from Synology, Asustor and others the addition of IHM or IronWolf Health Management allows the NAS system to more closely monitor your drives health to better protect and predict failures.

Read full article @ TweakTown

Steel Division: Normandy 44 for PC Review

Steel Division: Normandy 44 is a real-time strategy game that introduces a new way to play the genre, but the lightning fast pace of the game is a little too much.

Eugen Systems' real-time strategy (RTS) game Steel Division: Normandy 44 is a great experience that introduces new ideas to the genre, while simultaneously giving the player a sense of the true scale of a World War II battlefield. Mechanically, it plays excellent, but the gameplay is marred by the fact that some things happen faster then you can keep up with.

Read full article @ Windows Central