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15 New AMD Ryzen CPU Coolers Revealed
Alphacool Eisbaer 240 AIO CPU Cooler Review
AMD Ryzen 5 vs. Intel Core i5 in games: the conclusion
ASUS Lyra WiFi Mesh System Revealed
GTX 1080 Ti Overclocking Guide
Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice: Performance Analysis
ID-Cooling Auraflow 240 AIO CPU Cooler Review
Razer Blade Stealth 13.3 Review
The ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 Gaming Router Revealed
Upgrading from a gaming headset? Three entry level ‘audiophile’ headphones reviewed



15 New AMD Ryzen CPU Coolers Revealed

The AMD Ryzen 7 processors still use the same AM4 socket, but the mount holes are placed further out. This may mean your existing AM4 cooler may not mount properly on the new Ryzen 7 motherboards. So let's check out what AMD's CPU cooler partners have in store to pair with the AMD Ryzen 7 processors

Read full article @ Tech ARP

Alphacool Eisbaer 240 AIO CPU Cooler Review

All-in-one coolers are designed to be convenient, however they lack the flexibility available with custom loops. Even if modders are willing to void the warranty and swap out parts,  it is far from ideal since  most use an aluminum radiator with copper contact blocks to keep costs down.

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

AMD Ryzen 5 vs. Intel Core i5 in games: the conclusion

Ever since the launch of Ryzen the gaming performance of AMD's new processors has been a hot topic. Many people in the comments have speculated or speculating about whether certain combinations of GPUs and processors were causing biased results. Reason enough for Hardware.Info to lock ourselves up for a week and find out what really is the best choice for games. Disclaimer: stop reading right now if you suffer from arithmophobia, as this review contains A LOT of numbers.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

ASUS Lyra WiFi Mesh System Revealed

Let's take a look at the new ASUS Lyra WiFi mesh system, and see how it delivers corner-to-corner WiFi coverage in large homes and offices!

Read full article @ Tech ARP

GTX 1080 Ti Overclocking Guide

This is important, because even when you are trying to apply a higher overclock, it may downclock for any number of reasons, from thermal limits, lack of voltage, or power draw. As stated above, NVIDIA has locked the GTX 1080 Ti voltage to 1.093v. It does not matter what brand you have, you cannot exceed this without hard modifications to the card. That means your maximum overclock cannot surpass 2.2GHz because of how Boost 3.0 works once again with thermal, power, and voltage limitations. Most cards will not exceed 2012MHz for a 1080 Ti, as that's the average number I've come across browsing different forums. Remember, this is a very big GPU die with 12 billion transistors in a small area. It is hard to expect the same overclock as a 1070 or even 1080.

Read full article @ OCC

Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice: Performance Analysis

Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice is one of the best looking titles released in recent times. Its facial animations look stunning and the game's visual fidelity is excellent, too, but comes at a performance cost. We tested this highly demanding game on a wide selection of graphics cards at full HD, 1440p, and 4K.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

ID-Cooling Auraflow 240 AIO CPU Cooler Review

Today, ID-Cooling has been kind enough to send in their latest RGB AIO cooler by way of the AURAFLOW 240. Following on from our reviews on the FROSTFLOW 240L, it will be interesting to see what the AURAFLOW has to add to ID-Coolings AIO lineup. The AURAFLOW 240 is currently the only RGB cooler in the ID-Cooling catalogue and features support for most of the bigger motherboard manufacturers RGB software so you can link it with other products such as Motherboards, GPU,s and even RGB LED Strips! While there has recently been a massive influx of RGB products into the market, some people are still not a fan of it all. However, if you’re into all the RGB goodness, you will definitely want to check out this review and see what this bad boy is capable of.

The Auraflow 240 comes with two 120mm RGB fans that have a max RPM of 1,800. Combine that with a 200W TDP and being compatible with most Intel and AMD based motherboard sockets and we could have a real winner on our hands. Only time will tell how the Auraflow 240 will stand up but on paper, it looks the business! ID-Cooling has some amazing products and if you’re not really familiar with them, it is definitely worth looking at some reviews of their products. Alongside the Frostflow 240l, we also looked at the 120mm variant the Frostflow 120 and were quite impressed with it! Enough of all that though, let’s get back to the Auraflow 240!

Read full article @ Enos Tech

Razer Blade Stealth 13.3 Review

Vying for best ultrabook crown. The premium Windows ultrabook category is chock-full of excellent choices right now. Got a budget of over £1,000? Then you wouldn't go far wrong with a Dell XPS 13, HP Spectre x360, Microsoft Surface Laptop, or from gaming specialist Razer.

Speaking of Razer, the company released the Stealth last year, a 12.5in ultrabook imbued with Intel Kaby Lake CPU technology, an attractive design, and potential for proper gaming through a Thunderbolt 3 connection tied to an external graphics box.

That laptop hit a lot of the right notes, but Razer believes there is still room for improvement, and such thinking is in evidence with a mid-year refresh known simply as the the new Stealth.

Read full article @ Hexus

The ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 Gaming Router Revealed

The ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 is a tri-band gaming router that is based on the famous ASUS RT-AC5300 "alien spider" router. Check out what it offers you!

Read full article @ Tech ARP

Upgrading from a gaming headset? Three entry level ‘audiophile’ headphones reviewed

Here at KitGuru we review a lot of gaming headsets. Over the last year alone, I’ve seen offerings from Corsair, HyperX, Razer, Fnatic Gear and ASUS ROG to name just five manufacturers. Most of the headsets we review cost between £50-100, making them good options if you don’t want to spend a fortune. However, what if you’re ready to take the next step and upgrade your headset to something better – a dedicated pair of audio-grade headphones, for instance?

Read full article @ KitGuru