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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Alphacool Eisplateau Anti-Static Mat
AMD Releases Radeon Pro Software for Vega: Crimson ReLive Edition Vega Pro
Azio MGK L80 RGB Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review
Enermax NEOChanger Unboxing Video
Gigabyte Gaming GT Desktop Review
HP Expands Commercial VR Strategy: Z VR Backpack and Immersion Centers
OpenGL 4.6 Released With Vulkan/SPIR-V Ingestion, Parallel Shader Compiles & Finally AF
SilverStone LSB01 Case Lighting System Review
SteelSeries Rival 310 and Sensei 310
The Dell XPS 15 9560 Review: Infinity Edge Part Two
Trust Gaming GXT 353 Verus Review



Alphacool Eisplateau Anti-Static Mat

You would think with a few desk, a large photo area, and a full sized workbench I would have room to work on things around the office. The truth is though that the workbench fills up with projects quickly and everything else overflows into the photo area because of the space it provides. That isn’t a problem in itself, but the damage I have done to our past photo backdrops when everything was white was an issue. With the new wooden setup the idea was that dings, scratches, and scuffs wouldn’t be as big of a concern and for the most part they haven’t been. But I want to take good care of the space when getting into big projects. I’ve been looking for a mat to work on for a while and it just so happens that Alphacool has one that was perfect both for protection but also with nice information on the surface to help with projects. Today let's take a quick look and see if it ended up doing what I needed it to do.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

AMD Releases Radeon Pro Software for Vega: Crimson ReLive Edition Vega Pro

Following up last week’s launch of Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2, AMD today is releasing Radeon Pro Software Crimson ReLive Edition for Vega-based Radeon Professional Graphics, earlier known as version 17.8. With the official unveiling of Vega-based products yesterday, this edition of Radeon Pro Software brings support to the Radeon Pro WX 9100, Radeon Pro SSG, and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Azio MGK L80 RGB Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Azio takes driverless mechanical gaming keyboards to the next level with their MGK L80 RGB Backlit model but does it have what it takes to become a hit among gamers and even enthusiasts and professionals?

Read full article @ NikKTech

Enermax NEOChanger Unboxing Video

We check out a new product from Enermax called the NEOChanger. This is a 3-1 water cooling setup that has some really nice features built into it. First of all the NEOChanger has the pump and reservoir together as one unit, then add RGB light, controllable pump speed (1500-4000 RPM) and a remote control to bring this all-in-one assembly together.

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

Gigabyte Gaming GT Desktop Review

Gigabyte's Gaming GT Desktop PC recently dropped in price, so we took it for a spin to see if the aging platform was still worth a purchase.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

HP Expands Commercial VR Strategy: Z VR Backpack and Immersion Centers

At SIGGRAPH this week, HP has lifted the lid on parts of their Commercial VR strategy, announcing three major aspects of their implementation.  In talking with HP, they are confident there is an opportunity in that commercial VR space.

Read full article @ Anandtech

OpenGL 4.6 Released With Vulkan/SPIR-V Ingestion, Parallel Shader Compiles & Finally AF

As we have been anticipating for weeks/months, a new formal update to OpenGL has been in the works and it's officially out today. Meet OpenGL 4.6! This is a pretty significant update and internally they had the debate whether to call it OpenGL 5.0, but here we are with OpenGL 4.6 that features Vulkan/SPIR-V extensions and more. The good news is the open-source Mesa drivers aren't too far out from OpenGL 4.6 support, at least RadeonSI and Intel.

Read full article @ Phoronix

SilverStone LSB01 Case Lighting System Review

SilverStone's LSB01 kit allows you effortlessly to light up your computer interior, RGB style.

Read full article @ APH Networks

SteelSeries Rival 310 and Sensei 310

It has been seven and a half years from when I first saw the SteelSeries Xai at CES. A few months after that I had one in hand to review and from that point on I have been using a variation of that design, mostly Sensei’s on my main computer and/or other computers. It was never perfect, even back then I mentioned the sensor having a few issues but the overall shape and balance was great, so great in fact that it has spawned multiple mice from other vendors trying to capture that same design. But for a few years now the Sensei has been feeling dated with so many other mice getting great optical sensors so you can imagine my happiness when I found out that SteelSeries was introducing a new Sensei along with a new Rival, both with their new TrueMove3 optical sensor. Now after seeing some images of the design I was a little worried that they had messed with the shape and it might lose what made it so special. This is a huge moment for SteelSeries and given how particular about the mice I use when not testing, they will have to get this one just right for it to replace my old Sensei. So let’s see what the big deal is and then put them both to the test.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

The Dell XPS 15 9560 Review: Infinity Edge Part Two

Near the end of 2015, Dell rolled out their new XPS styling queues, that were so successful on the XPS 13, to its larger sibling, the XPS 15. Thanks to the Infinity Edge display, Dell’s new XPS 15 packed a full 15.6-inch display into a notebook closer to the size of a 14-inch model. Perhaps the size reduction is not quite as dramatic as the XPS 13 when it first launched with the thin-bezel design, but Dell also kept the performance heart of the XPS 15 intact with the change, keeping a quad-core 45-Watt CPU, and NVIDIA GTX 960M graphics.

Dell has since done a revision from that XPS 15 9550 model to the latest 9560 version. The small model number change might signify that this is a small revision. On the exterior that is certainly the case, with the overall XPS 15 design remaining relatively unchanged, but under the hood there are some more impressive changes awaiting.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Trust Gaming GXT 353 Verus Review

Founded in 1981, Trust International B.V is a company specialized in the manufacturing of IT accessories with its headquarters in Dordrecht, The Netherlands. The Trust products are oriented towards the budget segment of the market.

The Dutch company was initially founded under the name Aashima Technology B.V, but during the 90’ it became Trust International B.V. At this moment, the company has expanded in 19 countries from Europe while the Trust products are present in more than 44 countries.

Read full article @ Tech-Legend