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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

7th Generation AMD A-Series APUs Revealed
AMD Summit Ridge Desktop Processor
ASUS ROG STRIX X99 Gaming Motherboard Review
ASUS Z170-Pro Skylake Motherboard Review
be quiet! Silent Base 600 Review
Corsair M65 PRO RGB Mouse Review
Hands On with Windows 10 Build 14361
How To Install Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Logitech G610 Orion Brown, G610 Orion Red and G810 Orion Spectrum Review
Odd Radeon RX 480 AOTS Benchmark Results Explained
Our New Tool For Measuring USB Power – Basemark PAT
Razer Blackwidow X Chroma
Razer Turret Review: A compact, wireless lapboard for gaming on the couch
Review: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Tempered Glass Edition
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB HDD Review



7th Generation AMD A-Series APUs Revealed

The “Bristol Ridge” family consists of 35- and 15-watt versions of AMD FX, A12, and A10 processors, while “Stoney Ridge” family will power the 15-watt A9, A6 and E2 processors. We were present at the Westin Taipei, when Jim Anderson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Computing and Graphics Business Group, AMD unveiled the 7th Generation AMD A-Series APUs. Check it out!

Read full article @ Tech ARP

AMD Summit Ridge Desktop Processor

The AMD Zen core architecture has been along awaited, because it is the first fresh design that was not derived from AMD’s existing Bulldozer architecture. Built around the SMT (simultaneous multithreading) microarchitecture, AMD Zen will offer much better core performance at the cost of a larger die.

Read full article @ TechARP

ASUS ROG STRIX X99 Gaming Motherboard Review

With Intel’s new range of Broadwell-E enthusiast grade CPUs now available, including the 10-core Core i7 6950X (http://www.kitguru.net/components/ryan-martin/intel-core-i7-6950x-broadwell-e-10-core-cpu-review/) , it’s only fitting that motherboard vendors have refreshed ageing X99 portfolios. ASUS was quick off the mark releasing the X99-A II, X99-DELUXE II, Rampage V Edition 10 and ROG STRIX X99 Gaming. The latter motherboard represents the first time ASUS has combined its Republic of Gamers and STRIX product lines in an effort to streamline it’s gaming portfolio.

Read full article @ KitGuru

ASUS Z170-Pro Skylake Motherboard Review

Inexpensive and filled with features, the ASUS Z170-Pro offers great overclocking potential. But can it stand out from the competition or ASUS' own Z170-A?

Read full article @ Hardware Canucks

be quiet! Silent Base 600 Review

A few months after be quiet! launched their Silent Base 800, they're now introducing a new mid-tower, which goes by the name called Silent Base 600. Although the manufacturer is rather new to the case business, the Silent Base 600 appears to be very interesting silent case, which has been equipped with thick and effective soundproofing material and comes at an attractive price.

Read full article @ ocaholic

Corsair M65 PRO RGB Mouse Review

Built for FPS games, the Corsair M65 PRO RGB brings back the same exterior features as it predecessor. Instead of the laser sensor seen in the previous model, Corsair has included the PixArt PMW3360 optical sensor with a maximum DPI of 12000. There is also a weight system for adjusting the weight and a dedicated sniper button, which can be assigned to serve various functions. The Corsair Utility Engine software allows great flexibility for customization and can also manage all of your Corsair devices in one software. Benchmark Reviews will be taking a look at the Corsair M65 PRO RGB FPS Gaming Mouse, so let’s go over its features and an overview of this mouse.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews

Hands On with Windows 10 Build 14361

Microsoft released new Windows 10 Redstone builds for PCs and Mobile devices today and in this gallery we take a closer look at some of the visual changes in this new build.

Read full article @ WinSupersite

How To Install Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

This post will show you how to install Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Now, before you say it, I know. Youre reading this with a slightly egregious look on your face because, after all, its easy to install Steam on Ubuntu, right? Perhaps not as easy as it could be.

Read full article @ OMG! Ubuntu!

Logitech G610 Orion Brown, G610 Orion Red and G810 Orion Spectrum Review

Early this year Logitech introduced the first models in its new line-up of mechanical keyboards, the G410 and the G910. In the meantime they've added the G610 and G810, which are positioned in between the G410 and G910. It's remarkable that Logitech has opted for Cherry MX switches again for the G610 instead of their own Romer-G switches. We took an extensive look at the keyboards.

Before we start with this review, we have to talk about how Logitech positions its products. The G910 Orion Spark, the flagship models as it were, has been on the market for a while now and has seen a large decrease in terms of pricing. This brings us to the somewhat weird situation with the G810, which should be just as expensive as the G910 according to the MSRP. In our price comparison tool we see that it is 20 pounds more expensive however. We expect this to correct itself in the next few weeks, as the choice for the G910 is a bit too obvious right now.

The G810 features the Romer-G switches produced by Omron, which we've seen before with the G910 and G410. The G610 features Cherry MX Red or Brown switches. Whether Omron wasn't able to produce enough switches, customers weren't happy with Romer-G switches or if there was another reason, it's all guesswork. It's a fact though that gamers have plenty of choice again if they choose for Logitech.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

Odd Radeon RX 480 AOTS Benchmark Results Explained

The good news is we now understand how AMD derived those results. The bad news is it casts AMD in a rather bad light, and detracts from the great value proposition that the Radeon RX 480 brings to the table…

Read full article @ Tech ARP

Our New Tool For Measuring USB Power – Basemark PAT

Have you ever wanted to geek-out a little and know how much power your smartphone and tablet are using through the USB interface? Over the years we’ve looked at a number of mobile devices and found that it has been tough to accurately know how much power they are pulling let alone in real-time! This is when we looked into the Basemark Power Assessment Tool, PAT, an easy to use universal power consumption measurement tool.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Razer Blackwidow X Chroma

Its hard to believe but the Razer Blackwidow design has been around for a really long time compared to other peripherals. Every year they have reintroduced it with small changes, new backlighting colors, their new switches, and later on RGB with the Chroma line. They have also had a few different variations with tournament editions and ultimate editions. Well for the first time in a long time, this year, Razer introduced a heavily changed called the Blackwidow X. They have it in a Chroma model as well as an Ultimate model but the main goal with the X was to change things up and little and offer a slightly cheaper offering. Oddly enough the lower priced option actually drops some of the plastic and has an open aluminum frame. So today I’m going to check out that and see what else the Blackwidow X Chroma has to offer.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Razer Turret Review: A compact, wireless lapboard for gaming on the couch

Razer's latest product aims to capture the market of PC gamers who are sneaking sessions in on their couch. The Turret is a complete package comprising of a keyboard with mouse pad along with a small mouse and a charging station. With a compact form factor and wireless connectivity it has everything you need to get your living room PC gaming on right out of the box.

Read full article @ TechSpot

Review: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Tempered Glass Edition

Today we’re taking a look at the latest of the Enthoo EVOLV chassis lineup, the Enthoo EVOLV ATX Tempered Glass, which is a slight variation of the previously released Enthoo EVOLV ATX. As the name suggests, this new variation replaces the aluminum side panels found on the EVOLV ATX with full, tempered glass panels...

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Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB HDD Review

Sporting 8TB of space in a 3.5-inch form-factor, Seagate's 8TB Enterprise capacity drive is far from short of capacity or performance. Designed for use over the long haul in data intensive applications, you get a drive that delivers excellent comparative performance. It was easily able to meet its design metrics across a wide series of tests. Rated to deliver 2.0 million hours as a MTBF, it is designed to run 24/7 with a failure rate of less than 0.5%. For the home user as well as the commercial professional, this adds up to some sense of security for your data. But that security has a cost associated with it of roughly $430 for 8TB of space. At just over five cents per gigabyte, that is still a value when you compare the cost to what 8TB in capacity would run you using flash drives.

Read full article @ OCC