Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Overclocking Review
Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB DDR4-2666 32GB Memory Kit Review
Cooler Master Master Liquid ML240R RGB Cooler Review
Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 (9575) Review
Fractal Design Define R6 Blackout TG Computer Case Review
HP Zbook X2 G4 Review
i-Rocks K76M Illuminated Mechanical Keyboard Review
Our Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 (9575) Review
Teufel Cage Review
Ubuntu 18.04 + Unity - the desktop you always needed

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Overclocking Review

With the AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (non-X) down to as little as $255, it seems that now is the time for us to discuss exactly what the benefits, if any, there are to purchasing the 2700 rather than its more expensive big brother, the 2700X. If you consider yourself a computer hardware enthusiast, and are building a new system any time soon, you will want to give this a read.

The AMD Ryzen 7 2700 is the non-X version of the 2700X. So what does the 2700 not have that the 2700X does? The simple takeaway is that the 2700 is clocked a bit lower, and is rated at a much lower TDP of 65W compared to the 105W of the 2700X. The 2700 still has a full 8 cores and 16 threads at your disposal.

We have written extensively about AMD's Precision Boost 2 and how it works with the 2700X and have a good handle on what exactly it does for its user. When you slide down the product stack to the Ryzen 7 2700, that can surely save you a few bucks, what is the overclocking enthusiast giving up in terms of performance, if any?

Read full article @ HardOCP

Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB DDR4-2666 32GB Memory Kit Review

One of the first ever memory kits with LEDs on them I had the chance to experience was a Ballistix Tactical Tracer kit. LEDs really changed things up with memory adding so much more style than your typical heatspreaders. Now we are seeing so many RGB LED memory kits it might be hard to choose between different brands. The Tactical Tracer RGB is the first RGB kit from Ballistix and I have to say they are some of the best-looking modules I’ve seen. Today we are taking a look at the BLT4K8G4D26BFT4K kit which is a 32GB (4 x 8GB) kit running at 2666 MHz with timings of 16-18-18-38 at 1.2V. Ballistix also has their own M.O.D. Utility which allows you to customize the RGB LEDs as well as see the temperature of each individual module. Can this kit dethrone the G.SKILL Trident Z RGB as our favorite RGB memory kit? Read on as we find out!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Cooler Master Master Liquid ML240R RGB Cooler Review

Cooler Master is one of the best-known brands in terms of system cooling. That is in no small part due to their excellent off the shelf availability and wide range of products in both the air and AIO liquid cooling categories. Such factors mean that there are very few of us that either doesn’t own something by Cooler Master or, at the very least, have in the past.

Having had experience with both their coolers and chassis cases myself, it’s a brand I like. Generally offering a good product within a reasonable budget while some might say that Cooler Master errs towards the budget branding a little too closely, I disagree. I think Cooler Master products are generally well priced reflecting the level of quality that is more than sufficient for whatever task you have on hand.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 (9575) Review

The initial announcement of Intel and AMDs collaboration on the "8th Gen Intel® Core™ processors With Radeon™ RX Vega M Graphics" (Kaby Lake-G) at CES this year caused a big stir amongst the PC hardware space. 

Now that weve taken a look at the Intel Hades Canyon NUC and its impressive performance compared to mid-range gaming desktops, its time to take a look at Kaby Lake-G in the mobile form factor.
Dells XPS 15 2-in-1 is one of two notebooks utilizing the Intel Kaby Lake-G processor with Vega graphics, alongside the HP Envy Spectre x360.

Building upon the successful standard clamshell, this new notebook is Dells first convertible XPS 15, featuring a 360-degree hinge which allows for a variety of configurations including tablet mode where the device folds back on itself.

Read full article @ PC Perspective

Fractal Design Define R6 Blackout TG Computer Case Review

What is the biggest sin you can commit against your friends in 2018? Go ask any teenage kid and they will tell you it goes something along the lines of breaking a Snapchat streak. The genesis of any friendship starts with that little flame icon with the number "3" on the side. This is the beginning of your commitment to sending each other at least one snap every day. If you break a single digit streak, no matter; you were not serious about the friendship to begin with anyway. As time progresses and your streak hits one hundred and above, you better do what it takes to keep it -- leaving a triple digit streak out to dry is a serious offense. Case in point: I got a friend who broke a 236 streak and another who broke a 133, and I do not care their reasons include their phone died and they did not have internet, respectively; our friendship simply was not the same afterwards. Beside Snapchat streaks, I also care about review streaks. Since 2011, I have reviewed every Fractal Design Define series mid-tower, including the R3, R4, and R5. When Fractal Design released the Define R6 late last year, I knew I had to get my hands on one. But due to inventory problems on the Blackout TG model I wanted, one did not appear on our doorsteps until a little over a month ago. But fear not, my friends. Fractal Design did not break any streaks in sending us their Define R-series mid-tower chassis, and neither will I break my streak in reviewing these cases. There is one more streak they need to keep, however. The Define R3, R4, and R5 all won our venerable APH Recommended award. Will the R6 keep this streak rolling into a four? There is only one way to find out. By the way, I was joking about my friends who broke our Snapchat streaks.

Read full article @ APH Networks

HP Zbook X2 G4 Review

Mobile device manufacturers seem to have really stepped things up in the engineering department since the arrival of the Microsoft Surface. After racing to the bottom with netbooks for a time, things turned around, and we’ve seen an influx of high-quality systems using premiums materials. We've seen gorgeous designs from ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, especially in standard clamshell form factors. However, no one seemed to crack the code when it comes to the detachable form factor where the Microsoft Surface Pro shines. There have been some solid offerings in the space, no doubt, but the Surface Pro still sets the bar.

HP takes a different approach to the detachable PC with its Zbook X2 G4 workstation. HP aims high with this machine and shoves as much power as possible into a sleek tablet form factor that’s a little over half an inch thick. While the Microsoft Surface Pro starts at $799 with a Core M3 and spartan memory and storage, the HP Zbook X2 G4 has a much higher $2,699 cost of entry for the latest generation models, but configurations start with a beefy quad-core Intel Core i7-8550u and discrete graphics.

Read full article @ HotHardware

i-Rocks K76M Illuminated Mechanical Keyboard Review

i-Rocks is inviting you to let out your fun side with their K76M keyboard, featuring a LEGO bricks compatible top plate to create and customize a keyboard as never before. It also comes with their new Alps-inspired switches with a noise-dampening system, multi-color backlighting, on-board controls, and support for their optional paper skins/acrylic plate, which makes this a unique keyboard worth checking out.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Our Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 (9575) Review

Ever wished there was a Dell XPS 15 but with a flippy screen? Well, there is: the XPS 15 2-in-1 (9575). Check out our detailed video review for all the details.

Earlier this week, I posted my full XPS 15 2-in-1 (9575) review. The newest addition to Dell's growing XPS line takes the existing XPS 15 and gives it a flippy hinge to let it turn into a tablet. It's a large tablet, but it is still a fun laptop.

Read full article @ Windows Central

Teufel Cage Review

Teufel Audio GmbH was founded in 1980 and now employs more than 200 people. The audio specialist from Berlin, Germany is now presenting its first gaming headset with the Teufel Cage and wants to set the bar at the very top in this sector as well. Whether this succeeds, we show in the following review of the Teufel Cage Game Changer!

The Teufel Cage is delivered in a matt black packaging. The front shows schematically the headset, as well as the lettering of the manufacturer and model.

Read full article @ OCInside.de

Ubuntu 18.04 + Unity - the desktop you always needed

Redemption: here's an enthusiastic review of Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver with the Unity desktop environment, covering relevance, look & feel, ease of use, responsiveness, resource utilization, significant ergonomic advantages over Gnome 3, long-term production usage considerations, and more. Take a look.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo