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AMD EPYC 7642 Benchmarks: The Rome 48 Core CPU That Easily Takes On Intel's Xeon Platinum 8280
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X & Ryzen 5 3400G CPU Performance Review
AMD To Launch Both Ryzen 9 3950X And 3rd-gen Ryzen Threadripper In November
ASRock X570M Pro4 Review
ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER ROG STRIX OC Review
ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Super STRIX OC Review
AZZA Prisma Digital RGB Review
Borderlands 3 Review
Creative Outlier Gold Wireless Headphones Review
EK Classic RGB P240 Review
GIGABYTE X570 AORUS PRO Review
GIGABYTE Z490, X299X and TRX40 motherboards spotted at EEC
iOS 13 Review
Logitech G604 Review
MSI MEG X570 Ace Review
MSI Vigor GK60 Mechanical Keyboard Review
NZXT H510 Elite Computer Case Review
Raspberry Pi 4 With Lakka May Be The Best Retro Game Console Yet
TeamGroup L5 LITE 3D (480GB) SATA SSD Review
Thermaltake Level 20 RGB Extended Mouse Pad Review
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT THICC II Review



AMD EPYC 7642 Benchmarks: The Rome 48 Core CPU That Easily Takes On Intel's Xeon Platinum 8280

Since the AMD EPYC 7002 series "Rome" launch at the beginning of August, it's been known how AMD's top-end (aside from the newly-announced EPYC 7H12) EPYC 7742 easily outperforms the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 in most real-world benchmarks. The EPYC 7742 not only outperforms the Xeon Platinum 8280 in raw performance but also at a significantly lower cost and it gets even better with the EPYC 7642. We have been testing the EPYC 7642 48-core processors and even there the performance is generally ahead of a Xeon Platinum 8280 while being about half the cost of that flagship non-AP Intel Xeon Scalable Cascadelake processor.

Read full article @ Phoronix

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X & Ryzen 5 3400G CPU Performance Review

Having taken a look at Linux performance with AMD's Ryzen 5 6-core 3600X and 4-core 3400G last week, we're now turning our attention to Windows. We're tackling everything from encoding to rendering and math to gaming with the ultimate goal of finding out how these chips stack up, and see where the greatest strengths lay.

Read full article @ Techgage

AMD To Launch Both Ryzen 9 3950X And 3rd-gen Ryzen Threadripper In November

Zen 2 holdouts whove been patiently waiting for AMD to launch its 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X are going to have to exercise their patience for another two months, as the company has officially pushed the date back. If this news burns, will some ointment in the form of a third-gen Ryzen Threadripper announcement help?

Read full article @ Techgage

ASRock X570M Pro4 Review

The ASRock X570M Pro4 has been designed for power-focussed individuals who tend to keep a smaller system. You don't receive the full complement of PCI-E ports but otherwise, it aims to provide the same level of performance you've come to expect from ASRock.

Read full article @ Vortez

ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER ROG STRIX OC Review

Introduction ASUS is always a brand gamers and enthusiasts can trust, so when it comes to the latest and not-so-greatest RTX 2080 SUPER from NVIDIA, you shouldn't be surprised that ASUS kicks some serious ass with SUPER cards, too.

Read full article @ TweakTown

ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Super STRIX OC Review

The factory-overclocked ASUS RTX 2080 Super STRIX OC is the company's flagship RTX 2080 Super. It comes with a powerful 10+2 phase VRM and large triple-slot, triple-fan cooling solution. Thanks to the dual BIOS capability you are free to pick between excellent temperatures or excellent noise.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

AZZA Prisma Digital RGB Review

The AZZA Prisma Digital RGB is an affordable addressable RGB fan which has as its main goal, the enhancement of your system’s look. The fan is available for approximately 14 US Dollar or Euro and has two different size versions, 120mm and 140mm.

Read full article @ Tech-Legend

Borderlands 3 Review

Borderlands 3 has finally arrived with a no small amount of baggage in tow. It’s been over seven years since the release of Borderlands 2, and Gearbox Software and its mercurial leader Randy Pitchford haven’t exactly endeared themselves to fans in that time.

Read full article @ Wccftech

Creative Outlier Gold Wireless Headphones Review

Following the Outlier Air, Creative are looking to dominate with the Super X-Fi software implemented Creative Outlier Gold wireless headphones.

Read full article @ Wccftech

EK Classic RGB P240 Review

EK has released a liquid cooling kit consisting out of all components needed to assemble and design your own liquid cooling loop. In this review we will build a P240 Classic RGB and test this kit. 

Read full article @ The Guru of 3D

GIGABYTE X570 AORUS PRO Review

A robust 12+2 phase power supply, with stylish-yet-functional heatsinks are employed, multi-zone RGB lighting adorned across the rear IO heatsink and alongside the PCI-E adaptors.

Read full article @ Vortez

GIGABYTE Z490, X299X and TRX40 motherboards spotted at EEC

Just a week ago unreleased Gigabyte motherboards have made an appearance at EEC. Today more models have been added, specifically the high-end series that most enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting.  GIGABYTE Z490, X299X and TRX40 Today Gigabyte submitted more unreleased motherboards to Eurasian Economic Commission. New entries include the X299X AORUS and DESIGNARE series, which are designed with Cascade Lake-X series in mind. These are the enthusiast HEDT CPU series that will be released later this month. The Core i9-10900X has been spotted at Geekbench just few days ago.

Read full article @ VideoCardz.com

iOS 13 Review

There's a lot more to this update than Dark Mode.

Read full article @ ArsTechnica

Logitech G604 Review

The G602 is a Logitech classic that was launched back close to the launch of the original G502. What really set it apart was its use of a traditional battery, not a rechargeable wireless setup for what our friend Ed over at Sapphire would call a “True Wireless” setup. The G602 had an extremely long battery life and it was the only mouse in the post G502 age at Logitech with more than the standard two side buttons. Funny enough the G602 was replaced with the G603 but it dropped the extra side buttons and went with a different shape so it was a little bit of a surprise to see Logitech switch back to the features of the G602 when I had a call with them about the new G604. It gains the Hero 16K sensor of course and drops some weight. Today I’m going to check out the new mouse and see what it’s all about.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

MSI MEG X570 Ace Review

A commendable entrant in the X570 arena. AMD supports older motherboards with its range of nascent 3rd Gen Ryzen processors, but for users wanting to get the most out of them, the recommended path is to invest in X570 boards. That's all well and good, as they offer unique PCIe 4.0 connectivity and best-of-breed overclocking support, though the caveat is one of high pricing. X570 boards start at £150 and quickly escalate to beyond £500 as manufacturers add better power delivery, all forms of RGB, and esoteric cooling.

MSI has seven X570s in its arsenal, and sitting nearer the top of the stack is the MEG X570 Ace that retails for £350. Compared to the firm's own MPG X570 Gaming Plus, which we reckon is a decent entry-level effort costing exactly half as much, MSI adds an extra PCIe x16 slot, a trio of additional USB 3.1Gen2 (Type-A), explicit support for SLI, 2.5G LAN, WiFi 6, significantly beefier cooling and VRM support, along with better RGB lighting. Decent differentiation, then.

Read full article @ Hexus

MSI Vigor GK60 Mechanical Keyboard Review

The MSI Vigor GK60 is a full-size mechanical gaming keyboard with genuine Cherry MX Red switches. It comes with four metal WASD key caps with four standard ones in the box, a premium metal back plate, and red LED illumination. This makes the keyboard just as functional for gaming or regular use as a more expensive alternative. The GK60 also comes with a game mode, which disables the Windows key and enables full N-key rollover. Priced at $70.29 shipped on Amazon, we will test the GK60 mechanical gaming keyboard to see how it performs.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

NZXT H510 Elite Computer Case Review

The NZXT H510 Elite builds off the H500 with updated features and appearances, albeit at a much higher price point.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Raspberry Pi 4 With Lakka May Be The Best Retro Game Console Yet

The LibRetro team released Lakka version 2.3 with a ton of new features, a retro gaming focus, and perhaps the most important is official support for the Raspberry Pi 4...

Read full article @ HotHardware

TeamGroup L5 LITE 3D (480GB) SATA SSD Review

The TeamGroup L5 LITE 3D is an older SATA drive that has consistently been one of the cheapest drives on the retail market. Since it doesnt cut corners with a DRAMless design, it is a step up from entry-level drives and is still a reasonable alternative to mainstream SATA SSD from the top tier brands.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Thermaltake Level 20 RGB Extended Mouse Pad Review

Thermaltake released a lot of Level 20 RGB gaming peripherals simultaneously, one of which is an extended cloth mouse pad. It has RGB lighting implemented into its edge stiching, which can be controlled via the iTAKE software, but you can also synchronize it with other Thermaltake products, Razer Chroma, and even Amazon Alexa!

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT THICC II Review

Third-party Radeon RX 5700 XT are finally beginning to arrive. We were able to go hands-on with the with one of the most interesting from XFX with the Radeon RX 5700 XT THICC II. At only $429, it features a beefy heatsink, a slick design, and impressive clocks but is it enough to compete in today's market? Join us as we find out!

Read full article @ MMORPG