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Here a roundup of todays reviews and articles:

Ballistix Elite 3200 MHz Quad Channel DDR4 Review
Cooler Master MasterAir Maker 8 CPU Cooler Review
Corsair Crystal 460X ATX Mid-Tower Case Review
Corsair Gaming K95 RGB Platinum Review
Explainer: What is Gigabit LTE?
How to configure H.265/HEVC in Linux? - Tutorial
Intel Celeron/Pentium/Core i3/i5/i7 - NVIDIA vs. AMD Linux Gaming Performance
Project Build: Crush – Part 3
Windows 10 will soon get one of macOS Sierra’s best features



Ballistix Elite 3200 MHz Quad Channel DDR4 Review

We take a 16GB Ballistix Elite kit from Ballistix and will test and review it. The brand is now separated from Crucial. The 3200 MHz 16GB memory is cool, fast and runs XMP 2.0 memory profiles on Intel platforms as well. Join us as we review some of the fastest clocked bars of memory your money can get you.

Read full article @ Guru3D

Cooler Master MasterAir Maker 8 CPU Cooler Review

The Cooler Master MasterAir Maker 8 is one of the most high-end coolers Cooler Master has ever created, and it's been a big hit with system builders around the world. We missed it when it launched, but we wanted to see what all the fuss was about, and Cooler Master had a nice little treat in store for us with this sample too, so read on to find out what that was, it's pretty awesome!

Read full article @ eTeknix

Corsair Crystal 460X ATX Mid-Tower Case Review

The Crystal 460X stands out with triple RGB fans behind tempered glass panels, and stands apart with space for an EATX motherboard inside an 18” ATX mid-tower. Does it perform well enough to justify an upper-market price?

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Corsair Gaming K95 RGB Platinum Review

Meet Corsair's flagship keyboard for hardcore gamers who want it all.

Read full article @ Hexus

Explainer: What is Gigabit LTE?

One of the big improvements that is coming to mobile networks this year is Gigabit LTE. You might have heard of it already - companies are gearing up for deployments around the globe right now - but if not, it'll become a bigger talking point in the months to come. Gigabit LTE is set to hit everything from smartphones and laptops to portable hotspots and cars.

Read full article @ TechSpot

How to configure H.265/HEVC in Linux? - Tutorial

I've written a short tutorial explaning how to resolve the issue of H.265/HEVC media playback in Linux, including PPA repository for Ubuntu, Gstreamer support, Google Chrome extension for non-Ubuntu distributions, other tips and tricks, and more. Have fun.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

Intel Celeron/Pentium/Core i3/i5/i7 - NVIDIA vs. AMD Linux Gaming Performance

Five AMD/NVIDIA graphics cards tested on five different Intel Kabylake processors from a low-end $40 Celeron CPU to a high-end Core i7 7700K is the focus of today's Linux benchmarking. Various OpenGL and Vulkan Linux gaming benchmarks were run to see how the RadeonSI and NVIDIA Linux performance evolves from a Celeron G3930 to Pentium G4600 to Core i3 7100 to Core i5 7600K to Core i7 7700K.

Read full article @ Phoronix

Project Build: Crush – Part 3

Last week I went through the main components in the Crush build, this week I want to touch on a few of the areas that people sometimes skimp on. The power supply is at the top of that list, but some people skimp on their cooling so I want to talk about what my original plans were, how they changed after I started the build, and what we endedup with. Then after all of that, we can finally dive into a few of the small changes I made to fine tune the build and make it exactly what I wanted. That LanOC style if you will.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Windows 10 will soon get one of macOS Sierra’s best features

The Creators Update is bound to be a huge one, with picture-in-picture mode now in store for Windows 10.

Read full article @ TechRadar