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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

3-Way Mechanical RGB Keyboard Battle
AMD Ryzen R5 1500X Quad-Core AM4 Processor Review
AMD Ryzen R5 1600X 6-Core AM4 Processor Review
Asus Zenbook 3 (Intel i7 7500U)
Cherry MX Board 6.0 Keyboard Review: A Most Comfortable Tank
How We Test Mechanical Keyboards
Intel launching 12C/24T chips with X299 on May 30
Mad Catz F.R.E.Q.9 Wireless Surround Headset Review
MSI GT73VR Titan GTX 1070 SLI Gaming Laptop Review
Patriot Viper V760 Keyboard Review
PowerColor Radeon RX 570 Red Devil Review
PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 570 4GB Graphics Card Review
SilverStone ST45SF V3.0 450W Power Supply Review
Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapata - Viva la revolucion!



3-Way Mechanical RGB Keyboard Battle

Over the past couple of weeks I've received mechanical gaming keyboards from Creative and Razer, the Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08 and BlackWidow Chroma V2. To flesh this out into a true three-way battle, we're comparing them against Corsair's K70 RGB Rapidfire, which we rated as the best for gaming in our Best Keyboards article last year. Let's see if this still holds true.

Read full article @ eTeknix

AMD Ryzen R5 1500X Quad-Core AM4 Processor Review

Following on from our coverage of the Ryzen R7 series of 8-core, 16-thread processors, the Ryzen R7 1700, Ryzen R7 1700X, and the Ryzen R7 1800X, we kick things off today with a look at the more affordable Ryzen R5 series! The R7's have been a huge hit for AMD, with many of our readers reporting their new AM4 system builds, and I myself invested in the 1700X for my own system. The R5 are designed to be a bit more mainstream than the R7 series, offering 4 and 6 core variants, with 8 and 12 threads respectively, while also offering a much lower price point.

Read full article @ eTeknix

AMD Ryzen R5 1600X 6-Core AM4 Processor Review

With our reviews of the Ryzen R7 1700, Ryzen R7 1700X, and the Ryzen R7 1800X already under our belt, today we celebrate the launch of the R5 series of AMD processors! If you haven't seen it already, we've got our review of the R5 1500X here  too, as well as one of the latest B350 motherboards from ASRock !

Read full article @ eTeknix

Asus Zenbook 3 (Intel i7 7500U)

Today we take a look at the Asus Zenbook 3 laptop that boasts a 12.5″ 1080p resolution screen. Inside is 16GB RAM running at 2133MHz, along with a 7500U CPU Dual core processor and on-board Integrated Graphics from intel. Many will like the lightweight feel factor and back lit keyboard – but how does it handle?

Read full article @ KitGuru

Cherry MX Board 6.0 Keyboard Review: A Most Comfortable Tank

Unlike most other hardware that gets swapped out frequently, the interaction between a user and their keyboard is a lot more intimate. It is a device that is literally touched every day and is almost an extension of the user’s personality. If it is to be used every day and it is to be expected to perform in the same

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

How We Test Mechanical Keyboards

A combination of objective tests and subjective observations determine the pros and cons of each keyboard we review. Here's an overview of our methodology.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Intel launching 12C/24T chips with X299 on May 30

We've already written about Intel's next-gen CPUs launching two months early, but now we have a date: May 30. Intel will reportedly announce its next-gen CPUs and new X299 chipset during their conference at Computex 2017 in Taipei.

Read full article @ TweakTown

Mad Catz F.R.E.Q.9 Wireless Surround Headset Review

At launch the rather expensive F.R.E.Q.9 Wireless Headset by Mad Catz was considered to be among the top headsets of its class not only due to its impressive audio clarity and accuracy but also due to its excellent build quality and available connectors thanks to its audio box. 2+ years later and with its price reduced by over 70% due to EOL status the F.R.E.Q.9 is by far the best headset of its class today.

Read full article @ NikKTech

MSI GT73VR Titan GTX 1070 SLI Gaming Laptop Review

Getting massive amounts of performance from a desktop system is easy, you just buy the big graphics cards, the big power supply, big coolers, and plug it all in. Trying to get massive amounts of power in a laptop form factor, however, is not so easy. The latest system from MSI is designed for those who need something that's just as powerful as an enthusiast grade desktop system but has just enough portability to be mobile. While at its heart this is setup in a way to be a powerful gaming system, it's configuration means it'll power through workstation tasks, rendering, even scientific applications if you really need to. Of course, all this performance doesn't come cheap, and you won't be getting much change from £3000, but do you get good value for money? Let's take a look!

Read full article @ eTeknix

Patriot Viper V760 Keyboard Review

The Patriot Viper V760 is a solid mechanical keyboard, but it's entering a tough market flooded with seasoned manufacturer's of gaming peripherals.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

PowerColor Radeon RX 570 Red Devil Review

RX 570 takes a bow. The Radeon RX 500 series have come out to play in the mainstream graphics space armed with higher frequencies. AMD's chief aim is to ensure that these GPUs, based on the existing RX 400 series, offer enough extra performance to make the choice between them and GeForce GTX 1060 easier for the consumer looking to spend between £150 and £250.

Having seen RX 580 strut its stuff in the form of the Sapphire Nitro+ OC, we now turn our attention to the cheaper RX 570. This time around, it's PowerColor who gets the AIB nod.

Read full article @ Hexus

PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 570 4GB Graphics Card Review

The new Radeon cards may be a refresh of the RX4xx series of cards, but that hasn't stopped all the 3rd party AMD graphics card manufacturers from producing some stunning cards. Recently we reviewed the gorgeous PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB, and it proved to be a welcome upgrade from the old model while delivering competitive performance in its respective price range, as well as a bunch of new features that certainly added extra value for money.

Read full article @ eTeknix

SilverStone ST45SF V3.0 450W Power Supply Review

The SilverStone ST45SF V3.0 450W is another excellent SFX unit from SilverStone and High Power.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapata - Viva la revolucion!

Behold. The spring testing season beginneth. We open with a long, thorough and largely positive review of Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus 64-bit edition, tested on a laptop with UEFI, Secure Boot, GPT, 16 partitions, and multiple instances of Windows and Linux, covering live session, installation, and post-install use, including look & feel, Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing, Samba and Wireless printing, partitioning, slideshow, multimedia playback - MP3 and HD video, smartphone support - Windows Phone and Ubuntu Phone, package management, snaps, default and extra applications, excellent hardware support, suspend & resume, resource usage, performance, respononsiveness, battery life, some customization, small problems, and more. Have fun.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo