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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X overclocked to 5.9GHz with 6C/12T enabled
Bitspower Summit EF-X CPU Waterblock Review
Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4-3200 16GB Memory Kit Review
Cougar Attack X3 RGB Keyboard Review
Drobo 5N2 NAS Review
KitGuru visits FSP UK
Linksys Velop AC2200 Triband Router Review
Microsoft Lumia 950 - The Last of the Mohicans
Microsoft's Xbox: Project Scorpio dev kit revealed
Patriot Viper V361 & V370 Gaming Headsets Review
Ryzen Stock Coolers
Sager NP6852 Gaming Laptop Review
The Best Mice
Windows 10 Creators Update, Pictured
Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Mini Review



AMD Ryzen 5 1600X overclocked to 5.9GHz with 6C/12T enabled

Breaks four multi-threaded records previously held by the Intel Core i7 5820K. HEXUS published a double review yesterday, featuring the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 1600X (14nm Zen) processors. We looked at the conventional air-cooled overclocking ability of these chips and observed that the limitations of air cooling meant that neither chip could go beyond the 4.0 to 4.2GHz range, providing rather limited OC potential. But what clock speeds and performance could these chips be capable of with 'full pot LN2' cooling, for example?

Read full article @ Hexus

Bitspower Summit EF-X CPU Waterblock Review

Bitspower has not enjoyed much success in the sector of CPU waterblocks, owing to average performance and high product cost with limited customization. They aim to change this in 2017 with the new Summit EF that promises to run at up to 6°C less than before; it will also come with top options in acrylic, nickel-plated copper, and a special gold-plated copper edition.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4-3200 16GB Memory Kit Review

When it comes to memory Corsair is always at the top of the list for most people, especially their Dominator Platinum Series. This series is widely regarded as the best high-performance memory out there. The reason for that is because for the Dominator Series Corsair hand-picks the ICs used for the best performance and overclockability. Dominator memory also features Corsair’s Patented DHX cooling technology. Today we are taking a look at the CMD16GX4M2B3200C16 kit which is a 16 GB (2x 8GB) kit that runs at 3200 MHz with timings of 16-18-18-36 at 1.35V. Lets get this kit in our test system and see if it lives up to the hype!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Cougar Attack X3 RGB Keyboard Review

Today we review the Attack X3 RGB keyboard from Cougar featuring Cherry MX RGB mechanical switches, a brushed aluminum face-plate, and RGB LED lighting. It supports user customizable system macros, and offers Full N-key rollover in USB mode.

Read full article @ Neoseeker

Drobo 5N2 NAS Review

We reviewed Drobo’s 5N home/SOHO 5-bay tower NAS last year and now the next generation 5N, the 5N2 has arrived. Drobo claim it’s their fastest 5-bay NAS to date with a more powerful processor than the original as well as an additional LAN port to offer improved network performance and failover protection.

Read full article @ KitGuru

KitGuru visits FSP UK

KitGuru visited the impressively large UK headquarters of power supply company FSP where we were greeted by Managing Director Emmy Chen. The purpose of the visit was to meet Joey Cheng of FSP who was on a flying visit from Taiwan. Joey has the job title ‘Senior Manager, Retail Marketing & Sales Division’ which means that any product with an FSP logo, anywhere on the planet, is part of his brief.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Linksys Velop AC2200 Triband Router Review

You wait decades for wireless mesh network products to arrive and then two come at once. Just a few months after NETGEAR’s Orbi (http://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/james-morris/netgear-orbi-ac3000-tri-band-router-review/) hit the scene, we have the Linksys Velop. This attempts to go one better by including not just two meshing units, but three in the kit we were sent. How does it compare to the Orbi?

Read full article @ KitGuru

Microsoft Lumia 950 - The Last of the Mohicans

Today, we have this long, thorough and enthusiastic review of Microsoft Lumia 950 high-end smartphone with Windows Phone 10 mobile operating system, covering spec, look & feel, initial setup and user import from Lumia 520 & Windows 8.1, updates, Store, applications, maps and offline navigation, multimedia - HD video and MP3 songs, Cortana, camera testing, system settings, customization, security, privacy, performance, battery life, small bugs and quirks, other observations, and more. A Microsoft phone experience in the hands of a Linux man. Have fun.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

Microsoft's Xbox: Project Scorpio dev kit revealed

Packs juicier specs like 24GB of RAM, a more powerful GPU, and an OLED status screen. Last week we learnt of the impressive tech specs of the Xbox: Project Scorpio console, via a Eurogamer exclusive. Yesterday, gaming industry journal Gamasutra published an article about its own exclusive audience with the Microsoft Xbox: Project Scorpio developers, plus tech specs and pictures of the ustom made Scorpio dev kit.

Interestingly, the Scorpio dev kit has some significant upgrades over the proposed new 4K console design. An Xbox developer told Gamasutra that "It's much easier for a game developer to come in higher and tune down, than come in lower and tune up. Or nail it. That just rarely happens". Games developers will be aiming to hit several goals such as 4K, 4K textures, rocksteady framerates, HDR, wide colour gamut, and spatial audio. The upgraded hardware helps towards those goals but so does having DX12 runtime components "baked into the system itself," Gamasutra was told.

Read full article @ Hexus

Patriot Viper V361 & V370 Gaming Headsets Review

Choosing the audio device for some is as simple as picking a headset while, for others it is a process of reading specifications, listening to the device and then finally making the purchase. Luckily, there are plenty of choices available. Patriot Memory continues to release gaming accessories with the Viper V361 & Viper V370 virtual 7.1 surround sound headsets. These … Read more.

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

Ryzen Stock Coolers

With Ryzen 5 now available, the possibility that people will be running stock coolers has gone up considerably. Because of that, I figured today we could take a quick look at the performance of the new Wraith Spire and Wraith Max coolers. I did the same thing last year when the Wraith Cooler was first introduced. So today won’t be a big article, I’m just going to run through what CPUs they work with, compare the differences, and then see how they perform.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Sager NP6852 Gaming Laptop Review

Sager offers a Clevo-based gaming laptop at the lower end of the performance tier at an attractive price. Let's see how well it stacks up to the competition.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

The Best Mice

Anyone spending hours on their computer every day will tell you that having the right tools at hand is serious business. Over the years we've tested some of the best mice on the market, but to come up with this list we combined our staff's collective experience with hundreds of reviews and users' feedback.

Read full article @ TechSpot

Windows 10 Creators Update, Pictured

Microsoft's Windows 10 Creators Update landed. Have a look at some of the new features, in pictures (mostly).

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Mini Review

In this article we'll review the Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Mini. A product aimed at a more compact form factor DiY PC gamer, this graphics card launch offers tremendous gaming performance at a length of just 21cm.

Read full article @ Guru3D