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Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

11-Drive DRAMless SSD Round Up
Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 280 CPU Cooler Review
Cooler Master MasterPulse PRO Review
Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review
CORSAIR Scimitar PRO RGB MOBA/MMO Gaming Mouse Review
Docker swarm mode - Adding worker nodes tutorial
GAMDIAS Zeus P1 Optical Mouse Review
Genius SP-925BT Bluetooth Speaker Review: Big Sound from a Small Box
How We Test Graphics Cards
Intel Core i3 2100 Sandy Bridge vs. Core i3 7100 Kabylake Performance
More AMD Ryzen details, prices, and benchmarks leak
QNAP TS-1635 Review
Razer Blade Stealth Review



11-Drive DRAMless SSD Round Up

What would happen if your SSD had amnesia? We examine several DRAMless SSDs that are currently shipping and two reference designs with next-generation memory.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 280 CPU Cooler Review

The latest Cooler Master water coolers use their new FlowOp technology, their brand new MasterFan Pro fans, improved radiator fin design, and many other tweaks and improvement that seeks to make this one of their greatest ever coolers, something we’re eager to test and find out for ourselves!

“FlowOp starts at the molten core where the CPU meets with the copper base. From there, it applies the principles of heat dissipation throughout the closed loop to not only carry that heat away and out of the case, but to do it as quietly and efficiently as possible while extending the cooler’s lifespan.”

The new MasterLiquid Pro comes in a 120mm and 240mm form factor also, but today we’ve got the big daddy of the bunch, the 280mm model, which comes with dual 140mm fans that should give us more surface area on the radiator, and excellent airflow even at lower RPM, which should also mean lower noise!

Read full article @ eTeknix

Cooler Master MasterPulse PRO Review

The MasterPulse PRO is USB powered and has an integrated soundcard to provide a virtual 7.1 surround experience as well as various preset EQ options. The frame itself has moved to the popular suspension style, which gives an interesting aesthetic appearance as well as being able to automatically adjust to the wearers head size. At its heart, the MasterPulse PRO is powered by 44mm drivers and features the patented Bass FX technology.

Read full article @ Vortez

Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Corsair pride themselves on creating many of the best keyboards on the market, loved by PC enthusiasts and gamers around the world for their premium feature sets, incredible lighting effects, class-leading build quality and so much more. Now Corsair has gone back to one of their post popular K-series boards, and made it better than ever, with new lighting tech, tweaked ergonomics, a new wrist rest design and so much more. Of course, this being the flagship keyboard from Corsair, it’s also quite expensive, but does the phrase “you get what you pay for” still hold true when you’re spending closer to £200 on a keyboard? Let’s find out!

Read full article @ eTeknix

CORSAIR Scimitar PRO RGB MOBA/MMO Gaming Mouse Review

The original Scimitar RGB MOBA/MMO Gaming Mouse by Corsair won numerous awards and is still considered as one of the best gaming mice ever. The new Scimitar PRO RGB model seems to further improve on that by pairing a brand new 16.000 DPI optical sensor with onboard memory capable of storing up to three profiles.

Read full article @ Nikktech

Docker swarm mode - Adding worker nodes tutorial

I've written a tutorial introducing some advanced use of the native clustering orchestration with swarm mode in Docker 1.12 on CentOS and Fedora nodes, including setup prerequisites, images, firewall and routing rules, basic testing, service scale and update, some problems, and more. Take a look.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

GAMDIAS Zeus P1 Optical Mouse Review

The GAMDIAS Zeus P1 is a mouse worth buying for only $40 at press time considering its performance. Its RGB lighting effects are the icing on the cake.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Genius SP-925BT Bluetooth Speaker Review: Big Sound from a Small Box

Bluetooth technology is rendering wires passé in a world where using a mobile phone is an essential part of daily life. Staying connected no longer requires continuous tethering of devices to cables, so why shouldn’t audio listening enjoy the same freedom as well?

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

How We Test Graphics Cards

Testing on an open bench requires careful planning, else it leads to misguided results. Most gamers have closed cases, affecting thermal, acoustic, and even performance results compared to exposed hardware. We're working to represent that more accurately.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Intel Core i3 2100 Sandy Bridge vs. Core i3 7100 Kabylake Performance

At the end of January I published my initial Core i3 7100 Linux benchmarks while for those still on older Sandy Bridge hardware and thinking of upgrading to a Core i3 Kabylake, here are some interesting comparative benchmarks. For these weekend tests are raw performance and performance-per-Watt metrics for the Core i3 2100 Sandy Bridge to the Core i3 7100 Kabylake processors.

Read full article @ Phoronix

More AMD Ryzen details, prices, and benchmarks leak

Don't forget to bring a pinch of salt or two. We have seen quite a flurry of AMD Ryzen leaks and spills recently. Last week we saw what was described as the full lineup leaked (with 17 processors), some pricing leaks, and some official Zen core design information from AMD engineers at the ISSCC. Over the weekend the deluge has continued; with further details, pricing, and even benchmark leaks.

Read full article @ Hexus

QNAP TS-1635 Review

I've been trying to get my hands on QNAP's new quad-core, 16-bay TS-1635 ever since it was announced. Marketed as a cost-effective business NAS, it's definitely not cheap at a little over $1,000, but looking at the competition we find QNAP is well positioned where it counts.

Read full article @ TechSpot

Razer Blade Stealth Review

The Blade Stealth is smallest and sleekest laptop in Razer's line-up, boasting a 12.5-inch display and powerful yet efficient hardware. Combined with an elegant, well-constructed chassis, the Blade Stealth is a laptop that should be on your radar.

Read full article @ TechSpot