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Asus ROG G752 Review: A Pascal Packing Mobile Powerhouse
be quiet! Shadow Rock LP Review
Gigabyte GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8 GB
MSI Aegis X Mini-ITX Barebones Gaming PC Review
MSI GT83VR 6RF-028UK GTX 1080 SLI Laptop Review
SteelSeries Rival 500 Gaming Mouse Review



Asus ROG G752 Review: A Pascal Packing Mobile Powerhouse

Asus is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand this year. The manufacturer launched its ROG line in 2006 and has since developed a wide range of gaming products under the brand, including some monstrous gaming notebooks like the one we'll be showing you here. With the arrival of NVIDIA’s Pascal architecture this summer, the hulking systems are getting a shot in the arm, so we brought Asus’ flagship mobile gaming machine, the ROG G752VS XB78K, in house to see what you get when you go big.

The efficiency of the Pascal architecture has made for mobile GPUs that are very similar to their desktop counterparts. In fact, NVIDIA has dropped the “M” from the product names for its latest mobile GPUs, including the GeForce GTX 1070 that appears in the ROG G752 we have here...

Read full article @ HotHardware

be quiet! Shadow Rock LP Review

Now for the performance - this is a small cooler made to fit in small spaces. So it is not reasonable to expect the performance to be on par with coolers that are twice the size, let alone the ones that are so big they have their own zip code. And that is what the thermal testing showed. When the CPU was under a load, the cooler struggled to keep up even when the Pure Wings 2:registered: 120mm PWM fan was running at full speed. This was without the additional stress of an overclock. However, I would expect that the majority of systems that would benefit from this cooler would not be subjected to full loads, especially not for extended periods of time. If you are benchmarking your enthusiast level system, chances are you are going to have an expensive, monster cooler sitting on your CPU, so I don't want to sound negative about the Shadow Rock LP. Given the intended application, I believe this cooler would be just fine for what I would consider normal use. And in a small case, your cooling options are usually limited, and that is where the Shadow Rock LP shines.

Read full article @ OCC

Gigabyte GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8 GB

Gigabyte's GTX 1070 XtremeGaming is the fastest GTX 1070 we tested so far, running clocks up to 2076 MHz. The triple-slot, triple-fan cooler also works extremely well providing super low temperatures and low fan noise. You also find an extra two HDMI ports on the card and adjustable RGB lighting.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

MSI Aegis X Mini-ITX Barebones Gaming PC Review

Compact and designed for gaming hardware, MSI’s Aegis X has a better feature set than most consumers can assemble from separate components. Nonetheless, we compare it to one of ours.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

MSI GT83VR 6RF-028UK GTX 1080 SLI Laptop Review

The ‘Titan’ moniker is iconic in the world of technology – Nvidia have used it to great effect for many years now and after MSI released their first Titan laptop back in 2014, the name has become synonymous with cutting edge hardware. My colleague Leo has already taken a look at the GT83VR 6RF for the KitGuru TV channel, but today I analyse it in more detail for the main site. This laptop features a massive 18.4 FHD inch panel, 64GB of DDR4 memory, full mechanical keyboard, Core i7 6920HQ and dual Nvidia GTX 1080’s running in SLi.

Read full article @ KitGuru

SteelSeries Rival 500 Gaming Mouse Review

Gone are the days of normal gaming mice. These days we have gaming mice that are designed specifically for a certain type or game or playing style. The mouse we are taking a look at today is no different. It is the SteelSeries Rival 500 and it is designed specifically for MMO and MOBA games. So with that you have 15 programmable buttons, a PixArt PMW3360 16000 DPI optical sensor, SteelSeries switches rated for 30 million clicks, and RGB lighting. The Rival 500 also features a unique thumb layout that is meant to resemble the natural motion of your thumb. This makes all of the buttons easily clickable by simply rotating your thumb. Will this mouse give you a competitive edge? Read on as we find out!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org