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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Overclocked Benchmark Results At 4.2GHz
AMD Ryzen AMA
Asus Strix H270F Gaming
Corsair K70 LUX RGB Keyboard Review
Egreat A5 4k UHD Media Player Review
Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Review: A Custom, Overclocked Beast
HTC U Ultra Review: What went wrong?
MSI WS63 7RK Mobile Workstation (Nvidia Quadro P3000 6GB)
Project Scorpio has Vega GPU architecture in its design
Q4OS 1.8.3 Orion review - Bayeux distro
Raijintek Pallas Low-Profile CPU Cooler Review
Topre Realforce RGB Keyboard (Seasonic) Review



AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Overclocked Benchmark Results At 4.2GHz

The AMD Ryzen 5 1500X is the newest 4-core, 8-thread processor to come out and at $189.00 it might make for a compelling budget system build that won't break the bank. We already showed you the performance of a stock AMD Ryzen 5 1500X processor, but what about overclocked up to the max? We were able to push the limits of our AMD Ryzen 5 1500X processor and was able to increase the all-core clock speed from 3.6GHz all the way up to 4.2GHz! Read on to see how this quad-core processor performs at 4.2GHz!

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

AMD Ryzen AMA

Last week AMD joined us for a very special Ryzen AMA. Dive into our lengthy digest to learn about the past, present, and future of Ryzen.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Asus Strix H270F Gaming

After the Intel 200 Series launch, I took a look at a range of boards on the Z270 chipset all in the mid range as far as pricing and features. The Asus Strix Z270E board ended up being great and I have been using it with all of the Ryzen testing as well for comparison testing. Well, a shipping mix-up when waiting for a Z270 ITX board for an upcoming project build meant I ended up with an Asus Strix H270F Gaming in its place. It might have been an accident, but it is a good chance to check out a similar board but from the H270 line. H270 drops overclocking and gives a lower number of PCI lanes from the CPU which means less for PCIe options, fewer M.2 storage options, and less for USB. But it still gives a lot of features at a lower price point, so today I'm going to check out the Strix H270F and see if it’s a good option for someone who might not be planning on overclocking their new build at all.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Corsair K70 LUX RGB Keyboard Review

Corsair's K70 LUX RGB keyboard is an iterative update to the K70 RGB line. Corsair makes a wide variety of computer peripherals, but its range of mechanical keyboards, aimed chiefly at gamers, has gathered a fair amount of attention. The K70 LUX RGB is the successor to the popular K70 and a slightly different version of the K70 RGB. It's available in several layouts and with three different switch types (Cherry MX Blue, Brown, or Red) - the version we have on hand is the US/UK model with Cherry MX Red switches. At $160, it is one of Corsair’s more expensive models, topped by the flagship K95 RGB at $190 and a couple of others that run $170.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Egreat A5 4k UHD Media Player Review

The A5 4k UHD Media Player marks Egreat's return to the market and if its features, image quality and playback performance are any indication there's no doubt that that they are on the right track.

Read full article @ NikKTech

Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Review: A Custom, Overclocked Beast

NVIDIA shook up the top of the graphics card market a couple of weeks back with the release of the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. In its stock, Founder’s Edition form, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti proved to be the fastest consumer-class graphics card available, but that didn’t stop NVIDIA’s board partners from quickly announcing custom versions packing even more horsepower. Case in point: The beastly Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB we will be showing you here. The Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB is the first, fully-custom, factory-overclocked (and ready to rock) GTX 1080 Ti to hit the lab, and we’ve just finished putting it through its paces...

Read full article @ HotHardware

HTC U Ultra Review: What went wrong?

The HTC U Ultra is a massive handset. It has a 5.7-inch display as well as a secondary display and capacitive navigation buttons. When combined with large bezels and a huge chin, the U Ultra can be an unwieldy device. But that's not all, something with HTC's latest flagship has really gone wrong.

Read full article @ TechSpot

MSI WS63 7RK Mobile Workstation (Nvidia Quadro P3000 6GB)

Mobile workstations are usually only mobile in the sense that you can move them from desk to desk more easily than a full tower. They are not generally systems you would want to carry around with you all day. But the MSI WS63 7RK bucks this trend. It’s under 2cm thick and under 2kg in weight. Yet inside is a quad-core processor, professional NVIDIA Quadro graphics, and two storage devices.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Project Scorpio has Vega GPU architecture in its design

I've just read the technical deep dive article that the amazing writers at Eurogamer tackled on Project Scorpio, and noticed some very interesting news: AMD's next-gen Vega GPU architecture is making an appearance in Project Scorpio.

Read full article @ TweakTown

Q4OS 1.8.3 Orion review - Bayeux distro

And now we have the full, long, thorough review of Q4OS 1.8.3 Orion, a Debian-based distribution with Trinity Desktop Environment, covering attempts to boot on UEFI and BIOS systems, testing on a 2009 laptop with Nvidia graphics card and dual-boot setup, including live session, installation, and post-install use, with focus on look & feel, usability, accessibility wizards and tools, Windows-like UI emphasis, network support - Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing, printing, smartphone support, multimedia support - Ubuntu Phone and Windows Phone, Desktop Profiler and extra programs, Software Center, updates, graphics drivers installation, applications, resources, performance, stability, battery usage, hardware support, suspend & resume, customization, various bugs and quirks, and more. Enjoy.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

Raijintek Pallas Low-Profile CPU Cooler Review

Raijintek are now an established brand in the case and cooling sectors, something which is quite impressive considering they have only been in business since 2013. Today we are looking at the Pallas low-profile cooler, its highlight feature being its size – it boasts a total height of just 68mm. Something like the Pallas will no-doubt appeal to those looking to build HTPC or tiny SFF PCs.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Topre Realforce RGB Keyboard (Seasonic) Review

The Realforce RGB is Topres first mainstream keyboard. For the uninitiated, Topre is both a company and a type of switch. Its pronounced toe-poo-reh, and is short for Tokyo Press Kogyo, a large Japanese company that makes a lot of other stuff besides keyboards.

Read full article @ Guru3D