Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

7 Free Apps to Install on a New Windows PC
ADATA SU800 256GB SSD
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X bench tested by Chinese site
ASRock Fatal1ty E3V5 Performance Gaming/OC Intel C232 Motherboard Review
ASUS ROG Centurion 7.1 Headset Review
Asus ROG GR8 II Review
Cherry MX Board 6.0 Keyboard Review
Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Review
Creative Sound BlasterX Katana Multi-channel Gaming Soundbar Review
Linux Mint 18.1 Serena - The glass is half full
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Armor OC 6 GB
Seagate IronWolf Pro 10TB NAS HDD Review
Tesoro Gram Spectrum RGB Keyboard

7 Free Apps to Install on a New Windows PC

You just bought a new Windows laptop, built a new desktop, or are simply clean installing on a new SSD. Gotta love the smell of a fresh new machine, but now you have to get back to productivity zen by recovering your files and installing programs. We've compiled a list of essential programs to get you started.

Read full article @ TechSpot

ADATA SU800 256GB SSD

Last year ADATA introduced their SU800 as part of a complete line of 3D NAND based SSDs. It is their mid-ranged model with the SU900 being their highest end SATA based SSD but comes in at a price point that Is budget friendly as well. The SU800 is also the first 3D NAND SSD on the market from a company that doesn’t make their own NAND. So today I’m going to take a look inside the drive and see what it’s all about and also test its performance to see how it compares to other SATA based drives. Is this the SATA SSD for your next build? The price is right and they have the capacities, but let’s find out.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X bench tested by Chinese site

There's been some clear, close-up product photos published too.

Read full article @ Hexus

ASRock Fatal1ty E3V5 Performance Gaming/OC Intel C232 Motherboard Review

Is there value in a budget gamer workstation? Are Intel's C232 chipset and Xeon part of the answer? We're putting ASRock's E3V5 Performance Gaming/OC motherboard on the test bench in an attempt to find out.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

ASUS ROG Centurion 7.1 Headset Review

Over the last few years, ASUS’ Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand has developed an excellent reputation thanks to the quality of its gaming products. Today we are looking at the new ROG Centurion 7.1 headset, a premium headset that does not come cheap given its £219.95 price. It does feature true 7.1 surround sound, though – and I mean proper surround sound, not a virtual solution. Let’s see if it is worth the money.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Asus ROG GR8 II Review

Can a PC replace your games console? Is the PC truly superior to a games console? In many aspects the answer would be a resounding yes, but the games console remains king of the living room for obvious reasons - it's affordable, quiet, sleek and requires practically no maintenance. Manufacturers haven't yet been able to break that stranglehold, and it's not through a lack of trying, as all the key players in PC gaming have tried to establish close ties to the big-screen TV.

Could 2017 be the year in which the PC delivers a true games-console-like experience? Asus reckons so and has high hopes for its latest-generation mini gaming rig, the Republic of Gamers GR8 II.

Read full article @ Hexus

Cherry MX Board 6.0 Keyboard Review

Cherry is a name by now you are probably very familiar with. They are the makers of the mechanical key switches that are in many of the best gaming keyboards out there. If you didn’t know they also make their own keyboards. The MX Board 6.0 actually still remains their flagship gaming keyboard even though it has been out for a couple years now. Their mechanical switches are known for their amazing quality, so we are really excited to see what a 100% Cherry-made keyboard can do. Let’s take a look at the MX Board 6.0 and see what it is all about!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Review

With their K95 RGB Platinum, Corsair offers a new mechanical keyboard equipped with CherryMX Speed RGB switches. This keyboard is not based on a standard layout featuring a few additional buttons, this is a high-end product suitable for anybody who likes keyboards with linear yet very quick actuation. Apart from that there is the mentioned RGB backlight and the F-keys come with two pre-defined functions.

Read full article @ ocaholic

Creative Sound BlasterX Katana Multi-channel Gaming Soundbar Review

When Creative first announced they were bringing the world's first gaming under-monitor audio system to CES this year I was cautiously intrigued. I mean, how good could a sound bar be given the limited form factor. Creative bills the Katana as the world’s first under-monitor audio system and it may look like a traditional sound bar but the Katana is so much more.

Is the Creative Sound BlasterX Katana the speaker solution you have been looking for? Let’s find out.

Read full article @ Hardware Asylum

Linux Mint 18.1 Serena - The glass is half full

I've written a long, thorough review of Linux Mint 18.1 Serena 64-bit Cinnamon edition, tested on a laptop with UEFI, Secure Boot, 16 partitions, and a multi-boot setup with Windows and Linux, covering live testing, installation and post-install use and tweaks, including look & feel, networking support - Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing and printing, smartphone support - Ubuntu Phone and Windows Phone, multimedia support - HD video and MP3, partitioning, package management & updates, applications, resource usage, responsiveness, performance, battery life, suspend & resume, extensive customization, various issues like bad theme contrast, suboptimized fonts, codecs problems in the live session, post-wake bugs, Cinnamon crashes, software crashes and lockups, and more. Take a look.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Armor OC 6 GB

MSI's GeForce GTX 1060 Armor OC is a custom GTX 1060 variant that's optimized to not break the bank but still offer features like idle-fan-stop, low noise and good temperatures. The card uses the exact same PCB as the more expensive Gaming X, at lower clocks though.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Seagate IronWolf Pro 10TB NAS HDD Review

Seagate launched the Guardian series of drives last year and we've already seen both the IronWolf 10TB and the SkyHawk 10TB drives perform awesome in our reviews. Today it is time to take a look at the IronWolf Pro 10TB drive which is the latest entry in this family  of large-capacity storage drives. The drives that we previously tested were aimed at-home-use and now we are stepping up to the small and medium businesses with this new Pro drives.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Tesoro Gram Spectrum RGB Keyboard

Another keyboard and another brand new mechanical switch, the Tesoro Gram Spectrum RGB Keyboard promises to deliver an optimized keystroke, fast response and accurate actuation - all while being low profile.

Available in both white and black, it should be a perfect addition to any setup.

Read full article @ techPowerUp