Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

14-Way NVIDIA Kepler/Maxwell/Pascal OpenGL vs. Vulkan With Mad Max
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Review
AMD Ryzen Memory Analysis: 20 Apps & 17 Games, up to 4K
AMD's Ryzen 5 1400 Gaming Performance Leaked by Early Adopter
Apple To Develop Own GPU, Drop Imagination's GPUs From SoCs
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Review
ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1050 Ti OC 4GB Review
ASUS TUF Sabertooth 990FX R3.0 Motherboard Review
Buffalo MiniStation Velocity 960GB external SSD Review
Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 6 Computer Case Review
Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 6 review
Cougar Minos X3 Review
Creative Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08 Review
Early AMD Ryzen 5 1400 review and comparison leaks
EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black Edition now available
Fractal Designs Fur E case reviewed
How to get LAN Sponsors
ICY DOCK ICYCube Quad Bay 2.5" & 3.5" SATA External HDD Enclosure Review
Intel 600p 1TB NVMe SSD Review
Kolink Continuum 1200 W
Scythe Fuma SCFM-1000 Big Air CPU Cooler Review
SilverStone Redline RL06 Pro Computer Case Review
The Best Headphones
What is the best Processor for gaming? AMD or Intel

14-Way NVIDIA Kepler/Maxwell/Pascal OpenGL vs. Vulkan With Mad Max

Yesterday game porter firm Feral Interactive released a public beta of Mad Max that features a Vulkan renderer in place of its OpenGL API for graphics rendering on Linux. In addition to Radeon Vulkan numbers, I posted some NVIDIA Mad Max Linux benchmarks with both renderers. Those results were exciting on the few Pascal cards tested so I have now extended that comparison to feature a line-up of 14 NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards from Kepler, Maxwell, and Pascal families while looking at this game's OpenGL vs. Vulkan performance.

Read full article @ Phoronix

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Review

As it has 8 cores and 16 threads of processing goodness, the 1700X will be looking to catch the eye of those on the lookout for a powerful CPU top aid with their content creation, broadcasting, and next-gen gaming/VR setups. The 1700X offers a huge price reduction over the 1800X and features all the latest top technology from AMD. It's out-the-box specs have it seated at 3.4 GHz, which will boost a single core to a respectable 3.8GHz. This will make the 1700X look very attractive to a wide array of people looking to save on the cost over the 1800X (or alternative).

Read full article @ Vortez

AMD Ryzen Memory Analysis: 20 Apps & 17 Games, up to 4K

We take a close look at memory performance on AMD Ryzen, using G.SKILL's Flare X modules which are optimized for the new platform. Our testing includes memory frequencies ranging from 2133 MHz all the way to 3200 MHz, with timings from CL14 to CL18. All games are tested at highest settings in realistic resolutions used by gamers today: 1080p, 1440p and 4K.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

AMD's Ryzen 5 1400 Gaming Performance Leaked by Early Adopter

Even though the NDA still isn't up on AMD's second volley of Ryzen-based CPUs, some lucky buyers are already running some of the upcoming Ryzen 5 processors after some sellers jumped the gun. Now, a YouTube video by user "Santiago Santiago." is making the rounds in which he compares gaming performance between the Ryzen 5 1400 (4-core, 8-thread part @ 3.2 GHz base, 3.4 GHz boost), Intel's i5 7400 (4-cores @ 3.0 GHz base, 3.5 GHz boost), and the Pentium G4560, a Kaby Lake dual-core CPU with Hyper Threading @ 3.5 GHz base clocks. The user even snapped a picture proving he has his hands on this chip.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Apple To Develop Own GPU, Drop Imagination's GPUs From SoCs

In a bombshell of a press release issued this morning, Imagination has announced that Apple has informed their long-time GPU partner that they will be winding down their use of Imagination’s IP. Specifically, Apple expects that they will no longer be using Imagination’s IP in 15 to 24 months. Furthermore the GPU design that replaces Imagination’s designs will be, according to Imagination, “a separate, independent graphics design.” In other words, Apple is developing their own GPU, and when that is ready, they will be dropping Imagination’s GPU designs entirely.

Read full article @ Anandtech

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Review

We review the final retail board of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, and not the engineering samples you have seen reviewed two weeks ago. This GeForce GTX 1080 Ti comes all customized with a brand new cooler and RGB Headers on-board of the card to attach RGB LEDs.

Read full article @ Guru3D

ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1050 Ti OC 4GB Review

ASUS has outfitted its ROG STRIX GTX 1050 Ti OC with a dual-fan cooler and a 90-100MHz overclock past Nvidia’s rated frequencies. The addition of a 6-pin PCIe power connector is intended to aid the maximum GPU Boost core frequency during gaming, while the two 100mm fans force air over a well-sized heatsink. An RGB LED and user-controllable 4-pin chassis fan header are provided as quality points for this £170 GTX 1050 Ti.

Read full article @ KitGuru

ASUS TUF Sabertooth 990FX R3.0 Motherboard Review

AMD’s new AM4 platform is fresh on the market but the overall investment cost is still high with the current crop of Ryzen 7 CPUs starting at more than £300. What if you have an AMD FX-series processor that you are happy with and simply want a new motherboard with a more up-to-date feature set? Maybe your current AM3+ motherboard is on its last legs and you simply want a drop-in replacement rather than a new processor, memory, and cooling hardware. We look at ASUS’ TUF Sabertooth 990FX R3.0 to see if it’s still a worthy option for AM3+ buyers.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Buffalo MiniStation Velocity 960GB external SSD Review

Buffalo’s MiniStation Velocity range is the flagship of company’s portable SSD range of storage drives. Based around an SSD drive, the MiniStation Velocity uses a USB 3.1 (Gen 2) interface and Buffalo claim it to be the slimmest portable SSD of its class at just 8.8mm thick.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 6 Computer Case Review

The MasterCase Pro 6 is an excellent case if you need a clean and modular mid-tower with wide variety of FreeForm accessory choices.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 6 review

We review the new Cooler Master MasterCasePro 6, a PC chassis that oozes features and style, but also was designed to mod and alter your chassis and transform it into something you value. The basics of the chassis are gorgeous to look at and has space for full size ATX motherboards.

Read full article @ Guru3D

Cougar Minos X3 Review

The Cougar Minos X3 aims to be highly affordable while still bringing quality to the gaming market. There are no surprises with the tried and true PWM3310DH sensor, which has been on the market for years. The OMNRON switches are the same story – they are rated for 10 million clicks each for reliable quality.

Read full article @ Neoseeker

Creative Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08 Review

Creative has addressed all these things with the Vanguard K08. It features a low footprint appearance that is sleek and elegant, yet has the additional macro and media keys, and despite its elegant appearance, it features advanced customisable RGB LED lighting.

Read full article @ Vortez

Early AMD Ryzen 5 1400 review and comparison leaks

YouTuber shows us that the latest AMD chip trades blows with Intel's Core i5 7400.

Read full article @ Hexus

EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black Edition now available

Available at both EVGA's European and US webshops, the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC Black Edition Gaming (11G-P4-6393-KR), is the least expensive non-blower version of the Geforce GTX 1080 Ti so far and comes with a 3-year warranty.

Read full article @ Fudzilla

Fractal Designs Fur E case reviewed

Is a PC case covered with fur as harebrained as it sounds, or does Fractal Design's fuzzy logic actually have some merit? We got our paws on the Fur E chassis to find out.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

How to get LAN Sponsors

With a lot of the aspects of hosting a LAN event, you can normally find someone with experience in the area. That isn’t always the case when it comes to getting and keeping event sponsors. Most people fly blind when they start and frankly it leads to emails that if you look back later you would be extremely embarrassing. Even though I have always done well with sponsors, looking back on some of my emails I wish I could go back and just stop myself. Well, I don’t have a time machine, at least not yet, so for now I will settle for stopping some of you before you make mistakes. Hopefully, with a few tips I can help everyone host better events. Better events all over will lead to more events for everyone to go to and we can help keep the LAN tradition alive and well. So hang on I’ve put together a whole bunch of information, I hope it helps.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

ICY DOCK ICYCube Quad Bay 2.5" & 3.5" SATA External HDD Enclosure Review

ICY DOCK has released yet another quality quad-bay external enclosure for 2.5"/3.5" drives but the ICYCube falls short in pretty much everything but performance compared to the far more affordable Black Vortex model.

Read full article @ Nikktech

Intel 600p 1TB NVMe SSD Review

Intel's most attractive 600p proved to be the most elusive. The 1TB model wasn't available during the launch but has been shipping for four months. This model offers the highest performance and endurance while keeping a reasonable price point.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Kolink Continuum 1200 W

Kolink is Caseking's house brand and offers a variety of budget-oriented products. Its flagship PSU model is the Continuum 1200 W. This unit is based on an older Sirfa platform that is, however, capable of performing quite well, especially considering the attractive pricing.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Scythe Fuma SCFM-1000 Big Air CPU Cooler Review

Does Scythe’s mid-priced, dual-fan, dual-tower CPU cooler have the performance to make it a better value?

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

SilverStone Redline RL06 Pro Computer Case Review

The SilverStone Redline RL06 good looking case that is a joy to use, being an improvement over the previous iteration for a little more money.

Read full article @ APH Networks

The Best Headphones

There's an endless selection when it comes to headphones and finding the right pair of can be not only tough but there's a lot of subjectivity involved depending on what matters most to you -- audio quality, comfort, features and so on. Here are our picks for best over-the-ear, in-ear, noise cancelling, gaming, sports-oriented, budget and wireless.

Read full article @ TechSpot

What is the best Processor for gaming? AMD or Intel

It has been reported that AMD processors and FX 8350 is the best. But is it best choice, 8 Cores for gaming?

Read full article @ DailyTech