Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Analyzing Graphics Card Pricing: October 2018
EasySMX ESM-9013 Wireless Gamepad Review
Google Chrome update problems - Solution
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR - More bang for your buck
Omen by HP 27 Gaming Monitor Review
RHA MA750 Wireless Headphones Review
Scythe SCNJ-5000 Ninja 5 CPU Cooler Review
Seasonic FOCUS PLUS Gold 550W Power Supply Review
TP-Link Archer C5400X Gaming Router Review

Analyzing Graphics Card Pricing: October 2018

Today, we're once again doing a deep dive on graphics card pricing to provide you with the best value buys on the market right now. This is the third report we have compiled this year. We're now in early Q4 and graphics card manufacturers are facing a different challenge that could affect pricing, at least in the United States: the import tariffs implemented by Donald Trump.

Read full article @ TechSpot

EasySMX ESM-9013 Wireless Gamepad Review

People looking to get their hands on a brand new wireless gamepad for their PC's or SONY PlayStation 3 game consoles should really take a serious look at the ESM-9013 model by EasySMX. Double Dragon may have been one of the very first beat'em up games i ever played back in the late 80's (back then of course we all used to frequent places with Arcade games) but it certainly wasn't the last so many others followed later on both on the Amiga 500/Plus and the PC including most titles in the extremely popular Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat series. It's worth pointing out that back then due to the type of controllers used in Arcade games joysticks were the way to go (either with the Amiga or the PC) if you wanted to play any game including soccer titles like Kick Off and FIFA international soccer. This of course changed when the first next generation consoles came out so the mighty joystick was for the most part replaced with the gamepad which offered more buttons and thus faster reaction times. Today the market is literally filled with gamepads of all sizes by both popular and unknown manufacturers and after receiving an invitation by a rather new manufacturer called EasySMX asking us to test one of their latest wireless models we accepted.

EasySMX Network Technology is an innovative technology company established in 2012. We are headquartered in Shenzhen, a fast-growing high tech city of China. As from 2014, we started to focus on gaming peripherals and accessories with a mission is to selling high quality gaming accessories every gamer can afford and rely on. We have already established direct connections with many excellent suppliers in China, and gathered a large number of outstanding R&D talents to deliver high quality products to gamers over the worlds. Our products have been selling on Amazon in U.S. UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Japan and get high appraisal from customers. In the near future, we plan to include other international markets, and create more winning gaming accessories for our customers.

Read full article @ NikKTech

Google Chrome update problems - Solution

I've written a tutorial explaining how to work around the update problem with Google Chrome, including update check failed to start and waiting to download errors, with solutions covering reinstall, offline reinstall and Chrome update Image File Execution Options (IFEO) tweaks. Have fun.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR - More bang for your buck

With the launch of the GeForce RTX 2070, NVIDIA seems to have applied some pressure to their partners to get SKUs that actually hit the advertised "starting at $499" price. Compared to the $599 Founders Edition RTX 2070, these lower cost options have the potential to bring significantly more value to the consumer, especially taken into account the relative performance levels of the RTX 2070 to the GTX 1080 we observed in our initial review.
Earlier this week, we took a look at the EVGA RTX 2070 Black Edition, but its not the only card to hit the $499 price range that weve received.
Today, we are taking a look at MSIs low-cost RTX 2070 offering, the MSI RTX 2070 Armor.

Read full article @ PC Perspective

Omen by HP 27 Gaming Monitor Review

HP isn’t perhaps the first company that springs to mind when it comes to PC gaming but its Omen brand has been steadily making a name for itself thanks to some stylish PCs and laptops. Now it has branched out into desktop monitors too, and the Omen by HP 27 makes a striking impression.

With its narrow bezels, slim metal stand and moody all-black colour scheme, it’s arguably the best looking display of its type. You get a high-end, if fairly typical spec sheet too, with a 2,560 x 1,440 resolution, a 144Hz (overclockable to 165Hz) TN-type LCD panel and G-Sync, so this is a serious gaming tool.

Read full article @ KitGuru

RHA MA750 Wireless Headphones Review

The RHA MA750 Wireless is the company's best wireless pair of in-ear monitors. They are based on the extremely popular wired model MA750 known and liked for its excellent price-performance ratio. Those are big shoes to fill, so let's find out if the transition to wireless was successful.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Scythe SCNJ-5000 Ninja 5 CPU Cooler Review

Scythe is perhaps not very well known in terms of CPU cooling brands. They have, however, over recent years started to build an exceptionally strong product range. Offering unique designs and strong performance, they are slowly but surely starting to carve themselves a little slice of what is quite a varied market in terms of what’s on offer to meet your needs!

In this instance, we take a look at the Scythe SCNJ-5000 Ninja 5. The latest update to their highly-popular Ninja series of CPU coolers. Offering a huge (but stylish) heatsink and dual fans, this certainly falls within the remit of what you would term a ‘high-performance’ air cooler. With a seemingly reasonable price though, this is certainly going to be tempting for many users.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Seasonic FOCUS PLUS Gold 550W Power Supply Review

n the power supply realm, when consumers think of quiet and efficient power supplies one of the first companies that comes to mind is Seasonic. Today, we are having a look at another product from Seasonic's FOCUS PLUS Gold line up the FOCUS PLUS Gold 550W (SSR-550FX).

Seasonic is one of the older companies producing consumer power supplies having been founded in 1975 and entering the PC power supply production market in 1980. During that more than 40 years as a company Seasonic has cultivated lines of power supplies that are today some of the standard bearers for efficiency and quiet computing. This focus, and its reputation for quality, has lead to an explosion in production as Seasonic can be found providing OEM services on various model lines for Antec, XFX, Corsair, PC Power and Cooling, and of course under its own Seasonic brand.

Read full article @ HardOCP

TP-Link Archer C5400X Gaming Router Review

TP-Link is a well-known name in the home network realm, and they have even expanded to offering many IoT devices as well. But keeping within the networking realm, TP-Link has released their latest gaming-focused router, the Archer C5400X. As the name implies, the AC5400X offers tri-band Wi-Fi speeds of up to 5400 Mpbs across both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. In addition to the fast wireless options, there is also an 8-port gigabit Ethernet switch for your wired devices, and multiple USB ports for external device connectivity. Backed up by an easy-to-use interface, the C5400X is pushing hard to replace your existing solution. Will it be enough to dethrone your current gear? Follow along to see how it performs!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org