Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Alphacool Eisbaer Extreme Liquid CPU Cooler Review
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 Ti STRIX OC 6 GB Review
ASUS Live Update Servers Hacked
ASUS ROG Delta Gaming Headset Review
ASUS ROG Strix XG49VQ Monitor Review
Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Review
Enermax MaxRevo 1800W Power Supply Review
Home directory backup
HyperX QuadCast USB Microphone Review
MSI MEG X399 CREATION (AMD X399) Motherboard Review
OneAdaptr OneWorld PD Review
Patriot Viper VPN100 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD Review
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB Review
The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 4 Review

Alphacool Eisbaer Extreme Liquid CPU Cooler Review

A brief listing of items too large to fit in the top of a Phanteks full tower chassis.  Small cars.  Small children.  Large cats.  Baby Elephants.  Adult Elephants.  Alphacool’s Eisbaer Extreme.  All joking aside this thing is huge!  Alphacool doesn’t mess around when it comes to system cooling and the Eisbaer Extreme “AiO” cooler is no exception.  Designed around a standard NexXxoS 280mm radiator, this cooler is custom watercooling streamlined into an elegant prefilled loop, ready to go, out of the box.  Follow along as we find out just how well this loop keeps our CPU cool and whether it’s the right fit for you!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 Ti STRIX OC 6 GB Review

The ASUS GTX 1660 Ti STRIX OC is the company's flagship GTX 1660 Ti variant. It comes with a large triple-fan, triple-slot thermal solution that delivers better temperatures and noise levels than any other GTX 1660 Ti that we tested so far. Also included is a backplate, RGB illumination, dual BIOS and fan headers that run synchronized with the GPU's fan speed.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

ASUS Live Update Servers Hacked

Not good news for Asus or owners of Asus motherboards. DO NOT USE LIVE UPDATE! until the issue has been fixed.

In a chilling reminder of just why system software should always be manually updated and never automatically, Vice Motherboard citing Kaspersky Labs reports that hackers have compromised the Live Update servers of ASUS, making them push malware to thousands of computers configured to fetch and install updates automatically. These include not just PC motherboards, but also pre-builts such as notebooks and desktops by ASUS. Smartphones and IoT devices by ASUS are also affected. Hackers have managed to use valid ASUS digital certificates to masquerade their malware as legitimate software updates from ASUS.

Read full article @ FunkyKit

ASUS ROG Delta Gaming Headset Review

The ROG Delta is a gaming headset from the Republic of Gamers division of ASUS that offers a Hi-Res audio certification thanks to its ASUS Essence 50 mm drivers with a 20-40,000 Hz frequency response and implementation of a high-end ESS Quad-DAC, and offers custom lighting effects via the circular RGB lighting on each ear cup. A wired headset exclusively, it connects via USB-C or standard USB 2.0 for use with PCs as well as compatible consoles and smartphones.

“ROG Delta is the worlds first gaming headset with the industry-leading, hi-fi-grade ESS 9218 quad DAC, which delivers impeccably clear and detailed sound to give serious gamers the edge they need to win. ROG Delta features a USB-C connector and comes with a USB-C to USB 2.0 adapter to let you game on your PC, console and mobile device without changing headsets. A one-of-a-kind, circular rainbow RGB lighting effect provides a stylish look to set you apart on the battlefield.”

Read full article @ PC Perspective

ASUS ROG Strix XG49VQ Monitor Review

In this review we will take a look at something really wide, the ASUS ROG Strix XG49VQ is a Hz VA panel based monitor at 3840x1080 with a HDR400 rating as well.

Read full article @ The Guru of 3D

Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Review

Intel’s Core i9-9900K has pushed mid-level enthusiast motherboard pricing well into what was once considered the high-end. Can Asus’s Z390-E Gaming win this market?

Read full article @ Tom's Hardware

Enermax MaxRevo 1800W Power Supply Review

Enermax sets its sights on the very high end with this new MaxRevo 1800W unit. You will however need to be on 230v to eke out that much power, those of us with 120v input will be looking at a 1600W unit. However if you are building a high end HEDT with a huge multicore CPU or are needed multiple GPUs in your system, this one is worth a look.

Enermax Technology Corporation is a company that is well known in the world of power supplies and general computing alike. Founded in 1990, Enermax has made a name for itself by providing solid performing power supplies, among other computer components, cases, and accessories. Enermax' current lines of power supplies encompass a wide range of products targeted at various market segments. In addition to being a retail presence with its Enermax brand power supplies, Enermax Technology Corporation used to be one of the few true OEM designers of power supplies. Its power supplies however, only rarely showed up under other labels including Grow Up Japan, Sapphire, and its house brand Lepa with that time of independent design and production seeming to have passed. Today, we are looking at the newest product in Enermax's MaxRevo line; the MaxRevo 1800W (EMR1800EXT) which is designed by Enermax.

Read full article @ HardOCP

Home directory backup

All your data are belong to YOU! Indeed. This is a tutorial on how to use tar and gpg to create encrypted backup archives of your personal data on Linux systems, including basic overview, generic and specific exclusions, restore, errors, other tips and tricks, and more. Enjoy.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

HyperX QuadCast USB Microphone Review

HyperX has released the Quadcast USB microphone today and we had a chance to test it out early for this launch-day review. Introduced at CES in January, this new condenser mic offers four selectable polar patterns (stereo, omnidirectional, cardioid, and bidirectional) and offers real-time monitoring via an onboard 3.5mm headphone jack. The mic also ships with a shock mount and desktop stand, and can be mounted to your choice of mic stands and boom arms with an included adapter that fits 3/8” and 5/8” threads.

Other features of the QuadCast are the large gain control on the bottom of the mic and the touch-controlled mute switch on the top, with mic status instantly evident via the integrated red lighting which is illumiated when you are "live", and turns off when you have muted the mic.

Read full article @ PC Perspective

MSI MEG X399 CREATION (AMD X399) Motherboard Review

Talking about top of the line X399 motherboards designed for the ThreadRipper WX series isn't something we have been doing much as of late, but today we are going to take a look at MSI's MEG X399 CREATION.

Read full article @ Tweaktown

OneAdaptr OneWorld PD Review

There was a time in my life I would have really appreciated OneAdaptrs OneWorld PD. Starting in the late 1990s, I took a decade-plus detour in my writing career into new product development in the tech sector. This saw me travel to more than 70 different countries, and at times spend as much time out of the UK as in it.
Keeping all my gadgets powered and charged required quite a few power bricks and travel adapters. These days, things are very much easier – and the OneWorld PD is a big step closer to the perfect travel charger for all my iDevices.

Read full article @ 9to5Mac

Patriot Viper VPN100 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD Review

Patriot Memory recently released gaming SSD series under the Viper brand. It’s the fastest single SSD drive available in Patriot’s offer. Of course, we had to check how it performs and share with our readers.

Presented SSD is in 512GB version but the Viper VPN100 is available in capacity up to 2TB what makes it one of the only M.2 PCIe SSD available at so high capacity. It’s also one of not many M.2 SSD already equipped with a heatsink which helps a lot in keeping optimal temperature.

There are more interesting features of the VPN100 so let’s not make this introduction any longer and move to the next part of this review.

Read full article @ FunkyKit

Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB Review

It's an update to the hugely popular 970 Evo - is it worth buying?

Read full article @ KitGuru

The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 4 Review

After seven years, and no small amount of uncertainty, the final chapter in Clementine’s journey is here. Last year Telltale Games unexpectedly shut their doors and cancelled all projects, including the remaining two episodes of The Walking Dead: The Final Season.

Read full article @ Wccftech