Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

AMD Radeon Vega20 references spotted in Linux driver
AMD Ryzen X399 Motherboards Revisited – The ASRock X399M Taichi and ASUS X399-E ROG STRIX Review
Buying Guide: 4K TVs You Can Use As A Monitor
Cooler Master Masterbox Q300P Chassis Review
EVGA X299 Dark Motherboard Review
Far Cry 5 Video Card Performance Preview
Logitech Circle 2 Security Camera Review
Patriot Viper LED 16GB DDR4-3600 C16 Dual-Channel Kit Review
Q.U.B.E. 2 Review: One of the best puzzle games ever made for Xbox One
Samsung 860 Evo and 860 Pro SSD Review
Samsung 860 SSD PRO 1 TB and EVO 2TB The king is dead, long live the king!
Tesoro Gram XS Mechanical Keyboard Review

AMD Radeon Vega20 references spotted in Linux driver

AMD engineer submitted driver code shares six new Device IDs. Vega20 was originally thought to move the architecture from 14nm to 12nm but it could well jump straight to 7nm. Supporting this idea, a next-gen Vega accelerator, as AMD officially stated at CES 2018, is being built specifically for machine learning applications on the 7nm node.

The Linux driver code that came to light this weekend contains references to six new Vega20 GPUs. In the screen shot below you can see the device IDs listed under the /* Vega 20 */ section. You can see that the code has been reviewed and signed off by three AMD engineers.

Read full article @ Hexus

AMD Ryzen X399 Motherboards Revisited – The ASRock X399M Taichi and ASUS X399-E ROG STRIX Review

It was the beginning of 2017, Intel thought the year would go really smooth for them in regards to their mainstream and high end desktop launches. Intel launched their 7th generation core family, offering consumers the same architecture, slightly enhanced process and slightly higher CPU clock speeds, calling it a day. What they didn’t know was that their rival, AMD, was going to make a epic return just a few months after and when they did, Intel’s worst fears had come to life.

While Ryzen was anticipated to arrive on the mainstream consumer platform, offering IPC on par with Intel’s latest generation processors, it was Threadripper that no one, even the press had not expected. A full fledged lineup of high end desktop processors designed to tackle Intel’s Core X line up. AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper and the accompanying X399 platform is designed for enthusiasts, it offers features that are not available on the Intel HEDT platform and here’s where things get more interesting.

Read full article @ Wccftech

Buying Guide: 4K TVs You Can Use As A Monitor

Ultra HD TVs have been available in the US since late 2012. Initial offerings were reserved for those with thick wallets but prices have fallen considerably in recent years, inviting a wide range of consumers to the high-resolution realm of 4K. One segment that has been served particularly well by this newfound affordability is computer users.

I personally made the switch from a triple monitor (1080p) configuration to a single 40-inch 4K television in 2016 and haven’t looked back. Later on I wrote an article on the switch, the implications, and what kind of monitor you should choose if you want a 4K TV to effectively work as a monitor.

Read full article @ TechSpot

Cooler Master Masterbox Q300P Chassis Review

Today we’ll be taking a quick look at the Masterbox Q300P Chassis from Cooler Master. This is a mini-tower chassis suitable for all Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards, and comes with RGB lighting upto 16.7 million colours.

It features a modular I/O panel which can be adjusted to six different locations, as well as a large 28mm wide area for hidden cable management. It also 4 removable handles making it easy for users to transport or carry their system to LAN Parties. And this is the thing I like most.

Read full article @ FunkyKit

EVGA X299 Dark Motherboard Review

EVGA has done a really good job pushing the limit when it comes to computer hardware. Names like Classified and FTW are synonymous with high-end systems and have become the epitome of what it takes to pwn a segment. In 2013 EVGA launched a motherboard called the X79 Dark. This board was designed for the hardware enthusiast and it didn’t matter if you were running 4-way SLI, building a gaming system or overclocking with LN2, it worked and, worked extremely well. Much to my surprise the X99 generation missed out on a Dark platform motherboard and it felt like all hope was lost.

In this review I’ll be showing you the latest high performance motherboard from EVGA called the X299 Dark. By now we have all seen the pre-release photos and I even posted a “First Look” of the X299 Dark last year before Computex 2017. I was excited about the board then and even more so now.

Read full article @ Hardware Asylum

Far Cry 5 Video Card Performance Preview

Far Cry 5 is finally in retail, and in this preview of video card performance we will compare performance of a few video cards, using real gameplay. This will give you an idea what you need to play Far Cry 5, what image quality settings are playable, and what resolutions work best with each video card. Our full evaluation will come later.

Far Cry 5 was just released on March 27th, 2018. Far Cry 5 was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Toronto and published by Ubisoft. Far Cry 5 is an action-adventure first-person shooter video game and the fifth main title in the Far Cry series. The PC version of Far Cry 5 currently has a 77 Metascore and 6.4 User Score. Steam sales have been very positive since the game’s launch.

Read full article @ HardOCP

Logitech Circle 2 Security Camera Review

About a year ago today, we looked at the Logitech Circle, their first entry into the consumer security market. With that solution, Logitech introduced an intriguing and intuitive user interface, and on the hardware side pulled on the heartstrings of nostalgia with its Quickcam aesthetics.

This latest iteration, now dubbed Circle 2 is a rather hefty upgrade. We still have 1080p but the viewing angle has been bumped up to 180 degrees and its also now weatherproof making it an indoor/outdoor capable solution.

Read full article @ TweakTown

Patriot Viper LED 16GB DDR4-3600 C16 Dual-Channel Kit Review

Patriot Memory’s Viper LED might not play to the RGB crowd, but its choice of red or white diffuser tops over monochromatic LEDs can still add flair to your system. More important, it’s a Viper product, designed for performance. The appearance may be good, but it’s still a secondary concern.

We said "choice," but the DDR4-3600 and DDR4-3200 versions only come in white. Builders who prefer DDR4-3000 or DDR4-2666 get the red version. The only crossover point between its red and white models is at DDR4-2400, which probably won’t interest a lot of enthusiasts.

Read full article @ Tom's Hardware

Q.U.B.E. 2 Review: One of the best puzzle games ever made for Xbox One

Q.U.B.E. 2 delivers a quality puzzle experience, complete with challenging scenarios, beautiful visuals, and a mysterious narrative.

The first Q.U.B.E. game was revered as one of the only titles that came close to replicating the magic of Portal, Valve's revolutionary puzzle franchise. Like Portal, Q.U.B.E. blended an interesting setting and story with unique and satisfying puzzle mechanics, and though the game lacked some of the charm that Portal had, it was still an excellent experience.

Read full article @ Windows Central

Samsung 860 Evo and 860 Pro SSD Review

After more than three years, the popular Samsung 850 Evo and Pro sata-ssd's finally get a successor. Samsung introduces today 860 Evo and 860 Pro, combining a new controller with brand new 64 layer V-NAND memory from their own factory. Is there still room for innovation in the field of SATA SSDs, or have we reached a stalemate?

The design of the Samsung 860 Evo and 860 Pro are hardly distinguishable from their predecessors. However, there are differences on the inside. For example, Samsung is making the transition to its latest generation V-NAND for both new ssd's, with 64 layers stacked on top of each other compared to 48 in the 850 series. This step in density results in lower production costs and higher capacities and is also very similar to what Crucial did earlier this month with their MX500.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

Samsung 860 SSD PRO 1 TB and EVO 2TB The king is dead, long live the king!

We have some heavy hitters in the office today for us to play around with. May I present to you Samsung’s new 860 SSD series. Arguably, Samsung made and still makes one of the best overall SSDs on the market. Because most manufacturers have to outsource technology like the cells, the controller (etc), Samsung makes everything in-house and always they have pushed the envelope to evolve and innovate No wonders their previous series, the 850, has dominated the market for so many years in all aspects like overall performance and value.

Today we will find out if the new 860 can further improve their formula and surpass the 850, which seems almost impossible, but hey, never say never.

Read full article @ Glob3trotters

Tesoro Gram XS Mechanical Keyboard Review

The Tesoro Gram XS is a situation of two steps forward and one step back, with improvements in their software and solid build being let down by its mechanical switches.

I have never really understood the idea behind "diet" or "light" versions of food. Every lunch time at work, my co-workers would pull out a can of Pepsi Zero or Diet Coke. Personally, I do not drink soft drinks on a daily occasion just because I know it is not the healthiest of things. However, if I were to do so, I definitely would not drink the diet versions of those drinks either. To me, they have a weird aftertaste, even with the newer versions featuring other sweeteners. I have also heard reports about how lighter versions of things, such as peanut butter, can actually be worse than the original. In the case of peanut butter, light versions tend to swap out the oils and instead add extra sugar to compensate for the difference. Of course, this is not to show a bad light on these types of food, but I personally think if you really want a diet version of any food, the easiest way is to cut back the portion size. Today in our hands is the Tesoro Gram XS. Tesoro showed this keyboard off at CES earlier this year, advertised as a super slim mechanical keyboard. I would think this is like the diet version their original Gram Spectrum, but is it any good to use? Are there any compromises made to get the body so slim? These questions and more will be considered in today's review!

Read full article @ APH Networks