Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

A quick look at MSI's WS63 8SJ mobile workstation
ADATA XPG SX8200 240GB & 480GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Review
ADATA XPG SX8200 480GB M.2 NVMe SSD Review
Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro 750W Power Supply Unit Review
Bethesda starts a new Fallout teaser
Cooler Master Mastercase H500M Review
Cooler Master MasterCase H500M Review
Corsair One Elite Review
Corsair TX750M 750W Power Supply Review
Cougar Phontum Headset Review
CrossFire & SLI anno 2018: is it still worth it?
HyperX Pulsefire Surge RGB Mouse Review
Intel Core i7-8086K anniversary edition CPU listed by retailers
Lian Li PC-K5 Review
Maingear F131 Review
NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming SX10 Switch Review

A quick look at MSI's WS63 8SJ mobile workstation

A few weeks ago, I introduced you to Gipsy Danger: a beefy shared workstation for translating CAD data. Well, Gipsy made more than a few people in the office more than a little jealous of her power. Unsurprisingly, that heightened my users' desire to acquire new mobile workstations to replace an aging fleet. Normally, that would mean ordering up a few of HP's latest and greatest Zbooks. The stars weren't quite aligned, though—the HP hexa-core machines of our dreams simply weren't cart-able when we wanted them.After some research, it turned out that only MSI had so far managed to put together a system with everything I was looking for that was also for sale. Enter the MSI WS63 8SJ.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

ADATA XPG SX8200 240GB & 480GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Review

When ADATA launched their first NVMe SSD, the XPG SX8000, it was one of the worst performing SSDs on the market. The SX8000 paired Micron first generation 32-Layer MLC flash with SMI's SM2260 NVMe controller. This unfortunate combination conspired to make the SX8000 overpriced and underwhelming on the performance front. True, the SX8000 was one of very few NVMe SSDs that utilized 3D MLC flash, but that contributed nothing to the mix other than driving up production cost.

The SX8000, like first generation 3D Micron flash and SMI's SM2260 controller was a learning experience for all involved. Silicon Motion's SM2260 controller is one that we are sure they would rather forget about, but it set the stage for redemption. Same goes for Micron who's first generation 3D NAND was the worst on the market.

Read full article @ TweakTown

ADATA XPG SX8200 480GB M.2 NVMe SSD Review

ADATA has a habit of occasionally coming out of the woodwork and dropping a great performing SSD on the market at a highly competitive price. A few of their recent SATA SSD launches were promising, but some were very difficult to find in online stores. This has improved more recently, and current ADATA products now enjoy relatively wide availability. We were way overdue for an ADATA review, and the XPG SX8200 is a great way for us to get back into covering this companys offerings:

For those unaware, XPG is a computing-related sub-brand of ADATA, and if you have a hard time finding details for these drives online, it is because you must look at their dedicated xpg.com domain. Parent brand ADATA has since branched into LED lighting and other industrial applications, such as solid-state drive motor controllers and the like. Some PC products bear the ADATA name, such as USB drives and external hard drives.
Ok, enough rambling about other stuff. Lets take a look at this XPG SX8200!

Read full article @ PC Perspective

Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro 750W Power Supply Unit Review

With more and more people getting on the "mining" wagon (regardless of coin type) the importance of using a quality power supply unit gets highlighted even more frequently especially during the summer period. Luckily although most people i know use powerful mining rigs paired with 1KW+ PSU's and several enthusiast-level (power hungry) graphics cards there are currently some who opt for multiple mid-end graphics cards (very low power draw via custom firmware) which can get sufficient juice by much less powerful models. Antec recently released their mid-end EarthWatts Gold Pro line of power supply units and today we'll be checking out the 750W output variant (EA750G PRO).

Antec, Inc. is the global leader in high-performance computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself markets. Founded in 1986, Antec is recognized as a pioneer in the industry and has maintained its position as a worldwide market leader and international provider of quiet, efficient and innovative products. Antec has also achieved great success in the distribution channel, meeting the demands of quality-conscious system builders, VARs and integrators. Antec’s offering of enclosures includes a wide range of cases, such as its advanced Performance One Series, economical New Solution Series and VERIS family of media components designed for the home theater PC market. Antec’s products also include front line power supplies, such as its premium Signature Series, powerful TruePower Quattro Series and EarthWatts, one of the most environmentally friendly power supplies available. PC gamers are an increasingly significant consumer of performance components, and many Antec products are designed for the gaming demographic, like the premier gamer enclosure: the Nine Hundred. Antec also offers a line of computer accessories comprising many original products, including its patented LED fans and notebook cooling solutions. Antec is headquartered in Fremont, California, with additional offices in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, as well as in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, China and Taiwan. The company’s products are sold in more than 40 countries throughout the world.

Read full article @ NikKTech

Bethesda starts a new Fallout teaser

Bethesda has started a live Twitch teaser stream and a Twitter tease of something that has to do with Fallout, driving fans into quite a frenzy and starting the rumor mill.

The live Twitch teaser has been up for quite some time peaking at over 140,000 viewers at one point, but it still did not show anything new except for a TV with the recognizable "please stand by" announcement, and Vault Boy Bobble Head.
A similar teaser has been posted on Bethesda's official Twitter but without further explanation.

Read full article @ Fudzilla

Cooler Master Mastercase H500M Review

The Cooler Master Mastercase H500M is not simply an updated version of the H500P with addressable RGB fans. Cooler Master has taken the opportunity to tweak the case in almost every area. While this makes it a bit more expensive, the results are like night and day.

Cooler Master released the Mastercase H500P in October last year. It reminded us of the legendary HAF series from around 2008 to 2014, but with a modern and updated twist. Now with the Mastercase H500M, the brand further refines the concept with the two large fans in front. While it may look similar to the P variant, rest assured that it is quite different in many subtle ways we will highlight in this review.

Read full article @ TechPowerUp

Cooler Master MasterCase H500M Review

We review the new MasterCase H500M from Cooler Master. The new chassis has that familiar in-house CM feel, yet was brought into the year 2018 with some nice modern features and the ability to go all stealth with the stuff you do not want to show. The new H500M (with that 'H' for HAF and 'HAF' for High AirFlow) the MasterCase H500M hints at the classic design, yet upgrades the feature set and this chassis towards a modern age and era.

Of course, you'll get heaps of airflow, but the important aspect here really is design. When you look at the H500M, you'll recognize the older feel of the HAF series (mainly because of the front panel) but CM upgraded pretty much anything and everything. You'll get three tempered glass panels installed as default, with an extra one included for the front side which you can swap out, so basically that's four tempered glass panels; left, right, top and optionally the front side. Since it's the year 2018, obviously there are two RGB enabled fans with an included RGB controller, this is not your 120mm fan size though, this is a HAF, remember? So that's two proper airflow, front-side mounted 200mm RGB fans. Bringing the chassis into the year 2018 and with extra connectors, sure, the chassis is RGB ready as you can also connect the two front-side fans to your motherboard or 4-pin RGB controller, and they will light up with a color and animation of your preference.

Read full article @ The Guru of 3D

Corsair One Elite Review

Corsair's compact PC gets an Intel 8th Gen upgrade and GTX 1080 Ti graphics. Small-form-factor gaming PCs have been on the cards for about as long as we can remember, but few manufacturers have been successful in transferring the desktop from the study into the living room. Heck, even Valve's ambitious Steam Machine fell flat, and it is no surprise that many gamers arrive at the same conclusion; may as well get an Xbox.

But if you do insist on installing a gaming-grade PC alongside your big-screen TV, there is now a stellar offering in the form of the Corsair One. First introduced in 2017, One is the culmination of years of development following the ill-fated Bulldog, and manages to impress by aiming squarely for the enthusiast market, as opposed to attempting to compete with affordable games consoles.

Read full article @ Hexus

Corsair TX750M 750W Power Supply Review

Corsair is known in enthusiast circles as a supplier of high performance memory and has risen to become one of the most talked about power supply brands around. Corsair was initially able to establish a presence in such a short time through the use of quality OEM’s (Seasonic and CWT), rigorous standards, and excellent support. Since its entrance into the PSU field, it has established a number of lines of power supplies of varying quality to address (and overlap) just about every market segment. Today, Corsair brings us a new revision to and old classic from their TX-M line; the TX750M (CP-9020131). This unit is produced in conjunction with Great Wall.

China Great Wall Computer Group Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China Electronics Corporation, is a name that is not that well known to our North American readers. Great Wall was founded in 1986 and currently operates a number of companies producing products including power supplies, monitors, laptops, memory, flash products, and a laundry list of other PC and technology related products. In the power supply field, Great Wall is currently one of the largest suppliers of power supplies in the Chinese market. Its presence in North America, however, is limited as we have only seen Great Wall products far from OCZ, Riotoro, and Corsair.

Read full article @ HardOCP

Cougar Phontum Headset Review

Cougar have been making some good inroads with their products spanning system hardware and peripherals, featuring their black and orange colour schemes they are certainly identifiable. Impressive things have been seen from them in the past.

The Cougar Phontum Headset has landed on my doorstep inviting me to put it through it’s paces. Before we get into the headset let’s have a rundown of the specs to see what we can expect.

Read full article @ Play3r

CrossFire & SLI anno 2018: is it still worth it?

If you wanted nothing but ultimate performance in games, CrossFire and SLI were the only options for a long time. DirectX 12 was intended to offer an alternative, but it doesn't seem to be the promised holy land for multi-GPU setups. That is why it is high time to take stock: is the combination of several video cards still relevant in 2018, or does the fairy tale of CrossFire and SLI have an unhappy ending?

To make a good judgment of CrossFire and SLI in the present day, we have had dual-GPU configurations of the top models from both camps go through our full 3D chip test. That's the same test we use to test a new GPU at launch. We went through the entire test course with both the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 in CrossFire and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti in SLI.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

HyperX Pulsefire Surge RGB Mouse Review

It's only HyperX's second gaming mouse - great if you love RGB!

The HyperX Pulsefire Surge RGB seems to offer the perfect balance of performance and aesthetics, boasting not only spectacular 360° RGB lighting, but also reliable Omron switches and a crowd favourite Pixart PMW 3389 sensor. This could be a winner but the £59.99 asking price puts this right up there with some of the best mice on the market. With availability expected for early July 2018, is this the mouse you should be waiting for?

Read full article @ KitGuru

Intel Core i7-8086K anniversary edition CPU listed by retailers

Intel's new Coffee Lake CPU has been listed by retailers. Intel Core i7-8086K (BX80684I78086K) June 8th marks 40 years since the introduction of Intel's most famous processor -- the 8086. The 8th Gen Core series launched last year are the perfect opportunity to celebrate this occasion with a special edition named Core i7-8086K. Some retailers have already started listing the new SKU on their websites, indicating 70 USD/EUR premium over i7-8700K (~480/470 EUR). Not much is known at this point, but the CPU is rumored to be 5.0 GHz chip out of the box.

Read full article @ VideoCardz.com

Lian Li PC-K5 Review

Lian Li is mainly known as a manufacturer of aluminium enclosures in the premium segment. With the new Ebonsteel series, the Taiwanese manufacturer now wants to advance into the low mid-range segment by steel chassis. With the Midi-Tower PC-K5WX we have today on OCinside.de the cheapest case offer from Lian Li as window version available for testing.

The Lian Li PC-K5WX makes the Lian Li brand affordable. PC enclosures around 50 Euro are like sand at the sea and other manufacturers have considerably more experience in offering as much as possible for the limited money. Except for the too thin corners of the side parts, the case is well made.

Read full article @ OCinside.de

Maingear F131 Review

Boutique, custom-built Gaming PCs from some of the more prominent brands are almost always a cut above mainstream pre-built computers from larger OEMs. However, even among premium boutique brands, build quality, design aesthetics and cost can vary greatly. Maingear has delivered its share of ultra-high end killer gaming rigs to us for evaluation over the years, but perhaps nothing so custom and so premium in design as the machine we're about to dig deep on today.

We got a look at Maingear's highly custom F131 back at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, and though we came away impressed at the time, it was really only a quick chance to kick the tires. Now that we have it in house for a full review? Well, see for yourself...

Read full article @ HotHardware

NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming SX10 Switch Review

It's a barnstorming professional-grade gaming switch - but is it worth £250? Most home network users will find a WiFi router to be sufficient for their wired networking needs, as these usually come with at least four Ethernet ports. But if you regularly invite more than three friends round for a LAN, or run games over the network at a more serious level, a few more connections will be essential. This is where NETGEAR’s Nighthawk Pro Gaming SX10 Switch comes in.

With a mean-looking wedge-shaped appearance, the Nighthawk Pro Gaming SX10 is not like most switches you will have come across. It’s not designed to be hidden behind closed doors in a machine room, but to sit on the desk between a bevy of kick-ass gaming rigs that look equally mean and glow with bling-y LED lighting.

Read full article @ KitGuru