Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

ADATA SE730 External SSD Review (250GB) – USB Type-C
APC BX1000 Click-of-Death Repair
Best Solid State Drives
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare PC graphics benchmark review
Case Mod Friday: Green Lantern
Crucial MX300 2TB SSD Review
EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 SC Gaming Review
Gigabyte Z170X-Ultra ATX Motherboard Review
GPU Charts 2016 Single Card - 1080p, 1440p, UHD - Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Nitro+
Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Gaming Headset Review
Latest MacBook Pro not compatible with all Thunderbolt 3 devices
Lexar 128GB Professional 1066x CompactFlash Card Review
Motorola Moto G4 Play Review
Netgear Nighthawk X4S D7800 AC2600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Review
Seagate Innov8 8TB External HDD Review
The $40 Mechanical Keyboard: Is It Any Good?
The formula for the perfect Linux desktop
ThunderX3 TK25 Membrane Gaming Keyboard Review
Titanfall 2 Review And PC Benchmarks Quick Take: Fantastic Mech Fun
Xubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak - A breath of fresh air
The Fujifilm X-A3 Mirrorless Camera Hands-On Preview

ADATA SE730 External SSD Review (250GB) – USB Type-C

The ADATA SE730 differs from many other SSDs, however, as it contains the characteristics of being waterproof, dustproof and shockproof, in addition to its small size. If you want storage that will overcome the elements, the SE730 just might be what you're looking for. In addition, this external SSD has a great price and can be found at Amazon for $120. All in all, the ADATA SE730 is a solid external SSD that is as attractive as it is value driven, has decent performance, and can be relied upon for storage of data up to 250GB. Great drive but, come on ADATA, let's see some higher capacities. Recommended.

Read full article @ The SSD Review

APC BX1000 Click-of-Death Repair

Have you ever owned a UPS long enough for it to fail? When my 10-year-old BX1000 kicked the bucket in December 2015, I put it in my “fix it later” pile. Today I'm pulling it out to try restoring functionality.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Best Solid State Drives

We find the Samsung 850 EVO to be the best SSD that money can buy if you're not interested in going for more expensive solutions, or if your motherboard fails to offer a M.2 slot.

Read full article @ Windows Central

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare PC graphics benchmark review

Welcome to another PC performance review. It's that time of the year, Activision is releasing Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. We will look at the game in our geeky gamer way. We'll test the game on the PC platform relative towards graphics card performance with the latest AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers. Multiple graphics cards are being tested and benchmarked. We have a look at performance with the newest graphics cards and technologies.

Call of Duty (2016) is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward. It was first announced in 2014 when Activision announced that Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer would all be developing Call of Duty games on a three year cycle instead of two as with previous installments. In this article we'll examine COD in our usual manners. We'll test the game on the PC platform relative towards graphics card performance with the latest AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers. Multiple graphics cards are being tested and bench-marked with the latest cards such as the GeForce GTX 10 series included as well as Radeon RX series 400 cards.

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is a title series that is both loved and hated. Many have been waiting for, and from the looks of it, the game will definitely deliver in a nice single player experience and multi-player awesomeness. As always the title is based on a dated rendering engine that is tweaked and tweaked with each year that passes. You are going to need a reasonably modern PC with at least a mainstream graphics card to run the game nicely. We test with the game based on the release from this week, all patched up combined with latest AMD Radeon Software Crimson drivers and for Nvidia drivers. This article will cover benchmarks in the sense of average framerates, we'll look at all popular resolutions scaling from Full HD (1920x1080/1200), WQHD (2560x1440) and of course Ultra HD. UHDTV (2160p) is 3840 pixels wide by 2160 pixels tall (8.29 megapixels), which is four times as many pixels as 1920x1080 (2.07 megapixels) and also 5k Ultra HD at 5120x2880 (!).

Read full article @ Guru3D

Case Mod Friday: Green Lantern

This week’s build comes from Hanoicomputer out of Vietnam. It is done inside the Jonsbo Mod1 Green chassis, which is not that well known here in the states. The case is beautiful and the build Hanoicomputer has done inside is great. Taking a look at the build you can see where it gets it name from! Enjoy!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Crucial MX300 2TB SSD Review

When we first looked at Crucial’s MX300 drive it was only available as a limited edition 750GB model. Since then, the production of the 3D TLC NAND that the MX300 uses has reached a level to enable a fully-fledged product line up with 275GB, 525GB, 1TB and the flagship 2TB models. Along with the new additional capacities in the standard 2.5in format comes a range of MX300 M.2 SATA interfaced models available in 275GB, 525GB and 1TB variants.

Read full article @ KitGuru

EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 SC Gaming Review

Is the cheapest Pascal graphics card worthy of consideration? On the face of things, Nvidia's GP107 should be one of the most tempting GPUs of the year. The small, cost-effective 14nm chip, productised as GTX 1050 or GTX 1050 Ti, is designed to offer 1080p gaming credentials in compact, energy efficient graphics cards that don't break the bank.

Sounds ideal for mainstream gamers, however the first GTX 1050 Ti partner boards to pass through our labs have either been pricey, bigger than need be or unnecessarily burdened with additional power requirements. Can the standard GTX 1050 help balance the scales? To find out, we're putting EVGA's GTX 1050 SC Gaming through the wringer.

Read full article @ Hexus

Gigabyte Z170X-Ultra ATX Motherboard Review

Thunderbolt 3 leads the specifications for Gigabyte’s mid-priced Z170X-Ultra Gaming, but does it perform up to par with similarly priced non-Thunderbolt motherboards?

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

GPU Charts 2016 Single Card - 1080p, 1440p, UHD - Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Nitro+

With these chart lists we're publishing benchmark results from recent graphics cards with three different resolutions: FullHD, 1440p and UltraHD. In all cases we've set details to maximum and we're listing minimum framerates as well as maximum framerates. Other than that we will be updating and expanding these charts on a regular basis.

Read full article @ ocaholic

Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Gaming Headset Review

The Stinger fits the Kingston HyperX Cloud mold, with a comfortable headset and a great overall value.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Latest MacBook Pro not compatible with all Thunderbolt 3 devices

While Apple may have launched a new MacBook Pro with LED touch bar a week and a half ago with Thunderbolt 3 ready USB-C connectors, a new compatibility test shows that not all devices using the standard will be able to operate with the notebook.

Accessory manufacturer Plugable recently ran a test to see which USB-C hubs and accessories, docking stations, display adapters and cables were compatible with the MacBook Pro 2016. The notebook offers between two and four Thunderbolt 3-enabled USB-C ports depending on configuration, but the site has found that some Thunderbolt 3 DisplayPort and HDMI adapters, along with some USB-C 3 port hubs, are not compatible with the device due to the type of controllers they use.

Read full article @ Fudzilla

Lexar 128GB Professional 1066x CompactFlash Card Review

Perhaps the single thing that really disturbs me is the fact that cameras have not kept up with the advances of storage performance. Where capabilities exist to very easily incorporate hardware into a DSLR that enables the movement of data at speed of over 500MB/s, we are still left with data transfer rates that hamper continuous shooting scenarios significantly. Ok so... that's my gripe and it is well placed considering I have a brand new Canon 5D EOS Mark IV in my hands that I am absolutely in love with, but for that shortfall that could easily be overcome by manufacturers. My quest now is to find the best equipment possible for what is perhaps the best DSLR in the world right now; enter the Lexar 128GB Professional 1066x CompactFlash Card .

Read full article @ The SSD Review

Motorola Moto G4 Play Review

For budget smartphone buyers, the phone series I continually recommend is the Motorola Moto G. Now in its fourth iteration, the Moto G has delivered excellent entry-level value since its inception, despite increasingly stronger competition from Chinese vendors. The recently-released Moto G4 Play is no exception.

Read full article @ TechSpot

Netgear Nighthawk X4S D7800 AC2600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Review

ADSL/VDSL modem/routers are usually less powerful than their router cousins but lucky for all of us the Nighthawk X4S D7800 by Netgear is a bright exception to that rule.

Read full article @ NikKTech

Seagate Innov8 8TB External HDD Review

The Seagate Innov8 uses high style to entice users to backup data to a massive 8TB desktop hard drive that takes advantage of a single cable to provide power and data.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

The $40 Mechanical Keyboard: Is It Any Good?

What if you want a mechanical keyboard but only have $40 to spend? With the market now flooded with loads of Cherry MX knock-off switches, this has enabled companies to develop very affordable mechanical keyboards. One such case is the GranVela MechanicalEagle Z-77, available on Amazon for as little as $35.

Read full article @ TechSpot

The formula for the perfect Linux desktop

Got a spare moment? Here's an article outlying the critical components required for the perfect Linux desktop, focusing on hardware and software lifecycle and support, cost, ownership, applications, desktop integration, the future, and more. Might be interesting.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

ThunderX3 TK25 Membrane Gaming Keyboard Review

As popular as mechanical keyboards are, there are still plenty of people out there who are content with membrane-style alternatives. Today, we are taking a look at the ThunderX3 TK25 gaming keyboard, featuring rubber dome switches, but adding some extra features like dedicated macro keys. Is it worth the £30 cost? Let’s find out.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Titanfall 2 Review And PC Benchmarks Quick Take: Fantastic Mech Fun

Suit-up mech pilots! Titanfall 2 has landed! Developer Respawn has returned with a sequel to its frenectic-paced FPS from 2014, offering yet even more stylistic wall-running, double-jumping and a bit of mech-on-mech action peppered throughout. Titanfall 2 is not your average first-person shooter, to say the least.

The original TitanFall was fun but quaint affair that felt under supported, with DLC distribution that essentially fragmented the community. Acknowledging this shortcoming for the sequel, EA and Respawn are promising that all additional content made available post-purchase, (maps, cosmetics, missions, modes etc.), will be free of charge to all who own Titanfall 2. Moreover the game has launched simultaneously on the PC as well as consoles...

Read full article @ HotHardware

Xubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak - A breath of fresh air

Let's kick it. This be a long, thorough and fairly positive review of Xubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak 64-bit edition, tested on a laptop with UEFI, Secure Boot, GPT, 16 partitions, and multiple instances of Windows and Linux, covering live session, installation, and post-install use, including look & feel, Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing and printing, multimedia playback - MP3 and HD video, smartphone support - iPhone and Ubuntu Phone, partitioning, slideshow, package management and replacement of Gnome Software with Ubuntu Software Center, applications, resource usage, hardware support, suspend & resume, battery life, customization, extra software, some problems with network connectivity, small visual glitches and bugs, and more. I can honestly say, enjoy.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

The Fujifilm X-A3 Mirrorless Camera Hands-On Preview

Perhaps the single thing that really disturbs me is the fact that cameras have not kept up with the advances of storage performance. Where capabilities exist to very easily incorporate hardware into a DSLR that enables the movement of data at speed of over 500MB/s, we are still left with data transfer rates that hamper continuous shooting scenarios significantly. Ok so... that's my gripe and it is well placed considering I have a brand new Canon 5D EOS Mark IV in my hands that I am absolutely in love with, but for that shortfall that could easily be overcome by manufacturers. My quest now is to find the best equipment possible for what is perhaps the best DSLR in the world right now; enter the Lexar 128GB Professional 1066x CompactFlash Card .

Read full article @ The SSD Review