Here a roundup of todays reviews and articles:

A Decade Later: Does the Q6600 Still Have Game in 2017?
ASUS Maximus IX Hero Motherboard Review
Corsair Force MP500 480GB M.2 NVMe SSD Review
Crucial Ballistix Elite 3200 MHz DDR4 16 GB
Nextbase 101 HD in-car dash cam review
Nintendo Switch hands on: Zelda, Mario Kart, Arms and more
ThunderX3 TM50 By Aerocool Mouse Review (w/ TMP40 Mousemat)
XFX Hard Swap LED Fans

A Decade Later: Does the Q6600 Still Have Game in 2017?

Released about 10 years ago, we thought it would be interesting to see how the Q6600 holds up in 2017 while playing today's games on modern GPUs. In other words, what would happen if you paired a trusty old PC with a GeForce GTX 1060 or GTX 1070.

Read full article @ TechSpot

ASUS Maximus IX Hero Motherboard Review

Buyers of Intel's new Kaby Lake processors already have a huge number of Z270 options but the ASUS MAXIMUS IX Hero stands apart with an awesome combination of features and pricing.

Read full article @ Hardware Canucks

Corsair Force MP500 480GB M.2 NVMe SSD Review

Corsair hasn'€™t been that aggressive in the SSD market recently, but all that changed earlier this month when their announced the Force MP500. This drive marks a number of firsts for Corsair as it is their first drive to ever use the M.2 2280 form factor, PCIe interface, and the NVMe protocol. Since this is Corsairâ€'s first PCIe Gen 3 x4 SSD it has blisteringly fast sequential speeds of up to 3,000 MB/s read and 2,400 MB/s write, which makes it roughly 5 times faster than the Corsair Nuetron Series XTi drives that used to be their flagship storage drive series. Read on to find out more!

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Crucial Ballistix Elite 3200 MHz DDR4 16 GB

Crucial's Ballistix Elite DDR4 are on our test bench today. These 3200 MHz 4 GB DIMMs are the top speed Crucial offers right now, featuring large heatsinks and fairly respectable timings. Also included is a nice software suite that lets you monitor temperatures and adjust the LED lighting.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Nextbase 101 HD in-car dash cam review

A picture is worth a thousand drifts. So, here's a thorough review of Nextbase 101 HD in-car dashboard camera, including specifications, options and accessories, ease of setup and use, quality of recorded video and audio, real-life footage, problems with post-processing and time stamps, various little glitches, other considerations, and more. Have fun.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

Nintendo Switch hands on: Zelda, Mario Kart, Arms and more

KItGuru was invited to the press event for the Nintendo Switch in London, England last week. We have put together a montage of some of the games that are going to be available for the new console when it launches in March 2017. KitGuru News Editor and Journalist Jon Martindale talks us through some of the games he watched or played at the event himself.

Read full article @ KitGuru

ThunderX3 TM50 By Aerocool Mouse Review (w/ TMP40 Mousemat)

In an increasingly saturated peripheral market, it can be hard for a new manufacturer to stand out and get some attention. ThunderX3, a subsidiary of Aerocool, are hoping that their TM50 mouse – complete with an Avago 3310 optical sensor, RGB lighting and an aluminium base – will be able to compete with established brands like Corsair and Razer. The TM50 may sound like a fairly typical mouse on paper, but ThunderX3 do have a trick up their sleeve – the mouse costs just £29.90.

Read full article @ KitGuru

XFX Hard Swap LED Fans

So last week I took a look at XFX’s RX 480 and it, like the XFX RX 470, has what they call Hard Swap fans. The stock fans are just basic 90mm fans like you would find on most aftermarket cards, but without any tools they can be swapped with other fans. Along with the card, XFX also sent all three of their LED fan kits for me to check out. So today isn’t going to be a long day or anything, but I’m going to check out the new fans, see how easy they are to swap out, and take a look at all three LED colors on the XFX RX 480.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews