Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

ADATA Ultimate SU800 240GB SSD Review
Fractal Define-C Mid-Tower ATX Case Review
Fractal Design Define C
Fractal Design Define C chassis Review
Fractal Design Define Mini C Case Review
Fractal Design Define Mini C Review
Fractal Design Define Mini C Windowed Edition Review
Fractal Design's Define C case reviewed
Gigabyte RX 480 G1 Gaming 8GB
How to set up database replication with MariaDB
LaCie Announces Bolt3: 2 TB External SSD at 2.8 GBps over Thunderbolt 3
MSI GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Gaming X 4G Review
WD My Passport Wireless Pro Review: Wireless Storage For Mobile Devices
Zotac Factory Tour In Dongguan, China

ADATA Ultimate SU800 240GB SSD Review

One the greatest advantages touted for 3D NAND was its ability to create downright massive capacity drives. For example, the new Crucial MX300 is tipping the scales at a whopping 2TB of capacity! However, for the average consumer the other main attribute of 3D NAND, and IMFT 3D NAND in particular, is its ability to create more mainstream-sized solid state drives at price points that were nearly impossible last year. This is because first generation 3D NAND is already cheaper to manufacture on a price per gigabyte basis than the more mature planar NAND.

The most recent beneficiary of this lesser publicized advantage is the ADATA Ultimate SU800. Much like the ground-breaking Crucial MX300, the SU800 series makes use of IMFT (Micron-branded to be specific) 3D TLC NAND. However, unlike the MX300, ADATA has opted for the Silicon Motion SM2258 controller instead of a Marvell or PHISON controller, both of which have been rather popular this past year. This is certainly not the first SSD to use this new entry-level Silicon Motion controller, and it is certainly not a controversial choice since even the Intel 540s uses the SM2258. This controller is actually the direct successor to the SM2256, which powered the ADATA SP550 and a whole host of other entry-level SSDs last year. In either case, it is this combination of a reasonably-priced controller with inexpensive 3D TLC NAND that is rather unique – for now.

Read full article @ Hardware Canucks

Fractal Define-C Mid-Tower ATX Case Review

Fitting two large radiators within traditional mid-tower dimensions, Fractal Design’s Define-C continues the trend away from “Bigger Is Better” logic that previously pervaded the gaming-oriented Enthusiast space.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Fractal Design Define C

The Fractal Design Define C is an optimized version of the open-air design we have seen in the Define S. Lacking the usual internal and external drive bays and with a more compact size and somewhat simplified but modernized interior, it will be interesting to see whether it can hold its own.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Fractal Design Define C chassis Review

Fractal Design released the Define C, a silent, stylish and compact PC chassis. This all predominantly black chassis with white accents comes with decent cooling options, lovely design and it will house up-to motherboards up-to a standard ATX form factor. Armed with a covered PSU (compartment) this product is made with airflow and liquid cooling in mind to serve the more performance oriented PCs. You'll love the storage options, style, USB 3.0 and low noise levels. The new C series chassis have a couple of new features, and aimed at a relatively smaller form factor and silence. Fractal Design will be releasing the Define C, yet the Define C mini is also planned for even smaller micro-ATX/ Mini-ITX builds. The chassis series will offer space for three SSDs and two 3.5" units that are tucked away in the compartment next towards the hidden power supply.

The Design C comes with two performance (silent) Fractal Design Dynamic 120mm fans that are already have been factory installed, and that means good ventilation versus fairly little noise. At the front side you could even mount three of them and in the top you can mount two 120/140mm fans or if it fits a radiator up-to 240/280mm. The top side has a cover plate you can remove to help with airflow and noise dampening. The chassis has sound dampening materials applies as well. This is Fractal Design meaning, many other features that we'll show you in this review, like cable routing space, removable fan filters, CPU cooler sizes limits of up to 168mm, graphics cards up-to 315mm, a stylish black paint job and a top mounted I/O panel with two USB 3.0 ports, audio in/out, power button, HDD activity led and power/reset buttons. This chassis comes with a rear mounted hard disk storage, trays with vibration-dampening grommets allowing for installation of one 3.5" or 2.5" drive on each tray. So yeah, there is some extra room behind the motherboard tray for a thing or two as well.

Read full article @ Guru3D

Fractal Design Define Mini C Case Review

Fractal Design Define Mini C is a Micro-ATX case that fills a gap in the range of Fractal cases between the mid-tower Define R5 and Mini-ITX Define Nano S.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Fractal Design Define Mini C Review

About one year ago the Swedish company Fractal Design presented the Define Nano S, which until to day, used to be their latest small tower case. Now they launched the Define Mini C which should be the next step in the evolution of their Define series cases. Like the previous model, the new Mini C is a case capable of housing custom watercooling builds and micro-ATX motherboard. There is a lot of space available for radiators and there are mounts for reservoir and pump.

Read full article @ ocaholic

Fractal Design Define Mini C Windowed Edition Review

Honey, I think we shrunk the Define R series. Swedish case manufacturer Fractal Design has been noted as the tiny company that goes toe to toe with the big case manufacturers and comes out ahead. With an impressive functionality to cost ratio, Fractal's cases are always a constant presence among PC enthusiasts, modders and even large YouTubers.

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

Fractal Design's Define C case reviewed

Fractal Design's latest Define case, the Define C, promises ATX expandability in a mid-tower that's no larger than some microATX cases. We put the Define C to the test to see whether Fractal's fat-trimming added any compromises on the way.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Gigabyte RX 480 G1 Gaming 8GB

After checking out an aftermarket RX 480, the reference RX 480, and both together in Crossfire you might think we were done. But Gigabyte was a little late to the party with their sampling and their RX 480 G1 Gaming with 8GB of vRAM came in while I was on vacation. Add in the RX 460 and GTX 1050 launches and I’m just now getting around to take a look at the card. So today I’m going to take a look at the card and see what it is all about. Then I’m going to run it through our test suite including the recently added Deus Ex tests and see how it compares to the rest of the RX 480 options. This also gives me a good chance to revisit the RX 480 and see if its location in the market has changed at all with the price changes. So get into everything and see what Gigabyte has going on.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

How to set up database replication with MariaDB

Setting up database replication is one of the most reliable means of getting a real-time backup of your MariaDB data. See how easy this is to achieve.

Read full article @ TechRepublic

LaCie Announces Bolt3: 2 TB External SSD at 2.8 GBps over Thunderbolt 3

LaCie this week has introduced its first external solid-state storage solution using Thunderbolt. The Bolt3 uses two M.2 SSDs in RAID 0 mode to enable 2 TB of storage as well as up to 2800 MB/s data rate, which is the highest level of performance offered by an available commercial DAS device. The Bolt3 is being advertised for video professionals who edit 4K (and up) video.

The LaCie Bolt3 (STFF2000400) packs in two 1 TB NVMe SSDs in M.2 form-factor that work in RAID 0 mode to enable up to 2800 MB/s read and up to 2200 MB/s write speeds. Seagate, the owner of the LaCie brand, does not disclose which SSDs the device has under the hood, but the company states that the Bolt3 was designed with long-term reliability in mind. This might imply that the device uses drives with high endurance (although, we cannot say whether the maker uses datacenter-grade SSDs). The external storage solution can realize its whole potential when connected to a TB3-enabled computer using the active Thunderbolt 3 cable that is bundled with the device. The Bolt3 also has another TB3 receptacle so to daisy chain more Thunderbolt 3 devices (storage or display) or even charge them (the Bolt3 has its own external PSU).

Read full article @ Anandtech

MSI GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Gaming X 4G Review

The GTX 1050 Ti represents Nvidia Pascal’s foray into the lower-cost end of mainstream territory that is currently being fought competitively by AMD with the company’s current-generation RX 460 and RX 470 Polaris GPUs. With a suggested retail price of £139, Nvidia has carved out a price point which sits the GTX 1050 Ti 4GB somewhat unopposed between the RX 460 and RX 470. We test MSI's GTX 1050 Ti Gaming X against 12 AMD and Nvidia graphics cards from this generation and previous one

Read full article @ KitGuru

WD My Passport Wireless Pro Review: Wireless Storage For Mobile Devices

External storage is commonplace now, but traditional standalone storage products sometimes leave a large number of devices hanging. I've got a 2TB external drive plugged into a USB 3 port, for example, which is great for the main PC, but it doesn't help much with the laptop, iPhone and iPad.

That's where some of the latest wireless storage products like the WD My Passport Wireless Pro we're going to be showing you here comes in. Through creative piggy-backing onto your Wi-Fi network, you can add multiple terabytes of additional storage that can be accessed by any wirelessly-connected device...

Read full article @ HotHardware

Zotac Factory Tour In Dongguan, China

As part of their 10th Anniversary celebration Zotac organized a factory tour for members of the media. The factory tour took place in Dongguan, China at the PC Partner facility. PC Partner is actually the holding company of Zotac. This facility is where all of the Zotac graphics cards and mini PCs are made. Through the factory tour Zotac showed us exactly how their graphics cards and Mini PC’s are produced from start to finish.

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org