Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Biostar Racing Z170 GT7 Motherboard Review
Edifier R980T Powered Bookshelf Speaker System Review
French print magazine publishes AMD Ryzen ES benchmarks
Gigabyte BRIX Gaming UHD Review With Teardown And Rebuild Action
Intel Core i7-7700K overclocked to beyond 7GHz
Mod-One Case Feet Overview
MSI GT73VR Titan Pro Review
MyDigitalSSD BOOST 1TB External SSD Review
Opinion: Why I bought a MacBook Pro (and not a Windows Notebook)
Raijintek Styx
Rosewill RMS-16003 Dual Monitor Desk Mount Review

Biostar Racing Z170 GT7 Motherboard Review

Biostar isn’t the first brand that comes to mind for a mid-range gaming motherboard as the big four, ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI, dominate this segment. However, with the Racing Z170 GT7 motherboard Biostar is throwing its hat into the ring.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Edifier R980T Powered Bookshelf Speaker System Review

If you're looking for a budget-friendly active stereo speaker set which does extremely well all across the board you should really check out the R980T by Edifier.

Read full article @ NikKTech

French print magazine publishes AMD Ryzen ES benchmarks

Canard PC tested an 8-core Ryzen processor with 3.15/3.4GHz base/boost. Canard PC tested an AMD '2D3151A2M88E4' processor. This is but one of four ES processors distributed by AMD to its hardware partners (there were 2x quad core and 2x octacore chips as detailed above). These ES processors seem to run at conservative clock speeds. For example the Canard PC sample was clocked at base/boost of 3.15/3.4GHz. Note that AMD announced that top-end shipping Ryzen chips would have a 3.4GHz base clock.

Read full article @ Hexus

Gigabyte BRIX Gaming UHD Review With Teardown And Rebuild Action

The Gigabyte BRIX Gaming UHD is an exciting small form factor PC prospect, packing a surprising amount of muscle into a tiny frame. This little flyweight may not sound too beastly with its GeForce GTX 950, but Gigabyte reckons it is more than capable of streaming 4K UHD media and taking a few swings at 1080p gaming with good image quality. Its 4.3-inch square footprint should help it blend into many entertainment centers or find a home on a dorm room desk for work, play, business or pleasure.

Most ultra small form-factor computers, by comparison, rely on integrated graphics to due to thermal constraints. Don’t get us wrong, integrated graphics solutions from Intel and AMD have come a long ways, but there is still no substitution for a discrete GPU for respectable gaming performance in current gen titles...

Read full article @ HotHardware

Intel Core i7-7700K overclocked to beyond 7GHz

Yes, hyperthreading and cores were disabled, voltage set high, and lashings of LN2 applied. We still await the official launch of the Kaby Lake desktop processors from Intel. Easing the waiting pain, HEXUS thoroughly tested an early 14nm+ Core i7-7700K sample from Intel early this month. Unfortunately, the improvements evident over Skylake processors left quite a few readers underwhelmed. On a positive note we noted the potential headroom for overclocking thanks to the reworking of the 14nm process. In tests our sample clocked up to 4.85GHz on air, stable and considered suitable for long-term usage.

Read full article @ Hexus

Mod-One Case Feet Overview

Mod-One was started in 2016 by Kevin Keating, former VP of American case manufacturer, Case Labs. Originally, Mod-One only had products from MDPC-X, such as their famous MDPC-X sleeving and sleeving related tools. However in recent months, Kevin has brought on more modding related tools and introduced his own line of custom premium case feet.

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

MSI GT73VR Titan Pro Review

The MSI GT73VR Titan Pro is a beast. This powerful gaming machine can technically be classified as a laptop, but it's so large it'll stay desk-bound for most of its working life. What you get for the size and price is simple: MSI's most powerful 17-inch gaming laptop. From a hardware perspective, there are no compromises here.

Read full article @ TechSpot

MyDigitalSSD BOOST 1TB External SSD Review

Today Benchmark Reviews has their new entry in the growing field of external, USB-connected solid state drives, the MyDigitalSSD BOOST 1TB external drive. Comprising two TLC SATA III 512GB SSDs in a RAID 0 internal array, the BOOST 1TB drive promises performance that exceeds that of SSDs connected to a SATA port, with maximum read and write speeds of 830MB/s and 730MB/s, respectively…but these speeds are only achievable if your computer has a USB Type C SuperSpeed+ port.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews

Opinion: Why I bought a MacBook Pro (and not a Windows Notebook)

Here at KitGuru, the vast majority of our content – be it news or reviews – is focused on PCs. We love the ability to pick and choose parts tailored to your own specific needs – be it raw performance, aesthetics or low noise levels. You may be surprised to hear, then, that at the beginning of the month I splashed the cash and bought a MacBook Pro.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Raijintek Styx

The Raijintek Styx is a larger variant of the Metis. It offers the ability to hold an mATX board and comes with 240 mm radiator support. Thanks to the slightly larger size, you may also go for bigger components, like GPUs and air coolers, and up to five hard-drive bays and a slimline ODD bay. Just like the Metis, the Styx is available in a large number of colors - so take your pick!

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Rosewill RMS-16003 Dual Monitor Desk Mount Review

If you are using two monitors you know that with their stands they take up a lot of room on your desk and are not that easy to adjust. You’ve probably looked at different monitor stands and mounts, but there are so many out there. Today for review we have a dual monitor mount from Rosewill. The RMS-16003 supports up to two 27-inch monitors, allows you to tilt, swivel, and rotate your screens, and even has two USB 3.0 ports built in. Let’s see if they is the perfect accessory for your dual monitor setup!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org