Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Asus ROG Spatha Wireless Gaming Mouse Review
Avira AppLock+ for Android Review
be quiet! Silent Base 600 Review: A Product of German Ninja-neering
Cities: Skylines - After Dark and Snowfall are awesome!
CPU Cooler Comparison 2016
Fnatic Gear Rush G1 Mechanical Keyboard Review
Intel Core i7-6950X Broadwell-E Benchmarks Leaked
Kingston HyperX Cloud Revolver review: a new twist
Lenovo ThinkPad P70 Mobile Workstation Review: Xeon And Quadro On The Go
MSI custom SLI Bridge Review
MSI's Z170A SLI Plus motherboard reviewed
NVIDIA Announces the GeForce GTX 1000 Series: GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 Arrive In May & June
NVIDIA's GTX 1080 & GTX 1070 Detailed
SteelSeries Siberia 200 Gaming Headset Review
Tesoro Sagitta Spectrum Gaming Mouse
The SanDisk X400 1TB SSD Review
Xotic PC's MSI GT72S Tobii Gaming Laptop First Look

Asus ROG Spatha Wireless Gaming Mouse Review

Asus has been teasing us with its new flagship mouse, the ROG Spatha, for almost a year now but it is finally here. Featuring Wired and Wireless modes, 12 programmable buttons and a three zone RGB lighting system all wrapped up in a magnesium alloy chassis, painted over with the distinctive ROG design flair. It sounds great on paper but does it deliver? Let’s find out.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Avira AppLock+ for Android Review

Avira AppLock+ is a new application for Android by security company Avira which provides you with options to lock apps on the device.

The basic version of AppLock+ is free but if you want to make use of all of the applications' functionality you have to make a one-time in-app payment of €2.49 to unlock those features as well or €1.49 to unlock them individually instead.

First thing you are asked to do after installation is set up a pin and verify it, and set up a recovery password on top of that.

Read full article @ gHacks

be quiet! Silent Base 600 Review: A Product of German Ninja-neering

There is perhaps no other company devoted to silence than German manufacturer be quiet!. Their entire product line revolves around the idea of having the most silent operating PC components around and they are resolutely focused on that goal. With plenty of award-winning coolers and power supplies in their stable, they have launched their first full-tower case in 2014, dubbed … Read more.

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

Cities: Skylines - After Dark and Snowfall are awesome!

New is always better. Here's a long, enthusiastic review of Cities: Skylines DLC expansion packs Snowfall and After Dark, which include many exciting features like day/night cycle, weather effects, improved traffic - international airports, cargo hubs, trams, taxis, cycle and bus lanes, new landmarks and decorations - waterfront entertainment and snow parks, terraforming, heating and road work services, and so much more. Have fun.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

CPU Cooler Comparison 2016

In the last 16 years OCinside has tested several CPU coolers. Today, we have published this CPU Cooler Comparison Chart with selected coolers from Antec, Cooler Master, Cryorig, Enermax, Intel, Noctua, Phanteks, Raijintek, Scythe, Titan and X2 Products, which we have tested on an Intel Core i7 system. So you can easily find the right CPU cooler for your Intel Core i7 PC and compare the cooling results in one chart.

Read full article @ OCInside

Fnatic Gear Rush G1 Mechanical Keyboard Review

Are scores always perfect indicators of competence? A few years ago, I met a guy whose academics were just phenomenal. His grade point average was high, and if you ask him a textbook question, he can give you a textbook answer in no time. However, beyond what is written in a textbook, he really has no idea. How can it be? Personally, I would say someone who is book smart does not necessarily always mean they are also smart in the real world. Being a reviewer here at APH Networks for the last decade and a bit, I would say our scoring system has similar limitations to some extent. Although the number at the end of each review is usually a pretty good indicator of how good a product is, there are rare times where hitting all the right notes does not mean I actually want the product, and on the contrary, there are times where products that do not score very high somehow makes out to be a great daily driver in the real world. In December 2013, I reviewed the Func KB-460 (Cherry MX Red) keyboard, which scored a rather average 6.4/10. For $130 at the time it was released, the Func KB-460 did not have RGB lighting, had primitive macro key implementations, and the way the wrist rest was attached was flimsy at best. However, in the real world, I loved the keyboard. In fact, I liked it so much, I have three of them. The only problem is it was a bit expensive for what you get, but for a no-nonsense mechanical keyboard with a smooth rubber coating, it is a real joy to use every day. Apparently, I am not the only one who thinks that. After Fnatic Gear bought out Func, they simply incorporated the KB-460 into their lineup by changing almost nothing, and called it the Fnatic Gear Rush G1. Call it my fourth KB-460 with a different name, will the Rush G1 rekindle my love for a good old mechanical keyboard? Since I already reviewed the MX Red and MX Blue version of this product in the past, I took in a MX Brown variant to complete my collection.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Intel Core i7-6950X Broadwell-E Benchmarks Leaked

The Intel Core i7-6950X processor is rumored to be a 10-core processor with 25MB of shared L3 cache. It has a 140W TDP and is compatiable with Intel X99 motherbaords (LGA 2011-3) that have the proper UEFI microcode support. In his first run of the Intel Core i7-6950X he got 151 points single-core and 1,904 multi-core in Cinebench R15. He also ran an Intel Core i7-5960X at the same speeds on the same ASUS RVE motherboard and got 160 points single-core and 1,592 in the multi-core test. Besides using an older architecture, the Intel Core i7-5960X has just 8-cores and 20MB of L3 cache, so we expected it perform slower in the multi-threaded benchmark test and have no answer as to why it was slower in the single-core test as both processors were said to be run at the same clock speeds.

Other performance numbers shown included the Intel XTU benchmark (2,354 points) and some AIDA64 benchmarks.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Kingston HyperX Cloud Revolver review: a new twist

Kingston recently introduced a new headset, the Kingston HyperX Cloud Revolver. This does not replace the HyperX Cloud nor Cloud II, but is sold as another option. With an MSRP of 103 pounds / 130 euros it clearly is more expensive. Seeing as we really liked the older Cloud-models, we were excited to test the Cloud Revolver.

Kingston HyperX Cloud Revolver as a name is quite a mouthful. HyperX is the gaming brand of Kingston, and apparently Cloud is the designation for headsets. Why this model is called ‘Revolver’ of all things is a mystery to us – nothing in the design shows any resemblance of a rotating object or firearms. Something that is a positive when looking at a headset. (After publication of this article we were informed by the PR-department of Kingston that the name was chosen because the headset is specifically meant for usage in first person shooter games.)

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

Lenovo ThinkPad P70 Mobile Workstation Review: Xeon And Quadro On The Go

At a time when laptop makers are shunning big and bulky notebooks in favor of thin and light designs, Lenovo went a different direction with its ThinkPad P70, a mobile workstation brimming with high-end hardware for tackling rough and tumble tasks in the field. It's all about finding the right tool for the job, and just as a lumberjack wouldn't trade his gas-powered chainsaw for a Swiss Army knife just because he could fit in his pocket, there are certain computing tasks that require desktop-class performance. That's what the ThinkPad P70 aims to deliver.

The ThinkPad P70 is one of the first mobile workstations to employ a mobile Xeon processor option based on Intel's Skylake architecture. This particular configuration features a Xeon E3-1505M v5 CPU, a brawny quad-core slice of silicon clocked at 2.8GHz to 3.7GHz. And for graphics, Lenovo crammed a discrete NVIDIA Quadro M4000M GPU with 4GB of GDDR5 memory inside.

Read full article @ HotHardware

MSI custom SLI Bridge Review

MSI recently started offering new 3 and 4-way SLI bridges that will incorporate an included fan that blows air towards the graphics card fans and thus over the graphics cards as well. As such in this article we'll do a quick review / overview of the new MSI SLI bridges. MSI recently updated their SLI bridge SKUs with new 3 and 4-way SLI models that comes with an all new design and even some added cooling. Following last year’s successful introduction of the MSI 2-Way SLI Bridge in full GAMING and that red Dragon style

The new bridges can be used with reference cards as well as the latest TwinFrozr V design based MSI GeForce GTX graphics cards. The bridges include a detachable 120mm silent fan with special mounting bracket. The added benefit is that you can get some fresh air towards your graphics card more quickly as well as get some extra airflow going over the PCB components.

Read full article @ Guru3D

MSI's Z170A SLI Plus motherboard reviewed

MSI's Z170A SLI Plus is a mainstream board that gives builders everything they need and nothing they don't—at least on paper. We reviewed this board to see whether its real-world performance lives up to its promising spec sheet and relatively friendly price tag.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

NVIDIA Announces the GeForce GTX 1000 Series: GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 Arrive In May & June

After many months of speculation – and more than a little anticipation – at an event in Austin, Texas this evening, NVIDIA announced the next generation of GeForce video cards, the GeForce 1000 series. Powered by the company’s new Pascal architecture and built on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET process, NVIDIA is promising that the 1000 series will set a new high bar for performance and efficiency while also offering a collection of new features to further set it apart from its predecessors.

The first two cards out of the gate will be NVIDIA’s high-end cards, the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 series. 1080p jokes aside, these are straightforward successors to what has now been NVIDIA’s product stack naming scheme since 2010, with the GTX 1080 representing their new high-end card while the GTX 1070 is a cheaper card meant to hit the enthusiast sweet spot. These cards will be launching over the next month, with GTX 1080 hitting the market May 27th, and GTX 1070 two weeks later, on June 10th. They will be priced at $599 and $379 respectively.

Read full article @ Anandtech

NVIDIA's GTX 1080 & GTX 1070 Detailed

We're fresh off the unveiling of not one but two of NVIDIA’s next generation GPUs, the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 and it looks like everyone has a lot to be excited about. As Jen-Hsun Huang was on stage we all got to see how their Pascal architecture, which was initially announced about a year ago and detailed a bit more at this year’s GTC, has evolved from a predominantly compute-focused design into something that can effectively accelerate next generation games. While there weren’t a lot of details for anyone watching the live stream (more information will be available to the public soon), there are some things I wanted to go over since what was announced seemed to be pretty earth shattering.

Read full article @ Hardware Canucks

SteelSeries Siberia 200 Gaming Headset Review

It has been a while since I was in the market for a new headset. Usually headsets do not break for no apparent reason. However if you have as much luck as I do, then you would be going through a few pairs a year. I always find a way to break my headsets either accidentally cutting a wire or … Read more.

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

Tesoro Sagitta Spectrum Gaming Mouse

We have covered numerous gaming mice and keyboards over the years, and just recently became familiar with Tesoro thanks to reviews of their Excalibur Spectrum keyboard and their Gandiva H1L mouse. Both devices were packed with gamer friendly features, including some rather novel lighting schemes, and in the end both received positive marks in their reviews.

This time around we have Tesoro's Sagitta Spectrum gaming mouse, which is shown in the promotional image above. This mouse has a far more traditional appearance, shape, and size than the Gandiva H1L while still offering plenty of interesting features you would expect to find on a gaming mouse. Before taking a closer look at the sample provided for review, let's take a look at some of the features and specifications taken from the official product page on the Tesoro website...

Read full article @ Bigbruin.com

The SanDisk X400 1TB SSD Review

The SanDisk X400 is the flagship model of SanDisks business/OEM SSD lineup. As the successor to the X300 and X300s, the X400 continues the strategy of combining premium features like encryption and a 5-year warranty with the use of cheaper TLC NAND flash to hit mainstream price points.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Xotic PC's MSI GT72S Tobii Gaming Laptop First Look

The GT72S Tobii has everything you'd expect from MSI's Dominator line-up, including an unlocked Core i7-6820HK, 32GB of DDR4 memory and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M. However, the star of the show is Tobii's eye-tracking technology.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware