Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

Asus Z170S Sabertooth Review
Bloody B740A Light Strike Keyboard Review
HyperX Cloud Revolver Review
Microsoft Build 2016 Keynote Summary
Microsoft Surface Book video review
MP4Nation Brainwavz BLU-200 Bluetooth In-ears
Noctua NH-C14S Low Profile CPU cooler review
Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL DS Chassis review (2 systems in one case)
Raidmax Monster II PC Case Review
Sandisk Extreme 900 960GB review: USB 3.1 at last
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD V5 8TB SATA III Review
Tesoro Excalibur V2 Review
WD Labs PiDrive 314GB Hard Drive Review

Asus Z170S Sabertooth Review

A board with a genuinely different look. There are, quite literally, hundreds of motherboards to choose from when specifying a system. Yet a bit of common sense can whittle down the prospective candidates to a handful. Most do-it-yourself builders will go for the performance Z170 chipset that supports the Skylake range of Intel processors. A sensible consideration of features and budget will make the list shorter.

And for those with a desire to stand out for the crowd with a board that has ruggedness at its heart, the Asus Sabertooth line has been the go-to solution. The latest iteration is the 'camo-inspired' Z170S, priced at £160, so let's take a look.

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Bloody B740A Light Strike Keyboard Review

Since the advent of the mechanical keyboards, it was only a matter of time before the market became saturated with a plethora of very similar products and options. AS4TECH’s very own “bloody” division has brought forth the next evolution in mechanical keyboards, boldly daring to replace the actual switch with Light Strike technology: silent switches that operate by breaking a beam of infrared light. This not only provides the fastest possible response speed, but also adds several inherited benefits from the technology. The B740A is only one of the 15 models using the Light Strike technology at Bloody.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews

HyperX Cloud Revolver Review

The HyperX team have been working hard to deliver a next-gen premium headset that can better the Cloud. This in one sense is a very difficult task and is something many other brands have been working to do also. A litter earlier this year, word got out that HyperX were working on a ground-up designed headset named the 'Cloud Revolver'. Though clearly different to the Cloud in aesthetics, HyperX wanted to create a studio-grade gaming headset with a wide soundstage that can give a higher level of detail for gaming.

So to do this, they have used next-gen directional 50mm drivers to give that open sounding audio they were looking for. Other features include a blackened steel frame for durability, use of premium memory foam and leatherette for comfort as well as the expected details such as a detachable noise reducing microphone, braided cables, 4 pole jack for cross platform compatibility.

Read full article @ Vortez

Microsoft Build 2016 Keynote Summary

Microsoft's Build 2016 Developer Conference started earlier today with a keynote in which Microsoft revealed new information about Windows 10 and new features that would come to the operating system.

Read full article @ gHacks

Microsoft Surface Book video review

We put Microsoft's first proper laptop through its paces on camera

Read full article @ The Inquirer

MP4Nation Brainwavz BLU-200 Bluetooth In-ears

MP4Nation is known for putting out some great-sounding in-ears at very reasonable prices. Today, we will take a look at their brand-new bluetooth in-ear dubbed BLU-200, which is to be had for just $54.50.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Noctua NH-C14S Low Profile CPU cooler review

We review the Noctua NH-C14S Low Profile CPU cooler. These CPU coolers offer massive cooling performance albeit being low profile configurable with the single fan it uses, that fan can be placed below the cooler radiator area. That makes the NH-C14S are relatively low, deadly silent and a more than powerful enough product that can take on the even a Core i7 4790K as you can even overclock a bit as well.

You know, there really aren't bad performing coolers produced anymore. You can find something for every segment and budget. The market stabilized and within the entire range and scope of heatpipe based coolers there's a certain comfort zone with a corresponding product available. As a result, most of these coolers available on the market are all adequate at the very least. There are always exceptions to this, there's a handful of manufacturers out there that offer the really interesting stuff, the kit and gear that really stand out from the cooling crowd, the hardware you and me crave and need so badly... that is in the enthusiast domain of gaming hardware. And that's where we need to make a stop at Noctua as they tick all those boxes.

In their long line of CPU coolers, Noctua introduced the C14-type coolers, especially made for those that require a proper cooler with a relatively low height that is silent. The Noctua NH-C14S CPU cooler is bound to deliver on all front as this unit will be able to keep any CPU released to date cooled including even the most high-end Haswell and Skylake SKUs.

Read full article @ Guru3D

Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL DS Chassis review (2 systems in one case)

When Phanteks first launched its Enthoo Mini XL case we were, in almost equal measure, impressed and confused. This was an enormous Micro-ATX case that offered the option of installing two systems at the same time in one PC chassis. It took a fair amount of work to build the PCs but the results were pretty decent and overall we were satisfied. Phanteks knew there was room for improvement and this Enthoo Mini XL DS (for Dual System) addresses the points we raised in our first review.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Raidmax Monster II PC Case Review

Raidmax has been producing PC cases for quite some time.  I can remember years ago when I first got my hands on a Raidmax case.  They were one of the first that had really unique cases and ones that used fans with LEDs in them.  Since then many companies have followed suit and there is quite a lot of competition in the case market.  Today we have their latest PC Case, the Monster II.  This mid tower case supports ATX motherboards, long graphics cards, long power supplies, up to 5 fans, and four hard drives.  Like most Raidmax cases the Monster II has a really unique design that makes it stand out.  Let’s jump in and see what the Monster II is all about.

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Sandisk Extreme 900 960GB review: USB 3.1 at last

After a long wait, the first consumer product with USB 3.1 support is finally here: the Sandisk Extreme 900. This external SSD can reach much higher speeds than the previous generation of external drives, thanks to the new interface. In this review, you'll get to know the 960GB version of this new product.

Thanks to USB 3.1, companies can boost the speed of external devices. While USB 3.0 effectively has an upper limit of around 350 MB/sec, USB 3.1 can push speeds of over 1 GB/sec. Sandisk says that the Extreme 900 can reach a speed of 850 MB/sec for both reading and writing, making it much faster than the Samsung T1 SSDs, which were the fastest external SSDs until now.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD V5 8TB SATA III Review

Compared to its predecessor the latest Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD v5 8TB model by not only packs twice the amount of DRAM cache (256MB) but it's also certified for an MTBF of 0.6 million hours more (2 million total).

Read full article @ NikKTech

Tesoro Excalibur V2 Review

With the Excalibur V2, Tesoro offers a gaming keyboard with mechanical switches and standard layout. As with all other high-end gaming keyobards these days also this one features a backlight and there are different macro modes. Apart from that Tesoro chose to use very solid plastic for this keyboard, which adds a lot to the stability and the overall feel.

Read full article @ ocaholic

WD Labs PiDrive 314GB Hard Drive Review

On Pi Day 2016 the folks over at WD Labs released, PiDrive, a custom-engineered WD Hard Drive that is more power efficient than a standard storage drive that will unlock the possibilities of what the Raspberry Pi can do. WD Labs, the skunk works of WD over in Sweeden, has been tinkering with the the idea of a PiDrive since 2015 and it is finally ready for a worldwide debut!

Read full article @ Legit Reviews