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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Aerocool Project 7 C1 Case Review
AMD Introduces Radeon Instinct Machine Intelligence And Deep Learning Accelerators
AMD opens up machine learning with Radeon Instinct
Arctic Freezer i32 CPU Cooler Review
BenQ PD2700Q 27-inch QHD Designer Monitor Review
Corsair Harpoon RGB Review
NuBryte Touchpoint Smart Home Solution
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 PCI-Express Scaling
NZXT S340 Elite Case Review
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W Review
SilverStone Redline RL05
Under $25 Holiday Gift Guide For PC Gamers
We retest Radeon Chill



Aerocool Project 7 C1 Case Review

Aerocool Project 7 C1 is a mid-tower case with a windowed side panel, integrated lighting in the front panel and a PWM hub behind the motherboard tray. These are all useful features however none of them is unique so the simple fact is that Aerocool faces a stiff battle in this review as it is pitching itself against a bunch of other case manufacturers such as BitFenix and Phanteks.

Read full article @ KitGuru

AMD Introduces Radeon Instinct Machine Intelligence And Deep Learning Accelerators

AMD is announcing a new series of Radeon-branded products today, targeted at machine intelligence and deep learning enterprise applications, called Radeon Instinct.

As its name suggests, the new Radeon Instinct line of products are comprised of GPU-based solutions for deep learning, inference, and training. The new GPUs are also complemented by a free, open-source library and framework for GPU accelerators, dubbed MIOpen. MIOpen is architected for high-performance machine intelligence applications, and is optimized for the deep learning frameworks in AMD’s ROCm software suite...

Read full article @ HotHardware

AMD opens up machine learning with Radeon Instinct

Thus far, Nvidia has enjoyed a dominant position in the burgeoning world of machine learning with its Tesla accelerators and CUDA-powered software platforms. AMD thinks it can fight back with its open-source ROCm HPC platform, the MIOpen software libraries, and Radeon Instinct accelerators. We examine how these new pieces of AMD's machine-learning puzzle fit together.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Arctic Freezer i32 CPU Cooler Review

Recently at KitGuru, we have reviewed a number of (pricey) all-in-one liquid coolers. While AIOs typically offer good performance and funky visuals, there are several valid reasons why you may not want to go with a liquid cooler. Because of that, today we look at the Arctic Freezer i32 air cooler. Priced at around the £30 mark, is the Freezer i32 a good option for an air cooler on a budget?

Read full article @ KitGuru

BenQ PD2700Q 27-inch QHD Designer Monitor Review

BenQ calls its PD2700Q 27-inch QHD/IPS display a Designer Monitor. Is it for designers or is it simply styled that way? Check out our hands-on review and benchmark tests to find out.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Corsair Harpoon RGB Review

The Harpoon RGB is Corsair's latest gaming mouse. This particular product combines an very attractive price point with good build quality. Apart from that there is an optical sensor with 6000 DPI resolution. We're actually pretty curious to find out whether a sub 30 Euro mouse is able to convince us or not.

Read full article @ ocaholic

NuBryte Touchpoint Smart Home Solution

NuBryte may not be a household name to many, but they are one of the many players in the home automation market that would love to see their product end up in your household. The NuBryte Touchpoint is a wall mounted touchscreen device that installs in place of a typical one or two gang light switch. Once installed, it will provide lighting control, basic home security, and house management features at your finger tips in the convenient location of your choosing. Add multiple Touchpoints to your residence and you can control lights in different rooms and utilize the panels as an intercom system.

Read full article @ Bigbruin.com

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 PCI-Express Scaling

In this article, we investigate how performance of NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 1080 is affected when running on constrained PCI-Express bus widths such as x8 or x4. We also test all PCIe speed settings, 1.1, 2.0, and 3.0. One additional test checks how much performance is lost when using the chipset's PCIe x4 slot.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

NZXT S340 Elite Case Review

One of the best parts of PC building is the seemingly limitless number of choices available when it comes to hardware.  But sometimes this can be a bad thing and you are simply overwhelmed with options and choosing what part is best for you can be tough.  Take cases for instance, there is literally a sea of computer chassis’ on the market and picking which one suits your needs and desires can be a daunting task.  Luckily we here at ThinkComputers have your back and today we are taking a look at NZXT’s latest mid tower chassis, the S340 Elite.  This mid tower comes equipped with a full Tempered Glass side panel and several features that should make it very friendly to VR.  Follow along as we find out if the S340 Elite stands out of the crowd or if it should be thrown back with the other fish.

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W Review

The Seasonic Prime 850W is one of the first power supplies for end customers featuring 80 Plus Titanium efficiency levels already well below the 1kW mark. This unit is based on a further improved platform, when compared to the Seasonic Platinum Series, which allows to comply with Titanium efficiency standards.

Read full article @ ocaholic

SilverStone Redline RL05

The Silverstone Redline RL05 aims to offer a modern I/O and interior design at a budget price. With two 140 mm fans right out of the box, it'll be interesting to see whether it can hold its own when redlining in the crowded sub-70 dollar price segment.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Under $25 Holiday Gift Guide For PC Gamers

You only have two weeks to get all your holiday shopping done if you have a Christmas deadline. At this point in the holiday shopping season your bank account might be getting low, so we came up with ten gift ideas aimed at PC gamers that cost under $25! Hopefully our list of worthy and affordable buys will help you find the perfect gift for friends, family and co-workers....

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

We retest Radeon Chill

Our initial test of Radeon Chill, AMD's new dynamic frame-rate control feature in its Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition drivers, didn't quite work as expected. Once we got our hands on the release version of that software, however, the Radeons in our test rigs definitely felt the Chill. We retested the software using the popular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to see what Chill can do for responsiveness, power usage, and noise levels.

Read full article @ The Tech Report