Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

ASRock X299 Taichi Motherboard Review
ASUS VivoBook S15 (S510U) Laptop Review
Bloody B820R Light Strike Keyboard
Codemasters F1 2017: PC Graphics Performance Review
Creative MUVO 2C Review
Dell UltraSharp U2718Q Review
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Review
Game Max Moonstone (Tempered Glass w/ RGB Fans) Case Review
HyperX Alloy Elite Mechanical Keyboard Review
HyperX Alloy Elite Review
Overclocking the Core i5-7640X (Kaby Lake-X) to 5.1GHz in 3 Simple Steps
Project Build Iris – Part 2
Radeon RX Vega 64 vs GeForce GTX 1080 FCAT Analysis Review
Sound BlasterX AE-5 Pro Gaming Sound Card Review

ASRock X299 Taichi Motherboard Review

Today, we’ll be taking a look at the ASRock X299 Taichi motherboard. This motherboard utilizes the latest Intel X299 chipset and supports all the latest Skylake-X and KabyLake-X (LGA 2066) processors from Intel. It comes with a ton of features including …13 Power Phase Design, Dr. MOS, 4 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x1, 10 x SATA3 ports, 3 x Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3), 8 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (4 Front, 4 Rear), Dual Intel Gigabit LAN, Intel 802.11ac WiFi, 7.1 channel HD Audio, ASRock RGB LED, BIOS Flashback, and the list goes on!

Furthermore, it also supports NVIDIA3-Way SLI, AMD 3-Way CrossFireX, as well as Purity Sound 4 and DDR4 memory, in dual or quad channel up to 4400+(OC).

Read full article @ FunkyKit

ASUS VivoBook S15 (S510U) Laptop Review

Much of the attention was focused on the ASUS ZenBook models, but what about the VivoBooks? In this review, we will take a close look at the *ASUS VivoBook S15 (S510)* laptop, and see what this hidden gem offers

Read full article @ Tech ARP

Bloody B820R Light Strike Keyboard

The Bloody B820R is a sub-$100 keyboard featuring their LK2 Blue and Red optical switches. The keyboard also gets a brushed aluminum top cover, doubleshot injected legends, multiple RGB animations, and backlighting effects to choose from with or without software driver control, and dust and spill resistance round off a good feature set.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Codemasters F1 2017: PC Graphics Performance Review

Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull? We will look at Codemasters F1 2017 in a PC graphics performance and PC gamer way. We'll test the game on the PC platform relative towards graphics card performance with the latest AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers. Multiple graphics cards are being tested and benchmarked. We have a look at performance with the newest graphics cards and technologies.

Read full article @ Guru3D

Creative MUVO 2C Review

Creative are no stranger to packing in big sound in small spaces, and this is exactly what Creative are promising with the MUVO 2C. Weighing just 159g, and measures 67.0 x 93.0 x 38.0 mm, you could be forgiven for underestimating what has been packed into this portable Bluetooth speaker.

Read full article @ Vortez

Dell UltraSharp U2718Q Review

InfinityEdge and 4K HDR for £725. Choosing a quality monitor can be hard work if you haven't done your research. There are numerous acronyms and buzzwords to get to grips with, including 4K, 5K, UHD, FreeSync and G-Sync, to name but a few, and you can now add HDR to the list.

What is HDR? It stands for High Dynamic Range, and in a nutshell it signals a greater range of luminance, improved colour depth and a wider gamut. Said advantages aren't as easy to absorb as, say, a higher resolution or faster response time, so think of it this way: an HDR image is intended to provide brighter whites, deeper blacks and more detail at both ends of the spectrum, with colours that are more life-like than ever before.

Read full article @ Hexus

G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Review

The Trident Z RGB memory modules have, of course, been upgraded with a fluid, full range RGB LED bar that is supported both by ASUS Aura Sync, and by their own software so users can get the customisation they need to fit their system and preference. G.SKILL has made the Trident Z RGB available in huge selection of capacities, frequencies and timings, Ranging from 2x 8GB Dual-Channel kits, to 8x 16GB 2x Quad-Channel kits for HEDT platforms.

Read full article @ Vortez

Game Max Moonstone (Tempered Glass w/ RGB Fans) Case Review

While we previously knew Game Max as a budget case manufacturer, the company is definitely trying to diversify its product stack and produce some cases that are a bit more luxurious than what we might have expected. The Game Max Moonstone, for instance, costs £109.99 and features no less than three tempered glass panels, as well as four pre-installed RGB fans. Can it to do enough to challenge similarly priced mid-towers from more established brands?

Read full article @ KitGuru

HyperX Alloy Elite Mechanical Keyboard Review

With a solid set of features and a reasonable price, the HyperX Alloy Elite delivers in offering a satisfying typing and gaming experience.

Read full article @ APH Networks

HyperX Alloy Elite Review

The model in for testing today isn’t exactly a direct evolution of the Alloy FPS, though it does carry over a similar style. We’ve now got dedicated media controls, along with a volume-roller, a novel new light-strip along the top of the keyboard, handy buttons for lighting and gaming controls and a wrist rest for added comfort. On paper, the additions certainly sound good, and at only £20 more than the Alloy FPS, it seems to represent good value.

Read full article @ Vortez

Overclocking the Core i5-7640X (Kaby Lake-X) to 5.1GHz in 3 Simple Steps

In this article, we’ll show you how to overclock the Intel Core i5-7640X (Kaby Lake-X) from the default speed of 4.0GHz to a whopping 5.1GHz, by simply changing 3 BIOS options on the ASRock X299 Taichi motherboard. You can check out the review of the ASRock X299 Taichi motherboard here.

Read full article @ FunkyKit

Project Build Iris – Part 2

So last week I went into detail on the case, power supply, and the fans I went with in Iris. Those are cool, but it’s the components inside that determine how fast the computer is going to be. So today I’m going to go over the “go fast” goodies so to speak. I will talk about the reasoning on the motherboard and CPU and what else is going with it. Considering that my wife ends up playing more games than I do, making sure this build was extremely fast was important. I don’t need her getting angry at me when her games don’t work!

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Radeon RX Vega 64 vs GeForce GTX 1080 FCAT Analysis Review

We review frame-pacing and frametime behavior with the Radeon RX 64, but will compare it with the GeForce GTX 1080, will FCAT reveal some stuff we need to know?

Read full article @ Guru3D

Sound BlasterX AE-5 Pro Gaming Sound Card Review

It’s hard not to feel like the stand alone sound card is a bit of a relic in today’s world of feature rich enthusiast motherboards. High end motherboards like my GA-X99 Gaming 7 come with swappable OP-AMPs and a pretty killer onboard Creative Sound Core3D quad-core audio processor. With sound like that It may seem there is really no need to look further but, you can only so much and still maintain a balance between cost effective and reasonable features.

For those of us who crave just a little bit more the Creative BlasterX team has released their first new sound card in nearly 5 years, the Sound BlasterX AE-5 pro gaming sound card. The BlasterX AE-5 isn’t just a gaming sound solution, it’s also a true enthusiast level AMP/DAC.

Was it worth the wait? Let’s find out!

Read full article @ Hardware Asylum