Here a roundup of todays reviews and articles:

AMD Athlon X4 880K Review
Arctic Accelero Hybrid III-140 AIO VGA Cooler Review
ARM Announces ARM v8-A with Scalable Vector Extensions: Aiming for HPC and Data Center
ASUS ROG SWIFT PG248Q Gaming Monitor Review
Buying guide: 7 of the best iPhone speaker docks
How to Install Microsoft PowerShell on Linux or OS X
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 3GB Review
PCI Express 4.0 to offer double bandwidth, and 4x power delivery
The Best PC Games (You Should Be Playing)

AMD Athlon X4 880K Review

In the realm of desktop processors it is no secret that the AMD gears have slowed down, cautiously preparing the up and coming 'Zen' microarchitecture. In the mean time, AMD remind us that those gears have not stopped with a small wave of refreshed processors with higher stock frequencies. Naturally this comes with a more mature and reliable fabrication process. Alongside the higher clocked A10-7890K APU they released the Athlon X4 880K, the highest clocked Athlon processor to date. Out the box speeds sit at a reasonable (for current AMD architecture) 4/4.2 GHz, and being a K series CPU, one would be correct in assuming that it comes with an unlocked multiplier.

The Athlon x4 880K does not have an integrated GPU, whether it is designed that way or if it is in fact a cut down APU with the GPU disabled is one for people to ponder over. This is the reason why the Athlon x4 series represents better value for gamers seeking to use a discrete GPU, saving of £55/$70 over the similarly clocked APU. That would of course be a pretty penny extra towards a GPU of choice. Adding to the overall package, the 880K (95W TDP) is lumped with the 125W 'Near Silent Thermal Solution' which is pretty much a 'Wraith' cooler without the shroud and LED logo. Nice!

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Arctic Accelero Hybrid III-140 AIO VGA Cooler Review

This time on OCinside.de we have a review of the Arctic Accelero Hybrid III-140, an alternate GPU cooler. The Accelero series has tradition among Arctics product. Arctic released their first GPU cooler under this name in 2006. The Hybrid-III, as the name suggests, is a hybrid cooling solution, meaning it got elements from both conventional air- as also water-cooling. All-in-one cooling solutions for CPUs already got a fair amount of market share, so why not transition it to GPUs?! We will find out if it is that easy in our Arctic Accelero Hybrid III-140 video card cooler test.

Read full article @ OCInside

ARM Announces ARM v8-A with Scalable Vector Extensions: Aiming for HPC and Data Center

Today ARM is announcing an update to their line of architecture license products. With the goal of moving ARM more into the server, the data center, and high-performance computing, the new license add-on tackles a fundamental data center and HPC issue: vector compute. ARM v8-A with Scalable Vector Extensions won’t be part of any ARM microarchitecture license today, but for the semiconductor companies that build their own cores with the instruction set, this could see ARM move up into the HPC markets. Fujitsu is the first public licensee on board, with plans to include ARM v8-A cores with SVE in the Post-K RIKEN supercomputer in 2020.

Read full article @ Anandtech

ASUS ROG SWIFT PG248Q Gaming Monitor Review

The ASUS ROG SWIFT PG248Q is very much a gaming monitor, and ASUS even claims it is targeting the e-sports community. It comes with the bells and whistles a dedicated gamer will hanker for – presets for specific game types, an overclockable refresh rate, and support for NVIDIA G-Sync. But does all that mean this 24in screen warrants its hefty £400 price?

Read full article @ KitGuru

Buying guide: 7 of the best iPhone speaker docks

7 of the best iPhone speaker docksThe traditional iPod/iPhone speaker dock has lost traction among Apple device owners in recent years thanks to the increasing popularity of Bluetooth speakers - but don't write them off just yet. If you want to enjoy streaming music and charging your device at the same time, they still offer the most convenient solution for your home.In fact, you'd be surprised at just what you can pick up for under $200 / £150 / AU$250, including some multi-function units by recognized brands that have stood the test of time and still pack a punch. Read on to check out seven of the finest iOS speaker docks for your bedside, lounge, or even the beach...

Read full article @ Techradar

How to Install Microsoft PowerShell on Linux or OS X

PowerShell is now open source, and available for Linux and Mac. You can download official packages from Microsoft for the 64-bit versions of Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, CentOS 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, and Mac OS X 10.11.

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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 3GB Review

In this article we'll review the 3GB version of the GeForce GTX 1060, aimed at the budget minded consumer this card is cheaper (start at 219 USD) compared to the 6GB edition. Being an MSI product it comes factory overclocked and the good stuff RGB LED system, backplates and premium TwinFrozr VI cooler.

The new GeForce GTX 1060 is once again based on Pascal, fabbed at a 16 nm node with fins baby. As it turns out, the smaller 16 nm FinFET fabrication process works out really well for Nvidia. The 1070 and 1080 have been a high clocked success story ever since their launch. It's never been a busier Summer, but hey, we aim to please and as such today we offer a review on the reference card from Nvdia. Nvidia definitely stepped it up as cooling wise we do not see the cheaper plastic designs, the 1060 will receive something similar to the 1070/1080 founder edition coolers as well. The GeForce GTX 1060 might have the GP106 GPU housed on its PCB. Where the GeForce GTX 1080 has 2,560 shader processors and the GeForce GTX 1070 with its 1,920 shader processors, the GeForce GTX 1060 has 1,280 / 1,152 of them. This means it is has 9 (3GB model) or 10 (6GB model) SMs active (10 streaming multi-processors x (2x64) 128 shader cores). The cards will be equipped with properly fast memory as well, you can choose either a 3 GB or 6 GB model, though we do recommend the 6 GB models to be a bit more future proof. That memory is tied towards a 192-bit wide bus locked in at 2,000 MHz which is 8 GHz (GDDR5-effective) at a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

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PCI Express 4.0 to offer double bandwidth, and 4x power delivery

The final specification should be complete by the end of the year. It has been about six years since the introduction of the PCI-Express 3.0 standard. However, we won't have to wait much longer for the PCI-Express 4.0 standard: the final specification should be finalised before the year is out. PCIe 4.0 will bring a headlining bandwidth increase to 16 GT/s and an important step up in slot power delivery capabilities to 300W+.

Read full article @ Hexus

The Best PC Games (You Should Be Playing)

While not all the games on this list are exclusive to the PC, it's the place where they truly shine. If you haven't tried some of these titles, know that you're missing out. In our opinion, these are the best PC games you should be playing right now, so what are you waiting for?

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