Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

ADATA XPG SX8200 & GAMMIX S11 NVMe SSD Review
BitFenix Enso RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower Chassis Review
Cooler Master CM310 Review
Gechic on-lap Monitor Review
Guru3D Rig of the Month - July 2018
How Quick Is The Netgear RMA / Warranty Process in 2018?
Intel Optane 800p and 900p Review
iOttie 7.5W iON Wireless Charger Review
Sonnet Solo 10G Review
SteelSeries Arctis Pro with GameDAC Hi-Res Audio System Review
Stormforce Onyx 1060 3GB System Review

ADATA XPG SX8200 & GAMMIX S11 NVMe SSD Review

ADATA has a very broad portfolio of consumer NVMe SSDs, featuring most of the controller solutions available on the open market. Not all of these have been particularly successful, but the most recently released drives use a formula that has been working well for several other players in the SSD market: Silicon Motion's SM2262 controller combined with Intel/Micron 64-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory. The ADATA XPG SX8200 and GAMMIX S11 SSDs differ primarily in branding and the design of their heatspreaders, but underneath they both feature the same SSD architecture that we've found makes for a great combination of high performance and reasonable prices.

The SX8200 and GAMMIX S11 replace several older ADATA SSDs that used Silicon Motion's first NVMe SSD controller, the SM2260. The XPG SX8000 paired that controller with Micron's 32-layer 3D MLC NAND, while the XPG SX7000 and GAMMIX S10 used Micron's 32-layer 3D TLC NAND. Those first-generation NVMe drives from ADATA suffered from the limitations of the SM2260 controller and the first-generation 3D NAND from Intel and Micron. As a result, even the use of MLC NAND in the SX8000 couldn't enable it to reach the performance of good TLC-based SSDs like the Samsung 960 EVO. The SX7000 and GAMMIX S10 were even worse off and despite ADATA's branding (and pricing) them like high-end SSDs, they were among the slowest NVMe SSDs on the market and could not reliably outperform mainstream SATA SSDs.

Read full article @ Anandtech

BitFenix Enso RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower Chassis Review

The words RGB and tempered glass are thrown around a lot these days. However, I’m pretty happy with that, as tempered glass looks freaking amazing, and I’m glad the days of acrylic panels are fading away. RGB isn’t for everyone, and there are lots of products out there for those who don’t love it. However, having customisation of your colours is rarely a bad thing. With that in mind, the BitFenix Enso offers a huge tempered glass window, an RGB fan pre-installed, and loads of cool RGB lighting in the front panel. Add to that an RGB header/controller built-in with AURA support, and you’re ready to rock the world. Promising lots of features and a price of just £79.99, I’m interested to find out more, so let’s get cracking!

Read full article @ eTeknix

Cooler Master CM310 Review

The budget end of the gaming peripherals market is fast becoming one that is packed full of great options. Cooler Master wants in on this action, and their brand new CM310 is how they?re going to attack the competition head-on. The CM310 only costs ?26 in the UK and $30 US and for that you get a surprising amount of features.

Read full article @ Vortez

Gechic on-lap Monitor Review

Ask anyone who knows me, I'm a bit of a monitor hog. My desktop sports a 43-inch ultrawide because I was tired of the bezels in multiple monitors. My laptop never has enough screen real estate for my workflow. I was raised on multiple monitors, and never really grew out of it.

The one place I don't have this problem is when I'm gaming, but my console tethers me unnecessarily to the living room. When I went looking for a fairly inexpensive way to be portable with my console, I found a monitor that not only lets me game on the go but also acts as a fantastic secondary monitor when I'm working remotely. It's called the Gechic On-Lap monitor, and while I'm probably never going to use it "On-Lap" there are a ton of other places it's going to get used.

Read full article @ Windows Central

Guru3D Rig of the Month - July 2018

Meet the July edition of the Guru3D Rig of the month 2018, right here. Each month one winner walks away with a cool prize. This month we give away a K70 LUX with red lighting. All keys are mechanical, in our case making use of Cherry Red MX switches. The idea behind mechanical switches is that they give a key press a more perceptible feel than the standard rubber membrane used in cheaper keyboards. Gamers seem to prefer mechy's very much over dome based keys and ever since the past year or two mechanical keyboards have been on the rise. The keyboard registers ALL keys pressed at once, as such this is a full key rollover. With virtually unlimited customization directly integrated into Corsair's legendary construction, the LUX line of gaming keyboards is the key to breaking through the competition. Express yourself with programmable advanced lighting control and large font keycaps, and transform your gameplay with on-the-fly macro programming. Loaded into a rugged aluminum body, Corsair LUX keyboards provide the ultimate experience for every situation.

Read full article @ The Guru of 3D

How Quick Is The Netgear RMA / Warranty Process in 2018?

Most review sites don’t cover the RMA process, but trying to get a consumer electric device repaired or replaced under warranty can truly be a painful experience and is something we like to cover. We recently had a Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Smart WiFi Router give up the ghost when it got stuck in a reboot loop. Power cycling the router and hitting the reset button didn’t change things and we couldn’t even connect over tftp on Linux. The good news is that this model was still covered under the devices 1-year warranty, so we figured that we’d contact Netgear customer service and start the RMA process.

We should point out that Netgear support on wireless routers is only 90 days from purchase, so don’t seek help for your problem as you’ll likely get a sales pitch for $49.99 premium technical support. Ignore all that and just call Netgear technical support to start the RMA process by obtaining authorization to return the device. There is no online form to fill our or chat support application to use. To request an RMA in North America, call 1-888-638-4327. To request an RMA in all other countries, visit the NETGEAR support page to view your local Support team’s contact information. The nice part about asking for an RMA is that they will try to solve the problem and troubleshoot it with you over the phone as they don’t want to replace your device unless it had a hardware failure.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Intel Optane 800p and 900p Review

Earlier this year we tested the first enterprise-SSD from the Intel Optane series which uses the all-new 3D XPoint memory. That SSD broke almost all speed records, but was still extremely expensive. With the Optane 800p and 900p, Intel wants to bring this new technology to regular consumers too, at a much more affordable price.

If you are shopping for a high-end SSD, you will soon end up at a model with nvme. Although that protocol allows for much higher performance in scenarios with long queues and many threads, the same nand-memory chips are still used for those SSDs. This flash memory has barely gotten any faster over the years, because manufacturers primarily focused on reducing production costs and increasing (or maintaining) sustainability.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

iOttie 7.5W iON Wireless Charger Review

There are hundreds of Qi wireless charging options available on the market, many of which feature the same no-frills plain black circle or square design. You can, for example, find dozens of inexpensive wireless chargers on Amazon at prices as low as 10, but if you're looking for a more thoughtful, unique design you may need to spend a bit more.

I've been taking a look at some of the wireless charging options that stand out from the crowd, and over the last few weeks, I've been testing iOttie's 7.5W iON Wireless Fast Charging Pad Plus and 7.5W iON Wireless Fast Charging Pad Mini.

Read full article @ Mac Rumors

Sonnet Solo 10G Review

Sonnet is a leader in professional storage systems while also having a full portfolio of enclosures adapters and accessories. In the past, we have had the Echo PCIe Enclosure, Allegro Pro USB 3.0 expansion card and others in the lab for testing. As of late 10Gbe networking is really coming into its own within the consumer networking space as prices come down making it more affordable to upgrade. Sonnet recognizes this and has launched an affordable single port option for those using Thunderbolt 3.

The Solo 10G is the latest network interface and Thunderbolt 3 solution from Sonnet. The Solo 10G aids the consumer by enabling a cost-effective solution by adding Copper 10Gbe to portable and desktop Thunderbolt 3 systems. The Solo 10G can be deployed over existing CAT5e,6 and 6a systems offering 10Gbps at 45, 55 and 100 meters respectively. In addition, the Solo 10G is NBASE-T capable, allowing the adapter to adjust performance to 1, 2.5 and 5Gbe standards based on available infrastructure.

Read full article @ TweakTown

SteelSeries Arctis Pro with GameDAC Hi-Res Audio System Review

With exciting, innovative and high quality products like the brand new Arctis Pro with GameDAC Hi-Res Audio System it's no surprise that SteelSeries is a leading force in the gaming peripherals market.

Searching for the best gaming headset hasn't been easy and even after testing countless models for the past 6 years we’ve still to find the one to "rule them all". Sure we've had several favorites over the years by quite a few gaming peripherals manufacturers but SteelSeries is actually the only one to stand out in that regard since they've released not one but three of our all-time favorite models such as the Siberia Elite Prism, Siberia 650 and Arctis 7. Well it seems that this wasn't quite enough for SteelSeries so in March of this year they released what just might be their best gaming headset to date (although audio system seems a more accurate description) the Arctis Pro with GameDAC which we've been using for almost a month now.

SteelSeries has fueled the gaming industry by creating innovative new products, designed specifically for eSports and passionate gamers everywhere. Here at SteelSeries, we are obsessed with “firsts”. Dating back to 2001, our company was formed to meet the surface needs of hardcore gamers by introducing the first glass mousepad, the Icemat. Since that original innovation, we created the first mechanical gaming keyboard, the first suspended headband for gaming headsets, the first World of Warcraft mouse and endless other innovations. SteelSeries is dedicated to building products that push professional gaming further than anyone dreamed. Those innovations make gaming more competitive and more fun for gamers everywhere.

Read full article @ NikKTech

Stormforce Onyx 1060 3GB System Review

The Stormforce Onyx i3 that we're looking at today features an 8th Generation Intel Core i3 processor, clocked at 4.0GHz, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card, 8GB of DDR4 RAM and a 1TB Western Digital Hard Drive. All of which is packaged inside the rather attractive Cooler Master MasterBox 3.1 Lite case.

First Person Shooter games are becoming increasingly popular, year on year, with the recent introduction of PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS and Fortnite really pushing things on. Due to this massive surge in player counts, more and more people are seeing the appeal of a keyboard and mouse for such games, which is something you can’t do on a console. In steps Stormforce, with their budget orientated systems, far-outpacing even the Extreme editions of today’s consoles and offering a true keyboard and mouse gaming experience.

Read full article @ Vortez