Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

AMD Raven Ridge APU: 4C/8T CPU with Vega NCU tech
AOC Agon AG251FZ Review
ASUS ROG STRIX Z270I GAMING ITX Review
Brainwavz B200 In-ears
CoolerMaster MasterBox Lite 5 Review: Modder's Delight
Intel Optane Memory Tested As Boot Drive, Secondary and RAID 0
leakSMART Complete Home Water Protection Shut-off System Review
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 11G Review
NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 R9000 AD7200 802.11ad Wireless Router
System Guide: May 2017 edition
Tesoro Zone Balance Gaming Chair Review

AMD Raven Ridge APU: 4C/8T CPU with Vega NCU tech

It looks as though one of the first engineering samples of AMD's next-gen Raven Ridge APUs has leaked onto the SiSoftware Database, giving us some details on the processor - and as always this is a hot and steamy rumor, and nothing else.

Read full article @ TweakTown

AOC Agon AG251FZ Review

Like the Asus ROG Swift PG258Q we reviewed just days ago, the AOC Agon AG251FZ is aimed a gamers with a maximum refresh rate of 240 Hz from an essentially identical 24-inch panel. It swaps out G-Sync for FreeSync, however, and even offers a few extras at a lower price point, which is currently hovering around the $500 mark.

Read full article @ TechSpot

ASUS ROG STRIX Z270I GAMING ITX Review

They say good things come in small packages and ASUS' new ROG STRIX Z270I GAMING proves that. This tiny ITX motherboard packs all the performance and overclocking chops of boards twice its size.

Read full article @ Hardware Canucks

Brainwavz B200 In-ears

Brainwavz is known for their high quality mid-end in-ears and headphones. Today, we take a look at their most ambitious in-ear to date called the B200. The B200 is a dual balanced armature design that sells for $199 online.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

CoolerMaster MasterBox Lite 5 Review: Modder's Delight

Building out a new rig? Don't know where to start? It all starts with the budget and the right case. If you are on the a budget for the entire build, your selections for the case can become somewhat limited. Of course everyone wants the best bang for the buck and finding the right case for the job could be … Read more.

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

Intel Optane Memory Tested As Boot Drive, Secondary and RAID 0

When we covered the Intel Optane Memory Series launch last month the focus was entirely on the drive from a caching perspective as that is the point of the product. We ended up with some angry e-mails and comments on social media about why we didn't test the raw performance of the drive and even test it as a boot drive. We don't see too many people buying the 32GB model as a boot drives due to the $76 price point, but we were curious how an Intel Optane Memory module would perform as a primary boot drive, a secondary drive and then as a RAID 0 array with two of them. We managed to get our hands on a second Intel Optane Memory Module 32GB, so we fired up our storage test platform and gave it a quick look.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

leakSMART Complete Home Water Protection Shut-off System Review

The main leakSMART system components are the shut-off valve, remote sensors, and hub. They all use the ZigBee protocol, which uses a mesh network for communication, but does require a hub for control. This review will be handled a little different than our typical reviews. First we will go over the components of the leakSMART system, and then we will go over system performance with their proprietary hub, Iris by Lowes hub, the Wink hub, and then the SmartThings hub.

Read full article @ Bigbruin.com

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 11G Review

Huge, heavy, and fast: with the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 11G, MSI christens a dreadnought capable of massive firepower. It approaches perfection, exhibiting just one weakness worth mentioning.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 R9000 AD7200 802.11ad Wireless Router

You can never have a fast enough network, especially where WiFi is concerned. NETGEAR’s Nighthawk range already has a reputation for performance. With the X10 R9000 AD7200 Wireless Router, though, NETGEAR takes WiFi to the next level with our first look at 802.11ad.

Read full article @ KitGuru

System Guide: May 2017 edition

AMD's Ryzen 5 CPUs are shaking up the midrange CPU market, and we're here to help builders navigate this unfamiliar terrain with the latest edition of our System Guide. We also account for the introduction of AMD's Radeon RX 500-series graphics cards.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Tesoro Zone Balance Gaming Chair Review

Ah the gaming chair.  To be honest when I first saw these coming out I thought they were a gimmick.  I mean why do you need a racing style gaming chair to be comfortable sitting at your PC?  There are many companies that have been in business for quite a while making office chairs so why all of a sudden do we have all of these new companies springing up making gaming chairs?  Is it just a fad? Are they looking to cash in on the popularity of the gaming industry? Or do these gaming chairs offer something different than the normal office chairs we've been using for 10-15 years.  Well today we are taking a look at our first ever gaming chair, the Tesoro Zone Balance, which is also Tesoro's firs gaming chair.  We mainly know Tesoro for their keyboards and mice so it will be interesting to see their take on a gaming chair.  Let's jump in and see what it is all about!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org