Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

AOC AGON AG271QG 144-165 Hz
ASUS ROG Swift PG248Q 24” Gaming Monitor Review
AVA Direct Avant Mid-Size
DockCase Connectivity Dock for MacBook 15" Review
eSports Benchmark: GeForce GT 1030 vs. Radeon RX 550 Both of These GPUs Are (Supposedly) Under $100
Grado PS2000e Headphones Review
Linksys Velop Mesh Wireless Router Review
Logitech Craft Keyboard Unboxing and Hands On
There are no dummy dies in Ryzen Threadripper
Trust Gaming GXT 580 Review

AOC AGON AG271QG 144-165 Hz

The AOC AGON AG271QG is one of the least expensive 27" high-end gaming monitors on the market. Your money will buy you an AHVA (IPS-type) 1440p panel with a refresh rate that goes all the way up to 165 Hz, as well as a G-Sync module for sublime smoothness of in-game action.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

ASUS ROG Swift PG248Q 24” Gaming Monitor Review

In this review we’ll be taking a quick look at the Asus ROG Swift PG248Q 24” Gaming Monitor. This monitor is designed for the gamers who want seamless visuals and super-smooth gameplay. It features a 24-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) TN panel with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and it’s Nvidia’s G-SYNC as well as 3D Vision ready. It comes with an overclockable 180Hz refresh rate, and 1ms response time which eliminate screen tearing and choppy frame rates.

The ROG Swift PG248Q 24” is truly a gamer’s monitor.

Read full article @ FunkyKit

AVA Direct Avant Mid-Size

Now I know most of you have no problem building and upgrading your PC, hell for me that is half of the fun. But for everyone I know that builds their own PC, there is another person asking me or friends to help put everything together. Not everyone has friends that can help and some people just don’t have the time to do it as well. This is especially true with things like renovations around the house and working on or building cars but for some reason, there is a big stigma when people would rather buy a prebuilt PC. For me, it's not something I need to do but I completely get why some people would go that route and frankly I would rather people be going with boutique builders who use off the shelf parts that are easy to fix or upgrade later than proprietary PCs from other companies. Anyhow the Ohio bases AVA Direct sent over one of their Avant builds a while back and we have been playing with it. It’s about time that I sit down and talk about the build, its performance, and the overall experience.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

DockCase Connectivity Dock for MacBook 15" Review

With Apple changing the design of the 2016 and later MacBooks to offer fewer connectivity options, it has seemingly opened an entirely new market for users of these solutions. While Apple does provide every type of adapter to go from the Type-C connection whether the technology behind it be USB or Thunderbolt, it can get pretty damn expensive to regain legacy functionality. DockCase is a vendor that has pushed their first product to Kickstarter offering a seemingly must have solution for any user of the 2016+ MacBook or MacBook Pro. With these models offering just Type-C connectivity, DockCase is looking at easing the burden on users with the option of a 12" model for the standard MacBook and a 13" and 15" option for the MacBook Pro.

Read full article @ TweakTown

eSports Benchmark: GeForce GT 1030 vs. Radeon RX 550 Both of These GPUs Are (Supposedly) Under $100

It's time for another GPU battle, though this one is a bit different from the norm considering the most recently released current generation GPUs from both AMD and Nvidia are by far their slowest: from AMD we have the Radeon RX 550 and on Nvidia's side is the GeForce GT 1030, a 384 CUDA core part that apparently isn't worthy of the GTX branding.
Priced well under the $110 GTX 1050, the GT 1030 costs only $70, which is even cheaper than the RX 550's MSRP of $80, though getting one at that price is nearly impossible at the moment. The mark up on the RX 550 isn't nearly as bad as the more higher-end models but right now you can expect to pay ~$90 and that makes it almost 30% more expensive than the GT 1030.

Read full article @ Techspot

Grado PS2000e Headphones Review

I have reviewed many Grado headphones over the years, and today I look at the companies 2017 flagship model – their first in over a decade with two years of development behind it. They claim the PS2000e headphone incorporates a brand new proprietary driver design to enhance the overall experience – so it is an exciting time for Grado.

Unfortunately headphone prices seem to be rising in recent years and the PS2000e are no exception – they hit the UK market at a staggering £2,700 retail. Interestingly, the previous Grado PS1000e flagship is £1,700 — or £1000 less.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Linksys Velop Mesh Wireless Router Review

The Linksys Velop delivers seamless multi-node Wi-Fi coverage in a very good looking package that actually works, but the performance is lacking and the price may get you packing.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Logitech Craft Keyboard Unboxing and Hands On

The Logitech Craft has a dial that brings increased productivity options to your apps and software. I am honestly quite brutal with keyboards and most of the lightweight offerings simply do not survive much longer than about six months at my fingertips. Over the years I have moved to using mechanical keyboards because I find most of them to be very robust and tolerant to my usage habits. No, just in case you are wondering, I am not a particularly heavy typer but standard keyboards simply do not last for me for the amount of mileage I put on them - never have in fact.

That is why I am excited to try out the Logitech Craft keyboard. This is a new wireless keyboard that offers a dial similar to Microsoft's Surface Dial, Logitech calls it the Crown, and it provides you additional methods to interact with your computer and some of the installed software. It is integrated into the keyboard so it is literally at your fingertips as you type.

Read full article @ WinSupersite

There are no dummy dies in Ryzen Threadripper

Not that long ago Roman "der8auer" Hartung, a German overclocker, took the IHS off the Threadripper to unveil 4-die configuration exclusive to EPYC processors. Some media outlets were quick to tell us that those two extra dies are dummy dies or structural inserts. In fact, even AMD asked der8auer to take the video down, because he was not using a retail sample at the time. Well, no one could say whether it's true or not because no one was willing to waste expensive CPU just to prove it. As it turns out, those extra dies are not dummy at all....

Read full article @ VideoCardz.com

Trust Gaming GXT 580 Review

Founded in 1981, Trust International B.V is a company specialized in the manufacturing of IT accessories with its headquarters in Dordrecht, The Netherlands. The Trust products are oriented towards the budget segment of the market.
The Dutch company was initially founded under the name Aashima Technology B.V, but during the 90’ it became Trust International B.V. At this moment, the company has expanded in 19 countries from Europe while the Trust products are present in more than 44 countries.

Read full article @ Tech-Legend