Zotac ZBOX MAGNUS EN1080K Compact Gaming PC Review
Gaming systems and small form-factor (SFF) PCs have emerged as bright spots in the desktop PC market that has been subject to severe challenges recently. Many vendors have tried...
12 by Ganesh T S on 1/2/2018Intel with Radeon RX Vega Graphics: Core i7-8809G with 3.1 GHz Base, 100W Target TDP, Overclockable
To begin the year, Intel’s Indian website has published a small number of details regarding Intel’s first ‘Intel with Radeon RX Vega Graphics’ processor. Within the table of overclockable...
83 by Ian Cutress on 1/1/2018A Budget Home Theater & PC Setup: 4K, HDR, UHD Blu-ray, and More
The days of bulky home-theater PCs (HTPCs) with built-in tuners, optical disc drives, and integrated media storage capabilities are long gone. In 2017, advancements in the media / home...
191 by Ganesh T S on 12/26/2017The Microsoft Surface Book 2 (15-Inch) Review: Second Time's The Charm
We finally have the successor. After a troubled launch in late 2015 of the original Surface Book, Microsoft seemed to drag their feet when it came to updating what...
120 by Brett Howse on 12/21/2017The NVIDIA Titan V Preview - Titanomachy: War of the Titans
Today we're taking a preview look at NVIDIA's new compute accelerator and video card, the $3000 NVIDIA Titan V. In Greek mythology Titanomachy was the war of the Titans...
113 by Ryan Smith & Nate Oh on 12/20/2017The Crucial MX500 1TB SSD Review: Breaking The SATA Mold
The Crucial MX500 is the next generation SATA SSD from Micron's consumer division. As the latest MX series drive, the MX500 is positioned to be a mainstream product with...
91 by Billy Tallis on 12/19/2017The Intel Optane SSD 900p 480GB Review: Diving Deeper Into 3D XPoint
Our first look at the Intel Optane SSD 900p only included the smaller 280GB capacity. We now have added the 480GB model to our collection, and have started analyzing...
69 by Billy Tallis on 12/15/2017The DeepCool Captain 240 EX RGB AIO Cooler Review: Pump it Up, Without the Noise
Today we are taking a look at the latest AIO liquid cooler from DEEPCOOL, the Captain EX 240 RGB. As its name hints, one of the major features of...
34 by E. Fylladitakis on 12/14/2017AMD Releases Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition: Overlay, App & More for 2017
Today, AMD’s Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition is finally upon us. Succeeding Crimson and Crimson ReLive, Adrenalin continues AMD’s yearly cadence of driver software features, again pushing the user experience...
43 by Nate Oh on 12/12/2017The ASUS ROG Strix X299-XE Gaming Motherboard Review: Strix Refined
Today we have a chance to dig down on the ASUS ROG Strix X299-XE Gaming. The XE Gaming differs from the non-XE by adding a larger VRM heatsink and...
27 by Joe Shields on 12/11/2017NVIDIA Announces “NVIDIA Titan V" Video Card: GV100 for $3000, On Sale Now
Out of nowhere, NVIDIA has revealed the NVIDIA Titan V today at the 2017 Neural Information Processing Systems conference, with CEO Jen-Hsun Huang flashing out the card on stage...
160 by Ryan Smith & Nate Oh on 12/7/2017Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform: Tocks Next-Gen CPU Cores, GPU, AI, & More
Today as part of its media event, Qualcomm finally announced the much expected Snapdragon 845, successor to last year's very successful Snapdragon 835. The Snapdragon 845 is a large...
145 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/6/2017The ASUS TUF X299 Mark I Motherboard Review: TUF Refined
Today we have a chance to look at our first ASUS motherboard, the TUF X299 Mark 1. The Mark 1 is listed as a durable and reliable motherboard for...
16 by Joe Shields on 12/6/2017Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit: Day One Live Blog (6:30pm UTC)
This week, in Hawaii, Qualcomm is holding its annual Snapdragon Tech event. This year we're expecting to hear news on the latest Snapdragon 800-series SoC, movements in Qualcomm's 5G...
28 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 12/5/2017Honor 7X & V10 Western Launch Event: A Live Blog (2:30pm UTC)
Today Honor is announcing a new smartphone coming to EMEA and the Americas: the Honor 7X. The 7X has actually already been announced for the Asia-Pacific market, however Honor...
20 by Ian Cutress on 12/5/2017The ASRock X299E-ITX/ac Motherboard Review: An 18-core No-Compromise Mini-ITX
Our next X299 motherboard review shrinks down from the large ATX and E-ATX sized motherboards to the sole Mini-ITX offering for the X299 platform. The ASRock X299E-ITX/ac is a...
24 by Joe Shields on 12/4/2017The $80 Power Supply for Almost Everyone: The Corsair TX550M 80Plus Gold PSU Review
Today we are having a look at the Corsair TX550M, a product designed to compete in the mainstream market by combining good overall performance, high quality, and reasonable cost...
42 by E. Fylladitakis on 12/1/2017The Samsung PM981 SSD Review (512GB, 1TB): Next Generation Controller And 3D NAND
The Samsung PM981 is an OEM SSD featuring a newer generation of controller and flash than the current retail 960 EVO, resulting in improved performance and hopefully lower prices...
53 by Billy Tallis on 11/30/2017The MSI X299 SLI Plus Motherboard Review: $232 with U.2
Today we had an opportunity to look at another motherboard in the MSI lineup. Instead of coming from the Enthusiast, Performance, or Arsenal line of products, the MSI X299...
21 by Joe Shields on 11/29/2017Dissecting Intel's EPYC Benchmarks: Performance Through the Lens of Competitive Analysis
Although the AMD EPYC is definitely a worthy contender in the server space, AMD's technical marketing of the new CPU has been surprisingly absent, as the company not published...
105 by Johan De Gelas & Ian Cutress on 11/28/2017