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AMD Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz

Tech Power Up have been testing out the AMD Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz processor, and here's a snippet:

Today, we have with us the most affordable piece of hardware that combines two big buzzwords in client computing: "Zen" and "Vega." Priced cheaper than a copy of the year's "Call of Duty," the new Athlon 200GE is targeted at entry-level desktop builds and overcomes a major product differentiation failure of its predecessors over the past couple of generations - the lack of integrated graphics.
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by Becky, Oct 18, 2018 at 5:55 PM

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z

Hard OCP have been testing out the MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z graphics card, and here's a snippet:

We have an exclusive first look at performance of the new MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z video cards sporting the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 GPU. We will be comparing performance to a MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X and ASUS ROG STRIX Vega 64 OC video cards in eight games at 1440p and 4K.
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by Becky, Oct 15, 2018

MSI Optix MPG27C

Hardware Heaven has reviewed the MSI Optix MPG27C gaming monitor, and here's a snippet:

£360 or $366 is a high price to pay for a 1080p gaming monitor, but the MSI Optix MPG27C tries to justify its cost with loads of features. The MPG27C serves up a superb refresh rate, a fast response time, smart software and even RGB LEDs. Can MSI’s gaming monitor deliver enough performance to make that price worthwhile? Read our MSI Optix MPG27C review to find out.
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by Becky, Oct 12, 2018

PC Specialist Nucleus AMD Threadripper 2990WX Workstation

Kit Guru have reviewed the PC Specialist Nucleus AMD Threadripper 2990WX Workstation, and here's a snippet:

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX blew our minds when we first reviewed it a couple of months ago. It’s an absolutely stunning basis for a high-end workstation, with nothing from Intel to compete with its 32-core grunt just yet. This time around, we are taking a look at the same processor in a workstation from PC Specialist. Called the Nucleus, it’s so named because of the latter’s creative role in generating everything we do with a PC (apparently).
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by Becky, Oct 11, 2018

Jabra Elite Active 65t True Wireless Earbuds

Nikk Tech have reviewed the Jabra Elite Active 65t True Wireless Earbuds, and here's a snippet:

Working out while listening to music has always been a serious issue for many people (myself included) especially for those who also like to run large distances and although stability may be the most crucial factor audio quality and resistance to sweat are two things many have been looking for. I realize that many people don't think that sweat is sufficient to render any headset inoperable (must have had that discussion with friends over a dozen times) but over the years I’ve had several models fail because of that (including some far from what anyone would call affordable) so my experience says otherwise. Unfortunately there aren't that many sweat/water resistant wireless headsets out in the market that also feature good audio quality and stability so the Elite Sport by Jabra have been the best solution to date for me ever since i first got my hands on them in August of last year. This may however change since today's review is about the latest Elite Active 65t True Wireless Earbuds again by Jabra.
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by Becky, Oct 10, 2018

HyperX Savage EXO SSD External Portable Drive

Legit Reviews have been testing out the HyperX Savage EXO SSD External Portable Drive, and here's a snippet:

Today we’ll be taking a look at the HyperX Savage EXO, which is one of the newest USB 3.1 Gen 2 portable SSDs on the market. Inside, HyperX went with a SATA III drive powered by the Marvell 88SS1074 controller paired with 64-layer 3D TLC NAND Flash. This combination allows the HyperX Savage EXO series to reach sequential speeds of up to 500 MB/s read and 480 MB/s write. These are respectable speeds for a portable SSD with a SATA drive, but it won’t be competing with the faster drives on the market with PCIe NVMe drives inside. The HyperX Savage EXO series is aimed at gamers that are looking for a fast external storage drive that is compatible with their gaming PC as well as gaming consoles like the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Kingston claims that the HyperX Savage EXO will load console games up to 20% faster according to their own internal test results.
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by Becky, Oct 9, 2018

ASrock B450 Fatal1ty Gaming-ITX/ac

Vortez have reviewed the ASrock B450 Fatal1ty Gaming-ITX/ac motherboard, and here's a snippet:

The ASRock Infin1ty B450 Gaming-ITX/ac is a tiny little motherboard designed to give you the best possible performance in the smallest package. The board itself measures 170mm x 170mm with small heatsinks and space-saving features to make a powerful, yet small, workstation or media PC.

Despite the Infin1ty Gaming-ITX/ac’s small stature, it’s packed full of features including WiFi, M.2 NVMe storage options and Nichicon audio, making this ideal to be used as a small gaming PC.
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by Becky, Sep 25, 2018

FNATIC Flick2 Gaming Mouse

Think Computers have reviewed the FNATIC Flick2 Gaming Mouse and here's a snippet:

Not that long ago we took a look at our first FNATIC gear product, which was the miniStreak and boy did it impress us, I actually still use it daily! Already impressed with the miniStreak I was excited to take a look at a mouse from FNATIC. Today we have their Flick2 which is a light-weight professional-grade esports mouse for gamers who like a more symmetrical feel. The mouse features the Pixart 3360 12000 DPI optical sensor and OMRON switches. FNATIC says this mouse supports both palm and claw-grip users, so is it the perfect gaming mouse for you? Read on as we find out!
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by Becky, Sep 24, 2018

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 & 2080 Ti

Tech Spot have reviewed the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 & 2080 Ti graphics cards, and here's a snippet:

After a month-long wait since Nvidia unveiled the GeForce RTX 20 series, we can finally bring you our performance review. As you all know by now, we have a new flagship graphics card in the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti with pricing starting at $1,000 for partner cards and $1,200 for the Founders Edition version, we're talking Titan X money here.

Meanwhile the vanilla RTX 2080 is landing at $700 for partner models and $800 for the Founders Edition. Later next month we'll also get the RTX 2070 at $500 or $600 for the FE card. This means gamers are looking at somewhere between $100 and $300 more for an equivalent model from the previous generation. On top of that, the Founders Edition models carry a further $100 to $200 price premium, and just know these will be the only models in stock from time to time.
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by Becky, Sep 21, 2018

Seagate IronWolf Pro 14TB NAS HDD

eTeknix have reviewed the Seagate IronWolf Pro 14TB NAS HDD, and here's a snippet:

Seagate created the IronWolf series with multi-user environments in mind. NAS (Network Attached Storage) is such an environment and they’re perfect here. The series allows a workload rating of up to 300TB per year, just to name one great aspect.

The intelligent power behind the scenes is the AgileArray firmware. That isn’t just a fancy name, there are a lot of useful features hidden behind it. Those include improved RAID performance, dual-plane balance, rotational vibration (RV) sensors, advanced power management, and error recovery control.

On top of that, Seagate also came up with their IHM. IHM stands for IronWolf Health Management and it is an addition on top of the default SMART functions.
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by Becky, Sep 19, 2018

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AMD Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz
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PC Specialist Nucleus AMD Threadripper 2990WX Workstation
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Jabra Elite Active 65t True Wireless Earbuds
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HyperX Savage EXO SSD External Portable Drive
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FNATIC Flick2 Gaming Mouse
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Seagate IronWolf Pro 14TB NAS HDD
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