Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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Steam Game Giveaway: Kings Bounty The Legend
We’re back with another Steam game giveaway, and this week it’s Kings Bounty The Legend which is a fantasy adventure game combing real time adventuring and turn based battles. The Kings Bounty series is one of my favorites, it’s a lot of fun and the stories are decent. Yes it can be repetitive at times, but that’s just the nature of the game, still it’s a fun game. Read on to see what you need to do to win and more info about the game… testfreaks.com


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Linksys AC1200 MAX Wi-Fi Range Extender (RE6500)
Today Linksys launch their latest high end device, the AC1200 Max range extender which compliments their routers by boosting our Wi-Fi signal towards the edge of the routers range. We have one for review, so let’s find out if it shares the same easy setup and good performance as their latest routers. hardwareheaven.com


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ALLONE Cloud Disk Drive 101 RAMDisk (32GB)
It’s not every day that we see an SSD that makes us stop and think. After our trip to Computex, we were able to take delivery of something that is fairly unique in terms of enterprise storage. The ALLONE Cloud Disk Drive 101 RAMDisk is not your normal SSD, in fact, it really isn’t an SSD at all. Technically speaking, it is a battery backed, PCIe-based RAM disk. RAM disks are nothing new. They have been around as long as we can remember. thessdreview.com


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ThermalTake Level 10 M Hybrid Mouse
The ThermalTake Level 10 M Hybrid mouse is capable of operating in wired or wireless mode. It has a sleek design and is capable of being reshaped to your personal comfort level. ThermalTake claims that gamers are guaranteed to find that special spot to rest comfortably spending long hours gaming. Let’s take it for a spin and see if this holds true. pureoverclock.com


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Cooler Master Quick Fire Rapid-i Mechanical Keyboard
Cooler Master has re-built the Quick Fire series with the Rapid-i model, which features fully-customizable backlighting, but also some preset catchy modes, which sport the ActivLite marketing name. More modes will be introduced in the near future via firmware flash and the tenkeyless design saves a lot of space while making the product lighter for going to LAN parties. madshrimps.be


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SilverStone Strider Gold S ST85F-GS 850W PSU
It seems to me SilverStone does not have a whole lot of family resemblance with regards to product package design in their power supply range, and the Strider Gold S is no different. This time, the box comes in a predominantly black background. To show off its 80 Plus Gold certification, a large stylized "S" is integrated onto the background in various shades of brown and yellow to give it a golden look. At the top, we can see SilverStone's logo and slogan, while the lines "Strider Gold S Series" and "World's smallest, full modular ATX power supplies" occupies a prominent region in the center. A photo of the power supply can be seen adjacent to the list of feature highlights. aphnetworks.com


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RE: EVGA Scavenger Hunt XV - Ends July 31, 2014
Thanks - I'm looking now.


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EVGA Scavenger Hunt XV - Ends July 31, 2014
For the uninitiated, this is basically Xmas without the ugly sweaters.





https://www.evga.com/15/scavenger/



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SSD Throughput, Latency, and IOPS Explained
As fast as SSDs have found mainstream consumer use, they are unfortunately grouped in the same picture as a hard drive, if only for the fact that they are seen as storage and little more. Both the size and demography of our readership paints this picture clearly, however, there exists an amazing opportunity to take our readers a step further; an opportunity to show why we might have such passion for what many might consider a very dry area. In this segment of ‘Learning To Run With Flash’ let’s gain an understanding of the ‘Big 3′ of SSD performance, these being throughput, latency and IOPS. thessdreview.com


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Intel Pentium G3258 On Linux
Up for review today on Phoronix is the Pentium G3258, the new processor Intel put out in celebration of their Pentium brand turning 20 years old. This new Pentium G3258 processor costs under $100 USD and comes unlocked for offering quite a bit overclocking potential while this Pentium CPU can be used by current Intel 8 and 9 Series Chipsets. Here's our first benchmarks of the Intel Pentium G3258 using Ubuntu Linux. phoronix.com


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Samsung 845DC PRO 400GB SATA SSD
In order to fill the gap, Samsung recently introduced the Samsung 845DC PRO, which would rely on Samsung’s latest innovation, 3D V-NAND, to produce a drive that was both high performance in write intensive workloads and also high endurance as well.The Samsung 845DC PRO will come in only two capacities. custompcreview.com


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BitFenix Fury 650G Power Supply
BitFenix opted to take the road less traveled with their first-ever power supply. They took a solid, stable 80 Plus Gold certified platform using all Japanese top shelf capacitors, then sleeved every single cable for you right out of the box. The name is somehow ironic to us, as they call it the BitFenix Fury, yet this power supply is poised to be anything BUT infuriating. Having well sleeved cables with a myriad of connector options and varying wattage ratings for your individual computing needs, could this be part of your next build? pureoverclock.com


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AOC G2460PG G-Sync 144Hz 1ms Gaming Monitor
On July 4th we reviewed the latest G-SYNC monitor from ASUS, the 1440p ROG Swift PG278Q 144hz. It was undoubtedly one of the best monitors we have reviewed in the last year. However at £719.99, it will prove too expensive for the majority of the enthusiast audience. Today’s review product, the 24 inch 1080p AOC G2460PG G-Sync 144Hz will be more palatable for many – priced at less than 50% of the ASUS screen, at £347.99 inc vat. Is it worth the money? kitguru.net


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SB Inferno Gaming Headset
A few years ago, we used to see the fatal1ty headsets all over the place at events. They were without a doubt the best low budget gaming headset on the market. They performed well and took a beating without falling apart. Even now, it is still one of the highest rated headsets on Newegg. Here we are seven years later and Creative is introducing the SB Inferno, the spiritual successor to the Fatal1ty Gaming Headset. It’s amazing how much has changed in seven years, I can’t wait to see how the SB Inferno compares to today’s latest and greatest in gaming audio. lanoc.org


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Patriot Fuel+ Mobile Rechargeable Battery
While there are many solutions to this end, Patriot Fuel+ mobile rechargeable batteries have not just targeted one aspect of the market, but all users. This separates Patriot from the rest of the market, as does their price point. hitechlegion.com


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