Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage USB V2.0 Review
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BenQ's XL2420G
We are looking at the Tactic3D Rage USB V2.0 which is a versatile headset that is compatible with the PC, MAC, PS4 and XBOX ONE* (*with adaptor) through its use of fully modular cables and microphone. Powered by 50mm full spectrum drivers set in a headset with a SpringSteel core, the specifications look impressive, but the real party piece is that ... [PCSTATS]
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A First Look At The Intel Broadwell NUC Kit
Today, we're turning our attention to BenQ's XL2420G, a 24" G-Sync monitor that's currently selling for about $580 at Newegg. This display is a little smaller and more affordable than some of the other G-Sync offerings we've looked at, but it's not lacking in functionality or connectivity. Quite the opposite.
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ID-Cooling SE-214X Heatsink Review
With wrapping up my Core i7 5600U Broadwell Linux tests using
the new ThinkPad X1 Carbon in the next few days, fortunately the Intel
BOXNUC5I3RYH just arrived as the first available NUC Kit shipping with a
Broadwell processor. The NUC5i3RYH features a Broadwell Core i3
processor, HD Graphics 5500, and support for a M.2 SSD card and 2.5-inch... [PCSTATS]
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Fractal Design Kelvin S36 Review
"By doing away with the heatsink heatspreader, inconsistencies in the solder bond between heatpipes and copper base plate are omitted. The exposed heatpipe base approach also lightens things up, the 160mm tall SE-214X weighs a modest 740grams. In addition to the copper heatpipes there is the aforementioned vertical aluminum rod going down through t... [PCSTATS]
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MSI's blacked-out X99S MPower motherboard
With the Kelvin S36, Fractal Design has a first all-in-one watercooler in its portfolio. In this case you can get an AiO with 360 millimeter copper radiator and three PWM fans for just 135 Euro. This makes us hope for lots and lots of cooling performance and overall we're more than just curious too see whether Fractal Design is capable of convincin... [PCSTATS]
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Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X OC 8GB Review
MSI's blacked-out X99S MPower motherboard is a menacing beast primed for overclocked CPUs and multi-card graphics. It's also peppered with slick little touches, like boot-to-firmware shortcuts, graphical fan controls, and a dual-mode M.2 slot. We've taken a closer look to see how the MPower measures up.
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Patriot Memory Supersonic Boost XT 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review
2015 has started with a whimper, more than a bang. AMD have yet to release new architecture so it falls on their partners to create enticing, competitive and effective solutions. Sapphire have been leading the way for some time now, and their latest 8GB card has been launched to supplement the more expensive Vapor X model. This new Tri-X card is eq... [PCSTATS]
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Luxa2 EnerG Slim 10,000mAh Power
To date, NVIDIA has introduced only a couple of Maxwell-based desktop GPUs. Back in September, the company launched the powerful and potent GeForce GTX 980 (and its little brother, the GeForce GTX 970), featuring the GM204. The GM204 is currently NVIDIA’s fastest single-GPU, though a larger “big” Maxwell-based chip akin to the GK110 powering cards ... [PCSTATS]
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littleBits Smart Home Kit Review
"The Luxa2 EnerG Silm 10,000mAh Power Bank is a great gadget with a solid construction and build. These power banks are often hard to review in such a short amount of time. While working on other reviews, I was able to travel with it and use it daily to grasp the feel of everyday use. While this is more of an extreme for some, it's hard to predict ... [PCSTATS]
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Samsung Portable SSD T1 250GB Review
Retrofitting an existing home with so-called "Internet of Things" gadgets isn’t cheap, but with the right tools you can hack cloud functionality into your dumb appliances. littleBits is an ever-growing library of small electronic modules that easily connect together. Created by Ayah Bdeir, it started as a tool to help designers incorporate electron... [PCSTATS]
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Samsung Portable SSD T1 Review (1TB)
Sexy and luxurious are two adjectives you don't often see when one is talking about portable storage drives. Samsung is no stranger to beautiful designs and the South Korean electronics giant has an actual global design team that is tasked with the job of bringing good looking products to market. Someone at Samsung wanted to come out with a tiny ye... [PCSTATS]
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Kingston HyperX Cloud II Pro Gaming Headset Review
So I am holding this Samsung Portable T1 1TB SSD in my hand and thinking how far we have come to make possible the actual storage of a quarter million songs, 200,000 pictures, 1 million e-books or 500 hours of video on a device 3/4 the size of a business card and 30 grams in weight. To put that weight into perspective, 30 grams is equal to two tabl... [PCSTATS]
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HyperX Cloud 2 Headset
Gaming headsets are a dime a dozen. You can go out and buy one for $20 or shell out a few hundred. What Kingston had done with their original HyperX Cloud last year was that they created a quality headset for a value price. Now, they have built upon its success and have released the HyperX Cloud II. It offers plenty of features such as a removable ... [PCSTATS]
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Dell XPS 13 (2015) Ultrabook
Today we are going to take a look at one of the latest mechanical gaming keyboards from Cougar, the 700K. This model boasts an impressive specification which includes Cherry mechanical switches, LED backlighting and a series of macro configuration options. This sets it in good stead to compete with other models on the market, so we are excited to... [PCSTATS]
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NZXT S340 Review
When we took a look at Dell's 2014 version of the XPS 13 back in March of last year, it scored high marks with us for impressive battery life, great build quality and good performance, though it didn't have an SD card slot on board. That was a glaring omission for us, in what was otherwise a fantastic machine.
Since then, however, it appears De... [PCSTATS]
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ECS LIVA X Mini PC SFF Desktop PC Review
At a first glance the S340 from NZXT is one good looking case. The design is very elegant and apart from that this particular case is available in different color combinations. It's quite clear that while developing this case, NZXT have had a strong focus on the design aspect and they wanted to come up with something beautiful. For us this is certa... [PCSTATS]
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Preliminary Tests Of Intel Sandy Bridge & Ivy Bridge
Today we take a close look at ECS's latest small form factor PC offering, the LIVA X Mini PC, featuring a passively cooled Intel BayTrail SOC setup."
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BitFenix Pandora Micro-ATX Chassis With ICON Display Review
"Chances are if you have a Haswell ultrabook/laptop, you're
probably not looking at upgrading to a new Broadwell design unless your
Haswell laptop had hardware issues, you really need a longer battery
life via more power efficient hardware, or you just fall in love with
one of the new Broadwell devices. If you're running an Ivy Bridge or
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Inateck Wireless Bluetooth 3.0 Portable Keyboard Review
BitFenix has quite the reputation for creating innovative chassis designs, just look at their BitFenix Prodigy, Colossus and Ronin for examples; each has a unique aspect that sets them apart from their competition. BitFenix look set to continue their innovation trend with the release of their new Pandora chassis, a slim mid-tower that really is rat... [PCSTATS]
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Asus GeForce GTX 960 Strix OC Edition
Keyboards are common place for our desktop systems, but these day’s we’re not limited to a single computer, we have many other devices that can benefit from a keyboard input. Our smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, games consoles and more can all benefit from keyboard input, but they often don’t come bundled with one and smartphones and tablets only h... [PCSTATS]
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Kingston 64GB UHS-I U3 microSDXC Review
Nvidia's GTX 960 finally brings their new GPU architecture to the masses at the $200 level. The Asus Strix OC Edition takes advantage of its low power draw to create a formidable yet supremely quiet and compact graphics card.
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Gigabyte BRIX
4K2K video recording is getting more popular, as such we need faster media to record the higher resolution. Kingston works hard to keep up with the technology needs of today’s consumer. At CES 2015 they announced the microSDXC UHS-I Speed Class 3 card, capable of 90MB/s read, and 80MB/s write. The previous generation, UHS-I U3 was rated for 30MB/... [PCSTATS]
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Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-2666 16GB memory kit
Ultra compact computers, otherwise known as small form factor PCs, are a rapidly increasing market as consumers realize that, for nearly all purposes other than gaming and video editing, Ultrabook-class hardware is "fast enough". I know that some of our readers will debate that fact, and we welcome the discussion, but as CPU architectures continue ... [PCSTATS]
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Battlefield Hardline Beta Benchmarked, Performance Preview
Enthusiasts have been waiting for Crucial's Ballistix Elite to hit the market and it is everything we could have wanted; overclocking headroom, performance and a lifetime warranty...it's all here.
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Gigabyte GTX 980 G1 Gaming 4GB Video Card Review
Battlefield Hardline is scheduled to arrive on March 17 but starting this week you can get your frag on for free during EA's open beta phase, which should hopefully help avoid a repeat of the launch issues that plagued Battlefield 4. While the Battlefield Hardline beta will be available to gamers on all platforms folks playing on PC can use this pe... [PCSTATS]
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Verbatim Store 'n' Save 1TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive
In September 2014, Nvidia launched the second take on the Maxwell GPU architecture. This latest version of Maxwell promises better performance, lower power consumption, and more advanced rendering features. Gigabyte's flagship video card is the Gigabyte GTX 980 G1 Gaming. Gigabyte claims their GPUs have been selected to ensure the best overclocking... [PCSTATS]
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Intel sees proportion for entry-level notebook CPUs rise to 60-70%
"Today I get to share with you regarding Verbatim's latest line of Store 'n' Save External Desktop Hard Drives. The product number I'm testing is 97579, the capacity is 1TB, and the warranty is an industry-leading 7-years. You'll get to see whether or not they are worth your hard earned money and get to see how fast they are utilizing the USB 3.0... [PCSTATS]
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Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 16GB 2666MHz Memory Kit
Along with notebook vendors launching more inexpensive models, Intel has seen the shipment proportion of entry-level notebook CPUs, namely its Pentium and Celeron series, increase from 50-60% in the first half of 2014 to 60-70% currently, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Video Cards (ZOTAC and MSI) in SLI
DDR4 memory isn't exactly mainstream just yet, but that isn't keeping the memory makers from releasing hundreds of memory kits to the market. There are over 200 memory modules listed online at Newegg, so there isn't a shortage of DDR4 memory modules online. Next week Crucial will be introducing the Ballistix Elite DDR4 series of memory modules (pro... [PCSTATS]
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Samsung patched its 840 EVO SSD
The surprising Maxwell-powered GeForce GTX 960s act insanely well in SLI, providing 4K 60FPS gaming in most of the latest games on the market."
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BeQuiet Pure Rock Heatsink Review
In October, Samsung patched its 840 EVO SSD to address a problem that caused slow read speeds with old data. Recent reports suggest the issue isn't completely fixed, and the results of our own testing agree.
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Corsair's Carbide 330R mid-tower case
"On the test bench today we have BeQuiet's Pure Rock heatsink - a 155mm tall tower cooler built around four 6mm diameter copper heatpipes and paired with one of BeQuiet's 'Pure Wings 2' low noise 120mm fans. "
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be quiet! Silent Base 800 Case
Corsair's Carbide 330R mid-tower case gets updated with a new Titanium Edition featuring a improved fan speed control and a stylish gunmetal aluminum front panel, while retaining the silent operation features that made the original stand out.
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Vengeance LPX DDR4-2666 16GB Memory kit
I start this review by simply noting the unique model number of BG001, because for be quiet!, the Silent Base 800 Computer Case is the very first case from be quiet! and the Orange flavor is the very first in the series of three cases from this German computer parts supplier. This new case has hit the ground running and we at Think Computers have ... [PCSTATS]
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ARM CPU and GPU cores
Corsair's Vengeance LPX series is supposed to combine oveclocking potential, performance and pricing into a perfect option for Haswell-E DDR4 users.
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Getting A Real Sense Of Dell's Venue 7 8000 Tablet
The folks at ARM today announced a new suite of technologies aimed at future smartphones coming in the 2016 time frame. We didn't get a ton of details about the underlying architectures involved, but ARM announced successors to its current top-of-the-line CPU and GPU cores, along with a new north bridge to glue them together.
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Seagate Enterprise Performance TurboBoost 15K 600GB HDD Review
Take everything you know and expect from an Android tablet, crumple it into a ball, and throw it away. Done? Good -- none of what you just purged from your brain will do you any good when looking at the Venue 8 7000 from Dell. It's not heavily modified and tied to an online shopping experience like Amazon's Fire tablets, nor does it take a barebone... [PCSTATS]
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