Thursday, May 28, 2015

IT News Head Lines (PCSTATS) 5/29/2015

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Second-tier motherboard makers to see drops in 2015 shipments



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ASRock X99 Extreme 11 Review
Among Taiwan-based motherboard players, Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have been in a price competition to maintain shipments and market shares, and consequently second-tier ASRock and Micro-Star International (MSI) are expected to see 2015 shipments drop to 6.5 million units and six million units respectively and Elitegroup Computer Syst... [PCSTATS]


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Toshiba Canvio Connect 2 TB External HDD Review
Intel's X99, aka Wellsburg, is the company’s latest chipset for the high-end desktop market segment. Motherboards making use of the chipset have been readily available since last summer of 2014. Still, it took some time for motherboard manufacturers to kick out boards which can better take advantage of the supported Haswell-E processor family, and ... [PCSTATS]


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ARM's new Cortex-A72 CPU architecture
"Users are always damanding more and more storage space, not only inside their computers, but also as portable external hard disk drives. Nowadays, 2 TB portable external drives are becoming popular, and we will test the Toshiba 2 TB Canvio Connect, comparing it to the Seagate 2 TB Backup Plus Slim and the Western Digital 2 TB My Passport Ultra tha... [PCSTATS]


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HyperX Predator M.2 PCIe G2 x4 480GB @ LanOC Reviews
It's a Jordan-less episode this week, but that doesn't mean it's not any good. We talked about the AMD Zen rumors, enjoyed special guest Rys talking about his excellent Semiconductors from idea to product, and we dug into ARM's new Cortex-A72 CPU architecture, among other things.

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Patriot's Viper 4 DDR4 16GB quad channel memory kit
Last week I took a look at Kingston’s latest HyperX SATA SSD the Savage. Now today I have the chance to look at their flagship SSD the Predator. The Predator is an M.2 x4 drive that is available with and without a PCI Express card to M.2 adapter. For our testing today I will be using it with the adapter to see what everyone can expect for performan... [PCSTATS]


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EVGA SuperNOVA 650GS Review
On our review bench today is Patriot's Viper 4 DDR4 16GB quad channel memory kit with stock clocks of 3000MHz and latencies of 16-16-16-36 using 1.35v right out of the box. We test to see how well the kit is positioned as a potential companion for Intel X99 motherboards typically geared toward enthusiasts.
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OCZ ARC 100 240GB SSD Review
EVGA recently released new power supplies in their SuperNova GS range and today we take a look at the 650 watt unit. This unit is 80 Plus Gold Certified and is a pure modular design. EVGA state that the components inside are high grade Japanese branded – to ensure long term stability and high performance. At only £76.99 inc vat, is this the mid ran... [PCSTATS]


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ECS Z97I-Drone LEET Gaming (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
With the ARC 100, OCZ has succeeded to bring another affordable SSD product on the market, which is utilizing the Barefoot 3 M10 controller, the latest Toshiba A19nm MLC NAND and while it does not break records, it is very durable as it has been demonstrated before by some other review websites.
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Tech Coverage from It Is Innovation
Intel’s Z97 platform has been around with us for almost a year now, so the marketplace is slightly saturated with motherboards from a huge array of manufacturers. Offering full support for the Haswell Refresh CPU’s, it has really brought new performance levels to the consumer market. While still producing the Z97 platform, Intel are soon to release... [PCSTATS]


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ASUS Zenfone 2 Review
The May issue of i3 looks at some of the technologies that are changing the industry like virtual reality, a new platform that provides a fresh immersive experience for audiences but also provides multiple opportunities for the industry. Another example is the Internet of Things. We twist the topic slightly and look at it from the retail perspectiv... [PCSTATS]


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Z97-HD3 is Gigabyte's most affordable full-sized Z97 board
Earlier this week ASUS launched the Zenfone 2 and we were able to get our hands on this brand new smartphone that costs less than $300 outright. Yes, we are talking $299.00 unlocked smartphone here that doesn't require a contract that will work on the AT&T and T-Mobile carrier networks here in the United States (Sprint and Verizon are not supported... [PCSTATS]


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Seasonic Snow Silent 750W PSU Review
At $100, the Z97-HD3 is Gigabyte's most affordable full-sized Z97 board. We've taken a closer look at what the board has to offer, and we've paired it with a Pentium Anniversary Edition for some overclocking fun. Read on to see if it's worth opening your wallet.
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