House of Cards: PCIe SSD Performance Roundup
If you've been contemplating the jump to a PCI Express SSD, make sure you take a moment to read our House of Cards: PCIe SSD Performance Roundup before spending your hard earned money.
The new NVMe SSDs are now the de facto standard performance kings when it comes to accessing data on a desktop PC. However, there are more than a few other alternatives when it comes to PCIe attached SSD storage solutions. We take a look at how the other current PCIe SSDs on the market fare against NVMe and the best performing SATA.
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Australia Passes 'Pirate' Site Blocking Law
It looks like Australia is taking drastic measures to block access to pirate sites once and for all. You know, because that has always worked in the past.
A few minutes ago Australia passed controversial new legislation which allows for overseas 'pirate' sites to be blocked at the ISP level. Despite opposition from the Greens, ISPs and consumer groups, the Senate passed the bill into law with a vote of 37 in favor and 13 against. Expect The Pirate Bay to be an early target.
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AMD Q&A Session On Upcoming Fury Cards
You guys might want to check out this short Q&A session with AMD's Chief Gaming Scientist Richard Huddy. The topics covered include the Fury line not having HDMI 2.0, when active HDMI dongles are coming to market, 4-way CrossFire and when to expect 8GB Fury cards. Thanks to TaintedSquirrel for the link.
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[H]ardware Round-Up II
Cases: AeroCool Aero-1000 Mid-Tower @ eTeknix
ETC.: Matias Tactile Pro 4 @ MadShrimps
Razer Mamba Tournament Edition @ Vortez
Power Supply: Corsair RM750i @ Guru3D
Storage: Intel 750 PCIe SSD @ SSD Review
Video: ASUS Strix R9 380 DirectCU II OC 2GB @ ocaholic
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Netflix Announces A 7-for-1 Stock Split
Netflix's board of directors has approved a 7-for-1 stock split earlier today. The split will result in six additional shares for each outstanding share.
We've come a long way from Qwikster. Netflix's stock price has more than doubled since last December, and with prices of shares nearing $700 today it announced plans (PDF) for a 7-for-1 stock split. The price closed today at $681, and the Board of Directors approved a plan to distribute six additional shares for each one held as of the close of business on July 2nd.
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Verizon Completes Its $4.4B Purchase Of AOL
Raise your hand if you think AOL is worth $4 billion. Anyone? Hello?
Time Warner spun out AOL in 2009 following a roughly $160 billion combination nine years earlier that's now considered one of the biggest deal-making blunders in US corporate history. For Verizon, the AOL deal allows it to take control of a set of online advertising tools Armstrong pulled together through acquisitions in the past few years.
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Hydrofoil Mini Drone
Holy crap! I want one of these.
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Undo Send For Gmail On The Web
Google announced today that it is formally adding the "undo send" option for web based Gmail users.
'Undo Send' allows people using Gmail to cancel a sent mail if they have second thoughts immediately after sending. The feature is turned off by default for those not currently using the Labs version, and can be enabled from the General tab in Gmail settings.
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Adding Insult To Injury, Arkham Knight Style
With complaints about the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight spreading like wildfire across the internet, the game guide is just adding insult to injury.
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Google Play Music Free Ad-Supported Radio
According to this blog post, Google is now offering a free, ad-supported version of Google Play Music. Thanks to R Ke for the heads up!
Need some music right now to make whatever you're doing better? If you're not already a Google Play Music subscriber, we've now got you covered. Google Play Music now has a free, ad-supported version in the U.S., giving you a new way to find just the right music and giving artists another way to earn revenue.
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Gaming [H]eadlines
Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition Released @ Blue's News
Shadow Warrior 2 Gameplay Video @ YouTube
Steam Reviewers Trash Batman: Arkham Knight @ VG24/7
World of Warcraft Patch 6.2 Details @ Shacknews
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E3 2015 Booth Babes, Dudes and Cosplay Photos
Legit Reviews has a bunch of booth babe pictures from E3 2015 posted today. All images are work safe.
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MSI R9 390X GAMING 8G Review
The MSI R9 390X GAMING 8G is on the test bench at Vortez this afternoon. For comparison purposes, you can see our evaluation here.
Against the 290X to which the 390X supersedes, we have an extra 4GB of GDDR5, an additional 1100MHz on the memory clock and an extra 100MHz for the core clock. This graphics card is designed for high-resolution gaming with the idea being that it will be ideally suited to pair up with a 4K monitor.
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Navy Paying Millions To Keep Running Windows XP
This seems like a perfectly acceptable use of taxpayer money. Seriously though, how long has the Navy been paying Microsoft to continue support for Windows XP?
The US Navy has agreed to pay Microsoft at least $9m to help secure computers running Windows XP as it did not replaced the aged OS before support ended. The deal will see Microsoft provide critical hotfixes and software patches for Windows XP, Office 2003, Exchange 2003 and Server 2003 for a maximum of three years. The navy runs a number of "legacy applications" that require Windows XP, which it is in the process of replacing.
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[H]ardware Round-Up
Cooling: Noctua NH-C14S CPU Cooler @ HardwareOverclock
ETC.: EpicGear Gekkota Mouse @ ocaholic
PSU: Corsair RM1000i and RM650i @ Technic3D
Video: AOC Q2778VQE Monitor @ pcGameware
PowerColor PCS+ R9 390 8GB @ HotHardware
Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X OC @ OCInside
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PowerColor TurboDuo R9 290 4GB OC Video Card Review
PowerColor has introduced a new version of the Radeon R9 290 that brings its price point down to the realm of the GeForce GTX 960. However, The Radeon R9 290 can often pack nearly the same punch as a GeForce GTX 970, therefore, we will compare the PowerColor TurboDuo R9 290 4GB GDDR5 OC to both to see which reigns supreme.
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MSI R9 390X GAMING 8G Video Card Review
We've got an MSI R9 390X GAMING video card with 8GB of VRAM to put up against a Radeon R9 290X and GeForce GTX 980. Find out what the new AMD Radeon R9 390X is made of, and if the MSI R9 390X GAMING 8G video card can compete with GeForce GTX 980 performance, you might be surprised.
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LEPA AquaChanger 240 All In One AIO CPU Cooler Review
LEPA comes to us today with its new AquaChanger 240 AIO CPU Cooler for review. LEPA lists a lot of cool sounding features like, Central Diffusing Passage Cold Plate, Protrusive Copper Base, Dual Convex Blade Fans, Ceramic Bearing Pump, and maybe the best is Anti-Leakage Tubing...because nobody likes leaky tubing.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Video Card GPU Review
Now that we have had some solid gaming time with the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, we will be putting it up against the GTX 980 and TITAN X video cards, in the full HardOCP GPU review format. We are including new games, The Witcher 3 and Grand Theft Auto V. We also look at VRAM utilization and power and temperature levels.
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Cooler Master G550M 550W Power Supply Review
Today we spend our time with a computer power supply from Cooler Master that is towards the lower end of the wattage scale coming in at 550 watts. Cooler Master claims "notably higher efficiency and voltage stability than other designs." We will see if its Bronze efficiency G550M PSU will stand up to our gauntlet and its own claims.
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XFX R9 290X Black OC Edition 4GB Video Card Review
On our test bench today is the XFX R9 290X Black OC Edition video card, sporting a factory overclock and the Ghost Thermal 2.0 Double Dissipation cooling system. Join us as we put this video card head to head against the ASUS GTX 970 STRIX OC, to determine which provides the better gaming experience and value.
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Thermaltake Suppressor F51 Mid-Tower Chassis Review
Thermaltake is upping its game with its new Suppressor F51 E-ATX Mid-Tower Chassis. New sound deadening technology, expanded cooling options, all while supporting motherboards from mini-ITX to E-ATX in size. The F51 has a fully modular tool-less design that also has dust filtering in mind.
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GIGABYTE X99-UD4P LGA 2011-v3 Motherboard Review
The GIGABYTE X99-UD4P is a full featured yet affordable X99 chipset based motherboard which promises to bring solid overclocking, 3 and 4 way GPU support, premium audio, dual BIOS, "Safer design around screw mounting holes," and GIGABYTE's Ultra Durable component selection. But, does it blend?
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Video Card Preview
Today the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti hits the market with ambitions of providing a less expensive alternative to GTX TITAN X-like performance, while priced closer to the GeForce GTX 980. This new video card is dropping at $649 and also drives the MSRP of the GeForce GTX 980 down to $499.
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MSI X99A MPower LGA 2011-v3 Motherboard Review
MSI's X99A MPower promises to deliver a ton of features at a reasonable price. SATA Express, full speed M.2 support, and USB 3.1 compatibility are all examples of what this motherboard has to offer. The MSI MPower series has never disappointed us before, so we have high hopes for this motherboard.
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SilverStone Tundra TD03-E AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Review
SilverStone is no stranger to us when it comes to All-In-One liquid CPU coolers as it has produced those for a good time now. The new Tundra Series TD03-E AIO is SilverStone's updated version of its TD03 120mm dual fan cooler. Again we are not sure as what to exactly expect from this unit as it is a bit lean on its description.
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Grand Theft Auto V Image Quality Comparison - Part 5
In our final look at Grand Theft Auto V we will look at image quality comparisons in this game. We will focus on the main graphics options that affect performance the most and we will get to the bottom of which soft shadow option is best to use. We will also find out if FXAA and TXAA affect texture quality.
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Antec P70 Mid-Tower Chassis Review
Antec lists its P70 computer case as a chassis in its "Performance" series of enclosures. The first bullet point we see however points toward Quiet Operation with a optional snap-in sound deadening panel. Beyond that, Optimum Cooling and Expansion are important to Antec as well. Let's see how Performance, Cooling, and Quiet all go together.
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AMD HBM High Bandwidth Memory Technology Unveiled
AMD unveils a new memory technology that we will see incorporated in its video cards that we will see at some point in the future. It is a true departure from our current GDDR ways of doing things and makes some huge promises as well. HBM promises around 4X the memory bandwidth in a smaller footprint than one GDDR5 chip.
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