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Gigabyte Brix S BXi7H-5500 Broadwell Mini PC Review



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Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU Mini 4096MB
The last time we examined the Gigabyte Brix in April of last year, it performed quite well, but was somewhat noisy and ran hot. Gigabyte has learned from this experience, and has outfitted this latest model--the Brix S BXi7H-5500--with a shiny new Broadwell CPU from Intel. Yes, Broadwell, which are the all-new 14nm CPUs we’ve been salivating over s... [PCSTATS]


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GIGABYTE Z97X Gaming 7 LGA 1155 Motherboard Review
An increasing percentage of our readers have been building systems for use next to a high definition television set, inside compact cases. Our review product today - the Asus GTX 970 DC Mini is designed for just such a scenario. This diminutive solution is just 170mm long and will fit inside the smallest cases available on the market today.


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ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ unboxing video
GIGABYTE's Z97X Gaming 7 promises solid overclocking and performance. The feature list for the Z97X Gaming 7 is long and includes gamer focused features like a dedicated audio amplifier, Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3 support and more. We've had mixed results with the GIGABYTE lately, so the real question is; does it work?
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Z170 Charts: 5 Boards
ASRock has quite a few interesting Intel Z170 chipset based motherboards and today we are quite happy to show you the unboxing video of the ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ motherboard.

While we already did a preview of the ASRock Z170 Extreme7+, today we are going to show you a bit more details, including the box and some of the main features of this moth... [PCSTATS]


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HIS R7 370 IceQ X2 OC 2GB Video Card Review
In our comparison tables, meanwhile you find benchmark values regarding 5 recent Z170 motherboards. Furthermore we do not comment the benchmark values. The idea and also the goal is to present to you a market overview which helps you choose the right motherboard.

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GIgabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Motherboard Review
As we have mentioned before, the R7 370 GPU from AMD is basically one of the most refreshed components from the 300 series since we have seen it since Radeon HD 7850, then in the R7 265/270 cards and now again. While the speeds have been boosted, we have the same architecture involved which basically means that older game titles should work fine at... [PCSTATS]


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Toshiba AL13SXB600N 600GB SAS 6Gb/s HDD Review
"How many of you remember when Gigabyte motherboards looked like they were made for a carnival? If I were to cover all the naming on the Gigabyte Z170X Gaming7 motherboard and show it to you, I don’t think you would be able to guess is was theirs at all. With the Z170 lineup Gigabyte has redefined their style."
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ASUS Maximus VIII Gene Preview
With 2TB solid state drives already available in the market and 4TB models announced to arrive pretty soon it's clear that although the price/capacity gap with 3.5" mechanical drives is still quite wide (currently 10TB 3.5" drives have already made their debut) the same no longer applies for 2.5" mechanical drives since as we speak the highest capa... [PCSTATS]


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Ashes of the Singularity DirectX 12 vs DirectX 11 Benchmark
With the Maximus VIII Gene, ASUS shows their next generation mATX gaming and overclocking motherboard, which is based on Intels latest Z170 chipset. Like it's predecessor this board wants to convince with a balanced feature mix that pleases overclockers as well as gamers. At this point we're very curious to find out what ASUS has come up with regar... [PCSTATS]


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DX12, DX11 and even AMD Mantle
Today we'll be looking at one of the very first DirectX 12 game benchmarks by using Stardock's real-time strategy game, Ashes of the Singularity. Ashes of the Singularity was developed with Oxide’s Nitrous game engine and tells the story of an existential war waged on an unprecedented scale across the galaxy. The Ashes of the Singularity Benchmark ... [PCSTATS]


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First Look Hands-On With ASUS ZenPad S 8.0 Z580CA
Today we are taking a look at the first real world gaming benchmark that utilized DX12. Back in March I was able to do some early testing with an API-specific test that evaluates the overhead implications of DX12, DX11 and even AMD Mantle from Futuremark and 3DMark. This first look at DX12 was interesting and painted an amazing picture about the po... [PCSTATS]


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First DX12 In-Game Benchmarks A Level Playing Field?
ASUS is on a roll these days, especially in mobile technologies. In the past few months, the company has surprised us all with the affordable and powerful ZenPhone 2 smartphone (which starts at a very frugal $200 off-contract) and the even cheaper ZenFone 2E which takes the prepaid route via AT&T.

ASUS is again using its “Zen factor,” this time ... [PCSTATS]


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Ozone Argon Gaming Mouse Review
Over the weekend press was handed access to one of the world’s first DirectX 12 benchmarks courtesy of Oxide’s Ashes of the Singularity. This isn’t a synthetic test like 3DMark’s API overhead feature test, but rather a true real-world benchmark using a pre-Beta version of the upcoming game. And we’ve all been salivating over a way to measure real-w... [PCSTATS]


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How to Delete the Windows.old Folder in Windows 10
eSports is becoming more and more popular by the day and in turn, so are team-based competitive games. This is something that gaming peripheral companies have definitely noticed. Today, we are taking a look at the Ozone Argon, an ambidextrous mouse aimed at competitive gamers. There are two variants of this mouse, the Argon Ocelot World, which we r... [PCSTATS]


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be quiet! Silent Base 800 PC Case Review
When you upgrade your Windows installation from Windows 7 or 8.1 you might notice a Windows.old folder in your C:\ drive. Windows keeps an old version of your operating system on your PC in case you are not happy with Windows 10 and want to revert back. Now if you feel you are happy with Windows 10 you are going to want to delete that folder as it ... [PCSTATS]


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Lian Li PC-08 Case Review
There really is a lot of innovation and clever design going into PC cases these days, so it will be very interesting to see what be quiet! brings to the table with their first chassis offering, the Silent Base 800. The Silent Base 800 is by no means a new chassis, in fact, it's been out for a year. It was sent to us recently because be quiet! has... [PCSTATS]


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Windows 10 Vs Windows 8 Game Performance Review
"The Lian Li PC-08 Case arrived Technic3D. The PC-08 supports E-ATX, ATX, Mini-ITX and Micro-ATX motherboards and have place for 8x 120mm Cooling-Fans. We will check this and many more in the following Review."
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ASUS GTX 980 Ti STRIX
Windows 10 is finally here. The new OS has been spit-shined and primed for an official release. As advertised, Windows 8/8.1 users can upgrade to the new operating system, provided that current Win8 installs have been properly activated. Make sure you check our comprehensive Migration Guide for details on upgrades and clean installs.

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Synology Diskstation DS414slim 4-Bay NAS Server
The ASUS GTX 980 Ti STRIX OC may have been launched a bit later than its competitors but the wait was worth it. This may be the best GTX 980 Ti currently available.
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Intel Developer Forum today
Overall your interpretation of the performance of the Synology Diskstation DS414slim may vary depending on your particular use. As mentioned, this unit appears to be designed for entry level users that are just looking for a secure place to keep some family photos, videos, and some other random files. For this purpose, this unit is a fantastic devi... [PCSTATS]


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ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6 (Intel Z170) Motherboard Review
During the opening keynote of the Intel Developer Forum today, Intel announced that it will be shipping SSDs based on its very promising 3D Xpoint memory, co-developed with Micron, which is a replacement for NAND flash. Intel has claimed that 3D Xpoint has 1000x the speed and endurance of existing flash storage. This new technology will ship in a n... [PCSTATS]


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MSI Z170A Gaming M5 Motherboard Review
Our second Intel Z170 motherboard reviews comes in the form of ASRock's Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6. It offers solid gaming features for the price."


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Asus EA-AC87 4×4 wireless bridge review
"Skylake and the Z170 chipset is here and we are going to take a look at one of MSI’s motherboard offerings for the Z170 chipset. MSI has done an interesting thing with their Gaming Series motherboards. Because other manufacturers have copied their naming scheme they have named their boards Gaming “M” to distinguish them. So today we are checkin... [PCSTATS]


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GeForce GTX 980 Ti SLI vs. Radeon R9 Fury X Crossfire
Supporting 4×4 quad-stream 802.11ac speeds, the Asus EA-AC87 is a wireless bridge that’s designed to compliment the RT-AC87U router, as one of the few ways to get the fastest possible performance from it. It’s capable of more than that, as it also doubles up as an access point, used to improve the performance of any router by adding an additional 5... [PCSTATS]


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