Wednesday, August 26, 2015

IT News Head Lines (PCSTATS) 27/08/2015

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Radeon R9 Fury cards:



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Intel Core i7-6700K Cache Overclocking
One question we haven't answered decisively in our recent series of graphics card reviews is: how much video memory is enough? More pressingly given the 4GB limit for Radeon R9 Fury cards: how much is too little?

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Corsair Gaming Strafe Mechanical Keyboard Review
Last week I looked at DDR4 memory scaling from 2133MHz to 3866MHz on the new Intel 6th Generation Core i7-6700K ‘Skylake’ processor. Since that article was published I’ve received a number of kind and helpful letters from the overclocking community, board makers and memory companies with ideas on how to get even better memory performance. Intel has... [PCSTATS]


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Seagate PRO NAS DP6 Review
There’s more than meets the eye with the Strafe mechanical keyboard from Corsair Gaming. Many of our readers should be familiar with Corsair’s K70 mechanical keyboard which is remarkable in its own right for a variety of reasons. So then, is the more recently released Strafe a dumbed down mechanical keyboard from Corsair? We spent some time typing ... [PCSTATS]


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Thecus N5810 Pro 5-bay NAS
It seems like there is a new kid on the block each and every week. Whenever I think that the dust is settling, someone comes running through like the road runner kicking up a new cloud trail. To be fair, Seagate not exactly a new kid on the block and is most definitely not new to storage. With Seagate's expansion through acquisitions (including LaC... [PCSTATS]


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PNY GTX 980 XLR8
The N5810 Pro by Thecus is an enthusiast-grade NAS that not only includes the usual features we expect to find in a product of its category as it also comes with its very own mini-UPS device as a precursory measure against data losses caused by power cuts.
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How To Significantly Improve Battery Life In Windows 10
"NVIDIA's Maxwell core has so far been a predictable overclocker, delivering speeds from 1400MHz on up and over 1500MHz in some cases. In this case, the Maxwell core in this card was able to run a GPU Boost clock speed of 1491MHz by setting the power limit to 125% and bumping the voltage up by +39mv. The memory speed boost was significant as well w... [PCSTATS]


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Unboxing The Retro Intel Box Master System
"Battery life is something we’ve always struggled with since computers became portable. With the release of Windows 10 Microsoft has introduced new features to help users get better battery life out of their devices. If you have upgraded recently to Windows 10 or have purchased a new device with Windows 10 installed here are some features and tip... [PCSTATS]


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MSI GeForce GTX 950 Gaming 2 GB
In this episode of The TR Podcast, we chat about our Nvidia Shield review, explore Logitech's MX Master and MX Anywhere 2 mice, take measure of how much RAM is enough for today's graphics cards, and answer reader questions.
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ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Preview
The MSI GeForce GTX 950 Gaming comes with the company's famous TwinFrozr dual-fan cooling solution, which provides quieter than whisper-quiet noise levels in gaming, and completely turns off the fans in idle. The card is also rather affordable with just a $10 price premium.
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Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX SE Case Review
With the Maximus VIII Gene, ASUS shows their next generation ATX gaming and overclocking motherboard, which is based on Intel's latest Z170 chipset. Like it's predecessor this board wants to convince with a balanced feature mix, which pleases overclockers as well as gamers. At this point we're very curious to find out what ASUS has come up with reg... [PCSTATS]


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GTX 780 Ti vs R9 290X
Phanteks has decided to add some color to one of their popular series of cases and has branded it as a Special Edition. The Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX SE Case that we will be looking at has all the familiar traits of the a the original Enthoo Evolv ITX, but what makes these special is that you can get them …

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Asus R7 370 Strix 4GB @ LanOC Reviews
After almost two years on the market, we have decided to re-benchmark the performance of two GPUs: the R9 290X and GTX 780 Ti. Both have been at the center of controversy but where do they stand now?
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what the benefits of an upgrade are
So last week was basically all about budget gaming with our first R7 370 review as well as the launch of the GTX 950. Well this week isn’t going to be any different. Today I’m going to take a look at another R7 370, this time the Asus Strix 4GB model. This gives us a chance to compare the Sapphire that I previously took a look and find out how the ... [PCSTATS]


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How To Use VLOOKUP in Microsoft Excel
Today we have a nice feature on Hardware.Info: we built and benchmarked gaming systems that were current 2.5 and 5 years ago, and compared them to a modern build.

What are the performance gains you can expect? We benchmarked both modern and older titles to see what the benefits of an upgrade are.

Whether you want to know how 2010 Stalker is p... [PCSTATS]


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Rapoo VPRO V800 Review
VLOOKUP In Microsoft Excel Among the rich library of search and reference functions offered in Microsoft Excel is the VLOOKUP function. VLOOKUP is useful when searching a database stored in a worksheet by the value in the left-most column of a user-defined range. Excel developers create Excel applications using the VLOOKUP function to search a numb... [PCSTATS]


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Netis WF2150 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter Review
Today, we have published a review of the latest Rapoo VPRO V800 gaming keyboard with backlight. We have recently tested the Rapoo E6700 Bluetooth keyboard. Now Rapoo offers the new V800 Gaming Keyboard from the VPRO series to beat the competition. Whether and how the Rapoo V800 Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard differs from others, we will work ou... [PCSTATS]


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Dell Venue 10 Series 7000 Android Tablet
Most of the existing stationary PCs don’t have wireless network capabilities out of the box and there can be more than one reason to add it at a later time. There are quite a few ways you can do that, but the easiest is probably with a USB-type WiFi dongle. Today I’m taking a closer look at just such a device as I’m having the Netis WF2150 600N Dua... [PCSTATS]


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card Review
"When you are gaming on your console of choice, you might want to look into the recently launched AVerMedia Live Gamer Extreme. The external game capture card connects to your PC via USB 3.0 to provide uncompressed full HD 1080p video at 60 frames per second, all with "almost no latency" as it passes through to your monitor or TV. Does this take ga... [PCSTATS]


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Crucial MX200 500GB Review
Last week during Computex 2015, NVIDIA released the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti features 2816 NVIDIA CUDA cores and 6 GB of GDDR5 memory with a price tag of $649.99. For a limited time gamers will also get Batman: Arkham Knight with the purchase of a GeForce GTX 980. That price tag might be more than some are wil... [PCSTATS]


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In Win 707 Full Tower Case Review
It seems like it was just yesterday that I set my sights on Crucial's MX100 256GB SSD. The MX100 was a solid drive (pun intended) that performed well, was affordable, and was as reliable as a 1980s Volvo (very reliable). Crucial thinks they can build on their strengths and impress me once again with their shinier, newer, MX200 500GB SSD.
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Gigabyte X99-SOC Champion & X99 Gaming 5P Haswell E Motherboards
"Now with the In Win 707 Gaming Black case we now see has a more conventional style and high build quality that is reminiscent of the older days both in construction and constraints that were there before and here now. The $139.00 price tag of the current In Win 707 Black Gaming case would have been $179.00 or more back in 2009 but times have chang... [PCSTATS]


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ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Motherboard Review
When it launched its initial line-up of Haswell-E based processors and the companion X99 chipset, Intel’s motherboard partners hit the ground running with some fairly exciting products. At the time of the launch, we featured a few offerings in our review—you can check them out right here. But, as is sometimes the case, the second wave of products b... [PCSTATS]


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Preparing System Image for Windows 10 Upgrade
Exploiting the Skylake CPUs for their allure to gamers, ASRock’s Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ is a motherboard that targets the enthusiast gaming audience by offering a wide range of the bells and whistles they may desire. Can pumped-up audio, a Killer NIC, strong multi-GPU support, and high-speed storage interfaces persuade gamers who are willing to i... [PCSTATS]


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Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB SATA SSD Review
"Using the Game Boost option to overclock allows the enthusiast to use a dial an overclock feature in both hardware and software modes from the EZ Mode in the Click BIOS 5. There are options from 4.3GHz to 5GHz all by spinning the knob through seven different positions. We can officially say good bye to OC Genie and its limited scope, although it w... [PCSTATS]


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ASRock USB 3.1: A Quick Hands-on Test
Today, we are going to review the 240 GB member of the HyperX Savage SSD family, which boasts the following features :

Performance - Incredible speeds for enhanced productivity

Unique design - Stunning red casing to give an edge to the latest PC hardware

Slim - 7mm thickness to fit in most desktops and notebooks

Fast and easy migration ... [PCSTATS]


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Silicon Power Xpower PC3-19200 2x8GB DDR3 RAM Review
We had a chance to take a look at ASRock’s USB 3.1 implementation with the company’s excellent X99E-ITX/ac motherboard and a custom USB 3.1 RAID testing card. How does ASRock’s 10Gbps USB 3.1 solution fare?


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Turkey PC market declines amid weak consumer and public sector demand, says IDC
Here is to what is probably our last DDR3 RAM review here at
APH Networks. We took Silicon Power's Xpower PC3-19200 2x8GB in, and tested
it to see how it compares.
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Kingston DataTraveler 4000 G2 64GB USB Flash Drive
Ongoing social and political unrest across the country caused Turkey's PC market to suffer a dramatic on-year decline during the second quarter of 2015, according to the latest figures from IDC. The research firm's results show overall PC shipments into Turkey fell 41.6% on year in the second quarter of 2015 and 41.4% on the previous quarter to tot... [PCSTATS]


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The NVIDIA GPUs Delivering The Best Performance Per Watt
"Kingston has developed a very useful Managed Solution USB flash drive that makes transporting data easy and secure. That solution is the DataTraveler 4000 G2 64GB USB 3.0 flash drive. It offers built in AES encryption, management interface and a physical design that renders the device unrecoverable if opened. We found a room of white hat (and a co... [PCSTATS]


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Z170 Charts: 7 Boards ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Update
"Following last week's NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 launch I took the
current complete NVIDIA desktop line-up of Maxwell GPUs and ran a second
set of Linux OpenGL gaming tests on each of them while this time looking
closely at the performance-per-dollar and performance-per-Watt
performance. Here's the look at these NVIDIA Linux results if you're ... [PCSTATS]


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Nubee NUB8500H Temperature Gun Non-contact Infrared Thermometer Review @ Technog
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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Silicon Power Xpower PC3-19200 2x8GB DDR3 RAM Review @ APH Networks
"Tools, I love getting tools for review and not just power tools and such but electronic tools like IR thermometers. Infrared thermometers can be very handy for computer work and for just around the house in general. Today for review I’ve got the Nubee NUB8500H Temperature Gun Non-contact Infrared Thermometer and it seems accurate and it’s well ma... [PCSTATS]


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Lexar Professional 2000x SDXC UHS-II Card Review (64GB)
Here is to what is probably our last DDR3 RAM review here at
APH Networks. We took Silicon Power's Xpower PC3-19200 2x8GB in, and tested
it to see how it compares.
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Cooler Master MasterCase 5 & Pro 5 Review
A little over a year ago we were able to take a close look at a new breed of SD cards thanks to SanDisk releasing the world’s first UHS-II SD card, the SanDisk Extreme Pro. The standard was so new, besides the Fujifilm XT-1, no other camera even supported the form factor at the time. In September Lexar finally released a product to compete against ... [PCSTATS]


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EVGA GeForce GTX 950 FTW Edition Video Card Review
At KitGuru we have covered MasterCase 5 from the time it appeared at Computex and again during our recent visit to the Cooler Master European HQ. It has been a long few months and now it is time to get away from words about concepts and instead dish up a review of the finished PC case shortly before it hits the shelves of your local retailer.


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MOBA Gaming Performance - Is The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
With the launch of the new GeForce GTX 950 a budget gamer can play at 1080p resolutions and use all the eye candy they want in just about every genre with more than acceptable frame rates which include MOBA, MMO, FPS and RTS."
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TechPowerUp $800 Build Guide
Up against my trusty four-year-old HD 6950 1GB is NVIDIA’s spanking brand-new GTX 950 2GB. This is what happens when I ask the editor-in-chief to do an extensive MOBA game performance analysis and instead it comes around back to me years later. Whatever. I’m happy because not only do I have a new video card, I also get to do graphics performance te... [PCSTATS]


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