Monday, February 8, 2016

IT News Head Lines (PCSTATS) 09/02/2016

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Scythe Ninja 4 SCNH-4000 Heatsink Review



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EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 T2
" While Scythe doesn't overtly market its heatsinks as "silent", the company has typically produced CPU coolers which do meet the quiet esthetic. In this review Frostytech will be testing out the new Scythe Ninja 4 heatsink - a 156mm tall boxy looking thermal solution which is designed for lower noise cooling. The Scythe Ninja 4 CPU cooler weighs ~... [PCSTATS]


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G.Skill Ripjaws KM780 RGB Mechanical Keyboard Review
We have on our test bench today EVGA's flagship PSU with an enormous capacity and Titanium efficiency. We expect it to preform incredibly well because it uses Super Flower's high-end Leadex platform and comes with some formidable specs.
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Trying NVIDIA's Newest Sub-$50 GPU
The Ripjaws KM780 RGB is G.Skill's first foray into the
mechanical keyboard market. Will it be both a pleasure to type on and a
stunner in RGB lighting effects?
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Jabra ROX Wireless In-Ear Stereo Earbuds Review
"At the end of January NVIDIA rolled out the GeForce GT 710.
This isn't some shiny new low-end Maxwell card, but rather from the
Kepler lineage and retails for under $50 USD as a discrete solution to
compete with integrated Intel and AMD graphics. Here are some initial
benchmarks of a passively-cooled ASUS GeForce GT 710 under Linux."
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ByPass Max from the BIOS Optimization Guide.
If you're really into running or exercising and you're looking for a reliable pair of wireless earbuds then you should really take a look at our thorough review of the ROX Wireless by Jabra.



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iBuyPower Paladin Z860 Custom Gaming PC Review
"To ensure coherency of data in a multi-core processor, the processor uses a Dependence Chain Queue (DCQ) to check for dependence chains between instructions and process them accordingly. The arbiter which controls the Dependence Chain Queue can rearrange the entries to optimize their processing. This is where the Bypass Max BIOS feature comes in."... [PCSTATS]


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Cyberpower Infinity Luxe 805 GT System review
Gaming computers are located at the top of the wish lists not only of our kids. Setting up a good gaming PC, some parents are certainly a little overwhelmed and/or can not deal with selecting the right hardware. These circumstances we owe it, that companies like iBUYPOWER offer complete ready-made PCs. Today we test an iBuyPower Paladin Z860 Gaming... [PCSTATS]


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Phanteks Eclipse P400 Computer Case Review
Cyberpower has taken an interesting approach with its Infinity Luxe 805 GT gaming PC. On the one hand they have pushed the specification of the hardware with an overclocked 4.7GHz Core i7-6700K and GTX 980Ti graphics card while on the other they have also emphasised the look of the PC with an In-Win 805 case with Thermaltake Riing fans front and re... [PCSTATS]


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Dell XPS 13 (Late 2015) Review
Phanteks' Eclipse P400 is a budget case with an MSRP of $69.99
USD. But will it be budget in features and build quality?
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Micron M600 512GB SSD Review
The revamped Dell XPS 13 includes just a handful of improvements: a new Skylake CPU, a USB Type-C port that supports Thunderbolt 3, and the option to get the laptop in gold. But considering the Broadwell-based Dell XPS 13 was my favorite laptop of 2015, I just had to get in the new model and see if it’s still a class-leading device.
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Z170I GAMING PRO AC motherboard
With the M600 and M510DC lines of solid state drives (SSDs) Micron has successfully managed to cover both demanding consumers and professionals/enterprise users.



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PNY CS2211 SSD
The Z170I GAMING PRO AC motherboard is poised to be a tiny powerhouse for SFF builds or for those of you looking to focus on "less is more." If you are looking to make the jump to an Small Form Factor build, or you want to update an existing build you won't want to miss this feature rich Mini-ITX motherboard.
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HP Pro Slate 8 Review: Nifty Duet Pen, Premium Pricing
Running the PHISON PS3110-S10 controller, the PNY CS2211 SSD drive offers the full range of features you’d expect to come in an SSD. The four-year warranty is no joke either, although it’s not hard to stand behind a product boasting 2 million hours mean time between failures.

Find out why this drive received our TechwareLabs Gold Hardware Award.... [PCSTATS]


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BitFenix Pandora ATX Review
If you like the idea of using a stylus with your mobile device, then you probably prefer the precision and additional functionality over the convenience of a fingertip. That, or you've picked up a brand-new HP Pro Slate 8, a tablet targeted at working professionals that includes a rather useful and unique accessory dubbed the "Duet Pen" that enable... [PCSTATS]


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Auslogics Registry Cleaner Tutorial
Pandora ATX is the name of BitFenix's latest compact and elegant ATX case. Despite it's rather small dimensions it's possible to build a high-end product based on this enclosure. Apart from that there are quite a few interesting features and there is even a version with integrated LCD display. Compared to the older version, which was only compatibl... [PCSTATS]


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OCZ Trion 150 240GB and 480GB SSD Review
Auslogics Registry Cleaner is a freeware program that locates and corrects errors on the Windows Registry to assure your computer is running with no problems.

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EXMobile iCute Plus Smartphone Unboxing & Quick
Back at launch in July 2015 we reviewed the OCZ Trion 100 SSD’s. These were the first OCZ drives to feature a Toshiba controller and A19 TLC NAND flash. Today we look at the latest iteration of the Trion series, dubbed the ‘Trion 150’. The Trion 150 feature 15nm Toshiba Triple Level Cell TLC NAND and are available in 120GB, 240GB, 480GB and 960GB c... [PCSTATS]


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Samsung 950 Pro M.2 NVMe 256GB Review
The EXMobile iCute Plus smartphone is the new, improved version of their original iCute smartphone. It features a larger 5? display with a magnesium-alloy frame, and runs on Android Lollipop 5.1.
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Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. M Wireless Mobile Keyboard Review
With the 950 Pro Samsung launches an NVMe-SSD for end users. The drive which is lying front of us in this case performs extremely well pumping out up to 2200 MB/s sequentially reading and 900 MB/s sequentially writing. This definitely makes us wonder how much of that horsepower is available in real life.
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WD My Passport Ultra Metal Edition 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive
"Gaming is not limited to just PCs and Consoles, there are many mobile gamers out there. I know some people that their main gaming device is a tablet. With that being all touchscreen can be a little difficult for some games, especially shooters. Having a gaming keyboard for mobile devices like this allows gamers to play their best. Not to mention h... [PCSTATS]


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PowerColor Devil HDX PCI Express Sound Card Review
"We’ve been fans of WD’s My Passport portable hard drives for years. These drives are a great companion for your Ultrabook where hard drive space is limited and are extremely reliable as well. WD’s latest iteration of the drive is the My Passport Ultra, which is a USB 3.0 portable hard drive. They were nice enough to send us over their Metal Editi... [PCSTATS]


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Rise Of The Tomb Raider PC Game Benchmarks
The PC sound card selection has been pretty sparse for years, dominated by the likes of Creative Sound Blaster and ASUS Xonar cards. Today we have something from someone else who many of our readers should recognize. PowerColor is well established as a major AMD graphics partner and have become known for their distinctive top-end Devil line of prod... [PCSTATS]


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Zalman ZM-M600R Review
Lara Croft is back on the PC thanks to the highly anticipated release of Rise of the Tomb Raider. NVIDIA, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics teamed up for some internal testing and found that to get 60 FPS at 1920 x 1080 you'll need a GeForce GTX 970 with the high-detail graphics preset. That feels pretty extreme, so we wanted to take a look ourselve... [PCSTATS]


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G910 Orion Spark
Zalman have been a long standing brand that is known by PC enthusiasts for their cooling products and have moved into various other areas, and while they have undergone some hardship as company, they are still with us today. The ZM-M600R mouse comes as part of a new line of products from Zalman and while doesn't aim to set the world on fire, it doe... [PCSTATS]


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ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser Review
Logitech continues its push and re-entry into the gaming peripherals market in 2016, this time adding another keyboard under the Orion brand to the mix. The Logitech G G810 Orion Spectrum is, as the name implies, an RGB mechanical keyboard using the company's proprietary Romer-G switches. But despite the similarity in model numbers to the G910 Orio... [PCSTATS]


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Barracuda Networks Kills Copy & CudaDrive.
When ASUS released the ZenFone 2 Laser, the company’s goal was to offer a premium smartphone experience with strong camera performance at an affordable price. On the surface the ZenFone 2 Laser has many of the key features of a premium phone, including an octa-core SoC with Adreno graphics, dual active SIM capabilities, a 5.5-inch 1080p display, a ... [PCSTATS]


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NZXT Manta Mini-ITX Chassis Review
Today is a really sad day for millions of Copy and CudaDrive users. Barracuda Networks, which owns both cloud storage services, just announced that they will both cease operating on the 1st of May 2016. With that deadline, they have basically given all of their current users 3 months to migrate their data.
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Building a Well-Rounded Gaming Laptop
The NZXT Manta is here at last! Just a few weeks ago we were lucky enough to meet NZXT at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, where the company unveiled their latest mini-ITX chassis to the world. The Manta is unlike anything else NZXT has done before, taking inspiration from the world of supercars and bringing sweeping aerodynamic curves and creating a chassis... [PCSTATS]


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AMD A10-7860K, A6-7470K & Athlon X4 845 APUs Launched
Unlike years past, today there are a vast number of quality gaming laptops available that can not only match most home rigs but occasionally outperform them. If you're in the market for a new gaming laptop and want to know what components will give you a well-rounded rig, here’s a breakdown of what’s on offer.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider
ASRock is a relatively new motherboard manufacturer, and it shows in their designs. They are more willing to come up with edgier designs, with a particular emphasis on marketing-friendly features. Today, we are going to take a look at one of their Intel Z170-based motherboards – the ASRock Z170 Extreme4.
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Asus ZenBook UX305CA Review
We take a look at Rise of the Tomb Raider in relation towards PC gaming graphics card performance with the latest AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers. Many graphics cards are being tested and benchmarked. We have a look at performance with the newest graphics cards and technologies. We'll also look at frametimes, graphics memory and a thing or two mor... [PCSTATS]


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Thermaltake Suppressor F31 Midi Tower Review
We had good things to say about Asus’ super-slim ZenBook UX305 when we evaluated it early last year. Attractive, sturdy, and downright tiny, the UX305 was a good value for the price, and it had good looks too. A year later, the ZenBook is back with the updated UX305CA, so we got one in to see if the new version is as balanced a machine as last year... [PCSTATS]


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PNY CS1311 SSD Review (480GB) - An Easy HDD to SSD Upgrade!
How would you like to have almost the same features as the Suppressor F51 Mid-Tower by Thermaltake but in a smaller package? Well the brand new Suppressor F31 seems to be exactly that.
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Toshiba reportedly to close R&D center in Taiwan
Today we are looking at the simpler consumer drive the PNY CS1311 SSD, designed to make upgrading from the lagging HDD a breeze. As PNY explains, this drive is an excellent option for replacing a hard drive, a secondary drive for photo and video storage and as a boot drive. Let's dig in!

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Zotac NEN SN970 Steam Machine Review
Toshiba reportedly plans to close its R&D center in Taiwan and will lay off about 100 engineers working at the center, according to sources in Taiwan's notebook industry.
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MSI X99A Godlike Gaming Review
"Ever since Valve announced SteamOS and Steam Machines there have been two Steam Machines that were shown the most. They were the Alienware Steam Machine and Zotac’s NEN SN970. Not that long ago we took a look at the Alienware unit, and now we have the NEN SN970 to review. This unit is part of Zotac’s extremely popular ZBOX line of mini PCs. Under ... [PCSTATS]


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QNAP TS-453A 4-bay QTS-Ubuntu Combo NAS Review
The Ripjaws KM780 RGB is G.Skill's first foray into the
mechanical keyboard market. Will it be both a pleasure to type on and a
stunner in RGB lighting effects?
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