SteelSeries Apex M500 keyboard goes back to basics
The past few months has produced a rash of glitzy RGB LED keyboards with all sorts of weird shapes and lighting systems. It's a little refreshing, then, that the just-released SteelSeries Apex M500 keyboard keeps things comparatively simple. The company actually jokes a little about this, saying that "products shouldn't look like they came through a portal from the future."
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In the lab: Oculus' Rift VR headset
After what seems like an eternity of hype, Oculus' Rift VR headset is a real, shipping product, and we got ours in the mail today. Here's a quick look at what comes in the handsome, monolithic black box:
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Rockit 88 CPU delidder tool pops the top on recent Intel chips
Rockit Cool's Rockit 88 is a Kickstarter project that aims to make delidding—the practice of removing a CPU's integrated heat spreader, or IHS—easier. appears to work by holding Haswell and Skylake CPUs
in a dedicated bracket and shearing off the IHS with a moving block.
Rockit Cool claims that reducing the thickness of the thermal interface
material between the processor die and the IHS on an unspecified,
overclocked Devil's Canyon CPU resulted in a 10°C improvement in load
temperatures.
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Security researchers promote Badlock SMB bug ahead of patches
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G.Skill Trident Z 16GB kit pairs DDR4-3600 speed with low latency
Not content with making ever-larger and ever-faster RAM kits, G.Skill is pushing speed and latency boundaries this time around. The company's latest 16GB Trident Z kit clocks in at 3600 MT/s with 15-15-15-35 timings, and it spreads its capacity across two 8GB DIMMs. This responsive kit turns in those numbers while running at 1.35V. We've built systems with Trident Z RAM in the past, and the two-tone aluminum heat spreaders on these DIMMs look pretty snazzy, too.
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Corsair extends warranties on its high-end power supplies
Regular TR readers know that a solid power supply is essential to a successful PC build. Spending a bit extra on that little black box can net you a unit that will last you a couple of builds, or in some cases, a decade. To make sure that its high-end PSUs stay in service that long, Corsair is extending the warranty on its AXi, HXi, RMi, and RMx power supplies to 10 years.
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Microsoft Edge joins Google Chrome in anti-Flash crusade
Dun dun dun, another one bites the dust. Last year, we reported that Google Chrome would start blocking Flash ads and some auto-playing media. Today, Microsoft Edge is following in Chrome's footsteps. An upcoming version of Edge will automatically pause Flash content that's not "central to the web page" in question.
Starting with Windows build 14136, Flash advertisements in Edge will show up in a paused state unless the user explicitly clicks on them. Microsoft says that Edge ought to recognize and not affect Flash content that's integral to ...
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Corsair Spec-Alpha chassis gives PCs an angular showcase
It seems geometric styling is becoming the fashion in cases of late. Corsair's contribution to the trend is the Carbide Series Spec-Alpha ATX mid-tower chassis. This case pairs an outlandish exterior with an open interior design that omits 5.25" drive bays in favor of improved airflow. That's a choice I hope makes its way into more cases.
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Deals of the week: SSDs, GeForces, and more
Look in my eyes. Relax and take a deep breath. Now look at this swinging pocket watch. Can you read the time? Your eyelids are starting to get heavy. Now repeat after me: you want new hardware. You would love to upgrade your computer. That's right, you need a new graphics card and a bigger SSD. Now open your eyes slowly, and look at these deals here.
When I snap my fingers, you'll wake up from your trance. Should you have encountered any ...
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Rumor: Nvidia to launch GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 at Computex
Nvidia's Tesla P100 is certainly an impressive bit of kit, but we'd wager more than a few gerbils were disappointed that the company didn't announce consumer graphics cards based on the Pascal architecture. If a report by Digitimes is correct, however, green-team gamers everywhere could soon have reason to rejoice.
According to "sources from graphics card players," Nvidia will unveil a consumer Pascal chip to the public at Computex 2016, in the form of its GeForce GTX 1080 and ...
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HTC reassures Vive early adopters that all is well
HTC is trying to get on the level with Vive pre-order customers concerned about shipping dates and order processing. In a post on the Vive blog, HTC assures all pre-order customers that Vive order fulfillment is "on track," and that folks who pre-ordered will recieve their Vive system "in the month noted in [their] confirmation e-mail."
The post also clears up some issues regarding payment methods. HTC says orders are being processed in first-come, first-serve order, regardless of the payment method used. Some of the customer frustration seems to stem from the fact that Paypal ...
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Gigabyte lops the six-pin power plug off its GeForce GTX 950
Gigabyte is introducing a low-power GTX 950 that doesn't require a six-pin PCIe power plug today. This GTX 950 follows similar cards from EVGA and Asus, who have already announced their entries into the power-sipping GTX 950 arena. Gigabyte sets apart its black marvel by highlighting its fan design and OC Guru II software.
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Samsung fires up fabrication of "10-nm class" DDR4 RAM
There's an old saying among IT folks that Intel is the 800-lb gorilla in the CPU space. That description also fits Samsung when it comes to memory fabrication. The Korean company has now unveiled its first 8Gbit DDR4 RAM chips built on a "10-nm class" process, a name which Samsung uses to describes process nodes ranging from 10 to 19 nm.
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Deepcool releases refined Captain EX series of liquid coolers
Deepcool has revealed a new line of all-in-one liquid cooling systems. The red highlights and "steampunk"-style pump housing of the Captain EX series are certainly eye-catching, but that pump design may also serve a practical purpose. The external coolant-circulating tube and apparent dual-chamber design of the Captain EX might prevent the company from running afoul of the all-in-one liquid cooler patents held by Asetek.
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Riotoro CR1080 case is a more compact ATX enclosure
New kids on the block Riotoro have announced a compact ATX enclosure called the CR1080. This case uses a dual-chamber, inverted-motherboard design to fit full-sized ATX motherboards, power supplies, and full-length graphics cards in a space that measures just 9.6" x 14.1" x 15.5" (WHD). Thanks to its compact dimensions, the CR1080 has limited space for storage. Two combo mounts for 3.5" or 2.5" devices, a single 5.25" drive bay, and a dedicated 2.5" drive mount should serve the needs of most users these days, though.
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