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IT News Head Lines (PCSTATS) 06/05/2016

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SilverStone Strider Titanium ST70F-TI 700W Review



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Enermax Revolution X't II 750W PSU Review
Silverstone have earned a reputation over the years for releasing some of the most technically proficient power supplies and cases available for the enthusiast audience. Their high end power supplies have found a home in some of the most powerful, overclocked multi GPU showcase systems (HERE). Today we look at one of their latest Titanium grade pow... [PCSTATS]


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Corsair M65 Pro RGB Mouse Review
"The Enermax Revolution X’t II 750 watt PSU meets the 80 Plus Gold standard and is a semi-modular PSU. Enermax has built the Revolution X’t II PSU with function in mind though by using flat cabling for all the cabling, this design is to allow better cable management."
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Corsair Carbide Spec-Alpha ATX Mid-Tower Review
At the end of 2014, we reviewed Corsair’s M65 gaming mouse. Now we have an updated version, named the M65 Pro. Aimed at FPS gamers – the M65 Pro has a healthy feature-set and certainly looks good on paper. Today we see how it fares in the real world.


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SteelSeries Rival 300 Gaming-Mouse Review
The ATX Mid-Tower has always been a favorite of PC builders. It can be transported with relative ease, while still managing to hold a respectable amount of very high-end hardware. The Spec-Alpha is Corsair's latest entry to the market and has gamers squarely in its sights. Priced at $80, this is a case that we very much expect to be a dominant forc... [PCSTATS]


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Huawei P9 Plus Dual-Lens Smartphone Sneak Peek!
The SteelSeries Rival 300 Mouse arrived Technic3D. We will check the CS:GO Fade Edition with up to 6.500 dpi and six Buttons in the following Review on Technic3D."
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ASUS Zenbook UX305CA Review
The Huawei P9 Plus is the (slightly) larger version of the Huawei P9 smartphone with the same capabilities and dual-lens camera. Its main difference is its larger display and battery, as well as a faster front camera lens. We recently came across the Huawei P9 Plus smartphone, and had some hands-on time with it. Hope you enjoy our quick coverage!
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Quanta Computer denies reported layoffs
In the spotlight today is the new ASUS Zenbook UX305CA. This Ultrabook is based on Intel Skylake architecture and is available in a selection of different processor models and storage capacities. Our sample today features the Intel Core M3 6Y30 and a 128GB SSD. Not only is this sleek device compact and lightweight, but it also boasts a fan-less des... [PCSTATS]


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ultra high end desktop replacement gaming notebooks
Quanta Computer on May 3 firmly denied reports that the company will lay off 10-20% of employees in June, adding that a number of employees voluntarily resigned due to merging a business office in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan into its headquarters in late 2015 and corporate reorganization in the first quarter of 2016.
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Zotac GTX 980 Ti AMP! Edition Review
Gaming performance of high end gaming notebooks is quickly closing the gap with desktops. In this roundup we look at over $11,000 worth of desktop replacement options from MSI, Origin and Eurocom.
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GIGABYTE X99P-SLI LGA 2011v3 Motherboard Review
This will probably be our last GTX 980 Ti review before the next generation of cards from Nvidia are released. The speculation is they will be named the GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 continuing the product naming convention Nvidia have been using for quite a while now. If you forget the GTX Titan cards, out of the budget of most the natural flagship card i... [PCSTATS]


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CM Storm Quick Fire XTi Gaming Keyboard
GIGABYTE has put out a refreshed X99 motherboard offering an updated USB 3.1 controller and Thunderbolt compatibility. While Skylake is the new hotness and comprises the bulk of Intel's current mainstream lineup, the HEDT segment remains popular and many consider a 5820K and X99 build a viable alternative to Skylake and Z170.
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MyDigitalSSD Bullet Proof 5 Eco M.2 SSD Review (480GB)
CM Storm's Quick Fire line of products includes a wealth of different options. Today, we will take a look at their fully sized multi-color backlit gaming keyboard dubbed the XTi. Like other recent Quick Fire keyboards, it uses Cherry MX key mechanisms and has a standard US-layout.
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Intel NUC NUC6i5SYK Skylake Mini PC Review
We’ve been able to test our fair share of SSDs over the years and, to this date, there remains a constant. Prices drop. Where we once saw a 32GB SSD peak at $5000 in 2007, today’s world is vastly different and 1TB SSDs are now available at just over the $300 mark. Value is key in technology and has always been. On the test bench today, we have ... [PCSTATS]


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20 of the Worst PC Setups – April 2016
The size of the PC market has been flat to decreasing in recent years, but Intel has always found ways to maintain solid profitability in their PC division. Right now Intel’s strategy appears to be focusing on the growing 2 in 1s and PC gaming market, but there is also growth and profitability to be had with the Intel NUC mini PC lineup. Intel has ... [PCSTATS]


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Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 Motherboard Review
"I’m sure at some point you’ve had a bad PC setup. Maybe moving into a new place, waiting for a new desk to arrive or you just ran out of room. I can remember my horrible PC setups from when I was living at the dorms in college. If you have ever ventured over to the Shitty Battlestations sub-reddit you will find a lot of horrible PC setups. We will... [PCSTATS]


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ECS Z170-Claymore motherboard
Gigabyte’s Z170-Gaming K3 motherboard costs just £95 which makes it the most affordable Gaming branded Z170 motherboard in the UK. Yet, you may still be pleasantly surprised by how much you get for your money with the Z170-Gaming K3 – few sacrifices have been made to reach such an aggressive price point.


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Ian ‘8PACK’ Parry showcases new custom
"ECS did a fine job in designing the Z170-Claymore motherboard, managing to offering a compelling feature set while maintaining a very approachable price point. The board has several enthusiast-friendly features, including is aesthetic and inclusion of integrated power / reset buttons and 2-digit diagnostic LED display. The layout was not cramped f... [PCSTATS]


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Corsair K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Review
KitGuru visited Ian ‘8Pack’ Parry at Overclockers UK to answer the burning questions of the day; what exactly do you get when you spend between £3,000 and £12,000 on a gaming PC and why doesn’t he use AMD graphics cards? The answer to the first question is ‘Many, many GigaHertz’ and to the second is ‘Have you seen our new Meteoroid with Radeon R9 F... [PCSTATS]


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Seagate NAS 8TB (ST8000VN0002) Hard Disk Drive Review
The Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 may be a baby-board in its
size, but it definitely is capable of punching above its weight class.
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Lexar 633x microSDXC Card Review (200GB) – Smartphone Storage
Just as you wouldn’t use a low-end graphics card for high-end usage, you shouldn’t use the wrong hard disk drive in your storage system either. There is a reason for every product and you should always pick the one suited for the task at hand, especially when you deal with your storage. Today I’m taking a closer look at Seagate’s impressive 8TB NAS... [PCSTATS]


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Chieftec Navitas 1000W GPM-1000C Review
The ability to upgrade storage in today’s smartphones seems to have become key once again. It is the dividing point between Samsung and Apple. A Samsung S7 smart phone allows the user to add up to 200GB of storage space whereas the Apple iPhone 6S tops out at 128GB, that storage increasing the iPhone price by several hundred dollars. This is lever... [PCSTATS]


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Tesoro Ascalon Spectrum Optical Gaming Mouse Review
With the Navitas 1000W Chieftec has a high quality mid range power supply in its portfolio which offers 1000 Watt output power. When looking for an 80Plus certificate we find a Gold sticker on this unit. Since Chieftec doesn't own their own PSU factory, their using an OEM platform from CWT (Channel Well Technology) for this model. As usual we're cu... [PCSTATS]


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vivo V3Max Smartphone First Look
Tesoro is one of the coolest gaming brands around, and while you may not think of them first when shopping for a new peripheral, they’ve proven to us here at eTeknix time and time again that they can create competitive, unique and affordable products that would make great additions to any desktop gaming setup. With that in mind, I’m very happy to s... [PCSTATS]


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Dark Souls III Benchmarked: GPU & CPU Performance
During the vivo V3Max launch, we had the opportunity to get some time with the actual vivo V3Max smartphone. We took some pictures and a video, in which we detailed its key features. Check it out! Hope you like them! ??"
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Master Devastator II keyboard/ mouse combo
Dark Souls III is arguably the biggest game to launch this month. Using the engine from developer FromSoftware's 'Bloodborne', Dark Souls III looks quite impressive but you can certainly tell this is a console port. The tweakable options are decent though the game gives no real explanation of what you are enabling. You do get enhanced graphics, bet... [PCSTATS]


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Intel 750 Series 400GB NVMe Solid State
Cooler Master's Devastator II keyboard and mouse combo claims to do the impossible: provide a capable gaming-grade keyboard and mouse in a package that retails for just $30.
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MSI DS502 Gaming Headset Review
"Intel introduced their 750 Series solid state drives last year. Back then and even now not many people know what NVMe is. NVMe stands for Non-Volatile Memory Express and it is a protocol that has been designed from the ground up to capitalize on the low latency and internal parallelism of flash-based storage devices, mirroring the parallelism of... [PCSTATS]


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SteelSeries Siberia 350 Gaming Headset Review
Today we are taking a look at MSI’s brand new gaming headset, the DS502, boasting 7.1 surround sound, premium build and Hi-Fi level sound quality in a lightweight, ergonomically designed package. How does it hold up?


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Previous-Gen Flagship vs. Today's Budget Smartphones
"The Siberia 350 headset is very easy to set up and work with thanks to the Engine 3 utility, while the volume controller is placed on the wire. If we look at both Siberia 650 (Elite Prism) and 350, we can see that the latter is a “lite” edition of the more expensive model, which does feature a less thick padding system, no analog interface and als... [PCSTATS]


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Praevidi's Turris VR Chair
If you're in the market for a new phone and don't have a ton of money to spend, most companies would want you to look at their collection of mid-range and entry-level handsets. But that's not always the smartest move if you know where to look.

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NikKTech & GAMDIAS Game On USA - CANADA Giveaway
Praevidi's Turris VR Chair lets players navigate seated VR experiences by shifting their bodies, an approach that decouples head- and torso-position tracking to create a potentially more immersive experience in VR environments. Join us as we explore this device and its implications for the future of VR control.
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Fnatic Gear Flick G1 Optical Mouse Review
Today we open the doors to our 61st giveaway this time with our good friends over at GAMDIAS USA who have made available three very nice prizes specifically aimed at serious gamers.
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SilverStone Strider Titanium ST80F-TI 800W Power Supply Report
Fnatic Gear took everything good about the Func MS-2, and made
it great with the Flick G1.
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AMD’s own proclamation
SilverStone aims to create the most compact, Titanium
certified 800W fully modular PSU. We took one apart to see what is inside.
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Linksys LGS116P 16-Port Business Desktop Gigabit PoE+ Switch Review
Anyone that pays attention to the graphics card market can see why AMD would make the positional shift with the Radeon Pro Duo. The Fiji architecture is on the way out, with Polaris due out in June by AMD’s own proclamation. At $1500, the Radeon Pro Duo will be a stark contrast to the prices of the Polaris GPUs this summer, and it is well above any... [PCSTATS]


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Magnum 2 256GB USB 3.1 Gen 1 Flash Drive Review
The Linksys LGS116P is ideal for people looking to upgrade their home or business network with a plug & play PoE+ compatible gigabit switch.
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Iron Man-Inspired ROG GT51 Gaming Desktop Revealed!
If you're out in the market for a new USB flash drive and you're looking for one of the fastest ones around then the SuperSonic Magnum 2 by Patriot should do the trick.
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iRULU Walknbook 3 Hybrid Tablet PC
This Iron Man-inspired system is a winner of the 2016 CES Innovation Award, as well as the iF Design Award. But it’s not all beauty without brawn. Under the steely facade is an awesome gaming machine. Let’s take a look!
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