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Monday, May 23, 2016

IT News Head Lines (PCSTATS) 24/05/2016

5 Reasons To Only Use NAS-Optimised Drives In Your NAS

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Mushkin's Reactor 1TB SSD
Ever wondered what advantages the NAS-optimised drives have over regular hard disk drives? Read on & find out why nothing less will do for your NAS!
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Cooler Master Masterkeys Pro L Review
Mushkin's Reactor 1TB SSD is a frequent star of our weekly deals posts. We put it to the test to see whether it offers high performance along with its low price tag.

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TP-LINK AC1750 Wi-Fi Range Extender
With the Masterkeys Pro L, Cooler Master adds yet another new series of gaming keyboard with RGB backlight to their portfolio. There is a standard layout and the keyboard comes with plain and simple looks. Since it is a product for gamers, the Masterkeys features a backlight and apart from that you can buy it with different CherryMX mechanical swit... [PCSTATS]

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Patriot Viper Elite DDR4-3200 Memory (16GB) Review
"If placed in the right position, RE450 Range Extender from TP-LINK can help you cover dead Wi-Fi spots inside your office or apartment by retransmitting the received signal via wired connection but can also create additional networks so the laptop/desktop/smartphone or other devices you are using will get full signal. The product is easy to reloc... [PCSTATS]

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Arozzi Enzo Black Gaming Chair Review
Supercharging our Z170 test bench allowed us to squeeze out every ounce of performance possible and with thanks to Patriot, we look to squeeze out some more! Today we are tossing Patriot's Viper Elite DDR4-3200 memory into our test bench in hopes to speed things up!
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DOOM Benchmarked: Graphics & CPU Performance Tested
Boutique gaming PC system builders are a flourishing breed these days with new brands popping up on the scene regularly it seems. It's a testament to the fact that PC gaming, and the hardware the fuels it, is not only alive and well but kicking some major butt.

Maingear has been building high-end rigs in boutique fashion since 2002 and in the pr... [PCSTATS]

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Thursday, May 5, 2016

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

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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IT News Head Lines (Tech Report) 06/05/2016

Fallout 4 gets more love from Bethesda with Far Harbor expansion
Hot on the heels of Bethesda’s announcement last week that Fallout 4 would officially begin supporting mods, the company has given fans of the series another reason to rejoice. On May 19, the company will be releasing an expansion called Far Harbor for its popular post-apocalyptic RPG.
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Intel debuts embedded Skylake-R CPUs with Iris Pro graphics
Intel is set to launch its 65W Skylake R-series CPUs this quarter in the form of the Core i5-6585R, the Core i5-6685R, and the Core i7-6785R. These new chips are all quad-core CPUs paired with Iris Pro graphics, which means we get three Skylake Gen9 GPU slices. Those three slices offer up 24 execution units (EUs) each, for a total of 72 EUs. That setup should make for a solid entry-level graphics solution. The highlight of these CPUs for enthusiasts may be the 128MB of eDRAM that Iris Pro brings with it, though. Intel's ARK indicates that these CPUs include improved turbo boost speeds and an L3 cache that matches that on board the Skylake K-series chips, an improvement over Broadwell R-series chips.

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AMD adds refresh-rate ranges to its FreeSync monitor page
AMD is making it easier to figure out the details of compatible monitors on its FreeSync page. A recent update added refresh-rate ranges and panel types for a large number of FreeSync monitors from Acer, LG, and Samsung, among others. AMD now includes the following details to help make picking a FreeSync monitor easier: manufacturer, model, size, panel type, resolution, refresh-rate and FreeSync range, inputs, and low-framerate-compensation support.

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Rumor: Early Broadwell-E benches hint at solid performance gains
Over at the Overclock.net forums, user Maintenance Bot has apparently run a couple of tests on a Core i7-6850K engineering sample. In case you aren't already aware, yes, that's a Broadwell-E chip from Intel's upcoming high-end desktop product line. He compared the chip's multi-core Cinebench results to his own Core i7-5820K at the same overclocked speed—4.2GHz—and came away with an impressive performance improvement: a score of 1311 with the Broadwell-E chip, versus 1191 with the Haswell-E CPU.

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HP refreshes Pavilion consumer PC lineup
Everyone's doing a little spring cleaning lately, and HP is no exception. The company is refreshing its entire consumer-oriented Pavilion series of PCs, with all-new desktops, all-in-ones, laptops, and convertibles. The focus for the new line seems to be on saving space and establishing a coherent design. The new Pavilions stay the course for the most part, but these machines have a few new features worth mentioning.

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Nvidia teases Pascal GeForces amid GTX 1000-series rumors
Well, looks like the rumor mill may have gotten the June reveal date of Pascal-based gaming cards wrong. A mysterious new site called "Order of 10" has popped up, completet with a countdown timer and imagery of gray polygons heading towards Earth. Look familiar? It should. The countdown ends Friday, at which time these mysterious polygons will land.

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Philips' new 43-inch monitor might make native 4K practical
Philips is releasing the BDM4350UC in the United States and the UK today. This 43-inch 4K IPS display supersedes the company's BDM4065UC monitor, which was a little smaller and used a VA panel. Thanks to its relatively large size for a PC monitor, this display offers a relatively standard 103-PPI density—about the same as that of a 27" 2560x1440 display. That PPI figure might make the BDM4350UC a good choice for folks who want the information density of a 4K display without the eyestrain of running smaller 4K screens without a scaling factor.

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Alleged Kaby Lake CPU shows its face in SiSoft Sandra database

Back in March, we reported on the demise of Intel’s long-held “tick-tock” product development strategy. For years, Intel has predictably released a line of CPUs with a new manufacturing process one year, and a line on the same process with a new architecture the next. This cadence is changing with the current 14-nm process node. Under the tick-tock schedule, we would have seen products made on a new process node—10-nm—this year. Instead, we are looking at an optimization of the 14-nm process, called "Kaby Lake." Now we have purported benchmarks of a Kaby Lake processor, courtesy of an anonymous posting in the SiSoftware Sandra database.

The leaked benchmark shows a four-core, eight-thread processor with 3.6GHz base and 4.2GHz Turbo clock speeds, along with 8MB of L3 cache. That base clock puts it about in the middle of the i7-6700 (3.4GHz) and i7-6700K (4.0GHz), and the 4.2GHz Turbo speed aligns with the i7-6700K. Even if this benchmark does actually represent a Kaby Lake processor, it ...
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Dell will become Dell Technologies after its EMC buyout
Last fall, Dell announced that it was acquiring major business storage and services corporation EMC. The $67 billion deal is moving forward, and Dell has now revealed details about how the combined businesses will be branded and organized.
The combined company, with its entire family of brands, will be known as Dell Technologies. There will be two primary sub-brands: Dell and Dell EMC. The company's client PC and technology business will continue to operate ...
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Nvidia and Samsung settle long-running patent litigation
It's been well over two years since Nvidia tried to block all shipments of Samsung's Galaxy phones and tablets, claiming that these devices infringed on a number of Nvidia's patents. Now, it appears that the story has come to a close. According to Nvidia, the two companies have agreed to settle all pending litigation.
The settlement agreement covers cases in a number of courts. Nvidia initially filed complaints against Samsung with the U.S. District Court in Delaware and the U.S. International Trade Commision (ITC). Shortly thereafter, however, Samsung filed a countersuit with the ITC and another in ...
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Oculus Rift demos go on the road starting May 7
Oculus announced a program today that should allow more potential VR customers to get some hands-on time with the company's Rift headset. Starting May 7, some Best Buy stores will have the Oculus Rift in stock, both for purchase and as a demo.

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Antec's P9 Window is a mid-tower case with a view
Antec's newly minted P9 Window mid-tower case provides an unobstructed view of its interior through a large side-panel window, as its name suggests. Visible on the inside are cooling vents on the top, bottom, front, and back and tool-less expansion trays, bays, and slots. Not so obvious are the mounts for fans or radiators and hidden cable routing areas behind the motherboard tray.

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Nvidia 365.10 drivers are Game Ready for MOBAs and Forza Apex
Variations on MOBA games are everywhere these days. There's Blizzard's Overwatch, Epic's Paragon, and 2K's Battleborn. And, of course, there are new Nvidia graphics drivers geared up for all this multiplayer action. Please welcome Nvidia's WHQL-certified 365.10 driver release.
If it's not clear by now, Nvidia says the new release is "Game Ready" for the titles mentioned above. Our own Nathan "Jr. Damage" Wasson has given his preliminary seal of approval to Overwatch and Battleborn in particular. There's also good news for ...
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Intel cancels Broxton and SoFIA smartphone SoCs
Intel has had a rough go of the last couple of weeks. Following its April 19 earnings report, Intel announced a plan to lay off 12,000 workers, representing about 11% of its workforce. The company also said it would be re-aligning its operations as it transitions from "a PC company to one that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices." We now have word about the product lines under the axe, as well as some clarification of those that aren’t, courtesy of a Forbes.com report.
According to Patrick Moorhead from Forbes, the biggest takeaway from his conversations with Intel is that the company is continuing its focus on the products that TR gerbils will be most concerned with. Moorhead says the company’s bread-and-butter processor lines ...
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The Tech Report attends Silicon Valley Virtual Reality 2016
I spent a few days last week at the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Expo in San Jose. SVVR is a fairly small convention that showcases the latest developments in VR. The Turris VR chair that we covered last week was at the convention, but since it got its own article already, I won't talk about it here other than to say that it was subjected to nearly non-stop use for three days and got plenty of positive feedback. Turris aside, here's what I did and saw at the event.

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

Respawn, developer of Titanfall, is creating a new Star Wars game

A new Star Wars gaming is coming in the near future from Respawn Entertainment, the developer that created popular multiplayer shooter Titanfall. Like with Titanfall, EA will be publishing this untitled game, with God of War's Stig Asmussen serving as the game's director.