Lexar Workflow DD512 Review
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22-Way AMD+NVIDIA Graphics Card Tests
Today's sample offers a huge 512GB of storage courtesy of Micron technology and is an external drive that can be used alone or as part of Lexar's Workflow product line. Connecting up to a USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 backwards compatible) means that most modern PCs or laptops can take advantage of this diminutive storage device that promises to offer SSD speed... [PCSTATS]
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Asus Rampage V Extreme Mainboard Review
A few days back I wrote about being able to finally get the
Metro Redux game benchmarks running in an automated manner under Linux
to the point that we're now able to test it with the Phoronix Test
Suite. With Metro 2033 Redux and Metro Last Light Redux now running well
for our testing purposes, I've carried out performance tests of these
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Thermaltake Core X1 Mini-ITX Case Review
The Asus Rampage V Extreme Mainboard arrived Technic3D. We check the E-ATX-Mainboard with Intel X99 chipset functions and Performance in the following Review with a Intel Core i7-5820K CPU on Windows 7 64 Bit."
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BIOS Option Of The Week - Multi-Sector Transfers.
Thermaltake’s Core V Series has been extremely popular, especially with their latest Core V21 and Core V1 cases. It is time for a new Core series, which has launched today with three cases. Each case has a cube-like design and they are made to be builders cases, which means they are very easy to work in, have interchangeable parts, have lots of air... [PCSTATS]
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The RAM Disk Guide Rev. 3.0.
Since 1999, we have been developing the BIOS Optimization Guide, affectionately known as the BOG. From a meagre beginning of a single page, it now covers over 440 BIOS options. As old BOG readers will know, we started offering two editions of the BOG since Revision 8.0 - a simplified edition and the complete edition.
Normally, the complete editi... [PCSTATS]
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Asustek ships 5 million, Gigabyte 3.6 million graphics cards in 2014
The RAM disk has been around since the 1980s, but it has never been popular due to the high cost of computer memory. It is now making a comeback, partly because RAM is now cheap and plentiful and partly because solid state drives (SSDs) are fast replacing hard disk drives as the storage medium of choice.
SSDs are not only much faster than hard d... [PCSTATS]
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Lian Li PC-T80 Modular Test Bench Chassis Review
Although the global graphics card market suffered an about 10% decline in shipments in 2014, Asustek Computer still managed to maintain its graphics card shipments at five million units in 2014, while Gigabyte shipped about 3.6 million units in the year, according to sources from the graphics card industry.
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In Win D-Frame Mini Case Review – The Coolest Lanbox on The Block
Test benches are a vital part of the work we do here at eTeknix. They’re used for our motherboard, processor, CPU cooler, graphics card, hard drive reviews and no doubt many other components we’ve reviewed have been hooked up to a system on one of our test benches. Of course, we’re not the only people in the world with need of a good quality test b... [PCSTATS]
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Gigabyte FORCE M63 FPS Laser Gaming Mouse Review
Over the past few years In Win has established a reputation for making some of the most well built cases available. With entries such as the 904, the S-Frame and the original D-Frame, which like most In Win cases, was very well built! It had sharp lines and had craftsmanship that is unheard of from most other chassis manufacturers.
Today we have... [PCSTATS]
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Gigabyte BRIX S BXi5H-5200 Review
Pro gaming, eSports, LAN gaming, competitive gaming, it doesn’t matter what moniker your hobby falls under, there’s no doubt a lot of you out there that take your gaming pretty seriously. This can be on a professional level, or just as someone who likes to sit at home and play a few games online. Being good at games is one thing, but having the rig... [PCSTATS]
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Razer BlackWidow Chroma Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
There are three models in the range of BRIX S Mini-PC barebones that use the new Broadwell-U processor. These offer a choice of 5-series Core -3, -5 or -7. These are all dual core processors with Hyper Threading so while it sounds like a big difference these three models are only separated by clock speed.
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Synology DiskStation DS215j 2-Bay NAS Review
2014 proved to be extremely kind towards gamers since we witnessed the introduction of several innovative gaming peripherals from VR headsets, eye/motion sensors and 4k gaming screens up to high-end portable sound cards, gaming headsets, gaming chairs and of course gaming mice. However gaming keyboards seem to have received the most love by compani... [PCSTATS]
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Tenda AV1000 Gigabit Powerline Adapter Review
It isn’t long since I had the pleasure to review the new Synology 1-bay NAS for home users, so I’m really looking forward to giving the 2-bay version a spin in form of the brand new Synology DS215j.
The J series, or Junior as I tend to call them, is aimed at average home-user. But since there really isn’t such a thing as an average home-user, Sy... [PCSTATS]
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the GeForce GTX 960
Setting up your home network can be a real hassle at times. You have the option of wireless signals, but that includes configurations as well as possible black-spots for the signal. Drilling holes through your walls might not be an option either, maybe because you rent and your landlord doesn’t want you to. So what option do you got left, you ask? ... [PCSTATS]
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Aorus Thunder M7 MMO Gaming Mouse Review
Last Thursday, Nvidia introduced their GeForce GTX 960, and with it, the world's first graphics card that supports HDMI 2.0 and comes equipped with a hardware-based H.265 (or HEVC) video decoder. As such, this graphics card would be the ideal GPU for a future proof HTPC, at least in theory. We investigated whether it holds up in practice.
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Biostar Hi-Fi Z97Z7 Motherboard Review
Ergonomically the Aorus Thunder M7 was hardly noticeable, meaning that I didn’t notice hand fatigue or feeling uncomfortable after hours of using the mouse. It fit me very well. The indentations make finding your “place” on the mouse very easy and quick.
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Roccat Kave XTD 5.1 Digital Headset Review
The Biostar Hi-Fi Z97Z7 has been touted as Biostar’s way of flirting with the idea of a high-end gaming motherboard and that is a weird description considering it is technically a budget Z97 motherboard price-wise.
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MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC Motherboard Review
Overall I thought the Roccat Kave XTD 5.1 Digital headset is a solid performer. The audio quality from the headset is excellent. At just slightly under full volume the headset is LOUD!
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Turtle Beach Stealth 400 Multi-Format Wireless Headset Review
Aside from the obvious Wireless AC feature shared with its high-end OC series cousins, the MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC also features the most ambitious non-discrete front panel audio solution ever integrated into a motherboard.
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The OCZ challenge: kill 5 ARC 100 SSD
It’s fairly common for gamers to own more than one console, and when you’re ready to play online, the last thing you want to be doing is trying to find the right headset for the right console. The best way to reduce the need for multiple headsets is to purchase a multi-format headset; that’s where the new Turtle Beach Stealth 400 comes into play. T... [PCSTATS]
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Corsair Graphite Series 380T
Today we post the latest update in the OCZ challenge issued to Kitguru several weeks ago - to kill 5 of their ARC 100 Solid State Drives!
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EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0
The market for Mini-ITX based LAN rigs has grown a lot over the past few years. This is both because people are realizing that you can get the same performance out of a small rig as a big one and also because companies are finally starting to produce the products we always needed to really go all out with our SFF builds. Corsair is one of those com... [PCSTATS]
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FSP Aurum PT 1000W PSU Review
HardwareOverlock.com has just posted another review. Last week we have taken a look at the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 Videocard. This enhanced model offers improved cooling, double BIOS support, new display output configuration and 6 power phases for robust overclocking support. These new cards also feature EVGA ACX 2.0 cooling that features ... [PCSTATS]
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Asus Rampage V Extreme Motherboard Review
If you are building a new, powerful multi GPU gaming system then the FSP Aurum PT 1000W power supply will likely interest you. This high end modular unit is 80 Plus Platinum certified and the company say the design uses industrial grade Japanese capacitors with solid capacitors on the secondary side. It is a single +12V Rail design and features E-S... [PCSTATS]
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Crucial M550 512GB CT512M550SSD4 M.2 SSD Review
With the advent of the X99 Chipset from Intel, a bunch of new motherboards are needed to support this. Intel also released a revised Intel i7 CPUs to support this. Not only that but with the chipset and CPU releases, a new CPU socket was released at this same time; the LGA 2011-v3. While most manufacturers have the elite line of high kit, there is ... [PCSTATS]
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Aerocool Strike X-Cube Review
Today we test the Crucial CT512M550SSD4 M550 SSD with 512 GB capacity as M.2 2280 module.
The Crucial M550 is available as M.2, mSATA and conventional 2.5-inch SATA SSD with a capacity of 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB up to 1 TB.
After the review of the award winning Crucial M550 512 GB 2.5-inch SSD and the test of a powerful M.2 PCIe SSD, we will ev... [PCSTATS]
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AMD FX-9590 Processor Review: Brute Almighty
Strike X-Cube is the latest case from Aerocool, which in this case features a compact form factor as well as space for mATX as well as miniITX motherboards. Despite its compact dimensions, there is actually enough space for small high-end gaming systems and therefore it might be a case that offers some rather interesting options. Apart from the fac... [PCSTATS]
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CM Storm NovaTouch TKL Premium Keyboard Review
The new set of refreshed Piledriver CPUs flesh out the existing FX series line and with a set of price drops, AMD is hoping to make the FX line competitive once again for mainstream users, despite the lack of any deep silicon improvements on the processors themselves.
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nteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Computer Case Review
Simply put, the CM Storm NovaTouch Keyboard is a serious keyboard that a data input worker, analyst, researcher or writer would, by the end of a busy day, greatly appreciate.
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MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G GPU Review
: Phanteks is a company that has been around since 2007, but how many have heard of them. As of lately I would said a lot more. When some engineers and a design team paired up they set out to create the best cooling systems. With four cases under their belt, including the Enthoo Luxe, Phanteks have come into battle hard for their share of the compu... [PCSTATS]
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Rampage V Extreme
We were able to get our hands on a retail version of the GTX 970 from MSI. The MSI GTX 970 features the new Twin Frozr V that features two 10 cm fans that can be controlled individually through MSI’s software. Through MSI’s Gaming App, overclocking of the GTX 970 can be automatically controlled. So how does the MSI GTX 970 stack up against other ca... [PCSTATS]
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Patriot Fuel iON Magnetic Wireless Charger
The Rampage V Extreme is ASUS' premier product for their ROG (Republic of Gamers) line of Intel X99-based motherboards. The board offers support for all Intel LGA2011-3 based processors paired with DDR4 memory operating in up to a quad channel configuration. Given the feature-packed nature and premium ROG board-branding, the board's $499.99 MSRP do... [PCSTATS]
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Taiwan market: PC vendors step up competition
In the world of wireless charging of devices there are several competing technologies. The Qi (pronounced Chee) inductive power standard is probably the leading technology when it comes to wireless charging. Qi Wireless charging solutions use a pad and a receiver on the device for inductive charging. In the past I have found devices using Qi to be ... [PCSTATS]
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Cougar 600M Gaming Mouse Review
Toshiba reportedly will turn to focus mainly on enterprise products in Taiwan in 2015 as parts of its plan to gradually phase out from the consumer market worldwide and vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Lenovo and Dell are all aggressively looking to fill in the empty spot to be left by Toshiba, according to sources from channel retailers.
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DXRacer K Series Office Chair @ LanOC Reviews
Today we are going to take a look at one of the latest products from Cougar, the 600M gaming mouse. Cougar are a fairly new player in the gaming peripheral market, first announcing their range at Computex back in 2013. We have tested a number of Cougar’s products in the past and have left with positive impressions.
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Asus X99 Deluxe @ LanOC Reviews
You might know the saying “for every butt there is a seat” well I get the feeling DXRacer recognizes this with their wide selection of seating options. I have taken a look at a few of their chairs in the past and after visiting their US office I can say for sure that they have a wide selection of seats. They have seven different chair series as wel... [PCSTATS]
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Intel i7-5960X Haswell-E @ LanOC Reviews
We can’t very well look at the i7-5960X from Intel and not do a motherboard along with it right? As the first of what expect to me a list of X99 motherboards I will be covering, I wanted to put the Asus to use first simply because they are always reliable and the software is perfect for keeping an eye on things when benchmarking the CPU. After I w... [PCSTATS]
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Fractal Design Core 3300
If it feels like we were just right here not to long ago talking about Intel’s latest CPU it is because we were. They launched their Devils Canyon CPUs about two and a half months ago and here we are again. The thing is, today’s launch is designed to be sold alongside of the I7-4790K. This is because officially the 4790K and everything else on the ... [PCSTATS]
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Thermaltake Urban T81
"To conclude, Fractal Design has made another chassis that holds its own in many ways. Even with a few set backs, I would recommend this chassis to anyone who is looking to get a few features that may be only available in a high tier / price range. For the rest, who aren't completely sold on the Core series, Fractal Design does offer the XL I revie... [PCSTATS]
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