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We test the ASUS Z170 ROG Maximus VIII Formula. Armed with a bling customizable RGB LED system, some extensive shielding and then regulars like the hippest features of 2015 and you are sure you’ll have the right infrastructure for gaming...
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Back in November GIGABYTE extended XTREME GAMING support to other NVIDIA variants after the successful launch of the series with the GTX 950. The philosophy behind XTREME GAMING is quite simple – deliver outstanding, performance, cooling, outlook, protection and durability...
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We first had a look at the CM Storm Sentinel way back in 2009, which impressed is with its forward thinking, performance and feature set. The Sentinel III is the latest incarnation where we see the ergonomic palm grip shape...
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Up for review today I’ve got a Google Cardboard VR Glasses kit from Kollea and this is a kit where you have to build it yourself and it’s fairly easy, took me about five minutes to do. The glasses work...
Read More...Now for something a little different, and the pun was intended. We have had the pleasure of a Lian Li chassis before, the PC-V1000 and it was amazing. This was in the day when you still had beige boxes and desktop chassis, where are they now? There has been a significant increase in mITX chassis and Lian Li have designed and released several examples in their usual style, and very much like the Lian Li PC-V1000.
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Memory, it’s often the most generic part of your system, along with a PSU. Not that all system builders would go for any old RAM, but it can be intangible performance for the cost, especially for DDR4 modules these days. If you are an Intel fan, and you are planning a system, then you need to be including DDR4.
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Every system builder these days will know the name ASRock, and it’s welcome, in the past ten years we have seen the number of motherboard manufacturers dwindle, losing the likes of Abit, Nvidia and even the mighty Intel from the motherboards arena.
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Some of you may recall our review of the FRITZ!Box 7490 a while back which ended with very positive results and us hoping to see a replacement with even faster Wi-Fi connectivity. Well the FRITZ!Box 3490 is not that since...
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Solid state drives are very different from the legacy HDD’s, but not just in a technology sense. HDD’s had pretty much hit their development peak when SSD’s started to take off. They have since seen a rebirth with much larger capacities and new technologies keeping them well ahead of the SSD variety of storage. This was more about capacity than anything else, whereas SSD’s have the untapped development edge to their name and having non storage manufacturers developing the technology.
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Synology Inc. today launched the DiskStation DS416j, a budget-friendly 4-bay NAS server designed to help home and personal users effectively manage data as well as enjoy multimedia on any of their screens.
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Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory products, today announced the Lexar® JumpDrive® S45 USB 3.0 flash drive. The new drive features a low-profile, plug-and-stay design and allows users to quickly and securely store and transfer photos, videos, and files between devices like laptops, TVs, and in-car entertainment systems. The Lexar JumpDrive S45 USB 3.0 flash drive leverages USB 3.0 performance for read speeds up to 150MB per second and write speeds of 45MB per second.
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As stated, this (Sirfa HPJ based) Zalman ZM1000-EBT (1000 Watt) comes Gold certified, that means it’s 90% efficient at 50% load (in the EU / 220V). Efficiency matters. The PSU itself is even 100% modular. Efficiency matters; years ago PSUs...
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Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory products, today announced the Lexar® JumpDrive® C20i flash drive. Featuring two connectors – Lightning® and USB 3.0 – the new flash drive is designed for the iPhone® or iPad® and lets users...
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Kingston announced KC400 solid-state drive, the newest addition to its SSDNow family. Designed for enterprise client workloads, KC400 SSD is faster than a hard-disk drive delivering consistent performance for both compressible and incompressible data, and improved responsiveness in performance-hungry applications.
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Established in 1989 by PC hardware enthusiasts, G.SKILL specializes in high performance memory, SSD products and gaming peripherals, designed for PC gamers and enthusiasts around the world. Combining technical innovation and rock solid quality through our in-house testing lab and...
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