We review and benchmark the SanDisk Ultra II series SSD which we'll benchmark and review. Performance wise these SSDs will be fast, reads really good, writes due to Toggle NAND flash a little slower. However armed with a very competitive price performance ratio these thinks kick the proverbial azz in a laptop or mainstream PC.

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SanDisk has released the affordable Ultra II series SSD which we'll benchmark and review. Performance wise these SSDs will be fast, reads really good, writes due to Toggle NAND flash a little slower. However armed with a very competitive price performance ratio these thinks kick the proverbial azz in a laptop or mainstream PC. 

Ubisoft has just released a new update for the PC version of Watch_Dogs. According to the changelog, this patch improves performance on more recent models of cards.

Alienware is announcing details and availability for the  return of the Alienware Area-51 gaming desktop and the portable powerhouse Alienware 13 gaming laptop. Alienware also revealed the innovative Alienware Graphics Amplifier, giving gamers desktop graphics performance at home and high-performance mobile gaming with the Alienware 13. 

Gigabyte announces the release of the Raptor FPS gaming mouse, the champion design from the 2013 GIGABYTE Make It Real Mouse Design Competition. Co-designed by three emerging designers, this award winning piece was highly appraised by all judges and won the opportunity to turn the prototype into a mass-produced product.

Need some nice HDD storage capacity ? WD announced the expansion of its award-winning WD Purple line of 3.5-inch hard drives for video surveillance applications, with the release of the 6 TB capacity. Video surveillance is a highly data-rich application within the "Internet of Things (IoT)" ecosystem. 

Thermaltake introduces the new Thermaltake Core V41 Window mid-tower chassis with exclusive Tt LCS certification. It is the latest addition to the Core series, and follows the launch of Core V71, V1, V51 and V31. 

AMD today joins Firaxis Games in celebrating the release of Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth, which features day-one support for AMD's Mantle graphics API to enable top gaming performance for AMD Radeon graphics customers.

Alright, a new week, here are the ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve:

1. Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
2. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
3. PAYDAY 2
4. Football Manager 2015
5. Arma III
6. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
7. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
8. Saints Row Franchise Pack
9. DayZ
10. Metro Redux

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is pleased to announce that the most attractive Mini PC, LIVA, now preloads Windows 8.1 with Bing operation system to deliver more benefits and convenience to its users.

CyberPower announced the Fangbook III HX6, a gaming notebook PC that performs as hot as it looks, but knows when to cool its jets. The Fangbook III HX6 is based on the Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M graphics card.

Shuttle today launches a 7 cm tall barebone for current and future Intel desktop processors for socket LGA1150. The Shuttle Barebone XH97V is the first Shuttle machine capable of controlling three monitors in parallel alone by the graphics unit integrated in the CPU.

Thermaltake is pleased to introduce the new Thermaltake Versa H34 and H35 mid-tower chassis, specifically designed for gamers and home-computer builders. With a modular drive rack design, both the Versa H34 and H35 have enough space for high-end hardware and expansion. 

Download AMD Radeon Catalyst 14.9.2 BETA driver. The latest version of the AMD Catalyst Software Suite, AMD Catalyst 14.9.2 supports Windows 8.1 (32 & 64-bit version), Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit version with SP1 or higher). We have a discussion thread open on this driver right here.

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Download AMD Catalyst 14.9.2 BETA driver. This beta driver works with Windows 7 and 8.1.