And it kicks the proverbial you know what, this is the year we’ll finally see a third Star Wars Battlefront game. EA released a trailer for their upcoming take on Battlefront, which is developed by DICE (best known for Battlefield) and will be released on November 17 for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. Watch it after the break.

We review the new M.2. and mSATA models of the Samsung 850 EVO Series SSDs. Seriously nice storage technology as they are hyper fast, yet made to be very competitive in pricing. Armed with truckloads of performance and that attractive pricing, Samsung will shock and awe you.

Read the full review here.

In this review we test the new M.2. and mSATA models of the Samsung 850 EVO Series SSDs. Seriously nice storage technology as they are hyper fast, yet made to be very competitive in pricing. Armed with truckloads of performance and that attractive pricing, Samsung will shock and awe you...

The BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma keyboard is available for purchase, replete with 16.8 million customizable color options, a detachable USB cable and all the essential keys, minus the ten keys, in a sleek, compact, form factor.

AMD today announced revenue for the first quarter of 2015 of $1.03 billion, operating loss of $137 million and net loss of $180 million, or $0.23 per share. Non-GAAP operating loss was $30 million and non-GAAP net loss was $73 million, or $0.09 per share.

Acer is to release new 34" gaming monitors with a 3440 x 1440 resolution and IPS panel, and as it now seems two actually. The XR341CK has AMD FreeSync support and the XR341CKA has NVIDIA G-sync support. They come in a silver and black design with a "zero-frame" panel (i.e. ultra thin bezel).

ViewSonic introduces its new line of Ultra HD monitors. The VP2780-4K is ViewSonic's flagship Ultra HD monitor designed with a professional grade panel and connectivity; the VG2860mhl-4K is designed for commercial and enterprise applications featuring a flexible ergonomic stand; and the VX2475Smhl-4K brings multimedia to life from video games to action-packed movies.

Rapoo launches its new V800 Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. The V800 has ultra-durable switches thanks to VPRO Gaming Labs choice of yellow Kailh switches from Kaihua Electronics.

After the GR8 ASUS now announced the ROG GR6 ultra-compact desktop, a console-inspired 2.5-liter PC with supreme gaming performance. GR6 is powered by a 5th-generation Intel Core i5 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M graphics for Full HD gaming. It features 8GB of DDR3L memory (upgradable to 16GB), and hard disk or solid state drives (SSD). 

In Win announced availability of its new 503 mid-tower PC chassis. Available either in black and red with red LED fan, or white and black with white LED fan, with internal matt black coloring and an extra-large window, the 503 perfectly matches modern PC component aesthetics and lets PC DIY builders easily view their creations

Netgear is launching two networking adapter kits for next-generation Powerline technology that deliver up to 1.2 Gbps of speed for improved video streaming and gaming, the Powerline 1200 + Extra Outlet Adapter Kit (PLP1200) will ship in May. 

In this preliminary review we  benchmark Grand Theft Auto V (GTA-V) on the PC  - many graphics cards are being tested and benchmark. We have a look at DX11 performance with the newest graphics cards.

Read this first iteration right here 

Update: added Multi-GPU FCAT results & on request GTX 750 Ti.
 

ASUS today announced that it is the world’s first motherboard brand to support all NVM Express (NVMe) storage devices via a simple UEFI BIOS update and optional ASUS Hyper Kit expansion card. The free UEFI BIOS update enable all ASUS X99 and Z97 motherboards to be compatible with the latest NVMe storage devices.

The ASUS TUF Trooper B85 has features, including TUF LANGuard Ethernet socket and TUF ESD Guards 2. Based on the Intel B85 Express chipset, TUF's newest addition also benefits from durable TUF Components, high-fidelity TUF Audio with physical shielding, and temperature-management with TUF Thermal Radar Core.

ViewSonic is adding the VP2780-4K Ultra HDMonitor. A 27-inch IPS panel sporting a 3840 x 2160 Ultra HD resolution. The panel provides a 10-bit colour depth support (1.07b colours) along with a 14-bit 3D Look Up Table.

Samsung has started mass production of their NVMe PCIe solid state drive (SSD) which has an M.2 form factor for use in PCs and workstations. The new SM951-NVMe features advanced performance figures, low power use and a compact size..

Well, ... no problems with cash-flow there I'd say. Intel reported first-quarter revenue of $12.8 billion, operating income of $2.6 billion, net income of $2.0 billion and EPS of 41 cents.