Archive for July 2015

X2 Launches NexTide PC case

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X2 is presenting a new addition to its product line: The sleek looking NEXTYDE series mini-tower pc gamer case, built for people that just love playing with computers but looking for a smaller and perhaps a more cost effective solution.


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ADATA XPG SX930 Series SATA SSD

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ADATA today launches the XPG SX930 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Gaming SSD for professional gamers and overclockers. It comes with a JMicron controller and Enterprise-grade MLC plus NAND Flash. Thanks to ADATA's exclusive pSLC Cache Technology and DDR3 DRAM Cache Buffer, the SX930 leads to victory when you're in a 3D battle with highly-improved efficiency.


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Cougar 550M Flagship Gaming Mouse

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COUGAR launches its new flagship gaming mouse, COUGAR 550M. This device is the result of years of continuous work with a single objective: creating the most perfect gaming mouse the world has ever seen.


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Intel Desktop Roadmap 2015 to 2H 2016 Shows Broadwell-E

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A new Intel Roadmap for 2015 and the first half of 2016 has surfaced on the web, courtesy to the XFastest forums. The new slides show the Skylake launch but has additional information about product placement and the 8-core Broadwell-E platform, which will get up to 8 cores


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Micron Launches New Flash Storage Designed for Consumer Applications

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Micron announced a new addition of flash storage products. The new TLC NAND is built on their 16-nanometer (nm) process and delivers a balanced set of features for applications like USB drives and consumer solid state drives. The market appetite for TLC is projected to be strong throughout 2015, constituting almost half of the total NAND gigabytes shipped.


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Office Universal Apps require Office 365 for PC

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Microsoft had removed the 'beta/preview' tag from its Office Universal Apps and, now the company has provided more details on the future of its touch-centric productivity suite. Starting off, Microsoft has once again repeated the fact that editing on PCs and large tablets - except when using OneNote - still requires an Office 365 subscription, while the functionality is free for smaller tablets and phones.


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Review: Intel Broadwell-H Core i7 5775C processor

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We review the new Intel Core i7 5775C processor developed at a 14nm node these processors are a notch more energy friendly. Join us as we look at the performance of this processor in a wide variety of benchmark, will it be noticeably more tweakable than say the Core i7 4770 or 4790 ? Let's find out shall we.

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Be Quiet! Silent Base 800 Window review

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We review the Be Quiet! Silent Base 800 with side panel window. The Silent Base 800 Window has not just been given a simple window upgrade. Be quiet! has developed its own special solution: the window consists of double-glazed polycarbonate. A lovely chassis design, fairly tool free, good space to work in and it has very quiet airflow plus is prepped for liquid cooling. Have a peek at the product we'll review today, the Silent Base 800 Window.


D-Link AC1750 Wi-Fi Router DIR-859

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 Leveraging dual-band speeds of 450Mbps (2.4GHz) and 1300Mbps (5GHz), the DIR-859 delivers fast wireless speeds, improved coverage and reliable connections to support HD streaming and other demanding applications. The AC1750 router also comes with the newly redesigned user interface so installing and managing your home network is easier than ever.


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Be Quiet! Silent Base 800 Now with Window

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Be Quiet! is now offering the Window version of the popular Silent Base 800. In addition to the existing feature set, the case has been fitted with an innovative window that not only retains the silent properties, but also allows for an optimal, transparent presentation of the entire system.


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Core i7 5775C processor review: Desktop Broadwell

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We review the Intel Core i7 5775C processor developed at a 14nm node these processors are a notch more energy friendly. Join us as we look at the performance of this processor in a wide variety of benchmark, will it be noticeably more tweakable than say the Core i7 4770 or 4790 ? Let's find out shall we.


Commodore Brand Makes a Return on Smartphones

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If you are my age, you probably have had a Commodore computer. Commodore computers had THE products to buy back in the mid-1980s. I 've had Commodore C16, 64, 128 and well I'll be honesty here, any Commodore Amiga you can imagine. 


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Rumor: AMD gets priority advantage to Hynix HBM2

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This is an interesting story, apparently AMD secured the luxury of getting exclusive access to Hynix HBM2 graphics memory. The second iteration of High bandwith memory (stacked memory to be used on-die on the GPU) would be limited in its availability, AMD this way can secure exclusive access to it.


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Philips BDM3275UP has 32in Ultra HD AHVA Panel

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Philips releases its Brilliance 4K Ultra HD LCD display with MultiView BDM3275UP 32" / 81.3 cm 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160). The screen offers an ultra HD 3840 x 2160 resolution, 4ms G2G response time, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 350 cd/m2 brightness, 178/178 viewing angles, 10-bit colour depth.


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Super Talent SATA Slim Storage

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Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of NAND Flash storage solutions, announces its SATA Slim SJ2. Super Talent's SATA Slim flash disk modules are used extensively in industrial and embedded computing applications


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EK Series EK-Vardar Fans

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EK Water Blocks, Ljubljana based premium computer liquid cooling gear manufacturer, is proud to introduce the latest addition to the company's first fully in-house engineered computer cooling fan family, the EK-Vardar. These new fans are available in either All Black or All White design and feature Extended Range (ER) of operation.


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PowerColor R9 FURY 4GB HBM Announced

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TUL announces the PowerColor R9 Fury 4GB HBM, it is the world’s first graphics card with AMD-pioneered High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) integrated on-chip delivering 60% more memory bandwidth over GDDR5 powering performance and bleeding-edge technology.


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Review: ASUS Radeon R9 Fury STRIX

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Join us as we review the ASUS Radeon R9 Fury STRIX in depth from FPS to FCAT, from noise to heat levels. This cut-down version of the Fiji XT GPU comes with the new ASUS DirectCU III air-cooler. Armed with 4GB HBM memory we'll have a look as to how the product performs, in every way possible.

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Lepa EXllusion 240 Liquid CPU Cooler

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LEPA announces the EXllusion 240, the liquid CPU cooler with 400W TDP cooling capacity. It is equipped with the dual patented CDP (Central Diffusing Passage) cold plate, 240mm radiator, and Dual-Convex-Blades fans for the powerful yet silent cooling. 


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BenQ Adds SW2700PT For Photographers

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BenQ is launching a 27in monitor aimed at professional photographers and for those that require colour pricise work. The monitor comes feature-packed with a 27”QHD (2560x1440) display, 99% Adobe RGB color space, IPS technology, hardware calibration,14bit 3D Look Up Table (LUT), Delta E≤2, Palette Master calibration software, ambient light-blocking shading hood, OSD controller and Black-and-White Mode.


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