Not too long ago, we started looking at a new line of Corsair units intended to please the budget minded European crowd. Called the Vengeance line, our first look at these units proved to be rather interesting. The 650 watt modular model proved to be a force to be reckoned with. Let's find out if the non modular 500 watt model is as potent a performer as that one was.
A lot of people were impatient with Seasonic back when the Prime series of units were announced. They wondered when these units were ever going to hit the market, and why they were so content with EVGA and Super Flower getting the jump on them in the marketplace. When I reviewed the 750W model, it became apparent that Seasonic just wanted to make sure they got the job done right. Now, I have the 850W model on the load testers. Let's see if it measures up to some really lofty expectations.
The Corsair CX series has had a rough road of it in enthusiast circles. Thanks to a low-ish thirty degree specification for full power operation and what was perceived as substandard capacitors, a lot of people have widely and unfairly criticized it as being junk when it really wasn't. Corsair wants to change that perception, and is reinvigorating the line to do just that. It's a tough row to hoe... this is a bargain line of units, and you can't make wide ranging changes to it without driving the price up to the point people won't buy it. Let's find out if the new version improves on the old and yet still manages to keep things affordable.
Today,
we’ll be taking a detailed look at the new GE62VR 6RF Apache Pro. This
gaming notebook arrives with some exciting hardware courtesy of a number
of renowned vendors – including Intel’s Core i7-6700HQ, NVIDIA’s GTX
1060 and a Kingston M.2 SSD. @ Vortez
With a battery capacity
of 10.000mAh, single 2.1A USB charging port, tempting price tag and a
compact rubber coated enclosure that also features a nice
picture/drawing at the top the ULTRA COMPACT POWERBANK by CHJGD could be
the power bank you've been looking for. @ NikKTech
Most cases are fairly similar in design, with the usual rectangular shape, and maybe a few differences on the top or the front. This is not a bad thing, since this typically works really well. The SilverStone Primera PM01 is certainly not your common case. With that in mind, the important thing to consider before buying the SilverStone Primera PM01 is what do you actually need it for. If you want custom water cooling, then a budget case will probably not be able to support it, while higher end cases will. The SilverStone Primera PM01 falls into the higher middle end of things, especially with its MSRP of $120 USD. @ APH Networks
The ASUS GTX 1060 STRIX OC is the fastest
GTX 1060 we tested so far thanks to a large GPU and memory overclock out
of the box. You will also find plenty of features like RGB lighting,
idle-fan-off, and the recently introduced ASUS fan headers. Thermal
performance is good too: the card uses the GTX 1080 STRIX cooler. @ TechPowerUp
If you've been around PCs for as long as i have (or even longer) then you probably know that acrylic windows placed on side panels changed forever the design of towers and allowed consumers to "admire" part of the interior components without having to go through all the trouble of modding/customizing their cases. Of course compared to when i got my first tower which had a rather small window at the center of the side aluminum panel today there are models that feature side panels made entirely out of tempered glass thus allowing consumers to view everything inside. IN WIN is perhaps the only manufacturer to have focused so much in the design and manufacture of PC cases using tempered glass and their latest 303 Mid-Tower which is here with us today is the latest addition in their growing line. @ NikKTech
Today, a new reader review has been published on OCinside. This time DarkFacility takes a closer look at the Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 1070 X3 8GB graphics card. By rolling out the brand new generation, called pascal, nVidia decided to bring up two versions of the graphics card. There is the version called founders edition, which is the legacy reference design and the custom card. Those custom cards are special versions of the founders edition where manufacturers change specific parts, like the cooler or the power supply. With these customs designs manufacturers are trying to get more performance out of the GP104 chip. I want to take a look at a custom model made by Inno3D which is officially called Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 1070 X3. @ OCInside
I typically rely on my manual 35mm SLR to take higher quality pictures. I
have in the past only used my camera phone for casual picture taking. I
recently switched to an Apple iPhone 6s plus and acquired an Olloclip
Active lens at the same time to see if I could get photos with the two
that would replace my SLR in most situations. The Olloclip Active lens
is 99.99. It is more expensive than the Olloclip 4-in-1 lens but should
allow iPhone photography to capture wider scenes, more detail from
close up objects and focus on further objects than without it. @ Missing Remote
Beats has excellent name recognition, and with LeBron James’ memorable television ad, the Powerbeats2 wireless headset is fairly well-known. They are promoted as a device for sports enthusiasts and gym rats. They are perfect for anyone who wants to listen to music while moving around. The IPX4 is sweat and water resistance and secure fit which will get you through … @ Hardware Secrets
The Lian Li PC-M25A comes in a small form factor design with support for
micro-ATX and mini-ITX motherboards. It is a server case as it has the
ability to support up to seven 3.5″ HDDs; five of which are
hot-swappable. Graphics cards as long as 410mm can be installed for GPU
intensive applications. With a powerful graphics card, there is also
room to install a standard ATX power supply. The body of the case is
built from aluminum, which promotes durability and gives the case a
clean look all around. Benchmark Reviews will take a look at the Lian Li
PC-M25A, so let’s jump into a quick overview of this product. @ Benchmark Reviews
With the LS30 Wireless
Universal Gaming Headset LucidSound has released one of the top
all-around models in the market today and since this is their first
attempt we're very interested to see what they have in store for the
future. @ NikKTech
The
main selling points found in the IMMERSA headset would be its
lightweight design, the large omni-directional earpads for comfort and
noise isolation, a retractable microphone, 40mm neodymium drivers, and
versatility courtesy of a 4 pole connection and included splitter. At
this point you could be forgiven for overlooking the price, something
that even we had to look twice at due to the premium appeal and
presentation. @ Vortez
MSI's GTX 1060 Gaming X 3 GB might come
with half the memory amount only, but still brings the big guns in form
of the large dual-fan TwinFrozr cooler. Our review will test whether 3
GB is a viable alternative to 6 GB if you are trying to save some money. @ TechPowerUp
The TVS-682T is an incredibly high-end
QNAP NAS with a fast Skylake Intel CPU and 8 GB of RAM. Its two
Thunderbolt ports and two 10GBase-T ports even allow it to offer blazing
fast network transfer speeds, which makes smooth 4K video transfers are
a definite reality. @ TechPowerUp
In the old days there were the 5.1 sound systems from Cambridge Soundworks that brought the surround sound to the gamers. Later Logitech published i.a. the legendary Z5500 Digital System and so not only taught the postman to fear. For the past 36 years, there is also the manufacturer Teufel (devil) who has brought this new 5.1 speaker system to the market. Whether the Teufel Concept E450 Digital 5.1 speaker set can be described justifiably as devilish and scare neighbors or has just sagging horns, we clarify in the following review. @ OCInside
Are you out in the market
for a new NAS with 6 or more drive bays and you care not about 10GbE
connectivity? If the answer is yes then be sure to check our review of
the brand new AS6208T model by ASUSTOR. @ NikKTech
