Tech News
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PowerColor Devil 13 Dual GPU R9 290X @ Guru3D
OMG, dual R9 290X Devil 13 card!?!
We review the beast, the dual Radeon R9 290X based PowerColor Devil 13. It's hotter than hell, demonic and hinted as a disciple of the Devil himself, yes, as we review the PowerColor Radeon R9 295x2 Devil13 with 8 GB graphics memory. The card is a dual-GPU based graphics card that comes with two Hawaii XT GPUs, these two GPUs are fully enabled on all Shader Processors and run up-to a cool 1018 MHz each.
These cards may be super exclusive and not much better than a Lightning but, damn the marketing is cool.
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SilverStone Raven RV05 Rotated Computer Chase Review @ [H]
I have been a huge fan of the Raven series since the introduction of the Raven 1 back in the day. Since then they have released four different versions of the case with the Raven 2 being one of the most popular.
The Raven 5 uses the same rotated motherboard layout so the cables and heat exit out the top but removes the external 5.25" drive bays and attempts to make the case smaller and more compact. When I saw this case at CES I was a little shocked at the design direction but realized that the Raven series isn't about keeping with tradition but rather exploring the possibilities.
Lets hope it pays off.
The SilverStone Raven series of cases long ago broke the mold when it comes to "normal" computer chassis. Its design execution has always been good and the Ravens' airflow characteristics are excellent. Today SilverStone pushes the new Raven RV05 out there a little bit further in terms of design and function.
Be sure to read the editor notes at the end of the review, For once both Kyle and I are in full agreement.
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Tegra K1 Gaming is Near: NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet & Controller Preview @ Techgage
It seems I'm never in the right place or on the right meeting to get the scoop on NVIDA SHIELD and by the looks of it, I'm missing out!
I made a prediction a couple of months ago that the next SHIELD release we’d see would be an upgrade to the original – but with a dose of Tegra K1. As it turns out, I was wrong. However, like the SHIELD portable, NVIDIA’s just-announced SHIELD Tablet and Controller are two products that portable gaming fans should get excited about.
The nice thing about SHIELD devices is that they can take on any form factor and still kick some serious gaming arse.
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Sennheiser G4ME ONE Review @ ChipLoco
These look comphy.
Sennheiser G4ME ONE is not the best looking headset available at the moment but it’s certainly not the ugliest. Compromises are made on the visual appeal in order to provide the ultimate gaming experience.
Everyone is different when it comes to headphones, I prefer the over ear configuration and require good padding at the top and soft ear cups. These look great and might be on my list to try next.
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Kingston MobileLite Wireless G2 Card Reader Review @ Bigbruin
There was a ton of cool stuff at Computex, the big computer trade show in Taiwan, and while I will say with 100% confidence that the show didn't offer anything really "new" there are a few perks.
The Kingston MobileLite Wireless G2 was a great little product and while it may get better exposure at CES I was really pleased to get one during my meeting. It would appear that BigBruin also has a review posted of the G2 and has this to say.
While these new features help make this an even more appealing device for travelling professionals, it still offers the same features that made the first version great for professionals and families. Being able to stream/share files with a handful of different wireless device simultaneously is still the key selling point, and the MobileLite Wireless G2 still handles that task with ease.
Like I said in our review, this is a perfect all-in-one device that solves a few unique issues I had traveling and even adds a few convenience features I may start using in the future.
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NZXT Kraken X61 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Review @ HardOCP
Looks like NZXT has built a successor to their previous 280mm AIO cooling platform, the X60. The new X61 still sports the 280mm radiator and twin 140mm fans, but has added a few new updates. The biggest, is the highly touted variable speed system, allowing the fan speed on the radiator fans to increase as the CPU heats up. Now if GPU waterblocks continue to see their popularity increase, maybe there's a chance one day we'll see a DIY version to loop in the video cards as well.
NZXT is known to many enthusiasts for its computer cases but not so much for its Kraken series of CPU closed loop liquid coolers. After a year of design NZXT has introduced its new Kraken X61. Its claim to fame is that it is the "world's first variable speed liquid cooler."
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Republic of Gamers Announces Maximus VII Formula Z97 Motherboard
Republic of Gamers unveiled a new Z97 motherboard, along with hinting at a limited edition Watch Dogs Z97 Formula package as well.
The full press release is linked below. Attached is a teaser of the board and some of the features.
The Maximus VII Formula is about to arrive in a retail store near you! Packed to the gills with top-notch hardware like CrossChill Copper (yep, this years’ is 100% copper cored), mPCIe Combo III, SupremeFX Formula 2014, an updated ROG Armor design, two SATA Express ports and much more.
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Where Did EVGA Precision X Come From?
Well this escalated quickly. "queue Ron Burgundy"
I'm not going to take sides here but, I can provide a little unrelated 3rd party insight. As some of you may know one of my jobs is that of a Web Solution Architect. Over the years I have had clients. A few of them I have fired while others have left for some reason or another. Most that part company do so because they felt I didn't have their best interest in mind, or that somehow I didn't do what they asked. Either way that falls on my shoulders as a consultant and I'm ok with it. 90% of the time that client goes off and has another developer provide the same service and will often take the quick way out by copying what I already done.
The battle in this article is mostly "he said, she said" along with some "use my influence to sway opinion" but this was bound to happen. Asus "rolled their own" with GPU Tweak and EVGA needed an overclocking solution. Given that the interface was always radically different from the competition it was only a matter of time before they brought development "in-house" to save time and effort.
I'm sure EVGA could have gone further to change the back end interface but I suspect there was some pressure to get things done quickly and most programmers aren't known for their design ability.This is a happy repost from something I wrote on the Facebook Fan Page.
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DeepCool Gabriel Low-Profile CPU Cooler Review @ NikKTech
Deepcool has recently released a new compact cooler aimed at the growing small form factor enthusiast crowd. As is the goal with most air cooling manufacturers, their aim is to wring as much cooling performance out of the sink, without it sounding like a jet engine is strapped to the processor. So how successful were they, both in how cool it kept everything in such an enclosed space, and how much noise did it make doing it?
Getting back to the Gabriel its two most important features given to it by DeepCool are without doubt the high-RPM 120mm PWM top down fan (almost normal size model) and the 4 nickel plated 6mm heatpipes two features we don't really see much with such solutions. Size-wise the Gabriel is slightly larger compared to what we've seen lately by Thermolab/Cooltek, Thermalright and Noctua which might be the reason as to why we've been hearing about this model for quite some time now.
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EVGA PrecisionX 15 on Steam
I'm not sure why but I really think having EVGA PrecisionX on Steam is an awesome idea. For one you will always have the latest version and won't need to belong to the EVGA forum to get a copy.
The best part is the achivements and I plan to get them all!
