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ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces G701VI Gaming Laptop
ASUS Republic of Gamers announced a new and quite impressive gaming laptop for immersive VR gaming that packs a punch in both the hardware and built-in monitor. The new ASUS ROG G701VI is packed with both an i7 Skylake CPU and 64G RAM as well as a GTX 1080 GPU…
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Thecus Launches Two New SAS-Enabled Rackmount NAS
Thecus launched two new SAS-enabled Rackmount NAS servers called the N12910SAS and N16910SAS. The N12910SAS is a 12-bay unit while the N16910SAS is a 16-bay NAS and both offer massive scalability and fast speeds alike thanks to both the 12Gbps SAS interface and being 10 GbE ready. The N12910SAS and N16910SAS…
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ASRock Announces BIOS Updates For Kaby Lake Processors
ASRock has a pretty substantial array of LGA1151 motherboards designed for users requiring different form factors and contrasting budgets. In a similar vein to both ASUS and MSI, ASRock has released BIOS updates for their 100-series motherboards to make them compatible with Intel’s upcoming architecture, codenamed Kaby Lake. Please…
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MSI Vortex G65VR 6RE GTX 1070 SLI Gaming PC Review
Introduction The typical PC form factor has progressively evolved over time due to the advent of die shrinks and other efficiency savings which make compact systems a viable purchase. Unless you’re opting for a build with multiple graphics cards, it’s possible to construct an extremely powerful machine in a sleek and slimline…
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Thecus Unveils Skylake Powered N12910 12-Bay Enterprise NAS
Thecus just unveiled a new enterprise-level NAS with 12 drive bays and it is the first Thecus NAS to embrace the Intel Skylake CPUs and DDR4 memory for an even better performance than the predecessors. The new Thecus N12910 offers enhanced processing power and speed, alongside all the functionality and…
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Shuttle Announces the XPC Nano NC02U SFF Systems
The times where a great system had to be large are long gone and Shuttle is without a doubt one of the market leaders when it comes to compact small form factor (SFF) systems. The lasted creation of theirs is the XPCV Nano NC02U system which isn’t just small but also…
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ASRock Announces The Budget Friendly H110M-DS Hyper Motherboard
ASRock is renowned for producing a huge range of motherboards at extremely affordable prices. This makes the company’s line-up popular among small form factor builders and anyone who has a limited budget. Of Course, ASRock also unleashes higher-end offerings like the overclocking focused Formula motherboards. Today, the company announced an…
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Intel 7th Gen CPUs Reportedly Launch Q4
Earlier in the week, we got our first glimpse of the Intel Kaby Lake lineup. Utilising the now true and tested 14nm process node, the new CPU architecture optimation was rumoured to arrive in early 2017. However, the latest rumoured to come out suggest that we’re going to get the new…
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Gigabyte Z170X-Ultra Gaming (LGA1151) Motherboard Review
Introduction Despite the majority of recent media headlines surrounding Intel’s Broadwell-E architecture and the unveiling of new 2011-v3 motherboards sporting striking colour schemes, this is a very niche section of the market and it’s important to not overclock the mainstream Z170 chipset. This is especially the case after witnessing the…
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Microsoft Extends Skylake Support to Windows 7 and 8.1
Microsoft has reneged on its policy of ending support for Intel’s Skylake range of processors for its older operating systems, which was set to end on 17th July, 2018. From Thursday (11th August), the Redmond company will extend its Skylake support to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 Enterprise users, effective…
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ASRock Unveils First H110 Mini-STX Motherboard
ASRock has developed the world’s first Mini Socket Technology Extended (Mini-STX) motherboard based on an Intel H110 chipset. Mini-STX boards are even smaller than the familiar Mini-ITX, while still squeezing in space for a CPU fan and dual channel DDR4 RAM, and ASRock’s new offering is the first of its…
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Intel Starts Shipping 7th Gen Kaby Lake CPUs
Until recently, Kaby Lake didn’t even exist at Intel as a product. However, even Intel has run up against the limitations of silicon in recent years. One of the first signs was when the 14nm node shrink took longer than expected, leading to Haswell-Refresh filling in the gap for the…
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32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 Memory Review
Introduction Prior to the release of Intel’s LGA1151 chipset, consumers could only access the benefits of DDR4 memory including lower voltages and higher frequencies by entering into the very expensive X99 platform. Thankfully, Skylake dramatically changed the status quo and it’s now possible to acquire high capacity memory kits at…
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Overclockers UK Titan Bayonet GTX 1080 Gaming PC Review
Introduction The GTX 1080 is already an extraordinary success and many high-end users are desperately trying to get their hands on NVIDIA’s latest flagship product. It’s not difficult to see why given the incredible performance per watt and AMD’s current focus on the low to mid-range market. This huge influx…
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Zoostorm Inferno GTX 1080 Gaming PC Review
Introduction Zoostorm have been in the IT sector for over 20 years and strives to produce a huge range of pre-configured systems at competitive prices. The company’s raison d’etre has affordability at its heart and they’ve proved themselves as one of the best choices for users requiring a budget PC. Managing…
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