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Corsair Vengeance M95 Gaming Mouse Video Review

May 22, 2013 - Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan


Hardware Heaven have posed a video review of the high end Corsair Vengeance M95 laser gaming mouse, which is a timely upgrade to the well received M90.

Let's see what they had to say:

"Kaeyi Dream gets hands-on with the Corsair M95 gaming mouse the latest in the Vengeance Gaming Series. Remember to like and subscribe."


This mouse seems like a good higher-end alternative to Corsair's already excellent M65. Check it out!

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Sapphire Radeon HD 7990 6GB QuadFire Performance Review

May 22, 2013 - Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan


KitGuru have tested two Sapphire Radeon HD 7990 6GB graphics cards in quadFire configuration.

Let's see what they have to say:

"While we experienced a ton of issues with the non reference AMD HD7990 design earlier this year in QuadFire, AMD have clearly been working hard behind the scenes to ensure their drivers work when two Malta HD7990′s are paired up. If you have read the complete review you will have seen that Quad Crossfire performance varies a lot depending on the benchmark or game being run. While some of the titles don’t offer great scaling yet, they at least run without crashing, or hard locking the system. We never had so many blue screens when we tried this back in January this year, so it is great to see this problem no longer ruins the experience.

When building a rig enthusiast users often make the mistake of buying the highest wattage power supply they can get their hands on. You don’t need a 1000W supply to power a high end 3770k and HD7870 build, even if its a Crossfire configuration. This system we built today however is a very different story."


If you're looking to build a truly overkill system, then this article is definitely worth a look.

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Mad Catz F.R.E.Q. 5 Gaming Headset Review

May 22, 2013 - Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan


Mad Shrimps Have posted a review of the moderately priced Mad Catz F.R.E.Q. 5 stereo gaming headset which feature 50mm drivers.

Let's see what they had to say:

"The F.R.E.Q. 5 headset from Mad Catz is quite robust thanks to the light metallic components and has also proven to be comfortable even after one hour and a half of continuous use while listening to music, playing games and watching TV shows over the web. Depending on the audio content, we can switch the EQ settings on the fly, by using the carefully placed button. Also, the volume wheel precision is good and can be used while we have the headset connected via USB.
 
The sound quality on 3.5mm also depends on the input but when trying it along with a Creative Titanium HD, the headset reproduced both high and low frequencies in a good manner. Using the USB interface will deliver the same audio quality on all platforms, with the ability to make subtle changes by switching the EQ profiles; the headset does not come with extra software and it will work with the default drivers."


This seems like an good stereo headset. Though for the money, the Cooler Master Storm Sirius 5.1 USB & analog headset would also be an excellent choice for gaming enthusiasts.

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Crucial M500 480GB SATA 6Gb/s SSD Review

May 22, 2013 - Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan


eTeknix have posted reviews of the new Crucial M500 480GB SATA 6Gb/s solid state drive, which features 500MB/s read and 400MB/s write speeds.

Let's see what they had to say:

"Focussing on the 480GB model that I’ve played around with today, I have to say that after the M4′s success I did have a bit of a raised expectation with what the drive had to offer. Crucial have not failed to deliver on this front either. Right across all my benchmark utilities, the M500 on the write front was consistently ahead of Crucial’s specifications and this was not just on the sequential read speeds. Very rarely do I see a drive that sticks so close to the rated IOPs levels and in this case giving more than expected. This gives me a clear indication that the collaboration of a Marvell controller with the new 128Gbit NAND chips is a well chosen marriage."


The new M500 is an excellent drive in its own right and an excellent update from the venerable M4.  Check it out!

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Seagate HDD.15 4TB Hard Drive Review

May 22, 2013 - Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan


Hardware Canucks have posted a review of the new and humongous Seagate HDD.15 4TB  hard drive, which is an enthusiast-oriented 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s model.


Let's see what they had to say:

"For the most part, the lower spindle speed is not overly indicative of the HDD.15’s actual performance. In testing the ultra dense 1TB platters, combined with the massive capacity made for a drive that behaved more like a 7200RPM model than anything in lower-tier markets.

The HDD.15 4TB has been created for one purpose: to help solidify Seagate’s future in the quickly changing storage marketplace. In this, they have succeeded in creating a great secondary drive which is packed with capacity and retains its performance without costing a fortune. While we would think long and hard about using this drive as a computer system’s only long term storage device, for most other tasks it would be very high on our list. "


This is obviously a very impressive HDD, though the short warranty is rather disappointing.

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Seagate Laptop SSHD Thin 500GB Hybrid Drive Review

May 21, 2013 - Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan


Tweak Town have reviewed the innovative Seagate Laptop SSHD Thin 500GB, a 2.5" hybrid 500GB, 5400rpm hard drive with a 8GB MLC NAND chip on the drive's PCB.

Let's see what they had to say:

"As we saw in the review, synthetics don't paint the full picture for the Laptop Thin, as the drives caching algorithms aren't set to boost performance in any one benchmark, but rather in a daily use scenario. With my time I have had with the Laptop Thin drive, I have honestly enjoyed the experience. I do all of my normal activities without a noticeable decrease in performance and if my chassis wasn't built with a window, I would never know the difference between this and the SSD I normally use in practical terms.

So, saying it once again, the hard drive isn't dead, Seagate just reinvented it with the Laptop Thin SSHD."


This is a very interesting product, and the on-board 8GB SSD does reveal itself useful in a few workloads, but it the reduction in rotational speed from them previous generation is a big disappointment.

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NZXT H630 Ultra Tower Case Review

May 21, 2013 - Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan


eTeknix have reviewed the new NZXT H630, a uniquely styled ultra tower case that supports E-ATX motherboards.

Let's see what they had to say:

"This chassis really is something quite special and it’s also quite a site to behold given it’s overall size and simple, yet bold design. Overall it actually looks fantastic in my opinion and it’s one of the best chassis I’ve ever worked with, it’s as simple as that.

Ok so it’s big white design does make it look like a desktop dishwasher at times, but NZXT have managed to make something simplistic (on the exterior only of course), with plain panels, a smooth white finish, that is quiet in terms of performance… but it’s freaking huge and stands out like a big white elephant, it’s an amazing battle between subtlety and showing off and I’m not sure who is winning, although I’ll take a guess at showing off."


This case has been designed to the nines, it really is quite impressive. Though the best feature is the asking price!

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MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming Edition Motherboard Review

May 21, 2013 - Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan


PC Perspective have reviewed the all new MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming Edition Motherboard, which has many value added features such as onboard Killer E2200 NIC and Sound Blaster Cinema software.

Let's see what they had to say:

"After getting such stellar performance out of there Z77 MPOWER board, I had high expectations for the Z77A-GD65 Gaming board going into this review. I was not disappointed. From the initial unpacking, it is obvious that MSI squarely targeted this board at gamers and enthusiasts. Its appealing black and red color scheme and dragon branding is just the tip of the iceberg. MSI took their time with the Z77A-GD65 Gaming board layout and design, using top of the line components throughout and spacing everything perfectly. Even the massive Noctua NH-D14 cooler did not make the board sweat. Its performance was consistent with the other top Intel Z77 boards in both stock and overclocked modes. Additionally, MSI kept with their uniquely pleasant and easy to use UEFI BIOS design."


This looks like a feature packed motherboard at a great price, check it out!

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Gigabyte 650 Ti BOOST Windforce 2X OC Graphics Card Review

May 21, 2013 - Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan


Guru3D have reviewed the mainstream Gigabyte 650 Ti BOOST Windforce 2X OC, which features a custom cooler and overclocked specializations.

Let's see what they had to say:

"The Gigabyte WindForce 2X OC edition however raises the bar a little futher, it remains to be a small bump over reference but the Windforce 2X cooler is overall leading in its class, thus really good and incredibly silent. GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost cards in general are products that allow you to play your games at 1920x1080 and everyone of you guys by now will have upgraded towards a monitor with a resolution of 1920x1080/1200. That's where this card will be a nice fit as it balances out game quality and performance really well. Concluding, the extra factory overclock is fun but seems to make only a very small difference, but every little bit helps right? If this is what your budget allows you to spend then yeah, very much recommended is it is a good value product with one of the best coolers in this segment. The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost OC WindForce 2X series will offer great value for money."


Thanks to its excellent custom cooler the Gigabyte 650 Ti BOOST Windforce 2X OC is easily one of the best 650 TI Boosts cards available.  Check it out!

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SteelSeries WoW: Legendary Edition Gaming Mouse Review

May 21, 2013 - Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan


eTeknix have posted a review of the new SteelSeries WoW: Legendary Edition gaming mouse, which is customized Sensei [Raw] with a custom World of Warcraft branding.

Let's see what they had to say:

"Yet while it may cost less, it does feel “less” in some ways too. The sensor really isn’t fantastic and while your average gamer might not even notice, any truly serious gamer is going to want more accuracy in the form of a laser sensor, of course you can expect to pay an extra £20-£30 for a mouse that offers such a thing along side this many buttons.

The build quality isn’t too bad, but it is fairly basic and its essentially just moulded plastic, there is no flair here or polish that really makes it stand out. There is however a nice design on the top panel and it does feature some LED back lighting, but style is a subjective thing and lights and paintwork does little to change the overall build quality, which is on par with competing brands in this price range."


This is a decent enough mouse, but unless you are stuck on the WoW motif I would recommend checking out any of the numerous MMO centric mice already available.

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