Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

120 GB SSD review: smaller and less attractive
CPU Performance Content Creation: 10 CPUs tested - Intel Core i7-6850K
Crucial MX300 750GB Solid State Drive Review
Dell Latitude 13 7370 Ultrabook Review
GeForce GTX 980 Ti round-up: 12 graphics cards review
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming Review
Gigabyte's P57W gaming laptop reviewed
Mushkin Triactor SSD Review (480GB) – Another Barebones TLC Option
SanDisk Extreme 510 Portable SSD Capsule Review
The Intel SSD 540s (480GB) Review
XSOUL XM8 Predator Gaming Mouse Review

120 GB SSD review: smaller and less attractive

Because the price per gigabyte keeps getting lower, SSDs with a smaller capacity have not been covered as much. However there are still scenarios in which it is not necessary to pay more for a bigger capacity. Therefore we take a look at 17 SSDs with a capacity of 120GB in this review.

In the early days of SSDs they usually came in variants of either 80 or 120GB. Nowadays 80GB models have almost completely disappeared and 120GB models have become a lot less popular in favor of models with more storage capacity. This is mostly because of the immense reduction of price per gigabyte, making 480GB and even 960GB variants affordable.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

CPU Performance Content Creation: 10 CPUs tested - Intel Core i7-6850K

These days there are basically two different groups of customers who demand lots of processing power: content creators and gamers, while this 2D performance comparison is targeting content creators. After having had a look at the following pages you'll have an overview on how fast recent CPUs are in regarding a variety of programs, may it be video encoding, rendering, ...

Read full article @ ocaholic

Crucial MX300 750GB Solid State Drive Review

3D NAND is something we started talking about two years ago when Samsung released their 850 Pro solid state drive which was the first consumer solid state drive to feature 3D NAND.  With the launch of the MX300 Series Crucial becomes the second company to use 3D NAND in a consumer solid state drive.  The drive is engineered with Micron 3D NAND technology, resulting in an endurance rating of up to 220TB total bytes written by leveraging larger NAND cells to deliver top-notch performance and prolong endurance. Furthermore, Dynamic Write Acceleration, a technology that uses an adaptable pool of high-speed and single-level cell flash memory,  enables faster saves and file transfers.  Compared to 16nm planar NAND, Micron’s 3D TLC NAND triples that density.  This not only will help lower solid state drive pricing, but also enable higher capacity drives.  Currently the MX300 is only available in a 750GB capacity, which has a price of only $199.99.

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Dell Latitude 13 7370 Ultrabook Review

Traditionally, Ultrabooks command a high premium. After all, you are getting a high-performance laptop, crammed with the latest features, with typically slim and lightweight bodies. Let’s not forget, too, that Intel has to certify a laptop as an Ultrabook before it can be sold using the Ultrabook name – so you are paying for bragging rights, too. As such, it cannot be much of a surprise that pricing for the Dell Latitude 13 7370 starts at £1179.

Read full article @ KitGuru

GeForce GTX 980 Ti round-up: 12 graphics cards review

If you want to game in Ultra HD, you will pretty much be forced to use a high-end graphics card, such as the GeForce GTX 980 Ti from Nvidia. Once you've decided to invest in one, you will find that there is quite a lot of choice. There are large differences between the various cards in terms of noise level and cooling performance. We tested twelve of them.
In 2015 Nvidia introduced two high-end graphics cards based on the Maxwell architecture, namely the GTX Titan X and the GTX 980 Ti.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming Review

At a price point of $639.00 the Gigabyte GeForce GTX G1 Gaming Edition has the highest pre-overclocked frequencies when compared to the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC, MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X which both have higher price points.

Read full article @ HiTech Legion

Gigabyte's P57W gaming laptop reviewed

17" laptops have long been maligned for their bulk, but the onward march of technology means one can now get a big machine like Gigabyte's P57W that's slim and trim. We put this large laptop to the test to see whether gamers on the go should go big.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Mushkin Triactor SSD Review (480GB) – Another Barebones TLC Option

Back in 2014 we took a good look at the Mushkin Reactor (http://thessdreview.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3d9b6193ffd32dd60e84fc74b&id=0afe724537&e=312ec141fb) . At the time, it was the best value 1TB SSD you could buy. You could even argue that it was THE SSD which made high value, high capacity SSDs the norm. Now, Mushkin is trying to take value a step farther by introducing a cheaper alternative into the market. Instead of MLC NAND this time around, they've opted to utilize SanDisk's TLC NAND and Silicon Motion's SM2256 controller in the new Mushkin Triactor (http://thessdreview.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3d9b6193ffd32dd60e84fc74b&id=162573862b&e=312ec141fb) .

This barebones, TLC packed SSD, is their latest answer to the demand for more affordable, high capacity SSDs by the consumer market. Promising to deliver the lightning fast boot and application load times that HDDs just can't, this SSD just may be a viable option for those of you who have yet to make the move to flash.

We've tested quite a few TLC based SSDs as of late, will the Mushkin Triactor show up the competition? Or will it lag behind in all its TLC "glory?" So far all we can say is that it sure does look cool. Read on as we analyze the new Mushkin Triactor 480GB in today's review!

Read full article @ The SSD Review

SanDisk Extreme 510 Portable SSD Capsule Review

Rapid advancements in flash technology has coincided with the rise of USB 3.0 as an ubiquitous high-speed interface on computers. This has led to the appearance of small and affordable direct attached storage units with very high performance for day-to-day data transfer applications. We have already looked at many flash drives with SSD controllers and a USB 3.0 - SATA bridge over the last year.

SanDisk launched the Extreme 510 Portable SSD at the 2016 CES. In terms of external appearance, it looks very similar to the Extreme 500 Portable SSD that we reviewed late last year. The only differences lie in the fact that the Extreme 510 comes in only one capacity - 480GB. It also carries a IP55 rating (dust and water resistance), thanks to the rubber bumper around the unit. It is targeted towards content creators who want rugged high capacity storage in the field.

Read full article @ Anandtech

The Intel SSD 540s (480GB) Review

With no in-house controller or NAND suitable for an entry level consumer SSD to compete in todays market, Intel has turned to third-party suppliers for the key components of the new Intel SSD 540s.  The SK Hynix 16nm TLC NAND is familiar from the ADATA Premier SP550, but this is our first look at the new Silicon Motion SM2258 controller that brings performance enhancements over the SM2256 and support for upcoming 3D NAND.

Read full article @ Anandtech

XSOUL XM8 Predator Gaming Mouse Review

Gaming peripherals such as mice, keyboards and headsets have certainly come a long way. Once a simple tool to enhance you comfort during those long gaming sessions, have become weapons of the cyber athlete. Every player has their preferred brand, and every year those brands evolve to suit the needs of the current meta. XSoul recently joined the peripheral market …

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