Here a roundup of todays reviews and articles:

15 AMD Radeon R7 260(X)/265 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 (Ti) cards review
AMD bringing new FX-8370 and FX-8370E CPUs
Antec High Current Pro Platinum 1000W (HCP-1000) Power Supply Review
Bitfenix Fury 750 Watt PSU Review: Individually Sleeved Cables Right From The Box
Crucial MX100 256GB Solid State Drive Review
D-Link DIR-880L AC1900 Wi-Fi Router Review
EVGA teases its upcoming X99-based mATX motherboard
i-Rocks K10 USB Gaming keyboard Review
In Win 901
MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 3K Review
NETGEAR EX6200 Review
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport Review
SanDisk X300s (512GB) Review
Thermaltake Core V71 Full-Tower Case Review
Z97 & Z87 Motherboard Charts: 41 Models tested - Update ASUS Maximus VII Impact

15 AMD Radeon R7 260(X)/265 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 (Ti) cards review

Nvidia recently introduced the GeForce GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti. AMD responded by lowering it's prices for the R7 260 and the 260x and introducing the R7 265. As a result you can now buy more performance than ever for under £140.

2014 started with plenty of activity from both AMD and Nividia. In February Nvidia introduced the GeForce GTX750 and the 750 Ti. Both of these cards are are based on the GM107 GPU, the first chip in the new Maxwell generation. This is different from the usual strategy at Nvidia of introducing the high end chip first and subsequently releasing cheaper, less complex versions of that chip. Thanks to the improved internal layout Maxwell is a lot more energy efficient, despite still being produced on 28nm as with the previous generations. Maxwell was originally designed to be produced at 20nm, but Nvidia's production partner TSMC is still having difficulty producing these new state-of-the-art transistors. We suspect that we won't see any high end Maxwell chips until these problems are ironed out. For this reason Nvidia is callen the GM107 a first generation Maxwell chip, the second generation is scheduled for later this year.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

AMD bringing new FX-8370 and FX-8370E CPUs

According to a new report AMD is preparing two new socket AM3+ FX-Series CPUs based on the 32nm Vishera architecture, the FX-8370 and the FX-8370E. In addition to these two new eight-core chips, AMD will reportedly slash prices on its exisiting FX-8300 series lineup as well as bring the new FX-8320E 95W TDP SKU.

As noted, these two new mainstream eight-core FX-Series CPUs are both based on AMD's 32nm Vishera architecture and feature four Piledriver CPU modules with 2MB of L2 cache per module, 8MB of shared L3 cache and the same 4.1GHz base and 4.3GHz Turbo Core clocks. While the FX-8370 will have a 125W TDP, the FX-8370E will be an energy-efficient part with 95W TDP.

Read full article @ Fudzilla

Antec High Current Pro Platinum 1000W (HCP-1000) Power Supply Review

A few days ago my cousin called and asked me whether or not spending 45Euros on a power supply unit to replace the one that stopped working was reasonable or just too much. To be honest with all of you at first i didn't really realize what he was saying, i mean spending 45Euros both to purchase a PSU and have installed in your system just couldn't be cheaper so for a second there i thought he wanted something better so he decided to ask me for suggestions. In the end that wasn't the case so he did believe that spending that amount of money was more than he should (no wonder his previous PSU didn't last long). That being said we've pointed out the reasons of owning a quality PSU numerous times in the past and so i believe that no one should trust all those cheap models in the market not only because they may stop working (that really should be the least of your worries) but also because they may drag along your entire system with them. 80 Plus Platinum certified PSUs are quite popular nowadays especially with the price drops occurred by the introduction of the 80 Plus Titanium certification (which actually took longer than expected) so today we will be taking a look at yet another such model the High Current Pro Platinum 1000W (HCP-1000) by Antec.

Antec, Inc., is the leading global brand of high-performance computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) markets. Founded in 1986, Antec is recognized as a pioneer in these industries and has maintained its position as a worldwide market leader and international provider of efficient, quiet, and reliable products. Antec has also achieved great success in the distribution channel, meeting the demands of quality-conscious system builders, VARs and integrators. Antec’s offering of enclosures includes a large range of cases, such as its technically advanced Performance One Series, cost-effective New Solution Series and server grade cases designed for the needs of all workstation and server markets. Antec’s products also include front line power supplies such as its TruePower Quattro Series and EarthWatts, the most environmentally friendly power supplies available. PC gamers are an increasingly significant consumer of performance components, and many Antec products are geared toward the gaming demographic, like the Nine Hundred, the premier gamer enclosure. Antec also offers a computing accessories line comprised of many original products, including its patented LED Fans and Notebook Cooling solutions. Antec is headquartered in Fremont, California, with additional offices in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, as well as in Germany, China and Taiwan. The company’s products are sold in more than 40 countries throughout the world. Please visit www.antec.com for more information.

Exactly like the High Current Pro Platinum 1300W and 850W models the 1000W model is an 80 Plus Platinum certified fully modular power supply unit (again future-proof thanks to the 20+8pin MBU socket) which can output up to 1000W of continuous and clean power thanks to its high quality components (including Japanese capacitors) and full suite of industrial grade protections such as the over current protection (OCP), over voltage protection (OVP), under voltage protection (UVP), short circuit protection (SCP), over power protection (OPP), over temperature protection (OTP), surge & inrush Protection (SIP), no load operation (NLO) & brown-out protection (BOP). The HCP-1000 features the same OC link connectivity that allows it to connect to another PSU of the HCP line and comes ready with 4 +12V rails capable of using the entire output of the PSU (1000W) with up to 40A on each rail. Since the HCP-1000 is part of Antec’s flagship line of PSUs they are covering it with their excellent seven year warranty and 24/7 customer service. Having reviewed both the 1300W and 850W models we pretty much know of what to expect from the 1000W model but it's always good to be certain so let's test it out.

Read full article @ NikKTech

Bitfenix Fury 750 Watt PSU Review: Individually Sleeved Cables Right From The Box

It’s the little details that separate “good” from “stellar”. All of the planning and detail you do can be thrown off by one mismatched connector or component. Think about it, if you have a black and gold build and have a single green USB connector, that is exactly what the eye is drawn to and it looks terribly out of place. Or maybe you have a black and green themed build, with everything matched right down to some green LED RAM. An orange Cougar fan in the rear exhaust position would look, well, not very good, and that is something as simple as a single, inexpensive fan. It's these little things, however, that put your build over the top.

Cables may be the biggest offender. Even many sleeved cables have glimpses of yellow and red at the ends, and they have a bad habit of sitting front and center of your window on PCIe connectors. Front panel audio connectors have a bad habit of trying to emulate a mismatched rainbow at the end. This is why we see the popularity of modding cables and extensions growing, as well as more people individually sleeving their own cables. Of course, this can be expensive, and/or rather tedious work that always risks breaking a connector. Wouldn’t it be far simpler if we could simply buy power supplies with premium cables already included at a reasonable price?

Read full article @ HiTech Legion

Crucial MX100 256GB Solid State Drive Review

The Crucial MX100 SSD we are reviewing today offers plenty of performance and is bundled with the Acronis True Image HD for easy cloning when transferring data from an older SSD or mechanical drive. The product comes in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB flavors and is very affordable.

Read full article @ Madshrimps

D-Link DIR-880L AC1900 Wi-Fi Router Review

We have not covered many networking device in reviews recently, and things have come a long way in the last few years. I still primarily rely on wired connections in my home and office, as the performance and reliability of a Gigabit connection has outweighed the convenience of going wireless. Wireless devices are now capable of much higher throughput than the "G" and "N" days thanks to the Wireless AC standard (802.11ac), which is touted as bringing Gigabit Wi-Fi speeds to the masses. In this review we will be looking at a fairly new router from D-Link, the DIR-880L, which is rated as a 1900Mbps device, offering simultaneous dual band transfers of 600Mbps on 2.4Ghz and 1300Mbps on 5GHz. If the performance can match the specifications, and the reliability is on par with a wired connection, it may be time for me to reconsider my all wired approach to networking.

The promotional image above shows the D-Link DIR-880L AC1900 Wi-Fi router with its shiny black housing and array of three rather substantial antennas. The unit features a dual core processor to handle the AC wireless transmissions and traffic on the four wired Gigabit connections, as well as allowing the device to handle all of the extra features people have come to expect on a higher end router. The following list covers a good chunk of the product's features and specifications, but for a more complete view of what the DIR-880L has to offer, please visit the official product page on the D-Link website.

Read full article @ Bigbruin.com

EVGA teases its upcoming X99-based mATX motherboard

EVGA has now officially teased one of its upcoming Intel X99 Express chipset based motherboards designed for Intel's new Haswell-E LGA2011-3 CPUs, the mATX EVGA X99 Micro.

Although leaked earlier, in some rather blurry pictures, together with some of the other EVGA X99-based motherboards, including the X99 Classified and the X99 FTW, we now have some clearer look at EVGA's mATX X99-based motherboard.

Based on a mATX form-factor, the new EVGA X99 Micro features the 10-phase VRM design, four DDR4 memory slots on each side of the LGA2011-3 socket with support for up to 64GB of DDR4 memory, on-board power and reset buttons, LED POST, six SATA 6Gbps ports, three PCI-Express 3.0 slots, bunch of USB 3.0 adn USB 2.0 ports, as well as a single mSATA slot placed between PCI-Express slots.

Read full article @ Fudzilla

i-Rocks K10 USB Gaming keyboard Review

Mechanical keyboards aren’t for everyone – some gamers are more than happy with a well built membrane keyboard. i-Rocks claims to have found the perfect middle ground with their K10, delivering the tactile feedback of a mechanical switch in a rubber dome design. How well does the keyboard hold up? Lets find out…

Read full article @ KitGuru

In Win 901

The In Win 901 is a smaller version of the 904, intended for use with a Mini-ITX board instead. Even so, it still offers enough space for an optical drive and a long GPU. Will the smaller brother impress us as much as the 904?

Read full article @ techPowerUp

MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 3K Review

MSI has several lines of gaming notebooks catering to different types of users. At the high-end is the GT series that supports the fastest mobile CPUs and GPUs while the GE series caters more towards the cost-conscious buyers. Somewhere in the middle is the GS line, which offers similar (or slightly higher) specifications to the GE series but delivers everything in a refined and more attractive chassis. Read on to find out how the GS60 with a 3K display compares to the other gaming laptops.

Read full article @ Anandtech

NETGEAR EX6200 Review

The Netgear EX6200 arrives in a box which gives us a nice clear image of the extender on the front. We also get some key feature information on that side with more detailed specifications around the other faces. Inside the box we find the EX6200 suspended in cardboard with documentation on top and our bundled items beneath. Those bundled items are a stand to hold the Netgear EX6200 in a vertical orientation and a compact PSU.

Shown above we have the top surface of the Netgear EX6200 and as with a number of their products we get perforated/triangular section which promotes airflow around the internal components. A red trim runs along the front edge and we get a selection of status LEDs between it and the perforated sections. just hidden from view in the image above is a single USB 3.0 connector.

For specifications we have 1200Mbps max speed, 700mW amplified high power design for maximum range and an 800MHz dual core ARM A9 CPU inside to power our extender. In terms of dimensions the Netgear EX6200 is 252x174x31mm and it weighs 302g.

Read full article @ Hardwareheaven.com

Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport Review

A few months ago, Samsung released its most-recent flagship phone, the Galaxy S5. In our hands-on review of the Galaxy S5, we were so impressed with the phone that we gave it our Editor’s Choice award. The Galaxy S5 was designed with an active lifestyle in mind as is evidenced by various features including the built-in heart rate monitor and protective shell which is IP67 rated for dust and liquid resistance. For active users who want even more health-related options than the Galaxy S5 offers, Sprint is now offering the Galaxy S5 Sport.

Exclusive to Sprint, the Galaxy S5 Sport was developed as a collaboration between Samsung, Sprint, Under Armour, and MapMyFitness. The Galaxy S5 Sport will serve as the launch pad for Sprint Fit Live, a health and fitness package...

Read full article @ HotHardware.com

SanDisk X300s (512GB) Review

Back in May SanDisk announced the X300s, which is the company's first SED (Self-Encrypting Drive). The X300s is based on the same Marvell platform as SanDisk's client drives but with the differentiation that the X300s is the only drive that supports encryption via TCG Opal and IEEE-1667 (eDrive) standards. Due to the encryption support the X300s is positioned as a business product since the main markets for encrypted drives are corporations and governments that handle sensitive and confidential data on a daily basis. SanDisk includes Wave's EMBASSY Security Center with every purchase of X300s, which allows Opal encryption on systems that are not eDrive compatible. Dive in to read more about the X300s, Wave's encryption software, and SEDs in general!

Read full article @ Anandtech

Thermaltake Core V71 Full-Tower Case Review

Thermaltake has a history of making high quality hardware with the features that computer enthusiast are looking for. As such, they are constantly adding new models to their product line. One of their newest cases is the Core V71, a Full-Tower case designed to support extremely long video cards, multiple cooling options (both air and liquid), and a customizable hard drive cage layout.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Z97 & Z87 Motherboard Charts: 41 Models tested - Update ASUS Maximus VII Impact

In our comparison tables, meanwhile you find benchmark values regarding 41 recent Z97 and Z87 motherboards. Furthermore we do not comment the benchmark values. The idea and also the goal is to present to you a market overview which helps you choose the right motherboard.

Read full article @ ocaholic