Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:
20 of the Worst PC Setups – January 2017
Antlion Audio ModMic 5
be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Review
Corsair Gaming K95 RGB PLATINUM Review
Fnatic Clutch G1 Gaming Mouse Review
In Win 805 Infinity Case Review
Intel Pentium G4560: Kaby Lake's Real Gift
Lenovo's $299 Android laptop 2-in-1 to challenge Windows PCs and Chromebooks
OpenSUSE Leap 42.2 Gnome - Better but not really
Review: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 Red Devil (4GB)
ROG Maximus VIII – Gaming Motherboard with integrated RGB Headers
Seagate FireCuda – 2TB of Fast Gaming Solid State Hybrid Drive Storage
The MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon Motherboard Review
20 of the Worst PC Setups – January 2017
Antlion Audio ModMic 5
be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Review
Corsair Gaming K95 RGB PLATINUM Review
Fnatic Clutch G1 Gaming Mouse Review
In Win 805 Infinity Case Review
Intel Pentium G4560: Kaby Lake's Real Gift
Lenovo's $299 Android laptop 2-in-1 to challenge Windows PCs and Chromebooks
OpenSUSE Leap 42.2 Gnome - Better but not really
Review: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 Red Devil (4GB)
ROG Maximus VIII – Gaming Motherboard with integrated RGB Headers
Seagate FireCuda – 2TB of Fast Gaming Solid State Hybrid Drive Storage
The MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon Motherboard Review
20 of the Worst PC Setups – January 2017
I’m sure at some point you’ve had a bad PC setup. Maybe moving into a new place, waiting for a new desk to arrive or you just ran out of room. I can remember my horrible PC setups from when I was living at the dorms in college. If you have ever ventured over to the Shitty Battlestations sub-reddit you will find a lot of horrible PC setups. We will are going to pick 20 each month and feature them as 20 of the Worst PC setups for that month. Here are some of the bad ones from January!Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org
Antlion Audio ModMic 5
Last June I took a look at the ModMic from Antlion Audio and was impressed with its overall performance and how it opened up new options for quality audio for gamers. I had a few issues with it, but overall it came out with a recommended award. Well in December they introduced their new ModMic 5 and I’ve been playing around with it. Today I’m going to run through what it's all about and see if the new design is an improvement on the already popular design.Read full article @ LanOC Reviews
be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Review
With the Dark Base Pro 900, be quiet! has yet another case in its portfolio, while this is actually the successor of the Silent Base 800, which was introduced almost two years ago. This new flagship model is compatible with E-ATX motherboards and high-end custom water cooling gear. On top of that there is a lot of space for HDDs and SSDs.
Corsair Gaming K95 RGB PLATINUM Review
We review the new Corsair K95 RGB Platinum edition mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX speed switches. Combined with updated CUE software and a nice RGB overhaul this keyboard has been updated to what the year 2017 requires for the true hardcore gamer. The K95 RGB Platinum is the Corsair flagship keyboard being refined, offers fantastic looks and a 100% programmable keyboard with added programmable G keys.Read full article @ Guru3D
Fnatic Clutch G1 Gaming Mouse Review
Fnatic, a team of professional video game players, has been creating their own own line of gaming gear that allows eSports fans at home to use gaming products that was developed by pro players. Today we are going to take a look at the Fnatic Clutch G1 Gaming Mouse that the group developed with the Pixart optical sensor, Omron switches, RGB LED illumination for 16.8M color options, Soft Touch finish and a 2m non-tangle cord that features fabric for reduced cord drag. Will it live up to the standards and conditions of a professional gaming mouse? Read on and we will find out.Read full article @ Legit Reviews
In Win 805 Infinity Case Review
In Win’s 805 was already a great case with its aluminum design, tempered glass side panels, and elegant look. In Win was not done with the 805 however, they wanted to add something very unique to it. That something came in the form of an infinity mirror on the front of the case teamed with a RGB LED strip and a second RGB strip for you to install in the case itself. This addition really made this case unique and something that will definitely catch some attention at your next LAN event or when someone walks in your room. So today we are checking out In Win’s 805 Infinity Mid Tower and we’ll let you know just how awesome the infinity mirror is and if this case is worth using for your next build!Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org
Intel Pentium G4560: Kaby Lake's Real Gift
Set at 3.5GHz, the Pentium G4560 is poised to be the bargain CPU of 2017. It's only 200MHz slower than the much loved Core i3-6100, amazing news for budget shoppers who had their eye on something like the i3-6100 because the G4560 has been stamped with an MSRP of only $64.Read full article @ TechSpot
Lenovo's $299 Android laptop 2-in-1 to challenge Windows PCs and Chromebooks
Lenovo has launched the Yoga A12, as part of its drive to make Android-powered laptop/tablet hybrids popular.Read full article @ TechRepublic
OpenSUSE Leap 42.2 Gnome - Better but not really
Back in 1984, Van Halen sang: Leap. Wait. Was it Jump? Ah, so we have this long, thorough review of openSUSE Leap 42.2 64-bit Gnome edition, tested on a laptop with UEFI, GPT, 16 partitions, and a multi-boot setup with Windows 10 and several Linux distros, covering desktop environment setup, customization and tweaks including new themes, icons, extensions, and programs, networking, smartphone support - Ubuntu Phone and iPhone, multimedia support and associated problems with broken H.264 dependencies, battery usage, resource utilization, performance, responsiveness, stability, hardware compatibility - Bluetooth, webcam, suspend & resume, weird issues, comparison to Plasma, various bugs, and more. Enjoy.Read full article @ Dedoimedo
Review: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 Red Devil (4GB)
When AMD released the Radeon RX 470 in August of last year, high demand coupled with low supply meant that it almost didn’t make much sense thanks to its inflated pricing at the time. However, in the months since, pricing has dropped quite a bit and with recent driver updates, the performance of the...Read full article @ Custom PC Review
ROG Maximus VIII – Gaming Motherboard with integrated RGB Headers
Here is a motherboard that give you the best of the best, in connectivity, audio, networking and more.Read full article @ DailyTech
Seagate FireCuda – 2TB of Fast Gaming Solid State Hybrid Drive Storage
FireCuda was built for fast non-stop high performance and smooth play. Storage is not problem here because 2TB answers the call.Read full article @ DailyTech
The MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon Motherboard Review
Something was clear during 2016: RGB LED is here and it wants to be everywhere. It seems that a multicolored piece of computer hardware is the new thing, and every vendor wants to show it off. Usually the LED comes with a colored product anyway, so there are multiple angles for aesthetics, but some motherboard manufacturers have decided that sometimes a cleaner look is needed. MSI’s Carbon series is meant to be this – clean, black, and carbon fiber accented. With today’s review, we’re looking at the MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon which follows this understated classical elegance, but then straps RGB LEDs on the top anyway.Read full article @ Anandtech
