Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

AVM FRITZ!Powerline 1000E Set Review
Case Mod Friday: Orange Horizon
CeBIT 2015 Coverage with 222 pictures
Cooler Master Octane M35 and MB7C Review
CoolerMaster G650M 650W PSU (RS650-AMAAB1-xx)
Element Gaming Neon 300 Review
Nikon D7200 Review
OxygenOS Arrives for the OnePlus One
Phanteks PH-TC14S CPU Cooler Review

AVM FRITZ!Powerline 1000E Set Review

Much like the never ending Intel VS AMD and NVIDIA VS ATI/AMD disagreements there's no visible end to the wired/wireless discussions that emerge all the time both online and live. As for me well most of you know by now that i always prefer wired connectivity when possible so i hardly ever use WiFi while at home or at the office (not if i can help it anyways) so i do everything either via regular cables (which i make sure are not easily seen) or by using powerline adapters. Using cables however (especially in plain sight) is not for everyone and certainly not for most houses so the obvious and lowest-cost course of action for casual users is to use WiFi. Still Powerline adapters are gaining momentum since people are beginning to realize that WiFi although very practical while on the go or away from home is not the best and only solution out there for a variety of reasons. AVM may not be one of the most recognized names in the industry but their FRITZ! line of network products is and today with us we have the latest FRITZ!Powerline 1000E Set.

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Case Mod Friday: Orange Horizon

Welcome to another Case Mod Friday showcase! This week we have easynator's “Orange Horizon” build. Here is what he had to say about it, "This will be my first build, even if I've been working in IT for more than 20 years. I don't have a lot of time nor the tools but I'm really looking forward to successfully complete this build. I already see a few challenges, but guess what, I'm up to it. I'm going to call this build the Project Orange Horizon, a mix of white and orange.

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

CeBIT 2015 Coverage with 222 pictures

CeBIT 2015 Hanover computer fair report with new USB 3.1 motherboards, water- and air coolers, cases, power supplies, NAS, SSD and more. The CeBIT 2015 in Hanover showed also in this year a lot of interesting products. The OCinside.de CeBIT 2015 report shows with 222 images an overview of new IT products. Our CeBIT report focus each year at current PC hardware and shows some new desktop and server motherboards, mobile products, chassis, coolers, power supplies, SSD, NAS, memory and wireless storage solutions. It contains products from AMD, Antec, ASRock, ASRock Rack, Asustor, AVerMedia, AVM, BMW, Buffalo, DXRacer, Cooler Master, CM Storm, DeepCool, Enermax, LEPA, LiteOn, nVidia, OCZ, Plextor, Samsung, Seagate, Terratec, Toshiba, TrekStor, Ultron, WD and many more. Have fun browsing through the latest CeBIT hardware and trends.

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Cooler Master Octane M35 and MB7C Review

Being a gamer is not necessarily cheap. If you want to do it on a console, it is going to cost you a few hundred on the latest system and then at least another triple digit figure to get all the controllers, games and accessories. While gaming PCs are a lot more bang for buck these days, their peripherals can cost even more, with some gaming mice and keyboards setting you back over £100 each. Not so in the case of the Octane set from Cooler Master which hopes to make gaming peripherals affordable for everyone. But as always, the question is, does a price drop mean the quality suffers?

Read full article @ KitGuru

CoolerMaster G650M 650W PSU (RS650-AMAAB1-xx)

Picking the proper power supply is just as critical as picking any component in your custom build, more so if you consider the Power Supply is the life’s blood flowing through your components. Today we’re taking a look at the CoolerMaster G650M 650W Bronze rated PSU. Partially modular in design the CoolerMaster G650M is a large single Rail PSU fully capable of driving most single GPU systems. The CoolerMaster G650M is equipped with 4 PCIe connectors but you would be talking light power usage GPU’s to run SLI. CoolerMasters long reputation of providing high quality equipment at affordable prices make the modestly priced PSU ($89.99 NewEgg) fit most budgets.

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Element Gaming Neon 300 Review

Element Gaming are a fresh, UK based group with the mission to bring affordable, quality gaming peripherals to UK gamers. Taking on the four pillars of design, precision, reliability and performance, complete with a recognisable logo and branding based on the periodic table of elements, it becomes our task to see if this marketing facade can speak to the intended consumer.

The range of headsets from Element Gaming are named after Nobel gases and the first we take a look at the Neon 300. Being an entry level product, there is glossy plastic, in this case it is black complimented by a mid-blue colour, similar to the blue LED lighting seen on many keyboards. What the price level doesn't tell you is that the Neon 300 has 50mm drivers driven via USB as well as offering a colourful LED lighting effect. Though the actual products are made by a Chinese OEM that are used by various other brands, it would appear that this OEM are able to cater for third party specifications and design allowing for variation.

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Nikon D7200 Review

Roughly two years have elapsed between the introduction of the D7100 and the arrival of its successor, and on the surface the new D7200 seems more like an incremental update than a major overhaul. Nikon D7100 reviewThe D7200 is built around a sensor with a resolution of 24.2 million pixels, a tiny increase on the D7100's 24.1 million pixels, and the body is identical, with the same weight and dimensions, and the same viewfinder.In common with its predecessor, the D7200 has no anti-aliasing filter in front of the sensor, an innovation designed to produce sharper images and better rendering of fine detail. Anti-aliasing filters are used to prevent moir, or interference effects, when photographing fine textures or patterns, but at the time of the D7100's launch, Nikon claimed that the high pixel density of its sensor would make it unlikely to suffer from any moire patterning and we've not seen any reports from users suggesting it's a problem.

There are some significant improvements over the D7100, however, the first of which is the upgrading of the camera's internal processor from the Expeed 3 to the newer and more powerful Expeed 4. The frame rate remains the same as the D7100 – 6fps at full resolution, or 7fps when using the 1.3x crop mode – but the faster processor delivers improved buffering capacity, which was one of the biggest let-downs in the previous model. Nikon claims the D7200 is capable of capturing 100 JPEGs in a burst or 27 RAW files, although it should be noted that these figure relate to smaller 12-bit NEF files, and not the 14-bit files favoured by those looking for maximum image quality.Aside from increasing the frame rate, the 1.3x crop mode has a couple of other useful applications. It extends the reach of your lenses if you need to get closer to a subject, such as when shooting sports or wildlife, and with 24 million pixels of resolution, there's plenty of scope for cropping in on subjects while still being able to produce large, high quality prints. Secondly, it means that the 51 autofocus points cover the whole of the frame, rather than being grouped around the centre.

Read full article @ Techradar

OxygenOS Arrives for the OnePlus One

Today OnePlus has finally released their new Android ROM for the OnePlus One. The OnePlus One originally shipped with CyanogenMod 11S, and in most regions there will still be an update to CyanogenMod 12S. The development of OxygenOS began after conflict arose between OnePlus and Cyanogen, with some of the conflict coming from to an exclusivity agreement between Cyanogen and Micromax in India which prevented OnePlus from shipping future updates and devices running CyanogenMod.

OxygenOS is OnePluss solution to the problem of relying on another company for software. Its a version of Android for the OnePlus One which is built by OnePlus themselves, giving the company more control over their device as a platform. However, the update will not be coming to most devices as an over-the-air update. Users who wish to install OxygenOS at the moment will have to download the ROM from OnePlus, unlock their bootloader, and flash the new recovery and ROM via fastboot. Thankfully, OnePlus has provided an installation guide on their forum for any users who are not familiar with flashing custom ROMs on Android.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Phanteks PH-TC14S CPU Cooler Review

Today I will be reviewing the Phanteks PH-TC14S CPU Cooler. Manufacturers have been designing a vast variety of styles to meet the needs of a wide array of setups. If you have a particular need in a cooler you are guaranteed to find one that will fit in your particular build. So many of us have builds that consists of clearances of 1mm or less. So if you claim you can keep my PC cool while keeping the footprint of the cooler to a minimum, I am all ears. Phanteks has designed a super slim dual tower design to keep the parts cool while taking up little space. Let put the Phanteks PH-TC14S CPU cooler to the test and find out if this slim tower can keep it cool!    
 
Phanteks’ PH-TC14S incorporates the dual tower design and performance of the PH-TC14PE but in a slimmer form. The new slim form eliminates the possibility of incompatible RAM and the motherboard’s heatsink height. PH-TC14S’s Six 6mm heat-pipes are linearly aligned and developed to have the least amount of air and thermal resistance and allows for optimal heat diffusion on fins for faster cooling.PH-TC14S includes PH-F140HP PWM ultra high static pressure Premium fans with new PH-F140HP fan blade design and allows for expansion to three PH-F140HP or any other 12025 fan for higher performance and/or silent operation.

Read full article @ FunkyKit