Here a roundup of todays reviews and articles:

Best X99 Motherboards: Holiday 2014
CM Storm NovaTouch TKL Topre Switch Keyboard Review
Corsair Gaming M65 RGB Review
Cougar 700K Keyboard: The Audacity of Functional Design
Failed attempts to dual-boot PC-BSD 10.1 with Windows 8
Galax GeForce GTX 980 HOF Review
Install Ganglia on Ubuntu 14.10 Server (Utopic Unicorn)
Logitech G910 Orion Spark Mechanical Keyboard Review
Reeven Okeanos RC-1402 Review
Silverstone Noble Breeze NB05 Notebook Cooler Review
Thanksgiving SSD Killer Sales Post

Best X99 Motherboards: Holiday 2014

As we approach the holiday season, the Haswell-E and X99 platform has only been on the market for almost three months. With a rushed launch, the motherboard manufacturers raced to get their models out to market, but as time has moved on we now have the bulk of the X99 landscape to examine for potential.

Read full article @ Anandtech

CM Storm NovaTouch TKL Topre Switch Keyboard Review

New keyboards are a fairly common thing in this industry, I see wave after wave of mechanical and membrane switch keyboards come through the office each year. However, very few of the keyboards I review have had me as excited as the NovaTouch TKL. The NovaTouch has been a long time coming, we’ve seen it at trade shows around the world for over two years now, but it’s finally here and ready for consumers! Cooler Master has ditched the usual choices of Cherry, Kailh or any other brand of mechanical switch for this keyboard, instead opting for hybrid capacitive switches from Topre.

“Built to impress, the NovaTouch TKL utilizes exclusive Hybrid Capacitive switches which are exceptionally quiet and suitable for heavy-duty typing or gaming. The actuation force is precision-tuned to the strength of your fingers, while an ultra smooth, tactile key process makes NovaTouch the best feeling keyboard on the market” – CM Storm

The NovaTouch switches are a patented design, which use a spring mounted switch with an electrostatic capacitive sensor. Combined they offer a unique typing sensation that removes the key bounce associated with mechanical switches such as the Cherry MX range, while offering smooth and linear key travel. Cooler Master say this keyboard is ideal for gaming and typing, no doubt designed with the PC enthusiast in mind. Can this really be one of the best keyboards in the world? There’s only one way to find out.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Corsair Gaming M65 RGB Review

Though the M65 isn't new to the market, its continuation into the Corsair Gaming lineup comes as no surprise and in this scenario the saying 'If it isn't broke, don't fix it' certainly rings true.

The Corsair M65 is a mouse on the heavier side of things that is dedicated to FPS gamers, we see the oversized sniper button returns that can drop your DPI from up to 8200 down to 50 (the Sniper button is at 400 default), this allows you to get that extra control and precision just when you need it.

As this is the RGB version, customisation hits the maximum with 16.8M colour LEDs in addition to 8 programmable keys and 5 levels of on the fly DPI adjustments (including the Sniper button). So if you are a person that desires absolute control and customisation, you may find what you need with the M65.

Read full article @ Vortez

Cougar 700K Keyboard: The Audacity of Functional Design

A product's function is not solely reliant on the designer but also shaped by the intended audience. Problem arises when there is a disconnect between intention, marketing and reception; the result being a product that is supposed to perform well at the intended task but comes up short due to false assumptions on what the intended audience needs. I say …

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

Failed attempts to dual-boot PC-BSD 10.1 with Windows 8

After reviewing PC-BSD 10.1 and installing it on an encrypted hard drive, the next logical thing to do is attempt a dual-boot setup between it and Windows 8 and publish an article showing how to go about it.

Read full article @ LinuxBSDos.com

Galax GeForce GTX 980 HOF Review

It's the fastest single-GPU card we've tested and it comes in white. Hall of Fame cards under the previous Galaxy and KFA2 brands were renowned for lavish design and lofty overclocks, and the Galax GTX 980 HOF is no exception. Finished in white with silver and black highlights, this is without a doubt one of the most eye-catching GTX 980s we've seen thus far. And of course, if you're planning a snow-white build this winter, this is the card to consider.

But brace yourself, it won't come cheap. £500 is the asking price, and that's roughly 25 per cent more than some of the cheaper GTX 980s currently on the market. It's a hefty premium, though that's unlikely to deter enthusiasts who fall in love at first sight. And fair do's, the GTX 980 HOF does look fantastic.

Read full article @ Hexus

Install Ganglia on Ubuntu 14.10 Server (Utopic Unicorn)

Sponsored Link Ganglia is a scalable distributed monitoring system for high-performance computing systems such as clusters and Grids. It is based on a hierarchical design targeted at federations of clusters.

Read full article @ Ubuntu Geek

Logitech G910 Orion Spark Mechanical Keyboard Review

We have seen a sudden influx of RGB based products over the last few months. Corsair has launched a new line of peripherals, Razer swiftly followed suit with its Chroma lineup and now Logitech is jumping in with the Orion Spark G910 Mechanical Keyboard. Main features of this new keyboard include custom made mechanical switches, a second screen smartphone dock and of course – the fancy RGB lighting.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Reeven Okeanos RC-1402 Review

As I wrap up the Okeanos RC-1402 cooler review, I have to say that the Okeanos definitely left a positive impression. The performance was on par with coolers that are much more expensive. The dual size heat pipe design along with the way the pipes are oriented in the fin stack, are perhaps the key to the great performance. The 140mm and 120mm PWM fans move plenty of air, which makes the Okeanos a top performer.

Read full article @ OCC

Silverstone Noble Breeze NB05 Notebook Cooler Review

Silverstone are known for their amazing cases such as the TJ11 or TJ07, if you want a chassis that is simply a modders dream then these are for you. Silverstone don’t only do Chassis though, they also have some amazing power supplies such as the platinum rated fan-less NJ520, completely silent with great performance. If this isn’t enough for you, Silverstone are also experts in cooling. This is the category we are going to concentrate on today and unusually it’s a notebook cooler rather than a CPU or GPU cooler that we going to put through its paces.

The Silverstone Noble Breeze NB05 is a multifunctional notebook cooler which combines cooling with a USB hub as well as an RJ-45 socket so that you can easily give a notebook without an RJ-45 socket Ethernet access. Let’s see how it performs and see if it lives up to the high expectations that I have for a Silverstone product.

For the packaging, Silverstone have used a clear PET blister pack. It’s a very simple and cheap way to package a product. With the nice insert, it does improve the look a lot. It protects the product as well as showing it off, the clear box also allows a lot of information to be shown.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Thanksgiving SSD Killer Sales Post

It’s that time of the year again, when online retailers are dropping prices on products left and right. Over the past few days there have been some okay deals when it comes to SSDs in anticipation of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. However, today there are some very good deals on drives from all the big boys in the industry, mainly Samsung, SanDisk Crucial, and Intel. This Thanksgiving, if you are in the market to buy a new SSD for your system, now is the time.

Read full article @ The SSD Review