Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Boyon Eye Care LED Reading Lamp Review
Core i7-5960X vs. Core i7-5930K - Content Creation performance analysis
ElementPC Millennium Gladiator Review
Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Z170 mITX Motherboard Review
Gigabyte P35X v5 Review
Intel Xeon E3 1245 v5 Linux Benchmarks
Mad Catz R.A.T. PRO S Gaming Mouse Review
NZXT H440 New Edition Review
Rosewill Capstone-G1200 PSU Review
Toshiba Canvio Alu 2TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Review

Boyon Eye Care LED Reading Lamp Review

Two reviews for today and both from the same company, Boyon, and this one is another LED desk lamp but it’s different than the last review, it’s brighter and it works a bit differently. This lamp charges via a standard micro USB connection which makes things easy for everyone. The lamp has several brightness settings which you can adjust by simply touching the lamp. Read on to learn more..

Read full article @ Technogog

Core i7-5960X vs. Core i7-5930K - Content Creation performance analysis

There is a variety of customer groups, which demand as much power as possible from their computers in order to accelerate processes in order to become more efficient and in the end increase revenue or add additional value to their projects. Especially in the field of content creation, which includes editing pictures and videos or even rendering a complex scenery with beautiful effects, will benefit largely from fast processors as well as a powerful underlying system architecture. With this series of articles we're going to compare two processors with every single article. The CPUs tested are being run at stock clocks as well as overclocked and apart from that we will also vary the memory frequency. It is our goal to show in depth which CPU is how much faster or slower than another one.

Read full article @ ocaholic

ElementPC Millennium Gladiator Review

Building a custom PC is quite a wearisome task for many people. Some may not know how to construct a system and others may be uneasy about choosing suitable hardware. Whilst there is a huge market for the individual sale of computer components, system integrators have to cater for those who may not be up to the task of building their own machine. The facility of offering a pre-built system with warranty and technical support alleviates the concerns that many computer users have.

This is certainly a great idea because consumers can simply order a system based on their budget and purpose of use – not having to worry about the selection of components or building the actual system itself.

Today we turn to newcomers Element PC who are based out of the UK’s capitol city. Element PC was established last year but have already shown lots of potential by joining forces with a list of reputable brands and offering attractive after-sales services/support.

Read full article @ Vortez

Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Z170 mITX Motherboard Review

Many years ago, I helped run a soccer camp for elementary school students. On the last day, everyone went outside and competed against each other -- albeit in a friendly way, since the score was not officially kept -- to see who can individually get the most goals into the net guarded by other leaders. Since there was a wide variance of skills between players, obviously the bigger and more skilled kids did the best, while the little ones who were there just to have fun only managed to crack a few by sparingly. For the most part of the day, everyone enjoyed themselves, since those who were competitive got to be competitive, while those who just wanted to kick the ball around got to do so as well. However, at some point, some of the leaders decided to "even out" things out a bit, and deliberately tilted the table in favor of the little kids to the point they were essentially gifting goals to them, at the same time intentionally discounting goals scored by the better players via clearly unfair practices. This frustrated almost everybody, including me who was watching nearby. For the skilled players, they were frustrated, because they were not fairly rewarded for their work. For the unskilled players, they also felt frustrated, because they felt insulted, knowing their achievement was not a result of the merits of their own ability. In the end, the leaders who decided to "even out" things achieved absolutely nothing; in fact, I think they did more harm than good. As you can see here, while cheering for the little guy sometimes make us feel warm and fuzzy inside, changing the rules of the game to favor one party over another is seriously uncool. People gain a sense of achievement and success when they earn something by the merits of their own ability. A few years ago, we have reviewed the ASUS P8H67-I Deluxe, a little guy that performs like the big boys by the merits of its own ability. Today, we will take a look at another little guy that promises the performance of the big boys. Featuring an enthusiast Z170 chipset with an Intel LGA1151 socket for the latest Skylake CPUs, and a PCI Express x16 slot to accommodate the latest graphics card of your choice, will the Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI win the game fair and square? Read on to find out!

Read full article @ APH Networks

Gigabyte P35X v5 Review

A laptop with way more power than the 20.9mm frame would suggest. PC gamers are accustomed to waiting. High-profile titles often arrive months after an initial console release, and when it comes to hardware we tend to delay our purchasing decisions because, as you well know, there's always something better waiting just around the corner.

And there's usually good reason to hold out that little bit longer. In terms of premium gaming laptops, enthusiasts have been sitting patiently over the last few months as they await the right system outfitted with a sixth-generation Intel Core processor, codenamed Skylake. Industry stalwart Gigabyte reckons that wait is over with the P35X v5.

As the name suggests, this is Gigabyte's fifth revision of the 15.6in P35X and from the outside it doesn't seem as though much has changed. The chassis continues to look impressively sleek for a device aimed primarily at gamers, and at 20.9mm at its thickest point, the build conforms to our expectations of a modern gaming machine.

Read full article @ Hexus

Intel Xeon E3 1245 v5 Linux Benchmarks

In continuation of last week's article about building an Intel Xeon E3 v5 Skylake Linux system, here are my complete performance figures on the Xeon E3-1245 v5 as a $300 Skylake processor featuring HD Graphics P530.

In that earlier article about the Skylake Xeon system build, I shared benchmarks comparing the performance of this brand new system against dozens of other systems used for benchmarking at Phoronix Media. The Xeon E3-1245 v5 was doing great and in this article are more raw performance benchmarks comparing it to other Skylake and Haswell hardware, including some power and performance-per-dollar metrics.

Read full article @ Phoronix

Mad Catz R.A.T. PRO S Gaming Mouse Review

Mad Catz R.A.T. mice have a long history with PC gamers. If you’ve used a R.A.T. mouse you know it is unlike anything else out there, yet many people overlook these mice and I’m not sure why. Some people have told me they don’t choose these mice because they don’t look like they would be comfortable, yet they have never used them. Every R.A.T. mouse that I’ve used not only has been comfortable, but extremely functional. Mad Catz recently released two new R.A.T. mice, the PRO X and the PRO S. Today we will be taking a look at the PRO S which features a PixArt PMW3310 5000 DPI optical sensor, 8 programmable buttons, and an adjustable palm rest. The PRO S is designed to be a tournament mouse to it is also very lightweight. Let’s get to gaming and see what the PRO S is all about!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

NZXT H440 New Edition Review

NZXT has updated its enthusiast H440 case. This new version goes by the unimaginative name ‘H440 New Edition’ however the list of changes from the original H440 is very encouraging: All black matte colour, Scratch resistant paintwork, Tinted black window (with optional no window version), Increased height & depth with ventilation increase in size for better airflow, 8-way PWM Fan hub (all fans controlled by master pin header) to maximise airflow efficiency with low noise.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Rosewill Capstone-G1200 PSU Review

Rosewill teamed up with Enhance Electronics for the updated Capstone G series that features six PSUs with capacities ranging from 550W to 1200W. We evaluated the 1200W unit to see how it fares against the competition.

Rosewill initially partnered with Super Flower, which made the company's entry into the power supply market easier, since the first Rosewill PSUs featured very high performance-per-dollar ratios. However, a company cannot rely entirely on a single manufacturer, and the truth is that demand for Super Flower's services weighs on its ability to keep up. In addition, the prices of Super Flower's high-end platforms aren't as affordable as they used to be. When enthusiasts weren't as familiar with Super Flower, good performance and low prices brought new customers in. However, when a company no longer needs exposure, then it makes sense to raise prices, matching the competition.

Higher costs, coupled with the fact that Super Flower cannot meet excess demand any more, probably pushed Rosewill to approach Enhance Electronics for its new Capstone G line (even though the older Capstones employed Super Flower platforms).

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Toshiba Canvio Alu 2TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Review

Although I'm pretty much certain that most people reading these lines right now own several terabytes of data stored inside one or more desktop drives (both internal and external) i can't be as certain of your portable storage needs. For some people i know even a 32GB USB flash drive is more than enough while for others even 2TB portable hard drives can't seem to keep up with their work and/or hobbies. Personally after some drive problems a few years ago I've grown to be an overcautious man so i like to keep backups of most things in our lab on both portable and desktop hard drives and for good or bad this has skyrocketed our storage media capacity/needs to well over 50 terabytes (still nothing compared to some people i know who have over 100 terabytes worth of data). However when I'm on the road even a 2TB portable hard drive is sufficient and since i believe the same applies to most of you out there today we're going to be taking a look at the Canvio Alu 2TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive by Toshiba.

Read full article @ NikKTech