Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Corsair Carbide 270R chassis review
Corsair Crystal 570X ATX Case Review
Corsair Crystal 570X PC chassis review
Corsair Crystal 570X Tempered Glass Case Review
Corsair Crystal Series 460X RGB
Corsair Crystal Series 460X RGB Review
Corsair Crystal Series 570X RGB Review
Corsair Crystal Series 570X RGB Tempered Glass Chassis Review
EVGA PowerLink Cable Management Review
Hot Holiday Gift Guide 2016: Tablets, Smartphones, Laptops, and Systems
How To Install Cinnamon 3.2 on Ubuntu from a Stable PPA
MX Technology MXSSDEP3 2TB SSD Review
Razer Blade Stealth (2016) review: The gaming ultrabook just got even better
Samsungs 960 EVO SSD reviewed
Xtrfy XG-M2 Ninja Pyjamas Gaming Mouse Review

Corsair Carbide 270R chassis review

We review a new chassis from Corsair, the Corsair Carbide 270R. Based on the popular success of the 200 series this compact mid-tower chassis will house your components inside an affordable good looking case. Do you want to go with a lengthy high-end graphics card and liquid cooling? Not even an issue.

Building a high-performance PC these days doesn't require you to have have a massive big tower. I mean sure, taste differs, but the trend ever since last year seems to be "smaller" and well, it's either very expensive, or affordable. This is the reason why Mid-tower factor PCs have become very important. I mean you can build a proper PC with enough space, room, features and design but within that somewhat compact form factor you can also want to house, say, that new Z270 motherboard and Core i7 or perhaps an AMD Zen processor right? Then you'd like to liquid cool that processor and then even add a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or Radeon RX 490 in there (yeah I am looking ahead a little).

Corsair has been pursuing such options and functionality with the Carbide Air 270R. By compartmentalizing chambers inside this small chassis they can house the aforementioned PC components while looking great and with the power supply hidden. A chassis that has a tool-free design, a stylish design, heck, even a see-through panel is present (optional). Then there's room for two 3.5" HDDs and another two 2.5" SSDs. There's no space for 5.25" Optical drives though. The Carbide Series 270R is the PC case that will appeal to a lot of consumers that do not want to spend heaps on a chassis. The 270R with closed panel will cost 59 USD, the version with a side see-through window a tenner more. The unit is optimized for air or water cooling configurations (including room for a 2800mm radiator) without sacrificing space for a full-size graphics card—an impressive feat for a compact PC. Cooling will be a key factor as well and the chassis includes two 120 mm fans - one on rear side and two at the front as intake. The windowed version will get a front LED activated fan (red LED). As mentioned, there's room for liquid cooling as well, and that's despite its smaller size. You can mount two fans with a 120/140 or, say, a 240/280 mm water cooling radiator at the top side of the chassis. Up front you could even mount another 240mm rad.

Read full article @ Guru3D

Corsair Crystal 570X ATX Case Review

Corsair heats up the glass case market with tempered panels on the front, top, and both sides. We examine its extra features, functionality and performance.

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Corsair Crystal 570X PC chassis review

We review the new Corsair Crystal 570X PC Chassis, a product series that is designed for ease of use combined with downright terrific looks as the side, top and fronts panel have been fitted with tempered glass. Combined with an RGB LED system in the cooling fans this chassis looks incredibly special. It is quite funny, in our previous Corsair Carbide Air 740 review I closed the conclusion with this text:

Corsair might want to look at tempered glass panels as well, as it is a strong trend they seem to be carefully skipping. Tempered glass does give a chassis a nicer and better aesthetic feel (imho).

And yes, six weeks later here we are

Read full article @ Guru3D

Corsair Crystal 570X Tempered Glass Case Review

For years, computer cases have been made mostly of metal. A few years ago, several companies began to innovate and use alternative materials such as Tempered Glass. Those cases were typically limited editions and fairly expensive. Tempered Glass gives cases an unobstructed view of the internal components, while providing a sleek and high end feel to the case. Like most companies, Corsair has developed a new line of cases utilizing Tempered Glass panels, the first case from the new line is the Crystal 460X, it has two Tempered Glass panels, one on the side and one on the front. The next case in the new Corsair Crystal line is the Crystal 570X, it is a higher end version of the Crystal 460X.

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Corsair Crystal Series 460X RGB

After the huge success of their other cases, Corsair have now released the Crystal series, which concentrates on a clean, modern design while still being functional to both air and liquid cooling enthusiasts.The first of the Crystal Series is the 460X which comes with comes with RGB fans and tempered glass.

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Corsair Crystal Series 460X RGB Review

The Carbide Series 400C has never looked so good. Enjoy a chassis that flaunts large swathes of tempered glass? Then you should definitely have Corsair's new Crystal Series on your radar. Launching today in the form of the 570X and 460X, the new range promises beautiful and modern case design, and having examined the range-topping model, we're now turning our attention to the smaller, more affordable 460X.

Prices start from £120 and what makes the 460X interesting is that it arrives in stores in a choice of two flavours. The base model includes one 140mm red LED fan and a 120mm exhaust, while the 460X RGB that's on the test bench today includes the same trio of 120mm SP120 RGB fans found in the 570X at an increased cost of £150.

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Corsair Crystal Series 570X RGB Review

Is this the most beautiful case Corsair has ever made? For a good number of years, Corsair's chassis portfolio has been split into four distinct categories. The Obsidian Series offers high-end appeal, the Graphite Series touts eye-catching curves, the Vengeance Series is aimed squarely at gamers, while the Carbide Series offers a lot of what's good about a Corsair case at a lower price point.

Straight forward enough, yet you could argue that recent additions to each line have struggled to deliver the wow factor of some of the firm's earlier efforts. With so many manufacturers vying for attention with new-look enclosures, Corsair needs to present something that will have enthusiasts champing at the bit and it hopes the new Crystal Series will do exactly that.

Read full article @ Hexus

Corsair Crystal Series 570X RGB Tempered Glass Chassis Review

The Corsair Crystal 570X is an impressive new case from Corsair that uses tempered glass on all four main panels and then tops off the looks with three Corsair SP120 RGB fans at the front. These LED fans are available as an add-in kit for an existing case in a pack that includes three fans and a controller unit at a cost somewhere north of £50.

Initial impressions of Crystal 570X are mighty impressive and also raise an obvious question as to whether or not Corsair has managed to include dust filters in a case that appears to be made entirely of glass. The answer, happily, is yes.

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EVGA PowerLink Cable Management Review

One of the big challenges of building a PC is routing cables and while that process has been made easier with modern chassis design that wasn’t always the case. Believe it or not there are some cases didn’t have room behind the motherboard tray for excess cables meaning that routing cables was an exercise of minimizing airflow obstructions and figuring out where to put the excess. Of course these days there are a variety of ways to handle cable management from creative routing behind the motherboard to elaborate cable dressing using paracord or decorative cable extensions.

Cable dressing and sleeving is largely a response to having a wires visible through a side window and modders wanted them to look nice.

In this review I’ll be looking at a new product from EVGA called the EVGA PowerLink. PowerLink is a new kind of cable extension that mounts directly to your video card and relocates the power connections closer to the motherboard. This allows you to minimize visible cables in your system and reduces cable weight on your video card.

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Hot Holiday Gift Guide 2016: Tablets, Smartphones, Laptops, and Systems

Season's greetings; it's that time of year again, when we here at Hot Hardware assemble our holiday gift guides for your browsing and shopping pleasure. There was an embarrassment of riches this year, as the industry continued to innovate and come up with interesting new designs based on the latest, greatest technologies. Those of us buying computer hardware demand more and faster from every iteration, and many OEMs usually manage to deliver. Some don't, but you won't see them on this list. This list is a collection of some of the best hardware for gifting in four top categories -- 2-in-1 convertible, laptops, smartphones, and desktops -- that we think are well worth the money, whether the purchase is for yourself or someone else...

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How To Install Cinnamon 3.2 on Ubuntu from a Stable PPA

Cinnamon 3.2 was released today — and no doubt many of  you are itching to try it out on Ubuntu. To sample the latest tasty changes offered up in the latest Cinnamon desktop release early you could use a testing PPA — but you no longer need to. The Embrosyn PPA is the quasi-official way to install Cinnamon on Ubuntu and other *buntu-based distributions.

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MX Technology MXSSDEP3 2TB SSD Review

MX Technology pulled the all-in-one RAID trick out of the bag to challenge the new crop of high-performance NVMe SSDs. This legacy technology is capable of delivering big performance and we explore how it stacks up against the latest NVMe SSDs.

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Razer Blade Stealth (2016) review: The gaming ultrabook just got even better

Is the new Razer Blade Stealth an even better gaming ultrabook for those who enjoy firing up titles and participating at LAN events? Yes. Yes it is.

The Blade Stealth from Razer was certainly no slouch, featuring an Intel Core i7 6th-gen processor, a stunning display and gorgeous design. But as noted in our comprehensive review, the ultrabook for gamers was held back by mediocre performance in demanding tasks and battery life. The company took these complaints on-board, threw in new components, worked some black magic and we've got the new 2016 Razer Blade Stealth.

So, question is, is it any better? Read our review to find out whether or not you should pick one up.

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Samsungs 960 EVO SSD reviewed

Samsung's 960 Pro 2TB SSD took NVMe performance and capacity to new heights for a consumer drive, and its 960 EVO promises much of the same magic at a more affordable price point. We ran the newcomers through our storage-testing gauntlet to see whether Samsung is still on a winning streak.

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Xtrfy XG-M2 Ninja Pyjamas Gaming Mouse Review

If you follow the competitive gaming/esports scene at all, then you may have heard of Xtrfy. They are a Swedish company specialising in designing peripherals for competitive players, with a little help from the team ‘Ninjas in Pyjamas’. Today, we are looking at the Xtrfy XG-M2 Ninjas in Pyjamas edition, featuring an ambidextrous design and promising maximum control.

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