Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

AMD Athlon X4 845 CPU Review
Angelbird Wings PX1 SSD Adapter
CPU Performance Content Creation: 7 CPUs tested
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2400MHz DDR4 SODIMM Memory Kit Review
Moto Z Hands-on Review
Netgear R6400 review: old dog, new tricks
Precision Gaming Mouse Round-Up: Tesoro, Corsair, Logitech
Samsung Portable SSD T3 (1TB) Review
SK hynix SE3010 960GB Review
Tesoro OLIVANT A2 PRO VIRTUAL 7.1 GAMING HEADSET Review
Tigo T-One 240GB Low Cost SSD Review
Zoostorm StormForce Inferno 805 Review

AMD Athlon X4 845 CPU Review

So, this review was a bit of an odd one for me. I normally don't look at $60 CPUs or motherboard as options when building machines for personal use, however I have to admit my eyes were opened a bit by this one. Not only does the new Excavator core design perform exceedingly well at gaming and general use tasks, it actually beats out the more expensive Piledriver chips that are running at much higher clocks in a few tests! Granted, you don't get absolute bleeding edge performance, but for under $60, the AMD Athlon X4 845 is one heck of a deal! At under $120 for a CPU and motherboard pairing, it doesn't take much imagination to realize you can put together a very capable gaming machine for not a whole lot of Benjamins. The new AMD stock cooler for 95 watt CPUs is excellent all-around, providing worry-free temperatures and very little noise, except when really pushed for long periods of time. This is yet another bonus to this CPU as you don't have to toss the stock cooler, even with a bit of mild overclocking thrown into the mix. The lack of multiplier-based overclocking is a bit of a sore point, as it feels like the CPU has a lot more legs to it than the base clock allows for.

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Angelbird Wings PX1 SSD Adapter

Angelbird's Wings PX1 adapter lets you install M.2 SSDs in the motherboard's PCI-Express slots. This approach unlocks full bandwidth for older chipsets. The adapter also comes with a nice metal heatsink that prevents thermal throttling on high-performance M.2 SSDs like the Samsung 950 Pro.

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CPU Performance Content Creation: 7 CPUs tested

These days there are basically two different groups of customers who demand lots of processing power: content creators and gamers, while this performance comparison is targeting content creators. After having had a look at the following pages you'll have an in-depth overview on how fast recent CPUs are in this area.

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Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2400MHz DDR4 SODIMM Memory Kit Review

Last month our friends over at Crucial announced the availability of Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 SODIMMs that are aimed gamers and performance enthusiasts looking to get the most from their mobile platforms. The modules feature a ‘stealth digital camo’ design, Intel XMP 2.0 profiles, speeds of at least 2400MHz and a black PCB design. Crucial knows that these improvements will increase overall system performance, especially mobile platforms running Intel integrated graphics, over their standard Crucial DDR4 memory series.

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Moto Z Hands-on Review

The Moto Z is an Android phone with a new name that begins at the end of the alphabet, but is actually pioneering modular connectivity in a more robust way than its competitors.It's the world's thinnest phone at 5.19mm in so-called "thickness," and it feels really thin - that's not just another meaningless marketing stat. On the other hand, you shouldn't want it to stay that slim.There are a number of practical accessories, more than with the LG G5, that attach to its back. Everything from a predictable Mophie-like battery case to a more wild mini projector. Testing out the Moto Z and a handful of its accessories, I found a lot of potential behind the new smartphone.

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Netgear R6400 review: old dog, new tricks

The R6300 was the very first 802.11ac-router we got our hands on, back in the summer of 2012. Now it’s been replaced, by the Netgear R6400 which we’ll be discussing in this article. Not much has changed on the inside, but the outside has been completely updated. We took a good look at this new model.

Netgear is making what seems like quite a remarkable move here - it’s rather unheard of for a manufacturer actually replace a popular router, instead of simply introducing a new model on top of it and keeping both on the market without lowering the older model’s price. That’s wh the R6300 was easy to get your hands on until recently, and it’s also why the Asus RT-AC66U is still readily available. The R6300 was actually upgraded in 2013, when a more powerful CPU was introduced to this model (a Broadcom BCM4708 instead of a BCM4706), but besides that it hasn’t really seen any significant changes.

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Precision Gaming Mouse Round-Up: Tesoro, Corsair, Logitech

Whether you have a $10,000 beast of a gaming rig or a hand me down that isn't any more powerful than a toaster, having the right input devices can make a significant improvement in your work and play. Mice in particular come in all shapes and sizes to meet anyone's comfort and performance needs. That bargain bin mouse may be fine for browsing cat pictures, but its cheap sensor and total lack of ergonomics may be holding you back from pwning n00bs like you deserve.

To help step your game up we're checking out three new mice that recently slid across our desk: Tesoro's Sagitta Spectrum H6L Gaming Mouse, Corsair's new M65 Pro RGB Gaming Mouse, and Logitech's G900 Chaos Spectrum Professional-Grade Wired/Wireless Gaming Mouse...

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Samsung Portable SSD T3 (1TB) Review

The Samsung Portable SSD T1 released last year at CES is essentially the 850 EVO drive housed inside an external enclosure with a USB 3.0 port. The T1 delivers 1TB of external storage at very high transfer speeds thanks to the solid state storage, as opposed to the spinning platter that is often found in most external portable drives. While not cheap, the Portable SSD T1 delivers impeccable performance that anyone who demands the absolute fastest transfer speed an external storage can offer would be happy with, considering its price to performance ratio.

Samsung has recently launched the successor to the SSD T1 this year at CES. As the the successor, the SSD T3 shares many similar traits as the T1. While the drive is still quite compact, it is actually slightly taller than the S1. However, it is not as thick as the S1 with its flattened body.

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SK hynix SE3010 960GB Review

When we last looked at an SSD from SK hynix it was from their consumer portfolio. This time around we are looking at a drive from the other part of their storage business in the shape of the SE3010, a read intensive drive for the Enterprise market space.

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Tesoro OLIVANT A2 PRO VIRTUAL 7.1 GAMING HEADSET Review

The Tesoro Olivant Pro is headset with a straightforward design and an exotic name. The Olivant comes in two variants, standard and Pro with the Pro featuring virtual 7.1 Surround Sound. I have never been a fan of virtual surround sounds as earlier takes on surround sound from the Logitech G930 seems to distort sound, but for those who want … Read more

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Tigo T-One 240GB Low Cost SSD Review

Abundant flash availability, affordably-priced processors and a growing market are encouraging more companies to jump into SSDs. Today we're looking at a result of those forces in the form of an entry-level drive from a brand you've never heard of.

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Zoostorm StormForce Inferno 805 Review

This year we’ve seen both 4K and VR take centre-stage in the world of gaming. Users who have a desire to experience either of these two tiers will need a system capable of delivering strong performance. There are generally two routes to take when investing in a computer system, you can either build the configuration yourself by selecting the components and constructing the system or you can let a desktop supplier take care of everything. Today we’ll be looking to one such supplier called Zoostorm.

In the spotlight today is the Stormforce Inferno 805; a VR-ready computer system designed by Zoostorm. Inferno 805 makes use of the Intel Z170 chipset and therefore takes advantage of the Intel Core i7-6700K. As well as a quad-core processor, Zoostorm has also included 32GB DDR4, NVIDIA’s GTX 980Ti and some M.2 storage to deliver excellent performance for the most demanding of 3D processing tasks.

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