Here a roundup of todays review's and articles:

ASRock Z170 Extreme6 Intel LGA 1151 Motherboard Review
Biostar Z170X Gaming Commander Motherboard Review: A Measure of Control
Cooler Master MasterCase 5 Mid-Tower ATX Case Review
Gigabyte Z170X Gaming G1 Review
Hands on with Windows 10 Build 10547
Kingston HyperX FURY DDR4-2666 16GB Memory Kit Review
Mozilla to improve Firefox’s search interface in Firefox 43
Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX SE Case Review
Samsung Details 3rd Gen V-NAND Rollout: 4TB 850 Pro, 1TB 850 EVO M.2, & More In 2016
The Graphics Cards For Linux Gaming With The Best Value & Efficiency At Higher Resolutions
The MSI Z170A Gaming M7 Review: The Step Up to Skylake
Vodafone Smart First 6 Smartphone Review

ASRock Z170 Extreme6 Intel LGA 1151 Motherboard Review

Today we published the first Intel Skylake motherboard review at OCinside.de. Skylake provides, with the LGA1151 socket and the DDR4 memory support, many innovations compared to a LGA1150 PC. We test the new ASRock Z170 Extreme6 LGA1151 motherboard with an Intel Core i5-6600K CPU and four DDR4-2400 4GB Crucial Ballistix Sport memory modules. We also overclocked the i5-6600K on the ASRock Z170 Extreme6 and looked at the many peculiarities of the current LGA1151 ASRock motherboard.

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Biostar Z170X Gaming Commander Motherboard Review: A Measure of Control

How's this for a controversial opinion: Brand names do not matter. Let me clarify what I mean before you grab pitchforks and rally in front of my house demanding for my head. Brands only matter for those who are not knowledgeable because it serves as a shorthand when you lack information. After all, who has the time to navigate a … Read more.

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Cooler Master MasterCase 5 Mid-Tower ATX Case Review

With input from the enthusiast and case modding community, Cooler Master has embraced the maker concept with the MasterCase series, which offers modular panels, handles and an internal mounting system that can also be used for future accessories, such as reservoirs, air channels, GPU holders, or more. This all falls into what CoolerMaster is calling 'The Freeform Modular System.' This system is very intriguing, but it will ultimately be up to Cooler Master to release modules that sustain the viability of the system and convince end users that they are fully supporting the modular concept of the MasterCase series. With the slogan of "Make It Yours" being used for the MasterCase 5, we are interested to see what Cooler Master has in store for those who purchase their MasterCase 5, as the current upgrade options are limited to what we are reviewing today.

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Gigabyte Z170X Gaming G1 Review

We review the Gigabyte Z170X Gaming G1, an Intel Z170 based product that is loaded with kit and features. The motherboard has a new let's call it F1 design and even is quad-SLI/Crossfire capable. Combined with a few extras and an overall high class build Gigabyte is showing a mighty fine offering. But how will it perform?

A motherboard that promises to deliver a high amount of features and provide that Skylake processor the full infrastructure is needs for a kick-ass gaming PC. Dressed to kill and with added benefits like USB 3.1, multiple M.2. slots and the fastest DDR4 support the product will shock and awe. These motherboards can (well must) be paired with new Skylake-S series processors. We'll quickly dive into the two most important ones. Skylake Core i5-6600K and Core i7 6700K processors for the desktop platform have been released. We test both processors, yet have separate reviews on each of these processors. A new chip, a new package meaning both of them are Socket 1151. The new series Skylake processors are energy efficient, quite powerful and this needs to be paired with a new motherboards series. For you guys that means the Z170 and h170 range. In this review we test the Core i5 6600K. An unlocked Skylake processor that has four cores and slim a 92W TDP,that is lower compared to Haswell with its 95W TDP, thanks to the new and smaller 14nm fabrication process. The quad core CPU has 8 MB L3 cache, and an integrated memory controller that supports both DDR4 and DDR3 memory. The Z170 and H170 series motherboards will all be offered with DDR4 though. For the gaming community two processors are the most important. The Core i7 6700K has four CPU cores with Hyper-Threading, 4.0GHz frequency, 4.20GHz maximum Turbo Boost frequency. Then there is the Core i5 6600K with four cores, 3.50GHz frequency and a 3.90GHz maximum Turbo Boost frequency, both based on the new LGA1151 socket package. Skylake is the code-name used by Intel for the 14nm processor micro-architecture under development and is the successor to the Broadwell architecture.

The Gigabyte Z170X Gaming G1 edition motherboard specific then, it certainly is a mouth full of words, but when you see it for the very first time, trust me you will be pleasantly surprised as it is a very feature rich product that will look terrific in any DIY PC build thanks to the new design.

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Hands on with Windows 10 Build 10547

Late last week Microsoft released a new build of Windows 10 for Insiders to test and so I take a look at some of the changes in this build.

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Kingston HyperX FURY DDR4-2666 16GB Memory Kit Review

With the introduction of Intel’s Z170 chipset the mainstream finally gets their hands on DDR4 memory. If you remember DDR4 was first seen in the consumer market on Intel’s high-end desktop X99 platform. Those kits were all quad-channel kits, but with the Z170 chipset we have dual-channel kits. Kingston’s HyperX FURY line was introduced with DDR3 and made its way to DDR4 in quad-channel kits for X99. Now we have dual-channel kits available in 16GB and 8GB capacities. The HyperX FURY DDR4 modules have a sleek heatspreader matched with an all black PCB, which looks awesome. Today we will be taking a look at the HX426C15FBK2/16 kit, which is made up of two 8GB modules running at 2666 MHz with timings of 15-17-17 at 1.2V. Let’s take a look and see what this kit can do!

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Mozilla to improve Firefox’s search interface in Firefox 43

Mozilla began testing a redesigned search interface for its Firefox web browser back in 2014. The big change was the addition of search engine icons in the interface that allowed you to quickly switch to another installed search engine without leaving the interface.

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Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX SE Case Review

The Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX, released earlier this year, became a very popular case for small water cooling builds thanks to its great features and water cooling flexibility. To make things better, Phanteks announced their new Enthoo Evolv ITX Special Edition case which comes in two colors; black with red interior or white with black interior. Benchmark Reviews will be taking a look at the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX SE in white and black, so let’s go ahead and see what this special edition case has to offer.

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Samsung Details 3rd Gen V-NAND Rollout: 4TB 850 Pro, 1TB 850 EVO M.2, & More In 2016

Along with announcing the new 2nd generation V-NAND based 950 Pro SSD, Samsung also detailed some of their plans for the rollout of drives based on their recently announced 48-layer 3rd generation V-NAND. The NAND, now in mass production, will begin showing up in drives in 2016.

Among the first uses of 256Gbit 3rd gen V-NAND will be to expand the capacity of Samsung’s current product lineups. The 850 lineup, which Samsung will continue to produce as their leading 2.5” SATA SSD, recently received a boost from 1TB to 2TB. Come next year, Samsung will be transitioning the 850 Pro lineup from 2nd gen to 3rd gen V-NAND, and in the process releasing a 4TB 850 Pro.

Read full article @ Anandtech

The Graphics Cards For Linux Gaming With The Best Value & Efficiency At Higher Resolutions

The same selection of NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards as last week's 1080p comparison were used as well as the same set of Linux games, plus a few more due to better utilizing the GPU and being less CPU bound. Results are in this article for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Metro Last Light Redux, UE4 Elemental, UE4 Matinee, Unigine Valley, and Xonotic. Beyond the raw OpenGL performance figures, the performance-per-Watt and raw power consumption numbers are available as monitored by a USB-based WattsUp Pro power meter. The value / cost efficiency was also calculated for each of the results based on the graphics card; I used the current list prices on Amazon.com (US) for all of the graphics cards I had purchased or were retail models while the reference samples were listed at the list pricing.

On the AMD side the tested graphics cards were the Radeon R9 270X, R9 285, R9 290, R7 370, and R9 Fury. On the NVIDIA side there was the GeForce GTX 950, GTX 960, GTX 970, GTX 980, GTX 980 Ti, and GTX TITAN X. The cards tested were based upon the hardware I had available as well as being of recent, modern graphics cards that are still available for easy purchasing from Amazon or other major Internet retailers. The latest Catalyst 15.9 Linux driver was used on the AMD side while on the NVIDIA side was their new 355.11 driver.

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The MSI Z170A Gaming M7 Review: The Step Up to Skylake

June, July and August in 2015 have all been a roller coaster of desktop and processor news. Intel officially launched the Broadwell processors at Computex, with NVIDIA also entering the GTX 980 Ti graphics card into the market for 4K gaming. AMD soon followed with the Fury X and Fury graphics cards featuring high bandwidth memory, and then Intel’s Skylake processors burst through the door, along with Z170 motherboards giving more desktop options and dual-channel DDR4 memory to remain a focal point for the rest of the year. The first Z170 motherboard up on deck is the MSI Z170A Gaming M7 from MSI, a $230 mid-high push into the gaming-focused market.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Vodafone Smart First 6 Smartphone Review

The Smart first 6 is Vodafone’s cheapest handset, being part of the ‘Smart’ product family which also includes the Smart prime 6, as well as the Smart ultra 6. Both of those handsets were favourably received – so how does the Smart first 6 stand up under examination? We shall find out.

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