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Best Pre-Built Desktop PCs: All-in-ones, gaming, SFF and budget picks
Corsair RM550x Power Supply Review
CRYORIG C7 CPU Cooler Review: On the Topic of Clearance
devolo DLAN1200+ PowerLine LAN Starter Kit Review
Entry-level PC - March 2016
If you don’t want Windows 10, do this!
Surface Pro 4 gets Toast'd, a review
Tom Clancy’s The Division PC game analysis
Western Digital Blue 1TB 2.5" SSHD (WD10J31X), SSD in a HD or HD in a SSD?



Best Pre-Built Desktop PCs: All-in-ones, gaming, SFF and budget picks

When buying a new computer you basically have two options: you can either buy pre-built or you can build one yourself. In general the latter will almost always result in better value, performance, and upgradeability. If you need something that works out of the box, or are simply looking for something to recommend to your less DIY-inclined friends, then this is for you.

Read full article @ TechSpot

Corsair RM550x Power Supply Review

The lowest-capacity unit Corsair's RMx line outputs up to 550W and is 80 PLUS Gold-certified. It features fully modular cabling, offers great performance and is nearly silent throughout its operating range, too.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

CRYORIG C7 CPU Cooler Review: On the Topic of Clearance

It is compatibility, not performance that is the top priority when it comes to low-profile coolers. This is why you won’t see me comparing $30 low profile coolers with dual-tower giant heat sinks. It simply does not make sense when the product class is not put into context and this is very important when the cooler is going to operate …

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

devolo DLAN1200+ PowerLine LAN Starter Kit Review

Although it didn't manage to top our charts still the DLAN1200+ Starter Kit by devolo with its excellent build quality, high performance, PowerSave feature and user friendly software is simply put among the best money can buy today.

Read full article @ NikKTech

Entry-level PC - March 2016

Our guidelines for the Entry-level PC category are as follows. The entire computer system, excluding OS, should not exceed £420. Its primary, but not only, function is to provide a smooth and enjoyable online experience. This means that the cheapest processors won’t be enough, as modern web pages and internet applications do demand some processing power.

Additionally, the system has to be able to efficiently perform internet-related tasks. This includes basic photo editing (cropping and resizing to upload or send a photo) and extracting compressed files. At the same time the necessary background programmes need to be active, such as a virus scanner, a firewall, and anti-spyware software. The computer also needs to be able to efficiently run word processing software and administrative programmes.

The cheapest PCs that you can currently buy are good enough for internet use. If you want to do other things, however, then you will quickly notice the limitations of the CPU and graphics processor. More powerful pre-assembled computers often turn out to have one weak component that becomes a bottleneck. Maybe it has a very fast processor, but lacks enough RAM, hard disk space, or a good enough graphics card.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

If you don’t want Windows 10, do this!

Reports are coming in by users from around the world on sites like Reddit that machines running Windows 7 or Windows 8 have been updated -- once again -- to Windows 10 automatically.

Read full article @ gHacks

Surface Pro 4 gets Toast'd, a review

Although the Surface Pro 4 is a stunning piece of technology, the outside is often prone to scratches and scuffs. That's where 'Toast' can offer an elegant solution to protect your Surface Pro 4.

Read full article @ Neowin

Tom Clancy’s The Division PC game analysis

Tom Clancy’s The Division is finally out after a few years of hype building at events like E3 and even a few beta tests. The ambitious open-world game has some high system requirements on PC but does the game live up to them? Today we will be analysing the PC version of The Division to see just how well it runs.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Western Digital Blue 1TB 2.5" SSHD (WD10J31X), SSD in a HD or HD in a SSD?

With the myriad of hard drives appearing in the last couple of years it can get pretty confusing on what to pick for what applications or machine you use. If your going for blazing speed at a cost just doesn’t matter then a NVME M.2 or PCI-E MVME probably makes sense on a board that supports them. Need massive storage but top speed isn’t the priority, maybe a 1 TB SSD in the $1000 price range is fit for your pocket book. Massive storage then NAS with massive platter drives might fit the bill. How about that aging laptop with one drive bay that only fits 2.5 inch drives and like most of us you still have to put Cherrios on the table this month. Western Digital offers a Blue 1 TB SSHD with the storage suitable for a 1 drive bay Laptop where budget is a concern.

The Western Digital Blue 1TB SSHD is a blending of 8 GB of fast NAND flash inside a platter drive. They offer both 3.5 inch (4 TB) and 2.5 inch (1 TB) and the 1 TB model is extremely suited for single bay Laptops where you don’t want to (or can’t) send $1000 for a 1 TB SSD yet still need large storage for your media su ch as music, movies or even media creation like animation or CAD application.

Read full article @ Bjorn3D