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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Elgato Game Capture HD60 Review
HyperX Savage 128GB USB 3.1 Drive
Intel NUC NUC5PGYH Complete Mini PC Review
SilverStone Tundra TD02-SLIM Closed Loop Water Cooler Review
SteelSeries Siberia 200 Gaming Headset Review
Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Ventus X Gaming Mouse Review

Elgato Game Capture HD60 Review

Recording and streaming your gameplay has never been more popular. Some people are making a full-time living off of gaming videos on YouTube and with streaming services like Twitch. While recording and broadcasting from a PC can be done without any extra hardware doing it on a console or say Steam Machine can be a little more difficult. Since video sharing became popular one of the most well known names in the game capture market has been Elgato and today we have one of their latest game capture devices, the Game Capture HD60. If you can guess by the name this device will allow your to capture your gameplay in HD resolution (1920 x 1080) and at 60 frames per second. This devices offers so much more too, so let’s jump right in and see what it’s all about!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

HyperX Savage 128GB USB 3.1 Drive

With cloud storage I would forgive you if you haven’t thought to much about USB thumb drives recently, I know I have for the most part only been using thumb drives in a few situations where I used to do all of my work directly off of one. The thing is there are situations where the cloud just doesn’t work. A good example of this is with large files but it also can be important when security is a concern and also for installing windows and device drivers. Because of that I have kept a Kingston DataTraveler HyperX drive around. I keep movies and TV shows on it and keep it with my laptop normally because the SSD on my laptop is limited in size. Recently though Kingston introduced a new USB drive in their HyperX brand, the HyperX Savage. They dropped the DataTraveler branding all together and they jumped up to USB 3.1. Today I’m going to take a look at it and find out how it compares to its older brother.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Intel NUC NUC5PGYH Complete Mini PC Review

The Intel Next Unit of Computing (NUC) mini PC debuted in 2012 as a barebone kit that consisted of just a mainboard with a 22nm Ivy Bridge Processor, CPU cooler, enclosure, VESA mounting bracket and an external power supply. Over the past several years Intel has expanded the product line and the tiny PC has gone through several generations of processors with great success. While desktop computers are still ideal for gamers and power users, most of the population just needs an affordable PC that offers decent performance and basic functionality. Intel recognized the fact that not everyone wanted a bare bone NUC kit that required other parts being purchased and then assembled only to need hours of someone sitting there installing the operating system of their choice along with all the appropriate drivers. This is where the Intel 'Grass Canyon' NUC NUC5PGYH comes in to play as it is the first complete NUC Mini PC that comes with Windows 10 pre-installed!

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

SilverStone Tundra TD02-SLIM Closed Loop Water Cooler Review

Quite a few times, I have heard the phrase thrown around, "Bigger is always better". Having a quick look at some general things we use daily, it is kind of true. Everything is getting bigger and bigger. Take a quick look at food portion sizes at some of the fast food restaurants, and you will see it is simply gigantic. Another thing I noticed since I have been in Canada is how big the cars are. All the trucks are massive, and with my tiny Subaru, it feels really intimidating. This is especially felt when they fly past me at a traffic light, and my car shakes. Historically, with something like warfare, bombs have also just been getting bigger. It slowed down a bit when they developed the atomic bomb, however, this was also the most destructive one yet. Is bigger always better? This is questionable, as it depends on what you are applying this phrase to. A quick look at the smartphone industry reveals all the hardware inside are getting smaller, so they can fit as many features as possible inside. I personally enjoy it when my hardware gets smaller, specifically when building a small form factor PC. Big components can cause clearance issues too, as I have said before in my review of the Scythe Ninja 4. Thus, sometimes big is not necessarily great. Today, we have an impressively thin CPU cooler, the SilverStone Tundra TD02-SLIM; not to be confused with the previously reviewed SilverStone Tundra TD02-LITE. SilverStone has gone even further to make their radiators even thinner. Is going thinner better in this case? Are we going to see similar performance as before? Read to find out if the Tundra TD02-SLIM performs as well as its thicker counterparts, the Tundra TD02-LITE.

Read full article @ APH Networks

SteelSeries Siberia 200 Gaming Headset Review

After testing the Siberia 200 headset along with the Sound Blaster ZxR while watching movies, some TV shows but also some games, we were happy with the fact that the output is clear, without relying heavily on lower frequencies as some gaming headsets do, while the stereo separation is clearly noticeable, which helps mostly in FPS games. As we have realized from doing some Skype conferences and Mic tests, the quality of it is quite average so if you do a lot of Twitch streaming and want the people on the other end to hear you in pristine conditions, we would like to say that Siberia 650 with noise suppression capabilities should be a better choice.

Read full article @ Madshrimps

Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Ventus X Gaming Mouse Review

With all of the gaming peripherals currently available on the market today it’s very easy for consumers to get confused with what they really want in comparison to what they actually need. Thermaltake’s Tt eSPORTS Ventus X Gaming Mouse is one such peripheral that will not only save you some cash in comparison to some of the behemoths out there, but will also satisfy most needs any casual gamer requires. At the highly reasonable asking price of only $49.99, this mouse delivers one great experience all while saving you a couple extra bucks.

Read full article @ TechnologyX