Here a roundup of todays reviews and articles:

Antec ISK 600
Cooler Master Nepton 240M Liquid CPU Cooler Review
Cooler Master Nepton 240M Liquid Radiator Review
Corsair HX1000i 1000W Power Supply Review
Crucial 32GB DDR4-2133 CL15 Memory Kit Review
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 Review
GeForce GTX 970 cards from MSI and Asus reviewed
In Depth: Microsofts Azure enhancements will resonate much louder than another price reduction
Intels Pentium G3258 - Budget Overclockers Dream or Big Bust?
Lenovo Erazer x510 Gaming PC Review
Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super Jetstream Review
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Review: The original phablet is back and better than ever
SteelSeries Apex Gaming Keyboard Capsule Review
Western Digital My Passport Pro 2 TB Portable (Thunderbolt) Hard Disk Drive Review

Antec ISK 600

The Antec ISK 600 aims to deliver a well-rounded feature set in a compact mini-ITX chassis to those looking for an understated, but functional chassis. Clocking in at a price point where the usual competition is present, it will be interesting to see what arguments the ISK 600 makes for you to pick it over others.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Cooler Master Nepton 240M Liquid CPU Cooler Review

Today we are going to take a look at the latest all-in-one liquid CPU cooler from Cooler Master – the Nepton 240M. While Cooler Master may not be the first manufacturer that comes to mind when you think of all-in-one water coolers, they are starting to build a range of different product options in this category.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Cooler Master Nepton 240M Liquid Radiator Review

In this article, Benchmark Reviews looks at the new Cooler Master Nepton 240M all-in-one water cooling system to determine if it’s performance matches the claims. We compare performance for the Nepton 240M against two other popular dual-fan liquid coolers.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews

Corsair HX1000i 1000W Power Supply Review

Corsair's HX series represents its "second tier" line of enthusiast computer power supplies, but its new HX1000i does take the top spot when it comes to its ~1000 watt power supplies that are Platinum certified and fully modular. Let's see if this latest addition from Corsair represents its quality pedigree of days gone by.

Read full article @ HardOCP

Crucial 32GB DDR4-2133 CL15 Memory Kit Review

A couple of weeks ago we had the premiere of the Intel X99 platform, which uses the new generation of DDR4 memory. Crucial was so kind to provide us a review sample of their 32GB DDR4 memory kit which was actually the first available desktop DDR4 memory on the market. We could see it listed in a couple of online stores before we could even find any motherboard supporting this new memory. What is more, we still cannot find any other DDR4 memory at a lower price.

Crucial is well known for their high quality memory and wide compatibility. Our test kit can be found on the compatibility list of the MSI X99S SLI Plus which is the motherboard that we will use for today's review.

Read full article @ FunkyKit

Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 Review

Today we take a look at some performance memory for X99 in our Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4-2400 Review.

Read full article @ HardwareHeaven

GeForce GTX 970 cards from MSI and Asus reviewed

Now is a great time to be a PC gamer. The GeForce GTX 970 has brought high-performance graphics to tantalizingly low prices. One question remains: which one to get? We look at GTX 970 cards from Asus and MSI in order to find an answer.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

In Depth: Microsofts Azure enhancements will resonate much louder than another price reduction

Amazon, Google and Microsoft have fiercely battled one another to be the cloud storage provider of choice for enterprises. The competition has forced the three tech behemoths to dramatically reduce prices, most notably Google's latest 10% reduction, which followed the company's previously announced 68% reduction. Research firm IDC recently warned that these price cuts could drive smaller vendors out of business. But Microsoft's (and to a lesser extent Google and Amazon's) immediate and impressive responses to customer demand are really the driving force behind the near-monopolization of the enterprise cloud storage arena. The price reductions could ultimately hurt all three vendors, especially as margins crumble away, but because Microsoft has allowed innovation and not price to dictate its cloud mission, it should ultimately remain among the enterprise cloud leaders when the dust settles. Azure as it standsMicrosoft is currently the most far-reaching of the three services, with Azure to be made available in 19 regions by the end of the year (six times more than Google and twice Amazon's regions), and more than $4.5 billion invested in data-centers (also six times more than Google and double Amazon's investments). Azure registers 10,000 new customers each week. The service hosts 1.2 million SQL databases and more than 30 trillion objects (a huge coup for CEO Satya Nadella who has staked the Internet of Things as one of his main focuses at Microsoft).

Read full article @ Techradar

Intels Pentium G3258 - Budget Overclockers Dream or Big Bust?

The Pentium G3258 (http://technologyx.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3d9b6193ffd32dd60e84fc74b&id=19add06cb5&e=1230c2ab07) Anniversary Edition CPU represents the first time Intel has allowed for overclocking on a Pentium series part since the introduction of it’s Core family of processors in 2009. What makes this worth writing about is the fact that this is Intel’s first enthusiast grade chip to be released at under $100. Thus, making it very appealing to users looking to get the best bang-for-buck, or those looking to get their hands on an inexpensive overclocking chip. As a first time overclocking chip, similar to the Core 2 Duo E2160 (http://technologyx.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=3d9b6193ffd32dd60e84fc74b&id=1f9273318e&e=1230c2ab07) which retailed at around the same price and overclocked insanely well, it’s easy to see where Intel is going with this new Pentium.

Read full article @ TechnologyX

Lenovo Erazer x510 Gaming PC Review

Not everyone can afford a Lamborghini of a PC gaming machine, and with that in mind, Lenovo has crafted a solution that offers a considerable amount of value and performance. Meet the Lenovo Erazer x510, a mainstream gaming rig with a slick black case and convenient OneKey overclocking, among a handful of other handy features.

Priced at $1,349 (as configured), the Lenovo Erazer x510 isn't a budget build, but it's doesn't break the bank either...

Read full article @ HotHardware.com

Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super Jetstream Review

We review one of the fastest GeForce GTX 980 cards available on the globe, the Palit Super Jetstream edition. It comes all customized, has an improved Jetstream series cooler and runs factory tweaked at clock frequencies that will raise your eyebrows. It does that while staying very silent. Heck, the cooler won't even spin with GPU temperatures up-to roughly 67 Degrees C. The card has 4 GB graphics memory, is energy efficient and factory overclocked for you. Oh and hey, it overclocks nicely as well as we pass 1500 MHz on the GPU boost frequency.

The PC market is interesting, it has been on a decline for sure, but here at Guru3D.com we've noticed an opposite trend. Gaming PCs are getting more and more popular, much like an American muscle car, or should we say card. We all want a beast of a gaming rig as, let’s face it, PC gaming as an experience is just so much better than anything else out there. Roughly a year and a half ago it became apparent that Nvidia was brewing a new GPU architecture under codename Maxwell. Yes, named after the mathematical physicist. The Maxwell family of GPUs is actually the 10th generation of GPU architecture for Nvidia. With several design goals in mind (higher performance and lower power consumption) Nvidia was hoping to reach 20nm by the time their high-end product would be released. It is now October 2014 and it is abundantly clear that the 20nm nodes are not yet viable for volume production of wafers with huge transistor counts. So Nvidia pretty much had to go with plan B and stuck with 28nm, this makes their silicon sizable, in relative proportions of course. None the less, Nvidia has moved forward and the 2nd Maxwell based products (GTX 750 was actually the first trial) are being released as GM204 based GPUs. Yes, correct, GM204 and not GM210, meaning Nvidia is once again using the ‘high-end’ and not ‘enthusiast class’ chip to empower the product series we are about to review. Armed with voltage, power and load limiters, Nvidia these days can harvest massive performance out of chips when you think about it. They did the very same with Kepler really, GK104 versus GK110 anyone? So Nvidia certainly is doing something right. A primary feature design target for Maxwell is more performance with less power consumption. The GPU used thus is the 28nm GM204, and the two derivatives created from it are the GeForce GTX 970 and 980. Ah, you noticed? Yes, correct, Nvidia decided to skip the 800 series to avoid confusion with some of their rebranded mobile parts. Maxwell is a new and sound architecture and as such it is released with a new series name. In this article we will have an extensive look at the architecture behind Maxwell, we will look at gaming performance from Full HD to Ultra HD, we will look at power and thermal characteristics and will serve you that on a silver platter with a nice photo-shoot here at Guru3D.com, of course.

Read full article @ Guru3D

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Review: The original phablet is back and better than ever

Samsung was on to something when they launched the original Galaxy Note back in 2011. The large-screened smartphone seemed awkward at the time, but quickly became Samsung’s second most popular line. The fourth-generation Galaxy Note is the same 5.7" size as its predecessor but packs a Quad HD display, a more premium and much requested part-metal construction, and an improved 16MP camera with optical image stabilization.

Read full article @ TechSpot

SteelSeries Apex Gaming Keyboard Capsule Review

RGB variants of mechanical keyboards are very popular nowadays, but what about those users that want to stick with a classic membrane keyboard and gamers on a budget? SteelSeries' Apex Gaming keyboard might be what they are looking for, as this membrane-based keyboard comes with a fully programmable layout, numerous macro keys and RGB backlighting.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Western Digital My Passport Pro 2 TB Portable (Thunderbolt) Hard Disk Drive Review

Western Digital has a wide variety of external storage products for both the PC and Mac markets. The external drives are available in both large desktop and smaller portable formats. Under the portable segment alone, Western Digital offers three drive families for the PC, and four drive families for the Mac.

Today, we are going to take a look at their latest portable hard disk drive for the Mac market - the 2 TB Western Digital My Passport Pro (WDBRMP0020DBK) Thunderbolt portable hard disk drive

Read full article @ Tech ARP