Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Adobe Photoshop Elements 14 Review
Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming G1 Review: Features Galore For Skylake
KingSpec P2U38-2T PCIe SSD 2TB Review - A PCIe SSD capable of 4000 MB/s
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Review
MSI GS60 6QE (Ghost Pro 4K) Skylake Laptop Review
OxyLED MD50 Cree 500 Lumen LED Flashlight Review
Plextor M6V SSD (1TB) & PlexTurbo Review
Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2016 Edition
SK hynix Canvas SL301 500GB SSD Review
Swiftech H240-X AIO CPU Cooler Review
UltraFire 2000 Lumen Cree XML-T6 LED Flashlight Review

Adobe Photoshop Elements 14 Review

Photoshop Elements is Adobe's cut-price consumer version of Photoshop CC. Although it doesn't offer the full feature set of its bigger brother, there's plenty of depth to this beginner-friendly photo editor. Unlike CC, a monthly subscription isn't required, so it's worth considering if you prefer to pay up front for your software. If you're into video editing, you can also choose to buy it bundled with Adobe Premiere Elements. This is the 14th version of Photoshop Elements. With new features such as shake reduction and dehaze, as well as improvements to facial recognition and guided edits, the photo editor has much to offer for both beginners and experienced users.Elements comes in two parts, the organizer and the editor. The editor also includes a pared-down version of Adobe Camera Raw for processing images taken in the raw format.

Read full article @ Techradar

Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming G1 Review: Features Galore For Skylake

Intel Skylake processors have landed and motherboard manufacturers now have a wide range of boards sporting the necessary LGA 1151 socket and Z170 chipset to support the CPUs. Under the microscope today we have a high-end model from Gigabyte, the formidable Z170X-Gaming G1—a board that's virtually bursting at the seams with top-end features for the discriminating enthusiast. It's got everything from a 22 phase power array, to support for USB 3.1, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, quad GPUs, Gen3 x4 M.2 connectors and dedicated network processing via on-board Killer DoubleShot Pro X3 NICs—just to name a few...

Read full article @ HotHardware

KingSpec P2U38-2T PCIe SSD 2TB Review - A PCIe SSD capable of 4000 MB/s

Every now and then we receive a request from (mostly) Asia based manufacturers to review their products. Most of the time we have to decline due to reasons often related to my very limited available time. That does create a conundrum and a certain offset, meaning all the attention and media coverage goes out to the big names in the industry only, the NAND related reviews always come from Intel, Samsung, Micron, OCZ and so on. So I made the decision that every now and then we'll pick a small player in the market. That often results into product you'll be hard-pressed to find but hey, we like to have a broader view and also give the smaller guys a chance. Today that will happen as we will review a product from China based KingSpec also known as A-Spec.

Read full article @ Guru3D

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Review

The graphics consistently remind me of console graphics, but nothing is bad looking, except for one issue that is likely a bug. The performance is there, which is really the most important thing when it comes to graphics. The story has a lot of complexity to it, but despite not having experience with the rest of the series, I am not feeling lost or overwhelmed by it. The story can also have a good sense of humor without losing its seriousness. The gameplay has many quirks to it, but still offers a solid and fun experience. With almost 70 hours into it so far, and still plenty more to go, I know I am happy with it, and I think many of you will be, too.

Read full article @ OCC

MSI GS60 6QE (Ghost Pro 4K) Skylake Laptop Review

There is no doubt that MSI have been releasing some of the most exciting, feature-laden laptops in the last 24 months. Today we take a look at the new GS60 6QE which incorporates a Intel Core i7 6700HQ Skylake processor, 8GB of DDR4 memory, Nvidia GTX970m, M.2 SSD and 4K Ultra HD panel. MSI have managed to cram all this tasty hardware into a chassis that measures only 20mm at the thickest point.

Read full article @ KitGuru

OxyLED MD50 Cree 500 Lumen LED Flashlight Review

It’s like the sun! That’s the first thing I thought when I turned on the flashlight IU have for review today. This light is the MD50 from OxyLED and it’s supposed to be 500 lumens of brightness but it seems a lot more than that. The light can use an 18650 rechargeable battery or three AAA batteries and it’s very rugged and durable and the beam can be adjusted from flood to spot with just your finger while you’re holding it. The light also have five modes and overall it’s just a great light, it’s become my favorite flashlight. Read on to learn more…

Read full article @ Technogog

Plextor M6V SSD (1TB) & PlexTurbo Review

Recently our big brother website, The SSD Review, (http://technologyx.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3d9b6193ffd32dd60e84fc74b&id=d27a15baf5&e=312ec141fb) posted an article outlining the standard performance of the Plextor M6V. (http://technologyx.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=3d9b6193ffd32dd60e84fc74b&id=65e81de5a5&e=312ec141fb) The article looked at the throughput through your standard SATA 3 (6Gb/s) port, and if you take a read through the article you can see that this value oriented drive provided very consistent performance. While we could sit here and regurgitate the information and details found in the previous article, we wanted to take things one step further. Today, we are going to look at PlexTurbo and how it changes the performance of the Plextor M6V.

Read full article @ TechnologyX

Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2016 Edition

The Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2016 Edition is a mechanical keyboard featuring Razers proprietary award-winning mechanical keys. Razers put a lot of engineering into their key setup to have a tactile response on actuation and a short reset return. Normal keys take a 2.2mm ± 0.6mm stroke to actuate and a 0.7mm return to reset while Razers design is 1.9mm ± 0.4mm with a reset point at 0.4mm. Most mechanical keys are set for a 50g of actuating pressure and that’s the same pressure Razer has chosen but with Razer gaming mechanical keys you get a tactile response from both the Green (Clicky) and Orange (Silent) style keys. The shorter stroke and reset on Razer keys helps ensure that when you need to rapidly tap the key you can do it faster on the down stroke and the reset is faster so you have a more responsive keyboard in the heat of battle. The only problem we can see is that during the heat of battle who stops to think about key accusation depth? Most of us here in the lab walk into an ambush we aren’t thinking about lightly tapping a key, we are trying to push that key through the test table to get moving. We don’t know of a way to measure the time it takes to actuate a shorter keystroke against a longer keystroke but the difference in keystroke depth and return is pretty minimal but any slight edge you can take in combat you should be taking it.

Read full article @ Bjorn3D

SK hynix Canvas SL301 500GB SSD Review

SK Hynix have been actively targeting the SSD market in 2015 and their new models hit our labs in recent weeks. Their new SL301 Canvas Solid State Drive is built on the 16nm process and promises very high levels of overall performance. This triple level cell solid state drive will be offered in both 250GB and 500GB capacities and today we look at the larger model in the family.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Swiftech H240-X AIO CPU Cooler Review

Swiftech is a name that most "older" overclockers and water cooling enthusiasts know from the late 90's and early 2000's. Back then, Swiftech was a leader in both the air cooling and water cooling market place. Thankfully, Swiftech has maneuvered it's business to stay alive over the years and is still producing products today. Early on, Swiftech was known for … Read more.

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

UltraFire 2000 Lumen Cree XML-T6 LED Flashlight Review

I’ve got another LED flashlight for review today from our friends over at EveryBuying and this light is an Ultrafire XML-T6 that features an adjustable focus along with a nice carrying case included. The light can be powered by three AAA batteries or you can use the 18650 rechargeable battery that they do include for you. Read on to learn more…

Read full article @ Technogog