Here a roundup of todays reviews and articles:

ASRock AM1H-ITX: One Of The Best AM1 Mini-ITX Motherboards
ASUS Hyper Express SATA Express Drive Performance Preview
Enermax iVektor Computer Case Review
GeForce 700 vs. Radeon Rx 200 Series With The Latest Linux Drivers
Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti WindForce 2X OC 2GB Graphics Card Review
Intel Core i7-4930K 3-way SLI Gaming Performance Scaling
MSI A88XM GAMING Motherboard and R9 280X TWIN FROZR GAMING Review
MSI GTX 760 Twin Frozr IV Gaming OC Edition (2GB) Review
Noctua NH-D15 Review
OverclockersUK Infinity Vesuvius R9 295X2 QuadXFire System Review
PC Gaming on Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr + Ultrabook
What Is SATA Express and Why It Matters
Windows 8.X installation guide
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Manage Notifications
Windows Phone 8.1 Tips: The Ultimate Compendium

ASRock AM1H-ITX: One Of The Best AM1 Mini-ITX Motherboards

For those looking out for an affordable mini-ITX motherboard for AMD's new AM1 APUs, the ASRock AM1H-ITX is a very interesting and versatile motherboard.

Setting the AM1H-ITX motherboard apart from many other AM1 mini-ITX motherboards is that it still has a full-length PCI Express x16 connector on the mini motherboard and that it also supports a DC-In power connector as an alternative to using the 24-pin ATX power connector. This mini-ITX AMD motherboard also has four Serial ATA 3.0 ports.

Read full article @ Phoronix

ASUS Hyper Express SATA Express Drive Performance Preview

Earlier today we explained what SATA Express is and now we have the opportunity to show off the first 2.5-inch SATA Express drive that we have had the chance to take a look at personally. Our friends at ASUS gave Legit Reviews a chance to see and benchmark the ASUS Hyper Express SATA Express External Enclosure. ASUS will be coming out with several versions of the ASUS Hyper Express. Read on to find out more about the ASUS Hyper Express!

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Enermax iVektor Computer Case Review

Enermax has brought to the market a case called iVektor that they hope will fill all of those needs. The Enermax iVektor is available in three colors and shows a sporty look to it.

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

GeForce 700 vs. Radeon Rx 200 Series With The Latest Linux Drivers

Using the Catalyst 14.4 release candidate and the NVIDIA 337.12 beta driver as the latest AMD/NVIDIA Linux proprietary graphics drivers available at the time of testing, I compared my complete assortment of AMD Radeon Rx 200 series graphics cards against all available NVIDIA GeForce 700 series graphics cards to see how these latest-generation GPUs compare on the newest graphics drivers as of this month.

With the Catalyst 14.4 RC and NVIDIA 337.12 Beta, the following graphics cards were benchmarked in a range of OpenGL benchmarks on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

- AMD Radeon R7 260X
- AMD Radeon R9 270X
- AMD Radeon R9 290
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN

Read full article @ Phoronix

Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti WindForce 2X OC 2GB Graphics Card Review

I’ve tested a lot of GTX 750 Ti graphics cards so far and none of them have really impressed me at all. A lot of vendors seem to have assumed that because Maxwell is an impressive cool running GPU they can skimp out on the quality of the cooling solution. There are a lot of vendors doing this but it’s good to see there are also a lot who are not doing this. Gigabyte’s GTX 750 Ti WindForce 2X OC is a graphics card that is definitely not skimping out anything. Not only does it have a massive out of the box overclock but it also has a heat pipe based cooling solution and dual HDMI for 4K support. What’s even better is Gigabyte are going with their traditionally aggressive pricing which puts a lot of other graphics card vendors to shame.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Intel Core i7-4930K 3-way SLI Gaming Performance Scaling

In our 3-way SLI gaming performance scaling articles we're going to investigate 3-way SLI scaling factors with different CPUs and different clock speeds. In eight recent games and two theoretical benchmarks we want to find out what difference 3-way SLI makes, when we run benchmarks with the CPU at stock clocks as well as overclocked to 4.5 GHz. Let's kick off with an Intel 4930K CPU and three ASUS GTX 780 DirectCU II graphics cards and find out what the differences are going to be like.

Read full article @ ocaholic

MSI A88XM GAMING Motherboard and R9 280X TWIN FROZR GAMING Review

Our featured products today are from MSIs Gaming range, the Radeon R9-280X Gaming Series with Twin Frozer Cooler and factory overclock mixed with the mATX A88XM Gaming motherboard which packs plenty of enthusiast features into a mainstream priced product, ideal for pairing with AMDs A10-7850K.

Read full article @ HardwareHeaven.com

MSI GTX 760 Twin Frozr IV Gaming OC Edition (2GB) Review

The MSI GTX 760 2GB Twin Frozr IV Gaming OC Edition is a respectable card for most PC gamers; we’ll get that out of the way right off the bat. It performs well for its price (currently ~ $240), and is more than capable of playing any game on the market at moderate to high settings in a resolution of 1920×1080. It supports up to 3 way SLI, which stands for “Scalable Link Interface” and allows for multiple Nvidia based graphics cards to be used together for increased performance.

Read full article @ TechnologyX

Noctua NH-D15 Review

Over 4 years ago Noctua introduced a CPU cooler which changed the face of the cooling industry. Their NH-D14, even today is held in high reputation due to its excellent balance of performance and noise. Since then, many have attempted to match the D14’s design and battle their way to the top of the cooling league, and some have managed to succeed. Thankfully, Noctua haven’t been idle, they have been carefully designing a new successor and today, which much anticipation we are to give you our verdict on this new offering.

NH-D15 is set to replace the renowned NH-D14. It utilises a twin-tower design which promises to be bigger and better. Noctua has engineered D15 to have excellent compatibility with tall memory modules – a particular concern for many enthusiasts and system builders. Is D15 a worthy successor to the award-winning D14? Let’s find out.

Read full article @ Vortez

OverclockersUK Infinity Vesuvius R9 295X2 QuadXFire System Review

KitGuru review a range of gaming systems every month, from penny pinching £500 builds to wallet sapping £3,000 beasts. Today we take a look at one of the latest high end systems from etailer OverclockersUK (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/) . This £4,000 monster features a watercooled, overclocked Core i7 4770k, an Asus Z87 Extreme motherboard, 16GB of fast DDR3 memory and not one, but two AMD R9 295X2 graphics cards running in Quad Crossfire. If you are in the market for a new Ultra HD 4K monitor is this the gaming system you should be shortlisting?

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PC Gaming on Ubuntu Linux

In this article I’m going to be talking about PC gaming with Ubuntu Linux. I will discuss several areas that at the end I hope will give you a better understanding of PC gaming on a Linux based OS and how it compares to traditional Windows PC gaming that you may be considering moving away from or to try something different. While I will give examples and basic instructions within Ubuntu. This article is not meant to a full guide on using Ubuntu, and as such, if there are sections that you have trouble understanding or want more help or information, askubuntu.com is a great place for help with specific problems or questions you may have with the OS. That being said, let’s get started!

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews

Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr + Ultrabook

Let's go distro a-huntin' - This is a very long and enthusiastic review of Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr 64-bit Long Term Release (LTS) edition with Unity desktop, tested and installed in a dual-boot configuration on a real, production touch-enabled Asus VivoBook (Ultrabook) with preinstalled Windows 8, including UEFI, Secure Boot and GPT, covering live session use, installation setup - partitioning & bootloader configuration, and post-install use, with full hardware compatibility, Wireless, Samba, desktop look & feel, touch features, multimedia playback - Flash and MP3, applications, games, Steam, webcam, resource usage, stability, suspend & resume, many improvements in the GUI and on the command line, problems with Samba printing, AppArmor and a small LibreOffice bug, customization, additional software, and more. Enjoy.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

What Is SATA Express and Why It Matters

The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) recently announced Serial ATA Revision 3.2 and with that comes the first implementation of SATA Express. You know what SATA Express is right? It is the new specification that blends PCI Express with Serial ATA to come up with a super faster interface that alleviates the SATA bottleneck that we’ve run into with the majority of high-end Solid-State Drives (SSDs). The SATA III specification allowed for up to 6Gbps (600MB/s), which was fast back in the day, but now with the new the SATA Express standard you can expect to speeds of up to 16Gbps (1.97GB/s) very soon. Read on to find out more!

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Windows 8.X installation guide

I've written a long and thorough tutorial on how to perform a Windows 8.X family installation in a range of real-life scenarios, covering early preparations, Windows installation types like install from scratch, reinstall, side-by-side installs, dual-boot and multi-boot, and online and offline upgrades, installation prerequisites, special cases regarding BIOS/UEFI, secure boot, encryption, serial keys, disk and partition management, data backup, system imaging and recovery, bootloader setup, multi-boot examples, references to other Windows and non-Microsoft installation guides in complex setups on physical hardware, setup on desktops, laptops and virtual machines, installation alongside Windows XP, local and online account setup, personalization, Classic Shell Start menu replacement for the Modern UI Start Screen tiled interface, security considerations, customization, personal recommendations, a wealth of other information and tools, and more. Have fun.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Manage Notifications

Windows Phone 8.1 dramatically improves how Microsoft's smart phone platform deals with notifications from the OS and from apps. Now, in addition to live tile updates and banner notifications, the system includes a new notification manager called Action Center. It is arguably the single best new feature in Windows Phone 8.1.

Read full article @ WinSupersite

Windows Phone 8.1 Tips: The Ultimate Compendium

No one loves Windows Phone more than I do, so it won't surprise you to discover that I've written tons of tips dedicated to Windows Phone 8.1, and more are on the way. Here's a single place where can go to find what you need and master Microsoft’s latest smart phone platform.

Read full article @ WinSupersite