Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

CES 2016 Day 3 Roundup
Corsair Carbide Series 400Q
G.SKILL RIPJAWS MX780 RGB Keyboard Review
HP EliteBook 1040 G3 review: Hands-on
Maiden voyage to BlizzCon
Phanteks Eclipse P400 Case Preview
QNAP TS-563 NAS Review
Toshiba Q300 480 Gigabyte Review
Zalman ZM1000-EBT power supply review

CES 2016 Day 3 Roundup

Day 3 has been an exciting day for us here at APH Networks, as we got to meet with more people from companies well known to us. We also got to see some cool new stuff going on. Here are the highlights:

Aaron Lai got to try out an AfterShokz wireless bone construction headset.
Why not prevent people from breaking into your house, rather than letting you know after the fact? Kuna has some tricks up their sleeves.
Preston plays on the Xbox One at the Kingston HyperX booth. They got some new headsets, and of course, RAM -- plus a few other things.
Who can overlook the $2400 H-Tower from In Win? It has lasers and hydraulics.
We got a photo with SilverStone's Tony Ou, as we take a look at their latest cases, power supplies, a reversible fan, and more.

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Corsair Carbide Series 400Q

It had been a year since Corsair released a new computer case when we checked out the Carbide Series 600C last month, a sleek, minimalist-looking mid-tower with a radical inverted ATX layout.

The Carbide 600C was an intriguing computer case and while there was nothing revolutionary about it, we really liked the overall package. Although the inverted ATX layout came at no real advantage, we enjoyed what felt like a more simplistic build and it was nice to see the graphics cards facing upwards.

For us it was the Carbide 600C’s build quality and ease of use that had us sold on the design. The wide stance meant that large tower coolers sat with room to spare, while there was loads of space behind the motherboard tray for stashing excess cabling.

Read full article @ Legion Hardware

G.SKILL RIPJAWS MX780 RGB Keyboard Review

Mechanical gaming keyboards may have been around for the largest part of this decade but 2015 was perhaps the only year inside which we witnessed tremendous growth in this particular market largely thanks to the introduction of several new manufacturers, some just making their first steps in the industry and others already well-known and established but in different segments. Another reason was the fact that because Cherry was unable to actually keep up with demand for their popular mechanical switches in 2013-2014 many manufacturers decided to go ahead and introduce their very own in 2014-2015 so obviously that too helped in bringing more models in the market. G.SKILL is among a handful of manufacturers that just recently expanded in the gaming peripherals market and after testing their very good MX780 Laser Gaming Mouse we decided to take a very thorough look at their RIPJAWS MX780 RGB Keyboard.

Established in 1989 by PC hardware enthusiasts, G.SKILL specializes in high performance memory, SSD products and gaming peripherals, designed for PC gamers and enthusiasts around the world. Combining technical innovation and rock solid quality through our in-house testing lab and talented R&D team, G.SKILL continues to create record-breaking memory for each generation of hardware and hold the no. 1 brand title in overclocking memory.

Currently G.SKILL manufactures 4 slightly different versions of the RIPJAWS KM780 mechanical gaming keyboard, the KM780 RGB which we have here today and features full RGB individual key illumination and bundled together has extra FPS keycaps, the KM780R RGB which is basically the same keyboard but without the extra FPS keycaps, the KM780 MX which lacks the RGB illumination feature but still remains the same keyboard which includes the FPS keycaps and finally the KM780R MX which lacks both the RGB illumination feature and the FPS keycaps. All 4 models feature an durable aluminum frame, 6 macro keys (used with each of the 3 available onboard modes), full NKRO (N-Key Rollover) with anti-ghosting, 1000Hz polling rate, USB pass-through, 3.5mm audio jacks, mouse cable holder, detachable wrist-rest and 16.8 million colors individual key illumination. As for the switches used G.SKILL currently sells the RIPJAWS KM780 line with Cherry MX Brown, Red and Blue mechanical ones.

Read full article @ NikKTech

HP EliteBook 1040 G3 review: Hands-on

A secure, well-rounded and promising business laptop

Read full article @ V3

Maiden voyage to BlizzCon

I’ve always heard great things about BlizzCon and after participating in the virtual ticket last year we decided it was something we wanted to experience in person. The announcement of Overwatch, Blizzard’s first new IP in almost two decades, certainly contributed to the experience and I was blown away by the overall excitement witnessed through panels, contests, and of course e-sports. I wouldn’t consider myself a Blizzard mega-fan, but the influence many of their franchises have had in my gaming career is monumental. Diablo was one of my gateway titles into PC gaming and decades later you can often find me running through greater rifts with my wife, Misty. With tickets in hand, we patiently waited and prepared for our departing flight to Anaheim, California.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Phanteks Eclipse P400 Case Preview

After operating in obscurity for a while, Phanteks is now well known for producing some of the best, most well thought-out and innovative cases on the market. Even though they have become something of a household name among gamers and system builders with the Enthoo lineup, they were still missing one key component to compete across all price points: a budget-friendly case. Enter the $69 Eclipse P400.

Believe it or not, it isn’t an easy task to design a low priced case that doesn’t end up looking like a black lump without any features. Doing so while challenging the likes of NZXT’s benchmark-setting S340 is even more difficult.

Read full article @ Hardware Canucks

QNAP TS-563 NAS Review

QNAP doubles down with AMD's new G-series SoC and releases a more affordable storage appliance for small business users.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Toshiba Q300 480 Gigabyte Review

With their Q300 Toshiba appears to be blowing for attack in the price war. All Q300 drives feature a highly competitive price tag. At this point it's obviously the performance question that remains to be answered and we're curious to find how this drive does in our review.

Read full article @ ocaholic

Zalman ZM1000-EBT power supply review

We review the Zalman ZM1000-EBT power supply. This 1 kilowatt powerhouse of the model comes Gold certified, that means it's roughly 90% efficient at 50% load. Efficiency matters. The PSU itself is fully modular, for most of you with a side panel window in their chassis that is a must really as you'll want modular cables. Have a peek at the article. This 80 Plus Gold certified power supply is profoundly advertised as a PSU with solid Japanese capacitors, and offers a fully modular design in cables.
As stated, this (Sirfa HPJ based) Zalman ZM1000-EBT (1000 Watt) comes Gold certified, that means it's 90% efficient at 50% load (in the EU / 220V). Efficiency matters. The PSU itself is even 100% modular. Efficiency matters; years ago PSUs were as low as 70% efficient, meaning that 30% of the used power simply vanishes, whilst you are paying for it on that electricity bill. If your components eat away 500W then with that 70% efficient product you'd actually use 650W. The PSU itself is 100% modular as well, for most of you with a side panel window in their chassis a must really as you'll want modular cables.

All in all we have plenty to show you and test. Mind you that being the mainstream to high-end range you'll get an added benefit as well, Zalman ZM1000-EBT Series PSUs are backed by an excellent 7-year warranty in the US and 5 years here in the EU. Hey, that's gold all by itself, but sure my man -- have a quick peek and then let's head on-wards into the review.

Read full article @ Guru3D