Here a roundup of todays reviews and articles:

Aerocool DS200 Review
AMD Radeon R7 SSD (240GB) Review
Aorus Thunder M7 Mouse Review
AVerMedia ExtremeCap U3 Capture Device Review
Cooler Master V750 Semi Modular PSU Review
Corsair HX750i Power Supply Review
Corsair RM Series 1000 W
GIGABYTE GA-Z97X Gaming GT LGA1150 ATX Motherboard Reviewed
Gigabyte-Z97X-UD3H Preview
Lenovo C260 Review
Risen 2: Dark Waters 2-Years Later Review
ROCCAT Kone XTD Gaming Mouse Review
Soon No One Will Care About a Phones Battery Life
Tt eSPORTS THERON Gaming Mouse Review
Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) Beta 1 Preview @ ZDNet

Aerocool DS200 Review

In the last twelve months Aerocool has been stepping up their game in the computer chassis market by introducing a new line of cases under their “Dead Silence” Series. Today we are to look at a mid-tower chassis which is their second offering within this portfolio.

As part of the Dead Silence Series, DS200 has its focus around elegance, minimalism and of course, silence. All of this mid-tower’s panels are closed off to prevent noise from leaking out of the chassis and Aerocool has furnished the insides of the side panels with noise damping material to further aid this pursuit.

There are also numerous features to explore – a unique and handy LCD fan controller sits at the top of the case and inside, there is support for 240/280mm radiators in different locations.

Read full article @ Vortez

AMD Radeon R7 SSD (240GB) Review

In 2011 AMD took the first step in expanding the Radeon brand and partnered with Patriot and VisionTek to provide AMD branded memory. With the launch of the Radeon R7 SSD AMD is continuing this strategy by jumping into the SSD market. Just as they did with memory, AMD is partnering with a third party that handles the development, manufacturing and support of the product, which in the case of the R7 SSD is OCZ. Based on OCZ's Barefoot 3 controller, the R7 is positioned between the Vector 150 and ARC 100 with its four-year warranty and 30GB/day endurance. Read on to see what AMD's first SSD adds to the market.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Aorus Thunder M7 Mouse Review

Today we take a look at the Aorus Thunder M7 mouse and massive P3 pad with the former aimed at serious gamers, especially those who play MMO games.

Read full article @ HardwareHeaven

AVerMedia ExtremeCap U3 Capture Device Review

It is popular nowadays to capture your console or PC gameplay and share it with your friends or subscribers. The ExtremeCap U3 is a video capture device from AVerMedia that uses the USB 3.0 interface, taking advantage of the high bandwidth to be able to capture even uncompressed Full HD (1080p) videos at 60 frames per second, from a video game console or a PC. See our thoughts on this product.

Read full article @ Hardware Secrets

Cooler Master V750 Semi Modular PSU Review

While we have focused in recent weeks on 1000W+ units, today we thought it was time to analyse an enthusiast ‘mainstream’ unit – the new Cooler Master V750 semi modular. This 750 watt power supply uses high grade Japanese capacitors and is 80 Plus Gold Certified. Available for around £95 in the UK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Series-Modular-Supply/dp/B00K1877JS#productDetails) , should this be making your shortlist?

Read full article @ KitGuru

Corsair HX750i Power Supply Review

Corsair has become known as a quality supplier of quite a few different products over the past few years, one of those being power supplies. Power Supplies have become a big part of their business and their professional HX series has been out for the past few years, being updated every so often. Just recently Corsair updated the line with the HXi series giving the units an 80PLUS Platinum certification, which means the unit will be 89% efficient at 100% load and 92% efficient at 50% load. The HXi series units also feature a fully modular design so you only use the cables that you need, have a Zero RPM mode which means the cooling fan will only spin up during high load and HXi series is Corsair Link ready so you can monitor and log fan speed, voltages, efficiency and more. Will this be the perfect power supply for your next build? Read on as we find out.

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Corsair RM Series 1000 W

Corsair's RM series includes some of the quietest PSUs available on the market. Today, we take a detailed look at the strongest member of this series, the RM1000. It promises good performance and ultra-silent operation, a rare feature for a 1 kW unit.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

GIGABYTE GA-Z97X Gaming GT LGA1150 ATX Motherboard Reviewed

At COMPUTEX 2014 this year, GIGABYTE announced a new branding for their gaming series of motherboards. While the extra features like high end integrated audio, preset UEFI BIOS and software overclocking and stability, remain the same, the new boards offer a much more mainstream design, rather than the military motif of their previous products. With the arrival of the new Intel Z97 chipset, it seemed like the perfect time for the company to make this move.

We’ve received their latest G1 Gaming motherboard, the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X Gaming GT, which follows the same feature rich design as the previous G1 series, but is now clad in the new red and black styling. We took a detailed look at this new board to see if it measures up to the legacy left by their previous products.

Read full article @ Futurelooks

Gigabyte-Z97X-UD3H Preview

The Z97X-UD3H from Gigabyte appears to be a rather interesting Z97 based motherboard. At a first glance you get a good looking board for a highly resonable price. Other than that there is even a SATA-Express port as well as an M.2 slot, which adds to storage flexibility. Overall we're quite curious to see what else this board has to offer.

Read full article @ ocaholic

Lenovo C260 Review

If there are two things to be said about the Lenovo C260 Touch, it's that it's inexpensive and space-saving. But beyond that, there's not much else to say about this all-in-one PC. Priced at around $479 (about £302, AU$538), the C260 is relatively affordable, and houses some decent components for the price.There's a 500GB, 7,200 rpm hard drive, 4GB of RAM, 802.11bgn WiFi and built-in LAN, three USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 and a media card reader. There's also an included 720p webcam and speakers, both of which are rather standard. The back also has an HDMI-out port in case you want to hook a second screen up, which is a little unusual, considering how many all-in-one PCs have HDMI-in for hooking up accessories. Unfortunately, built-in Bluetooth is missing here, unlike in many competing all-in-one PCs. What's worse is the surprisingly slow, quad-core Intel Pentium CPU, clocked at 2.42GHz and packing integrated Intel HD graphics.The 19.5-inch, 1,600 x 900 touchscreen is also noticeably smaller than some all-in-one PCs within the C260's price range, like the Acer Aspire Z3. Truth be told, all-in-one computers are generally designed as space-savers. Unless you're comparing this system to one with a 23-inch screen or greater, there's not a ton of desk space being freed up here. While I liked the look and size of Acer monitor better, the Lenovo panel produces a little less glare.

Read full article @ Techradar

Risen 2: Dark Waters 2-Years Later Review

Now, I am not going to say Risen 2 is a bad game, because it is not quite to that level. It definitely has some bad elements, but just enough good to keep from tipping over. It is a game I fail to recommend with a leaning to recommend against. If you have it you can check it out, but do not be surprised if after an hour or two you decide to uninstall it and move on to something more enjoyable.

Read full article @ OCC

ROCCAT Kone XTD Gaming Mouse Review

One of the real movers and shakers right now in the world of gaming peripherals is ROCCAT. This organization continues to give us something to talk about on a consistent basis. Just look at the recent history; we have three very new products to check out including the Tyon gaming mouse, the Nyth MMO mouse, and the Skeltr gaming keyboard. In this review, Benchmark Reviews has the opportunity to look at the ROCCAT Kone XTD, which is a souped-up version of the Kone[+]. The ROCCAT Kone XTD is armed with a 8200 DPI Pro Aim R3 laser sensor, an obvious upgrade from the 6000 DPI Pro Aim laser sensor of the Kone[+]. There are some other treats as well onboard the Kone XTD, like the 32-bit Turbo Core V2 72MHz ARM MCU processor and what ROCCAT claims is “the most advanced Tracking & Distance Control Unit around.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews

Soon No One Will Care About a Phones Battery Life

The fear of running out of battery wields such an extraordinary influence over how we use smartphones. We are never too far from a charger, and many of us carry a heavy, cumbersome power bank. I have good news: we are on the verge of true all day battery life.

Read full article @ Techspot

Tt eSPORTS THERON Gaming Mouse Review

True to its name, Tt eSPORTS has backed some of the biggest professional gamers, teams, and personalities in eSports including White-Ra (Starcraft II) and Team DK (DOTA 2.) The mouse we’re looking at today has a little history going for it being released back in 2012. The Tt eSPORTS Theron is designed as a real-time strategy gaming mouse having been designed in partnership with Ball or TtApolloBall, a long-time professional Starcraft II player from Taiwan. Ball retired from pro gaming earlier in Febuary 2014.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) Beta 1 Preview @ ZDNet

Every year by about this time, with the release of the first beta, most Ubuntu commentators have already filed their final story on Ubuntu x.10 for the desktop — well in advance of the final release in October.

This time around, with the upcoming release of Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) for the desktop, the mediasphere is surprisingly quiet on the subject, and there's not much news coming out of Canonical. Mark Shuttleworth's recent blog posts, are all about the cloud friendliness of Canonical's products, and so far have nothing to say about the new desktop release. Jono Bacon's blog, usually a helpful information source, no longer applies, since Bacon left Canonical and his post as Ubuntu community manager at the end of May to become Senior Director of Community at XPRIZE. Until a replacement for Bacon is announced, the four-person Ubuntu community team will bridge the gap.

Like the rest of the industry, Canonical seems to be focusing the majority of its development resources on smartphones and tablets, with the desktop version of Ubuntu now taking something of a back seat.

Read full article @ ZDNet