Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

aLLreLi M811Lu 8200 DPI Laser Gaming Mouse Review
ASUS R9 390X STRIX OC Review
ASUSTOR AS1002T 2-Bay Entry-Level NAS Review
Best Monitors: Enthusiast, gaming, affordable 4K, and value picks
Crucial Ballistix Tactical 32GB DDR4 4x 8GB DDR4-2666 Review
DeepCool DQ750 ST PSU Review
Dell XPS 15 Late 2015 Review: Pushing The Infinity Edge
G.SKILL Trident Z 4000MHz DDR4 Memory Kit Review
Just Cause 3 Review
Kingston CompactFlash Ultimate 600x 64GB Memory Card Review
Nyrius Smart LED Light Bulb and Outlet Review
NZXT HUE+ Advanced PC Illumination Kit Review
SSD Charts 2015: 61 SSDs - Toshiba Q300 480GB
Wavemaster CUBE Mini Review

aLLreLi M811Lu 8200 DPI Laser Gaming Mouse Review

I’ve got another gaming mouse for review today from our friend at Allreli and it’s a laser gaming mouse that has a unique look to it with plenty of LEDs making it fairly bright. It’s a gaming mouse so it does have customization options like programmable buttons and the ability to create macros, change the DPI and even have separate profiles. It’s not a bad mouse overall, but it does have some small issues. Rad on to learn more…

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ASUS R9 390X STRIX OC Review

AMD’s R9 390X may not exactly be a headline-grabbing card anymore but that doesn’t mean it should be overlooked either. As a matter of fact it represents a perfect bridge product between the higher end Fury series and lower-performing models in the Radeon lineup. For value-focused gamers this card also happens to be in a “sweet zone” at around $399USD, making it quite affordable for the performance it brings to the table. Meanwhile, AMD’s new Radeon Crimson software has taken a much-maligned driver stack to truly next level status with significant updates to its functionality and stability.

All of this means gamers who are searching for an upgrade to keep up with the holiday season’s latest titles may be taking a closer look at what AMD is offering. One of the most likely candidates within that search with likely be ASUS R9 390X STRIX OC which happens to be, in my opinion at least, one of the better looking cards available right now.

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ASUSTOR AS1002T 2-Bay Entry-Level NAS Review

It isn’t everyone that needs the fastest NAS model on the block with all sorts of fancy features, sometimes you just want something simple, effective, and cheap. ASUSTOR created a great NAS for just such a scenario and dubbed it the AS1002T. The AS1002T is a 2-bay entry-level NAS and today I’m taking a closer look at the NAS, its features, and performance.

ASUSTOR only just released the 10-series a little while ago and these are the first ARM-powered NAS devices from ASUSTOR. Next to this 2-bay unit that I’m reviewing today, ASUSTOR also created a bigger brother to it with 4-bays. However, it is the AS1002T that I’m reviewing today and this NAS is powered by a Marvell ARMADA-385 1.0GHz dual-core processor and comes with 512MB onboard RAM. That might not sound like much, but it should be plenty for normal file-serving and streaming purposes at home. The Marvell ARMADA-385 CPU offers both hardware encryption engine and floating-point unit, but it only consumes a small amount of power; a truly efficient little NAS with a power consumption of just 13.2W during operations.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Best Monitors: Enthusiast, gaming, affordable 4K, and value picks

A good monitor makes all of the difference when you spend several hours a day in front of one, and as we slowly transition into higher resolution panels there’s plenty to be excited about right now. After looking at some of the best monitors in the market, and hundreds of professional and user reviews, these are our picks for best monitors in a few distinct categories.

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Crucial Ballistix Tactical 32GB DDR4 4x 8GB DDR4-2666 Review

Today we are testing a brand new 32 GB DDR4-2666 Crucial Ballistix Tactical Kit on OCinside.de, consisting of four 8 GB DDR4 modules or two 16 GB DDR4 kits with two 8 GB modules each. The four DDR4 modules can be used optimally for both X99 systems in quad channel mode, as well as for Z170 PCs in dual channel mode. The Crucial Ballistix Tactical DDR4-2666 8 GB CL16 memory modules have XMP 2.0 profiles for easy load of higher rates and are equipped with heat spreader. We have overclocked the DDR4 modules again up to the limit with different voltages, this time with an Intel Core i5-6600K CPU on an ASRock Z170 OC Formula motherboard. Let us begin with the Crucial Ballistix Tactical DDR4 32 GB RAM review.

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DeepCool DQ750 ST PSU Review

Today we analyse one of the new power supplies from Deep Cool – the DQ750ST. This non modular unit is 80 Plus Gold Certified and they have also incorporated a quiet 120mm speed adjustable fan into the chassis. Deepcool claim this power supply offers ‘outstanding and stable performance’.

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Dell XPS 15 Late 2015 Review: Pushing The Infinity Edge

When Dell launched its updated XPS 13 notebook with an Infinity Edge display that squeezes a 13 inch IPS panel into essentially a 12-inch frame, it was met with universal praise for its unique mechanical design advantages and premium build quality. In fact, it was so well-received that many of you almost immediately started asking if Dell would follow-up with the same sort of revamp for their 15-inch XPS 15 line as well. As it appears, Dell already had the same idea in mind and clearly the new XPS 15, with its 15-inch Infinity Edge display, was already in the engineering pipeline...

The configuration we’re looking at here is one of Dell’s best setups with a 4K IPS panel, a 6th gen Intel Core i7-6700HQ Skylake quad-core processor at 2.6GHz with turbo boost to 3.5GHz, 16GB of DDR4 Memory at 2133MHz, NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 960M 2 GB mobile graphics engine and a 512GB NVMe PCI Express Solid State Drive. At $2099 MSRP we’ve certainly got a stacked and jacked configuration to show you here today.

MacBook Pro killer? Maybe, but the Dell XPS 15 looks to be much more than something so tediously defined by cliche'.

Read full article @ HotHardware

G.SKILL Trident Z 4000MHz DDR4 Memory Kit Review

G.Skill has one of the largest and most respected DDR4 memory kit lineups on the market and they are always trying to develop and release faster memory kits for enthusiasts. The G.Skill Trident Z series of memory was designed specifically to offer extreme performance applications and feature the best Samsung DDR4 ICs that G.Skill could purchase. G.Skill than sorted/binned all the Samsung IC's that they purchased and came up with 11 different speed grades ranging from 2800 MHz to 4266 MHz with regards to 8GB (2 x 4GB) dual-channel DDR4 memory kits that we are going to be focusing on today. With that many speed grades available it basically forces the enthusiast to purchase a memory kit by the price of the kit as most of the sorting fun was done at the factory. The kit that we will be reviewing today is the G.Skill Trident Z 4000MHz 8GB (2x4GB) memory kit that is sold under part number F4-4000C19D-8GTZ for $209.99 shipped.

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Just Cause 3 Review

Does it fully live up to my expectations from Just Cause 2? Not quite and that is mainly for three reasons. The first is the quirk with the missiles needing to be spam-clicked. While I do not hold that quirk against the game on its own, it is enough of a wrinkle to miss the totality of my hope. The second is how some things are locked behind the mods, especially some of the tether enhancements. By the time I had unlocked the mods that gave additional tethers, and importantly stronger tethers, I had already found my groove and felt no desire to change it during fights. Of course now I can go back and replay select military bases and experiment as I wish, without hurting my progression, but having some of that sooner would have been nice. Finally, the planted explosives you have an unlimited supply of take long enough to place that I found their use to be limited, at least during open combat.

Read full article @ OCC

Kingston CompactFlash Ultimate 600x 64GB Memory Card Review

There are quite a few different types of memory cards on the market and thanks to Lexar and their Professional Workflow series I’m able to test almost all of them now. Today I’m starting off our new memory card reviews by taking a closer look at Kingston’s CompactFlash Ultimate 600x card with a capacity of 64GB. Kingston also offers the CompactFlash Ultimate 600x as a 32GB model for those that don’t need as much storage and would like a lower purchase price.

Professional photographers need Flash memory they can count on for even the most demanding shoots; When every image, every pixel, and every frame counts. A failing or bad memory card could cost you those moments and captures that you simply can’t get back again, so this isn’t a place where you should go for anything but the best. The CompactFlash Ultimate 600x offers a sustained write speed ratings of up to 600 times, hence the name 600x (600 times 150KBps), and it makes it Kingston’s fastest card to support high-end digital cameras and other devices using CompactFlash.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Nyrius Smart LED Light Bulb and Outlet Review

Today we have the privilege of taking an in-depth look at two home automation products form Nyrius, the Wireless Smart LED Multicolour Light Bulb and their Smart Outlet. Since CES 2015 began, and as we get geared up for CES 2016, we have seen a progression of IoT (Internet of Things) which has brought home automation and connectivity into the fore front of the technology industry. Nyrius' latest products are an excellent example of this! So let's dig in!

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NZXT HUE+ Advanced PC Illumination Kit Review

Tired of not having enough customisation when it comes to your chassis’ lighting sceme? Sure you can buy a few LED strips, but they’re often fixed with a single colour and changing them can be as complex as buying a whole new kit and re-installing it all, just to go from blue to red. The same goes for LED fans, they’re often single colour, many can’t be turned on or off and their colours are fixed. NZXT have the solution with their HUE+ RGB lighting kit, as it gives you control over each lighting strip/zone within your system right from your desktop, allowing you to endlessly customise it as often as you like and with minimal effort!

“HUE+ lets you light up your system like never before. It is a digitally controlled lighting solution that combines intuitive software and versatile routing options to give you unprecedented PC illumination possibilities.”

The new HUE+ uses the latest NZXT CAM software, which comes equipped with 8-preset effects, as well as extensive customisation options to create your own. There are two channels on the lighting engine, each capable of supporting four LED strips, which can be configured to run separate effects; you get four LED strips included in the box.

Read full article @ eTeknix

SSD Charts 2015: 61 SSDs - Toshiba Q300 480GB

In our comparison tables you find benchmark values regarding 61 different SSDs. Furthermore we do not comment the benchmark values. The idea and also the goal is to present to you a market overview which helps you choose the right SSD.

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Wavemaster CUBE Mini Review

We check out the Bluetooth capable Wavemaster CUBE mini, a 2-channel slash 2-way stereo sound system that you can hook up to your PC, or alternatively use on your Bluetooth ready HDTV or smartphone and tablet to listen to tunes on. With the trend being Sonos the prices for kits like these are artificially inflated (that would read upwards through the roof). Wavemaster however figures, 'heck we can do that in terms of audio quality easily...' and at a price that is three to four times cheaper. Since we like things that come in pairs (hello ladies!) we'll put this rather unknown name in the industry to the test, and review their recently launched Wavemaster CUBE mini kit. Wavemaster CUBE mini is a pair of stereo speakers, it's hi-fi and is aimed at a mainstream segment price level, yet offers a quality level that even astonished me (no joke). The 2.0 stereo kits these days are very popular to use with your audio output on the PC. However, the audio quality of this kit is so good that you can easily use it on your HDTV as well as, gosh, TVs have such crap speakers these days eh?

Wavemaster is trying to get a piece of the industry where names like SONOS sit. And as you all know, if there's a sticker on a speaker with the label SONOS on it, you know you'll be digging DEEP into your wallet as it's gonna start at a 300/400 EURO price-tag, right? Heck, I'll admit that I own a Sonos bridge as well, the smartphone/tablet APP kicks my royal Bieber styled toosh and it's just handy, yet too expensive for what it is. Wavemaster is addressing that space, not just in terms of audio quality, they attack based on price levels and features. The Wavemaster CUBE mini comes with an analog mini-jack input and two RCA jacks. Next to that, the Wavemaster CUBE mini is Bluetooth enabled, meaning you can pair your tablet, smartphone or even PC (if it has Bluetooth) to this kit, that makes wireless audio transportation easy and available to reach from that couch of yours. When we were approached by a Wavemaster representative admittedly I was a little skeptical in doing a review. But we offer too few speaker reviews these days and I guess that is a bit of a missed opportunity from our side as everybody purchases them. Once we'd received and connected the kit, in my office the kit sounded a little bland. But then I moved the kit to my living room and gave the speakers a bit of space in-between them, and considering the rear of these speakers have air-pressure (bass reflex) outputs, I placed them roughly 20cm away from the wall. The end result equals a really good speaker kit with plenty of ooomph-ooomph-ooomph to go around.

Read full article @ Guru3D