Here a roundup of todays reviews and articles:

A beginner’s guide to disks and disk partitions in Linux
Apotop Wi-Copy Personal Cloud Storage and Wireless Router
ASUS RT-AC87U and Netgear R7500 Nighthawk X4 Review
Corsair Gaming RGB M65 Mouse Review
FSP Aurum PT 1200W Power Supply Unit Review
Haswell-E Part2: Intel i7-5820K & i7-5930K Tested
How to: Create Windows 8.1 install media if you lost your install disk
In Win D-Frame Mini
Kubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn - That's better
MSI GS60 2QE Ghost Pro 3K Gold Edition Review
Samsung XS1715 SSD Review (1.6TB) – An NVMe SFF-8639 Monster at 3GB/s
SanDisk Extreme Pro Solid State Drives Reviewed
SilverStone Raven RV05 Computer Case Review
Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G 1050 W
Thrustmaster Ferrari GT Cockpit 458 Steeling Wheel Review
Ultimate PC - November 2014
Zalman LQ315 Review

A beginner’s guide to disks and disk partitions in Linux

A beginners guide to disks and disk partitions in Linux is an updated version of Guide to disks and disk partitions in Linux and is intended to be an absolute beginners guide to understanding how Linux handles disks and partitions.

Read full article @ LinuxBSDos.com

Apotop Wi-Copy Personal Cloud Storage and Wireless Router

In this review we will be looking at the Apotop Wi-Copy (DW21) which is touted as being a personal cloud storage device and wireless router, perhaps a bit like the Kingston Mobilelite Wireless series we have covered a few times. For those who are not familiar with them, Apotop is a brand of Carry Technology Company Limited that was founded with the mission to develop innovative storage and portable wireless products to enhance productivity of mobile devices. In addition to the Wi-Copy, Apotop also manufactures SSDs, memory cards, USB flash drives, DDR3 memory, and a variety of mobile accessories.

Read full article @ Bigbruin.com

ASUS RT-AC87U and Netgear R7500 Nighthawk X4 Review

The 802.11ac-router express has only really begun gathering steam over the course of this year. Almost all of the larger manufacturers have at least one model on offer, and many already have a complete line-up. Up until now, we've seen two distinct "waves" of 802.11ac routers. The ASUS RT-AC87U and Netgear R7500 that we cover in this review are the first models belonging to the third generation. We've tested them extensively.

Up until recently, the fastest routers were the so-called AC1900 models, which offer three data streams over the 5 GHz band (802.11ac) and another three over the 2.4 GHz band. Examples include the Linksys EA6900, the ASUS RT-AC68U, and the Netgear R7000 Nighthawk. These devices offer a bandwidth of 1300 Mbps over 5 GHz and (thanks to TurboQAM) 600 Mbps over 2.4 GHz. The latter isn't all that useful, however, as it only works for a few specific WLAN adapters such as the ASUS PCE-AC68. We suspect that TurboQAM was primarily developed in order to be able to offer a novel feature on a new flagship model.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

Corsair Gaming RGB M65 Mouse Review

Corsair products tend to be pretty popular among gamers, whether it be RAM, AIO units, power supplies or gaming peripherals. We recently witnessed the launch of ‘Corsair Gaming’ the company’s new brand for mice, keyboards and headsets, promising fancy RGB lighting. We have already taken a look at the brand new K70 keyboard (http://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/keyboards/jon-martindale/corsair-gaming-vengeance-k70-rgb/) , which features one of the most in-depth lighting suites around, now we are moving on to the new M65 RGB mouse. Can this mouse live up to fan expectations and Corsair’s good reputation? Lets find out…

Read full article @ KitGuru

FSP Aurum PT 1200W Power Supply Unit Review

Recent storms in the town where i live (not of a very large scale but just enough to break trees and move cars) have not only caused damage to civilian property such as houses and cars but they have also damaged the local electricity grid which as a result has rendered many electrical and electronic devices inoperable. Now normally i don't care about those things since I’ve taken steps to secure everything at my place even during such incidents but a friend of mine did call the other day asking if i had a new PSU which i could give him because his old 550W didn't make it through the night (this could had been avoided of course had he unplugged his PC from the power outlet during the storm). This is only one of the reasons as to why a quality PSU is always a good investment (especially if your system is considered good) and although this might not had made a difference during the storm still i do believe that it would have a much better chance of making it through without issue. Regardless todays review is about one of the latest and best power supply models to hit the market the Aurum PT 1200W by FSP (Fortron Group).

FSP Group is the 5th largest power supply vendor in the world. Since the company was established in 1993, our outstanding management team has drawn together our R&D expertise, our sizeable production capacity, outstanding product quality to consistently excel in this competitive marketplace. FSP group is a publicly traded company listed in the Taiwan stock exchange, symbol: 30.15.TW, with revenues exceeding over 600 million USD. FSP group provides OEM/ODM power conversion products and services to the majority of well-established manufacturers and is the leading volume supplier of desktop PC ATX power supplies. In recent years, FSP group has expanded its R&D and manufacturing capabilities to become one of the major power conversion supplier of power adapters, industrial PCs, servers, LCD/LED monitors, LCD/LED TVs, heavy duty industrial products (UPS), portable battery chargers, Uninterrupted Power Supply as well as providing off-the-shelf consumer products, partnering with many strategic manufacturers.

The Aurum PT 1200W by FSP (also available in 850W and 1000W) is a fully modular 80PLUS Platinum certified power supply unit (over 92% efficiency) that features a powerful single 12V+ rail capable of using its entire output of 1200W (with 100A), active PFC, "E-Sync" Remote-Sensing technology, Japanese made capacitors, 8 PCI-E 6+2 pin power connectors, 13 SATA connectors, 135mm fluid dynamic bearing fan and a full range of industrial grade protections such as the over current protection (OCP), over voltage protection (OVP), under voltage protection (UVP), short circuit protection (SCP), over power protection (OPP) and over temperature protection (OTP). FSP also covers the entire Aurum PT line with a 7 year warranty (one of the longest we've seen in the industry) and an remarkable 5 million USD in product insurance (in case your system burns out while plugged into the Aurum PT) but what really stands-out is their E-Sync Remote-Sensing technology for which we were unable to find much information on even at the conclusion of this review. Still what matters is whether or not it works so let’s see what the brand new Aurum PT 1200W by FSP can do.

Read full article @ NikKTech

Haswell-E Part2: Intel i7-5820K & i7-5930K Tested

Intel launched its new Haswell-E high end processors end of August. Sadly, at launch the MadShrimps team only had access to the flagship version, the octacore i7-5960X processor. The i7-5960X is Intel's first 8-core processor for the desktop market. Xeon variants for the server platform already existed in octa and more core versions; coinciding with this launch a brand new motherboard chipset was released, the X99, now supporting the high speed DDR4, becoming slowly available to the masses. Today we are looking at the two more affordable six-core versions, the i7-5820K and the slightly higher clocked i7-5930K. In addition we will be taking a deeper plunge into the performance of the new offered technology to unravel some of the mysteries. This to advise you, the end user, if these new processors are a must buy or not.

Read full article @ Madshrimps

How to: Create Windows 8.1 install media if you lost your install disk

If you have an installation of Windows 8.1 and you need to re-install the OS but can't find your install media, Microsoft has made it very easy to create the contents you will need.

Read full article @ Neowin

In Win D-Frame Mini

One of the best things about case modding is being able to create something unique and show it off online and at LANs. The modding community has been growing even more popular over the past 5 years thanks to events like PDXLAN. Sadly some people just don’t have the time or sometimes the skills to be able to be involved in things like that. I have run into that as well, I get the itch to rebuild but I just don’t have the time to put together what is in my head. In Win has really stepped up over the past few years with a whole series of cases that fill in that gap. They are unique and well built in a variety of designs. We use their H-Frame Mini for our event router and for the past half a year I have used a 901 for my PC at events. Well In Win recently introduced the D-Frame Mini, just in time for me to start on a new event PC. Some of you have seen it, today I will take a closer look at the pro’s and con’s of the D-Frame Mini.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Kubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn - That's better

Redemption: A long, thorough and mercifully successful review of Kubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn 64-bit edition with the KDE4 desktop, covering live session, installation in a quad-boot setup on a laptop with Intel graphics and SSD, and post install use, including look & feel, Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing, partitioning, applications - default and extras, multimedia playback - Flash and MP3, package management and updates, desktop effects, printing, system resources, stability, suspend & resume, problems with screenshots and the graphical stack, other issues and niggles, and more. Enjoy.

Read full article @ Deoimedo

MSI GS60 2QE Ghost Pro 3K Gold Edition Review

As popularity for LAN parties continues to grow, the mobile gaming platform has seen significant rise in demand. Although desktop gaming systems are becoming more flexible and portable, not everyone wants to transport their system to a gaming LAN. Gaming notebooks are certainly more portable as the user only has to drop the product into a satchel and away they go. To play games fluidly and at a competitive level, high-end hardware is essential and this is where most gaming notebooks tend to struggle. Today we will be taking a look at one of MSI’s new offerings from their gaming series.

Taking on the rather long identifier, GS60 2QE Ghost Pro 3K Gold Edition features a solid lineup of high-quality components. Intel’s new Core i7-4710HQ sits at the heart of the notebook, supported by 16GB DDR3, NVIDIA’s new GTX 970M and 512TGB SATA III SSD in RAID0. This gold-themed notebook has even more to offer so let’s waste no further time and begin our review…

Read full article @ Vortez

Samsung XS1715 SSD Review (1.6TB) – An NVMe SFF-8639 Monster at 3GB/s

The XS1715 is what, in the car world, you would call a ‘sleeper’. The matte black enclosure and to-the-point labeling does not do justice to the fire-breathing monster that hides beneath. When you pick up a PCIe SSD card you expect it to be fast. In most cases, the bigger the card, the faster it performs. The XS1715 gives you no such confidence. But once you plug it in and start testing, you will quickly realize that this is one of the fastest SSDs on the market.

Read full article @ The SSD Review

SanDisk Extreme Pro Solid State Drives Reviewed

When we took at look at SanDisk's Extreme II series of solid state drives in June of last year, we began our article by noting, "odds are, if you’ve bought anything that uses flash memory in the last 20 years or so, you already own a small piece of SanDisk technology. The company has been a leader in flash memory storage since the late ‘80s and manufactures products used in everything from smartphones and portable media players to digital cameras and camcorders. With such a long history in the flash memory business, it’s should be no surprise that SanDisk offers an array of solid state storage solutions for desktop and mobile PCs as well. In fact, SanDisk recently expanded their product stack with some new, high-performance SSDs that leverage the company’s own NAND flash memory and Marvel’s popular 88SSS9187 controller." All of that still applies today, as we present to you SanDisk's follow-on product, the Extreme Pro series.

The SanDisk Extreme Pro series of solid state drives features much of the same technology as its predecessor, but it has been updated with newer NAND and a refined firmware that kicks performance up a notch...

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SilverStone Raven RV05 Computer Case Review

In many cultures, ravens do not carry a whole lot of positive connotation. In western literature, this bird seems to always carry an overtone of bad omen. There is even an old Chinese saying that roughly translates to -- no doubt with a negative overtone -- "All ravens are black under the sky." Basically, it is suggesting there are no exceptions in this world; as long as something is in a bad category, it is bad. But why are we thinking that way? In the Bible, the prophet Elijah was fed by ravens when there was no food in the land. Even Jesus illustrated God's providence using ravens as recorded in the book of Luke. Clearly, we carry a lot of prejudice when it comes to appearance, even if we do not like to admit humans are usually pretty ostentatious. But today, with Halloween a whole week behind us now, I would like to make an assertions while all ravens are indeed literally black under the sky, there is still a positive element to it. Here at APH Networks, we have reviewed quite a number of cases from the SilverStone Raven line; extending back to 2011 with the Raven RV03, to just last year with the Raven RV04, both by my colleague Preston Yuen. In between, we even covered the RVS02 hard drive enclosure. Sitting next to me today on my desk is the latest from SilverStone's collection of non-traditional cases. The fifth generation Raven chassis sports the same ninety degree rotated motherboard design, but with a much cleaned up look, and -- get this -- a daring removal of all 5.25" drive bays to create something that is actually quite compact. It remains to be black, but is it the still the best? Considering I had to make the call and claim this chassis over my coworkers when SilverStone asked us to review it, I will let you make a guess. Hint: It is good.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G 1050 W

Thermaltake delves even deeper into the digital PSU era with the fresh DPS G lineup. Today, we will test the flagship of the series, which not only features software monitoring and 1050 W of power, but also comes with a fully modular cabling design and a unique look.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Thrustmaster Ferrari GT Cockpit 458 Steeling Wheel Review

Gaming is a hobby and like most other hobbies, you can choose your own level of participation; do you just want to casually play games from time to time with a regular controller, or do you want to invest time and money in creating a really cool and more involving setup? Of course this can be an endless obsession; new computers, screens, seats, peripherals and more and while I’d love to go into creating a full setup, today I’ll be taking a look at the new Thrustmaster Ferrari GT Cockpit 458 Steeling Wheel, which promises a minimal fuss solution to improving the racing/driving sim aspects of your gaming setup.

There are lots of great racing wheels on the market and it can be hard to define which one would be best suited to your needs and budget. The new model I have here today isn’t cheap at £169.99, but it’s still actually rather affordable for a premium wheel; I think it’s safe to say that this is a mid-budget product. At this level of investment, you’re going to be expecting something of quality, and the first part of that comes from the official Ferrari licence that Thrustmaster currently hold. The 458 Italia Edition steering wheel is modelled on, you guessed it, the real Ferrari 458 Italia steering wheel.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Ultimate PC - November 2014

The Ultimate PC: Only the best and fastest components available, with the appropriate astronomical price tag. You won't be able to assemble a PC better than this. That said, we do stay within reason, so you won't find us recommending for example yottabytes of SSD storage.

Please note: the PC Buyer’s Guide is compiled based on independent component tests performed by Hardware.Info. If no new, superior products are released that should replace one or more of the components, then the component(s) will remain the same as the previous month.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

Zalman LQ315 Review

All-in-one liquid cooling backed by a thick 120mm radiator. Zalman's current range of all-in-one liquid CPU coolers is spearheaded by the LQ310, LQ315 and LQ320. The trio of 120mm solutions are differentiated through varying degrees of radiator thickness, and are priced at £55, £65 and £80, respectively. The middle-of-the-pack LQ315 is under the spotlight today.

Read full article @ Hexus