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Here a roundup of todays review's and articles:

20 of the Worst PC Setups – June 2015
5 New Windows 10 features you may like
AMD R9 Fury X 4GB Graphics Card Crossfire Review
AMD Radeon R7/R9 300-series review: R7 370 2 and 4GB, R9 380 2 and 4GB and R9 390 and 390X benchmarked
ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 LGA 2011-v3 Motherboard Review
Dell Inspiron 13 7000 Special Edition 2-in-1 Review
Fractal Design Node 202 Review
Gigabyte G1 Gaming Geforce GTX 980 Ti Review
Logitech G303 Daedalus Apex Gaming Mouse Review
NZXT Kraken X41 CPU Cooler Review
PowerColor Radeon R9 390 PCS+ 8GB Review
Razer DeathAdder Chroma + Razer FireFly (Chroma) Review
Razer Naga EPIC Chroma Review
Sapphire R9 390 Nitro 8GB Review
Scientific Linux 7.1 review - More fiasco



20 of the Worst PC Setups – June 2015

I’m sure at some point you had a bad PC setup. Maybe moving into a new place, waiting for a new desk to arrive or you just ran out of room. I can remember my horrible PC setups from when I was living at the dorms in college. If you have ever ventured over to the Shitty Battlestations sub-reddit you will find a lot of horrible PC setups. We will are going to pick 20 each month and feature them as 20 of the Worst PC setups for that month. Here are some of the bad ones from June!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

5 New Windows 10 features you may like

Windows 10 ships with several big changes and features, for instance Cortana, the digital voice controlled assistant or Microsoft Edge, a new web browser that replaces Internet Explorer as the default browser on systems running Windows 10, or that applications run in windows on the desktop now and not anymore fullscreen.

Read full article @ gHacks

AMD R9 Fury X 4GB Graphics Card Crossfire Review

Here at eTeknix, we strive to give the consumer the best possible advice in every aspect of technology. Today is no different, we are extremely excited to bring you the CrossFireX review of the recently released AMD Radeon R9 Fury X. As we all know, the R9 Fury X is AMD’s latest attempt to take the crown from NVIDIA in the top end consumer GPU market. In some ways, AMD has succeeded, thanks to the introduction of a new GPU architecture and the innovative High Bandwidth Memory (HBM). With the use of HBM, it has been proven that the quantity of VRAM isn’t the issue, it is the quality of the connection and bandwidth allowance for the VRAM to do its work; although more VRAM certainly couldn’t hurt.

Read full article @ eTeknix

AMD Radeon R7/R9 300-series review: R7 370 2 and 4GB, R9 380 2 and 4GB and R9 390 and 390X benchmarked

AMD introduced her new R7/R9 300 range of graphics cards on the 18th of June. We benchmarked the Radeon R7 370 2GB and 4GB, 380 2GB and 4GB as well as the Radeon R9 390 and 390X.

We will not dive in to technical aspects and possibilities of the new card, as we have done this before in separate reviews and comparison tests. The cards used in this review are unfortunately not the reference models as we did not have these available, instead we have used cards supplied by third party partners that we clocked back to reference values.

ASUS and MSI supplied us with a R7 370 2GB, R7 370 4GB, R9 380 2GB and 4GB and the R9 390X. Sapphire was the first manufacturer that could send us a vanilla Radeon R9 390. We will not go into the exact specifications of the third party cards but focus on the actual performance of the different models.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 LGA 2011-v3 Motherboard Review

If you are thinking about making the jump to a LGA 2011-v3 motherboard, make sure read our evaluation of the ASUS SABERTOOTH X99.

ASUS' SABERTOOTH X99 promises premium quality and unmatched stability alongside industry leading fan control. Saberooth motherboards have in the past all been universally excellent and this motherboard is one of the newest in the TUF series. Can ASUS keep that streak going It's going to be TUF.

Read full article @ HardOCP

Dell Inspiron 13 7000 Special Edition 2-in-1 Review

The Inspiron 13 7000 is Dell's latest 2-in-1 convertible, and the one we're testing is a top-spec Special Edition model that's faster and more beautiful that the others currently in the line-up. What strikes us as most interesting here is the focus that Dell has placed on the "laptop" side of the equation. Said another way, we've grown used to 2-in-1 units being little more than tablets with a bolted on keyboard. That works fine for those who don't need a lot of horsepower or rigidity, but those in search of a powerful laptop that just so happens to convert to a tablet have been left with very little beyond the Surface Pro 3...

Read full article @ HotHardware.com

Fractal Design Node 202 Review

The Node 202 is the first slim form factor HTPC case from Fractal Design. It is compatible with Mini-ITX motherboards and SFX power supplies. Despite the very small size, it's possible to install high-end dual-slot graphics cards and low profile coolers. Fractal Design offers this model in two different versions, with or without their own Integra 450W SFX PSU.

Read full article @ ocaholic

Gigabyte G1 Gaming Geforce GTX 980 Ti Review

With a lesser degree of separation between the different graphics board manufacturers, consumers are having a rougher time making a decision on which to choose. It has really come down to preference on the brand. Gone are the days when one stood out from the rest due to having something truly unique. Years ago it may have been a heatsink/fan combination or if you were really lucky a custom PCB. Unless you are choosing to watercool your entire system reference designs have almost become a thing of the past. Other than brand how does one separate one from the other to make a purchasing decision?

Read full article @ HiTech Legion

Logitech G303 Daedalus Apex Gaming Mouse Review

Logitech’s G303 Daedalus Apex we have up for review today is quite different from any other gaming mouse we’ve previously seen from Logitech. Distancing itself from the edgy and futuristic looking G502 Proteus Core and G402 Hyperion Fury, the G303 has a more organic look and RGB lighting, a feature we haven’t seen since the G600 MMO mouse and before that, the G9x. The G303 Daedalus Apex might be that gaming mouse with a different type of style Logitech fans have been waiting for.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

NZXT Kraken X41 CPU Cooler Review

Aside from the inclusion of a variable speed pump, the NZXT Kraken X41 improves from it’s predecessor, the Kraken X40, by adding a thicker radiator with a more dense fin array which accounts for 36% more surface area. NZXT has also given the Kraken X41 extended tubing to ensure compatibility with all installation environments. Included with the Kraken X41 is a FX140 V2 PWM fan which according to NZXT is more powerful, quite, and durable than it’s predecessor. Most importantly, the Kraken X41 has a 6 year warranty, which just goes to prove how confident NZXT is of the Kraken line.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews

PowerColor Radeon R9 390 PCS+ 8GB Review

We review the PowerColor Radeon R9 390 PCS+ 8 GB Edition. The card's equipped with that renamed Hawaii Pro GPU, now called Grenada. It comes fitted with a massive triple slot air cooler keeping this product under 70 Degrees C, that's under full gaming load whilst being factory overclocked and fairly silent. The 2560 stream processor based Hawaii/Grenada chip will get paired with 8 GB GDDR5 memory running along a 512-bit memory interface. The card itself is fully customized including component selection, custom PCB, custom cooling, well... custom everything! Powered through 8-Pin + 6-Pin power configuration it obviously runs at factory overclocked specifications as well. The card will clock towards 1010 MHz with a memory clock at 6000 MHz (effective data-rate).

So to clear up some confusion from the get-go, this product is based on the Hawaii GPU released back in October 2013, the silicon is the same yet with a few tweaks applied the product is now called Grenada, the latest iteration of the asic. It is the very same 6 Billion transistor GPU on that 28 nm fab based 438 mm2 Die. Over time the fabrication will however yield better; much like fine wine the latest iterations of the silicon evolve, hence they can now be clocked a notch faster. The memory is tied to a 512-bit memory bus with one distinct difference, you now get 8 GB of graphics memory. That memory is tweaked and clocked a notch faster as well, 6 GHz (effective data-rate). The 390 GPU seated into this PowerColor PCS+ edition will get a clock of 1010 MHz. So, overall coming from the 290 you should see performance increases running up-to maybe 10% overall, depending on the card you purchase. With the recent focus on Ultra HD gaming, AMD is also marketing that to be pretty significant, hence that 8 GB of graphics memory. It's not new though as there have already been 8 GB SKUs of the 290 and 290X available for over a year, let's do mention that as well. The tweaks on the GPU and memory clocks however seem to be the biggest change, the rest is complimentary from the board partners. As stated, the PowerColor Radeon R9 390 PCS+ edition card is tweaked a little better for you, its GPU may run upwards to 1010 MHz with 6000 MHz (effective) on the GDDR5 memory.

The all custom PCB with Grenada is being cooled with a new model three slot triple fan cooler. The product remains fairly silent enough, in idle / desktop mode the fans won't even spin. You get color lighting options to change the logo to a color of your preference.

Read full article @ Guru3D

Razer DeathAdder Chroma + Razer FireFly (Chroma) Review

There are good days and bad days in reviewing, at times you’ve been anticipating the biggest baddest motherboard on the planet and when it arrives it takes 4 days to get it to boot and another day to OC it. That would be one of the bad days. The good days are hard to describe, well most times hard to describe today its easy to describe. Opening the door this morning we found a package from Razer containing the DeathAdder Chroma and FireFly Hard Mousepad. Despite not having it in the name the FireFly is a Razer Chroma product. It’s always a good day when Razer products visit but it’s a better day when your BlackWidow Chroma meets it’s soul mate the DeathAdder Chroma and the marriage bed is the FireFly Mouse Mat completing the holy trinity of Chroma products. (pipe in massive impressive organ music)

Read full article @ Bjorn3D

Razer Naga EPIC Chroma Review

The Razer Naga in its original inception was painstakingly designed to balance comfort with an easy to use grid of buttons to give serious MMO players a key advantage in game. Considering the success of the Naga, it would be fairly safe to say that the demand for such a mouse was high. After various iterations including a MOBA specific 'HEX' variant, a left handed version as well as various themes and colours, the Naga has evolved further. Now featuring a more ergonomic grid of mechanical buttons in a slightly concave shape, each button is specifically shaped to give a more intutitive understanding of the whereabouts of your thumb. This aids in easily identifying each key while getting a fast and tactile acutation.

More specific to the Naga EPIC Chroma, is of course the customisable lighting and the option for wired or wireless modes.

Read full article @ Vortez

Sapphire R9 390 Nitro 8GB Review

Today we look at a sub £300 graphics card from AMD partner Sapphire. The R9 390 Nitro is a model from Sapphire’s new range and features Black Diamond Chokes and a large triple fan cooler to keep temperatures in check. The card ships in an overclocked state and is priced to compete against the popular Nvidia GTX970.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Scientific Linux 7.1 review - More fiasco

What a beautiful day. Not. To wit, this negative, frustrating review of Scientific Linux 7.1 64-bit edition with Gnome 3 desktop, covering live session, installation and use, including look & feel, network connectivity - Wireless (2.4Ghz and 5GHz), Bluetooth, Samba sharing but no printing, partitioning, package management & updates, applications, webcam, resource usage, and many problems related to hardware compatibility, lack of additional repositories, software and graphics drivers, poor multimedia support and missing codecs, font rendering, sluggish performance, customization issues, and more. There.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo