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Here a roundup of todays reviews and articles:

aLLreLi 24W 4.8A Dual USB Travel Charger Kit with LCD Display Review
Antec HCP Platinum Continuous Power 1000W Power Supply Review
Corsair VOID RGB Wireless 7.1 Gaming Headset Review
Creative Sound Blaster Roar 2
G.SKILL Ripjaws KM780 RGB Mechanical Keyboard Review
KFA2 / GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF Review
Moto 360 2nd Gen Smartwatch Review: Moto Make It Your Own
Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Review
PNY GTX 950 2GB Review
Samsung PM863 960 Gigabyte SSD Review
Spectralink Pivot:S Review
Thermaltake Core P5 Chassis Review



aLLreLi 24W 4.8A Dual USB Travel Charger Kit with LCD Display Review

Do you travel? or do you just need a really nice USB charger for your devices? Then you need to check out what I have for review today, the Allreli Dual USB charger that features adapters so you can use it in UK, EU, US and AU and there’s an LCD display on it that displays the voltage and amperage of the USB ports while in use. It’s nice overall, and it works just fine. Read on to learn more…

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Antec HCP Platinum Continuous Power 1000W Power Supply Review

Antec have produced some extremely popular power supplies over the years, such as their very reliable PGS series, many of which I’ve owned and used myself over the years. For those with demanding systems, such as test benches, rendering systems and gaming rigs, their HCP Continuous Power units are a popular choice, so we’ve been eager to get one onto our test bench and see how good they really are!

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Corsair VOID RGB Wireless 7.1 Gaming Headset Review

The Corsair VOID RGB Wireless 7.1 is one of five different headsets in the VOID lineup. Wired analog and USB models are also available, but the analog model does not support the Corsair CUE software due to a lack of compatible interface. Also available is the VOID Wireless SE Yellowjacket Edition that features a yellow colored frame and black accents, with all of the other pertinent features exactly the same as the standard VOID RGB Wireless 7.1. The Corsair VOID RGB Wireless 7.1 that we are looking at today is currently available for $129.99....

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Creative Sound Blaster Roar 2

Today we are taking a look at the new Creative Sound Blaster Roar 2, a compact portable Bluetooth speaker that’s a real powerhouse! Based on a similar, yet improved design to the original, the Roar 2 promises to be lighter and more compact while still delivering the same room-filling audio and eight hour run time…

Since the uprise of the smartphone portable Bluetooth speakers have become all the rage and consumers virtually have countless options, ranging from $10 all the way up to $400 for something like the Braven 855s.

With so many options on offer, creating a portable speaker that stands out from the pack is no easy task and yet this is exactly what Creative managed to achieve back in February of 2014 after releasing the Sound Blaster Roar.

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G.SKILL Ripjaws KM780 RGB Mechanical Keyboard Review

Upon first look at the KM780, I was taken aback by the design. The bars looked odd to me, but in use they didn't bother me, in fact I had many ideas as to possible uses for them including using them as tie downs for traveling, such as to LAN parties, and for locking the keyboard down to a surface using clamps on the bars – great for systems where the keyboard will move a lot such as gaming PC chair rigs. I was a big fan of the metal accents. The top of the keyboard is brushed aluminum, and the volume knob is knurled metal, too. On the top of the MK780, only the key caps are plastic (not counting the wrist pad). The braided wire sleeve was a nice touch, too, although the cable itself was fairly stiff.

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KFA2 / GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF Review

In this review we benchmark the new KFA2 / GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF, a product that impresses by design as it offers great game rendering performance at quiet noise levels. Hey, with its white design it also looks terrific. Add to that a sturdy design and back-plate. Obviously this HOF edition comes factory overclocked. Arm that with the sweetness that is the GTX 980 Ti GPU with its 6 GB of graphics memory and you will quickly realize this product lives and breathes for global gaming domination.

These HOF editions have a little crown in their logo, and as such I am pleased to say that it has pleased the royal queen herself and she has demanded a review here at Guru3D.com, let thy review begin!

The GPU that resides under the hood is the big Maxwell, and oh man it's a freak of nature with that kind of game rendering powah! You'd expect a product with "980" in it to have a similar slightly tweaked GPU, but no Sir. Nvidia shifted a thing or two around, the 980 Ti is based on the BIG Maxwell GPU, the same GPU that is powering the Titan X. Obviously the product has been trimmed down a tiny bit, but trust us when we say there's plenty of performance to be found. This product comes with a luxurious six gigabytes of graphics memory and with these specs, the GTX 980 Ti should be fetching a lot of interest for the true gamers among us. The GPU empowering the GeForce 980 Ti is big, this one has a massive transistor count; it is a slightly revised GM200 A1 GPU that currently feeds the Titan X its horsepower. So yes, a slightly different iteration of the GM200. The card has five display outputs: three DisplayPorts, HDMI and DVI-I. Where the GTX 980 has 4 GB, this product has a nice 6 GB frame buffer, and close to a third more shader processors when compared to the GeForce 980, accumulating up-to 2816 of them playing the binary game in a GPU that has a whopping 8 Billion transistors (GeForce GTX 980 has 5 Billion). The card looks pretty identical to previous models with subtle changes here and there and with that familiar cooler shroud. Memory wise NVIDIA equipped its GeForce GTX 980 Ti with 7 Gbps memory. Combined with GPU Boost 2.0 you will see this product is advertised in the 1,076 MHz range on its dynamic clock for the reference products. The reference base clock for 980 Ti is 1 GHz. It's not that the card can't go any higher, but it is done to keep the product in line power consumption wise. With a 250W TDP, we are not complaining at all, no Sir. For the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, monitor outputs include DVI, HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort, this will vary a little with board partner products, based on their own design and cooling. With a card like the GeForce GTX 980 Ti you will be able to play the hottest games including the Witcher 3 and Grand Theft Auto V at that whopping Ultra HD 8.2 Mpixels at a 3840x2160 resolution with a single card, in fact we are going to check that out in this review.

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Moto 360 2nd Gen Smartwatch Review: Moto Make It Your Own

Technology moves quickly, but when it comes to smartwatches, things seem to be moving more rapidly than usual. We published our Moto 360 review early last year and here we are merely half a year later testing the second generation of that device. In many ways, the original Moto 360 felt like the hero device for Android Wear.

Google still hasn't created a watch of its own, nor has it partnered with a manufacturer to ship a "Nexus" branded Android Wear device. So, the Moto 360 continues to carry the torch...
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Are new internals, a new shopping experience, and an updated IPS display enough to earn the Moto 360 a place on your wrist? We'll explore that in the pages ahead...

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Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Review

Phanteks has very quickly cemented their place as one of the preferred chassis manufactures among the PC enthusiast community. In last year's Mod24, Lee Harrington of "PCjunkie Mods" and Ron Lee Christianson of "Blue Horse Studios" used the Enthoo Luxe to create a Call of Duty Zombie themed work of art.

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PNY GTX 950 2GB Review

So far we have looked at GTX950 partner cards from Gigabyte and ASUS and today we continue our coverage with an analysis of the new PNY GTX950. While other GTX950 solutions so far have incorporated dual fans inside the cooling shroud, PNY have opted for just a single fan. The big question we need to answer – can it possibly compete?

Read full article @ KitGuru

Samsung PM863 960 Gigabyte SSD Review

Next to the SM863 Samsung has also launched the PM863 series. This drive is equipped with TLC 3D-V-NAND flash memory chips and therefore it's suitable for read-intensive workloads, preserving precious write cycles. Nevertheless, compared to the predecessor endurance has been improved by factors. Furthermore TLC NAND allows for a highly competitive pricing, which you will get with this drive. Overall we're curious to see how this drive is going to perform.

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Spectralink Pivot:S Review

This Android-powered voice over WiFi handset is feature-rich and for the rich. Voice-over-WiFi devices are a fine choice for keeping staff members in contact across large, dynamic workplaces like hospitals and factories. Free from contracts or data charges, and usually rugged in design, these stripped-back handsets are often a viable alternative to consumer smartphones.

That said, the Pivot:S is Spectralink's most smartphone-esque handset yet, eschewing the hulking battery packs or integrated barcode scanners of other models in the Pivot range for a relatively slimline design, while maintaining the use of an Android operating system. It's spectacularly expensive at $995 per unit, but the strictly business-focused software loaded onto the Pivot:S makes it more than just an Android-powered walkie-talkie.

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Thermaltake Core P5 Chassis Review

Almost all PC cases have the same overall design. They are in the shape of a tower and our components always go in the same places. Sometimes we see some radical designs on the inside or outside of cases, but not too often. Recently wall-mounted PC’s and PC’s made to look like art have become very popular. We actually covered a few of these custom-built creations in our Case Mod Friday section. Not everyone has the time or the skill to build their own custom case. Well Thermaltake comes to the rescue with their brand new Core P5 Chassis. This chassis is designed for builders and gives you a whole lot of options when it comes to putting together an awesome system. On top of that once you are done the chassis allows you to display your creation or even wall-mount it! Let’s jump in and see what the Core P5 is all about!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org