Here a roundup of todays reviews and articles:

Acer Chromebook 13 features an Nvidia Tegra K1 processor
AMD A10-7800 APU Processor Review
AMD Eyefinity Review
AMD spills beans on Seattles architecture, reference server
ASUS ROG SWIFT PG278Q G-SYNC Monitor Review
ASUS Z97I-PLUS ITX Motherboard Review
Cooler Master N600 Case Review
Cooler Master V750 PSU Review
Core i7-4790K vs i7-4770K Gaming-Performance
Corsair Flash Voyager GTX Review
Gigabyte Aivia Osmium Review
Hands-on review: Acer Chromebook 13
Intel Broadwell Architecture Preview
Intel Core M Broadwell Architecture Preview
Intels Broadwell processor revealed
Nvidia claims Haswell-class performance for Denver CPU core
Nvidias Shield Tablet reviewed
Orbit Concepts DELOOP Headphone Bag
Phanteks Enthoo Pro Chassis Review
Samsung 850 PRO 256GB Review
The best video to gif converters for Windows
VicoVation Marcus 3 XHD 1296p Car Dash Camera Review

Acer Chromebook 13 features an Nvidia Tegra K1 processor

Acer is the maker of the best selling Chromebooks available on the market. Today it hopes to push that lead even further ahead with the introduction of the Acer Chromebook 13. This new Chromebook is notable as the first to be powered by an Nvidia Tegra K1 processor. It's available in three configurations ranging from US$279 to $379.

While both Acer and Nvidia blew a fanfare to introduce the Acer Chromebook 13 as you can imagine Nvidia focussed the most upon the capabilities, strengths and qualities of the Tegra K1 processor;

its quad core processor offers faster general computer processing than many competitive processors
its graphics processing capabilities are also ahead of the pack which can help with graphically rich WebGL apps, utilising Unreal Engine 4 and Unity 5 for instance
its power efficiency means that you can achieve great battery life, up to 13 hours in the case of this new Acer Chromebook 13
users can enjoy the benefits of a fanless design

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AMD A10-7800 APU Processor Review

Sporting a configurable TDP and all of the Kaveri features (GCN graphics cores, Steamroller CPU cores, HSA, etc.), the A10-7800 which Benchmark Reviews will be looking at today sits right in between the A10-7850K and A10-7700K. What type of performance was AMD able to extract from this 65W APU? Read on to find out.

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AMD Eyefinity Review

As most enthusiasts will know, Eyefinity is not a new technology. One could even say it is not truly an AMD innovation as multiple screen setups have been in use in a variety of industries for quite a while now from stockbrokers to the military. This is mainly due to the productivity increases it allows (up to 50% according to some sources e.g. Microsoft). However, Multiple monitor setups only broke into the gaming fraternity in late 2009 with the Eyefinity capable AMD HD 5000 series. Eyefinity was the latest 'must have' technology but as with most new technologies, it was plagued with driver problems and game support from the outset. Also, thanks to the cost of multiple monitors, it was prohibitively expensive both to run from a power consumption perspective and to purchase the required hardware in the first place. Monitor choice was also key as you had to have the correct capable resolutions along with the right amount of display ports be it VGA, DVI, HDMI, DP or a combination thereof.

Read full article @ Vortez

AMD spills beans on Seattles architecture, reference server

For some time now, the features of AMD's Seattle server processor have been painted in broad brush strokes. This morning, at the Hot Chips symposium, AMD is filling in most of the missing details. We were treated to an advance briefing last week, where AMD provided previously confidential information about Seattle's cache network, memory controller, I/O features, and coprocessors.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

ASUS ROG SWIFT PG278Q G-SYNC Monitor Review

When you get down to it, the facts are that even with a TN panel being used for the high refresh rate, the ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q G-Sync monitor delivers great picture quality and truly impressive gaming. I could go on all day long about how smooth each of the games played while testing this monitor, but ultimately not be able to show you without having you sit at the desk with me. No stuttering, no tearing, no lag; it's like getting that new car and having all the sales hype end up being right on the money. When I flip back and forth between my 60Hz monitor and the PC278Q, its like a night and day experience.

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ASUS Z97I-PLUS ITX Motherboard Review

ASUS’ Z79I PLUS represents a solution to a relatively new problem: how do you cater to the feature expectations of enthusiasts while delivering a motherboard that fits into a diminutive ITX chassis? While larger enthusiast-grand motherboards steal most of the attention, there’s a quickly expanding market for small form factor solutions and ASUS has been at the forefront of their development. Take the Z87-era Maximus VI Impact for example. It is still considered one of the best ITX motherboards available even after the introduction of Z97-based boards like today’s example. Granted, the Z79I PLUS’ goals are a bit more pedestrian when compared against any RoG alternative but that doesn’t mean it won’t satisfy pretty much everyone.

The trick to creating an appealing ITX motherboard is to finely balance features, performance capabilities and the components necessary for sufficient overclocking headroom and shoehorn these into as small an area as possible. All of that has to happen without completely blowing cost out the window. In principle this actually sounds much easier than it really is but ASUS has distilled their engineering down to a precise science. There’s no better example of this mantra than the Z79I PLUS’ price $160 price in relation to the feature set it offers. They even threw in WiFi connectivity through an included antenna.

Read full article @ Hardware Canucks

Cooler Master N600 Case Review

The Cooler Master N600 is at the top of the line in the System Builder Case line. With its smoked windows, no frills classic good looks and highly engineered interior the N-Series can be for anyone from a System builder to a New Self Starter or even a seasoned Enthusiast with Modding on their mind. This case can fit the whole spectrum of the market with many different options for cooling and locating parts and ease of building and quality noise free end user results that can last for a long time to come.

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Cooler Master V750 PSU Review

A couple of weeks ago Cooler Master released a new PSU, the VSM 750. Today we have one of these semi-modular units to review.

Read full article @ HardwareHeaven

Core i7-4790K vs i7-4770K Gaming-Performance

Gamers are continuously asking which is the best CPU for their system, from a performance as well as a price perspective. In this series of articles, we're comparing the gaming performance of two CPU's in recent games and we will be showing you which CPU is most suitable for which budget. Other than that we will also let you know whether it would make sense to upgrade from one model to another or not. Last but not least you will get an overview which CPU is most suitable for the type of gaming PC you want to build.

Read full article @ ocaholic

Corsair Flash Voyager GTX Review

The Cooler Master N600 is at the top of the line in the System Builder Case line. With its smoked windows, no frills classic good looks and highly engineered interior the N-Series can be for anyone from a System builder to a New Self Starter or even a seasoned Enthusiast with Modding on their mind. This case can fit the whole spectrum of the market with many different options for cooling and locating parts and ease of building and quality noise free end user results that can last for a long time to come.

Read full article @ HardwareHeaven

Gigabyte Aivia Osmium Review

Aivia Osmium is the first mechanical keyboard from Gigabyte. This keyboard features a palm rest, blue backlight and multimedia keys and we are curious to find out how this thing does. In addition Gigabyte used a USB2.0 and a USB3.0 header on this keyboard and there is also a very good bundle with key-caps remover and additional key-caps.

Read full article @ ocaholic

Hands-on review: Acer Chromebook 13

Chromebooks have come a long way since their debut just over three years ago. In their first year, Google's laptops sold to the tune of tens of thousands. This year, some firms estimate sales in the tens of millions. But even with such meteoric growth, at least one of the search giant's partners isn't sitting on its laurels. The latest leap forward in the category comes from a newcomer to the space that would be surprising if not for its rapid branching out from its bread and butter: Nvidia.This is the Acer Chromebook 13, powered by none other than Nvidia's supercharged system-on-a-chip, the ARM Cortex A15-based Tegra K1. And you might recognize the Tegra name. The chip is found in a few mobile devices, like the company's own Nvidia Shield Tablet – and even a few cars' heads-up displays, namely the Tesla's Model S. Through a partnership with Acer, the graphics gurus are branching out into general computing with the leader in this burgeoning laptop scene. But this isn't simply Acer slapping a new chip into its existing Chromebooks. While keeping to the company's wallet-conscious sensibilities, Acer is setting an all new stage for Nvidia's break into Chromebooks.

Read full article @ Techradar

Intel Broadwell Architecture Preview

If you payed close attention to the announcements coming out of Computex 2014 you’ll recall that Intel announced the Core M processor series. The Intel Core M processors are based on the 14nm Broadwell micro-architecture and will be the most power-efficient processors offered by Intel in this generation. Before the Computex announcement these processors were previously known under the code-named Broadwell-Y. The Intel Core M series have been designed to fill the gap between the Atom series and full fledged Core series that are a bit too powerful and power hungry to serve in portable 2-in-1s, ultra-thin tablets, ultrabooks and other handheld devices. Read on to find out more!

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Intel Core M Broadwell Architecture Preview

Intel's latest processor design and manufacturing effort marks a first for the semiconductor industry. No other semiconductor manufacturer in the world is building chips at the level of Intel's 14nm (nanometer) process node; even large memory manufacturers like Toshiba and Samsung are just now hitting 19nm. As we've reported previously, the processor Intel is rolling out for its first volume production vehicle at 14nm is code named "Broadwell." And, as we learned in a recent meeting at the Intel's Hillsboro, Oregon development and fab center, the first processor family based on Intel's Broadwell microarchitecture, will be known as Core M.

Broadwell and the Intel Core M family is what Intel refers to as a "tick" in their product design cadence, where a 'tick" generally marks a die shrink and a "tock" marks a new microarchitecture. The last tick we saw from Intel was their 22nm Ivy Bridge design, then came Haswell's tock. Broadwell and Intel's Core M family are a shrink and optimization of Haswell at 14nm, but Intel took the opportunity to engineer in a few new features as well...

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Intels Broadwell processor revealed

Thanks to a world-leading 14-nm fab process, Intel has shrunk its best CPU technology into half the power envelope and half the physical footprint of last year's Haswell processors. We have a first look at Broadwell, the x86 chip that aims to revolutionize the tablet market.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Nvidia claims Haswell-class performance for Denver CPU core

Some of Nvidia's CPU architects gave a talk at the Hot Chips symposium today, and they revealed some long-awaited details about Nvidia's first custom CPU design. The info release includes some bold claims indeed.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Nvidias Shield Tablet reviewed

Nvidia's Shield tablet has the heart of a game console and the soul of an enthusiast PC. It's incredibly fast, too, and it might just be the most refined Android tablet around. Read on to see what makes the Shield different from all the other smaller slates on the market.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Orbit Concepts DELOOP Headphone Bag

Say what you will about Beats by Dre, but the company has done a wonderful job of convincing the public they need better headphones. There are far more people rocking out to the larger over-the-ear style headphones these days and this has created a new problem: how do you carry around those bulkier headphones when you’re not actually listening to something. The apparent solution to this is the DELOOP headphone bag from Orbit Concepts.

They recently achieved their Kickstarter goal and this premium bag for your premium headphones “will be available worldwide soon.” Do you need one?

Read full article @ MEGATech

Phanteks Enthoo Pro Chassis Review

When Phanteks released the Enthoo Primo as their debut chassis, the company put all other chassis manufacturers on notice. The Enthoo Primo stole the spotlight with its slick aesthetics, liquid cooling compatibility, air cooling ability and a modder friendly layout. The attribute that set it apart from the competition was its price. Enthusiasts went nuts and Phanteks instantly became recognized as a contender for many Chassis of the Year awards around the web. In my review of the Enthoo Primo, I praised the high-end quality construction, cooling capabilities and many other positives; while noting only a few minor negatives. The Enthoo Primo left a permanent impression on me as far as what kind of quality and features I should be able to get for my hard earned money. The only thing I could ponder after that review was "what if Phanteks could offer something similar in a smaller, budget friendly scenario"?

Great news, since we will get our answer today! Enter the Enthoo Pro. Today we finally get to take a closer look at the follow-up to the popular Enthoo Primo which set high standards for chassis like no other. The Enthoo Pro is a slightly smaller sibling, but do not let your heart be troubled! Phanteks did their homework to find the best avenue possible to retain many of the features that consumers fell in love with in the Enthoo Primo! Nevertheless, there had to have been some compromises, right?

Read full article @ FunkyKit

Samsung 850 PRO 256GB Review

We’ve seen many solid state drives over the past few years, some memorable and some forgettable. But it’s rather rare to see new technologies emerge that push the boundaries of performance, features, and even pricing. Typically we see such advances when entirely unique tech comes to light, either hardware or software. We do see some modest improvements, but the SSD market has been rather stale for awhile, with incremental gains and price reductions.

We think today may be one of those rare instances which genuinely surprise and impress us, as we look at the Samsung 850 PRO SSD.

Read full article @ PureOverclock

The best video to gif converters for Windows

When the first personal home pages came up back when the Internet started to get traction outside the academic and military world, animated gifs were one of the few means to add animations to a page.

While abused largely by the majority of webmasters to display blinking under construction or contact signs, or dancing babies, it was also used by some for other purposes.

Since no plugin was necessary to display the animation, and HTML5 was not there as well, it was favored by some to display moving contents on a website.

Read full article @ gHacks

VicoVation Marcus 3 XHD 1296p Car Dash Camera Review

My interest in car dash cameras begun roughly 4 years ago when i had the chance to visit Moscow after being invited by a good old friend of mine. Now you may not be aware of this but many people in Moscow have such cameras installed in their cars not only because it's obviously the best way to prove you are not at fault if an accident occurs (and you're really not the one who caused it) or someone tries to trick you (staged accidents) but also because several insurance companies in Russia offer discounts if you happen to own one such device and you have it installed in your car at all times. The same applies for many insurance companies around the world (although not everywhere) so it's not something most drivers should ignore since the total savings will certainly surpass the cost of a car dash camera (even if you can't find an insurance company that gives a discount the benefits alone are well worth it). Today we will be taking a look at one of the latest car dash cams to hit the market the XHD Marcus 3 by VicoVation.

VICO is the core value of our brand. The four letters stand for Vision, Integration, Creativity and Observation. Our attitude toward the brand is sustaining development. We apply the latest technologies for all product development. Our management strategy focuses on both globalization and localization. We have great ability of integration toward optical related products. We choose the most competitive key components with best performance, such as lens, sensor, compression chipset, and accessories. As for the software, we communicate with component suppliers and do the deep integration to present the best user-friendly operation interface. We are the team with new ideas. All features and operation interfaces are the outputs of the brainstorming. We believe that the unique features are made by a team of creativity. We have sharp observation on market demands and trends. This makes us to develop the most updated and competitive products. VicoVation® products are always easy operated and useful in life. VicoVation® is the combination of Vico and Innovation. We manage to make innovation on top of our core value. VicoVation® only presents the most in and best performed products.

XHD stands for Extreme High Definition and is used to describe the latest 1296p standard which can basically record video at a very high resolution of 2304x1296 at 30Fps. The Marcus 3 is amongst a handful of car dash camera models in the market capable of this resolution thanks to its Ambarella A7 image processor and the 3.1 megapixel CMOS sensor so the results of this review should be quite interesting (especially since we have two more 1296p compatible car dash cameras here). The A7LA SoC by Ambarella includes a high speed 700MHz ARM CPU and combines advanced image processing filters and technologies including High Dynamic Range (HDR), 3D Noise filtering, smart auto exposure , full-resolution over-sampling, WiFi connectivity for iOS and Android devices and a lane departure warning system. Of course the usual Full HD 1080p (1920x1080) and HD 720p (1280x720) resolutions are also supported at both 30 and 60fps but i really doubt someone would choose an XHD compatible car dash camera only to use it to record video at Full HD or HD (this is also why the recorded clips in this review are both at 1296p).

Read full article @ NikKTech