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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27-inch 165Hz Gaming Monitor Review
Corsair Gaming VOID Hybrid Surround Dolby headset Review
Corsair Gaming Void Surround Headset Review
Corsair VOID Surround Gaming Headset Review
Corsair VOID Surround Gaming Headset Review
Corsair Void Surround Review
Corsair VOID Surround Review
EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2 Power Supply Review
G.SKILL RIPJAWS KM780 RGB Review
Hands-On Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge And Gear 360 VR With Submersion Test
Intel Skylake i5-6500, i5-6400 & i3-6100 Review
Klevv CRAS 16GB DDR4-3000C16 Review
Patriot Viper V360 headset and V560 Mouse
Remocam Home Monitor Review - Stay Connected!
Samsung Portable SSD T3 1TB Review: Compact, high-speed, Type-C storage
Samsung Portable SSD T3 Review
Samsung T3 Portable SSD Review (2TB) - Samsung Ups The Ante yet Again
Samsung T3 SSD Review: Fast, Portable Storage
SSD Charts 2016: 63 SSDs - OCZ Trion 150 480 GB
Tomb Raider (2013) 3-Years Later Review



Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27-inch 165Hz Gaming Monitor Review

We have the highly-anticipated ROG Swift PG279Q in the lab today. It’s a 27-inch IPS-type panel with QHD resolution, G-Sync, ULMB and an unprecedented 165Hz max refresh rate.

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Corsair Gaming VOID Hybrid Surround Dolby headset Review

Corsair has updated their Gaming line of headsets with a new spawn, the VOID Surround Dolby headset. This Dolby headphone certified VOID is another model in the Corsair gaming series and both through a mini-jack (for usage on your phone or console as well comes with a USB adapter for the PC, which when used allows for Dolby Surround 7.1 (virtualized) gaming. All that is based on the all familiar and trusty 50mm neodymium drivers and the Corsair CUE software suite.

Over the years Corsair has moved from being a memory company towards a much more diverse entity targeted at gamers. Memory, SSDs, power supplies, chassis', keyboards, computer mice, cooling and sure, audio products as well. On the audio front Corsair has now moved products to their professional gaming line called 'Corsair gaming'. With nice phat 50mm drivers this headset is a hybrid. Hybrid in the sense that you can just use a mini-jack to connect it towards your PC headphone out, your smartphone, your console output. Obviously it'll sound great with the two 50mm neodymium driver. For PC users there is now a little extra available, this kit includes a mini USB controller that takes over as audio card and offers Dolby certifies virtualized 7.1 sound. Not bad eh ? This headset that brings in realistic multi-channel-like gaming audio. Once connected though the USB port this headset has support for Windows 10, 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. Windows 10 is obviously the primary OS these days for games. You will need to download the latest driver for the full Corsair Utility Engine software suite which allows you to tweak audio to your audiophile preference. Truthfully and I'll say it out loud and proud immediately, Dolby surround is a feature we found ourselves disabling quite a lot.

Read full article @ Guru3D

Corsair Gaming Void Surround Headset Review

On paper the new Corsair Void 7.1 surround sound headset looks good. It comprises a unified 3.5mm connector, a 7.1 surround USB adapter and high-quality neodymium drivers – all backed up by the fantastic Corsair Utility software. They have even built in memory foam in the headband and earcup padding.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Corsair VOID Surround Gaming Headset Review

A non-RGB headset was notably absent when Corsair announced and later launched its new lineup of VOID gaming headsets late last year. Today we’re taking a look at the VOID Surround which serves as the more appropriate successor to the Corsair Gaming H1500 USB headset, but with something new and different to improve device compatibility.

USB gaming headsets gain the benefits of codecs that can provide novel features such as Dolby Surround in the case with the Void Surround. However, those codecs, audio processors, or audio controllers require USB for electrical power and system interfacing. As such, this renders these headsets compatible only with computers. What Corsair has down is take the audio codec out of the headset and placed it into a USB dongle while bundling the analog headset for maximum device compatibility.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Corsair VOID Surround Gaming Headset Review

Last year Corsair announced their VOID line of gaming headsets. This headset lineup was made up of the VOID Stereo, VOID USB, and VOID Wireless. Corsair is now announcing the VOID Surround, which will sit between the VOID Stereo and VOID USB. The VOID Surround is based off the VOID Stereo except that it comes with a Dolby Headphone 7.1 USB adapter. This makes the headset very versatile as you can use it with your consoles using the 3.5 mm connector and when you want to use it with your PC you can use the included USB adapter which will give you all of the benefits of Dolby Headphone technology. Let’s take a look at the VOID Surround and see what it is all about.

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

Corsair Void Surround Review

In the market for a do-it-all headset compatible with PC, PS4 and Xbox One?

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Corsair VOID Surround Review

It was a while ago now since we sampled an audio product from Corsair and in that time, much has changed in the mid-range market. Though much has changed with the Corsair line of headsets too. Taking the helm of their current audio ship is the VOID headset, and comes in the many flavours to fill all parts of the market. Ranging from a stereo version to a wireless RGB version, the latest release we have with us today falls into the mid-range USB 'virtual 7.1' category.

Other than its sleek angular design, to capture the attention of gamers, Corsair have shipped the VOID Surround with USB audio processor that provides some tasty DOLBY Surround. To help deliver this experience it has 50mm neodymium drivers that promise a strong bassy punch and has a noise reducing boom microphone for that vital communication in game. As a bonus, it is compatible with both the Xbox ONE and the PS4 out the box as it uses a 4pole jack. To sweeten the deal that bit more, Corsair have released the VOID Surround at a reduced launch price of £59 for the first two weeks.

Read full article @ Vortez

EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2 Power Supply Review

EVGA recently enriched its P2 line with three new members, featuring 650W, 750W and 850W capacities. All three, like the other P2 models, are made by Super Flower and feature Platinum efficiency. Today we're testing the 850 P2.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

G.SKILL RIPJAWS KM780 RGB Review

A little while ago we took a look at the MX780 RIPJAWS mouse. Now to compliment that, we get to have a hands on with the RIPJAWS KM780 RGB keyboard. On paper there is a lot to like, such as 100% anti-ghosting/ full NKRO, fully programmable keys, per-key customisable RGB backlighting, dedicated macros, dedicated media controls, bonus keycaps and a wrist rest as well as the fan favourite USB/audio pass-through. Then, we get a choice of Cherry MX Red, Blue and Brown flavours that are set into a beautiful black anodized aluminium faceplate. It almost sounds a little too good to be true. This is where we would have to point you towards its pricing, at $169.99, it will have to make a strong impression against some tough competition.

Read full article @ Vortez

Hands-On Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge And Gear 360 VR With Submersion Test

We had the opportunity to get some hands on-time with the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge earlier today and have some video and images of the devices to share with you here, complete with a dunk test and some live-action with the Gear 360 camera...

Read full article @ HotHardware

Intel Skylake i5-6500, i5-6400 & i3-6100 Review

When Intel first launched their Skylake processors, buyers’ choices were essentially limited to a pair of options: the i7 6700K and later the i5 6600K. Both boasted features enthusiasts looked for like unlocked multipliers and fast out-of-box performance but they were also priced accordingly. These remained the only two possibilities for Skylake-bound buyers until late last year when Intel finally rolled out a top-to-bottom lineup.

The way Intel has approached Skylake’s cadence into lower price points has been drastically different from previous generations. Instead of offering a broad range of products from day one, additional i5, i3 and Pentium-class CPUs became available in fits and spurts, sometimes months after their initial “launch” dates. Much of this odd rollout seems to have been dictated by challenges brought about by Intel’s advanced 14nm manufacturing process, one which has effectively broken the ground rules set out by Moore’s Law. Simply put, Intel can’t produce Skylake processors fast enough to satisfy the market’s demand.

While this situation could eventually play into AMD’s hands provided their Zen microarchitecture meets expectations, for the time being this isn’t negatively impact Intel’s commanding market share. It has however contributed to prices remaining high which has pushed potential customers to lower price points. Many have asked themselves whether or not those unlocked multipliers that distinguish K-series processors are really worth the investment.

Read full article @ Hardware Canucks

Klevv CRAS 16GB DDR4-3000C16 Review

With their CRAS modules Klevv has some of the best looking DRAM modules on the market. The customer can choose between red or white illumination, which looks really great. Apart from that the specs look interesting as well and DDR4-3000 should definitely offer quite some punch.

Read full article @ ocaholic

Patriot Viper V360 headset and V560 Mouse

Just when we thought every company had jumped into the peripherals market at some point and time Patriot showed off their new product line back in June. They introduced a gaming mouse, headset, and a mechanical keyboard, basically the staples. Well late last fall they sent over the headset and mouse but I was a little slow to get into my testing. That said I’ve been testing them both out for a while now and today I’m going to break down what both the Viper V560 Gaming mouse and Viper V360 7.1 Headset are all about and see how they perform. With the peripheral market having so much competition, especially from a few well establishes brands Patriot has an uphill battle, but let’s see how they do with their first try.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Remocam Home Monitor Review - Stay Connected!

As you saw a couple weeks ago we had our first glance at home monitoring systems with iFamCare’s Helmet. Today we are going to take you into TechX’s home monitoring system review 2.0, The Remocam (http://technologyx.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3d9b6193ffd32dd60e84fc74b&id=87f2a40ded&e=1230c2ab07) . This home monitoring system really steps up the standard as far as affordable and reliable products are concerned and comes from a company who received the innovation award at CES 2016.

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Samsung Portable SSD T3 1TB Review: Compact, high-speed, Type-C storage

The new Samsung Portable SSD T3 drives build upon the T1's strong foundation with a few key upgrades and capacities all the way up to 2TB. From a performance point of view little appears to have changed but the T1 already topped our performance charts for USB storage. Notable upgrades include the change to a USB Type-C connector and a more durable metal case.

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Samsung Portable SSD T3 Review

Samsung’s new Portable SSD T3 offers up to 2TB of amazingly fast external storage in a metal enclosure that’s smaller than a business card, if somewhat thicker. Equipped with the latest USB Type C connector implementing USB 3.1 (Gen.1) protocols, the Portable SSD T3 is now compatible with Android mobile devices that have Type C connectors, as well as Windows and Mac OS. Sporting Samsung’s VNAND flash memory architecture with Turbo Write technology, the drive also comes with easy-to-use security software for Windows, Mac, and Android. Is the Samsung Portable SSD T3 a compelling solution for fast external storage? Benchmark Reviews checks this new drive out to see what it’s got.

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Samsung T3 Portable SSD Review (2TB) - Samsung Ups The Ante yet Again

We have in our hot little hands this morning the Samsung T3 2TB portable SSD and it is pretty amazing to think that this product contains storage space that most could never come close to filling. Mind you, if you had use for the storage of a half million songs, or a few million books, 170 million word documents, or even 1000 hours of movies, this would be the device for you. Still, just consider how amazing this is that we can now keep so much right in the palm of our hand.

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Samsung T3 SSD Review: Fast, Portable Storage

Samsung leveraged its extensive NAND flash and storage IP and took aim at the high-performance portable storage market last year when it launched its impressive Portable SSD T1 external drive. There are countless portable flash drives and a multitude of external storage enclosures on the market that can house any standard 2.5” SSD. However, the Samsung Portable SSD T1 was something a little bit different. The T1 was somewhat of a "tweener" product that was significantly lighter and more compact than a typical external back-up drive, while offering performance closer to an internally-connected SSD.

At CES 2016, Samsung announced a new generation of portable SSDs, dubbed the T3. Whereas the original topped out at 1TB, the T3 doubles the maximum storage capacity to 2 Terabytes. The T3 also has a modernized enclosure with metal and rubberized accents, and the new drives are now outfitted with faster USB 3.1 Type-C connections.

Read full article @ HotHardware

SSD Charts 2016: 63 SSDs - OCZ Trion 150 480 GB

In our comparison tables you find benchmark values regarding 63 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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Tomb Raider (2013) 3-Years Later Review

The graphics do look like they came from a console, but still look good. The performance, at least without SSAA turned on, is very good. The framerate stayed at 60 FPS just about all of the time. There may be some exceptions to that, but nothing significant. The story is good and while I would have enjoyed a certain decision being different, I can also see why the choice is the way it is. Only someone as obsessive over story as myself would probably care about that though. The gameplay is also good with everything working the way I would want it to. That leaves little to be said, but is still a good thing for a game to achieve.

Read full article @ OCC