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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Best Routers 2016
Cryorig A40 AIO Water Cooler Review
How To Choose A CPU Cooler
How to Fix an Overly Loud USB Headset in Windows 10
How to fix audio issues in Windows 10
Synology Diskstation DS416j NAS Review



Best Routers 2016

With the proliferation of smartphones, tablets, streaming boxes, and more, the need for a good wireless router that can handle multiple devices fighting for bandwidth is undeniable. We've gone through hundreds of expert reviews and long-term usage impressions from actual owners to bring you the best routers in five distinct categories.

Read full article @ TechSpot

Cryorig A40 AIO Water Cooler Review

A40 is not only a German Autobahn but also a so called all-in-one watercooler by manufacturer Cryorig. These kind of coolers are a real trend for CPU cooling for a few years now. It is promised a water cooling without the often maintenance and installation with a cheaper purchase price. Cryorig is known as an innovative manufacturer of CPU coolers and has detected as a weak point of such systems that compared with air cooling systems often the surrounding components not be cooled. That’s why Cryorig has decided to integrate an additional fan above the CPU for their Cryorig A40 all-in one cooler. This also applies to the big brother Cryorig A80, which is available with a larger radiator. We have checked if and how that affects in practice, in the following Cryorig AIO test at OCinside.

Read full article @ OCInside

How To Choose A CPU Cooler

CPU cooling is a fairly basic concept, yet devices range from simple heat sinks to refrigeration units. While enthusiast choices are often split between the overly complex and overly price sensitive, we try to make a few realistic recommendations.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

How to Fix an Overly Loud USB Headset in Windows 10

Are you having an issue with your USB headset in Windows 10 being way too loud? Quite a few users are reporting this problem, and its making their headset more or less unusable. Thankfully, theres a fix and its not too complicated (found via Reddit). First, download Equalizer APO, a utility that lets you take control over the volume in Windows. Run through the installation process, and then choose the speaker thats giving your problems from the list that pops up at the end by clicking the checkbox next to it. Click OK. Now, restart your computer.

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How to fix audio issues in Windows 10

Fixing Windows 10's audioFor all the benefits that come with upgrading to Windows 10, there have been reports that some people have experienced problems with sound output, leaving them unable to enjoy movies or hear anything at all from their PC's speakers.For example, users whose PCs have VIA HD Audio have found they can only hear sound from certain apps. Fortunately, there's a workaround if you're affected by this issue. Right-click 'Playback Devices', right-click the audio output device and set it as the default device. Then select the device with your left mouse button, choose 'Properties', select the 'Enhancements' tab and check 'Disable all enhancements'.

Read full article @ TechRadar

Synology Diskstation DS416j NAS Review

While not as high-end as the DS716+ and the DS1515+ that we previously reviewed, at a price of under $300 dollars for a quad-bay NAS, the DS416j is a bargain. What you do get is a very reliable four-bay NAS that supports up to 8TB drives with a maximum volume size of 16TB. That is a lot of storage space for any user and will have you pumping out data and media like no tomorrow. Originally, at release, there was no Plex support, but a recent check unveiled that support has been added, so you now have options for streaming media to other boxes. As for the speeds, the RAID 10 was the overall best performer as imagined and works well with the four bays during testing with the four Seagate 8TB NAS drives. This gives you the best space and performance ratio that you could want in a NAS. There are some missing features such as the web browser and some of the HA/Fail Over items. There is also no SSD caching, which I feel would have improved speeds on the DS416j overall. All in all though, this is a very good entry level NAS for those wanting to get into the market and have a dedicated low power NAS unit. If you are looking for a no frills backup and storage solution and do not want to pay a lot of money with four bays and a 16TB max volume, the DS416j is a very nice unit. While using a lower-end CPU and 512MB of RAM, it did perform quite well considering, and would be a great solution for first time and budget conscious users.

Read full article @ OCC