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ASUS Z170-WS – High Speed Quad Strength Graphics Motherboard
Creative Sound BlasterX Katana Review
Dell XPS 13 (9360) Review
Lian Li PC-K6S Case Review
OCC's Top 3 Video Cards of 2016
Overclocking Intel Kaby Lake Core i3-7350K
Resident Evil 7 : PC graphics performance benchmark review
The best free uninstaller 2017
Windows 10 Version 1607 update KB3211320
ZTE Axon 7 Review



ASUS Z170-WS – High Speed Quad Strength Graphics Motherboard

Here is a motherboard that boasts energy efficiency, fan controls, digital power control and CPU performance boost.

Read full article @ DailyTech

Creative Sound BlasterX Katana Review

Soundbars are a popular choice among many people looking for a high quality speaker system that is also compact. As a sub-market, gamers end up having to wade through the many offerings out there in the wide world, yet may be unsure of what it is they want or need. So the 'gaming' soundbar became a thing. Our first outing with such a product was with the Razer Leviathan, and now we get to take a look at the Sound BlasterX Katana from Creative.

Read full article @ Vortez

Dell XPS 13 (9360) Review

Here at KitGuru we love a good, gaming laptop. However, we also place high value on Ultrabooks due to their portability and typically high-end hardware. The Dell XPS 13 has been at the forefront of the Ultrabook market for the last few years, and today’s review is of the new 9360 model – complete with an i7-7500U, 256GB PCIe SSD and InfinityEdge display.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Lian Li PC-K6S Case Review

Lian Li is known by many as a high-end case manufacture with many of their cases costing well over $250. This is mainly because these cases are made of all aluminum, which of course is more expensive and lighter than steel. What you might not know is that Lian Li has an Ebonsteel line of cases which feature steel construction and come in at affordable prices. Today we will be taking a look at the PC-K6S, which is the silent version of the PC-K6. Being that this case is made for silence you have sound dampening material on both side panels, the top and front of the case. The PC-K6S is also designed to give you an extremely clean build as you have large metal shrouds covering the power supply and have drive cages. Talking about storage this case can fit up to 7 hard drives! Let’s see what the PC-K6S is all about!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

OCC's Top 3 Video Cards of 2016

Don't let the naming convention fool you, as MSI's X designation lets you know it is the factory overclocked model that receives a backplate and RGB lighting for the card. The X model signals a significant boost to the core clock speeds and memory speeds over the Founders Edition. MSI has equipped this model with a 1847MHz Core (Boost) and 8GB of GDDR5X memory running at 10108MHz. With the added features like running a silent, gaming, and OC mode, MSI can easily achieve this using Twin Frozr VI cooling with Zero Frozr technology. The fans stop spinning for idle, multimedia, light gaming, and anything below 60 °C. MSI also adsd in double ball bearings to give the TORX 2.0 fans a long life. This GTX 1080 model comes as a full custom PCB with 10-phase power circuit for the maximum power stability. Considering this card is on par with last year's GTX 980 running in SLI, there is no reason not to buy this card if 4K gaming is in your near future.

Read full article @ OCC

Overclocking Intel Kaby Lake Core i3-7350K

Intel did something interesting when it launched its Kaby Lake-based series of 7th generation Core i processors recently. Tucked away in the product line-up, alongside quad-core speedsters like the Core i7-7700K, was a new, relatively low-priced Core i3 processor, which also happened to be unlocked for more flexible overclocking. Most previous-gen Core i3 processors were multiplier locked, which limited overclocking to only BCLK adjustments.

The Core i3-7350K is a dual-core processor, with support for Intel’s Hyper Threading technology, so it can process up to 4 threads simultaneously. As the “K” in the product name denotes, the 7350K has an unlocked multiplier, so it can be overclocked through both multiplier and BCLK manipulation...

Read full article @ HotHardware

Resident Evil 7 : PC graphics performance benchmark review

We take a quick look at Resident Evil 7 in a PC graphics performance and PC gamer way. We'll test the game on the PC platform relative towards graphics card performance with the latest AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers. Multiple graphics cards are being tested and benchmarked. We have a look at performance with the newest graphics cards and technologies.

Read full article @ Guru3D

The best free uninstaller 2017

Scour your PC and remove every trace of unwanted programs, including the files and registry entries their own uninstallers leave behind. When you use a program's built-in uninstaller, it rarely does a thorough job. Sometimes you'll be informed that "some elements could not be removed" as the uninstaller effectively shrugs its shoulders and leaves the mess behind - whether it's temporary files, old shortcuts or broken registry entries.

Third-party uninstallers can clear up the mess in moments. If you're already having trouble with a program you thought you'd removed, the tool can scan your drives for files and broken links left over.

Read full article @ TechRadar

Windows 10 Version 1607 update KB3211320

Microsoft has released KB3211320 for Windows 10 Version 1607 today through Windows Update and the Microsoft Update Catalog service today. The Knowledgebase page of the update is not live yet, which makes it difficult to find out what it is all about. The Microsoft Update Catalog site provides information on the update.

Read full article @ gHacks

ZTE Axon 7 Review

While most high-end phones cost well over $600, the ZTE Axon 7 manages to pack amazing specs into a $400 phone and the result is impressive. Its essentially a competitor to the OnePlus 3, which is already a great smartphone. If you want a premium device without the premium price, the Axon 7 just might be the phone for you.

Read full article @ MakeUseOf