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ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1060 Review
Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro L Mechanical Keyboard Review
Creative Sound BlasterX Siege M04 Gaming Mouse Review
Fnatic Gear Clutch G1
Getting Started with Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts
Gladiator SuperNova (i5 Kaby Lake) System Review
Install icon panel & dock on Gnome 3
Intel Kabylake: Windows 10 vs. Linux OpenGL Performance
Meizu Pro 6 Plus Review
Motherboard Charts: 24 Models tested - MSI Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium
MSI GT62VR 7RE Dominator Pro Kaby Lake First Look
Noontec TerraMaster D4-310 4-Bay USB Type-C DAS Review
Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Tempered Glass Edition Review
Plextor S2C SSD Review
Razer Kraken Pro V2 eSports Gaming Headset Review
Roccat Kone EMP Gaming Mouse
The Sony PlayStation VR Review
Thecus N4810 4-Bay SMB and Enthusiast NAS Review
Turtle Beach Multi-Format Stream Mic Review
Windows 10 Creators Update Build 15014 Hands On



ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1060 Review

Today we'll be reviewing our fifth GTX 1060 by way of the STRIX GTX 1060 OC. This graphics card sits inside the Republic of Gamers (ROG) lineup and therefore has some rather special features which include the renowned DirectCU III cooler bearing a triple fan configuration, Aura RGB lighting, and a substantial factory overclock to both the GPU and memory.

Read full article @ Vortez

Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro L Mechanical Keyboard Review

The Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro L is a no frills, full sized, full backlit mechanical keyboard with real Cherry MX switches at a great price.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Creative Sound BlasterX Siege M04 Gaming Mouse Review

Today is a special day for us here at eTeknix as we put the latest Creative hardware to the test! Of course, you may be thinking “but Creative don't make peripherals?” and that has been true for a very long time, given they've always focused on audio hardware and have great success in that market. Now with their continued support of eSports teams, especially with their DAC and Headset products, Creative is looking to put a keyboard and mouse in gamers hands, as well as a headset on their head.

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Fnatic Gear Clutch G1

So have you ever heard of Func? What about Fnatic? Func was a mousepad manufacturer that later went on to make a few nice peripherals. Fnatic, on the other hand, is one of if not the biggest brand in eSports. Well about a year and a half ago Func closed its doors and Fnatic picked them up. Given all of the branded products that the eSports teams work with others on it wasn’t a huge shock to see one of them go into the market themselves. Fatal1ty did it solo and at this point, the Fnatic brand is a lot bigger, especially to the younger eSports fan. So a while back (frankly far too long ago, I'm just now catching up) Fnatic sent over their Clutch G1 for me to check out. I’ve spent some time with the Clutch G1 and now I can finally sit down and talk a little about its performance.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Getting Started with Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can be found in virtually every modern operating system, app and service. They may only shave off a second or two at a time but trust me, the savings can quickly add up when used on a regular basis. Such is the case with Gmail, one of the world’s most popular e-mail clients.

Read full article @ TechSpot

Gladiator SuperNova (i5 Kaby Lake) System Review

In November 2016 we partnered with Gladiator to bring you a pretty sweet competition (http://goo.gl/fbTs4T) . All you had to do was ‘spec-up’ a system costing between £800-1200 using Gladiator’s website, and the winner would not only receive that system as a fully-built PC, but the winning entry would also be built by Gladiator and reviewed by KitGuru. So, today, we are pleased to bring you our review of the Gladiator SuperNova, featuring an i5-7600K, Z270 motherboard and a GTX 1060.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Install icon panel & dock on Gnome 3

Salvation. Take thy mouse clicks back! Here's a short article and tutorial introducing Dash to Dock, a Gnome Shell extension that provides panel-like dock behavior instead of the default Activities and overview functionality. Welcome to the revolution.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

Intel Kabylake: Windows 10 vs. Linux OpenGL Performance

For those curious about the current Kabylake graphics performance between Windows 10 and Linux, here are some OpenGL benchmark results under each operating system. Windows 10 Pro x64 was tested and the Linux distributions for comparison were Ubuntu 16.10, Clear Linux, Antergos, Fedora 25 Xfce, and openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Read full article @ Phoronix

Meizu Pro 6 Plus Review

The Pro 6 Plus is the highest-end smartphone currently sold by Meizu. It’s a true flagship, featuring the same Exynos SoC as seen in the Samsung Galaxy S7, a large 5.7-inch 1440p AMOLED display, a beautiful aluminium unibody chassis, and a 12-megapixel camera with OIS and laser autofocus. Despite packing top-end specifications it is priced to undercut most of its competition.

Read full article @ TechSpot

Motherboard Charts: 24 Models tested - MSI Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium

Meanwhile you can find benchmark values of 24 recent Z270 and Z170 motherboards in our comparison tables. 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 motherboard simply based on facts in the form of numbers.

Read full article @ ocaholic

MSI GT62VR 7RE Dominator Pro Kaby Lake First Look

MSI's gaming laptops have gained a special status for their gorgeous sense of style and astounding features. It's no surprise that the latest data puts their firmly in the lead as the world's most successful gaming laptop manufacturer. Honestly, it's thoroughly deserved and I'm pleased to see the MSI pushing the technical envelope further and making laptops a true alternative to traditional desktops. Of course, the advent of NVIDIA's highly-efficient Pascal architecture played a huge part in this progress and dramatically cut the performance deficit between the two form-factors. Compiling any kind of system requires a balanced, thoughtful approach and ensuring the weakest link doesn't inhibit the user-experience. While the previous generation Intel processors in the form of the i7-6700HQ and i7-6820HK complemented high-end graphics hardware pretty well, there's always room for improvement.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Noontec TerraMaster D4-310 4-Bay USB Type-C DAS Review

I have had a close look at a lot of storage devices of various types here at eTeknix, but there have been few DAS units between them. Today I'm taking the Noontec TerraMaster D4-310 4-bay Direct Attached Storage unit for a spin in the testing area and a closer look at the details.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Tempered Glass Edition Review

The Enthoo Luxe Tempered Glass Edition by Phanteks is one of the very few feature-rich full towers in the market today that have a tempered glass side panel and if that's not enough for you the 4 pre-installed 140mm fans and the 4 RGB LED strips on both sides should do the trick.

Read full article @ NikKTech

Plextor S2C SSD Review

Plextor introduced a new series of SSDs to attack the entry-level consumer market. The first product in the S2 family is the S2C, which might be one of the better low-cost SSDs released in 2016.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Razer Kraken Pro V2 eSports Gaming Headset Review

Razer is one of the leading brands when it comes to PC peripherals, with a following so large and often so loyal some even joke that they're a cult. This is no bad thing for Razer, and with a huge collection of award-winning products to their name, it's easy to see how they've grown so much over the years. One of the key components in this growth was their popular Kraken headset, and now Razer is back with a new and improved model, the Kraken Pro V2!

Read full article @ eTeknix

Roccat Kone EMP Gaming Mouse

The Roccat Kone EMP is the successor to the Kone XTD, Roccat's ergo mouse for people who palm grip or have large hands. It's a high quality product with stunning performance, best-in-class sensor and well-rounded software for a reasonable price of $70.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

The Sony PlayStation VR Review

Sony's PlayStation VR hardware is more affordable than the Rift and Vive, but how does the console-connected HMD compare to what we've come to expect from PC-centric premium VR?

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Thecus N4810 4-Bay SMB and Enthusiast NAS Review

In today's review, I'm taking a closer look at a NAS that we've already featured in an earlier article, the Thecus N4810 which I used for our recently published Use your NAS as a Home Theater System feature.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Turtle Beach Multi-Format Stream Mic Review

While many of us only need a standard headset with a simple boom mic, there's a growing demand for higher quality microphones for both gamers and streamers, on Twitch, YouTube Live and much more. Turtle Beach are not the first to make a dedicated streaming microphone, but they are one of the more affordable options too, and their new Stream Mic comes with support for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, making it a tempting solution for the multi-format gamer and streamer.

Read full article @ eTeknix

Windows 10 Creators Update Build 15014 Hands On

With the latest new build for testing the Windows 10 Creators Update we learn that any feature could feasibly not make the final version of the feature update.

Read full article @ WinSupersite