Interesting, here in the EU the price change is not in effect when I checked yesterday and this morning, but over in the USA there are clear signs of a price drop for the Radeon R9 290X. If you look at NewEgg you'll notice them for 279 USD!

In this review we check out the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 WindForce 2X OC. This product is slightly cheaper opposed to the G1 gaming version, it remains among the most silent of all the cards we tested. The WindForce 2X based cooler is doing a proper job and the card is among the best overclockers as well. Let's check it out shall we?

Read the full review right here.

Intel Corporation today announced the availability of its 5th generation Intel Core vPro processor family that provides cutting-edge features to enable a new and rapidly shifting workplace. To meet the needs of a more mobile and dynamic workforce, the latest iteration of Intel Core vPro processors offer wireless innovations, built-in security, faster performance and improved manageability that will allow workers and companies to improve their productivity and stay competitive.

Okay so not the best timing I agree, but MSI just put out the following press release. MSI celebrates 100 million NVIDIA graphics cards sold Launching limited edition NVIDIA green GTX 960 and GTX 970 models.

Let's have a peek at the rig of the month January 2015, though submitted in 2014 already we could not leave this one stranded in an abundance of entries, it is THAT good. A very special build that it deserves to be the ROTM January. Pablo from Argentina made this chassis and design by hand, and the craftsmanship is just amazing.

Watch the full article right here.

The MSI X99S XPower AC, one of MSI's latest Intel X99 based motherboards, just managed to set the world's fastest DDR4 memory clock speed using Kingston HyperX DDR4 4GB memory in the hands of overclocker Toppc.

Over the weekend we already reported that batches of Far Cry 4 keys purchased at third-party key sellers might be blocked by Ubisoft as there was something fishy going on. It now is clear that the keys purchased have been bought with stolen credit cards, EA Confirms.

Check this out, a virtual tour of an apartment in Paris using the Unreal 4 engine -- static, but it is pretty impressive. 

Okay, that's gonna boost sales :) The Guardian reports that he Witcher 3: Wild Hunt contains 16 hours (!) of sex scene motion capture data. But the development team behind forthcoming fantasy adventure title The Witcher: Wild Hunt seems unfazed by either moral or technical concerns. 

Developed with maximum reliability and rock stable power delivery in mind new SilentiumPC Supremo M1 Gold 550W PSU is built using only premium-grade components. Advanced layout includes Japanese main capacitor, Taiwanese solid-state capacitors as well as DC-DC converters.

Crucial announced the availability of Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 memory. Designed to enhance high-performance gaming environments and push performance limits, the new modules deliver introductory speeds starting at 2666 MT/s, and allow users to radically increase bandwidth to 21 GB/s. Ballistix DDR4 memory also delivers up to 40 percent better power efficiency than standard DDR3 memory.

The chaps at TechReport noticed that the Samsung 840 EVO TLC NAND is still suffering from read speed slowdowns. A few months ago this created a lot of controversy, after which Samsung was fast to release a Firmware that should have fixed this. 

The ASUS Z97 SaberTooth Mark S Limited Edition motherboard is reviewed today, that would be bright and white alright! The all white Z97 TUF themed mainboard is intended for Intel's 22nm Haswell processors on that Socket LGA1150 platform. It is a mainstream to high-end segmented product amongst the ASUS Sabertooth series that comes with some nice features and very VERY decent overclock potential.

Read the full review here.

A little late, but Colorful is launching the latest GTX960 series graphics cards. Four different models had been released this time, including Colorful GTX960 CH with reference design for entry users, Colorful GTX960 i-Cafe for System Integrators, iGame GTX960 Ymir-U for general users and iGame GTX960 Ymir-X for enthusiasts. 

We have no real source or validity to this rumor, but news is surfacing the web that Far Cry 4 copies that were bought through third-party resellers like G2Play and G2A will be killed. G2Play for example is huge and is a legit key reseller.

Cooler Master, a leading creator, innovator, and manufacturer of desktop components and peripherals, today announced the Silencio FP Series, featuring brand new fans with Cooler Master's latest pressure optimized silent performance fan technology.

MSI supports the next generation in storage control, NVM Express. All MSI motherboards sporting Intel 9 series chipsets including X99, Z97 and H97 are now supported. MSI has prepared BIOS updates which are now available for download. 

In a recent interview, Apacer general manager CK Chang mentions that that pricing of 256GB solid state disks are expected to fall under $70 in the second half of this year. Though 128GB models are slowly getting too small imho, these will hit $40.