Archive for November 2016

Point of View Has Been Declared Bankrupt (updated)

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 27

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News has reached us that an old partner in the graphics card and electronics industry has filed for bankruptcy, yesterday Point of View was declared bankrupt in the Netherlands. A lot of people in Asia, EU and South America will be familiar with the Point of View branding under Point of View on-line.


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5 Second Video Will Crash any iPhone

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 14

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A mysterious five-second video causes phones to slow down and eventually crash. The video is a seemingly harmless mp4 file showing what appears to be a very quick magic trick.


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FSP Unveils New Twins Series Redundant PSU For Consumers

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 3

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FSPlaunches a new 500W addition to its Twins series redundant Power Supplies, with a 700W version coming soon. Fitting most ATX tower chassis, these PSUs offer consumers a reliable solution for home mail, web, or email servers without needing to jump up to more costly form factors.


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AMD Bundles Civilization VI with Radeon RX 480

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 3

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It looks like AMD is bundling Civilization VI with the purchase of a Radeon RX 480. Some board partners have started the promotion, users are eligible for the game just with the Radeon RX 480 4B or 8GB though.


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Biostar GK3 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 1

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Biostar has added the GK3 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard to their product line-up. It seems everybody is offering mechnical keyboards these days, this one looks good though with a very attractive 45 USD price. That price does mean non Cherry switches, these are based on Outemu Blue switches.


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ECS Launches Its New Generation Mini PC LIVA Z

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Elitegroup, is going to reveal the LIVA Z Mini PC, a fully functional computer that fits in the palm of your hand.  Its launch touches upon the idea of having an easy to carry, lightweight, and power-saving computing solution.


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EA: Our Games Are Developed for High-end PCs

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It remains an issues, game developers that think that console ports are an acceptable thing to bring towards the PC. EA is clearly taking another stance, the recent Battlefield 1 absolutely delivered on that front, being a proper PC gaming title.


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Thermalright AXP-100H Muscle and the Narrow ILM Mounting Kit

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Thermalright offers a slightly modified version of the HTPC Value  cooler, which is aimed primarily at price-sensitive fans of compact coolers. The AXP-100H Muscle has been heightened a little bit in order to ensure, that it fits for example on the Asus “Republic of Gamers  Maximus VIII Impact motherboard, with its higher VRM-coolers. 


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Intel Xeon E5-2699 V5 Skylake-EP CPU Spec Surfaces has 32 Cores

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 25

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Yep, it's a gargantula. While Intel already has 22-core processors in its Xeon line-up, you may add to that 24, 28 and 32 core Xeon processors. Photos appeared online on taobao.com showcasing a Xeon E5-2699 V5 processor (Skylake-EP) that has 32 Cores and thus a whopping 64 Threads.


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Review: Corsair Crystal 570X RGB chassis with with tempered glass

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 21

In this review we test the all new and gorgeous Crystal 570X PC chassis from Corsair, a product series that is designed for ease of use and downright terrific looks as the side, top and fronts panel have been fitted with tempered glass. Combined with an RGB LED system in the cooling fans this chassis looks incredibly special. Wanna have a peek? Sure you do!

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Corsair Crystal 570X PC Chassis Review

PC Cases and Modding 229 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 21

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We review the new Corsair Crystal 570X PC Chassis, a product series that is designed for ease of use and downright terrific looks as the side, top and fronts panel have been fitted with tempered glass. Combined with an RGB LED system in the cooling fans this chassis looks incredibly special. Wanna have a peek? Sure you do!


Corsair Offers Three new Chassis - Crystal and Carbide Series

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Corsair just launched three new ATX PC cases. The new Crystal Series 570X RGB and 460X RGB pair renowned CORSAIR build quality and ease of use with beautiful tempered glass and vivid RGB lighting, allowing PC builders to admire and illuminate their system like never before. 


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Corsair Carbide 270R Review

PC Cases and Modding 229 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 11

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We review a new chassis from Corsair, the Corsair Carbide 270R. Based on the popular success of the 200 series this compact mid-tower chassis will house your components inside an affordable good looking case. Do you want to go with a lengthy high-end graphics card and liquid cooling? Not even an issue. 


Review: Corsair Carbide 270R chassis

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 0

Affordable with that classic design feel, meet the new Corsair Carbide 270R. Based on the popular success of the 200 series this compact mid-tower chassis will house your components inside an affordable good looking case. Do you want to go with a lengthy high-end graphics card and liquid cooling? Not even an issue. 

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Intel Z270 and H270 Chipsets Specs Appear

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 3

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Kaby Lake processors probably are not a reason to upgrade all by themselves. However alongside the processor series will be the intel series 200 chipsets. Much like the current popular Z170 series there is going to be a H270 and Z270 as well, a new chipsets slide appeared.


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Dishonored 2 Game+ Mode Coming

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 6

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Bethesda.net has word on changes coming to Dishonored 2 to add a new Game+ mode and new custom difficulty settings to Arkane's assassination sequel. This is part of a post about the game stressing their goal of allowing players choices and freedom


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