Archive for November 2018

Review: Samsung 860 QVO 2TB SSD (QLC NAND)

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 24

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Meet the NAND storage future, Samsung today outs its first QLC based SATA3 SSD. Join us as we review the all-new Samsung 860 QVO 2TB SSD. Don't worry, we'll explain what QLC is, but the bottom line is that you will see a new value product series that offer more bang for your bucks and an increase in volume sizes.

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Samsung 860 QVO 2TB SSD review

Memory (DDR4/DDR5) and Storage (SSD/NVMe) 369 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 24

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Samsung releases their all-new 860 QVO series SATA 6 Gb/s SSDs. As the Q in the name indicates, this is all new QLC based NAND. Don't worry, we'll explain it all but the bottom line is that you will see a new value product series that offer more bang for your bucks and an increase in volume sizes.


Elgato Launches Cam Link 4K

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 2

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Elgato, the leading provider of hardware and software for content creators, today announced the release of Cam Link 4K, a powerful device that turns existing DSLR, video or action cameras into a high-performance webcam. 


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ROCCAT Launches Unplugged Initiative, Accessories

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ROCCAT announces the availability of a range of unplugged products. The ROCCAT Tusko, a widescreen monitor bag, the ROCCAT Modulok headset stand and finally the raw version of the ROCCAT Apuri. All three products are available in stores now.


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Gigabyte outs X299 AORUS Master Motherboard

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Gigabyte has released the all new X299 AORUS MASTER motherboard. Fully supporting 9th Gen. Intel® Core X Series Processors, the new enthusiast grade motherboard features a 12-Phase Digital VRM Solution and Advanced Thermal Design as a means of providing the optimal power and temperature management for users to maximize the overclocking potential of these new state-of-the-art CPUs.


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HANNspree launches new 27in HQ272PQD monitor

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HANNspree, are pleased to announce that its performance series of monitors is set to offer a new 27inch solution featuring Quantum Dot technology. The enhanced display of the HQ272PQD is ideal for gamers, designers and multimedia professionals, offering visual excellence and enhanced color accuracy for all graphic content.


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Review: Asus Strix Fusion 700 RGB headset

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 6

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Join us as we check out the Asus top of the line 'ROG Fusion' lineup of RGB/Aura compatible gaming headsets. With a heavy emphasis placed on sound quality (or as is proclaimed), the 700's carry an impressive feature set, with a price tag to match. Shall we see how they fare?

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Asus Strix Fusion 700 - RGB Headset Review

Soundcards and Speakers 106 Published by Raffaele Lagattolla 6

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Asus very kindly sent us the headset that sits atop the product stack for their 'ROG Fusion' lineup of RGB/Aura compatible gaming headsets. With a heavy emphasis placed on sound quality (or as is proclaimed), the 700's carry an impressive feature set, with a price tag to match. Shall we see how they fare? 


ASUSTOR and Seagate Launch New IronWolf Health Management Software

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 0

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ASUSTOR working closely with Seagate will be launching the new IronWolf Health Management, and will be officially launched in the next version of ADM. ADM 3.2.2 has improved IronWolf Heath Management by implementing graphical charts to provide users with a clear view of hard drive health, workload and temperature analysis as well as regularly scanning drives, to maintain optimal performance and security in an ASUSTOR NAS. 


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AMD ZEN2 Rome Listed in Sandra, shows doubled up L3 caches

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 16

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We've been going back and forth on AMD's 7nm ZEN. We've seen the announcements and the hype is real for 2019 when the first products will be released. The first series, of course, will be for Epyc, the server products, with up to 64-cores I might add. In the SiSoft Sandra Database, a first entry has been found and is showing interesting stuff.


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Steam Steam Weekly Top Selling Titles November 26th 2018

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After Black Friday, let's have a peek as to what the  ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve:

Farming Simulator 19
MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Assassins Creed Odyssey
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Grand Theft Auto V
Farming Simulator 19
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Full Edition
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition

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Promo: SCDKey Games and Windows 10 / Office coupons

PC Buyers Guide 38 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 48

Black Friday 2018, the best deal day of the entire year, it is coming! SCDKey, an online retailer for keys and codes for various software and games. We teamed up with SCDKey to get readers with best software and entertainment deals with very inviting prices.


Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Super JetStream review

Graphics cards 1049 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 1

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Palit send us their all new GeForce RTX 2070 Super JetStream for review. It cools great, it's incredibly silent and most of all, it's factory tweak out of the box also. This card is definitely one to check out.


Microsoft blocks Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Again)

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This time there is a flaw detected with Intel display drivers, Microsoft has decided to halt the Windows 10 October 2018 Update on computers with specific Intel display drivers. On systems with these drivers, and the October update installed, there could be issues with audio playback.


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