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Corsair Carbide 678C Review: A Quiet Case with a Mission
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 I love running water-cooling loops as much as the next guy. It all starts with the right case. You almost always need to visualize the final product before actually starting your project. It hasn’t been easy to find the right case for me lately. With numerous case options, you can really have difficult time picking the starting point. Corsair Carbide …
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Western Digital WD Blue 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD Review
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Western Digital’s new WD Blue SN500 SSD could very well be the entry into the fast-paced world of NVMe drives for a lot of people. It promises a solid performance without breaking your budget. And isn’t that something we all can get behind?
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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming OC
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We review GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming 'OC edition' from Gigabyte, a product with more a triple fan cooler as well being factory tweaked towards an 1860 MHz boost frequency. Based on dual fans and improved looks the card performs well on all fronts, including cooling acoustic levels.
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Next@Acer 2019 Global Press Conference
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"On April 11, 2019, Acer held its 2019 Next@Acer Global Press Conference in Brooklyn, NY. I was pretty excited to attend, as Acer has been one of my favorite companies in recent years. I'm still using the Acer Predator X34 I reviewed over three years ago and since that time, I've recommended Acer laptops to several family members and friends, all of whom have been very pleased.
So what did Acer have in store for the rest of 2019? Acer posted the entire 64-minute presentation to YouTube, which I'll include at the very end, but if you want a synopsis of the highlights, keep reading!"
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WD Blue NVMe SN500 500 GB
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The WD Blue NVMe is WD's new entry-level SSD using the M.2 PCIe x2 interface and 3D TLC flash. With a price of only $73 for the reviewed 500 GB version it's one of the most affordable drives on the market that still delivers very decent performance. We saw no thermal-throttling, even when fully loaded and completely uncooled.
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Ryzen 5 2600X vs. Ryzen 7 1700
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When we recently updated our Best CPUs feature, we noticed that access to affordable first-gen Ryzen processors remains an attractive option for many. The Ryzen 7 1700 is a standout option for an 8-core/16-thread part selling for $160, meaning you can either buy the R7 1700 or the R5 2600 at the same price.
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Altera's Cyclone V FPGA family
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FPGAs are found in everything from medical devices to computer monitors. We'll explore whether Analogue's application of Altera's Cyclone V FPGA family in creating a pitch-perfect replica of the Sega Genesis might be the most fun use for the chips yet.
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Easy Upgrades: Hard Drive to Solid State Drive
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"Fast forward to today, and this laptop has seen its use drop off significantly, with the major complaint being “it’s so slow to start up, and it takes forever to do anything”. This is exactly what I was expecting to hear about this time when we made the purchase, and thankfully, I had a plan in mind at that time. This article will be a guide to that plan; replacing the factory HDD with an SSD for improved boot times and overall usability improvements. If this sounds like a scenario you are currently experiencing, sit back and read along, as we go through all the steps of upgrading from a hard drive to a solid state drive."
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MSI MEG Z390 Godlike Motherboard Review
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It may seem a bit late to the Z390 party, especially since most of the guests have already gone home. However, we’ve been eagerly awaiting this MSI motherboard, so we’re just going to say it was fashionably late. As one of the most tricked-out motherboards this generation, this ultra-high-end solution comes with more features that I doubt even this review will be able to capture. It’s not cheap, but at the same time, you’re paying (a lot) more, but you’re getting a lot more stuff included too. It’s a bit more than your typical Fortnite 1080p gaming rig would need, that’s for sure, but if you’re all about the extreme, read on, as this one is going to be pretty special.
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Maingear Vybe 2019 Review: Fast, Quiet, Clean, And Ready To Ship
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One of the advantages to owning a custom PC from a boutique builder is the meticulous attention to detail. Tight cable management is not just a perk, it is an expectation when paying a premium for a boutique shop to assemble your rig with off-the-shelf components, and having to wait a bit longer compared to buying from a bulk OEM is an inherent trade off. Or is it? Maingear, a stalwart in the boutique space, would argue otherwise.
Earlier this month at PAX East, Maingear announced what it is calling the Vybe Enthusiast Platform. You might already be familiar with the Vybe name -- it is the least expensive line of desktop PCs in Maingear's stable, with prices starting at an affordable $699...
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ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Matrix 11 GB
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The ASUS RTX 2080 Ti Matrix is the world's first graphics card with fully integrated watercooling. ASUS has managed the seemingly impossible and crammed waterblock, pump and radiator into a triple-slot graphics card. The Matrix is also highly overclocked, making it the fastest RTX 2080 Ti we ever tested.
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NZXT H500 Overwatch Special Edition
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We check out that somewhat off special edition NZXT H500 chassis, the company recently teamed up with Blizzard and released the Overwatch Special Edition. A tidy and simply design chassis with tempered glass and refined features with the ability to hide your components inside the chassis.
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