The MSI A88X-G45 Gaming is a handsome AMD A88X motherboard that sports a long list of features including triple graphics slots. That explains the ‘Gaming' part of the name and as you would expect the A88X chipset means this MSI board supports the latest FM2+ range of Kaveri APU. There …
Read More »Phanteks Enthoo Pro Review
Last summer Phanteks won our hearts with the Enthoo Primo aluminium case – which claimed a ‘Must Have' award despite a price tag of £199.99. This success led to a huge amount of anticipation for the upcoming Phanteks Enthoo Pro as we were promised a case that carried over the …
Read More »Synology DS414j Review
Synology describes its new DS414j as the successor to the DS413. It’s a 4-bay NAS device, aimed at home users and SOHO environments requiring up to 20TB of storage, and they put the emphasis on the ‘retro looking black chassis, dual core CPU … and USB 3.0 which combine to …
Read More »Gigabyte P35K-CF4 UltraBlade Review
The Gigabyte P35K UltraBlade is a sleek 15.6-inch laptop that measures a mere 21mm thick when the lid is closed. Open the lid and the main part of the chassis is less than 17mm thick which is pretty amazing when you discover the P35K is powered by a Core i7 …
Read More »Corsair Graphite 730T Chassis Review
The Corsair Graphite 730T is a budget version of the 760T which means you miss out on the polycarbonate side panel and don't get any fan controllers. Also, like a Model T Ford, the 730T only comes in black, whereas the 760T is available in black or white. On the …
Read More »Corsair Obsidian 450D Chassis Review
The Obsidian Series 450D has an elegant brushed aluminium front panel and a solid steel body. The interior is designed for superior cooling efficiency, with a modular removable drive cage system and dual SSD bays that mount behind the motherboard tray and out of the airflow path. I have to …
Read More »iSAW EXtreme Action Camera Review
Korean action cam company iSAW has come up with a neat idea. The EXtreme action cam offers a fascinating proposition. The package includes a fully featured 1080p 60fps action cam with 802.11n Wi-Fi, a 2-inch LCD and a stack of accessories for an SRP of £249.99. That's everything you need …
Read More »Nvidia GTX 800M launch
When I sat down at the Nvidia GTX 800M briefing I was confident that I knew what was coming. The Kepler technology in GTX 700M would be superseded by Maxwell which would reduce power draw and increase battery life. No doubt there would be a long list of OEM partners …
Read More »DinoPC Pegasus 17.3inch GTX 765M Review
The DinoPC Pegasus 17.3” GTX 765M gaming laptop is a hefty slab of slate grey plastic that weighs in just over the 3kg mark. It combines a Full HD screen with Core i5 CPU, boot SSD with 1TB data drive and nVidia GTX765M graphics so the specification is broadly similar …
Read More »Synology DS214SE Review
Synology offers a massive array of NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices in pretty much any permutation that you might imagine. There are DiskStations for the home and office and RackStations for the server environment. You can have between one and 106 drive bays (with expansion units), a choice of Gigabit …
Read More »Antec NineTeen Hundred Review
The Antec Nineteen Hundred is an enormous gaming case that stands 696mm tall, which means it probably will not slip under your desk. In essence the Nineteen Hundred has been designed as a 550mm tall E-ATX case that stands on a 150mm plinth; you get all the usual gaming features …
Read More »A look at the Raspberry Pi
The buzz around Raspberry Pi started two years ago when we were offered the prospect of a tiny Linux computer that would cost around £30. That's a trivial amount of money for an interesting new gadget so I slapped in my order with RS Components, and sat back to wait. …
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