Asus are calling this their “Flagship micro-ATX Z170 with 5X Protection II for dependable stability, fantastic DDR4 performance, and reversible USB Type-C connectivity”. It’s a rather odd claim for this motherboard, Asus have flagship product lines, the Rampage and ROG series for example. Why would they call Z170M Plus motherboard a flagship?
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Back in November GIGABYTE extended XTREME GAMING support to other NVIDIA variants after the successful launch of the series with the GTX 950. The philosophy behind XTREME GAMING is quite simple – deliver outstanding, performance, cooling, outlook, protection and durability...
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Memory, it’s often the most generic part of your system, along with a PSU. Not that all system builders would go for any old RAM, but it can be intangible performance for the cost, especially for DDR4 modules these days. If you are an Intel fan, and you are planning a system, then you need to be including DDR4.
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Every system builder these days will know the name ASRock, and it’s welcome, in the past ten years we have seen the number of motherboard manufacturers dwindle, losing the likes of Abit, Nvidia and even the mighty Intel from the motherboards arena.
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The advent of Intel’s Skylake 6th-generation Core processors and their supporting Z170 chipset marks the biggest change in Intel’s consumer line since the original X68. While the Skylake CPU holds few surprises other than its support for DDR4 memory, the...
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Unlike some manufacturers who decide to rush their expansion into other areas of the market G.SKILL is taking things slowly (as they should) so for now they have just released the MX780 RIPJAWS Laser Gaming Mouse and the KM780 (RGB/MX)...
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AK Racing are one of the world’s premier gaming chair manufacturers, producing the highest quality products that are available today. With a focus on ergonomics, design and functionality, AK Racing gaming chairs have quickly become the smart choice across the...
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In this review we test the GeForce GTX 980 Ti with the longest name evah! The new GeForce GTX 980 Ti Extreme Gaming WaterForce GPU review from Gigabyte. This product impresses by design as it comes in an all custom...
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Established in 2011, Tesoro Technology USA Inc. is a team of multinational gaming enthusiasts with over 30 years industry experience with one objective – make ultra-durable products that give the best gaming experience. To achieve this, Tesoro conceptualizes products from...
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What is the main reason to spend money on a “gaming” keyboard vs a regular keyboard? With membrane based gaming keyboards, your purchase depends mainly on features that you can only utilize during gameplay. But with a gaming mechanical keyboard,...
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In this review we look at the all new Corsair Gaming STRAFE RGB MX Silent mechanical keyboard – it has the snazzy RGB LEDs in any color you can think of and is offered with Cherry switches that are way...
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Over the last few months we’ve reviewed quite a number of Intel Z170 motherboards, some of which have included offerings from MSI. Inside their Intel Z170 portfolio there are a plethora of motherboards to choose from, many of which are...
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As hardware enthusiasts we are often asked for recommendations on what components we recommend for new computer. Normally this is a rather easy process of elimination, for instance if you have a tight budget then you often look to gradually...
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In this review we look at the MSI Radeon R9 380 Gaming. Armed with a TwinFrozr cooler this product brings you mainstream gaming at a price of roughly 200 USD – with 2GB and 4GB options of graphics memory you...
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In the past MSI has divided its overclocking and gaming motherboard product lines and its obvious to see why such decisions have been made. Overclocking predominately focusses on the enthusiast who demands on-the-fly tools and features for monitoring/adjusting temperatures, while...
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