From Windows-based tablets, to high-end gaming latops, and Ultrabooks, Intel seems to be far and away dominating the mobile x86 market. While AMD does offer quite a few mobile processor and graphics solutions in the form of their APUs, OEMs seem to be continually opting for Intel’s alternatives, likely because that is what consumers are buying. In order to change …
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ASRock Unveils Motherboards, BeeBox & Router – Computex 2015 Update
The next stop on our Computex tour was with ASRock, as we took aprt in their global press conference. We were introduced to their new 100 Series Motherboards in preparation for Intel’s Skylake CPU’s, their new Beebox mini PC, as well as a new (and very sleek router). ASRock is basing their new motherboard series off an easily identifiable insect, …
Read More »XFX XTR 1050W Gold Rated Power Supply – Unboxing and Overview
As a company that sells graphics cards, XFX has a lot at stake when they put their name on a power supply. We have high expectations for the unit we’ve got today, the XFX XTR 1050W. After our reviews on the XFX R9 290 and the XFX R9 280 we wanted to take a look at the rebranding they have on their …
Read More »Noctua Demonstrates Active Noise Cancellation – Computex 2015 Update
One of our stops here at Computex was with Noctua, where they shared some of their new prototypes and products with us. They updated us on their progress with their Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) project, which is working its way towards mass production. This product is a 120mm fan with magnetic technologies that allow the fan itself to emit an …
Read More »In Win Unveils Transforming H Tower Chassis – Computex 2015 Update
Well, after the first couple of days here at Computex we have finally seen the most interesting and exciting product, the H Tower PC Chassis. Of course, In Win also displayed a few upgrades to their previous product lines. In Win has always proven to be an exciting manufacturer and one to keep things interesting in the PC Chassis market. …
Read More »Intel Releases Long-Overdue Broadwell Desktop CPUs – Computex 2015 Update
While the first products featuring Intel’s Broadwell micro-architecture were released last fall, problems with yields for their latest 14nm manufacturing process lead to long delays in the release of some products, which forced Intel to delay the full Broadwell rollout. Today, marks the latest, and presumably final phase in their Broadwell cycle, with the release of five new higher-performance quad-core processors, …
Read More »ZOTAC Showcases New GeForce GTX 980 Ti Series – Computex 2015 Update
Computex 2015 is well underway, and Technology X is here in Taipei, Taiwan, to experience the event. First up on our list through the Nangang Exhibitions Halls is ZOTAC. Released on June 1st, 2015, ZOTAC was showcasing their handmade models of their new Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti Series, comprised of a few different models. The first model is the simple, …
Read More »The Witcher 3 PC – How Does It Run?
The Witcher 3 is definitely one of the most highly anticipated game releases this year, and as the follow-up to developer CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher 2 – which was one of the most graphically intense PC game when it was released – it has some big shoes to fill. There’s been lots of talk about the game being downgraded …
Read More »EMTEC Stay Earbuds Wireless Review
Believe it or not, EMTEC originated as EMTEC Magnetics and further, BASF Magnetics, where in 1934 they invented the first magnetic tape for audio recording. BASF, now EMTEC, is a pioneer in the media industry, so it is easy to imagine the expected quality of the Stay Earbuds. The first thought that comes to our mind when seeing the packing is …
Read More »DeepCool Captain 360 Liquid CPU Cooler Review
All-in-one liquid coolers, while being an incredibly easy way to get to liquid cool your CPU, are also generally boring when it comes to aesthetics, offering not much more than a plain black radiator and pump design. However, the subject of this review seems to breakaway from the norms. DeepCool is a company that specializes in PC cooling and accessories, in addition …
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