| Origin PC Battlebox Millenium Powered By NVIDIA |
| The Battlebox program is being overseen by NVIDIA, who has cherry picked the world’s custom-PC creators. To be considered a Battlebox, the PC must have at least two graphics cards at least equal to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780, paired with an overclocked Intel i5 or i7 CPU. |
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| Thermaltake Core V71 – Handful Of Flaws |
| The Core V71 is one wide case. It’s 23cm wide, in fact, making for a roomy interior and a rather majestic aesthetic. With all that room, this case is in fact almost as perfect for liquid cooling - of all stripes – as Thermaltake promises. However, even with all that size there are some build options that are almost baffling in their implications. |
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| Installing or Upgrading Windows 8 : Preparing Your System: A Checklist |
| Installing a new operating system—especially one that makes relatively radical changes to your system, as Windows 8 does—is definitely a “look before you leap” operation. Your computer’s operating system is just too important, so you shouldn’t dive blindly into the installation process. |
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| Lenovo ThinkCentre E93z All-in-one PC |
| The majority of our work computers are boring metal boxes, but Lenovo hopes to class up the joint with its ThinkCentre E93z all-in-one PC. Designed for small to medium-sized businesses, Lenovo’s AIO aims to deliver competent computing firepower in a more attractive package. |
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| Gaming PC Vibox Hyperion 2013 |
| You may have read, or be entirely sick of reading, the reports that tip up four times a year decrying the state of the PC industry. Quarter-on-quarter, year-on-year, PC desktop sales are dropping like a stone. Even Intel is suffering (kind of). |
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| IMac 21.5 Inch And 27 Inch (Late 2013) Review (Part 2) |
| In our tests, the 2.7GHz 21.5-inch iMac’s Iris Pro graphics put in a mixed performance. It ran Doom 3 at an impressive 172.8 frames per second compared to the 2.9GHz model's 222fps, and its 3D rendering capabilities tested using Cinebench's OpenGL benchmarks were also pretty close. |
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| IMac 21.5 Inch And 27 Inch (Late 2013) Review (Part 1) |
| The late-2013 update of Apple's iMac range has come slightly early, being less than a year since November 2012's radical redesign. It's no surprise, then, that it's an internal refresh- Apple has upgraded the processors to Intel's newest chips, the Wi-Fi to the new, fast 802.11ac standard, and the graphics cards to Nvidia's new GeForce 7-series GPUs. |
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| Gaming Keyboard CM Storm Mech |
| Resembling a keytar that the white Power Ranger might use (not to be mistaken with neo-facist park maintenance officer White Power Ranger), the Mech certainly distinguishes itself from the crowd with an aluminium top plate, those diagonal lines and that handle. That handle. You’re either going to be completely sold on the bold look, or completely reviled. |
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| Gaming Mouse CM Storm Reaper |
| Listen, we said sensibly priced, not bargainous. $82.7 might still be a fair whack compared to the price you got on that Microsoft IntelliMouse you’ve been clicking away on since 1999, but in the case of CM Storm’s Reaper that $82.7 buys you pretty much everything you’d want – certainly everything you need – in a desktop rodent. |
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| Gaming Mouse Gigabyte Aivia Uranium |
| You’ve got to hand it to Gigabyte. If you’re out to make waves in the peripherals market, calling your new mouse the Uranium is a darned good start. Pitting this nuclear palm power against regular Lithium-ion or USB-powered eco mice would be as fair as sticking Chuck Norris in the ring with Nick Clegg. |
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| Build A Mighty Mini PC (Part 3) |
| The 500GB 840 EVO is currently at a decent price and will offer all the storage you really need in a SFF gaming build. The 120GB mSATA drive offers a similar level of performance, but in a tiny form factor that attaches straight to the board. If you’re using it as a Steam streaming box then 120GB is perfectly adequate. |
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| Build A Mighty Mini PC (Part 2) |
| A decent water-cooler will keep noise and temps down, whether you’re interested in overclocking on a high-performance mini PC or not. A case like the 250D will happily house a 120mm cooler such as the Zalman LQ310. |
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| Build A Mighty Mini PC (Part 1) |
| Graphics componentry takes up a great deal of power and silicon space, while generating more operational heat than a potassium swimsuit, which means you either have a small box with practically zero graphical performance, or a chunkier, louder box with more of a nod towards visual computing. |
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| Apple Mac Mini Desktop Computer |
| Unfairly regarded as the least exciting Mac, the mini hasn’t been updated in more than a year. But this little machine is by far the cheapest Mac you can buy and the ideal choice if you want to bring your own monitor or connect it to your living room TV. |
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| Apple Mac Pro Desktop Computer |
| The new Mac Pro, introduced at the end of 2013 and still in short supply, is Apple’s most powerful machine. Its twin AMD FirePro graphics cards are incredibly powerful and central processing is handled by lntel’s expensive top-end Xeon chips. |
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| Apple iMac 27in And 25.1in |
| As Apple‘s previous decade-old Mac Pro began to flag the 27in iMac took over as the model of choice for creative professionals. The 21.5in option is great value for everyone else offering more than adequate performance and an excellent screen. |
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| The Gaming Mouse: Ozone Neon |
| We haven’t seen a new mouse from Ozone in a little while, but those we’ve seen in the past have been plump, hand-filling beasts. The Neon, then, is a departure, as its slim ambidextrous frame certainly isn’t what you’d call hand-filling. |
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