The Mionix Naos 7000 is an optical gaming mouse with great ergonomics specially designed for the right handed users. The mouse is priced at $79 which isn't that much considering the tons of features you get with the mouse.

The soft touch rubber coating on the body of the mouse is really pleasing. The shape of the mouse is ergonomically very very pleasing and it's a delight to use. It has a full palm grip and has proper placement for all your fingers to stay.

 The mouse sensors provides good accuracy and smooth tracking on most surfaces. The tactile and programmable thumb buttons on the left of the mouse are also very good. The rubberized scroll wheel is also pretty good with customizable LED lights. The two programmable buttons behind the scroll wheel are for changing the DPI. The mouse comes in at 7000 DPI. The sensor used on the Naos 7000 is very accurate.A 32 bit ARM processor is inside the mouse. It has 7 fully programmable buttons. It also has two integrated LEDs in two color zones with up to 16.8 million LED color options. Also, the logo on the top is also LED illuminated as it's customizable as well. Inside there's a 128kb. memory for saving all your profiles and settings directly into the mouse. The Naos 7000 weighs in at 103g. So, the mouse is very light-weight compared to most other gaming mice. The weight requires a bit of getting used to. So,we'd prefer the mouse to be a bit heavier. The gold plated USB 2.0 connector can be a bit unstable in few cases. The driver software is pretty good with all the necessary features like LED customization and button mapping. So, in conclusion, the Naos 7000 from Mionix is without a doubt one of the best optical gaming mice out there. 

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The Rampage V is the latest inclusion to the ROG Rampage series of high end gaming/overclocking motherboards from ASUS. The Rampage V Extreme is the successor to the Rampage IV Extreme which was based on the X79 platform.

The Rampage V Extreme is now based on the x99 platform. It has LGA 2011-v3 socket which fits the 5th gen Extreme series processors from Intel. Rampage V Extreme comes feature packed and has outstanding overclocking capabilities. It also includes some ASUS exclusive features like SupremeFX 2014, DirectCU, Extreme Engine Digi+ IV,Fan Xpert 3, Sonic Radar ii, Game First iii and some others. The board has great cooling capabilities and it's ready for high end water cooling. Since the board is a flagship, it also costs higher than most other motherboards. Now, it costs about $500. 

Now, from the ASUS exclusive features, one of the most popular is the SupremeFX which is an on-board audio solution which makes sounds crisp and realistic. The SupremeFX is indicated through a red line located at the bottom left of the motherboard. The line illuminates when the PC is turned on. The ROG logo cover on top of the chipset also illuminates when powered on. DirectCU is copper cooling solution which results in better overall temps. The board has 4-way Crossfire and SLI support. Well, the ROG Rampage V Extreme is an overclocker's dream come true. With features that make overclocking as seamless as possible. And it's also an awesome board for high end gamers too. Other included accessories are an OC Panel and a Wi-Fi connector. The OC Panel fits in a 5.25" drive bay and it indicates the essential elements for overclocking like temperatures, clock speeds, fan speeds etc. Although the Rampage V comes with a hefty price tag, it's a solid board for enthusiasts who don't want to miss out on any features and want to get the best that the company can offer.!

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Roccat is a very popular name when it comes to making high end PC peripherals. Today, we are going to take a look at their enthusiast grade gaming mouse, the Roccat Tyon with a hefty price tag of a 100 dollars. 

The mouse looks amazing from the outside and feels very ergonomic in the hand. The textured thumb rest is highly comfortable. The mouse weight is well balanced at 126 grams. The scroll wheel on the mouse is outstanding and a pleasure to use. The mouse isn't fatiguing to use even when using it more than usual.

The Roccat Tyon comes packed with a lot of features from programmable buttons to easy profile shifting, this mouse is a delight to use. It's availabe in black and white colors.The buttons on the Tyon are fully programmable. The Tyon is a laser gaming mouse with 8200 DPI . So, tracking is pretty smooth on almost all surfaces. An LED lighting strip is located around the bottom and another on the scroll wheel. The lighting looks fantastic, they are bright and changeable. Different effects can be manually set for the LED colors which is a welcomed inclusion. The LED colors are highly accurate and they produce the desired colors without any distortion. The driver software for the mouse is well designed and has tons customization features. You can change the mouse sensitivity, scroll speed, DPI etc. from within the software. Manual button mapping is also possible. Various LED lighting effects can also be set inside the software. The settings can be saved in a profile inside the mouse itself instead of the computer, thanks to its built in system memory, a feature we are very happy to see. So, the Roccat Tyon is an amazing mouse, by far one of the best laser gaming mouse available on the market.

Picture source: www.youtube.com/user/HardwareCanucks and www.roccat.org 

                                               
Phanteks,the Dutch company made a huge impact last year with their first ever chassis , the Enthoo Primo. Now, they are a widely renowned company in the PC enclosure market.

Well, they hope to keep their good reputation constant with their new case the Enthoo Pro. This full tower case has an outstanding price tag , the windowed version of the case costs 100 dollars and the non-windowed version costs about 90 dollars. 

The Enthoo Pro looks quite a bit like its predecessor, the Enthoo Primo. The side panel has two acrylic windows. One reveals all your precious hardware and the second small angular windows shows the Phanteks logo in the Hard Drive area. The case looks beautiful and elegant from the outside. The exterior of the case is made of really high quality plastic and it look like brushed aluminium. 

Three 5.25" optical drive bays are located at the front. On top of the drive bays, we have a cover which conceals the ports of the case. It has two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 and two audio ports and a reset button. The power button is located on the top of the case. A large removable dust filter is located on the front panel which will help to keep the interior of your PC clean. A large 200mm. white fan is included at the front of the case. By removing the included 200mm. front fan ,2x120 or 2x140 mm. fans can be placed at the front as well. The front panel also has some stylish side ventilation for better overall air flow. The whole case stands on sturdy case feet with removable dust filters at the bottom which covers the power supply are and the optional fan spots as well. A large dust filter is also located at the top of the case which covers the triple 120mm or 140mm. fan spots. Upto 420mm. radiators are supported at the top. A 120mm. fan is included at the rear side of the case with height adjustable mounting strips. The case has overall amazing air-flow and water cooling options as well. Inside the cable routing holes have grommets to hide all your cables and the case is pretty good for cable management. It also has tons of water cooling options too. An optional power supply bracket is also included with the windowed version of the case. Large GPUs are no problem as the case has a lot of room inside. As expected, the finished PC looks outstanding in this case. Assembly in this PC is as easy as it can be. And all the parts can be disassembled making it modder friendly. So, it's good to see such cases being available in the market which doesn't miss out on features and comes without a high price tag. Overall, the Enthoo Pro from Phanteks is an enthusiast grade case at an entry level price bracket. This is undoubtedly one of the best cases of 2014. So if you're on a budget and don't want to miss out on all the great features that come packed with enthusiast level cases, then the Enthoo Pro is a solid choice.
Picture source: www.hardwarecanucks.com , www.kitguru.net and www.reddit.com

                                                                     
G. Skill is a very popular name when it comes to high end PC memory. The Taiwanese company was founded in 1989.

 G.skill has earned massive fame for their DDR3 memory modules, mostly for the Ripjaws, Trident and Sniper series modules. Now, they are trying to gain more popularity and keep up their rate of success through their latest memory modules, this time based on DDR4.







 


DDR4 has been recently released and it is still quite expensive. G.Skill's Ripjaws 4 series is set to re-define computer memory modules. 

With this 4th iteration of the Ripjaws series, they have added a new heat spreader for better temperatures. The Ripjaws 4 modules have memory clock speeds from 2133MHz. to 3200MHz. It also has a pretty low voltage rating of 1.2V for kits under 2800MHz. and 1.35V. for 3000/3200MHz. These new modules have Intel XMP 2.0 support and it's ready for the new X99 platform.

So, overall the G.Skill Ripjaws 4 is an outstanding choice for those who are looking forward to building a DDR4 system.
Pictures are from: www.wccftech.com and www.guru3d.com

                                                 

Today, (March 5, 2015) Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has announced two new things for the company. One is that Nvidia is going to make a console named Nvidia Shield and they have unveiled their latest GPU  at Epic Games GDC session.

It's a behemoth of a card and it is claimed to be the fastest GPU on earth. The Titan X is the successor to last year's Titan Z.

 The Titan X is based on Nvidia's Maxwell architecture which is outstandingly power efficient. The card has 12GB. VRAM and has a transistor count of a whopping 8 billion. A single six pin and an eight pin power connector is required for power this behemoth of a card. The card also looks fantastic. Nvidia haven't said much about the card since they have their own conference in the not too distant future. Nvidia CEO signed the box of the GPU and then gifted it to Epic Games' co-founder Tim Sweeney. 

All we know for now is that the Titan X will be an outstanding GPU. Nvidia CEO has not provided any other information regarding the card. No release date, no pricing, no detailed specs etc. So, we just have to wait and see what Nvidia has got in store. That's all information provided for now. We will update you whenever anything more is announced.

Image source: www.videocardz.com and blogs.nvidia.com and www.overclock.net

                                                     
This year at MWC 2015, we got to see two new major flagship smartphones from the Korean multi-national company "Samsung." The Galaxy S6 is the one of the phones unveiled by Samsung on Mobile World Congress 2015. The Galaxy S6 is the sixth iteration of the Galaxy "S" line of flagship smartphones from Samsung.

Samsung is highly praised as a smartphone manufacturer but they weren't able to produce expected sales with their previous flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5. This is year Samsung wants to fix that mistake.

 The Galaxy S6 with it's beautiful glass finish on both sides and metal around the edges easily makes it one of the most visually appealing smartphones available to date. Inside, it packs beastly specs. Elegant on outside and outrageous in the inside is what describes the GSG6. The Galaxy S6 is expected to be released on 10 April,2015. Now let's talk about the specs. The phone itself weighs in at 138g. It features a WQHD 2560x1440 resolution 5.1 inch Super AMOLED display which produces stunning colors and makes pictures,movies,games etc. look more vibrant and life-like. It has 577 pixels per inch. The screen protector is Corning Gorilla Glass 4. It also has a finger print sensor located on the home button and a new feature for the device is Samsung Pay which lets you pay for stuff from your mobile through your finger print. The phone runs Samsung's TouchWiz UI on top of Android v.5.0.2 (Lollipop). It has an Octa-Core Exynos 7420 processor and 3 GB RAM. The phone is available with 3 storage varieties:32,64 and 128GB. It has the Mali T-760 GPU. The rear camera is a 16MP. shooter with OIS(Optical Image Stabilization) and the camera is capable of recording 4k at 30 frames per second. The rear camera protrudes a bit out from the phone body. The front camera is 5MP. and has Auto HDR. The phone also has an improved heart rate sensor located at the back. The phone has a 2550 mAh battery. The phone is available in 4 colors: White Pearl, black sapphire, Gold Platinum and Blue Topaz. Any information about the pricing of the phone has yet not been announced.
Photos are from: www.cnet.com