Hardware

By E. Fylladitakis @ AnandTech

Today we will be looking at the Ryos MK Pro, the best mechanical gaming keyboard ROCCAT currently offers. The major selling points of this keyboard are the per-key lighting, fully programmable layout, thumb keys, and the advanced software. Some of these features are not difficult to find nowadays, but per-key lighting and fully programmable layouts were rather rare when the Ryos MK Pro was released – nearly a year ago, that is. With a retail price of $156 (depending on switch type), it remains one of the most expensive gaming keyboards currently available, forcing it to face tremendous competition from other manufacturers. Can the Ryos MK Pro compete in today’s market? We will find out in this capsule review.

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Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.

• QPAD Launches MK-90, High-end Mechanical Keyboard
• Patriot Launches New Extension of Viper DRAM Series
• MSI Releases Black & White X99S SLI Krait Edition Motherboard
• SteelSeries Launches the Sentry Eye Tracker
• Acer Announces the XB270HU and XG270HU Gaming Monitors
• NZXT Announces the S340 Color Edition Chassis – VIDEO
• LG Announces the World’s First 21:9 Gaming Monitor with AMD FreeSync Support
• ADATA Launches its Gold Edition XPG Z1 DDR4 Overclocking Memory
• Ozone Gaming Announces Blast OceloteWorld Headset
• AMD Announces Seven AMD FreeSync-Enabled Monitors Coming At CES 2015
• DeepCool Announces the Landking ATX Mid-Tower Case
• Thermaltake Unveils the Pacific RL240 DIY Water Cooling Kit
• TRENDnet Announces a New WiFi Speed Category With the AC2600 Dual Band Wireless
• SanDisk Introduces New Affordable SSDs That Boost PC Performance
• TRENDnet Launches AC3200 Tri Band Wireless Router
• HP Debuts Virtual Reality Display At CES
• Phanteks Announces Enthoo Mini XL Chassis
• Seagate Launches the Seven Slim Portable Hard Drive
• LaCie Announces the Rugged RAID Mobile Drive
• LaCie Unveils the Mirror Portable Hard Drive
• ZOTAC to Show Off Three New Products at CES
• Amped Wireless Unveils its Fastest and Longest Range Router, the AC2550 Athena
• D-Link Breaks Mold with ULTRA Performance Series of 11AC Routers – VIDEO
• Linksys Expands the WRT Product Family with a New 2×2 Wireless AC Router, Network Storage Bay and High-Gain Antennas

By Kenny @ PureOC

Today we have the chance to take a look at the HyperX Predator series DDR4 memory line. DDR4 memory launched with Intel’s recent X99 Chipset featuring lower voltage with higher native frequencies. It features a native speed of 2133MHz, which is really nothing to WOW about as we have seen these speeds with DDR3. However, with its newer JEDEC Culmination and Density, DDR4 memory components now provide better speeds and faster response while being more power efficient at the same time.

The HyperX Predator memory we are going to be looking at today not only offers fast speeds of 3000MHz out of the box, but also offers the efficiency of lower voltage; we can see some great potential with additional performance once overclocked. We will be comparing results from Kingston’s (HyperX) previous line up from its DDR3 series to see if these claims line up.

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By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven  

A couple of months ago we reviewed a high end X99 board from MSI in the form of the X99S Gaming 9 AC. It was packed with performance and features which is great, but it would be fair to say that not everyone has the need (or budget) for extras such as bundled Wi-Fi and the like. To cater for those consumers MSI has a product stack below the Gaming 9 and today in our MSI X99S Gaming 7 Review we look at one of those.

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Source: TechPowerUp!

Close to X’mas eve, NVIDIA posted what could be it’s final GeForce WHQL driver release for the year, with the GeForce 347.09 WHQL. These “Game Ready” drivers are essentially last week’s GeForce 347.09 Beta, with a WHQL certification. Version 347.09 WHQL comes with optimizations for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Elite: Dangerous, along with the usual load of GeForce Experience profiles, SLI profiles, and 3D Vision Surround compatibility test recommendations.

NVIDIA’s GeForce Game Ready GeForce 347.09 WHQL drivers can be downloaded from GeForce.com or through GeForce Experience.

Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.

• FSP Announces 80 PLUS Titanium Power Supplies
• MSI Z97I GAMING ACK Mini-ITX Motherboard Released
• EVGA Announces Supernova 1600 T2 Power Supply
• BIOSTAR Introducing Built-In LAN Surge Protection For Motherboards
• Samsung Introduces SE790C Curved Monitor
• Lian Li Launches O Series Wall-Mountable Chassis – VIDEO
• Thermalright Introduces Macho 90 and Silver Arrow ITX CPU Coolers
• EVGA X99 Motherboards and G.Skill Memory Offer Top Compatibility
• BenQ Announces New Product Lineup for the 2015 International CES
• Corsair HX1200i Power Supply Coming Soon
• SilverStone Readies SX500-LG PSU in the SFX-L Form-Factor
• ASUS Announces Xonar U3 Plus External DAC with Headphones Amp
• GIGABYTE Introduces FORCE K7 Wireless Keyboard

By Jake @ PureOC

Gamdias is a company that is likely not well known by many computer enthusiasts, except for perhaps some of the diehards in the crowd. In truth, Gamdias has only been around for a couple years, designing keyboards (and the company) from the ground up. Needless to say, they’re up against some industry heavyweights in the peripheral market, but perhaps that also means a chance to shine. And today we’re looking at the flagship mechanical keyboard from Gamdias, the Hermes Ultimate.

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By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D

We test the ASUS ROG Poseidon GTX 980. Armed with a massive liquid cooling block (DirectCU H2O), a custom PCB, quality components and a factory overclock this product is bound to perform, whilst staying silent. The card has 4 GB graphics memory, is energy efficient and factory overclocked for you. Oh and hey, it overclocks very nicely!

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Dual 10GBase-T for Prosumers

By Ian Cutress @ AnandTech

For a number of months I have been wondering when 10GBase-T would be getting some prime time in the consumer market. Aside from add-in cards, there was no onboard solution, until ASRock announced the X99 WS-E/10G. We were lucky enough to get one in for review.

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Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.

• CRYORIG H7 CPU Cooler Soon to be Released
• Cougar 600K Mechanical Keyboard Pictured
• Lite-On Zeta SATA SSDs Coming To Consumer Market in 2015
• Func Adds New Version of the Popular HS-260 to the Range
• Mini-ITX Cooltek Case Packs Full-Size Desktop Benefits
• Biostar Announces A70MGP Socket FM2+ Motherboard
• Huntkey Debuts X-Power Series Power Supply for Europe
• ViewSonic Introduces Privacy Filter Screen Protectors for Monitors