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Martian Victory Smart Watch Review

As a college student always checking my iPhone, the idea of having a watch that literally notifies me of almost any activity on my phone really intrigued me. Everyone hates when they feel their phone vibrate in their pocket and then they pull it out only to find that it was an irrelevant email or a Facebook notification. If only there was something that could let me know everything I wanted to know, all while being disguised as something that also tells me what time it is. Say hello to the Martian Victory Smart Watch.

Mushkin Redline DDR4-2667 Quad-Channel Memory Review

Mushkin Enchanced made the choice a lot easier with their Redline DDR4-2667 Quad-Channel Memory (994192F), another sweet spot quad kit that is begging to be noticed.

Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4-2400 Quad-Channel Memory Review

Today we are taking a look at the Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4-2400 16GB kit. The Crucial Ballistix Sport is designed for performance enthusiasts and anyone who simply wants to get more out of their system. With Micron’s 35 years of experience in the DDR memory market there is no doubt in my mind that the Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 can deliver a high level of reliability and performance at a current price of $230.

PowerColor PCS+ R9 290X 8GB Review

Powercolor is one of those unique brands that never fails to impress with their offerings. They give enthusiasts the opportunity to choose between the Powercolor Devil 13 Dual R9 290x, a dual GPU power house released long before anyone else, or the Powercolor LCS R9 290X, a custom watercooling-only top of the line card. It is no surprise that Powercolor was also one of the few to bring out an 8GB version of AMD flagship Hawaii chipset known as the PCS+ R9 290X 8GB edition. The PCS+ R9 290X 8GB edition is currently priced at $430 and competes against's Nvidia's flag ship GTX 980 and GTX 970 on a core perforance level and against Nvidia's Titan, the R9 290X2, and other offerings of the R9 290X 8GB edition.

TechwareLabs CES 2015 Event Coverage: Thermaltake

Thermaltake has had one of the most impressive showings at CES 2015 with amazing offerings to consumers and enthusiasts alike. The scope at which Thermaltake is approaching the watercooling market is nothing to ignore, they are offering the entire package with its entire line up of reservoirs, CPU water blocks, custom non-rebrand radiators, and housings for all popular pumps. The fun doesn't stop there, take a look at the new keyboard in the Poseidon lineup with its innovative space-bar touch sensor that is 100% macroable as well as the customization heavy Core X chassis lineup that is perfect for any enthusiast and casual system builder.

ASUS X99-A Motherboard Review

Today we are taking a look at the Asus X99-A motherboard from Asus. This motherboard sports the brand new X99 chipset a 2011-3 socket and blazing fast DDR4, quite the upgrade from the aging X79. With the capability of running Intel’s latest Haswell-E or server grade Xeon processors you know you are in for serious business. Unmatched performance at a reasonable price for a motherboard capable of handling top of the line processors seems too good to be true however, this is Asus we are talking about.