| Best SSDs For The Money: October 2013 |
 | October didn't give us much in the way of storage excitement, but the most mundane news is perhaps the best: prices are falling on SSDs again. Even if they weren't, we're still at all-time lows on solid-state pricing. It remains a good time to buy an SSD. more |
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| Nvidia's Shield Revisited: Console Mode, Streaming, And More |
 | Nvidia is stuffing a bunch of new features into its October 28, 2013 over-the-air update for the Shield gaming console. One killer feature, in particular, makes me re-evaluate my opinion of the device. Read on for more information and the benchmarks. more |
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| Roccat Power-Grid: Turn Your Smartphone Into A PC Peripheral |
 | Roccat's Power-Grid allows your smartphone or tablet to be used as a programmable PC peripheral interface device. We took the beta version through its paces to show you what the software can do, and how easy it is to create your own custom interface! more |
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| ASRock M8 Mini-ITX Barebones Gaming PC Review |
 | Some of us love compact gaming builds, but the best of these have always been pre-configured into custom enclosures. Is ASRock’s M8 the perfect open-architecture alternative? We load this $550 barebones up with hardware and test its mettle. more |
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| Radeon R9 290X Review: AMD's Back In Ultra-High-End Gaming |
 | After eight months of watching Nvidia go uncontested in the ultra-high-end graphics market, AMD has a new GPU based on existing technology that promises to challenge the top position. It gets mighty loud at times, but you can't ignore the R9 290X's price. more |
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