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What are you doing here? It’s Christmas
Well perhaps you don’t celebrate it, maybe for some reason XSR is one of those sites you visit every day or maybe you’re just looking around and ended up here. Either way, have a happy Christmas from everyone here at XSReviews. 2012 hasn’t been the strongest year for the site, but we’re still here ticking…
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BassBuds Classics Earbuds
Introduction With the recent surge of interest in headphones thanks to the combination of style and sound quality from brands like Dr Dre’s Beats, there are a lot of other firms capitalising on it. One of these is BassBuds, which has a big line up of Classic variants. Available in a lot of different colours,…
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BeQuiet Straight Power 580w
Introduction BeQuiet have gone from a relatively small name in the PSU industry to one of its dominant players and its continued to release new ranges of units on a regular basis, keeping sites like this flush with products. Today we’re looking at one such product, the Straight Power 580w. It’s modular, has braided cabling,…
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8GB vs 4GB RAM in Borderlands 2
Introduction While Borderlands 2 has had a lot of attention in the past month, one thing that many PC users have loved discussing is ways to improve its look and perhaps more importantly for some, performance. However while better graphics cards, CPUs and the replacement of an aging HDD with an SSD have clear advantages,…
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Corsair AF120, SP120, AP140 Fans
Introduction Today our newest reviewew Tom takes us into full motion reviews, with XSR’s first full video review. He’s looking at Corsair’s latest lineup of fans, the AF120, SP120 and AP140. They come in a variety of eye catching colours and feature near silent operation across the board. Let’s find out what he thought. The…
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Make Something Unreal 2013 Launches
Epic Games’ long running Make Something Unreal competition has launched once again, this time putting up for grabs a free Unreal Engine 4 license to the team that is able to produce the best game using the free version of Unreal Engine 3. At first it’s all about the pitch. Epic will accept a theorised…
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HumbleBundle 6 Available for Purchase
The latest edition of the Humble Bundle – number six for those that are counting – is now available, offering the usual array of top indi titles for a pay-what-you-want price. The games available this time around, include Dustforge, Rochard, Shatter, S.P.A.Z, Torchlight and if you pay over the average – which currently sits at…
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Corsair Gaming Series GS 800w
Introduction Another day, another PSU. This time around it’s the Corsair Gaming Series (GS) 800w unit, featuring four PCIexpress connectors, a clear bladed, quiet fan, 80 PLUS certified and braided cable sleeves. All in all, a pretty bog standard unit with a reasonable ammount of power. While we can’t offer a full test suite here…
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Sharkfin Self-Molding Earbuds
Introduction Like it or not, the headphone brands from big-name artists like Dr Dre, 50 Cent and Ludacris, have opened up a new market for quality sound in headphones and earbuds. However while style and substance are there in varying quantities and they’re great for everyday use or while in a relaxed state, often the…
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Roccat Savu Gaming Mouse
This latest iteration of Roccat mousey hardware however focuses on something else, sweat reduction. Adding bumpy plastic grips to the sides, preventing perspiration buildup and slips could let this piece of kit fit nicely into a niche. Then again, perhaps it will reduce comfort.