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GIGABYTE Launch H81 Series Motherboards

When it comes to our motherboard reviews, we typically attempt to focus on the high sellers with distinguishing features – this normally means chipsets aimed at the mainstream to high end with more capabilities. Every so often we touch on something aimed more at the entry level or a cheaper chipset, and today GIGABYTE are launching their H81 series motherboards – entry level for Haswell. To put H81 into perspective, the chipset offers two SATA 6 Gbps ports, two USB 3.0 ports, no RAID, no Smart Response Technology, a single PCIe 2.0 x16 from the CPU and six PCIe 2.0 lanes from the chipset. GIGABYTE's H81 range covers both thinner ATX and micro-ATX motherboards, where PCIe 2.0 x1 and PCI ports occupy the extra slots down…

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Choosing a Gaming Laptop, Back-to-School 2013 Edition

We regularly get asked for opinions on what product is “best” for a certain use case. Naturally, what makes a product perfect for one user may not matter much at all to someone else. Recently I was asked for advice on gaming laptops, and as this is a common question it seemed a perfect fit for another “best xyz” guide. The Haswell and Richland launches are now behind us, supply of the new processors is sufficient, and we’ve also got a variety of new GPUs to consider. What’s the best gaming laptop your money can buy today? First you’ll need to decide just how much of your stash you’re willing to part with, and then you need to weigh…

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GameStop managers to receive PS4, seven games

GameStop managers will receive PlayStation 4 units and seven games at launch, GameStop has confirmed to Joystiq. The announcement was made at the company’s GameStop EXPO, currently taking place in Las Vegas. A tipster informs us the games to be given with the console include: Killzone: Shadowfall, NBA 2K14, Madden, FIFA 14, Need for Speed: Rivals, Battlefield 4 and Beyond: Two Souls. That final one being a curiosity if we’re to assume managers will receive PS4 versions of the listed games, since to the best of our knowledge, and reiterated by Sony in follow-up, Beyond is only for PS3. Update: Checking in with GameStop for further clarification, a spokesperson said, “Beyond is for PS3, all others are for PS4. Some are physical and some are …

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Get a glimpse of Xbox One at your local Microsoft Store

Unless you’ve been fortunate enough to attend E3 or Gamescom, you probably haven’t seen an Xbox One all up close and personal-like. If you can get to a Microsoft Store, you may remedy that situation right now. The Xbox One is behind glass at your local Microsoft Store, so unfortunately you will not be able to get your hands on that improved controller or let your fingertips slide along the console’s “liquid black” surface. You also won’t be able to touch the new Kinect’s camera lenses (frankly, we don’t know why you’d even want to do that, you monster) but you can at least see the console and estimate how much shelf space you’re going to …

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There are 20 Leaked Nudes of Demi Lovato

If you haven’t heard, someone is shopping around more than 20 images of Demi Lovato naked. Apparently there’s a big market for this because no one has bought them yet. The images have yet to be verified — hey, just send them on over and I’ll go over each one with a magnifying glass in the name of science — but the people who’ve seen them say the girl bears a striking resemblance to the singer. Both of them have the same 12 black birds tattooed on their right forearm. “These are Demi. The collection I have show some …