Fix Broken Links And Redirections

Broken link checker WordPress plugin (BLC) is one of the essential site SEO audit plugin. For any huge WordPress blog, this plugin is a life saver to remove broken links and to fix redirections. This plugin is very handy when you are cleaning up your WordPress site after some time. This plugin finds all broken and redirected links and give you options to fix them in many ways. Before we talk more about Broken link checker plugin, lets check out some information on broken links.

What are broken links?

Broken links are those link which do not exist. It’s a dead link with 404 status code. For example, you might have linked to some website or pages in the past and now that link doesn’t exist or has been removed, such links are broken links or dead end for bots. When a visitor follow that link, he will get 404 error page & search engine bots will get 404 status code, which means this page does not exist. From SEO point of view broken links ( dead links) are dead end and it adds negative impact on your blog.

For any Website there are many broken link checker Websites Or you can use Xenu to check all broken links on your blog. But when it comes to WordPress, there are plugins like Broken link checker which makes our life easier. Too many 404 links are also informally termed at Link rot and you can read more about it on Wiki page.

WordPress plugin to fix broken links:

BLC is a free broken link checker tool for WordPress.It helps you to find all broken links on your blog as well as all the redirections. Specially, if your posts get too many comments, over the time you might end up having hundreds or thousands of broken links.

This WP plugin checks all the URL’s on your WordPress blog and give a complete report of broken and redirected link. Plugin author has updated this plugin to take care of load on your site and now it comes with many settings.

How to use Broken link checker WordPress plugin?

• Download and install the plugin.
• Activate the plugin and go to it’s setting by clicking on Tools> Broken links

It might take some time before you start seeing detected broken and redirected links. You can always check the status from your dashboard homepage. Here is how the broken link checker plugin shows broken links:

Along with broken link, it shows the status code, which will help you to determine if you have to unlink, update or not to take any action. Again, my recommendation would be work on updating the link instead of simply unlinking it. In case, if you have a huge blog with thousands of broken links, it’s better to get rid of such 404 links instead of delaying it for later.

You can click on Settings at top right and configure many settings. Specially, go to “Look for links in” and check comments. If your server is underpowered or if it’s overpowered, you can set the Server load limit under advance settings tab. There is an option under general, which let you stop search engine bots to follow broken links.

Usually, this plugin is plug and play to find broken links, but additionally I would suggest to check and confirm if “Stop search engines from following broken links” and Comments under look for links in are checked. This will make sure that by the end of the day, you will be getting rid of broken links.

Broken links found. What next?

So, after running this plugin for 2-3 hours, it detected almost 500+ broken links. For comments, you can simply select all such comments and from the drop down, you can select Unlink. Or you can hover over any link and quickly edit, unlink or mark it as not broken. Specially for blog posts, I would suggest you to update the broken link with updated link else your quality post might not be of any good without any link.

Here is the most interesting feature of this plugin and that is finding redirection and fixing it. Over the time, many people change their domain and do a redirection or you might have changed your permalink and your old posts are interlinked using old permalink, which is somehow not to good for SEO. Broken link checker plugin checks all the redirection and with one click you can fix the redirected links and update them to new one. In case, if you are using affiliate links, it will be also shown as redirected link, so make sure you don’t fix such affiliate links. Here is a screenshot of how you can fix redirected links.:

If you ever changed your domain, permalink or moved from BlogSpot to WordPress or from any other platform, this redirects feature under broken link checker plugin is going to be very useful.

Some time back, I changed CallingAllGeeks permalink structure which resulted in showing as duplicate meta description for all the posts under HTML suggestion of Google Webmaster tool. After searching in Webmaster forum, I realize it’s a bug but still I don’t see any point of keeping links with old permalink structure. As too many redirection and such links might not be considered as SEO friendly. Here is a screenshot for the same:

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5 Most Inexpensive Domain Names Registrar

What most of the internet users that I’ve come across do is that they go with the same domain host for their domain registration. Although there isn’t any rule that your domain registrar and host shouldn’t be the same, but you should get the best individually. If you can find a good host someplace and a great domain registrar someplace else, you should stick your guns with it. This also has a security advantage, as if someone get access to your hosting account, your domain name will still be safe.

A little is being talked on the internet about cheap and good domain registrars and people usually tend to go with whatever seems plausible or what your competitor has gone with. Choosing a good cheap domain registrar could be a daunting task – Which one should you choose? Who has the best mix of pricing, services and support? etc. But not if someone is there to guide you. This article is intended with the sole purpose of shedding some light on the cheapest and best domain names registrars on the internet right now. Below are 5 of the best and cheapest domain names registrars that provide you with quality performance and support for a cheap deal.

Domain.com

With .com domain names starting from $9.99/year, Domain.com offers the cheapest domain names registration service. They are one of the popular choice for domain registration. With .mobi domains at $2.99/year to .net and .org priced at $8.99/year Domain.com is one of the best value for money domain registrars. Domain.com has a lot to offer given its low price. At this moment, Domain.com offers following payment option: PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express.

ShoutMyDomain.com

ShoutMyDomain, a part of the ShoutMeLoud service has to offer you something which could be of great advantage to you. ShoutMyDomain has received great reviews from its users and offers cheap domain registration along with a great support. Its pricing starts from $10.99/year for .com domains, with .biz domains starting from $4.94/year, with .org domains for $6.04/year. ShoutMyDomain offers a great host of local domains and you must pay it a visit if you want a big host of domain options and localization for a bargain deal. Specially for Indian residents, ShoutMyDomain offers payment via Netbanking, and for international users PayPal is the best available Payment option. With every domain registration, you get 2 free Email address and free who.is guard.

Name.com

Name.com is one of the industry standard cheap domain registration service. With .com, .net and .org domain registration starting from $10.99/year, they have to offer a great support, cheap registration and their host of experience in this field for registering your domain with them. Name.com isn’t the cheapest, but they have flexible pricing plans and personable customer support. Name.com also offers “Domain Nabber” services to grab expired domains that may be relevant to you or your business. The pricing is high for expired domain names, but you might end up picking one of the best name for your next online venture.

Namecheap.com

Namecheap is another popular choice of website for buying domain name. With .com domain names for $10.69/year and .net and .org domains for $11.48/year, they are a decently cheap priced domain registrar. The service and support are great and you get a host of features with them. The only additional fee that they add to their service is an additional 18¢ for ICANN registration/year. Namecheap is famous for their twitter and Facebook contest, where they offer domain names for cheapest price for a particular time. Namecheap is also consider as one of the best alternatives to Godaddy domains.

GoDaddy.com

The daddy of all domain registrars – or so they say! They are the most controversial domain registrar on the planet and controversy seems to find a way through them every time. GoDaddy however managed to get its reputation back up after a major failure back in 2012. GoDaddy makes .com domains cost $1.99 per year, but in reality, it costs $10 for the first year and $15 for every year after that, that’s a lot of additional hidden prices. They are still arguably the leaders of domain name registrars and there’s no reason you shouldn’t be checking out what they have to offer.

Quick tips to choose a good domain registrar

• Consider pricing and value thoroughly.
• Make sure you’re going through an ICANN-registered registrar.
• Check out for hidden fees and fees for transferring or releasing.
• Check to see if you get any Email accounts/Email forwarders.
• Consider add-on services like free who.is guard.
• Check policy for domain transfer. For example, many registrar like Godaddy will not let you transfer domains outside of Godaddy for 60 days.

So, out of these which domain registrar you are using for buying domain names? If you using any other domain name service, do let me know via comments. Don’t forget to share this domain resource guide with your friends on Facebook and Google plus.

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Difference Between SATA II and SATA III

SATA is a hardware connection standard that provides data transfer between hard drives and a computer's motherboard. The current standard is SATA III as of December 2012; SATA I was supplanted by SATA II around 2006. SATA connectors have been the default way of connecting hard drives to motherboards since around 2004 The first SATA hard drives were released in 2003 and had significant performance increases.

Transfer Speeds

The primary difference between SATA II and SATA II is the transfer speed, which is measured in gigabits per second. SATA II has a peak transfer rate of 3 Gbps, SATA III has a peak transfer rate of 6 Gbps. One Gbps is roughly 100 megabytes per second pulled from the drive.

Connectors and Cables

SATA ports on motherboards and the cables that connect hard drives use a different interface than the older IDE standard; this simplified assembling computers, and the cables are both less expensive and more durable. Regardless of the generation of SATA being used, the cables are identical and using an old SATA cable does not impact the data transfer speed.

Compatible Drives and Ports

If an SATA II device is plugged into a SATA III port, the port detects the slower device, and the data transfer rate is dialed down to match. To get maximum performance, always make sure that your hard drive's SATA generation matches the SATA ports on the motherboard of the computer you're building.

Nomenclature Change

In 2010, the standards organization behind SATA broke away from using Roman numerals to designate SATA generations, and lists them by their transfer rates in Gbps. SATA II became SATA -- 3.0 gigabit -- and SATA III became SATA -- 6.0 gigabit.

What is the difference between SATA I, SATA II and SATA III?

SATA I (revision 1.x) interface, formally known as SATA 1.5Gb/s, is the first generation SATA interface running at 1.5 Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 150MB/s.

SATA II (revision 2.x) interface, formally known as SATA 3Gb/s, is a second generation SATA interface running at 3.0 Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 300MB/s.

SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface.

SATA II specifications provide backward compatibility to function on SATA I ports. SATA III specifications provide backward compatibility to function on SATA I and SATA II ports. However, the maximum speed of the drive will be slower due to the lower speed limitations of the port.

Example: SanDisk Extreme SSD, which supports SATA 6Gb/s interface and when connected to SATA 6Gb/s port, can reach up to 550/520MB/s sequential read and sequential write speed rates respectively. However, when the drive is connected to SATA 3 Gb/s port, it can reach up to 285/275MB/s sequential read and sequential write speed rates respectively.

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AMD FX-6200 CPU Review

AMD has had a rough time of it lately when it comes to CPUs. Early last year when we saw the performance of the low power Bobcat architecture, we thought 2011 would be a breakout year for AMD. Bulldozer was on the horizon and it promised performance a step above what Intel could offer. This harkened back to the heady days of the original Athlon and Athlon 64 where AMD held a performance advantage over all of Intel’s parts. On the graphics side AMD had just released the 6000 series of chips, all of which came close in performance to NVIDIA’s Fermi architecture, but had a decided advantage in terms of die size and power consumption. Then the doubts started to roll in around the April timeframe. Whispers hinted that Bulldozer was delayed, and not only was it delayed it was not meeting performance expectations.

The introduction of the first Llano products did not help things. The “improved” CPU performance was less than expected, even though the GPU portion was class leading. The manufacturing issues we saw with Llano did not bode well for AMD or the upcoming Bulldozer products. GLOBALFOUNDRIES was simply not able to achieve good yields on these new 32 nm products. Then of course the hammer struck. Bulldozer was released, well behind schedule, and with performance that barely rose above that of the previous Phenom II series of chips. The top end FX-8150 was competitive with the previous Phenom II X6 1100T, but it paled in comparison to the Intel i7 2600 which was right around the same price range.

Perhaps the biggest disappointment for many users was the launch of the FX-6100. This chip originally sparked a lot of interest as it was a 3 module/6 core product with a 95 watt TDP for under $200 that promised to be something of a budget enthusiast’s dream. When performance figures came out, the chip did not hold up to the lofty expectations held by users. At a stock 3.3 GHz, it was simply outclassed by products such as the i5 2500 and 2500K variants, which were again in the same price range. Even though the processor had a maximum Turbo Core of 3.9 GHz, it just could not keep up in most applications with the smaller and less power hungry Intel Sandy Bridge based products.

Hope springs eternal though, and when news leaked out that AMD would be introducing refreshes for the FX-4000 and FX-6000 chips people were expecting there to be an improvement in thermals and perhaps even a minor revision update to the design. The chatter turned to potential per clock improvements, better overclocking headroom, and a couple of products under $200 that could hold their own against Intel’s mighty Sandy Bridge. Then the actual details came out. These chips were of the same revision as the previous parts, and the speed increase they saw was due to the TDP ceiling being raised from 95 watts up to 125 watts. Still, there was hope that these products could more than hold its own against the i3 and i5 in the same price range. Does the FX-6200 succeed? I guess we are about to find out.

The FX-6200

Ryan and I have covered the Bulldozer architecture in previous articles, so I will not go over the finer details here. I will discuss some of the basics of the chip and the architecture.

The FX-6200 is based off of the same Bulldozer revision as the previous FX series of parts that was released last October. There may have been some minor changes along the way, but they would have more to do with manufacturing rather than any kind of base silicon or extreme metal layer change. The product is still built by GLOBALFOUNDRIES on their 32 nm HKMG SOI process. The chip is a native 4 module/8 core product, but one of the modules has been fused off and is unavailable for unlocking. This leaves 3 modules/6 cores for the processor to work with. Each module features 2 MB of L2 cache to be shared between the two integer units and the single FPU/MMX/SSE/AVX unit, for a total of 6 MB of L2 for the entire CPU. The L3 features the full 8 MB of cache that is available on fully enabled CPUs.

The full meal deal of a retail/boxed processor. The 3 year warranty and heatsink/fan are likely worth it to most users.

The base clock is now set at 3.8 GHz, which is faster than the 3.6 GHz stock clock for the FX-8150. To achieve this clock AMD raised the TDP to 125 watts, which is up from the 95 watts of the FX-6100. The max Turbo Core speed of the FX-6200 is 4.1 GHz. AMD did raise the Northbridge/L3 cache speed on the FX-6200, and it runs at 2.2 GHz rather than the 2.0 GHz that the FX-6100 was set to. The memory controller is heavily revised from the previous Phenom II generation of parts, and it can handle official speeds up to DDR-3 1866 MHz.

The retail package comes with a pretty hefty heatsink and fan combination that should be able to handle the extra thermal load that the 125 watt CPU provides. The CPU has a standard 3 year warranty for the boxed version, while a tray chip has a 30 day warranty. The boxed product retails for $169 US, but can often be found cheaper with instant rebates and sales.

The FX processors are all unlocked so it makes them very easy to overclock. Most retail motherboards cover all of the settings needed to increase the multipliers on the CPU and overclock the chip. Success of any overclock is not guaranteed and the choice of motherboard will also directly affect the ability of the chip to reach higher speeds.

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AMD FX 8370 and 8370E Review

AMD is launching three new 8-core processors in the hope they can lift along with the Haswell-E release hype from Intel. Looking and comparing the two would not be fair. The AMD FX 8370 series launch at 200 USD, the Core i7 5960X is a 999 USD processor.That said, the multi-core awareness in applications is picking up, and opposed to two years ago 8-core processors make a lot more sense these days. Gaming with the per-core performance that the octacore AMD series offers remains tricky to explain. My generic advice here is that if you stick to mainstream PC gaming (and do not use high-end graphics cards or Crossfire/SLI), only then you are OK with an AMD FX processor as tested today.

The PileDriver based FX 8370(E) processors from AMD does what was expected of it, and that's increase performance, albeit that statement is relative for the new 95W E model with its lower the power draw (and thus performance). Other then that it's the FX 8350 with a couple of tweaks. Overall these CPUs are based on a very a sound architecture if we lived in a world where all games and application would make use of massive multi-threading then AMD would be competing very well with Intel. And though things slowly change most often applications use up-to four cores, and that's why Intel with its higher per core performance will win time after time. It's simple per physical CPU core Intel is twice as fast over the AMD FX CPU core. But again, with Windows 8 things are slowly changing and the overall performance you can't complain about. You get a fast and responsive PC and operating system with fast apps and program responsiveness. Gaming however will remain a bit of a conundrum with a high-end graphics cards as games often only use two to four cores, and a faster per physical CPU core performance remains incredibly relevant if you are not GPU bound.

Multi Threading

AMD has set the strategy to pursue processors with as many CPU cores as possible. The benefit here is that massively threaded applications really like that very much. Look at the Handbrake (multi-threaded video transcoding application) results and content creation with MAXON's animation software CINEMA 4D. But yeah, the hardware needs the software in order to shine. Times are slowly changing though, I mean we had the single core to dual-core revolution, quickly followed by four, six and thus now eight cores. So where multi-threaded applications are programmed right AMD really starts to shine with the FX series.

Real World Usage

So the opposite effect of AMDs offering is that with applications that prefer say one or two CPU threads and thus utilize only one or two cores, that's where the FX series have a really hard time as the per core performance starts to hinder AMD very much. I've been using the FX 8370E processor for a couple of days now though and granted the overall experience with this processor is once again great. The OS responds more than fast enough and for you everyday usage you'll have a hard time noticing any difference to say a Core i5 processor. Once you start up applications that allow for it, multi-threading kicks in really nicely performance will quickly see high-end grade performance.

Gaming

In games we see similar behaviour but the FX remains relatively weak on most games due to its very average per core performance. But if you take for example a Radeon R9 285, then it would be in good symbiosis with the processor performance. Overall in the higher resolutions you'll be GPU dependant more then CPU dependant. So gaming at Full HD with an AMD FX 8370 series processor will be absolutely fine. Once you go Crossfire / SLI or use a high-end dedicated graphics card, that where you would like to have a faster per-core performing product. But for mainstream gaming / usage the processor will be totally fine.

Video encoding and Decoding

For the ones that use their PC for content creation and video transcoding, well this processor kicks in very nicely, and for a reasonable price you get impressive multi-threaded performance. Considering that the FX 8750 will cost merely 199 USD we can state that the processor offering great value, under the condition that you use multi-threaded encoders. Video playback is not an issue, the per core performance is fast enough to deal with any Blu-ray or 1080P content stream.

Energy Consumption

Power consumption wise we are a little reserved in judgment, the platform with this processor uses just under 100W in idle yet when we stress the CPU cores all at once, we peak closer to 200W. That's not bad, but it certainly isn't excellent either. Power consumption is platform dependant though, so your motherboard might be responsible for a lot more or less. Overclocking wise we think the FX series will offer a lot of fun but power consumption there rises quickly when you apply CPU voltage tweaks. With a decent air cooler, 4.5~4.6 GHz should be a viable target to achieve, 4.7 to 5 GHz on proper liquid cooling should be achievable as well but will require a lot of CPU voltage.

Pricing

We mentioned pricing a couple of times already, the FX-8150 when it was released it costed around 244 USD/EUR at launch. The new FX 8370 and 8370E will be introduced at 199 USD. Honestly that is good value.

Final Words

Concluding then. I'll keep saying this, personally I would have preferred a faster per core performing AMD quad-core processor rather then an eight-core processor with reduced nice per core performance. However we do have to be clear here, we have been working with the FX 8370E processor for a while now and it simply is a great PC experience overall. Your system will be fast and responsive. The main Achilles heel simply remain single threaded applications. The bigger problem here is that it effects game performance quite a bit, especially with high-end dedicated graphics cards and that's why in it's current form the FX series simply is not that popular among the gaming community. Good for AMD that Mantle popularity seems to be growing, this will greatly help AMD get freed from CPU bottleneck performance issues.

Overall the AMD FX 8370 or 8370E is a processor we can recommend in the mid-range PC gaming and desktop space. The FX 8370 with eight CPU cores is hip in a PC desktop environment with the many threads you can fire off at it, and if you love to compress, transcode or use your PC as a workstation then it will bring heaps of performance and fantastic value. I think that the 95 Watt E model has to forfeit a bit too much in performance, but the regular FX 8370 at its current price level will be a steal. And if you want to go even cheaper, just pick up the cheapest unlocked 8-core FX model you can find like thje 8150. They start around 170 bucks already. You can easily tweak them to the performance levels shown today. Even though today's release is merely a step forward we do say the FX processors deserve a lot more credit then they have gotten thus far. At a price of 199 USD the AMD FX 8370 is a really fun 8-core mainstream segment processor to work with.

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Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 Review

This motherboard supports AMD® AM3+ multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features dual-channel DDR3 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process.

Unleash True Core Performance Intelligently

ASUS Core Unlocker simplifies the activation of a latent AMD® CPU—with just a simply key. Enjoy an instant performance boost by simply unlocking the extra cores, without performing complicated BIOS changes.

Specifications

CPU	AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors Supports CPU up to 125 W AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
Chipset	AMD 760G (780L)/SB710
Memory	2 x DIMM, Max. 16GB, DDR3 1866(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). * Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard. * AMD FX Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency. * AMD AM3 100 and 200 series CPU support up to DDR3 1066MHz.
System Bus	Up to 5.2 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3
Graphic	Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 GPU VGA output support : RGB port - Supports RGB with max. resolution 2560 x 1440 @ 75 Hz Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB Hybrid CrossFireX™ Support *1 Supports DirectX 10
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI
Storage	AMD SB710 controller : 6 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), blue Support Raid 0, 1, 10, JBOD
LAN	Realtek®, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
Audio	Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *2
USB Ports	AMD SB710 controller : 10 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 6 at mid-board)
ROG Exclusive Features	Overclocking Protection : - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features	ASUS Power Design : - ASUS EPU-4 Engine Turbo Key Core Unlocker ASUS Exclusive Features : - Ai Charger - Anti-Surge ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution : - ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ DIY : - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo 2
Back I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse (green) 1 x D-Sub 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 4 x USB 2.0 1 x COM port(s) 1 x Parallel port(s) 3 x Audio jack(s)
Internal I/O Ports	3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s) 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s) 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) 1 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 1 x S/PDIF out header(s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x Internal speaker connector(s) 1 x System panel(s)
Accessories	User's manual I/O Shield 2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s)
BIOS	16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI v2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS V2.5, ACPI V2.0a
Support Disc	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Form Factor	uATX Form Factor 9.6 inch x 8 inch ( 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm )

Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 Drivers & Tools Download here.

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AMD Vishera FX-6300 and FX-4300 Review

With several new product releases over the last few weeks, AMD has been on a mission to gain back market share. While Trinity targeted the entry level crowd with a well rounded family of APUs, their Vishera FX-series firmly targets an enthusiast niche that doesn’t need or want onboard graphics capabilities. The FX-8350 serves the upper registers of this niche and belies its $199 asking price but the rest of the FX family will allow users to build highly overclockable systems for even less.

The FX-4300 and FX-6300 are being introduced at substantially lower price points than their 8-core brethren. They are supposed to appeal to entry level gamers or anyone that wants to easily tweak their system. Meanwhile, being a simple drop in upgrade for anyone with a 990FX system virtually guarantees that users with older Phenom II processors will be looking on with interest.

AMD’s FX-6300 is considered by many to be the current “sweet spot” of the Vishera lineup since it combines six cores and a cache structure that’s similar to higher end FX-series processors with fair asking price of just $132. Like its siblings the FX-6300 comes with an unlocked multiplier that ensures easy overclocking and supports memory speeds up to 1866MHz. From a pure specifications standpoint this new processor replaces the FX-6100 of yesteryear but can also be considered a spiritual successor to the 6-core Phenom X6 family.

At the bottom of AMD’s current FX-series product stack lies the $122 FX-4300. This unlocked quad core processor still uses the Piledriver architecture and boasts clock speeds that are quite similar to those of the A10-5800K APU. Like the FX-6300 its TDP hovers around the 95W mark since it still uses an eight core design, albeit one with four of those cores disabled. L2 and L3 cache have also taken a significant hit with allotments of 4MB each. Naturally, it is AMD’s intent that the FX-4300 effectively offers an upgrade solution for anyone still holding on to a Phenom II X4 processor. We just have to wonder how it will stand out with the more powerful FX-6300 in such close proximity.

AMD’s sights may be set upon older Sandy Bridge processors for these two lower end FX-series CPUs but that may not go as planned. Granted, the i3 2120 and i5 2300 are still available at retailers, Ivy Bridge replacements are priced quite competitively. Currently the i3 3220 and i3 3225 (which incorporates a higher end integrated GPU) sit at $130 and $145 respectively, possibly spoiling AMD’s party before it has even begun.

Other than core counts and actually frequencies, the main differentiating factor between the FX-6300, FX-4300 and the Intel competition will likely be unlocked nature of AMD’s products. At these lower price points, Intel just doesn’t offer an easy, reliable way to overclock their processors. The FX-series on the other hand just needs a small voltage bump and a multiplier change to really start stretching its legs.

The audacious launch of processors that significantly undercut the competition while also offering more processing threads has many excited about AMD’s products again. However, cutting the 8-core processor down to create the FX-6300 and FX-4300 eliminates part of the FX-8350’s allure and may have some unintended performance consequences.

AMD Vishera FX-6300 and FX-4300 full review via  hardwarecanucks

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Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review

The Ascend Mate 7 is quite a compelling device with a 6″ Full HD IPS display and it runs with a capable Hi-Silicon Kirin 925 1.8GHz Octa-Core processor. It gets a 13MP Sony BSI main + 5MP front camera, expandable microSD slot, Cat 6 4G LTE and a large 4,100mAh capacity battery. In addition, the Ascend Mate 7 also comes with a rear mounted fingerprint scanner which unlocks instantly in any direction. Out of the box, it runs on Android 4.4 with its own EMUI 3.0 interface.

The standard version with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage is priced at RM1,799, while the Premium high-spec version gets 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. In terms of colours, the Premium version is only available in Amber Gold, while the standard version comes in either Silver or Black.

To read more about Huawei Ascend Mate 7 visit the links below for more opinion and users review.

• The Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review
• Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Price Malaysia
• Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Trusted Reviews
• Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review - Phablet
• Huawei Ascend Mate7 - user opinions and reviews

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The Lack Of Magnesium In The Body And Diabetes

An Endocrinologist says that Diabetes is a condition that occurs when insulin is not produced, or is not utilized, properly in the body. Insulin is essential to keep the blood sugar level under control. Therefore, absence or improper functioning of insulin, increases the blood sugar level in the body, resulting in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Although the exact cause for the lack of production of insulin, or its inactivity, is not known, there are several risk factors like obesity, family history, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, that can give rise to this condition. Now, according to studies conducted recently, it has been found that magnesium deficiency, or low magnesium levels, can also cause diabetes.

Deficiency of Magnesium and Diabetes

Magnesium is one of the major minerals required by the body to carry out several functions. Its health benefits include prevention of osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, treatment of high blood pressure, migraine and depression. However, studies have also claimed that magnesium plays an important role in prevention of diabetes mellitus (type 2), and also aids in preventing it from turning severe. According to research conducted by Swedish scientists, it was found that there was a considerable decrease in the risk of type 2 diabetes in people who had regular intake of magnesium, or whose intake was increased by 100 milligrams. So, how does this happen?

One of the major functions of magnesium is that it aids in carbohydrate metabolism. Therefore, it stimulates the activity of insulin which indirectly helps in controlling the blood sugar levels. Magnesium also plays an important role in energy production and utilization in the body. When the levels of magnesium drop, we can see the onset of metabolic disorders like diabetes. On the other hand, if the person is already suffering from diabetes, there are high chances of him developing complications like eye disorders or cardiovascular diseases. All these conditions grow worse if a person suffers from magnesium deficiency.

But, what causes magnesium deficiency in diabetics? You may be aware that frequent urination is one of the common symptoms of diabetes. This frequent urination leads to mineral loss in the body, and hence, magnesium gets depleted from the body, leading to deficiency. This deficiency of magnesium exacerbates the complications caused due to diabetes. Therefore, we find that magnesium deficiency and diabetes are closely related to each other.

Treating Magnesium Deficiency

We can say that the risk of diabetes mellitus can be reduced to a great extent by treating deficiency of magnesium. Therefore, it is essential to know symptoms of magnesium deficiency, and consult the doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Magnesium deficiency can be treated by including magnesium rich foods in your diet. Foods like spinach, bananas, halibut, almonds, yogurt, wheat bran and soy beans contain good amounts of magnesium and hence, these foods should be included in your daily diet. Secondly, the doctor may even advise the person to have magnesium supplements to cure the deficiency. It has been found that magnesium supplements are beneficial for people who suffer from uncontrolled diabetes. Supplements should be taken only on the doctor's recommendation, as their intake is based on the age, gender of the person; and severity of the condition.

It is wise to treat and prevent magnesium deficiency as early as possible because of its apparent relation to diabetes. Following simple measures like having a balanced diet every day will help in prevention of nutritional deficiency.

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Diabetes No Excuse For Men Regardless Of Ages

Diabetes is a medical condition that is characterized by an abnormal rise in the level of blood sugar or glucose due to an inability of the body cells to absorb and utilize glucose from the bloodstream. The body cells require a hormone, known as insulin to absorb glucose from the bloodstream, and insulin is produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. A shortage of insulin, as well as failure of the body cells to respond to insulin can manifest in the form of high blood sugar or hyperglycemia.

Symptoms of Diabetes in Men

Though diabetes can produce a number of symptoms, many of its early signs can look quite similar to the symptoms of certain other health conditions. This can make it difficult to recognize this condition. But it is important to identify and treat it early, as untreated diabetes can lead to some serious health complications. Knowledge about the symptoms of this condition is immensely important for preventing such complications. The symptoms in men are explained below.

Excessive Thirst and Urination

Excessive thirst and urination are considered as some of the most common symptoms. Both men and women can experience frequent urination or 'polyuria' and excessive thirst or 'polydipsia'. Frequent urination is caused by a high level of glucose, which adversely affects the filtering capacity of the kidneys. The kidneys start to draw more water from blood, as a result of which the affected person experiences an increase in the frequency of urination. Frequent urination causes the loss of excess fluid from the body or dehydration, which manifests in increased thirst.

Unusual Weight Loss and Fatigue

Unexplained weight loss can result due to the fact that the body cells fail to absorb and utilize glucose from the bloodstream effectively. The cells of the body need glucose to produce energy and so, an inability to absorb glucose can also result in unusual fatigue.

Increase in Appetite

Diabetic patients experience constant hunger or an increase in appetite, if the body produces a high level of insulin in an attempt to bring down the level of blood sugar. Presence of a high level of insulin in the body can increase hunger, for which some diabetic patients can start eating more. An increase in appetite can sometimes result in weight gain. However, some of the affected individuals could lose weight in spite of eating more than usual.

Nerve Damage

Nerves, especially the nerves of the peripheral nervous system can be damaged by consistently high levels of glucose. This is termed as diabetic neuropathy. Damage to the peripheral nervous system can manifest in tingling and numbness in legs, feet, hands and the fingers and toes.

Recurrent Infection and Slow Healing of Wounds

A high level of blood sugar can also slow down the healing of wounds. Along with this, some men can get recurrent infections. These two are considered as the warning signs of a high level of blood sugar.

Vision Changes

Blurred vision or vision changes can be a common complaint among individuals with high blood sugar level. When the level of blood sugar is consistently high, sugar can accumulate in the lens of the eye and damage the blood vessels of the retina. This condition is known as diabetic retinopathy, which if left untreated can lead to blindness.

Erectile Dysfunction

Diabetes and a high level of blood glucose can slowly damage the nerves and the blood vessels of the penis. This eventually can lead to erectile dysfunction.

Other Symptoms

Apart from the above mentioned symptoms, a few additional symptoms can be observed in some individuals. These symptoms include dry mouth, headaches, swollen, red and tender gums and development of dark skin patches on the neck, armpit, and the groin (acanthosis nigricans).

Causes

Diabetes can be caused by an insufficient production of insulin or due to the failure of the cells of the body to respond to insulin. It is mainly of two types, type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

• Type 1 diabetes is characterized by the shortage of insulin. The condition usually results from an autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas.
• Type 2 diabetes or insulin independent diabetes is associated with an inability of the body cells to utilize insulin effectively. Another type is gestational diabetes, which some women develop during pregnancy. Development of this condition can be influenced by a number of factors including genetics and environmental factors like obesity, sedentary lifestyle, age, polycystic ovarian syndrome, a poor diet and/or infections.

Treatment

Diabetes is treated or managed with medications and lifestyle and dietary changes.

• Insulin is the conventional treatment option for type 1 diabetes.
• For type 2 diabetes treatment, medications like, sulfonylureas, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, biguanides, thiazolidinediones, D-phenylalanine derivatives can be recommended, along with insulin.
• One should follow a healthy diet that includes fiber-rich foods and fruits and vegetables, and exercise regularly, along with taking the medications recommended by the physician. At the same time, it is important to reduce the amount of sugary foods and animal fats in the diet.

Undiagnosed and untreated diabetes can lead to serious complications, so recognizing the symptoms is beneficial so you can opt for medical treatment right away.

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Symptoms And Signs Of Diabetes

Medical experts says that Diabetes is often referred to as the silent killer -- because so many of its symptoms can be easily overlooked. Find out the signs and symptoms of diabetes.

Diabetes, which occurs when the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin for the body (Type I) or when cells in the body become resistant to the insulin and cannot use as much of it at one time (Type II), can affect people at any age. However, Type II diabetes is more commonly found in older adults, usually those over age 40, and particularly in adults that are overweight.

Type II diabetes is considered somewhat preventable with proper diet, exercise, and weight management. Individuals with a family history of diabetes and individuals of African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Island, or Native American heritage are at greater risk for developing Type II diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), these ethnic groups are at significantly higher risk for the disease, and diabetes affects 10.8% of all African Americans, 10.6% of Mexican Americans, and 12.2% of Native Americans, while the overall prevalence of diabetes in the general population is about 5.2%. As a rule, individuals who are over 40 years old and those who weigh 20 percent more than their ideal weight or more are also at higher risk of developing the disease, and within these specific ethnic groups, the percentage of individuals with diabetes increases even more when combined with these factors.

While it's very easy to test for diabetes, a simple blood glucose test is the determining factor, diabetes may not be easily recognized at first since so many of its symptoms are also common complaints for people who do not have diabetes. For this reason, diabetes may often go undiagnosed for a period of time before it is discovered and treated, if it is discovered in time to prevent complications.

Frequent urination, particularly at night, can also be a symptom of diabetes, but this symptom alone would not necessarily suggest the disease either. This symptom would also have to become pretty annoying and recurrent before it would prompt most people to consult a doctor.

Unexplained weight loss is another possible sign of diabetes but again, not a significant indication that the individual necessarily has diabetes. In many cases, people who want to lose weight would consider this an unexpected blessing and might not consult their doctor unless they had lost a considerable amount of weight over a period of time.

Fatigue is a classic symptom of the disease. However, fatigue also accompanies many, many other conditions, some of which are serious and others of which may be just simple virus bugs. So fatigue alone, unless it become debilitating, is unlikely to send someone to the doctor for a blood test.

Difficulty with erections in men may be a sign - although this difficulty certainly doesn't conclusively indicate diabetes - but since it is an often-embarrassing subject for some men to talk about, this symptom may not lead to a prompt diagnosis and treatment. In fact, many men will avoid drawing attention to this problem at all.

Skin infections, wounds that are slow to heal, particularly sores on the feet and ankles, and recurrent vaginal infections (in women), are signs of possible diabetes that are somewhat more likely to draw attention and result in a diagnosis.

Blurred vision and tingling or numbness in the hands or feet are also possible indicators of diabetes, and since these symptoms can be troublesome, are more likely to result in medical attention and diagnosis.

Individuals who experience several of the above-mentioned symptoms may have good reason to suspect diabetes, particularly if they are in any of the higher risk categories, and should contact their physician to request a simple blood glucose test which can either confirm or rule out diabetes.

According to the ADA, 15.7 million people in the United States currently have diabetes. That's nearly 6% of the population. Unfortunately, the ADA estimates more than one third of those individuals are not aware they have the disease and may go untreated.

Untreated or uncontrolled, diabetes can cause comas, blindness, kidney disease and kidney failure, nerve disease and amputations, heart disease, and/or stroke.

Among diseases, diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and may also contribute to many more deaths.

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Tips on Finding the Fastest Wireless Router

Considering your needs as well as the specifications of the available wireless routers today will help you a lot in finding the fastest wireless router. If it is your first time to buy a wireless router and you want to be sure of your choice, please read on and learn more about choosing the best wireless router.

On buying a wireless router, you should never forget to consider the specifications of the models you find in the market. First and foremost, you should make sure that they are included in the latest generation of wireless routers. The latest generation is 802.11ac which is also called 5G WI-FI. This one is the faster edition of 802.11n. If you have a wireless-b router in your house today, you can choose to upgrade that to wireless-ac or n featuring router.

A wireless router can be classified into two: single band and dual band. Basically, dual band is a better choice and it is because a single band router works only within a 2.4 GHz frequency range. On the other hand, a dual band router works on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz frequencies simultaneously. This will enable the dual band router to work faster making your surfing experience better.

Another factor that you need to consider when looking a faster wireless router is the multiple antennas. The MIMO technology makes use of multiple transmitters & receivers to transmit data simultaneously. A wireless-n router typically comes with it and this specification helps in reaching higher transmission pace.

You must also consider the data transmission rate when looking for the fastest wireless router. Since you wish to buy the kind of router that can make your job faster, you have to check out the transmission pace of any particular model. You should go for a model that provides the highest data transfer speed.

This guide will guarantee you that it will not be hard for you to find the perfect wireless router for you. Just don’t forget to consider your needs and your budget to come up with the best choice. That’s how you can find the fastest wireless router in no time.

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