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News for Friday May 24th 2013

Kristofer Brozio — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:07:04 +0000

Wow it’s cold today, 43f right now, it was 84f the other day, this weather is weird. Anyway, yeah it’s time for the news and the big news this week was the launch of the Nvidia GTX 780 so there’s a lot of those reviews in here for you and apparently OCZ launched the Vertex 450 SSD as well this week. There’s plenty of other news of course, and I’ve got more coming for you as well, more reviews that is, so read the news for now and check back later for some more stuff from us….

Storage / Memory Related:

4TB Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 @ Benchmark Reviews

RAID 0 Results for Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB SSDs

HGST Travelstar 7K1000 1TB 2.5" Hard Drive Review

iStarUSA BPU-340SATA Military Grade Drive Enclosure @ NikKTech

OCZ Vertex 450 Solid State Drive Review

OCZ Vertex 450 256GB SSD Review @ Legit Reviews

OCZ Vertex 450 Solid State Drive (256GB) Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

OCZ Vertex 450 SSD Review: Vector-like Performance For (Slightly) Less

OCZ Vertex 450 SSD Review (256GB)

OCZ Vertex 450 256GB SSD Review

SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB SSD Review

Kingston DT Workspace 64GB ‘Windows To Go’ USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review

PQI Air Drive External Wireless Storage Device Product and Video Review

Shuttle OMNINAS KD20

Samsung SSD 840 comparison @ Hardwareoverclock.com

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

EVGA GTX 780 Superclocked w/ ACX Cooler 3 GB

Zotac GeForce GTX 780

Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 @ PureOverclock

Nvidia GeForce GTX 780: The Next Step in GeForce

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 780 Graphics Card Video Review with Stuart Davidson @ HardwareHeaven.com

Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 3GB Graphics Card Review

The Almost Titan: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Review @ Techgage

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 SLI

NVIDIA GTX 780 Review @ Vortez

GeForce GTX 780 Review: The Titan Descendant

Gigabyte GTX 780 WindForce OC 3 GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3 GB

Nvidia GTX 780 @ LanOC Reviews

ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Launch Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card Review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Review

NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 Graphics Card Review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Graphics Card @ Benchmark Reviews

Gigabyte Fly Headphones Review

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 680 AMP! Edition Graphics Card Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Antec Mobile Products A.M.P. dBs Headphone Review

Sparkle Calibre X660 Review

Wavemaster Dakota Headphones Review

Sapphire HD7990 QuadFireX Review

MSI Radeon HD 7790 1GB OC Overclocked Video Card Review

Oregon Scientific ATC9K Action Camera @ NikKTech

ZOTAC GeForce GTX TITAN AMP! Edition 6144 MB

Mobile Related:

Dell Latitude 10 Tablet

Cooler Master Notepal ERGOSTAND II Video Review

Blackberry Z10 Smartphone

A year later: Transformer Prime @ LanOC Reviews

HP Envy TouchSmart 4 Touchscreen Ultrabook Laptop Review

PC Cooling:

Noctua Fans Review @ ThinkComputers.org

SilverStone AR01 @ PureOverclock

NZXT Grid Fan Hub Video Review

SilverStone AR01 CPU Cooler Review

Thermaltake Non-Interference Cooler NiC F4 CPU Cooler Review @ Pro-Clockers

Power Supplies/ Related:

OCZ Power Supply Roundup

Motherboards:

MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming Series (Intel Z77) Motherboard Review

Gigabyte C847N Motherboard

ECS A970M-A Deluxe @ PureOverclock

Gigabyte Shows Off Upcoming Intel Z87 Motherboards @ Legit Reviews

ASUS P8Z77 WS Mainboard Review on Technic3D

Assorted:

Sitecom Wi-Fi Router X6 N900 (WLR-6100) Review

AMD A4-5000 Review: The affordable ultraportable APU

Tep Wireless Pocket WiFi Mobile Hotspot Rental

AMD Kabini Mainstream APU Notebook Platform Preview @ Legit Reviews

Netgear XWNB5201 500Mbps Powerline WiFi Access Point Review

AMD Launches Its 2013 Mobile APU Products

SuperSpeed RamDisk Plus 11 Software Review

AMD 2013 A and E-Series Kabini and Temash Mobile APUs

Gaming:

TteSports Knucker Plunger Gaming Keyboard Review

Xbox One – Just what is Microsoft thinking?!

Xbox One: Entertainment Hub First, Gaming Console Second — But Could It Disrupt TV?

Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Mouse Review

Turtle Beach XP Seven Tournament Grade Gaming Headset Video Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

News for Friday May 24th 2013 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

What’s Wrong with the Xbox One?

Kristofer Brozio — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:13:24 +0000

So what’s wrong with the Xbox One? Too many things at this point it seems. In the past day or so we’ve learned a lot about the Xbox One and then we really didn’t learn that much did we? It seems like we did, but watching that broadcast it seemed all smoke and mirrors to me with Microsoft leaving out a lot of things that I think most gamers are concerned with. Many issues were not addressed and when Microsoft was asked about them they provided vague answers that really weren’t answers at all. From what I saw most of their answers were basically no comment on a lot of things that are important to their customers. We’ve had a lot of media attention in the preceding months, a lot of speculation and a lot of people just talking about the next Xbox. People have made it clear what they wanted and didn’t want and what they expected from the next Xbox and it seems to me Microsoft just ignored everything that was said everywhere.

I don’t get it, why would Microsoft just ignore the comments and concerns of their customers? From everything I’ve read, the Xbox One just seems like a huge money grab by Microsoft. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate Microsoft, I’m a Windows guy, I’m a PC gamer, I’ have an Xbox 360 and I even have a Windows Phone. Well ok I don’t use my Windows Phone anymore but I had tow of them before going back to Android, but that’s another story.

The name Xbox One

-What the hell kind of name is “Xbox One” ? I thought the original Xbox was the Xbox one, but apparently me and everyone else is wrong on that. The name is confusing, why not call it Xbox 720, or maybe even Xbox 3. That would make sense though, and why would why want that?!

Always on internet connection (sort of….)

-Always on internet connection? Well not really always on but it has to check in every 24 hours? My question is what happens if I don’t check in every 24 hours? Does my Xbox One no longer work? What happens to people with crappy internet connections? What about those on dial up?

–What about our serviceman all over the world who don’t have internet access? I know gaming is a big past time for the armed forces and it seems Microsoft just told them they don’t need them as customers anymore.

—Not everyone has an internet connection, so I guess if you don’t have an internet connection you can’t have an Xbox One ?!

Kinect always on, must be used, always watching

-This one is just too creepy for me. I have a Kinect that I rarely use, I just never really cared for it honestly. Sure it was great for games, but it never worked right for actually controlling the Xbox 360, at least for me it didn’t. I’m sorry I know we live in a society with CCTV cameras everywhere and all that but that doesn’t mean I want one in my living room, and that sure doesn’t mean I want Microsoft spying on me. It should be a choice to use the Kinect as it is now, but from what I’ve seen the Kinect will be a necessity with the Xbox One. I don’t know about you but I don’t want to have to get dressed up and ‘look pretty’ just to play a game. I don’t do it but I’m sure people do play games in their boxers or even less, but now that won’t happen will it? I guess it could but I don’t want to think about that. I mean what if I want to wake up and play games? I don’t know about you but I don’t want a camera pointed at me first thing in the morning, but I might want to play a game and I don’t want to have to get all dressed up and look decent to play a game?! Another part of that is privacy issues? What if I have my Xbox One in my bedroom, I don’t, mine is in the living room, but many people do game in their bedroom, is it going to be watching people get undressed or sleep or anything else that goes on in the bedroom? It all just sounds creepy to me. Big Brother comes to mind for the Kinect…

Used games?!

-Does this one really need to be said? Everyone isn’t rich, everyone cannot afford to pay full price for games when they first come out. Used games are great, I know I buy most of my games used. I’ve got three kids and games aren’t a priority to me, so finding them cheap is good for me.

–I have to pay more for used games? From what I read if you buy a used game you’ll have to pay for the used game and then pay Microsoft again to play the game on your console. Then what if I sell that game that I bought used, well the next person will again have to pay Microsoft to play the game. that just seems a bit greedy to me. Used games

Game Installs

-All games must be installed on the hard drive? What’s the point of that exactly? Pleas someone explain that one to me.

–So you can install the game on your Xbox One hard drive, but then if you want to play at friends house it uninstalls from your Xbox and then installs to your friends Xbox and then if you want to play it at home you have to install it again ?! That makes no sense at all, it just seems like a lot of work to play a game.

Can’t share games without your friend having to buy it?!

-What the hell is with this? From what I’m reading I can’t loan a friend a game for them to play on their own Xbox like I can now. Yes the game can be played on their Xbox (see above) but not actually on their account. if you r friend wants to play the game they have to buy it. Essentially Microsoft is saying, “No more sharing for you, if you want to play, you MUST pay!” Back to the point at the beginning, a money grab and that’s all it is.

Storage

-Only a 500gb hard drive but yet Microsoft wants every game installed to the hard drive? Games are big, and they seem to be getting bigger, a 500gb hard drive is small. Ok sure I can add an external drive, but that means I have to spend more money on top of the Xbox One if I want more storage. MS says the hard drive is not upgradeable, I don’t understand that at all.

Backwards compatibility

-No backwards compatibility at all?! Not even for downloadable games makes no sense again. (not much about the Xbox One makes sense at this point really). I can see no backwards compatibility for discs but from what I heard there won’t even be downloadable Xbox 360 games for the Xbox One. So all of those games from the past how many years are now confined to just the Xbox 360.

–I think what Don Mattrick told the Wall Street Journal about sums up Microsoft’s position on how it feels about its customers: "If you’re backwards compatible, you’re really backwards," . So really, because we want to play the games that we bought, we’re backwards now?

The Cloud

-Cloud saving everything? Yes I’m into tech greatly but I still don’t care for the cloud at all, too many things can go wrong. Call me paranoid, but I don’t trust it. I just don’t my data floating around out there. Let’s say a storm takes out a few servers, all my saved games are gone, all my progress is gone. Is there some guarantee that my data is safe, my progress in my games is safe?

Indie games

-No indie games? Some of the best games we have come from indie developers and creators but now Microsoft says there’s not going to be much support for indie developers. It’s like they just shot themselves in the foot, they’re losing some of the best games out there. I just don’t understand why they would not support indie game makers, that makes no sense at all.

Region locking?

-Microsoft says ‘no comment’ so that means it will be region locked… This one isn’t that big of a deal to most people but I know there are a lot of people out there who enjoy games from other countries that you can’t get here in the United States and vice versa, so there will be an end to that apparently.

I had an Xbox 360 before I had a PS3 actually and I’ve come to like my PS3 better overall. I had Xbox Live Gold for years but I finally let it go as it just wasn’t worth paying for. Sure I used it but not often, a lot of it was actually for Netflix, but I realized I could get that for free on the PS3.

I don’t know about anybody else but to me the PS4 is looking really good right now. After the non-event of the Xbox One launch and what information little we have, I have no desire to get this new console at all. I’m usually excited about new tech, but not so much now about the Xbox One that’s for sure.

What’s Wrong with the Xbox One? is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

News for Tuesday May 21st 2013

Kristofer Brozio — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:38:35 +0000

Yes it’s that time again, time for the news from around the world and then later on I’ll have another review for you of another i-Mego set of headphones! So why don’t you go read the news and I’ll get to writing that review and posting some other stuff. So go ahead and read on…

Storage / Memory Related:

Adata DashDrive Elite UE700 32GB Flash Drive Review @ Ninjalane

Lexar Professional 128GB Compact Flash Memory Card Review

Seagate Desktop HDD.15 4TB Hard Drive

Seagate Laptop Thin 500GB Hybrid SSHD ST500LM000 Review

Seagate 600 Pro SSD Review (400GB)

Kingston MobileLite Wireless Review @ Pro-Clockers

SilverStone DS322 Dual Bay USB 3.0 Enclosure Review @ ThinkComputers.org

G.Skill RipjawsX F3-2133C9D-16GXH

Transcend 32GB Wi-Fi SDHC Review

Crucial M500 480GB SSD Review

Transcend StoreJet Cloud 32GB Wireless Storage Device Review

Corsair Voyager Air 500GB Wireless Storage Device Review

Rosewill RDEE-12002 USB 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure

Kingston 64GB microSDXC SDCX10/64GB

Patriot Supersonic Magnum Flash Drive @ Benchmark Reviews

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

PowerColor PCS+ HD7870 Gaming Video Card @ TechwareLabs

PowerColor 7790 Turbo Duo @ PureOverclock

HIS 7790 iCooler Turbo 1GB GDDR5 Video Card Review

ASUS Xonar DGX and Xonar DSX Audio Cards Reviews @ Legit Reviews

Jawbone UP Wristband

Mad Catz R.A.T.M Wireless Mobile Gaming Mouse @ NikKTech

Jabra Drive Bluetooth In-Car Speakerphone Review @ ModSynergy.com

Samsung Galaxy S4 Smartphone Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

PC Cooling:

Noctua NF-S12A FLX, NF-S12A PWM, NF-S12A ULN Cooling Fan Review @ APH Networks

NZXT Sentry Mix 2 Fan Controller Video Review

NZXT FZ-200 Airflow Fan Series 200mm fan at Modders-Inc

PC Cases:

Streacom F7C EVO HTPC Chassis Review

Cooltek Coolcube Maxi Black

Antec Eleven Hundred 1100 Case Video Review @ Tech Lobby

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Case @ Benchmark Reviews

NZXT H630 Ultra Tower Chassis Review

Power Supplies/ Related:

Thermaltake EVO Blue 2.0 850-Watt 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply Review

Seasonic Platinum SS-660XP2 PSU Review on Technic3D

be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 1200-Watt 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply Review

Motherboards:

MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming Series Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews

Asus Maximus V Formula @ LanOC Reviews

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 Motherboard

ASUS unveils Z87 Lineup

Assorted:

Rosewill T600N Wireless Router Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Balder BD-1P T6 LED Flashlight @ 3DVelocity

Truly Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard Model 207 @ LanOC Reviews

HOT Raspberry Pi DIY Mini Desktop PC Build

Understanding Email Bounce Messages

ARIA Gladiator 6300-HD7870LE AMD 4.10ghz 6 core System review

Building a Thin Mini-ITX PC: Small and Silent Performance

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Cinema Review

Sumo Lounge Emperor @ Phoronix

SlimPort Summit 2013 Coverage – What is SlimPort?

Caterpillar REEF D5.163.21.127 Watch @ NikKTech

Gaming:

Metro: Last Light Performance, Benchmarked

Steelseries WoW MMO Gaming Mouse Legendary Edition Review

GUNNAR Intercept Gaming Eyewear Video Review with Kaeyi Dream @ HardwareHeaven.com

A4Tech Bloody Gun3 UC3 Headshot V8 Gaming Mouse Review

A1 Tunguska 2.0 and v7.1 Review @ Vortez

Mad Catz F.R.E.Q. 5 Gaming Headset Review

Mionix Naos 8200 Gaming mouse

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon PC Review

Corsair M95 Gaming Mouse Video Review with Kaeyi Dream @ HardwareHeaven.com

News for Tuesday May 21st 2013 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

News for Thursday May 16th 2013

Kristofer Brozio — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:50 +0000

It’s been a weird week so far, I’ve been busy not here working on a job site. I’ve always been having weird dreams and actually nightmares, I can’t remember the last time I had a nightmare and I’ve had three since Sunday, really weird. I’ve got a few articles coming up I’ve been working on, big ones and small ones. Today I’ve got this news posting for you and a few other things coming up, and then I’ve got to run later. Tomorrow kids are off so that will be fun, but I’[ve got to get some reviews up. Another case review, along with a couple headphones, and a graphics tablet and more, so read the news and come back later for some other new stuffs…

Storage / Memory Related:

Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB 2133MHz Memory Kit

ADATA DashDrive Air AE400 Wireless Storage Reader and Power Bank Review

Kingston SSDNow E100 Enterprise SSD Review

WD My Passport Ultra 1TB Portable Storage Drive Review @ Legit Reviews

Mushkin Chronos GO Deluxe 1.8″ SATA 3 SSD Review

KingFast F3 Plus Series KF2510SCF Enterprise SSD Review

Kingston MobileLite Wireless Portable Card Reader Review

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX Predator 512GB USB 3 Flash Drive (DTHXP30) Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Crucial M500 480 GB

Icy Dock FlexCage MB975SP-B Tray-Less 5 x 3.5" HDD Dock Review

Toshiba 256GB THNSNH256GCST Review @ Vortez

Plextor M5M 256GB mSATA SSD Video Reviewd

Kingston MobileLite Wireless Card Reader Review @ Legit Reviews

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

AMD Announces Radeon HD 8970M Mobile GPU

Steelseries Siberia V2 – Frost Blue Edition

XFX R7790 Black Edition 1GB Graphics Card

Audiofly AF78 Dual Driver Headphones Review

Edifier Predator 2.1 Speaker System review

Astro A40 Audio System 2013 Edition Xbox, PS3 and PC Headset Review

Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 2GB OC Edition Video Card Review

Jabra Drive Bluetooth In-Car Speakerphone Review @ ModSynergy.com

Genius DVR-FHD590 Vehicle Recorder Product and Video Review

Schenker XMG P502 Pro Laptop Video Review with Kaeyi Dream @ HardwareHeaven.com

Top Features of the Samsung Galaxy S4 @ ThinkComputers.org

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Review

PC Cooling:

Phanteks PH-TC12DX

Enermax ELC120 Cooler Review on Technic3D

SilverStone Argon Series AR03 CPU Cooler Review @ Pro-Clockers

PC Cases:

Cooler Master N200 Case Video Review

AZZA Silentium 920 Case Review @ ThinkComputers.org

NZXT H630 Ultra Tower Case Video Review

Cooler Master N200 @ LanOC Reviews

Cooler Master N200 Case Review

Cooler Master N200 Case Review @ Ninjalane

Power Supplies/ Related:

Fractal Design Tesla R2 1000W PSU Review

Enermax MaxRevo 1500W @ PureOverclock

SilverStone Strider Gold ST65F-G 650W Power Supply Review @ APH Networks

Motherboards:

Asus Z87 Motherboard Line-up: Debutant Models Within

Brace Yourselves: An Onslaught of ASUS Z87 Motherboards is Coming @ Techgage

Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Motherboard Review: The Editor’s Choice

Assorted:

Asoka PlugLink PL9760-Q2 500Mbps Dual Ethernet Powerline Adapter @ NikKTech

Titan Dragon Army Gaming PC Video Review with DaveChaos @ HardwareHeaven.com

Genius EasyPen F610E Graphics Tablet

Budget Hackintosh PC Build Project @ Benchmark Reviews

ASUS PCE-AC66 Dual-Band 802.11 AC PCIe Wireless Card Review

Asoka PlugLink PL9760-Q2 500Mbps Dual Ethernet Powerline Adapter @ NikKTech

Shuttle Slim-PC DS61

Gaming:

Defiance Review: Resistance is Not Futile @ Techgage

CM Storm Skorpion Mouse Bungee and Control-RX Gaming Surface @ PureOverclock

Mad Catz M.O.U.S.9 Wireless Mouse @ NikKTech

Sleeping Dogs Benchmarked with AMD Eyefinity in Portrait at 3240×1920

CM Storm QuickFire Rapid with Cherry MX Green Switch Review @ Techgage

CM Storm Recon Gaming Mouse @ PureOverclock

Tt eSPORTS THERON Battle Ready Gaming Mouse @ NikKTech

Mionix Ensis 320 Luna Mousepad

Injustice: Gods Among Us Xbox 360 Review

TteSports Black Element Combat White MMO Gaming Mouse Review

News for Thursday May 16th 2013 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

Digiarty Summer Promotion

Kristofer Brozio — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:12:32 +0000

I think I should start posting more deals one here, I know I like to get a good deal on things and I’m sure you do too right? Well Digiarty is running a summer promotion, well actually it’s two of them where they’re offering very good discounts on their award winning software. The deals end on May 26th so you have time, about 11 days, but still get it while you can because it’s a decent deal. Full details below for you:

The first deal is WinX DVD Ripper software for only $11.95, it’s normally $59.95.

The second deal is a few things in a pack called the Summer Holiday Video pack that includes:

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum
WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe
Air Playit
WinX DVD Copy Pro

As a bonus you can get their Blu-ray Decrypter software for free, but that’s only to the first 30 buyers of the pack per day….

Here’s the link for you to check it out yourself: http://www.winxdvd.com/specialoffer/summer-promo.htm

Digiarty Summer Promotion is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

News for Monday May 13th 2013

Kristofer Brozio — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:11:04 +0000

Happy Monday, yep the day everyone hates is here, the weekend is over and it’s time to get back to work. Fun-fun, I’ve got stuff to do, a lot of stuff to do actually, but it just seems there isn’t enough time to do it. So it’s time for the news and review from our friends from around the world. So read on and see what’s new everywhere else and check back later for some new stuff from us!

Storage / Memory Related:

Western Digital My Passport Enterprise 500GB USB3.0 External Hard Drive Review

Western Digital My Book Live 1TB Personal Cloud Storage Review

SilverStone DS322 Dual-Bay RAID Enclosure Review

OWC Envoy Pro EX USB 3.0 Bus-Powered Portable SSD Review

Intel 525 Series 120GB & 180GB mSATA SSDs

Seagate SSDH Thin 500GB hybrid drive review

Toshiba MK3001GRRB 300GB SAS 6Gb/s HDD @ NikKTech

PNY Prevail Elite 240GB SSD Review

Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB SSD Video Review

Crucial M4 256GB SATA III SSD Review @ PCSTATS

PQI Tiffany 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review

Kingston Wi-Drive 64GB Review

Seagate Desktop HDD.15 4TB vs WD Black 4TB Hard Drive Review @ Legit Reviews

120GB OCZ Vertex 3.20 Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews

Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 G3 32GB Flash Drive Review @ Legit Reviews

LSI MegaRAID 9271-8i PCIe Raid Controller

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

Diamond HD7790 Graphics Card

PowerColor Radeon HD 7790 TurboDuo 1GB Video Card Review

Sapphire 7790 Dual-X @ PureOverclock

MSI GTX 650 Ti Boost TwinFrozr Gaming 2 GB

Diamond BV750 Low Profile 7750 Graphics Card

MSI Radeon HD 7790 OC Edition: Mid-Range Graphics Performance

Y-Cam Bullet HD 1080 Review @ Vortez

Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitors

Eagle Tech ET-ARHP300FS-BK Urban Zen Headphones @ NikKTech

Gigabyte U2442F 14-inch Ultrabook Review

Targus 10.2" Tablet Bag With Pockets Review

Mobility Digest Review: Otterbox Defender Series Case for HTC One

Tipster Details Rumored Motorola X Smartphones, Droid Blast Sharing Feature

Cooler Master NA 90 Notebook Power Adapter Video Review

Thermaltake GOrb II Portable Laptop Cooler Review

Blackberry Q10 Review at HardwareHeaven

PC Cooling:

EK Waterblock LT 360 Kit Review

Primochill 240mm CTR Reservoir @ PureOverclock

Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro CPU Cooler Review

SilverStone Argon AR03 CPU Cooler Video Review

XSPC RayStorm 750 RS240 Watercooling Kit Review @ ThinkComputers.org

PC Cases:

Cougar Spike Mini Tower case

Thermaltake Chaser A41 Mid-Tower Chassis Review

InWin G7 Mid Tower Chassis Review

Power Supplies/ Related:

Corsair CX600M Review at HardwareHeaven

Cooler Master V Series 1000W PSU Review

NZXT HALE90 V2 1000-Watt 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply Review

Motherboards:

ASUS Z77 Sabertooth motherboard

Assorted:

Ozone Blade Review @ Vortez

PQI Air Card Video Review

ModRight Xtreme Super Large Anti-Static Mod-Mat at Modders-Inc

Power2U AC/USB wall outlet @ LanOC Reviews

Casio G-SHOCK GA-110-1AER Watch @ NikKTech

Plugging into the Puzzle @ Techgage

Gaming:

Thermaltake Knucker Plunger Gaming Keyboard @ Benchmark Reviews

Tt eSPORTS THERON Battle Ready Gaming Mouse @ NikKTech

Watch_Dogs Preview and Developer Interview (Video) At HardwareHeaven

Logitech G19s Gaming Keyboard Review

8 Free to Play Games That Are Too Good to Be True

News for Monday May 13th 2013 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

News for Thursday May 9th 2013

Kristofer Brozio — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:15:38 +0000

Lots of storage related reviews this week I see, plenty of SSDs were reviewed over the last few days specifically the newest ones from Seagate and from what I see they’re pretty good. So yep it’s time for the news, so why don’t you read it and see what’s going on around the world of tech and I’ll get some other work done. I’ve got a few more reviews coming, not sure if I’ll have time today to get one up, but I’ll try, so check back later for that and some more regular tech news as well…

Storage / Memory Related:

Patriot Supersonic Magnum 256GB USB 3 Flash Drive Review

Corsair Neutron 128GB and 256GB (2013 Hynix Edition) SSD Review

PQI i-mini USB 3.0 32GB

Seagate Desktop HDD.15 4TB Review @ Techgage

Transcend StoreJet 25A3 750GB @ PureOverclock

ADATA XPG DDR3 2133 Memory Kit at Modders-Inc

Seagate Pro 600 Enterprise SSD Review

Seagate 600 SSD ST480HM000 480GB SSD Review

Seagate 600 SSD 240GB RAID Report

Seagate 600 SSD ST240HM000 240GB SSD Review

Seagate’s 2013 Consumer and Enterprise SSD Product Overview

Seagate 600 SSD Review (480GB)

Samsung 840 SSD 250 GB

Synology DiskStation DS213j Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Silicon Power Armor A80 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Drive

Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB Hard Disk Drive Review

ADATA SX300 mSATA 256GB SSD Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Kingston HyperX 10 Year Anniversary 16GB 2400MHz DDR3 Memory Video Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

QNAP TS-669L 6-Bay NAS Review

Teratrend TS231U Dual Bay USB 3.0 / eSATA Enclosure Review

Corsair SSD Toolbox Software Overview – Better than Never

iStarUSA BPN-DE340SS Storage Bay Adapter Review @ NikKTech

VisionTek Data Fusion PCI-Express 240GB @ PureOverclock

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

Asus GTX 670 DirectCU Mini 2GB Graphics Card Review

Eagle Tech ET-ARHP300FS-BK Urban Zen Headphones @ NikKTech

ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost DCII

Ineo Alien Vibes W601 Speaker System Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Nikon D3200 Camera Review

Alienvibes W601 2.2 Channel PC Speaker System

Ineo AlienVibes W601 Speaker System @ Benchmark Reviews

XFX Radeon HD 7790 Black Edition 1GB Video Card Review

Samsung 5-Series NP540U3C-A01 13.3-inch Ultrabook Notebook Review @ PCSTATS

HTC One Smartphone Review: Android Empowered

Acer Aspire S7-391 Touchscreen Ultrabook Laptop Review

Best Skins Ever Total Body Skin for iPhone 5, Nexus 4 Video Review @ APH Networks

Cooler Master Notepal A200 Laptop Cooler Video Review

Acer Aspire S7-191 Touchscreen Ultrabook Laptop Review

ASUS VivoTab Smart ME400 10.1 inch Windows 8 Tablet Review @ Legit Reviews

Spire Power Bank 4000 Battery Charger Review @ Legit Reviews

Caselogic SLR Sling Camera Backpack Review @ ThinkComputers.org

bCODA CODA One Hands-free Speakerphone

PC Cooling:

Noctua NH-U14S CPU Cooler Review

Noctua NH-U12S And NH-U14S CPU Coolers @ PureOverclock

Phanteks PH-TC14PE

Fractal Design Adjust 108 Fan Controller @ Benchmark Reviews

be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 Review

Noctua NH-U12S CPU Cooler Review

*PC Cases:***

Corsair Obsidian 350D Micro-ATX Chassis Review

Silverstone Redline Series RL04 Mid-Tower Chassis Review

In Win D-Frame Case Review

Corsair Obsidian 350D Review @ Vortez

Enermax Ostrog ECA3250-BW Series Midi Chassis Review

Fractal Design Node 304 Mini-ITX PC Case Review

Aerocool Xpredator case

Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 Mid-Tower Chassis Review

Corsair Obsidian 350D Case Review

Power Supplies/ Related:

Cooler Master V1000 Power Supply @ LanOC Reviews

Cooler Master V Series V1000 1000W Power Supply Overview @ Pro-Clockers

Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 850W BN603 PSU Review

Cooler Master V1000 1000-Watt 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply Review

Corsair CX600M Review @ Vortez

Enermax NAXN ADV 650 W

Motherboards:

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H Motherboard BUG Update

Assorted:

Wolf 15 Piece Watch Box @ NikKTech

ZOTAC ZBOX ID89 Plus Mini-PC Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Buffalo AirStation N600 Dual-Band Wireless Router Review @ Legit Reviews

Intel’s 22nm Atom: Silvermont, Bay Trail Break Cover

Not Like a Fine Wine: Windows Activation Still a Piece of Junk After All These Years @ Techgage

Wi-Ex zBoost SOHO DataBlast YX550-VLTE-AWS

Top 5 Google Chrome Productivity Extensions @ ThinkComputers.org

9 Alternatives To Skype For VoIP And Video Chat @ ThinkComputers.org

Gaming:

GX Gaming KMH 100 Gaming Kit Review @ ThinkComputers.org

ROCCAT Hiro Gaming Mousepad Video Review

ROCCAT Kone XTD Gaming Mouse Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Corsair M95 MMO Gaming Mouse Review

Logitech G500s @ LanOC Reviews

Razer Nostromo Gaming Keypad Video Review with DaveChaos @ HardwareHeaven.com

AVerMedia Live Gamer Portable Capture Card Review

Logitech G500s Laser Gaming Mouse Review @ Techgage

News for Thursday May 9th 2013 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

News for Friday May 3rd 2013

Kristofer Brozio — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:15:39 +0000

I woke up this morning to find my personal site is down, fun-fun, now I have to go deal with that and fight with my hosting provider who will most likely blame me like they did last time even though it was their fault and they knew it but yet still blamed me. Anyway, I’ve got more reviews coming, two from Cooler Master, two from I-Mego, one from Genius and a few more like a phone and an awesome external battery pack. So be on the look out for those soon, but for now you can read the news and see what’s going on with our friends from around the world.

Storage / Memory Related:

TSSDR Top SSD Recommendations For May 2013

ADATA DashDrive Air AE400 Wireless Storage @ Benchmark Reviews

Infortrend EonNAS Pro 510 NAS Review

Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB SATA3 SSD Review

takeMS LumX 4GB USB Flash Drive Review

SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC and microSDHC Memory Card Review

Seagate Barracuda 4TB Hard Drive – Set up in Windows 8 @ HardwareHeaven.com

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

Wicked Audio Deuce Earbuds

Sapphire HD7790 2GB OC Review

ASUS CUBE Google TV Media Streamer @ Benchmark Reviews

ZOTAC GTX Titan AMP! Edition

PowerColor Radeon HD 7790 TurboDuo OC 1GB Graphics Card Review

EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SuperClocked 2GB Video Card Review

Arion Urban Zen: Samurai Song @ LanOC Reviews

Alienvibes W601 2.2 Channel PC Speaker System

Wavemaster Stax Speakers Review

Compro TN50W Cloud Network Camera Review

Ineo Alienvibes W401 Speaker System @ Benchmark Reviews

Razer Kraken Pro Headset at Modders-Inc

ZOTAC GTX Titan AMP! Edition (Overclocked) versus Radeon 7990 @ HardwareHeaven.com

Inno3D iChill GTX 650 Ti Boost 2 GB

HIS HD 7790 iCooler Turbo 1GB GDDR5 Video Card

EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN 6GB SuperClocked Video Cards in SLI Overclocked

Mobile Related:

Elecom 10.1” Tablet / Netbook Carry Bag

HC C840 Genuine HTC One Double Dip Hard Shell Case

BlackBerry Z10 Review

ArmourDillo Hybrid Protective Case for HTC One Review

Cimo Gloss Back Case Flexible TPU Cover for HTC One Review

A Tale of Two Tablets: ASUS MeMO Pad Smart 10 and VivoTab Smart Compared

Gigabyte P2742G Gaming Laptop at Modders-Inc

Samsung Galaxy Note II Phablet Review

Cooler Master NotePal A200 Laptop Cooling Pad Review @ Ninjalane

ASUS VivoBook X202E Laptop

PC Cooling:

Noctua NF-S12A ULN 120mm Cooling Fan Review

Noctua NF-S12A FLX 120mm Cooling Fan Review

Noctua NF-A14 FLX and ULN 140mm Case Fan Review @ Ninjalane

Cougar Dual-X 120mm Blue LED Case Fan Review

Noctua NH-U12S & NH-U14S CPU Coolers Review @ NikKTech

be quiet! Shadow Rock TopFlow SR1 CPU Cooler Review @ ThinkComputers.org

PC Cases:

Antec GX700 Mid Tower Chassis Review

High End Case Roundup: In Win, Lian-Li, & SilverStone

Thermaltake Urban S71 Review @ Vortez

Lian Li PC-V750WX Compact E-ATX Case @ Benchmark Reviews

Power Supplies/ Related:

Corsair AX860i 860W Power Supply Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Motherboards:

ASRock Z77 Extreme11 Intel LGA1155

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 Motherboard Review @ Techgage

MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming Motherboard @ PureOverclock

Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 – Z77 Gaming-Board with Soundblaster Core 3D

Supermicro X9DRL-EF Motherboard

Gigabyte Next Generation Intel Preview (Enhanced Audio Motherboards) @ HardwareHeaven.com

MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming – New MSI Mainboards for Gamers

Assorted:

Legendary Internet Tech Pricing Mistakes and their (a)moral Implications

Genius DVR-FHD590 Full HD Vehicle Video Recorder

Turn your Raspberry Pi into a full featured XBMC Media Center in an hour or less

ModSynergy 10-Year Celebration Contest! @ ModSynergy.com

iBUYPOWER Revolt SFF Desktop Gaming PC Review

PC Specialist Vanquish X200 Gaming Rig Review

Intel 4th Gen Core Haswell CPU and Graphics Preview

Intel Lifts Veil on Haswell Graphics Branding and Performance

Xebec Tech Easy Eye Large Letter Keyboard Review

Windows 8 – an unmitigated Microsoft disaster

Giada Q11 Android OS Mini PC

Intel Iris Graphics Announced For 4th Gen Core Processors @ Legit Reviews

Intel GT3 Graphics in Haswell – Twice as Fast as Ivy Bridge @ Legit Reviews

Whoopty wrote a book

GIGABYTE AMP-UP Audio 4th Generation Intel Core Feature Preview

Intel LANFest SoCal 2013 – Local Gaming & Fun @ Legit Reviews

Raspberry Pi Review @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk

TRENDnet AC1200 Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter Video Review

ADATA DashDrive Air AE400 Review @ Legit Reviews

Logitech G510s @ LanOC Reviews

Gaming:

Translucent Protective Crystal Case for Nintendo 3DS

Tesoro GUNGNIR H5 Optical Gaming Mouse Review @ NikKTech

Tt eSPORTS MEKA G1 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Time to Ante Up Again: Poker Night 2 Review @ Techgage

SteelSeries Call of Duty Black Ops II Mouse Review

GRID 2 Video Preview (PC) @ HardwareHeaven.com

Func MS-3 Gaming-Mouse Review on Technic3D

MEGATechNews Reviews – Cronus Cross-Over Gaming Device For Consoles

Shogun Bros Ballista MK1 8200dpi Pro Gaming mouse review

Func MS-3 Gaming Mouse and Surface 1030 XL Review

TteSports Saphira Gaming Mouse Review

God of War: Ascension PlayStation 3 Review

News for Friday May 3rd 2013 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

AT&T HTC One Not Quite Compatible with HTC Media Link HD (Yet)

Kristofer Brozio — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:44:56 +0000

So I got a shiny new HTC One for AT&T, I pre-ordered it so I got in on the special where I could get the HTC Media Link HD for free. I got the phone a day before launch which was great, and today the HTC Media Link HD finally arrived. Yes a little late, I expected it to ship with the phone but obviously it didn’t. I was a bit excited about the Media Link HD, I thought this is going to be great got it all unpacked and hooked up and got to use it for a whopping two minutes I think before my phone shut the app down. Every time I try and connect the HTC One to the HTC Media Link HD a pop-up pops up on my phone telling me I need to subscribe to AT&T Mobile HotSpot feature. The HTC One sees the Media Link HD fine and it tried to connect to it but the phone won’t let it.

I tried and tried and tried to connect the two to each other and the error just kept popping up and I was getting very frustrated with it. I tried connecting over wi-fi and the p2p, neither worked. A little background I guess, the HTC Media Link HD can connect to your phone directly to your phone or via your router, meaning phone to router to Media Link. Yeah none of that worked. I got it to work for a few minutes but the AT&T pop-up appears nagging me about getting the mobile hotspot and shuts the Media Link app down automatically.

One expects an accessory to work, especially one that is featured in a special promotion for a brand new flagship phone?! Am I right? Of course I am. I have to wonder why neither HTC or AT&T tested this at all. I love HTC, I’ve had many of their phone, that’s one of the reasons I got the HTC One, but it seems someone dropped the ball on this. I think it was both in this case.

I ended calling AT&T after about an hour of trying to figure it out myself. I never call tech support unless I absolutely have to as it’s an excruciating experience pretty much every time. When you call AT&T you can’t connect to their tech support, you have to go through a customer service rep first. For about half an hour I argued with the customer service rep, I was very nice about it but she told me that a tethering plan is needed to use the Media Link. NOT TRUE! I tired to explain how the phone connects to the Media Link HD several times and then she still turned around and told me if I wanted to use the Media Link I’d have to change my plan to one that includes tethering. Nowhere on the AT&T site or HTC website does it mention a mobile hotspot or tethering plan is needed for the Media Link.

Here’s a screenshot for you from the AT&T site:

So after discussing this with them they were ready to just end the call, but I asked for a number for their tech support and she told she couldn’t give me a number for their tech support but could connect me. I was connected and the woman I spoke to in tech support was very helpful, she confirmed that tethering is NOT required to use the Media Link HD and admitted that since it’s a new phone and accessory she didn’t know much about the device.. To my amazement the AT&T tech support rep actually called HTC tech support and we were all on the call together. AT&T didn’t know anything about the issue. The HTC rep I spoke with tried to walk me through the troubleshooting that was in the actual guide for the Media Link and I cut him off and told him I did all of that, and I walked him through what I did to get it to work. He confirmed I was correct and it should work so he put us on hold and went to speak to someone else. He came back on and told us HTC knew about the issue and confirmed to me that it is a known problem and again tethering is NOT needed to use the Media Link HD. The HTC rep told me they are working on the problem but of course gave me the canned excuse about how it’s a new device and there’s bound to be issues with the launch and blah, blah, blah. Really HTC, is that the best you can do for your flagship devices?

So the good news is that they know about the issue, the bad news is that they don’t know when it will be fixed. I was told to just keep checking the HTC support section of their website for any updates. The AT&T tech support rep told me that they may actually call me back to let me know when the issue is fixed. That’s nice of them actually.

So if I wouldn’t have requested to speak to AT&T tech support I would have ended up paying more for a plan with tethering. I have to wonder how many other new owners of the HTC One and the Media Link HD have called in and just listened and changed their plan when they really didn’t have to. I know a little bit about tech so I knew how the device worked and how it should work, but I’m sure the average user would most likely just accept what that first level support agent told them and they’re spending more money than they need to right now sadly.

So AT&T first level support is horrible, always escalate!

AT&T tech support is pretty good, they admitted they didn’t know what to do, and that the other rep was wrong and went even farther and called the manufacturer tech support for the device!

HTC tech support is not exactly the greatest, considering he didn’t know anything about the issue until he went and talked to someone else. One might think it would be an important thing for tech support to know about something like the HTC One and the HTC Media Link HD.

So if you happen to have tethering or mobile hotspot on your HTC One and you have the Media Link, check your data usage as it appears it doesn’t use wif-fi as it’s supposed to and it tries to use AT&T data. That’s not a good thing at all in my opinion.

I’ll try and keep things updated as I learn more, but as of now there is no official word from HTC as to when a fix will be released and they’re not sure if it will be released through HTC or through AT&T.

AT&T HTC One Not Quite Compatible with HTC Media Link HD (Yet) is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

News for Saturday April 27th 2013

Kristofer Brozio — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:03:30 +0000

Happy Saturday! Today I’m posting the news then I have to go outside and play with bricks! Yes bricks, I’m using them to create a patio in the back of my house, it’s going to be a long day. I do have some more reviews to come up like more headphones, a case and a couple CPU coolers. So read the news and I’ve got work to do….

Storage / Memory Related:

Toshiba Solid State Drive THNSNH256GCST 256GB Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

SanDisk Extreme Pro 128GB Compact Flash Memory Card Review

Crucial M500 480GB Solid-State Drive Review @ Legit Reviews

Thecus N5550 Review @ Vortez

Corsair Flash Survivor Stealth 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review

ZOTAC RAIDBOX USB 3.0 Dual mSATA Enclosure Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Comay Pluto SC3 Enterprise SSD Review

Transcend MSA720 128GB mSATA SSD Review @ Legit Reviews

Patriot Supersonic Rage XT 64GB Flash Drive

Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 G3 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ APH Networks

ADATA DashDrive Durable UD310 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive Review

AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB Dual GPU Video Card Overclocked

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

HIS HD 7850 iPower IceQ Turbo 4GB GDDR5 Video Card Video Review

AMD ATI Radeon Chips Comparison Table

HIS 7790 iCooler Turbo and CrossFire @ PureOverclock

Pivos XIOS DS Media Play Android Media Player Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Mobility Digest Review: HC C840 Genuine HTC One Double Dip Hard Shell Case

Mobility Digest Review: Pama Plug N Go Power Portable Charger

Tech-Life BeatBlock Premium Bluetooth Wireless Speaker Review @ NikKTech

ArmourDillo Hybrid Protective Case for HTC One Review

Acer Aspire E1-531 Laptop Review

TYLT PowerPlant Portable 5200mAh Battery Pack Review

bCODA MultiShare USB Jak

Hercules Wireless Audio Experience W.A.E. Portable Bluetooth Speaker System

MEGATechNews Reviews: Sony Xperia ZL Android Smartphone

Arion Foldable Bluetooth Headset @ LanOC Reviews

Seidio Ultimate Screen Guard for Nexus 4 @ LanOC Reviews

PC Cooling:

Evercool Venti HPQ-12025 Heatsink Review @ Frostytech.com

Noctua NH-U14S CPU Cooler Review

Silverstone Heligon Series HE01 CPU Cooler Review @ Pro-Clockers

PC Cases:

Corsair 350D M-ATX Chassis Review

InWin G7 Mid-Tower Chassis Review

Cooler Master CM Storm Scout 2 – Advance Chassis @ PureOverclock

Power Supplies/ Related:

Corsair AX1200 1200W Power Supply Review @ ModSynergy.com

Corsair CX Series Modular CX600M 600 W

Motherboards:

MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming (Z77) Motherboard Review

Assorted:

Olympus Has Fallen (2013) Cinema Review

Tenda W300M Wireless N300 Portable AP/Router Review

HWBOT TeamCup 2013 Stage 4

Intel presents its Future Showcase for KitGuru

SECTOR Pilot Master R3273679025 Review @ NikKTech

Gaming:

Shogun Bros Ballista MK-1 Pro Gaming Mouse Review

Func MS-3 Gaming Mouse @ Benchmark Reviews

Gigabyte Aivia Osmium (MX Brown) Gaming Keyboard Review

BioShock Infinite PC Review

Logitech G100s Gaming Mouse Review @ Techgage

Genius Ring Mouse 2 Video Review

News for Saturday April 27th 2013 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

News for Wednesday April 24th 2013

Kristofer Brozio — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:04:25 +0000

So it seems the big news this week is the launch of the new AMD 7990 and yeah I didn’t get one for review. I wonder what it would take to get on their list to review the new cards? Oh well, anyway, I’ve got reviews coming but I just need to wake up. I slept horribly last night, stupid migraine, my head was just pounding all night long and I messed my back up again unloading bricks so I’m exhausted right now. I’ve already had more than half pot of strong coffee and I’m still struggling to keep my eyes open. Oh well… go ahead and read the news and I’ll try and get along…

Storage / Memory Related:

Teratrend TS231U RAID External HDD Enclosure by SilverStone Video Review

Synology VS240HD Review @ Vortez

The SSD Optimization Guide Ultimate Windows 8 (And Win7) Edition

Asustor AS-604T 4-Bay NAS Review

Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt SSD HD-PATU3 Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

ICY DOCK 2.5in / 3.5in SATA DOCK with USB 3 and eSATA (MB981U3S-1S) Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Funky Kit Review: OCZ Vertex 3.20 240GB SSD w/20nm Flash

Synology DS213+ High-Performance 2-Bay NAS Server for SMB Review

Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 500GB Review @ Techgage

Corsair Voyager Air 1TB Wireless Hard Drive Review

OWC Mercury Accelsior E2 PCIe SSD Review

Mach Xtreme MX-ES 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

AMD Radeon HD 7990 Graphics Card Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

ASUS Orion Pro Gaming Headset @ Benchmark Reviews

AMD Radeon HD 7990 6 GB

AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB Malta Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews

AMD Radeon HD 7990 Review: The Quiet Beast

AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB Dual GPU Video Card Review

AMD HD7990 Malta Review

AMD HD 7990 Review; Malta Arrives @ Hardware Canucks

AMD Radeon HD 7990 Review: Dual GPU Comeback

Samsung MV900F Wi-Fi 16.3MP Digital Camera Review @ ModSynergy.com

Datacolor Spyder4Elite monitor calibration tool Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Pivos Technology XIOS DS Media Play Smart TV Companion Review

EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN 6GB SuperClocked Video Card Overclocked

XFX R7790 Black Edition OC 2 GB

Diamond HD 7790 1GB @ LanOC Reviews

Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 2GB OC Edition Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews

EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN 6GB SuperClocked Video Card Review

GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost & SLI Performance Review

AZiO Levetron GH808 USB Gaming Headset @ Benchmark Reviews

TteSports Shock & Shock One PC Gaming Headset Review

EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN 6GB SuperClocked Video Cards in SLI

Samsung Galaxy S 4 Review: Bigger, Faster, Stronger

Antec Mobile Products A.M.P. Mobile Power Roundup Review

PC Cooling:

Alpenfohn Fohn 120 and 140 WingBoost Fan Reviews

Thermaltake NiC C5 Untouchable CPU Cooler Review @ NikKTech

Swiftech H220 Liquid CPU Cooler Review

Antec Kuhler 1220 H20 Watercooling kit

Thermaltake NiC C5 Untouchable Cool CPU Cooler Review

Corsair H80i Water Cooling System Review @ ThinkComputers.org

PC Cases:

Thermaltake Chaser A41 Mid-Tower Chassis

Enermax Hoplite ST Gaming Tower Review @ Pro-Clockers

InWin GT1 Mid-Tower Chassis Review

NZXT Phantom 630 Case at Modders-Inc

Thermaltake A 41 Chaser Chassis Review

Power Supplies/ Related:

Funky Kit Review: Enermax Platimax 1350w Modular Power Supply

OCZ X PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 850W PSU Review

Cooler Master V Series 1000 W

Motherboards:

GIGABYTE F2A85XM-HD3 Review @ Vortez

Assorted:

MEGATechNews Covers the 2013 Vancouver FAN Expo

Rosewill RK-9100 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

Rosewill RPLC-500 500 Mbps Powerline Networking Kit Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Nouveau vs. NVIDIA Linux Comparison Shows Shortcomings @ Phoronix

Sapphire Edge VS8 Review: The $500 Mini PCAll AMD FX CPU Models

3 Reasons Why Google Will Be More Valuable Than Microsoft @ ThinkComputers.org

Gaming:

CM Storm Control-RX Mousepad Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Cooler Master Storm Power-RX @ LanOC Reviews

Gigabyte Aivia Krypton Gaming-Mouse Review on Technic3D

SteelSeries Apex [RAW] Gaming Keyboard Review

ROCCAT LUA Tri-Button Gaming Mouse Review @ NikKTech

News for Wednesday April 24th 2013 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

News for Sunday April 21st 2013

Kristofer Brozio — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:42:55 +0000

So I got me an HTC One! Yep it arrived this past Thursday but sadly I couldn’t figure out how to transfer my contacts from sim to micro sim especially since I was going from Windows Phone back to Android… I have a sim card reader but it wouldn’t read micro sim, so I ended up driving to the AT&T store and they took care of it in less than five minutes for me which was nice.

Just a quick note, our friends at Mobile Fun are giving away a Google Nexus 4 and there’s still nine days to get in on the competition. It’s pretty easy to enter, just hop on over HERE and follow the instructions.. basically Facebook and Twitter stuff…

Storage / Memory Related:

SuperSSpeed S301 Hyper Gold SLC Enterprise SSD Review

G.Skill ARES DDR3-2133 CL9 8GB Memory Kit

Thecus N7510 7-Bay NAS Review

ADATA DashDrive Elite UE700 USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ Pro-Clockers

Team Group Xtreem Vulcan DDR3 1600MHz 8GB Memory Kit Review

QNAP TS879-Pro 8-Bay NAS Review

Vantec NexStar WiFi Hard Drive Dock Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Samsung PM841 512GB mSATA SSD Review

Consumer (Samsung and OCZ) vs. Enterprise (SMART Optimus) SSD Performance Analysis

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

QPAD QH-90 Review @ Vortez

Steelseries Siberia V2 PC Headset Frost Blue Special Edition Review

Oblanc NC2-3 U.F.O Bluetooth Stereo Headphones Review @ NikKTech

Gigabyte HD 7790 1GB OC @ LanOC Reviews

MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Boost Twin Frozr Gaming Overclocked Video Card Review

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30 Digital Camera Review

Rosewill Ultra-Slim HDMI RedMere Cable Review @ Legit Reviews

XFX R7790 Black Edition OC @ LanOC Reviews

XFX Radeon HD 7790 Black Edition OC 1GB Graphics Card Review

Velodyne vTrue Studio Headphones

AIAIAI TMA-1 Studio Headphones With Mic Review @ NikKTech

Pivos XIOS DS Media Player

AZiO Levetron GH808 USB Gaming Headset Review

MSI GTX 650Ti Boost Video Card Review @ Ninjalane

MSI Radeon HD 7790 OC Edition 1GB Graphics Card Review

HTC First With Facebook Home Review

ASUS VivoBook S500C Touchscreen Ultrabook Laptop Review

Sony Xperia Z Smartphone Review

EnerPlex Kickr IV Lightweight USB Solar Charger

Lenovo IdeaPad Z400 Touch: Affordable, Touch-Enabled

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 with 4G LTE @ LanOC Reviews

COBY Kyros Internet 10 Touchscreen Tablet (MID1045) Review

HTC First with Facebook Home Hands-On Video

Acer Aspire V5-571P Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

PC Cooling:

Noctua NH-U12S CPU Cooler Review

Scythe Ashura CPU Cooler Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Deep Cool Gammaxx S40 @ PureOverclock

SilverStone AP123 120mm Case Fan Review

Antec Kuhler H2O 1220 Liquid CPU Cooler Review

GELID Solutions The Black Edition

Fractal Design Adjust 108 Fan Controller Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Scythe ASHURA CPU Cooler Review

PC Cases:

Enermax Ostrog Giant Mid-Tower Chassis Review

Thermaltake Chaser A31 Mid-Tower Chassis

Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 case

Lian Li PC-7HX Chassis Review

Enermax Ostrog GT Mid Tower Case Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Thermaltake A31 Chassis Review

Iron Man Helment Case Mod at Modders-Inc

Fractal Design Define XL R2 Case Review on Technic3D

Corsair Obsidian 900D Case Review on Technic3D

Power Supplies/ Related:

In Win Commander III 600W @ PureOverclock

Rosewill SilentNight 500-Watt 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply Review

Rosewill Fortress 750-Watt 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply Review

Corsair AX1200 Fully-Modular 1200W Power Supply Review @ ModSynergy.com

Silverstone Strider Essential ST50F-ES 500 W

Motherboards:

Asus P8Z77-V LK (Z77) Motherboard Review

MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING Intel LGA 1155

ASRock FM2A85X-ITX Review @ Vortez

MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming Motherboard Review

Assorted:

AMD vs Intel – Best CPU for $130? FX 4300 vs Core i3 3220 vs A10 5800K

MEGATechNews Reviews: Sky Duel Helicopters by Swann

Intel Chipset Codenames Cross-Reference Table

CM Storm Quickfire TK Mechanical Keyboard @ Benchmark Reviews

MEGATechNews Visits Canada’s First Samsung Smart Classroom

Gaming:

Sharkoon FireGlider Mouse Review

Gears of War: Judgement Xbox 360 Review

Roccat Kone Pure Limited Edition Mouse Review

Inside Look: Guild Wars 2 March Patch @ ThinkComputers.org

God of War Ascension (PS3) Video Review with Kaeyi Dream @ HardwareHeaven.com

Roccat ISKU Keyboard and Kone XTD Mouse @ PureOverclock

Gaming Press Release Roundup with Kaeyi Dream (17th April 2013) @ HardwareHeaven.com

MEGATechNews Video Coverage of April Duels II Presented By Canada Cup Gaming

Defiance @ LanOC Reviews

ROCCAT Isku FX Multicolor Gaming Keyboard Review @ Legit Reviews

FUNC MS-3 Gaming Mouse at Modders-Inc

CliffyB Defends "Deal With It" – We Say "Wake Up" @ Techgage

AZiO KB577U Levetron MECH5 Gaming Keyboard @ Benchmark Reviews

News for Sunday April 21st 2013 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

News for Monday April 15th 2013

Kristofer Brozio — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:08:02 +0000

Hey, it’s Tax Day! I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing though. I guess it’s good if you’ve already filed your taxes, and I guess it’s good if you’re looking for a deal as lots of companies are offering tax day discounts and specials. If you haven’t filed yet then it’s a bad thing, and of course giving your money to the government is always a bad thing in my opinion especially when we see what it’s being used for?! So anyway, look for those tax day deals, and in the meantime read some news from sits around the world.

Storage / Memory Related:

ICY DOCK MB662U3-2S Dual Bay USB 3.0 RAID Enclosure

Kingston Technology’s 120GB V300 SSDNow Desktop and Notebook Upgrade Kits Reviewed

Crucial Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-12800 memory module

ADATA Dash Drive Air AE400 Review on Technic3D

Asustor AS 602T Review

Kingston HyperX Beast 2400 MHz CL 11 2x 4 GB

Kingston HyperX 10th Anniversary 2400MHz 16GB

Thermaltake BlacX Duet 5G USB 3.0 Docking Station Review

Samsung SM843 Enterprise SSD Review (240GB)

ADATA XPG SX900 128GB with SandForce B02 controller SSD Review

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN SLI Review @ Vortez

LG 29EA93 Review: Are Ultra Wide Monitors Next?

Gigabyte Radeon HD 7790 @ PureOverclock

EVGA GTX 650 Ti Boost SC 2 GB

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 650 TI Boost Edition at Modders-Inc

Gainward GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Boost Golden Sample Video Card in SLI Overclocked Review

Club3D Radeon HD 7790 13Series 1GB Graphics Card Review

GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI @ LanOC Reviews

Dell UltraSharp U2713H 27” AH-IPS monitor

ViewSonic TD2340 23in Touchscreen Display Video Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Samsung Galaxy Camera

Palit GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB OC Video Card Review

Creative Sound Blaster ZxR PCIe Sound Card Review @ Custom PC Review

The History of the Modern Graphics Processor, Part 3: The Nvidia vs. ATI era begins

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 7790 1GB & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST 2GB Review @ Techgage

ASUS Radeon HD 7790 DirectCU II OC Overclocked Video Card Review

V7 Ultra Protective Sleeve for 10.1” Tablets Review

Sony VAIO T14 Ultrabook Review

HTC One Android Smartphone Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Samsung Galaxy S4 Coming To AT&T First, 4GB RAM, Up to 2.5X Faster Than GS3

Plantronics Voyager Legend UC Bluetooth Headset Review @ NikKTech

How To Protect Your WiFi Hotspot From Unwanted Intruders @ ThinkComputers.org

Asus VivoTab Smart (ME400C) Windows 8 Tablet Review

HMDX Jam Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Sony VAIO Tap 20 Hybrid Tablet PC Review @ Legit Reviews

Samsung 700T ATIV Smart PC Pro Windows 8 Tablet

PC Cooling:

Win a PrimoChill Compression Tube Reservoir! @ ThinkComputers.org

Aerocool Shark 120mm Evil Black Edition Orange LED Fan Review

SilverStone NT06-PRO CPU Cooler Review

Xigmatek XAF Fans 120mm and 140mm Review

Cooler Master Seidon 240M Liquid CPU Cooler Review

PC Cases:

CaseLabs Merlin SM8 Full-Tower Customizable Chassis Review

Cougar Spike Case Review

Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 Case Review on Technic3D

Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced gaming case

Fractal Design Define R2 XL Chassis Review

Power Supplies/ Related:

Corsair CX430M Modular Power Supply Review @ Legit Reviews

Motherboards:

ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M AMD Socket FM2 Micro-ATX Motherboard Review

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB Intel Z77 Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS

Overclocking With Gigabyte Z77X Motherboards

ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Champion (X79) Motherboard Review

Assorted:

CASIO Edifice EF-558D-1AVEF Review @ NikKTech

Rosewill RSL-113 Solar Infrared Dual-LED Lights @ Benchmark Reviews

SPEEDLINK ATHERA Multi-Profile Keyboard Review

Microsoft Windows 8 and Metro UI: The (d)evolution of the world’s most popular OS

Netgear WNDR3700v4 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Review @ Legit Reviews

Ninjalane Podcast – 3D Printing and Borderlands 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter

Can Console Gaming Save AMD From Collapse? @ Benchmark Reviews

TRENDnet AC1750 Dual Band Wireless Router (TEW-812DRU) Review

ASRock VisionX HTOC 321B Ivy Bridge mini-PC

CyberPower PR1500ELCDRTXL2U Professional Rackmount Series UPS Review @ NikKTech

Digital Storm Bolt Level 3 gaming System

Gaming:

Resident Evil 6 – Too Much Action for Horror? @ Techgage

QPAD Gaming Products Video Roundup @ HardwareHeaven.com

ROCCAT Isku FX – The FX Stands for ‘Features in eXcess’ @ Techgage

ROCCAT Isku FX Gaming Keyboard Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

In Win Rocker Mat Aluminum Mousepad Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Steelseries Sensei Limited Edition Mouse Review

News for Monday April 15th 2013 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

News for Tuesday April 9th 2013

Kristofer Brozio — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:19:29 +0000

So it’s time for the news. For me I just pre-ordered the HTC One Android phone and I’m really looking forward to getting it next week. It’s been a while since I’ve used an Android phone, my last two were both Windows Phones and they’re not bad but I find I just like Android better. For us I’ve got5 more reviews coming of course I’ve just been a bit under the weather, got a nasty sinus infection, my head just really hurts, got some antibiotics though so hopefully those will kick in shortly. So anyway, read the news and check back for some reviews being posted.. Got a great little Samsung portable Bluetooth speaker along with a few other things…

Storage Related:

480GB Crucial M500 Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews

Crucial M500 480GB SSD Review

Crucial M500 960GB SSD Review

Crucial M500 Solid State Drive (960GB) Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

OCZ Vertex 3.20 120GB Solid State Drive Review

Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ G2 32GB USB Flash Drive Review @ APH Networks

Synology DiskStation DS213+ NAS Server Review @ NikKTech

Intel 335 Series 180GB SSD Review

OCZ Vertex 3.20 20nm 240GB SSD Review @ Legit Reviews

HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5-inch Mobile Hard Drive Review

Synology DiskStation DS2413+ NAS Review

INEO I-NA321U PLUS Docking Station @ Benchmark Reviews

SuperTalent USB 3.0 Express RC4 64GB Flash Drive Review

HighPoint RocketStor 5322 Dual eSATA 6Gbps Dock Review

Plextor M5 Pro 128GB with Xtreme Firmware SSD Review

EonNAS 850X NAS Network Storage Server @ Benchmark Reviews

Intel 525 SSD mSATA Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews

Examining Intel’s Solid State Drive 525 Series

Seagate Constellation ES.3 4TB Hard Drive

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

BenQ GW2750HM Monitor Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Roundup @ Hardware Canucks

Reid Heath Acoustics MA350 Earphones

Steelseries Flux In Ear Headset @ LanOC Reviews

Sapphire Radeon 7870 XT With Boost (Tahiti LE) Review & Bioshock Infinite Giveaway @ HCW

Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional Soundcard Review on Technic3D

History of the GPU, Part 2: 3Dfx Voodoo, the game-changer

Pivos XIOS DS Media Box

Compro TN50W Review @ Vortez

ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II Review @ Custom PC Review

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook

Reinventing BlackBerry: BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone Review

Finis SwiMP3 X18 2GB Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Seidio Surface for Nexus 4 @ LanOC Reviews

How Tablet PCs Could Save Civilization (Editorial) @ Benchmark Reviews

Seagate Wireless Plus Storage for Android, iPhone and iPad

PC Cooling:

Scythe Kozuti Cooler Review on Technic3D

PrimoChill Compression Tube Reservoir Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Evercool Venti (HPQ 12025) CPU Cooler Review

Noctua NF-S12A FLX, ULN and PWM Case Fan Reviews

NZXT Kraken X60 280mm AIO CPU Cooler Review

SilverStone Nitrogon NT06-PRO C-Style CPU Cooler Review

Corsair Hydro Series H110

Intel Haswell Socket H Heatsink Requirements and Overclocking Thoughts

be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler Review @ ThinkComputers.org

PC Cases:

Cooler Master Storm Stryker Case at Modders-Inc

Cougar Challenger Midi Tower Review @ NikKTech

In Win G7 Case Review

Cooler Master Centurion 6

Fractal Design Define R4 Case Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Antec GX700 Case Review

Thermaltake Urban S21 Review @ Vortez

Fractal Design Define R4 Arctic White Case @ Benchmark Reviews

Power Supplies/ Related:

Corsair AX1200i @ PureOverclock

Motherboards:

Asus P8Z77 V-Pro Motherboard Review @ RWLabs

Assorted:

Ubuntu 13.04 Linux Can Outperform Apple OS X 10.8.3 @ Phoronix

AZiO Levetron Mech5 Mechanical Keyboard Review

AMD FX-4130 Black Edition Processor Review

ASUS AiCloud: A Fresh Face for Networking

In Pictures: Gadget Show Live 2013 – The Public Event

Windows 7 & Windows 8 vs. Ubuntu 13.04 & Fedora 18 @ Phoronix

AMD Releases Open-Source UVD Video Support @ Phoronix

Gaming:

Tomb Raider @ LanOC Reviews

Definitive Bioshock Infinite Review with Benchmarks

Tomb Raider PC Review

BioShock Infinite Benchmarked with AMD EyeFinity at 5760×1080

Ozone Blade Keyboard Review on Technic3D

Func MS-3 Gaming Mouse

Ozone Rage ST Gaming Headset

Cooler Master Storm Trigger w/Green Keyswitches @ LanOC Reviews

SteelSeries APEX Gaming Keyboard Review

Cooler Master CM Storm Quick Fire Rapid Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Sleeping Dogs Benchmarked with AMD EyeFinity at 5760×1080

BioShock Infinite Review @ Vortez

First Impressions of Trion Worlds’ Defiance @ Techgage

News for Tuesday April 9th 2013 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

News for Thursday March 28th 2013

Kristofer Brozio — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:01:05 +0000

So I was running around all over the place yesterday, didn’t have much time to do anything really. I’ve got reviews to post and a few new things have arrived for review. The bad news is that last night I found my refrigerator to be dying, so I have to try and get that fixed today. I think I know what the problem is, but I have to find the part locally to fix it, if that’s event he problem though. Of course I have to figure out what to do with the food that is in my fridge before it goes bad, guess I’m off to the store to buy numerous bags of ice. If it’s not one thing, it’s something else. The fridge isn’t that old really, only six years, it should last longer than that I would think and it’s a decent brand. My last one was more of a cheaper brand and it lasted a good 11 years. I don’t know, read the news and I’ll try and get something more up later but I’ve got to get this fridge fixed today or go buy a new one…..

OCZ Vertex 3.20 – Vertex 3 updated to 20nm

OCZ Vertex 3 .20 120GB SSD Review

OCZ Vertex 3.20 120GB Solid State Drive Review @ Pro-Clockers

Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB Review

ADATA DashDrive HV610 External Hard Drive Review

Kingston HyperX 10th Anniversary Edition – 16GB DDR3 2400MHz @ PureOverclock

Seagate Constellation.2 1TB ST91000640NS SATA3 2.5-inch HDD Review

Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB DDR3 Review @ Vortez

Patriot Supersonic Rage XT 32GB Review @ APH Networks

Transcend JetFlash 700 and 780 64GB @ PureOverclock

Funky Kit Review: Team Xtreem DDR3-2666 C11 8GB Memory Kit

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