So it’s time again for the news from our friends around the world! In here you’ll find quite a bit, I’ve got a three days worth for you. There’s also a few decent giveaways going on so you can get a chance to win some cool products. Anyway, I’ll be back later with a review so read the news and check back for a review.

Storage Related:

Understanding SSD Advertised Performance and Its Purchase Implications – An SSD Primer

G.Skill RIPJAWS-Z 16GB DDR3 1600 CL9 Memory Review on Technic3D

Funky Kit Review: OCZ Vertex 3 MaxIOPS 240GB SSD

OCZ Synapse Cache SATA III Solid State Disk @ Pro-Clockers

Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM HD Review

OCZ Technology Octane 512GB Solid State Drive with 1.13 Performance Firmware

OCZ RevoDrive 3 120GB SSD Review

Hitachi Touro Desk Pro 3TB USB 3.0 External HDD Review

Intel 520 Series 240GB (Raid 0 update) SSD Review

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

Audiophiles: No difference between Monster cables and coat hanger

MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III 3072 MB

AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB CrossFire Review @ Legit Reviews

MEGATech Reviews – AVerMedia Game Capture HD for PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii

VMware’s Virtual GPU Driver Is Running Fast @ Phoronix

NVIDIA 3D Vision 2 featuring the ASUS VG278H Screen @ HardwareHeaven.com

VisionTek Radeon 7970 @ PureOverclock

Zotac GTX 580 AMP2 3GB Edition Review @ HardwareLOOK

Western Digital WD TV Live Media Player

GeChic On-Lap 1301 Portable Monitor Review @ ThinkComputers.org

ASUS VG278H LCD Monitor 3D Vision-2 Kit @ Benchmark Reviews

Mobile Related:

Interview with Alec Saunders, RIM’s VP of Developer Relations

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet Review

Toddy Smartcloth Screen Cleaner @ TechwareLabs

Sony Ericsson Live WT19i Review

The $300 ultraportable experiment

HTC set to release ICS for some phone models

Choiix/Cooler Master Mobile Wave Stand Review @ eTeknix.com

PC Cooling:

Shagon’ ARC-118

Phobya Shrouds Review on Technic3D

Lamptron FC9 Fan Controller Review @ eTeknix.com

Corsair H80 and H100

SilenX EFZ-120HA5 CPU Cooler @ Bjorn3D

SilenX Effezio EFZ-120HA5 CPU Cooler Review @ circuitREMIX

Spire Kepler Pro CPU Cooler

Swiftech H20-220 Edge HD Liquid Cooling Kit Review @ Legit Reviews

PC Cases:

Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus Computer Case Review @ APH Networks

Cooler Master COSMOS 2 Review @ Vortez

NZXT Switch 810 Full Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix.com

Xigmatek MidGard II Case Review

NZXT Switch 810 Full Tower Chassis

Power Supplies/ Related:

Antec VP450 Power Supply Review

GeiL Thortech Thunderbolt 1000W PSU Review on Technic3D

Athena Power AP-MFATX40P8 400 W Power Supply Review

Spire BlackDragon 400 W

Motherboards:

Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 Intel LGA1155 Motherboard Review

Assorted:

AMD A8-3870K and Sapphire HD6450 FleX Review

Vapor King Portable Charging Case Review

Win a Logitech C270 HD Webcam

Win a Logitech h250 Stereo Headset

Vapor King Auto USB Passthrough Review

Trendnet TPL-307E2K Powerline Adapter kit @ Rbmods

Funky Kit: Win a Steelseries Kana Mouse plus a Qck Mouse Pad

Laser or inkjet for the home office, that’s the question

Basic Casemodding Listener Mailbag Interview with a Top Overclocker

Gaming:

Bastion PC Review @ eTeknix.com

Corsair Vengeance M90 Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

SteelSeries SRW-S1 Review

Lux Delux Review @ FusionMods.Net

News for February 12th 2012 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

So the long awaited patch 1.4 for Skyrim on the PlayStation 3 has come. Yes I installed it and really didn’t get the chance to play it until late last night. I followed the tips, you need to install the patch, then launch the game, create a manual save and then restart your PS3. Did that done. Started playing and ten minutes into it the game froze while I was ‘waiting’ for one hour. I like to use the wait to save my game, especially before entering a dungeon, or just to renew my health and magic. The game froze and I waited thinking it might fix itself, but no, after 15 minutes I had to manually turn off the PS3 as it was totally unresponsive.

The biggest issue for us PS3 users was the lag of course, I’m still not too happy that I bought the game on launch day and really couldn’t play it because the lag was so bad. We should not have had to wait months to actually play and enjoy a game that we paid full price for when it came out. It’s ridiculous that game companies use their paying customers as beta testers. Seriously, how could they not have know about the lag issue on the PS3? It is/was horrible and there’s no way they could have missed it during testing. The lag was so bad for me it was like going frame by frame, extremely slow and just a horrible experience.

As far as this patch fixing the lag, it seems to be fixed. I played for about four hours last night and didn’t encounter the lag I had before. I ran into some stuttering here and there, but nothing horrible like the lag was. So I guess only time will tell. I’m going to play again tonight for a few hours again to see how things are working.

I also noticed something that wasn’t there before, some artifacting was appearing. That never happened before. I went to Whiterun and I noticed the tops of two buildings were jumping around, they were pixelated and moving around in place. That was odd.

After this whole Skyrim debacle I’ve have decided whole-heartedly and honestly that I will NEVER but another game on launch day again. I don’t care what the game is either, it will never happen again. I will wait at least two months and check up and see and read about the game I want to make sure it’s patched and it works as it’s supposed to before I go and spend my money on it. Hopefully by then I can get it cheaper, and maybe even get a used version at an even lower price.

Skyrim is the kind of game I like, one where you can get lost for hours in, but this experience has be just one that I don’t ever want to ever repeat.

I’m done with spending good money to be an unpaid game tester. I or we should be getting paid to test the games, we should not be paying to test games.

Skyrim 1.4 PS3 Patch Not Exactly Perfect is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

It seems that the gaming world is going a little crazy about Skylanders – so I thought I should let you know that we’re stocking the little guys too!

This is the cat page to all things Skylanders -  http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cat/Skylanders.htm

But the big news is that we’ve sourced the Dragon’s Peak Adventure Pack with Sunburn in it and the Sparx Dragonfly and Winged Boots item – plus we’ve also sourced Triple Packs G and H – Triple Pack G has Cynder, Lightning Rod and Zook in it and Triple Pack H has Ignitor, Warnado and Camo in it

Skylanders in Stock at Mobile Fun is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

Apparently Intel has just released a new SSD as I’ve got a ton off reviews that came in today. Apparently I’m not in the know about these things as we didn’t get one, come to think of it I don’t think I’ve ever gotten anything from Intel for review?! There’s a few sites giving away stuff this week as well, they’re down in the ‘Assorted’ section so maybe you could win something.   Oh well, we’ve got lots of new for you and more reviews coming of course, so read on and check back later for more reviews from us.

Storage Related:

Intel SSD 520 Series 240GB Review

Intel SSD 520 Series Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews

Intel SSD 520 Series Solid State Drive Review @ HotHardware

Intel 520 Series 240GB Solid State Drive Review

Intel SSD 520 240GB @ Bjorn3D

Intel’s 520 Series solid-state drive

Intel 520 Series 240GB SSD Launch Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Intel 520 240GB SSD Review @ Hardware Canucks

Intel 520 240GB SSD Review (Round One) – Intel Releases Amazing SATA 3 SandForce Driven SSD

Intel 520 ‘Cherryville’ Series 240GB SSD Review in RAID 0 @ Legit Reviews

Samsung Green 8GB VLP 1600MHz Kit Review

Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 120GB SATA III SSD (Upgrade Bundle Kit) Review

Kingston HyperX Limited Edition DDR3-1600 4GB Dual Channel Memory Kit Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 Thumb Drive Review

Kingston HyperX 2400mhz Review (8GB KHX2400C11D3K4/8GX)

Synology DS-212 Two-Bay NAS Review @ Tweaknews

Samsung’s 830 Series solid-state drive

Patriot Memory Division IV Viper Extreme 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 Quad Channel Memory Kit Review

MyDigitalSSD ‘Bullet Proof’ 128GB mSATA SATA 2 SSD Review

Seagate Barracuda 3 TB Hard Drive Review

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

SAPPHIRE PURE Black 990FX

Funky Kit Review: HIS Multi View+ Sound Adaptor

Monster Clarity HD Model One Speakers Review

Scott Luminor Sound and Light Wireless System (i-DXS 10 L Luminor) Review

Arctic Living Audio Relay Wireless Media Extender Review @ eTeknix.com

AC Ryan Veolo @ techPowerUp

Cooler Master Choiix Power Fort 5600 @ LanOC Reviews

Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB OC Video Card in CrossFire

Mobile Related:

Mobility Digest Review: Inexpensive Screen Protector for HTC Titan from Amazon

HTC Rhyme Review

Sony Tablet S launch coverage

BlackBerry App of the Week: Catapult @ t-break

PC Cooling:

Cooler Master MegaFlow 200

Cooler Master GeminII M4 CPU Cooler Review

Enermax ETS-T40-VD CPU Cooler Review @ eTeknix.com

Prolimatech Genesis CPU Cooler @ TechwareLabs

Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Review @ ITShootOut.com

Noctua NF-F12 Focused Flow Fan Review @ Ninjalane

SilenX Effizio EFZ-120HA5 CPU Cooler Review

PC Cases:

Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 PC Case @ Pro-Clockers

NZXT Tempest 210 @ PureOverclock

Xigmatek Midgard II Mid-Tower Chassis Review

BitFenix Raider ATX case Review  @ XtremeComputing

Cooler Master Cosmos II @ techPowerUp

Antec ONE Preview

Thermaltake Azurues Gaming Mouse @ Pro-Clockers

Antec Three Hundred Two Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

Power Supplies/ Related:

Kingwin Lazer Platinum 1000W Power Supply Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Funky Kit Review: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 600W PSU

Thermaltake SMART 630W Power Supply Review @ APH Networks

Motherboards:

MSI Z68A-GD65G3 Motherboard @ Rbmods

Assorted:

Newer Technology Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet Review

Win two fully-loaded Intel Ivy Bridge powered PCs !

ARCTIC MC001-BD Review @ Vortez

Win a Positive Vibration On-Ear Headphones from The House of Marley

Win a PS3 with Bluetooth Remote and an Outcast Jr. Speaker System

Corsair Vengeance M60 FPS Gaming Mouse Contest @ Legit Reviews

End of the Internet or the beginning of a new-style Internet?

Five Years With Blu-ray – Part Two

Ubuntu 12.04 ARM Performance Becomes Very Compelling @ Phoronix

Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Processor Review @ Legit Reviews

Gaming:

ROCCAT Isku Illuminating Gaming Keyboard Review @ HardwareLOOK

SOULCALIBUR V Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

GeiL Epicgear MEDUZA Mouse @ Hardwareoverclock.com

Need For Speed: The Run PC Review @ eTeknix.com

Final Fantasy XIII-2 (XBOX 360) Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Cyborg GLIDE 7 Gaming Surface Review @ eTeknix.com

ROCCAT Alumic Mouse Pad @ techPowerUp

News for February 6th 2012 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

I’m on a new sleep schedule and I don’t like it, I have to get up about two hours earlier than I did before and I just can’t get accustomed to it. At least not yet, by the time it’s bed time for my kids I’m ready to go to bed and I don’t feel like doing anything at that point. I need to do something because I’ve got a lot of work to do, maybe I’ll start drinking coffee at night now?! Anyway here’s some news and reviews for you from out friends around the world…

Storage Related:

G.Skill Ripjaws Z 2133CL9Q-16GBZH Memory Kit Review

Corsair Performance Series Pro 128GB Solid State Drive Review

OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 240GB Revisited @ PureOverclock

Kingston SSDNow V+200 120GB Upgrade Kit Review @ Real World Labs

Synology DS212 2-Bay NAS Review

Crucial Ballistix Elite 16Gb Kits (4x4Gb)

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card Overclocked

Club 3D SenseVision CSV-2000D USB to DVI Graphics Adapter Review @ eTeknix.com

Microlab M700 2.1 speakers Review

Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 OC Graphics Card Video Review @ eTeknix.com

Asus Xonar Essence One Review (w/ Raysonic CD228 & Audeze LCD2)

AMD HD 7950 Review

HIS Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card Review

CyberLink PowerDVD 12 Review @MissingRemote

Monster Clarity HD Model One Speakers Review

XFX Radeon HD 7950 Black Edition Overclocked 3GB Graphics Card Video Review @ eTeknix.com

XFX Radeon HD 7950 Black Edition Overclocked 3GB Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com

Logitech h800 Wireless Headset Review

XFX DD R7950 Review @ Vortez

PowerColor PCS+ HD7950 Review @ Vortez

Sapphire 7950 Overclocked Edition Video Card Review @ TechwareLabs

XFX Radeon R7950 Black Edition Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews

AMD Radeon HD 7950 & XFX R7950 Black Edition Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews

Sapphire AMD HD 7950 Video Card Review

XFX HD 7950 Black Edition featuring Double Dissipation Review

ASUS VG278H LCD Monitor 3D Vision-2 Kit @ Benchmark Reviews

Mobile Related:

Archos 101 G9 Android Tablet Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Powerbag Backpack Review @ TechwareLabs

ASUS UX31 Zenbook Review

PC Cooling:

Danger Den DD-M6 Waterblock Review @ Ninjalane

Noctua NF-F12 120mm PWM Fan Review

Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler Review @ circuitREMIX

Cooler Master GeminII M4 Review

PC Cases:

Sharkoon T9 Green Value Edition Case Review

Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Full Tower Case Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Raidmax Viper Case @ TechwareLabs

AZZA Fusion 3000 Tower Case Review

Sharkoon T9 Value Edition (Red) Case Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Fractal Design Define XL Computer Case Review @ Benchmark Reviews

Rosewill Thor V2 Full Tower Computer Case Review

Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 Full Tower

Rasurbo Vort-X U3 Case Review on Technic3D

Thermaltake Commander MS-I Mid Tower @ Pro-Clockers

Power Supplies/ Related:

Enermax Platimax 1200 W

Thermaltake Smart 630 W Power Supply Review

PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 600W Review @ APH Networks

Thermaltake Dr. Power II ATX Power Supply Tester Review @ Tweaknews

Motherboards:

Asus Rampage IV Formula X79 Battlefield 3 Edition Motherboard Review

ASUS P8P67 Pro Intel P67 Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS

Sapphire PURE Black X79N (Intel X79) Motherboard Review

Gigabyte X79-UD5 @ PureOverclock

GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD5 AM3+ ATX Motherboard Review

Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Assorted:

AMD A8-3870K Black Edition Review

AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano APU

Dell Alienware X51, Small Form Factor PC Gaming Refined:

ASUS RT-N56U Dual-Band Wireless-N600 Gigabit Router

Zotac ZBOX ID-80 Plus HTPC Review

Interview with Abdurakhman Zulumkhanov – dudu.com

AMD Leo DirectX 11 Demo Released @ NGOHQ.com

Having SNAppy Intel 2D Acceleration In 2012 @ Phoronix

Interview with Yann Suquet, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Gaming:

Corsair Vengeance M60 Mouse Review

PC Gaming – What to expect in 2012 @ eTeknix.com

Corsair Vengeance M90 Performance Laser Gaming Mouse Review

QPad MK-80 Mechanical Keyboard Review @ eTeknix.com

Tt eSPORTS Battle Dragon Bag Review @ Real World Labs

Most Anticipated PC Games of 2012

Starhawk Beta Impressions

Games of February – The Darkness Syndicate Abyss

Questions about PS Vita? Ask away!

Dustforce Review

PlayStation Vita Review

News for February 2nd 2012 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

Did you ever just have one of those weeks where you didn’t feel like doing anything? That’s the kind of week I had this past week, that’s one of the dangers of working from home and not really having a boss. You can just sit back, relax and say “I’ll do it tomorrow” but then it just doesn’t happen. Anyway, I need to get some work done, got  a lot of reviews coming for you, should have several this weekend in fact. I’ve got a lot of stuff going on that I just need to get done for this site and my other sites. So I need to get down to it straight away. So read the news and come back later for some reviews I’ll be posting up tonight.

Storage Related:

Funky Kit Review: Patriot Pyro SE 240Gb SSD

OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB SSD @ Bjorn3D

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

UEBO M400 WiFi Media Player

Catalyst 12.1 Windows 7 Driver Analysis

NuForce uDAC-2 Digital-to-Analog Converter Review @ TechwareLabs

Galaxy MDT GeForce GT 520 Review: Quad-Display Budget Card

Nouveau For A $10 NVIDIA Graphics Card @ Phoronix

Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6670 @ TechwareLabs

Graphics Card Overclocking: Is it really worth it?

Westone 4R In-ears @ techPowerUp

Sapphire HD 7970 3GB Video Cards in CrossFire Overclocked

Mobile Related:

Mobility Digest Review: Google’s Galaxy Nexus by Samsung

JLab B-Flex X-Bass USB Laptop Speaker Review

MiPow Maca Color iPhone 4 Charging Cases Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Android App Pick – Google Docs

HTC Explorer Android Smartphone Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Mobility Digest Review: BodyGuardz Carbon Fiber Armor

External Graphics: The Way Forward For Gaming Laptops? @ eTeknix.com

Funky Kit Article – How to install an .IPA app file on your iPhone

Porsche Design BlackBerry P’9981 Smartphone Review

Mobility Digest Review: Bracketron Universal GPS Window Mount

Siri Command List Article @ PC Review

Stem TimeCommand Audio Alarm Dock for iOS Devices Review @ Legit Reviews

how to transfer and play .AVI movies on your iPhone

Mobility Digest Review: X-mini KAI Capsule Speaker

PC Cooling:

Swiftech Apogee HD Water Block Review @ OCIA.net

Glacialtech Igloo H58 Heatsink Review @ Frostytech.com

Prolimatech Lynx CPU Cooler Review

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler Review @ Tweaknews

Alpenföhn Civetta CPU Cooler Review @ eTeknix.com

Noctua NF-F12 PWM Fan Review @ Vortez

ARCTIC Freezer i30 CPU Cooler Review

Arctic Freezer i30 Review

XIGMATEK Colosseum CPU Cooler Video Review @ Tech Lobby

Funky Kit Review: Thermaltake Bigwater 760 Plus

Zero Infinity Free Flow+ CPU Cooler Review @ Vortez

Prolima Tech Vortex Fan Review Round Up

PC Cases:

Unboxing the Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Full Tower Case @ ThinkComputers.org

Lian Li PC-90 HPTX Chassis Review @MissingRemote

XIGMATEK GIGAS Micro ATX Case Video Review @ Tech Lobby

GELID Solutions Darkforce PC Case Review @ Legit Reviews

Enermax Fulmo GT Full PC Case @ Pro-Clockers

NZXT Switch 810 Case Review

MSI Raptor @ LanOC Reviews

Fractal Design Define XL Case Review @ Hardware Canucks

MSI Nighthawk Case Review

Fractal Design – Define R3 Computer Case Review @ HCW

Antec P280 Case Review

Power Supplies/ Related:

NZXT HALE82 750-watt Power Supply Review

Corsair CX430 V2 430W Power Supply Review @ Kitguru

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W

FSP Aurum CM Series Gold 650W PSU review

Seasonic Platinum 860W PSU review @planet3dnow.de

Motherboards:

ASUS P8H67-M Evo Intel H67 Express Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS

ASUS P9X79 WS Workstation Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews

ECS X79R-AX Black Series Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews

Assorted:

Compilers Mature For Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge, Prep For Haswell @ Phoronix

Five Years With Blu-ray – Part One

PCs in decline? Not for enthusiasts

SOPA is dead, long live SOPA

AMD Llano A8-3870K APU Review @ TechwareLabs

Win 100 free Cebit 2012 tickets courtesy of OCZ & Kitguru!

VIA Shows Us Next-Gen Hardware Results, Info @ Phoronix

ARIA & KitGuru Free Shipping Programme!

Antec SoundScience HALO 6 LED Bias Lighting Kit Review @ Tweaknews

iXBT Labs Review: 71 CPU Roundup

Gaming:

EA’s Battlefield 3 for the PC Platform Reviewed

Thermaltake Tt eSports Shock Spin Gaming Headset @ Pro-Clockers

Cooler Master QuickFire Keyboard @ LanOC Reviews

Cyborg M.M.O. 7 Gaming Mouse Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

CM Storm Xornet Gaming Mouse @ Rbmods

Thermaltake Meka G Unit @ LanOC Reviews

FIFA 12 (PS3) Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Thermaltake Tt eSport Battle Dragon LAN Bag Review @ eTeknix.com

PC gaming in 3D stereo: 3D Vision 2 vs. HD3D

News for January 28th 2012 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

It’s time for the news once again, once I get this posted I’ve got to get back to writing up some reviews. Inside you’ll find the usual stuff, and then a lot more CES stuff, a lot of sites are wrapping it up now with their final looks at what they saw.

Storage Related:

Kingston Wi-Drive 16 GB & Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500 GB @ Bjorn3D

G.SKILL Ripjaws-Z 16GB DDR3-1600 Memory @ Benchmark Reviews

Super Talent TeraDrive Nova 240GB SATA 3 SSD Review

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

t-Jays Four headset @ Rbmods

Funky Kit Review – ARCTIC E641-BM Earphones

HIS 6670 1GB Fan Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

KFA2 MDT X4 – GTX580 1538MB GDDR5 Review

ASUS Radeon HD 7970 3GB CrossFire Review @ Legit Reviews

Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Cards in 3-Way CrossFireX

Pivos AIOS HD Media Player Review @MissingRemote

Aperion Audio Intimus 4T Tower Speaker Review @MissingRemote

Bob Marley Positive Vibration Headphones Review

WD TV Live Review

Mobile Related:

Mobility Digest Review: Bracketron Universal GPS Window Mount

Belkin SURF N150 Wireless Adapter Review

Kupa X11 Windows Tablet With 128GB SSD Review – Convenience of a Tablet With The Power of a PC

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Ice Cream Sandwich Update

Warpia Easy Dock Pro – Wireless USB Docking Station Review @MissingRemote

The Battle of The Netbooks: Intel vs AMD @ eTeknix.com

Toshiba Portégé Z830 Ultrabook Review

Motorola Razr Android Smartphone Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

PC Cooling:

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Heatsink Review @ APH Networks

Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler at Modders-Inc

PC Cases:

Fractal Design Arc Midi Case Review

NZXT Switch 810 Tower Case Review @ OCIA.net

Lian Li PC-90 Case/Chassis Review @ TechwareLabs

SilverStone SST-PS07B mATX Computer Case @ Benchmark Reviews

NZXT Switch 810 Case Overview @ ThinkComputers.org

Power Supplies/ Related:

Sparkle Gold Class Series 80 Plus ATX 750 Watt Power Supply Review

First Look: Corsair Individual Sleeved Modular PSU Cables @ Legit Reviews

Sparkle Gold Class Series 80 Plus ATX 850 Watt Power Supply Review

XFX ProSeries 1250 W

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W Power Supply Review

Motherboards:

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 Mainboard Review on Technic3D

ASUS P9X79 Motherboard Roundup @ PureOverclock

AMD A8-3870K @ PureOverclock

MSI Big Bang XPower II Review

Assorted:

2012 – Not a blue year for Blu-ray

Maingear Phase Changing Thermal Material – Epic T1000 @ Legit Reviews

Enermax Briskie Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

An Open-Source, Reverse-Engineered Mali GPU Driver @ Phoronix

The great battle between Congress and the web

Reader Choice Awards Continue… at Motherboards.org

CES News:

CES 2012: ROCCAT @ ThinkComputers.org

CES 2012 – GIGABYTE Displays New Tablets, Laptops and More!

2012 CES: Cooler Master @ OCIA.net

CES 2012 – LG Unveils New 3D Television and Gaming Technology

CES 2012 – ASUS Shows Off PadFone, Transformer Prime 700 Series, and New 7-Inch MeMo Tablets

CES 2012 – Cooler Master Shows Off New Notebook Coolers for Both PC and Mac Users

CES 2012: Plextor @ ThinkComputers.org

News:Of CES 2012 and missed expectations

CES 2012: AViiQ @ ThinkComputers.org

CES 2012: Razer Fiona Tablet Project @ Benchmark Reviews

2012 CES: Roccat @ OCIA.net

2012 CES: SilverStone @ OCIA.net

CES 2012: Synology @ ThinkComputers.org

CES 2012: Rosewill\’s Newest Tech Goodies @ Bjorn3D

CES 2012: Zalman @ ThinkComputers.org

CES 2012 – Thermaltake Shows Off New Tt eSPORTS Chao Series Headphones, New Gaming Mice, the Level10 GTS and the Frio Extreme Cooler (Video)

CES 2012 – Silverstone Shows Off New FT03 Mini, TJ04E, KL04E Cases and Refreshes GD Series HTPC Cases (Video)

CES 2012 – Patriot Memory Shifts Focus Towards Content Creators, Unveils New Android Based PBO Media Players and the Gauntlet2 WiFi Drive (Video)

CES 2012 – Seagate Shows Off Momentus XT 750GB Performance, New 1TB Platters and Thunderbolt Drives for Mac (Video)

CES 2012: Shogun @ ThinkComputers.org

2012 CES: ioSafe @ OCIA.net

CES 2012 Roll-Up: HotHardware Features From The Show

CES 2012 in Pictures: Part 2

CES 2012: Mad Catz @ ThinkComputers.org

CES 2012 – ASUS Show Off New ROG X79 Boards, A Monster Workstation Board and WiFi Innovations for the Home (Video)

CES 2012 – NZXT Shows Off Phantom 410 in New Colors and the Switch 810 Hybrid Full Tower Chassis (Video)

CES 2012 – CORSAIR Unleashes the 550D Silent Case, the 300R Sub $100 Case and SSD Caching For Every Platform (Video)

CES 2012 – MSI Shows Off HD 7970 GPU, New Cloud Overclock App, the X79 Big Bang XPower II Board and More (Video)

5 Exciting Technologies from CES 2012 @ Motherboards.org

2012 CES: Zotac @ OCIA.net

Seagate Thunderbolt & 4G LTE Wireless Demo at CES 2012

AMD Shows Off Trinity APUs at CES 2012

CES 2012: ASUS Shows off Two New ROG Intel X79 Motherboards

ioSafe Zaps Rugged Portable Thunderbolt Drive with Tesla Coil at CES 2012

CES 2012: Motorola – Droid 4, Droid Razr Max, and Xyboards

CES2012: Netgear Showcases Network Products @ Techwarelabs

CES 2012: In Win @ ThinkComputers.org

CES 2012: Golla @ ThinkComputers.org

CES 2012 – MakerBot Replicator @ TechwareLabs

CES 2012: iBUYPOWER @ ThinkComputers.org

CES 2012 Booth Babes Day 3 @ TechwareLabs

CES 2012: Otherworld Computing @ ThinkComputers.org

Gigabyte T1132N 3-in-1 computer unveiled at CES 2012 @ eTeknix.com

Gigabyte Z77 motherboards shown off at CES @ eTeknix.com

CES 2012: Corsair Announces Obsidian Case, Carbide 300R & Accelerate SSD Caching @ Legit Reviews

CES 2012 Day 0 – Press Day – MSI Thermaltake and nVidia @ Ninjalane

Lenovo’s IdeaPad Yoga, New Tablets, CES 2012

CES 2012: Thermaltake Launches New Products & Shows a Case Mod @ Legit Reviews

CES 2012: MSI’s Z77 Motherboards & Graphics Upgrade System @ Hardware Canucks

Gaming:

Choplifter HD Review

QPAD MK-85 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review @ Vortez

SPEEDLINK STRIKE FX-6 PS3 Bluetooth Controller Review

Epic Gear Meduza Gaming Mouse Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

New for January 22nd 2012 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

I’m not going to go into repeating myself here, I’ve already posted about this on another site I write for that hasn’t gone dark either.  You can read that post here: http://mobilitydigest.com/internet-on-strike-against-sopa-pipa/ to learn why I’m doing this.

If you want to read more or get involved, head on over here:

http://sopastrike.com/

http://sopastrike.com/strike

If you want to do something about it, head on over here and sign the petition: https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

It only takes less than a minute to do, and your voice can be heard.

SOPA / PIPA Strike Today is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

Time of the news once again and inside you’ll find plenty of reviews and an added section for CES coverage. There’s a contest or two in here as well, so read on and stop back later for more news and reviews from us.

Storage Related:

Super Talent USB 3.0 DataGuardian 32GB Flash Drive Review

Corsair Performance Pro 256GB SSD Review @ Hardware Canucks

Funky Kit Review: OCZ Agility 3 – 120Gb SSD

Patriot Pyro SE SATA III Solid State Drive Review

Corsair Force GT & Performance Pro SATA III SSD Roundup

Corsair Dominator GTX8 PC3-19200 Quad Channel 8GB Kit Review

Crucial m4 512GB Solid State Drive w/ the 0009 Update Review

OCZ Z-Drive R4 PCI Express SSD Performance Preview

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

Asus VE278Q 27 Inch Monitor Review

AMD Radeon HD7970 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX460 SLI Performance Review

Inno3D GTX560Ti 448 Core Review

WD TV Live Review @ t-break

Asus O!Play Mini HD Media Player Review @ Tweaknews

PowerColor 6970 Devil 13 @ PureOverclock

A.C.Ryan VEOLO Smart Android Hub Review @ Real World Labs

Western Digital TV Live Media Player Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

XFX R7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation @ Benchmark Reviews

ASUS GeForce GTS 450 Direct CU Silent Video Card Review

Asus HS-W1 Wireless Headset Review

Mobile Related:

Mobility Digest Review: Motorola Droid RAZR

HTC Sensation XE White Edition Review

Mobility Digest Review: Trident Kraken AMS Case iPhone 4/4S

Sapphire Vid 2X Display Expander Review (with Macbook Air)

Mobility Digest Review: Trident Kraken Series Case for iPad 2

Jabra Supreme Headset Review

App Review: Two-Tap Reminder

Mobility Digest Review: Arctic MB201 12” Messenger Bag

PC Cooling:

Arctic Accelero Twin Turbo II & Xtreme Plus II auf Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 T

Funky Kit Review: Arctic Cooling F12 Pro 120mm fan

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO CPU Cooler Review on Technic3D

Noctua NF-F12 Focused Flow 120mm Fan

PC Cases:

GELID DarkForce Case Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Cooler Master COSMOS II @ Bjorn3D

Antec P280 Review @ Vortez

Xclio Touch 787 Super Tower Chassis Review

Cooler Master Cosmos II @ LanOC Reviews

Cooler Master Cosmos II Computer Case @ Benchmark Reviews

Power Supplies/ Related:

NZXT Hale82 750W Powersupply @ Rbmods

Gigabyte Sumo Power Silver 900 W @ techPowerUp

Seasonic X-1050 1050W Power Supply Review

Motherboards:

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 AMD Socket AM3+ Motherboard Review

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7 Review

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7 Review

Assorted:

Mobility Digest Review: Phosphor World Time Sport Black E-Ink Watch

Genius Navigator 905 Vogue Wireless Mouse Review @ Tweaknews

Win Steelseries Fnatic Limited Edition and Konnet goodies!

Bulldozer Benchmarks: AMD FX with Windows Scheduler Updates

Radeon Gallium3D With Mesa 8.0: Goes Up & Down @ Phoronix

Real World Labs And RaidSonic Joint Contest

AMD Bulldozer Performance Hotfixes for Windows 7 Now Available on NGOHQ.com

Linux 3.2 Kernel Benchmarks @ Phoronix

Intel Core i7 3820 and ASrock Extreme4-M review

Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E CPU Review

Intel Core i7-2700K Sandy Bridge 3.5 GHz CPU Review @ Legit Reviews

CES:

CES 2012: The Booth Babes @ ThinkComputers.org

CyberPowerPC Shows us Their Black Mamba and NZXT Switch 810 at CES 2012

CES 2012- Zotac, iBuyPower, ADATA, NZXT Party @ TechwareLabs

BCCHardware CES 2012 Day 2 Coverage

CES 2012 – Booth Babes – Day 2 @ TechwareLabs

Corsair adds quiet, budget additions to case lineup

Trinity due mid-year in 17W, 35W variants

Asus preps new PCIe, USB, and integrated audio solutions

CES 2012 Coverage @ Hardware Secrets

CES 2012: Gigabyte @ ThinkComputers.org

CES 2012 in Pictures: Part 1

CES 2012: Belkin Rebranding and New Wireless Products Debut @ Benchmark Reviews

CES 2012: Razer ‘Project Fiona’ Gaming Tablet and Blade Gaming Laptop @ Legit Reviews

CES 2012 – Booth Babes Day 1 @ Techwarelabs

BCCHardware CES 2012 Day 1 Coverage

CES 2012: GIGABYTE Shows Off Their Z77 Motherboards @ Bjorn3D

CES 2012 Day 1 – Official Start – Sapphire EVGA and Rosewill @ Ninjalane

CES 2012: Thermaltake @ ThinkComputers.org

CES 2012: Digital Experience @ ThinkComputers.org

CES 2012: EVGA SR-X Dual Socket 2011 Motherboard @ Legit Reviews

OCZ CES 2012: Z-Drive R5, Kilimanjaro and Everest 2 Step Out

BCCHardware CES 2012 Press Day Coverage

Transformer Prime’s 1920×1200 display is more than meets the eye

7-series mobos abound at Gigabyte

Industry marches ahead with plans to copy, counter Apple

MSI to breathe life back into external laptop graphics

Asus adds two pieces of Flare to Eee PC lineup

New Acer ultrabook touted as "world’s thinnest"

TechwareLabs Event Coverage:  CES2012 Monster Press Conference

CES 2012 Asus X79 Boards, Peripherals, and Transformer Prime TF700T In Action

CES 2012 Day 2 – CyberpowerPC Gigabyte and Lian Li @ Ninjalane

Gaming:

World of Tanks Optimized Competition Settings @ Benchmark Reviews

SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Pro Edition Gaming Mouse Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

News for January 13th 2012 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

It comes with Android 3.2 and should be getting ICS soon.

• Tablet with 9.7-inch capacitive display; supports 720P HD video
• Android 3.2 platform, and ultra-fast Wi-Fi connectivity
• Powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core processor; support for Adobe Flash for viewing web sites, movies, games, and more
• Front-facing 2-megapixel camera and microphone for video chat
• 8 GB built-in storage, supports 32 GB Micro SD card
• Up to six hours of video playback/Wi-Fi web browsing
• Size (L/W/H): 9.29 x 7.44 x 0.48 inches
• Weight: 1.5 pounds

In the box you’ll find Le Pan tablet, 30-pin to USB cable, charger, cleaning cloth, wrist loop, quick user guide

HERE is the link so you can pre-order one for the next shipment as it seems the first batch has sold out. Amazon says 2-4 weeks for shipping now.

Here’s the link to it on the Le Pan site to read more about it: http://lepantab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81

Le Pan II Android Tablet For Sale Now on Amazon is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

It’s Sunday and my youngest got up at 8am and I have to ask why. I don’t like getting up early on Sundays. So I figured I’d post some news and I’ve got a lot of it for you. Just a tiny bit of CES stuff, but I’m sure we’ll see a lot more soon as it’s kicking into high gear now. For now though read the news and see what’s been happening.

Storage Related:

OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 1TB PCI-E Storage Solution Review @ Real World Labs

IcyDock MB994SP-4S Four-bay 2.5-inch SATA/SAS Hard Drive Rack Review

RunCore Pro IV USB 3.0 MoonDrive Review

GeIL Evo Corsa 8GB 2133CL9 Dual Channel Kit Review

ADATA S510 120GB @ PureOverclock

Corsair Performance Series Pro 256GB Solid State Drive Review

Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go USB 3.0 Hard Drive Review @ TechwareLabs

Synology Diskstation DS212 @ Bjorn3D

Corsair 240GB Force GT RAID0 Review

Buffalo LinkStation Pro LS-VL Network Attached Storage Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Kingmax 120GB SATA III SSD Review

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive @ APH Networks

Seagate Momentus XT 750GB Solid State Hybrid Drive Review

RunCore RCP V mSATA T50 SATA III 120GB SSD Review

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB Reference Video Card Review

PowerColor JustSling @ techPowerUp

Boxee Box By D-Link Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Quad CrossfireX: The Stock Air Cooling Champion

EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2Win Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews

KItguru Lite Video: Close up on the Radeon 7000 series

Mimo Magic Touch 10" USB Monitor Review

AMD A8-3870K Graphics With Gallium3D @ Phoronix

Mobile Related:

Two Weeks with Ooma: Quasi-Free Phone Service Never Sounded So Good:

Jabra STREET2 Bluetooth Stereo Headset Review @ Real World Labs

Asus’ Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet

Samsung Series 9 900X3A Review @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk

Amazon Kindle Wi-Fi 6-inch E Ink Display Review @ HardwareLOOK

Trident Case Kraken Case for Apple iPad 2 Review

Toshiba Portégé Z835-P330 Ultrabook Review

PC Cooling:

Funky Kit Review: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011

Fit for fan update – which cooler fit on the motherboard ?

Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus II and Thermalright Shaman VGA Cooler Review

Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO @ Hardwareoverclock.com

Neuigkeiten auf DeXgo | Lamptron FC8

PC Cases:

SilverStone Grandia DG06 HTPC Chassis Review @MissingRemote

Mid-Tower Case Round-Up: Antec, Corsair, NZXT, Thermaltake

In Win Mana 136 Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

AZZA Fusion 3000 Full PC Tower @ Pro-Clockers

Lian Li PC-TU200 Case Review @ ThinkComputers.org

NZXT Tempest 410 @ techPowerUp

Cooler Master Silencio 550 Case Review on Technic3D

Power Supplies/ Related:

GeiL Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 800W PSU Review on Technic3D

Seasonic Platinum 1000W Power Supply Review @ APH Networks

OCZ ZT Series 650W Power Supply (OCZ-ZS650W) @ Bjorn3D

Corsair Professional Series Gold AX 650 W @ techPowerUp

Funky Kit Review: Thermaltake Smart 730W Power Supply

Motherboards:

First Looks: ASUS ROG Rampage IV GENE (Intel X79) – mATX gaming powerhouse

ASRock Extreme9 X79 Motherboard Review – ASRock Earns Recognition as The Overclocking King

GIGABYTE G1 Killer Assassin 2 LGA2011 Sandy Bridge-E ATX Motherboard Review

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 Intel LGA 2011 @ techPowerUp

Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Motherboard Review @ HardwareLOOK

ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews

ASRock X79 Extreme9 Motherboard Review

Unboxing the Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 Motherboard @ ThinkComputers.org

Assorted:

Devices to expect from Apple in 2012

Can Kodak survive 2012?

SteelSeries Interview with Kim Rom @ HardwareHeaven.com

Intel SNA Architecture Is Constantly Evolving @ Phoronix

Funky Kit Prize Giveaway – Win a Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler

Interview with Palringo about its plans for global comm dom

iBUYPOWER Gamer Paladin XLC Intel X79 Gaming System Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Tech Tip: Enable Concurrent Desktop Sessions in Windows

MEGATech Showcase: The Five Best Sci-Fi Films of 2011

AMD ATI Chips Comparison Table

CES 2012 Part #1 – Getting Ready @ eTeknix.com

Intel Ironlake In 2011 Had Some Gains, Some Losses @ Phoronix

‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows’ Review

‘Warrior’ Review

Enermax Aurora Keyboard Review

HP Photosmart 6510 e-All-in-One

Piracy to Blame for Falling Music Sales? I Don’t Think So @ Techgage

Gaming:

SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel Review @ Legit Reviews

SteelSeries Diablo III Mouse Review

Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Gaming keyboard @ Rbmods

Exclusive video: Guild Wars 2 is world’s best MMO, writers claim

Tt eSPORTS MEKA G1 Keyboard Review @ TechwareLabs

Unboxing the Razer Naga Epic MMO Gaming Mouse @ ThinkComputers.org

SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 Wheel @ Benchmark Reviews

XFX WarPad Gaming Mousepad Review @ Hardware Canucks

Corsair Vengeance 1300 & 1500 Gaming Headsets Review @ Hardware Canucks

Mad Catz Eclipse Wireless LiteTouch Keyboard Review @ Real World Labs

SteelSeries Simraceway S1 Steering Wheel

News for January 8th 2012 is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

Happy New Year everyone! To celebrate the holidays and welcome Thecus’s new mascot, NAStty the NAS, into the world, Thecus is throwing a Facebook competition giving away NAStty flash drives and Thecus gear. Just fill in your own (funny!) caption for the pic to be entered to win one of four prizes!

Rules:

1. “LIKE” Thecus’s Facebook page by pressing “Like” button below or going directly to Thecus’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Thecus

2. Submit your own caption to the picture below and SHARE with friends!!!

3. Enter competition to win all theses awesome prizes based on:

Terms and conditions:

1. This event starts on December 22, 2011  and ends on January 31, 2012, 00:00 (GMT +8);

2. All users around the world can participate;

3. Winners in the “best comment” category are determined by Thecus team;

4. Winners will be announced within 3 days after event ends;

5. Winners will be contacted by Thecus within 3 days after event ends and will need to provide their correct shipping information within the following 3 days.

Visit the competition’s page to enter and win!
http://www.thecus.com/event/facebook/Christmas/

For more information on Thecus, go to:
http://www.thecus.com

Thecus – Funny Caption Facebook Competition is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

ON SALE: $299 (16GB, 32GB, 64GB)
SAVE: $400 (64GB), $300 (32GB), $200 (16GB)
SALE ENDS:  2/4/2012
BlackBerry PlayBook – the world’s first professional grade tablet
Discover a truly uncompromised tablet experience with the BlackBerry® PlayBook™. At less than half an inch thick, with a 1GHz dual core processor, it’s both ultra-portable and ultra-powerful, so you get high performance at every turn: stunning multimedia, true multitasking, and access to the whole Internet – no exceptions.

http://store.shopblackberry.com/Product/BlackBerry-PlayBook/PRD-38548-001?iid=OTC-wtbpbus-dec22

BlackBerry Playbook Gets Priced for Clearance is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

Aegis Wing: An enjoyable side scroller space shooter. Enjoy playing online with friends, with the ability to attach space ships together and collect powerups.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Aegis-Wing/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841083c

Doritios Crash Course: An avatar side scroller that mimics the wipeout television show. The game is surprisingly fun, and it is always fun to race your friends over xbox live.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Doritos-Crash-Course/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410a71

Harms Way- A game where one player is a shooter looking down over the raceway and one is a driver.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Harms-Way/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410a70

Hexic: A fun puzzle game that requires you to rotate pieces and plays like a bejewled game.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Hexic-HD/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584107d1

Free for Windows Live:
Tinker: Being a small robot isn’t always easy….So, imagine being a robot marooned in a surreal landscape of obscure mechanisms and brain-teasing puzzles. He’ll go where you tell him to go – but will your directions lead him home or leave him trapped?

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Tinker/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d804584109eb

Free Xbox Live and Windows Live Games is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

MILLIONS OF MP3S ON SALE

We’re proud to offer you over half a million albums for $4.99 and over ten million tracks for 49¢. Search around the site for your favorites—we promise you’ll find something you like at a great price! Few things in life are more important than music, and, since we launched the music store in the Android Market a few weeks ago, we’ve sought to connect you with the tunes you love.

* Promotion excludes single albums with original retail price above $15, double-albums, and tracks with original retail price above $1.29. Google Music artist hub and Sony albums and tracks are also not included.

https://market.android.com

Last Day! Over 10 Millions Tracks for 49¢ on Google Music is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog