News and Reviews for Saturday November 17th 2012

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Good morning! Yes it’s finally Saturday, the week is over and next week is Thanksgiving, so the Turkey is coming. It’s actually already here for me, we got a 20lb one which should be more than enough. I also grabbed all of the trimmings too of course, so I’m going to have lots of food. I’m the one cooking so I’ll be busy on Thursday for most of the day I think. Anyway, I’ve got the news for you and down in the Assorted section you’ll find several contests and giveaways this week, and then there’s the rest of the news as well… Read and enjoy!

Storage Related:

Corsair Neutron GTX 480GB SSD Review

Silicon Power Slim S70 240GB SSD Review

eSATA Drive Enclosure Power Switch Mod @ OCmodshop

Samsung’s 840 Series SSD

Vantec NST-400MX-S3R NexStar MX Enclosure Review @ Pro-Clockers

Lexar JumpDrive S73 32 GB USB 3.0

Corsair Dominator Platinum PC3-22400 16GB Dual Channel Memory Kit Review

Lexar JumpDrive 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ PCSTATS

CoreRise Comay Venus Pro 3 120GB [F/W 5.0.4] SATA3 MLC Sync SSD Review @ ModSynergy.com

Toshiba DT01ABA100 & DT01ACA100 1TB SATA III HDDs Review @ NikKTech

Budget SSD Roundup: The Best SSD for Less Than $100

Patriot Gauntlet 320 Wireless Hard Drive Review @ APH Networks

ADATA DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Review @ ThinkComputers.org

 

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

ASUS Matrix HD 7970 Platinum Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews

ASUS PB278Q Professional 27-inch WQHD Monitor Review

ZOTAC GTX 660 Ti AMP Extreme 2GB Review @ RWLabs

Asus Matrix HD 7970 Platinum 3GB Graphics Card Review

Philips Brilliance P-Line 241P4QPYKES 24″ LED Monitor Review

ASUS HD 7970 3GB Matrix Platinum Edition graphics card

Matrox DualHead2Go Digital SE Review @ OCmodshop

Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Graphics Card Review

Sapphire HD 7770 FleX Video Card Product Review at TechwareLabs

MSI GEFORCE GTX 660 HAWK 2GB Video Card Review

 

Mobile Related:

My two week adventure with the Surface RT

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD Review

Samsung Galaxy Note II Review

Checking out the latest Intel-powered Ultrabooks and Tablets @ ThinkComputers.org

LG Optimus G 16GB Smartphone Review @ Legit Reviews

Toshiba Satellite U840W Review

HP Spectre XT Review

Samsung Galaxy Note II Android Superphone

 

PC Cooling:

Spire TME III (TherMax Eclipse III) CPU Cooler Review

NZXT Hue LED Controller

Case Smithing: Go with the flow – Installing a new case fan mount

Phanteks PH-TC90LS Low Profile CPU Cooler @ PureOverclock

Silverstone Heligon HE02 Fanless Passive Heatsink Revieww @ Frostytech.com

Dark Rock Pro 2 Cooler Review at Hardwareheaven.com

Thermaltake Water2.0 Performer & Pro All-in-One Water Cooling Solutions

 

PC Cases:

Thermaltake Armor Revo Gene Mid-Tower

Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 Midi Tower Review @ NikKTech

Fractal Design Define R4 Video Review @ Hardwareheaven.com

Corsair Carbide 200R Case Review

In Win GRone Review @ Vortez

Enermax Hoplite ST @ PureOverclock

Cooler Master Silencio 650 PC Chassis Review

NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Chassis

Fractal Design’s Define R4 ATX Computer Enclosure Reviewed

Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced M-ITX Chassis Review

Case-Smithing: The Mod Workshop – Case Modding Tools You Need

Silverstone Precision Series PS07 Midi-Tower Chassis Review

Cooler Master HAF XB Chassis @ PureOverclock

Cooler Master Scout 2 Mid-Tower Case

Fractal Design Node 605 Case Review

Cooler Master HAF XB @ LanOC Reviews

Cooler Master HAF XB Case Review

Cooler Master HAF XB Case Review @ Ninjalane

Cooler Master HAF XB Review @ Pro-Clockers

Cooler Master HAF XB Lan Box and Test Bench Case Review @ Legit Reviews

Cooler Master HAF-XB Computer Case Enclosure @ Benchmark Reviews

Aerocool XPredator X3 Full-Tower PC Chassis Review

 

Power Supplies/ Related:

Seasonic X-1250 1250W Power Supply Review

Antec High Current Pro HCP-1000 Platinum PSU Review on Technic3D

In Win Commander III 600 W

BeQuiet Straight Power 580w Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 1200W PSU Review

 

Motherboards:

ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ Motherboard Review

ASRock X79 Extreme11 Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers.org

 

Assorted:

ThinkComputers & FSP Group USA Facebook Giveaway! @ ThinkComputers.org

Weekly Giveaway: Win an Antec P280 Window or P280 White Window Computer Case

The Ultimate Kitguru Giveaway – Modded GTX690/SSD/RAM!

Newer Technology NuGreen LED Desk Lamp Review

Kobo Glo eReader with ComfortLight

Does Sinofsky’s Departure Mean a Start Button for Windows 8? @ OCmodshop

Contest from RWLabs.com

Amazon Prime Instant Video for Windows Media Center

Q+A With Rob Wells, Senior Director – NETGEAR at Hardwareheaven.com

Win a ROCCAT Isku Gaming Keyboard at Bigbruin.com

3-D Tools: Amazing Programs for Product Design at TechwareLabs

HP Spectre One Review

The BIG Get Active eTeknix Xmas Giveaway

Bye Bye to Ziff Davis (Again) @ OCmodshop

How to Fix VLC’s "Font Cache" Error @ OCmodshop

 

Gaming:

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Review (PC)

SteelSeries Black Ops 2 Peripherals @ LanOC Reviews

Steelseries Sensei MLG edition

Call of Duty: Black Ops II GPU & CPU Performance

Duke Nukem 3D HRP: The Classic, Only Better @ Techgage

Genius GX-Gaming Cavimanus 7.1 Headset @ Benchmark Reviews

Roccat Kone XTD Gaming Mouse Review

GIGABYTE Aivia Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review @ Techgage

Roccat Kone XTD 8200 DPI Gaming Mouse Review

Genius DeathTaker Mouse Review

Dance Central 3 Video Review at Hardwareheaven.com

1000 HAWKEN Beta Key Give Away From TechwareLabs and Mushkin

Func Surface 1030 XL Review @ Vortez

CM Storm Recon Mouse and Skorpion @ Benchmark Reviews

Borderlands 2 Review (PS3)

Ravaged @ LanOC Reviews

Steelseries Guild Wars 2 Headset

TekRepublic TH and TH Pro Gaming Headsets Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Sharkoon X-Tatic Pro Gaming Headset Review

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Review @ OCmodshop

Crysis 3 Multiplayer Preview Shines, Even In Alpha

F1 Race Stars Review @ Hardwareheaven.com