News and Reviews for Saturday December 8th 2012

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The new year is almost here, I hope next year it better, it’s been a rough one. It’s been a rough few years with family deaths, but I guess that happens in life. So it’s time for the news and reviews from sites around the world so please read on and enjoy….

 

Storage Related:

Corsair Dominator Platinum 4×4 2133mhz

ADATA Premier Pro SP600 128GB SSD

Silicon Power Armor A80 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Review @ NikKTech

Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB Review

WD My Passport Edge External Hard Drive Review

Mushkin Atlas 480GB mSATA SSD Review

Patriot Gauntlet Node Wireless Enclosure Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Crucial M4 256GB SATA III SSD Review @ PCSTATS

Intel DC S3700 Data Center SSD Review (200/800GB)

Kingston HyperX Predator KHX18C9T2K2/16X 2x8GB Review @ APH Networks

Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3-1866 16GB Memory Kit Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Silverstone FP37 SDXC USB 3.0 Front Bay Card Reader @ Benchmark Reviews

Synology DS713+ NAS and DX213 Expansion Unit Review

Corsair Dominator Platinum 2800 MHz

ioSafe Solo G3 Fireproof and Waterproof External Hard Drive Review

Silicon Power Diamond Series D03 USB 3.0 Portable HDD Review

Western Digital Black 4TB hard drive

G.Skill TridentX F3-2400C10D-8GTX 2x4GB Review @ APH Networks

Plextor PlexEasy PX-650US Versatile DVD/CD Burner Review @ NikKTech

Thecus N5550 5-Bay Home NAS Review

Kingston SSDNow V+200 480GB SSD Review

KingFast F3 Series 120GB KF2509MCF MLC Async SATA3 SSD Review @ ModSynergy.com

 

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

GTX 680 vs. Radeon HD 7970 – Multi-Display Showdown

ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DirectCU II

Club 3D HD 7870 jokerCard Tahiti LE 2 GB

MEGATech Reviews: Samsung NX-210 Mirrorless Camera

Microlab Pro 3 2.0 Soundsystem Review on Technic3D

Sapphire Vapor-X CPU Cooler Review @ Pro-Clockers

Creative Sound Blaster Z Review @ Vortez

Dell S2740L 27” IPS monitor

Corsair SP2500 2.1 PC Speaker System Review

Logitech UE 900 In-ears

Samsung Galaxy Camera EK-GC100 – Impressions after One Day

HIS 7970 IceQ X2 GHz Edition @ PureOverclock

Pivos XIOS DS Media Player

ASUS GeForce GTX 680 2GB DirectCU II Review @ circuitREMIX

 

Mobile Related:

Asus VivoBook X202E Notebook w/Touch Display

Mobility Digest Review: Rivacase 5010 10.2" Tablet Bag

Tuff-Luv Gel Skin Acer Iconia A500 Case Review

My Ultrabook Buying Experience – Taking the Road Less Travelled

Samsung Flip Cover for Galaxy S III and Note II Review @ Legit Reviews

NZXT CRYO V60 And NZXT CRYO X60 Notebook Coolers @ PureOverclock

Google Nexus 4 Android 4.2 Smartphone Review

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Acer Aspire S7 Windows 8 Ultrabook Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

MEGATech Reviews – LG Optimus G Android Smartphone

LG Optimus L5 Smartphone Review

 

PC Cooling:

The NEW Corsair H60 and H55 CPU Liquid Coolers Review

SilverStone Heligon SST-HE02 Passive CPU Cooler Review

Corsair H100i Liquid CPU Cooler Review

Corsair Hydro Series H60 & H55 CPU coolers

Corsair Air Series Fans @ RWLabs

Cooler Master TPC 800 CPU Cooler Review on Technic3D

Taming Mini ITX PC Heat and Noise With Noctua’s NH-L9i Low Profile CPU Cooler and NF-R8 80mm PWM Fans

Corsair Hydro Series H80i and H100i Liquid CPU Coolers Review

Arctic F12 Pro PWM 120mm Fan Review

Reeven Arcziel 12 (RC-1203) CPU Cooler Review

 

PC Cases:

Cooler Master HAF-XM Case Review on Technic3D

BitFenix Ghost Chassis Review

SilverStone SUGO SST-SG09 MicroATX Chassis @ Benchmark Reviews

SilverStone Sugo SG09 Case Review

Lian Li PC-X2000FN Review @ Vortez

In Win GRone Full Tower Chassis Review

BitFenix Ghost Mid-Tower Chassis Review

NZXT Phantom 820 Full Tower Case Review

Thermaltake Level 10 GT Battle Edition Case Review @ TechwareLabs

 

Power Supplies/ Related:

Corsair AX760 Power Supply Review

Xigmatek Tauro 500 Watt PSU Review

Cougar CMX V2 700 W Power Supply Review

Enermax Revolution87+ 850W Power Supply Unit Review @ NikKTech

FSP Aurum 92+ 650 W Power Supply Review

Rosewill Tachyon 1000 W

Seasonic G-550 Power Supply Review

Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 750W PSU Review @ Legit Reviews

 

Motherboards:

MSI Z77 MPower LGA1155 Motherboard Review

ASUS Rampage IV Formula Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4 AMD FM2 Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews

MSI Z77A-G41 Motherboard

ASRock FM2A85X Extreme 6 Motherboard Review @ TechwareLabs

Gigabyte Z77X-UP4-TH LGA1155 Motherboard

 

Assorted:

Antec Soundscience Halo 6 LED Bias Lighting Kit Review

Enermax Aurora Micro Wireless Keyboard Review

Finding Nemo (2003) Blu-ray Movie Review

Adobe’s Flash Updater: Bloated, Confusing & Shady

ASUS EA-N66 & Amped SR20000G Wi-Fi Extender Review @ Legit Review

MEGATech Showcase: Put a Little Flash (Drive) In Your Holiday

NETGEAR D6300 Wireless AC Modem Router and A6200 80211.ac USB Adapter Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Win a 16GB Kingston Wi-Drive at Bigbruin.com

BCCHardware December 2012 System Builder Guide

Netgear WN1000RP 2.4GHz WiFi Booster Review

Case Smithing: The Stealth Optical Bay Drive

Seasonic Christmas Platinum Giveaway – win PSUs and more!

Intel’s Tiny NUC "Next Unit of Computing" PC

Giada i35G Mini PC Review @ ThinkComputers.org

 

Gaming:

Far Cry 3 Video Card Performance Preview

Plantronics GameCom Commander Review @ Custom PC Review

ROCCAT Lua Gaming Mouse Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Thermaltake Level 10 Mouse @ LanOC Reviews

Tt eSPORTS Theron RTS Laser Gaming Mouse Review

Thermaltake Level 10 M-series Mouse

Steam’s Big Picture – Gaming goes to the Big Screen TV

Roccat Kone Pure Gaming Mouse Review (w/ Hiro Gaming Surface)

Leetgion Hellion RTS Laser Gaming Mouse Review

Far Cry 3 Performance Test: Graphics & CPU

Humble Bundle and THQ Shake Hands, Many Heads @ Techgage

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 – The State of Call of Duty @ HardwareHeaven.com

CM Storm Quick Fire TK Mechanical Keyboard

Hitman Absolution PC Review

Gigabyte Krypton Mouse

PlanetSide 2 Review – The Best MMOFPS to Date? @ Techgage

CM Storm Recon and Skorpion Review @ Vortez

CM Storm QuickFire TK Mechanical Gaming Keyboard