News and Reviews for August 2nd 2012

August 2, 2012
Written by: kris
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Hello all, I’m back with some more news and reviews for you. Inside you’ll find plenty of reviews as you might expect, but there’s also a few articles along with a giveaway or two as well. So read on…

Storage Related:

Mimoco Designer Flash Drives

StarTech UNIDOCK3U Hard Drive Dock Review @ Legit Reviews

Silverstone EC03B-P, FP37, EC04 – USB 3.0 Accessories

Corsair Force GS 240GB SSD Review

Western Digital My Book Thunderbolt Duo 4TB Review

LSI SandForce 5 Series SSD Firmware – TRIM Lost and Found, Performance Investigated

Icy Dock MB559U3S SuperSpeed External 3.5″ SATA Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ eTeknix.com

ADATA XPG SX910 256GB SSD Review

Silicon Power Marvel M60 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive

OCZ Agility 4 256GB SSD Review

QNAP TurboNAS TS-119P II NAS Server Review @ NikKTech

OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD

What’s behind the name of all Thecus NAS @ Computing on Demand

SanDisk 64GB Extreme USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ Legit Reviews

Corsair Force GS 240GB SSD Review @ RWLabs

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP

NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti 2GB Reference Video Card Overclocked

KFA² GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2 GB

Shoot-out: Canon Powershot vs. Canon Ixus vs. Canon DSLR

GoPro HD Hero2 Camera Review

NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti 2GB Reference Video Card Review

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Video Card Review

Gigabyte HD 7970 Super OC 3 GB

Ebode IP Vision 38 Camera Review

HIS Radeon HD 7970 X IceQ X2 Turbo 3GB Overclocked Video Card Review

Mobile Related:

Mobility Digest Review: Nokia BH-111 Bluetooth Stereo Headset

Google Nexus 7 Tablet Review

MSI GT70 0NC 17.3″ Laptop Review (i7 3610QM / GTX 670M)

Google Nexus 7 Tablet Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display Review

MEGATech Reviews: iHome IHM2BC iPod Speaker Dock

Google Nexus 7 Tablet Review: Jelly Bean and Much More

Google Nexus 7 Tablet Review

Quick look – Sennheiser VMX200 Bluetooth Headset

Nikon V1 Review

Xebec Tech HTPC Mini Bluetooth Keyboard Review

PC Cooling:

Spire TME III @ PureOverclock

Prolimatech PK-2 and PK-3 Thermal Paste @ Pro-Clockers

The Ultimate Cooling Fan Grouptest 2012 Review @ Vortez

XSPC Raystorm Copper Water Block @ PureOverclock

Thermaltake Water2.0 Pro CPU Cooler Review @ Legit Reviews

Arctic Accelero Twin Turbo II VGA Cooler Review

Corsair HX850 Professional Gold Review @ Vortez

PC Cases:

Cooler Master Storm Stryker Gaming Case @ Pro-Clockers

Bitfenix Prodigy Mini-ITX PC Chassis Review @ eTeknix.com

Sentey Extreme Division GS-6000 II Optimus @ Benchmark Reviews

Corsair Obsidian 550D computer case

Cooltek Skiron Case Review on Technic3D

Power Supplies/ Related:

In Win GreenME 650W Review @ Vortez

Thortech Thunderbolt 1200 Watt PSU Preview

BeQuiet Dark Power Pro 10 1200W PSU Review

AZZA Platinum 750 W Power Supply Review

Corsair HX850 Gold Power Supply Review

Seasonic Platinum 1000W Power Supply Review @ Legit Reviews

Corsair HX850 V2 850 W

Corsair HX850 Gold Professional Series Power Supply review

Motherboards:

Funky Kit Review: Zotac Z77-ITX WiFi (Z77ITX-A-E) motherboard

ASUS P9X79 Pro Intel X79 Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers.org

ASUS Maximus V Gene Mainboard Review on Technic3D

BIOSTAR TZ77XE4 Motherboard Review And Benchmarks

ASRock Z75 Pro3 (Intel Z75) Motherboard Review

ASRock Z77 Pro3 (Intel Z77) Motherboard Review

Assorted:

Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Review

Everything You Need to Know About Chipsets

MEGATech Giveaway! GIGABYTE G1.Killer Assassin 2 Gaming Motherboard

Uniblue Powersuite Pro 2013 Review @ Techgage

TRENDnet TPL-402E2K 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapter Kit Review @ NikKTech

ASRock Vision 3D 252B HTPC Review

Intel Core i7-3770K Processor Review @ APH Networks

HP Z1 Workstation Review

Mid-2012: Arch Linux vs. Slackware vs. Ubuntu vs. Fedora @ Phoronix

Cadence Watch Joint Contest @ NikKTech

PC Rejuvenation Guide @ ThinkComputers.org

Epson WorkForce Pro WP-4590 Multifunction Printer Review

Gaming:

PS Vita Silicone Case Review

Sharkoon Nightwriter Keyboard Review on Technic3D

Orcs Must Die 2 (PC) Game Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

CM Storm Sonuz Stereo Gaming Headset Review @ Techgage

Sharkoon DarkGlider Gaming Mouse and Mousepad @ TechwareLabs

Gigabyte Aivia Xenon

SteelSeries Sensei Laser Gaming Mouse Review

Orcs Must Die! 2 (PC) Review @ Techgage

Sharkoon DarkGlider Gaming Mouse Review @ eTeknix.com

Roccat Savu Gaming mouse review

Cooler Master Storm Sonuz Headset @ Benchmark Reviews

Corsair Vengeance M90 MMO Gaming Mouse Review @ Techgage

Corsair Vengeance Lineup Part two – Mice @ LanOC Reviews

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