News and Reviews for July 19th 2012

July 19, 2012
Written by: kris
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It’s Thursday so I figured why not post the news and we’ve got a lot of it from the past few days. Lots of video cards, and storage related things for you to read all about. So sit back, relax and read a few reviews…

Storage Related:

Satechi Premium 4 Port Aluminum USB 2.0 Hub Review @ Legit Reviews

Asus Turbocharges USB 3.0 with SCSI Technology

LaCie 2big NAS @ Computing on Demand

Western Digital Red Series Review: A Low Cost Validated NAS Specific HDD

OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G SSD First Pictures

TCS Proteus Plus 256GB Military/Industrial Ruggedized SSD Review

Synology DS212j

Super Talent ST1 and ST2 USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review

Kingston 64GB DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 Review @ Vortez

Micron C400 256GB 6Gbps mSATA SSD Review

RaidSonic ICY BOX IB-PL550D 500Mbit/s Powerline Adapter Kit Review @ NikKTech

G.Skill TridentX 2666C11-13-13-35 Kit Review

Kingston SSDNow V200 @ PureOverclock

QNAP TurboNAS TS-869 Pro 8-Bay NAS Review @ eTeknix.com

OCZ Vertex 4 SSD Review @ HardwareLOOK

OCZ Vertex 4 256GB Solid State Drive Review @ ThinkComputers.org

GeIL PC3-19200 2400MHz 16GB EVO CORSA Quad Channel Kit Review

Western Digital Elements 1TB External Hard Drive @ Planet Overclock

ADATA SP900 Premiere Pro 128GB SSD

120-128GB Solid State Drive Roundup @ circuitREMIX

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

HIS Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card Overclocked Review

Samsung EHS71 Earphones with Mic

MSI R7770 Power Edition 1Gb @ LanOC Reviews

ASUS GTX680 Direct CU II TOP

Sapphire HD 7870 FleX Edition Video Card @ TechwareLabs

Parrot Zik Wireless Headphones Review

MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews

Sapphire HD 7950 Flex 3 GB

Logitech Mini Boombox Bluetooth Speaker Review

The Evolution Of NVIDIA’s Kepler Driver Performance @ Phoronix

Sapphire HD 7970 6GB Toxic Edition Review

iFrogz BOOST Near Field Audio Amplifying Speaker Review

Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB OC Graphics Card Review @ APH Networks

Samsung WB150F Camera Review

PNY GeForce GTX 670

Airlive OD-2025HD 2MP Outdoor IP Camera Review @ NikKTech

Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition TOXIC 6GB Video Card Overclocked

AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews

Zotac GTX 670 AMP! Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition TOXIC 6GB Video Card Review

Mobile Related:

Anker Slimtalk 3200mAh External Battery Review @ NikKTech

TechSpot Laptop Buying Guide

Asus Transformer Pad TF300T Android Tablet Review

HP Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabook

Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook

HTC Desire C Android Smartphone Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

HTC One S Smartphone Review

BlackBerry Media Gateway Review

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Mid-2012 Review

Seidio ACTIVE Case for Samsung Galaxy S3 Review @ Legit Reviews

PC Cooling:

Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro and Performer @ PureOverclock

Xigmatek Dark Knight SD1283 Night Hawk Edition Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Spire TME III CPU Cooler Review

Noctua NH-L12 CPU Cooler Review

Thermaltake Frio Advanced Heatsink Review @ Frostytech.com

Arctic Freezer i30 CPU Cooler Review

PC Cases:

Bitfenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Review @ XtremeComputing

Cubitek Magic Cube AIO

NZXT Switch 810 Special Edition Gunmetal Case Review @ ThinkComputers.org

BitFenix Colossus Venom Edition Review

Xigmatek Gigas MATX SFF Cube Case @ Pro-Clockers

Xigmatek Elysium Super-Tower Full Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix.com

Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced mini ITX Case @ Pro-Clockers

Antec Three Hundred Two Mid-Tower PC Chassis Review @ eTeknix.com

Corsair Vengeance C70 Case Review (Military Green)

SilverStone Fortress SST-FT03B Mini Chassis Review

Lian Li PC-TU200 @ LanOC Reviews

Lian Li PC-V700-B Mid-Tower Chassis Review

SilverStone Grandia GD08 @ Computing on Demand

Thermaltake Level 10 GT Battle Edition Chassis Review

Power Supplies/ Related:

In Win GreenMe 650 W Power Supply Review

Xigmatek Tauro 700 W Power Supply Review

Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1500-watt Power Supply Review

be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 850 W Power Supply Review

be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 850-watt Power Supply Review

Corsair GS800 PSU

Motherboards:

ASRock Z77E-ITX Motherboard Review

Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 mini-ITX 1.6GHz AMD E-350 APU Motherboard Review@ PCSTATS

ASUS Maximus V Extreme Review

ASRock Z77E-ITX Mini-ITX (Intel Z77) Motherboard Review

Gigabyte Z77 G.1 Sniper 3 @ PureOverclock

ASUS F1 A75-V EVO FM1 ATX Motherboard Review

EVGA Z77 FTW Intel Z77 Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews

Gigabyte G1.Sniper3 Z77 Motherboard Review

ASRock X79 Extreme6 GB Review @ Vortez

Asus P8Z77-V LX Motherboard Review

Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 Intel Z77 Express

ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Z77 Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Assorted:

MEGATech Showcase: More Essential Gadgets for Outdoor Techies

Why Windows 8 Start Menu’s Absence is Irrelevant

Giada D2305 MiniPC

Windows 8: How to Bypass Metro and Boot Directly to the Desktop Interface

iXBT Labs Review: 3rd Generation Intel Core i5, i7 Processors

Gaming:

Tt eSPORTS Saphira Gaming Mouse Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

4X Amplification – The Endless Space Review @ Techgage

Killing Floor (2012 Update) Review

OnLive Cloud Gaming Console Review @ eTeknix.com

SteelSeries Sensei [RAW] @ LanOC Reviews

Bellator: MMA Onslaught Review (PSN)

CM Storm Quick Fire Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

Video Games as a Legitimate Art Form @ Benchmark Reviews

Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection PS3 Review @ eTeknix.com

Dungeon Twister Review (PSN)

CM Storm Sentinel Advance 2 Review at HardwareHeaven

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