News and Reviews for July 1st 2012

July 1, 2012
Written by: kris
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Yep it’s time for the news and reviews from our friends around the world. I figured I’d start the month off with it, so sit back, relax, read and enjoy..

Storage Related:

G.Skill Ares F3-1866C10D-16GAB 2x8GB DDR3 RAM Review @ APH Networks

Corsair Accelerator 30GB SSD Cache Drive Review @ Legit Reviews

QNAP vs Thecus @ Computing on Demand

OCZ Vertex 4 128GB Solid State Drive Review @ eTeknix.com

OCZ Vertex 4 128GB Solid State Drive @ Pro-Clockers

Crucial Adrenaline Caching SSD Review @ HardwareLOOK

Crucial m4 128GB SSD Review and Data Transfer Kit Review

MyDigitalSSD Bullet Proof 3 256GB mSATA Solid State Drive Review

OCZ Vertex 4 256GB @ PureOverclock

OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD RAID @ RWLabs

QNAP TS-669 Pro

Intel 330 Series SSD 120GB Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Intel 910 800GB and 400GB PCI Express Solid State Drive Review

Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB Solid State Drive

Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD Review @ Legit Reviews

SuperSSpeed S301 Hyper SLC 120GB Solid State Drive Review

ioSafe 500GB Rugged Portable Hard Drive Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Mixing Drives and Interfaces on an Intel Raid Controller

MyDigitalSSD BulletProof 3 mSATA 256GB SSD Review

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB 1268mhz – SLI update

KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB Review (UK exclusive) (1268mhz – White PCB)

KFA2 GTX 680 EX OC 2GB Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com

Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Flex Edition Video Card Review

Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC 3GB Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews

AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Video Card Review

Inno3D iChiLL GTX 670 HerculeZ 3000 Edition 2GB Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com

Samsung HMX-QF20 Wi-Fi Enabled HD Camcorder

EVGA GTX 680 SC Signature Review @ Vortez

ASUS GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP graphics card

MSI GTX 670 Power Edition Twin Frozr IV 2 GB

Sapphire HD 7950 FleX Edition @ TechwareLabs

Sapphire HD 7870 FLeX @ LanOC Reviews

PNY XLR8 GeForce GTX 670 Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews

Sapphire Radeon 7870 FleX @ PureOverclock

MSI GEFORCE GTX 680 Lightning 2GB Video Card Review

Club3D Radeon HD 7850 royalKing 2GB Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com

AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card Overclocked

XPAND YOUniversal Electronic 3D Eyewear Review @MissingRemote

Fantec Smart TV Hub Box Review

Mobile Related:

Kanvus Virtuoso T5000 Graphic Design Tablet Review

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 Review

Samsung SGH-i717 GALAXY Note 16GB 4G LTE (Carbon Blue) Android Phone Review @ ModSynergy.com

Microlab H21 2.0 Bluetooth Speaker Set Review @ HardwareLOOK

Acer Timeline Ultra M5 Review

Interview and Hands-on with Lenovo X1 Carbon Ultrabook

Asus Transformer Pad TF300 Review

Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook

Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad

Cygnett Lavish Earth Multi-view Folio case iPad 2 Case Review

Acer Aspire Q5WV8 Notebook Review

Dexim AppSpeed RF Race Car – Bugatti Veyron Review

PC Cooling:

Thermaltake Frio Extreme CPU Cooler Review

Noctua NH-L12 Review at Overclockers Online

Be Quiet! Dark Rock 2 CPU Cooler Review

Arctic Freezer i30 CPU Cooler Review on Technic3D

Lepa Vortex PWM Fan @ TechwareLabs

Zalman CNPS14X Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler Review

Xigmatek SD1283 Dark Knight Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler at Modders-Inc.com

BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler @ Pro-Clockers

Funky Kit Review: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro

Cooler Master GeminII M4 CPU Cooler @ Pro-Clockers

ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme III review (w/ Asus GTX680 DirectCU II TOP)

Review of ARCTIC RC Pro Cooler for Ram and RC Turbo Module PWM

PC Cases:

SilverStone Temjin TJ04-E Evolution @ Phoronix

Corsair Vengeance C70

Xigmatek Gigas Case Review

In Win Mana 137 Mid Tower Case Review @ ThinkComputers.org

3R System L700 Eclipse Case Review

Rosewill R5 Black Mid Tower Case Review @ Legit Reviews

BitFenix Prodigy

Bitfenix Shinobi XL chassis

Antec ISK110 VESA Case Review

Thermaltake Armor Revo Snow Edition PC Tower @ Pro-Clockers

CM Storm Stryker Chassis Review

Corsair Carbide 300R Mid-Tower Gaming Chassis Review @ Techgage

Power Supplies/ Related:

LEPA G1600-MA 1600 W

Corsair Gamer Series GS800 Review @ Vortez

Xigmatek Tauro 700W Power Supply Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Rosewill CAPSTONE-550MM Power Supply Review

Corsair Gaming Series GS800 800W Power Supply review

Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1500 Watt Power Supply @ Pro-Clockers

Motherboards:

ASUS P8Z77-V Premium

ASUS P8Z77-V Pro

ECS Z77H2-AX ‘Golden Board’ Intel Z77 Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews

ASUS Maximus V Formula/ ThunderFX Review

ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional (Intel Z77) Motherboard Review

Z77 Motherboard Roundup II: EVGA, ASRock, Gigabyte, Zotac

Sapphire HD 7870 FLeX @ LanOC Reviews

Biostar TZ77XE4 Intel LGA 1155

Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H AMD A75 Socket FM1 Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS

Gigabyte Z77-D3H and Z77X-UD5H Reviewed

EVGA Z77 FTW Motherboard Review @ Ninjalane

Assorted:

Win the KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB (1268mhz!)

CyberPower PC Gamer Xtreme 2000 SE

OpenCL accelerated version of x264

Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 Review

Uninstalling Antivirus Software, the Clean Way: 40 Removal Tools

Apple Tax Part II: iMac vs. Windows All-in-Ones

BT Infinity does badly in real world speed test

Gigabyte eSport LAN Wrap Up Coverage

Quick Look: Logitech K800 Keyboard and M600 Mouse

Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 Review

Gaming:

Razer Blackshark Headset Battlefield 3 Edition Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Cooler Master Storm Sentinel Advance II @ LanOC Reviews

Cooler Master Storm Trigger gaming keyboard

CM Storm Spawn Gaming Mouse @ Planet Overclock

CM Storm Quick Fire Pro Gaming Keyboard Review @ ThinkComputers.org

CM Storm Quick Fire Pro Mechanical Keyboard Review

Corsair Vengeance 2000 Wireless Headset @ Benchmark Reviews

Civilization V – Gods & Kings Review @ Techgage

Corsair Vengeance 2000 Wireless Headset

Roccat Savu Gaming Mouse Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Roccat Isku and Kone Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Review @ Ninjalane

CM Storm QuickFire Pro Mechanical Keyboard Review @ eTeknix.com

CORSAIR Vengeance 2000 Wireless 7.1 Gaming Headset Review

Free-to-play PC Gaming Guide @ eTeknix.com

Ghost Recon Online PC Beta Review @ eTeknix.com

Ozone Onda ST Stereo Gaming Headset Review @ TechwareLabs

Corsair Vengeance 2000 Wireless 7.1 Gaming Headset Review

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