News and Reviews for April 9th 2013

news

Yep, blah, blah blah…  it’s time for the news again and I’m miserable, got a nasty sinus infection… oh well… go read the news..

Storage Related:

480GB Crucial M500 Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews

Crucial M500 480GB SSD Review

Crucial M500 960GB SSD Review

Crucial M500 Solid State Drive (960GB) Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

OCZ Vertex 3.20 120GB Solid State Drive Review

Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ G2 32GB USB Flash Drive Review @ APH Networks

Synology DiskStation DS213+ NAS Server Review @ NikKTech

Intel 335 Series 180GB SSD Review

OCZ Vertex 3.20 20nm 240GB SSD Review @ Legit Reviews

HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5-inch Mobile Hard Drive Review

Synology DiskStation DS2413+ NAS Review

INEO I-NA321U PLUS Docking Station @ Benchmark Reviews

SuperTalent USB 3.0 Express RC4 64GB Flash Drive Review

HighPoint RocketStor 5322 Dual eSATA 6Gbps Dock Review

Plextor M5 Pro 128GB with Xtreme Firmware SSD Review

EonNAS 850X NAS Network Storage Server @ Benchmark Reviews

Intel 525 SSD mSATA Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews

Examining Intel’s Solid State Drive 525 Series

Seagate Constellation ES.3 4TB Hard Drive

 

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

BenQ GW2750HM Monitor Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Roundup @ Hardware Canucks

Reid Heath Acoustics MA350 Earphones

Steelseries Flux In Ear Headset @ LanOC Reviews

Sapphire Radeon 7870 XT With Boost (Tahiti LE) Review & Bioshock Infinite Giveaway @ HCW

Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional Soundcard Review on Technic3D

History of the GPU, Part 2: 3Dfx Voodoo, the game-changer

Pivos XIOS DS Media Box

Compro TN50W Review @ Vortez

ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II Review @ Custom PC Review

 

Mobile Related:

Rightware Basemark X Tested on Several Popular Mobile Devices

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook

Reinventing BlackBerry: BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone Review

Finis SwiMP3 X18 2GB Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Seidio Surface for Nexus 4 @ LanOC Reviews

How Tablet PCs Could Save Civilization (Editorial) @ Benchmark Reviews

Seagate Wireless Plus Storage for Android, iPhone and iPad

 

PC Cooling:

Scythe Kozuti Cooler Review on Technic3D

PrimoChill Compression Tube Reservoir Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Evercool Venti (HPQ 12025) CPU Cooler Review

Noctua NF-S12A FLX, ULN and PWM Case Fan Reviews

NZXT Kraken X60 280mm AIO CPU Cooler Review

SilverStone Nitrogon NT06-PRO C-Style CPU Cooler Review

Corsair Hydro Series H110

Intel Haswell Socket H Heatsink Requirements and Overclocking Thoughts

be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler Review @ ThinkComputers.org

 

PC Cases:

Cooler Master Storm Stryker Case at Modders-Inc

Cougar Challenger Midi Tower Review @ NikKTech

In Win G7 Case Review

Cooler Master Centurion 6

Fractal Design Define R4 Case Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Antec GX700 Case Review

Thermaltake Urban S21 Review @ Vortez

Fractal Design Define R4 Arctic White Case @ Benchmark Reviews

 

Power Supplies/ Related:

Corsair AX1200i @ PureOverclock

 

Motherboards:

Asus P8Z77 V-Pro Motherboard Review @ RWLabs

 

Assorted:

Ubuntu 13.04 Linux Can Outperform Apple OS X 10.8.3 @ Phoronix

AZiO Levetron Mech5 Mechanical Keyboard Review

AMD FX-4130 Black Edition Processor Review

ASUS AiCloud: A Fresh Face for Networking

In Pictures: Gadget Show Live 2013 – The Public Event

Windows 7 & Windows 8 vs. Ubuntu 13.04 & Fedora 18 @ Phoronix

AMD Releases Open-Source UVD Video Support @ Phoronix

 

Gaming:

Tomb Raider @ LanOC Reviews

Definitive Bioshock Infinite Review with Benchmarks

Tomb Raider PC Review

BioShock Infinite Benchmarked with AMD EyeFinity at 5760×1080

Ozone Blade Keyboard Review on Technic3D

Func MS-3 Gaming Mouse

Ozone Rage ST Gaming Headset

Cooler Master Storm Trigger w/Green Keyswitches @ LanOC Reviews

SteelSeries APEX Gaming Keyboard Review

Cooler Master CM Storm Quick Fire Rapid Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Sleeping Dogs Benchmarked with AMD EyeFinity at 5760×1080

BioShock Infinite Review @ Vortez

First Impressions of Trion Worlds’ Defiance @ Techgage