News and Reviews for March 14th 2013 – It’s Pi Day

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It’s Pi Day! Too bad Pi Day didn’t fall on Friday or it would rhyme! Oh well, time for the news and then I’ve got to get some work done. I had a plumbing emergency yesterday in my home that I just had to take care of and of course, like most things, it ended up being a much bigger job than it should have been. That’s what happens when you’ve got an old house, everything is old so it doesn’t seem to last long! The good thing of course is that I can fix it myself and not have to pay a plumber, so I saved quite a bit of money that way, which is always a good thing! So read the news…

Storage Related:

Solidata K8 1920E 2TB SSD Review

Patriot Gauntlet Node Portable Wireless Enclosure

Samsung SM843 Pro: High Performance Data Center SSD

QNAP TS-469L High-performance 4-bay NAS Server for Home & SOHO Review

10 USB Drives That Just Might Get You Arrested

Kingston V300 240GB @ PureOverclock

Transcend RDF8 USB 3.0 Memory Card Reader Review @ Legit Reviews

Patriot Gauntlet Node Wireless Enclosure Review @ NikKTech

Thecus N7510 7-Bay Affordable Tower NAS Review

Team Xtreem LV 2133MHz CL9 8GB Memory Kit Review

 

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

Edifier Predator e1100 MKII Multimedia Speaker System

NVIDIA GTX TITAN vs. SLI & Crossfire @ Hardware Canucks

MadCatz F.R.E.Q.5 Red PC Headset Review

Detailing Richland’s GCN & Dual Graphics Compatibility @ Hardware Canucks

ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DirectCU On Ubuntu @ Phoronix

Arion ET-AR602R-BK Floor Standing Speakers Review @ TechwareLabs

HIS Radeon HD 7850 iPower IceQ Turbo 4GB Video Card Review

Gigabyte GP-H11 Earphones Review @ APH Networks

AlienVibes W401 Speaker System @ LanOC Reviews

 

Mobile Related:

Acer Iconia W510 Hybrid Tablet Review

Samsung Series 5 13.3’" Ultrabook (NP540U3C-A01CA)

HP ENVY 4 TouchSmart (ENVY 4-1102xx) Ultrabook Review @ Custom PC Review

Mobility Digest Review: Avantree Universal Battery Pack

Creative MA930 Performance Headset Review for Smartphones on Technic3D

ASUS Vivobook S500CA 15.6 inch Ultrabook Review @ Legit Reviews

5 of The Best Free-to-Play Games Available on Android

Edimax N300 Wi-Fi Extender and N150 Personal Hotspot Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

AIAIAI TMA-1 DJ Headphones With Mic Review @ NikKTech

Lenovo Thinkpad Twist S230u Review: The Classic PC Tablet Gets Modern Day Parts

Samsung Galaxy Camera Review: Taking Pictures With Android

PC Cooling:

Zalman CNPS11X Extreme Review @ Vortez

Corsair Hydro Series H110 AIO CPU Cooler Review

Noctua NH-L12

Corsair Hydro H110 280mm AiO CPU Cooler Review @ Pro-Clockers

DeepCool IceBlade Pro V2.0 Heatsink Review @ Frostytech.com

Scythe Kabuto II CPU Cooler Review

Swiftech H220: Adding to the Loop @ ThinkComputers.org

 

PC Cases:

NZXT Phantom 630 Computer Case @ Benchmark Reviews

Enermax Ostrog GT Gaming Case @ Pro-Clockers

 

Power Supplies/ Related:

Cooler Master Silent Pro Platinum 1000-Watt 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply Review

Silverstone Strider Gold ST65F-G 650 W

Infinity 500W Power Supply

Fractal Design NEWTON R3 1000W PSU Review

Fractal Design Telsa R2 650W Power Supply Review @ ThinkComputers.org

 

Motherboards:

Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H Motherboard

Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Biostar Hi-Fi A85X and Asus F2A85-M Pro Mainboard Review on Technic3D

ASUS P8Z77-V LK Motherboard

 

Assorted:

How to Optimize a MySQL Server

Enermax Aurora Micro Wireless Keyboard Review

AMD’s 35W Elite Performance ‘Richland’ APU Introduced @ PCSTATS

Digital Storm Bolt Desktop Gaming PC Review

2013 AMD Mobile APU (Richland)

Lenovo ThinkCentre M92P Tiny Desktop PC Review

AMD Richland APU Preview

Sapphire EDGE VS8

TP-LINK N900 Wireless Router, N600 Wireless USB and AV500+ Powerline Adapter Review

 

Gaming:

Hitman: Absolution Benchmarked with AMD EyeFinity at 5760 x 1080

Razer Blackwidow Ultimate gaming keyboard

Starcraft II Heart of The Swarm Launch Event

‘Omerta – City of Gangsters’ Review

Tomb Raider Tested, Benchmarked

Dead Space 3 Video Review with Kaeyi Dream @ HardwareHeaven.com