Reviews and News for October 27th 2012

Yeah it’s time again for the news from around the world…

Storage Related:

Lexar JumpDrive S73 16GB

Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 2.5" Hard Drive Review @ eTeknix.com

The Truth About SSD Performance Numbers @ TechwareLabs

Synology DS213+

Patriot Memory Intel Extreme Masters XMP Certified Viper III 1866MHz DDR3 Memory Kit Review

PNY XLR8 Pro 480GB SSD Review

 

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

MEGATech Reviews: Samsung 55-Inch Series 7 Slim LED HDTV UN55ES7100F

Plantronics GameCom 780 7.1 Surround Sound Headset Review @ NikKTech

Logitech UE Boombox

MSI GEFORCE GTX 650 Ti 1GB Power Edition Video Card Review

Samsung 27" S27B970D Series 9 Super PLS LED Monitor Review @ ModSynergy.com

ASUS VG278HE 27” 144Hz gaming monitor

Palo Alto Cubik Speakers

AMD Catalyst 12.11 Windows 7 Driver Analysis

PowerColor DEVIL13 Radeon HD 7990 6GB Video Card Overclocked

Mobile Related:

Mobility Digest Review: OtterBox Defender Case for the iPhone 5

The iPad Mini – What You Should Know @ ThinkComputers.org

Cyberpower X6-9120 Gaming Notebook

Mobility Digest Review: Gumdrop Drop Series Case for iPad 3 / iPad 2

Vaja Leather Suit for Macbook Pro 15” Unibody Review

Jabra SPEAK 410 USB Speakerphone Review @ NikKTech

Samsung Galaxy Note II Smartphone Review

LG ND5520 Docking Station Review

 

PC Cooling:

Zalman CNPS9900DF CPU Cooler Review

Cooler Master Excalibur 120mm Fan Review @ eTeknix.com

Corsair AF120 SP120 AP140 Fans Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler Review @ eTeknix.com

Swiftech Maelstrom Standalone Bay Reservoir Review

 

PC Cases:

HighSpeed PC Top Deck Tech Station Review @ ThinkComputers.org

In-Win GRone @ PureOverclock

CM Storm Scout 2 Case Review

 

Power Supplies/ Related:

Fractal Design Tesla R2 500 Watt PSU Review on Technic3D

Antec High Current Pro 1000W Platinum PSU Review @ Legit Reviews

 

Motherboards:

Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 Intel Z77 Motherboard Review

ASUS Sabertooth Z77 Motherboard

ASUS F2A85-M PRO Review @ Vortez

Sapphire Pure Platinum A85XT Motherboard Review

Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 Motherboard Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 Motherboard @ PureOverclock

ASUS F2A55-M Motherboard Review

 

Assorted:

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Blu-ray Review

The REAL version number of Windows 8 @ OCmodshop

Windows 8: The convertible OS

Win the super sexy Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 Motherboard!

Microsoft Windows 8 Launch Event Video Footage

Exclusive Natasha Sampson interview reveals Radeon RAMDisk secrets

Calxeda ECX-1000 Benchmarks vs. Intel Atom, TI OMAP4 @ Phoronix

Win a Mushkin Chronos Deluxe MX 120 SSD at Bigbruin.com

Microsoft at War: Grading Redmond’s Battle Record

Windows 8 Review – Part One: The Things I Hate @ Techgage

GITEX: SanDisk SSDs on show

GITEX: Golden Systems booth coverage

Giada A51 Mini PC

AMD FX-8350 “Piledriver” Processor Review @ TechwareLabs

FX-8350 Piledriver Tuning On AMD’s Open64 Compiler @ Phoronix

 

Gaming:

Func Surface 1030 XL Gaming Pad Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

James Bond: 007 Legends (XBOX 360) Game Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

CM Storm Ceres-400 Portable Gaming Headset Review

Steelseries Siberia V2 Frost USB-Powered Headset Review @ Legit Reviews

SteelSeries Free Mobile Wireless Controller Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

ROCCAT Kone XTD Review @ Vortez

SPEEDLINK KUDOS RS Gaming Mouse @ Benchmark Reviews