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OCZ ModXStream Pro 600 Watt Review
Tech-Reviews.co.uk posted a review on the OCZ ModXStream Pro 600 Watt

Quite some time ago we were kindly given the chance to review the OCZ Fatal1ty 700 Watt. Today, OCZ have kindly let us take a look at the 600W ModXStream Pro. Will this 600W Modular power supply perform to the standards of the other units we've tested? Time to find out.
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600 Watt Review

LITE-ON iHOS104-08 Blu-Ray Drive Review
TechwareLabs has a review of the LITE-ON iHOS104-08 Blu-Ray Drive

Just a couple of years ago, 1080p TVs were a thing of miracles and if you were to mention that you had a Blu-Ray drive, you would be considered a sort of miniature deity. Now everyone and their brother had an HDTV. Let's check out what Lite-On has that can get the best high-def out of your HTPC, without breaking the bank.
LITE-ON iHOS104-08 Blu-Ray Drive Review



Seagate BlackArmor PS110 500GB USB 3.0 Portable Drive Review
Bigbruin.com has published a review on the Seagate BlackArmor PS110 500GB USB 3.0 Portable Drive

The BlackArmor PS110 500GB drive is Seagate's first entry into the new world of USB 3.0 hard drives. And considering that it may be the typical consumers first USB 3.0 product, they have put together a great bundle to make the transition as easy as possible. You get not only the 500GB drive, but everything else you might need to use this with a laptop computer.
Seagate BlackArmor PS110 500GB USB 3.0 Portable Drive Review

Coolink Corator DS Gapless Direct Touch CPU Cooler Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Coolink Corator DS Gapless Direct Touch CPU Cooler

Today we look at Coolink’s newest CPU cooler the Corator DS featuring Coolinks new Gapless Direct Touch (GDT) technology. Four large 8mm heatpipes, a dual fin stack design and a PWM controlled SWiF2 120mm fan are among the features that enable the Corator DS to achieve an optimal balance between outstanding cooling performance and quiet operation. Read on to see how it performs on our Intel Core i7 test system against nearly two dozen other coolers!
Coolink Corator DS Gapless Direct Touch CPU Cooler Review

SanDisk slotRadio Player Review
ASE Labs posted a review on the SanDisk slotRadio Player

Never heard of slotRadio? It is an initiative by SanDisk to capitalize on the DRM encumbered music market. For a one time fee, you get lots of music that is playable on certain devices that can play slotRadio media. We at ASE Labs thought that the market moved on from proprietary forms of media. Still, we'll see if it has some worth to it.
SanDisk slotRadio Player Review

NZXT Premium Cables Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the NZXT Premium Cables

Today we will be taking a look at NZXT's new line of premium extension cables. I realize that a review of extension cables doesn't sound very interesting, but this could be a product that you didn't even realize you need / want. Aside from the obvious fact that these cables will extend the length of your current power supply cables, they are also individually sleeved in black mesh which can drastically improve the aesthetics of your system build while helping to improve airflow. Join along as I take a closer look at the NZXT Premium Cables.
NZXT Premium Cables Review

Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound E352 Earphones Review
PCShopTalk posted a review on the Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound E352 Earphones

Arctic Cooling have diversified a lot their product types. Now we get to see from them game consoles, portable game consoles or even audio devices. In the next article I'm going to take a look upon their Arctic Sound E352 earphones model for a more in-depth presentation.
Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound E352 Earphones Review

Home Theater PC Building - A HotHardware How-To
HotHardware posted a guide about building a Home Theater PC

Your entertainment center for various forms of digital media playback capability. Rather than stepping up to additional discrete components, like a stand-alone Blu-ray, DVD or CD player, why not infuse your living room entertainment center with real intelligence and multimedia muscle and build an HTPC (Home Theater PC)?

In this video, we'll give you some suggestions on a few component selection options for building an HTPC, as well as a high-level overview of its assembly and a few key design points to look out for.
Home Theater PC Building - A HotHardware How-To

HIS Radeon 5830 Turbo Review
Viperlair posted a review on the HIS Radeon 5830 Turbo

HIS have sent over their Platinum package HIS 5830 Turbo, supplied with extra software, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (a $60 game) and it comes pre-overclocked above the recommended AMD specs. The HIS 5830 Turbo also sports their iCooler cooling setup which we really liked on the 4xxx HIS cards we reviewed a while back, so let's open the box shall we?
HIS Radeon 5830 Turbo Review

Thermaltake SpinQ Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Thermaltake SpinQ

Thermaltake has been around for many years, creating heatsinks for nearly every market imaginable. Thermaltake's first claim to fame was the Golden Orb, a unique cooler that set the computing world on its ear. Thermaltake has not stopped there, and they are still inventing challenging new designs. Today we take a look at highly awarded SpinQ and see what it has to offer.
Thermaltake SpinQ Review

Arctic Cooling E361-WM Earphones Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Arctic Cooling E361-WM Earphones

The cooler makers try their hand on the audio market with an earphone (with integrated microphone) for the iPhone, smartphones and PCs. Let’s see how they fared.
Arctic Cooling E361-WM Earphones Review

AMD 890GX Chipset Overview
iXBT Labs posted an AMD 890GX Chipset Overview

The AMD 890GX chipset is obviously an evolutional solution called to put company's product line in order and introduce the new Southbridge. Judging by the features of the latter, it will let manufacturers make motherboards with rich enough features and moderate cost prices.
AMD 890GX Chipset Overview

Novatech X1 CA Gaming Notebook Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the Novatech X1 CA Gaming Notebook

Today HardwareHeaven are going to look at Novatech's latest gaming laptop, the X1 CA, which boasts a massive specification alongside a number of other exciting features. It is very similar in design to the X1 Pro that HardwareHeaven reviewed a while back but has been updated with an Intel Core i7 Mobile CPU and DDR3 RAM.
Novatech X1 CA Gaming Notebook Review

ASUS Maximus III Extreme Motherboard Review
Vortez.co.uk posted a review on the ASUS Maximus III Extreme Motherboard

Over the years, ASUS have been at the forefront of performance components and have diversified into a foray of other hardware departments to show their engineering talent and supremacy. But what we know ASUS for, are their motherboards, which they continue to improve and innovate. Their latest brainchild is their new flagship P55 based motherboard, the Maximus III Extreme, which has been inserted into the Republic Of Gamers line up. The board introduces new overclocking features, the NF200 chip and most importantly, if the conveniently named 'III' moniker wasn't already a give-away, USB 3.0 and SATA III compatibility.
ASUS Maximus III Extreme Motherboard Review

Thermaltake V3 Mid-Tower Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the Thermaltake V3 mid-tower case.

The Thermaltake V3 PC case is geared towards the value-conscious consumer. However, affordable and practical do not always go hand-in-hand, but for Thermaltake this synergy is usually blended and what comes out is more often than not, quite good. This chassis looks like it may live up to some high expectations with its features and design, and a promise to not be hard on the wallet. Well then, let's have a closer look at the Thermaltake V3 mid tower and see how it stacks up.
Thermaltake V3 Mid-Tower Review

Xclio A380 Color Plus Review
OCC has published a review on the Xclio A380 Color Plus

It seems Xclio put a slightly higher importance on looks than function, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing because I still think it looks awesome. On the other hand, these problems did show in the testing. I don't really have too much to say about the wire management, as some features are there such as mostly everything already being pre-wired, but it doesn't seem like much extra thought was put into making other wiring look clean. For a case as expensive as this, I really would have expected better temperatures, some paint on the inside, some accommodations for wire management, and the simple, but massively convenient, heatsink mounting bracket access hole.
Xclio A380 Color Plus Review

Platform Preview gives Web developers first taste of IE9
Ars Technica takes a look at the IE9 Platform Preview

Microsoft today released the Windows Internet Explorer Platform Preview to the public. The release is meant to demonstrate the capabilities of Internet Explorer 9 to Web developers while at the same time providing feedback to the IE9 team. Microsoft says it is committed to updating the Platform Preview to keep a more effective rhythm for discussion, and it will be updated every eight weeks or so. Microsoft will share feedback with standards-setting bodies in addition to using it for internal development.

The Platform Preview is a minimal wrapper: it's not a full-fledged browser. It has no tabs. It has no address bar. It has no back button. So what is included? Everything that Web developers need to see: the rendering engine, of course, as well as the new JavaScript engine, hardware acceleration features, and the developer tools. The IE9 team told Ars that each update will use one of the latest internal engineering builds, at which point the feedback loop will start again.
Platform Preview gives Web developers first taste of IE9

JMicron JMF612 Solid State Drive Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the JMicron JMF612 Solid State Drive

Western Digital depends on the JMicron JMF612 Solid State Drive controller inside their WD SiliconEdge-Blue SSD to produce 250Mbps reads and 170Mbps write transfers. JMicron has also secured their JMF612 processor in the A-DATA S596, the upcoming Corsair Reactor SSD series, and the yet-to-ever-release Active Media Predator-X7. While the SSD industry grows daily, only a few select manufacturers offer popularly-accepted Flash NAND SSD controllers. In this article, Benchmark Reviews evaluates the JMicron JMF612 Solid State Drive processor.
JMicron JMF612 Solid State Drive Review

ASUS P7P55D-E Pro Intel P55 LGA 1156 Motherboard Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the ASUS P7P55D-E Pro Intel P55 LGA 1156 Motherboard

There are a couple of other decisions that will have to be made, mainly whether or not to get ready for the two other new technologies on the marketSATA 6gb/s, and USB 3. Many new P55 motherboards have onboard SATA 6Gb/s and USB 3, but were you aware that most of them actually use PCI-E lanes to compensate for the lack of buses to utilize these new methods of data transfer, taking those valuable lanes away from the video cards? Today I will be looking at the Asus P7P55D-E Pro, a middle-of-the-road version of Asus new P55 motherboards that sport SATA 6Gb/s and USB 3 without PCI-E compensation. Yes, this board prepares you for the future while allowing you the full use of your PCI-E lanes for SLI or CrossfireX by using Asus new PLX implementation. Is the P7P55D-E Pro the P55 board to have? Read on to see!
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro Intel P55 LGA 1156 Motherboard Review