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Here the daily reviews roundup with the following 11 articles:

- Thermaltake SpinQ VT CPU Cooler Review
- SIIG USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock with Built-in Fan Review
- NZXT Beta EVO Case Review
- SteelSeries NP+ Mouse Pad Review
- iPhone 4 vs. HTC Incredible: Smartphone Showdown
- Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide Rev. 20.1
- CoolIt ECO A.L.C. CPU Cooler Review
- ProlimaTech Super Mega Heatsink Preview
- Thermaltake Armor A90 Mid-Tower PC Case Review
- MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 Motherboard Review
- EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB SC SLI Video Card Review



Thermaltake SpinQ VT CPU Cooler Review
Bigbruin.com posted a review on the Thermaltake SpinQ VT CPU Cooler

While the Thermaltake SpinQ VT CPU cooler may not be capable of extreme cooling, it performs very ell when compared to other high performance air coolers; and it looks really cool while doing it. Another plus is that it doesn't create much noise at all, and even at high speed it was barely audible over the other components in the test system.
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SIIG USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock with Built-in Fan Review
Everything USB posted a review on SIIG USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock with Fan

Not everyone who wants the portability of external storage wants the hassle of installing their drive into a enclosure. That goes double for anyone who has multiple drives yet doesn't want multiple enclosures! For this particular niche, a hard drive dock is a Godsend especially when you add in USB 3.0 speeds; or at least this is what SIIG hopes to offer its customers with their all new USB 3.0 hard drive dock with fan! Check out my review after the jump.

The Verdict:
While not perfect for all users, the SIIG USB 3.0 hard drive dock easily matches the performance of more typical USB 3.0 enclosures, yet has no equal in ease of swapping out one drive for another. Just be aware that your drive is not protected, as it would be inside an enclosure.

The Good:
+ Internal fan keep things running cool
+ Rubberized texture
+ Extremely easy to use
+ Very portable
+ Great for consumers with multiple drives

The Bad:
- Lacks an ejection mechanism
- No protection for the attached drive
- Has room for TWO drives yet only utilizes one bay
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NZXT Beta EVO Case Review
KitGuru takes a look a the NZXT Beta Evo Case

Today we will be looking at our second chassis from NZXT. This time we have the NZXT Beta EVO in the KitGuru test labs.

As with the previous chassis the Tempest EVO, the Beta EVO is a second generation of the original NZXT Beta chassis.
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SteelSeries NP+ Mouse Pad Review
Vortez.co.uk posted a review on the SteelSeries NP+ Mouse Pad

SteelSeries have always been at the forefront of developing new approaches to the world of gaming. They have an interesting ethos that functionality should play an important role in development of any product and the product on review today certainly has this in mind. The NP+ claims to have stain and water resistant properties allowing it to be easily cleaned. From the outset this is quite an odd characteristic to launch a product with, maybe gamers are notoriously messy eaters and are known for knocking over soft drinks while playing?
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iPhone 4 vs. HTC Incredible: Smartphone Showdown
HotHardware compared the iPhone 4 against the HTC Incredible:

Is this the showdown of the year? In the smartphone world, we would argue that it is. If you're looking for arguably the world's best 3G smartphones right now, you're likely considering two specific choices: Apple's iPhone 4 on AT&T, or HTC's DROID Incredible on Verizon Wireless. Both phones provide an excellent user experience, and both are as cutting edge as they come. Both they also offer very different and distinct experiences, with one coming by way of iOS 4 and the other Android 2.1 with HTC's Sense overlay.

In other words, both of these devices are competing for the same crown, but each one is its own beast, with its own list of pros and cons. If you're in the market to upgrade your own handset and can't seem to choose between these two super-phones, we've got a guide to help you break down the pluses and minuses of each one in order to help you make the best decision for your needs...
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Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide Rev. 20.1
TechARP updated their Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide

Covering 425 desktop graphics cards, this comprehensive comparison allows you to easily compare 20 different specifications for each and every card. If you need to find out about the specification of any card, just come over and check out our Desktop Graphics Comparison Guide.

We hope it will prove to be a useful reference. We will keep this guide updated regularly so do check back for the latest updates.

Here are the latest updates in Revision 20.1 :

- Added the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1 GB) and GeForce GTX 460 (768 MB) graphics cards
- Added the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 140 graphics card.
- Updated the specifications of the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 graphics card.
- Updated the specifications of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 graphics card.
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CoolIt ECO A.L.C. CPU Cooler Review
BURNED iN posted a review on the CoolIt ECO A.L.C. CPU Cooler

For years, water cooling your processor was a difficult and often frightening task relegated to enthusiasts with a penchant for risk (and reward). You needed to basically engineer your own device based on parts that may or may not have been designed to work together, and then cross your fingers that it would all work out.

In recent times however, liquid cooling has become substantially more practical because of the increased heat of high-performance video processors and CPUs, as well as the attendant noise of the fans needed to move the hot air away from such components. Smaller (and much easier to install) closed liquid cooling systems are now about as 'difficult' to install as a power supply, meaning just about anyone who has opened a computer could easily add a liquid-cooling setup to their machine. With this in mind, CoolIt has introduced their ECO A.L.C. CPU Cooling System, an all-in-one solution where all the parts are provided.
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ProlimaTech Super Mega Heatsink Preview
Benchmark Reviews posted ProlimaTech Super Mega Heatsink Preview

ProlimaTech, the company behind the award-winning and record-setting Megahalems heatsink, has released a successor to the overclocking throne: the ProlimaTech Super-Mega heatsink cooler for Intel CPUs. The Megahalems was ProlimaTech's first run at CPU-cooler's, and a very successful one at that. Having already earned the Benchmark Reviews Editor's Choice Award and countless accolades from other websites, ProlimaTech has built high expectations with their follow-up products. The Super Mega is ProlimaTech's plan to remain seated comfortably at the top. In this exclusive article, Benchmark Reviews examines the ProlimaTech Super Mega and illustrates the improvements made to the original Megahalems design
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Thermaltake Armor A90 Mid-Tower PC Case Review
PC Perspective posted a review on the Thermaltake Armor A90 Mid-Tower PC Case

The days of window-less and beige PC cases are over and the age of aluminum, steel, mesh, acrylic, and LEDs reign supreme in today's mid-tower PC case market. Thermaltake has taken this evolution in case design a step further with the Armor A90 by adding multiple dimensions that create a stylish and revolutionary 3D surface that should appeal to gamers and PC enthusiasts.
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MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 Motherboard Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 Motherboard

It was a few months ago that we reviewed the MSI 890GXM-G65 micro-ATX AM3 motherboard, and while the 890GX was the first of AMD's newest chipsets to be released this year, it was far from the last. The latest to join the 800-series lineup are the 880G and 870 mainstream boards, as well as the flagship 890FX. MSI's implementation of the 890FX chipset offers many of the same features that the 890GXM does, such as their Heatpipe Thermal Design, Military Class Components, OC Genie Technology, 140W CPU Support and Active Phase Switching for better power efficiency. Even so, they've reserved a few special features just for their flagship model, like DrMOS for superior power handling capability, improved Military Class Components, Unlock CPU Core support, Real Time OC Dial and Winki, a Linux-based instant-on OS.
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EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB SC SLI Video Card Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB SC SLI Video Card

On Monday we showed you in our NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 video card launch article that the GTX 460 is the best performing DirectX 11 graphics card for under $229. When EVGA called us and asked us to review a pair of their EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB SuperClocked video cards in SLI we jumped at the chance. Read on to see what a pair of GTX 460 768MB video cards can do when run in SLI!

EVGA has done a superb job with the GeForce GTX 460 768MB SuperClocked edition video card. They took the NVIDIA reference design that we loved so much in our launch review and tweaked it by giving it even higher clock speeds. This give the GeForce GTX 460 768MB even more horse power for gaming and that is something you can never have enough of. They also back the model that we tested with a limited lifetime warranty, so if the card should ever fail in the years to come you won't be left high and dry with a dead card and empty pockets. The EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB SuperClocked video card was found to be 6-11% faster than the NVIDIA reference design. This is a significant performance difference and for not having to mess with any software it was really nice for those that just want to install some video cards and not having to mess with overclocking software...
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