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Here an overview of the latest reviews and articles:

- Razer Abyssus Review
- Cooler Master Silent PRO Gold 800: Silence is Golden
- Macally G-S350SUAB HDD Enclosure Review
- Tunebase FM Modulator Review
- Gigabyte H55N Mini-ITX Motherboard Review
- Patriot Bolt 8GB Hardware Encrypted USB Flash Drive Review
- OCZ Agility-2 SandForce-Driven SSD Review
- CoolIT ECO C240 A.L.C. Review
- Corsair Force 120GB SSD Review
- Kingston HyperX blu KHX1600C9D3B1K2/4GX Review
- ASUS Crosshair IV Formula Motherboard Review
- X58 Motherboard Roundup July 2010
- Vantec NexStar SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter Review
- TechwareLabs BlackHat 2010 Event Coverage
- Gigabyte X58A-UD9 and GTX480 Quad Sli Review
- G.Skill Phoenix PRO 120GB SSD Review



Razer Abyssus Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Razer Abyssus mouse

Razer is mostly known for their expensive gaming mice, however, this new mouse changes all. Dubbed the Abyssus Razer is offering a gaming grade mouse at only $49 MSRP. We test the mouse and see if it stands a chance against some fierce competition.
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Cooler Master Silent PRO Gold 800: Silence is Golden
InsideHW.com has reviewed Cooler Master Silent PRO Gold 800 power supply unit

The need for PSUs who can offer quiet work alongside more power and efficiency is ever-increasing. This trend has been spotted by numerous manufacturers, who have recently presented the market with their own visions of quiet PSUs. Cooler Master can’t be an exception, of course, so they decided to present, besides the already available and well-known Silent PRO series, the Silent PRO Gold series. The new series encompasses PSUs from 600 to 1200 W of power, so that most users be able to pick the appropriate model for them with ease. The model we’ve tested was the golden middle - pun intended - with an 800 W sticker on the case…
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Macally G-S350SUAB HDD Enclosure Review
Rbmods posted a review on the Macally G-S350SUAB HDD Enclosure

When you start to run out of space on your computer, you don't have a lot of options. You can either replace your hard drive, or add another. If you elect to add another you again don't have a lot of options - internal or external? While adding an internal drive negates the need for an enclosure, sometimes this is not an option. If you have a laptop or a small form-factor desktop you probably simply don't have the internal space for another drive. This only leaves you with the option of adding an external drive. Today we're looking at the Macally G-S350SUAB hard drive enclosure. Styled after the Mac Pro, this device certainly looks sharp, but how does it perform?
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Tunebase FM Modulator Review
XSReviews has written a review of the Tunebase FM Modulator

With the growing trend of governments cracking down on people using their phone while driving, it's never been more advisable to pick up a bluetooth headset of some sort. Today we're looking at a device with not only hands free functionality, but also music streaming and external storage connections. Let's see how it does.
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Gigabyte H55N Mini-ITX Motherboard Review
Ninjalane has just posted their review of the super small and overclockable Intel H55 board from Gigabyte, the GA-H55N-USB3

Mini-ITX motherboards are typically designed for low power consumption and cherished for their compact form factor. So what happens when you replace a low powered system with an Intel H55?
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Patriot Bolt 8GB Hardware Encrypted USB Flash Drive Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the Patriot Bolt 8GB Hardware Encrypted USB Flash Drive

Patriot's Bolt series of flash drives prove that file security doesn't have to come at a premium price. $25 for the 8GB model is easy on the wallet, and it performs just as well as any other flash drive out there and has a sleek look to boot. The AES 256-bit hardware encryption will keep your files safe in the event the drive gets lost or stolen, and the built-in software is straightforward and works great right out of the box.
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OCZ Agility-2 SandForce-Driven SSD Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the OCZ Agility-2 SandForce-Driven SSD

OCZ Technology has once again brought cutting-edge high-speed SSDs into the value storage segment with their Agility 2 series. Based on the SandForce SF1200 controller, the OCZ Agility 2 SSD delivers up to 20,000 IOPS with incredible bandwidth speed. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the 120GB OCZ Agility 2 Extended OCZSSD2-2AGTE120G against some of the fastest storage solutions on the market. Just when PCs were starting to seem irrelevant in this fast-paced world of mobile gadgets and smart phones, along comes a new product that changes the entire landscape. SSDs, or more formally Solid State Drives, have finally lifted computers beyond the age of spinning metal magnetic platters. Delivering a boost in speed that no memory upgrade or new processor could ever dream of, solid state drive technology has sent hard disk drives packing.
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CoolIT ECO C240 A.L.C. Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the CoolIT ECO C240 A.L.C. CPU liquid cooling system

CoolIT has become well-known for their thermoelectric (TEC) cooling solutions such as the Freezone and Freezone Elite, and appears to be heading into the more "mainstream" market of water cooling with the release of recent products. As such, the ECO C240 A.L.C. is strictly a water cooling-only product, there is no TEC technology at work here. This means the system should be simpler and more cost-effective to produce, allowing novices enter the world of water cooling very easily and affordably.
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Corsair Force 120GB SSD Review
Neoseeker posted a review on the Corsair Force 120GB SSD

Are your readers looking to make the jump to SSD for their next storage solution? Neoseeker looks to deliver the hard dirt on Corsair's solid state hard drive, the Force 120GB. Can this beefy drive match its beefy price?
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Kingston HyperX blu KHX1600C9D3B1K2/4GX Review
OCC has published a review on the Kingston HyperX blu KHX1600C9D3B1K2/4GX

This Kingston HyperX blu memory turned out to be a little bit surprising for an entry-level offering. You can easily keep it at the JEDEC standard of 1333 MHz and tighten the timings to 6-7-6-20 @ 1.5v for a very efficient and lower voltage set of memory, or set it by the XMP profile to run at the rated 1600 MHz speed and timings. You could also tighten the timings at its rated speed, to 7-8-7-27, for an even more efficient stock speed setting.
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ASUS Crosshair IV Formula Motherboard Review
iXBT Labs posted a review on the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula Motherboard

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula is undoubtedly an original and interesting product. Its features, like GameFirst and ROG Connect, are actually useful and may come in handy. The bundle includes everything you need, and then a bit more.
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X58 Motherboard Roundup July 2010
HardwareHeaven.com posted their X58 Motherboard Roundup for July 2010

Today we look at a number of boards designed for those who must have the best products available, at any price. However we also like a little bit of balance in our lives so we have selected a few boards which focus on other aspects such as value. Join us as we take a look at what the latest developments on the X58 market are; in a selection of tests including video encoding, SATA3/USB3 performance and overclocking we will discover which boards offer the best for each consumer.
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Vantec NexStar SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Vantec NexStar SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter

Why is USB 3.0 a big deal? Well to some it might not be... yet. It is rather new, so not many machines out there have it. If your machine doesn't have it, providing you have the room in your case, you can get an adapter card. USB 2.0 has a peak speed of 480MB/sec while USB 3.0 has a peak speed of 5Gb/sec. Those numbers speak for themselves. In this case Vantec revised their SATA to USB 2.0 adapter that connects to the back of a drive.
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TechwareLabs BlackHat 2010 Event Coverage
TechwareLabs has event coverage from BlackHat 2010

A major area of concern for any software vendor is maintaining a platform that is secure and safe from vulnerabilities. Time spent analyzing patch code and implementing updates is frustrating. Jeongwook Oh presents his latest attempt to reduce the workload with his tool DarunGrim v3.
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Gigabyte X58A-UD9 and GTX480 Quad Sli Review
Overclock3D have just published a new article titled: Gigabyte X58A-UD9 and GTX480 Quad Sli Review

Fancy a motherboard that has absolutely everything you could need? Gigabyte have the answer
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G.Skill Phoenix PRO 120GB SSD Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the G.Skill Phoenix PRO 120GB SSD

The SSD tested today once again is the Phoenix series from G.Skill. After we tested their 100GB Phoenix SSD (which received a very positive review) G.Skill instantly requested if we would like to review the 120GB PRO model. Both drives pretty much are the same thing, same controller ...

There is 20GB extra volume space available on the new 120GB Pro (compared to the 100GB model) for nearly the same price. A new Firmware for the SandForce 1200 based controller that is inside this 120GB model simply reserves less NAND flash memory for its data-compression scheme. As a result the overall write performance could be a tiny bit slower, but only a few percent as best. It however will give you 20 GB more space to play around with at the same price. And since price per GB is everything in the land of SSDs
-- this certainly is a significant for any vendor and for you as an end-user.
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