Daily Reviews Summary 09/21/11

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Here the first reviews roundup of today with 16 articles, including AMD Lynx Platform (Llano A6-3650 CPU, ECS A75F-A Motherboard) Review, NZXT Avatar S Gaming Mouse Review, and NVIDIA Talks PC Gaming Trends

AMD Lynx Platform (Llano A6-3650 CPU, ECS A75F-A Motherboard) Review
Madshrimps posted a review on the AMD Lynx Platform (Llano A6-3650 CPU, ECS A75F-A Motherboard)

The AMD Lynx Platform comes at a decent price and offers DX11 compatible integrated graphics, which is more than enough for performing some of the daily tasks or watching HD multimedia content. For increasing the 3D performance even further, we can either overclock the APU or buy a separate graphics card from the supported models (RADEON HD 6400, 6500 or 6600 Series).

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Cooler Master Enforcer Review
Tech-Reviews.co.uk posted a review on the Cooler Master Enforcer case

Cooler Master is renown for designing top quality PC cases aimed at the enthusiast and gaming market. The CM Storm series is their high-end range, suitable for top performance gaming computers, these cases are specially adapted to ensure space and temperature is never an issue. The Enforcer is the latest PC enclosure to join this product line, let's see how this gaming case scored in this Cooler Master Enforcer Review.

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Olympus PEN E-PM1 Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Olympus PEN E-PM1

The Olympus PEN E-PM1, nicknamed the PEN Mini, is the smallest, lightest and least-expensive entry in the current Olympus Micro Four Thirds lineup. This compact interchangeable-lens camera is designed to be easy for photography novices, but also offers more advanced menu options to satisfy experienced shutterbugs.

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Fractal Design Arc Midi Case Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted Fractal Design Arc Midi Case Review

Today we have one of Fractal Designs latest models on our test bench. The Arc Midi is aimed at those who require impressive performance and plenty of flexibility with minimalistic looks. Let's find out if this goal has been achieved.

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Mach Xtreme Technology MX DS Turbo 120 GB SSD Review
Hardware Secrets takes a look at the Mach Xtreme Technology MX DS Turbo 120 GB SSD

Presently, the fastest performance solid state drives on the market are based on the Sandforce SF-2281 controller. So they are one of the best options for those looking to upgrade their computer with an ultra fast SSD. We believe that 120 GB SSDs hit the sweet spot between price and capacity as 240 GB drives are a little expensive and 64 GB units are likely to get filled up too quickly. While many users may choose to combine a 120 GB drive with a mechanical hard drive for storing media files, it is just about large enough to use on its own in a laptop. Today we are going to look at the Mach Xtreme Technology MX DS Turbo 120 GB SSD.

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WD My Passport Essential 500GB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the WD My Passport Essential 500GB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

The Western Digital 500GB My Passport Essential portable hard drive features a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port for fast file transfers along with data backup software called WD SmartWare that helps keep your data safe. Read on to see how the WD My Passport Essential performs and how the backup software actually works as we put this external drive to the test!

The Western Digital My Passport Essential portable drive first came out in 2008 and not much has changed visually. WD nailed the looks of this drive since it was released and hasn't made any major cosmetic changes to the design over the years. The one thing that they did change just this year, was to update the interface from USB 2.0 to USB 3.0 and that is huge for data transfer speeds...

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Lian Li PC-90B 'The Hammer' Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Lian Li PC-90B 'The Hammer' case

HPTX cases are usually so tall that they do not fit under a normal desk. Lian Li - the company who first offered such a chassis - has managed to shrink things down to mid tower size while still offering HPTX compatibility and the ability to install up to 12 hard drives. We rip the case apart to see how everything is suppose to fit in such cramped spaces.

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NZXT Avatar S Gaming Mouse Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the NZXT Avatar S Gaming Mouse

When you are looking for a gaming mouse there are a lot of choices. Some gaming mice are so confusing with 5-10 buttons on them and a million different settings. What if you just want a gaming-grade mouse without all the frills? Well NZXT has the perfect mouse for you and it comes in at an affordable $40 as well. The mouse I’m talking about is the Avatar S and it features switchable 400, 800 and 1600 DPI settings, tracking speed of 30-inches per second, 5 programmable buttons, and teflon feet. Let’s take this mouse for a spin and see how it performs.

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NZXT Tempest 210 Case Review
OCC has published a review on the NZXT Tempest 210 Case

Looking a little closer you will find the three drive bays followed by room to mount eight HDDs. The clips on the drive bays are labeled with the NZXT logo and seem like they should slide forward and back like most, however, that's not quite how these ones work. A careful squeeze at the notched position releases the mounts. Two prongs are revealed that should sufficiently hold your optical drive or water bay solidly in place. Getting them to pop open is the difficult part. Even with my small hands the top two are pretty difficult to maneuver and being made of plastic they seem to be a little on the flimsy side. When I popped the top one open, I already shed some plastic. It still works but doesn't really lock down anymore unless there is something in the bay. Just my words of advice, be careful!

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Antec High Current Gamer 620W Review
PureOverclock published a review of the Antec High Current Gamer 620W power supply.

The Antec High Current Gamer 620W is a mid-range power supply that appears not to compromise on aesthetics or functionality. While this unit isn't a beast like some of Antec's vaunted kilowatt units, the High Current Gamer is 80PLUS Bronze certified and comes with an attractive price of $80. It seems that good things may indeed come in smaller packages. Let's take a closer look at this Antec unit and see how it performs.

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NVIDIA Talks PC Gaming Trends
Techgage posted an editorial focusing on PC gaming trends as divulged by NVIDIA.

Some claim that PC gaming is dying, but recent trends disagree. In fact, it looks to be console gaming that's soon to see a decline, thanks in part to a growing number of compelling aspects that PCs offer - including at the very least free-to-play games. Let's take a look at these and other trends, and the reasons behind them.

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VisionTek Ultimate Performance EX Memory Review
Neoseeker posted a review on the VisionTek Ultimate Performance EX Memory

VisionTek enters the high performance memory market with their Ultimate Performance EX kits. Neoseeker puts both the 8GB dual channel and 12GB Ultimate Performance EX triple channel memory kits to the test to see if they live up to their lofty product names, and if they can stand against more established competitors in the field.

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Enermax Platimax 850W power supply review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the Enermax Platimax 850W power supply

Enermax always is able surprise us, they now have released the Platimax power supplies, that means a platinum certification and yeah .. that boils down to a 94% efficient product.

Very few products get this certification. Today we'll grab a couple of older older supplies and see if what they claim is true, can we really save on energy. We fire off three PSU's at a P55 / Core i7 870 based system setup with a GeForce GTX 590. We then monitor power consumption in idle, CPU productivity (stress) mode and then lock into a gaming session. Read the article here

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Edifier Aurora 2.1 Speaker Review
Overclock3D have just published a new article titled: Edifier Aurora 2.1 Speaker Review

In the second part of our three part look at 2.1 speakers, we focus on a design-award winning set from Edifier, the Aurora.

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Rock of Ages (PC) Review
Techgage posted a look at Rock of Ages for the PC.

Rock of Ages might just be one of the strangest games ever conceived. You assume the role of a boulder with the goal of making it through a perilous level filled with towers, cows, bombs, air blowers, catapults, elephants and more in order to bust your opponent's castle door down. Don't worry, that's not all. It only gets stranger.

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Centon Rush USB 3.0 16 GB Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Centon Rush USB 3.0 16 GB

The Centon Rush boasts with good read performance but also excellent write speeds. We shred through the plastic packaging and test the compact flash drive on our testing station, with surprising results - it's even faster than what the manufacturer advertises.