Daily Reviews Summary 12/08/11

Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 12/08/2011 12:00 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles, including ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Z68 LGA 1155 Motherboard Review, GeIL Enhance CORSA 1600MHz CL9 8GB DDR3 Review, and MSI GTX560 Ti 448 'Power Edition' Review

ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Z68 LGA 1155 Motherboard Review
Bigbruin.com has published a review of the ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Z68 LGA 1155 Motherboard

X79 motherboards are just starting to hit retailers now, and at this point the Z68 series motherboard architecture remains one of the better performing and more affordable options on the market. In this review we will take a look at the ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Z68 LGA 1155 motherboard which supports the very latest second generation Intel Core i7, i5, and i3 processors.

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OCZ Octane 512GB Indilinx SSD Review
Legit Reviews posted OCZ Octane 512GB Indilinx SSD Review

OCZ forges their own path again with their homebrew Indilinx Everest controller featured in their new line of Octane drives. With up to 1TB of storage and read write specifications of up to 560MB/s and 400MB/s, will OCZ shake up the market and take the title of top SSD? Read on to see how this SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive does on the benchmarks!

It's interesting to see how OCZ is marketing these Octane new Solid State Drives. They are 'Indilinx infused' vesrus 'SandForce driven'. Indilinx drives have nDurance technology while SandForce has DuraClass technology. I can't help but be reminded of the movie Coming To America where Cleo McDowell comments on his feud with McDonald's: "Look... me and the McDonald's people got this little misunderstanding. See, they're McDonald's... I'm McDowell's. They got the Golden Arches, mine is the Golden Arcs. They got the Big Mac, I got the Big Mick. We both got two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions, but their buns have sesame seeds. My buns have no seeds...

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NZXT Havik vs Noctua NH-D14 Review
Overclock3D have just published a new article titled: NZXT Havik vs Noctua NH-D14 Review

So there has been a lot of hype around this cooler, FINALLY we have managed to convince NZXT to let us test one!

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Streacom FC5 OD & Streacom ST-150WP Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Streacom FC5 OD & Streacom ST-150WP

There are very few cases out there, which allow you to cool the CPU passively. Of those most only allow for Mini-ITX boards to be installed. Streacom breaks that tradition by offering the FC5 OD, able to take a mATX board and three 2.5 hard drives, while still offering enough cooling power to keep modern, high-performance CPUs cool. Can the 250 Euro enclosure deliver on all these promises and stand the heat?

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Huntkey X7 900 W Power Supply Review
Hardware Secrets posted Huntkey X7 900 W Power Supply Review

The X7 power supply series from Huntkey is comprised of three models: 800 W (80 Plus Bronze), 900 W (80 Plus Silver), and 1,200 W (80 Plus Gold). All of them have a modular cabling system and make use of an interleaved PFC circuit and phase-shift full-bridge switching design in the primary. Let's dissect the 900 W model, which has five +12 V rails.

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Viako Mini Letter ML55 H61 WIFI PC Review
Madshrimps posted Viako Mini Letter ML55 WIFI PC Review

The Mini Letter ML55 H61 PC from Viako comes with a modern and clean chassis design, made completely from aluminum and the ventilation is assured by a 40mm fan preinstalled on one of the sides. The product contains the high performance dual core from Intel, i3 2100 which can handle anything we'll throw at it besides gaming. The power consumption is performance is great and the ML55 also features WiFi or Bluetooth capabilities to enhance the connectivity options.

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Crucial Ballistix 6GB DDR3 2133 MHz RAM Triple Channel Kit Review
TechwareLabs posted Crucial Ballistix 6GB DDR3 2133 MHz RAM Triple Channel Kit Review

The price of DDR3 has fallen rapidly lately, making it much more affordable to populate all of your RAM slots. Crucial introduces their new DDR3 2133 MHz Ballistix RAM in a triple channel kit. Find out if you should be using this with your i7.

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Shure SRH550DJ Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Shure SRH550DJ

Intended for disc jockeys and home studio engineers, Shure's SRH550DJ is an affordable entry-level headphone pair. At $125, the SRH550DJ is less expensive than some more-hyped DJ-oriented models, like the Beats Pro by Dr. Dre From Monster. The SRH550DJ is quite similar to Shure's less expensive headphone pair with the primary difference being earcups that easily twist away from the ear, and a slightly deeper bass response.

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GeIL Enhance CORSA 1600MHz CL9 8GB DDR3 Review
Vortez posted GeIL Enhance CORSA 1600MHz CL9 8GB DDR3 Review

Today we will be taking a look at another DDR3 kit from the CORSA series, this time the Enhance. More specifically a dual channel kit rated at 1600MHz with the CAS timings of 9-9-9-28 @ 1.5v. The EVO CORSA kit we recently tested pushed the boundaries in terms of performance at stock against very competitive pricing; can the Enhance kit we are looking at today follow in the same manner? Let's find out!

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Griffin HELO TC Review
TestFreaks posted a review on the Griffin HELO

Griffin continues to put out unique iOS device based accessories including today’s review product – the HELO TC. This twin-rotor remote-controlled helicopter uses a free app on the iPhone/iPod Touch to control its flight capability. Unlike the expensive Patriot AR Drone this flyer comes in under $50

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Roccat Kova[+] Optical USB Gaming Mouse Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Roccat Kova[+] Optical USB Gaming Mouse

Roccat is a European manufacturer of gaming products that's becoming increasingly popular in North America. Their sporty design and bright lighting makes it an ideal eye-candy for gaming setups. The Kova[+] is one of two gaming mice that Roccat has revamped lately, giving it increased functionality. Benchmark Reviews will be using the Roccat Kova[+] gaming mouse in games and everyday applications to see how well this fancy device handles the real test.

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Intel DX79SI (Intel X79) Motherboard Review
TweakTown posted Intel DX79SI (Intel X79) Motherboard Review

Today we're looking at the Intel DX79SI, a board that a lot of people may ignore. With a strong name for creating rock solid boards, though, Intel offerings continue to be quite a nice option for people who are looking for something that they want to know is backed by the company that makes the processor they're installing in it.

With so many motherboards on offer these days, though, is Intel a brand we want to look at, or would we prefer to go down the path of boards from companies like ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE and MSI who offer us a huge range? Read on and we'll find out!

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Cyberlink Power2Go Review
Hi Tech Legion posted Cyberlink Power2Go Review

Cyberlink Power2Go 8 is a software designed with a very simple and easy to use GUI for the everyday user looking for simplicity and reliability. Power2Go 8 covers everything CD's, DVD's, BD's were designed to do from creating back-up's of your OS to storing valuable information and photos. Power2Go 8 is a all-inclusive software package which implements all the tools you need to easily copy all your media to any disc, as well as mount disc images with a virtual drive(s), rip, copy and edit your music and experience the ultimate in convenience with drag and drop burning.

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Thermaltake Spacecraft VF-I PC Case Review
Real World Labs posted a review on the Thermaltake Spacecraft VF-I PC Case

Aimed at casual users and gamers the latest Spacecraft VF-I midi tower PC Case by Thermaltake packs quite a few interesting features such as room for up to 7 fans, plenty of room for cable management, USB 3.0 port and a spacious enough interior for you to fit just about any hardware component you'd like regardless of size.

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BitFenix Outlaw Mid-Tower ATX Case Review
Futurelooks checks out a budget case that does it just a little differently than other cases

The one trait all PC enthusiast share is the desire to do things their own way. All those who have take the time to research, select components, wait for parts to arrive, build, and bring a new PC to life will tell you they enjoyed every minute of it. It is about putting the “Personal” back in a Personal Computer (PC). BitFenix is a company that truly understands this idea and designs their cases with the end user in mind. Today we will be looking at the BitFenix Outlaw case which does everything its own way.

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Samsung 830 SATA III 6Gbps 128GB SSD Review
XSReviews has a new review of the Samsung 830 SATA III 6Gbps 128GB SSD

Samsung might be in the middle of a big smartphone patent war with Apple, but that hasn't stopped it unveiling a new SSD built on the SATA III standard. Today I'm looking at the 830 128GB, putting it up against some of the last few solid state drives we've reviewed here.

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MSI GTX560 Ti 448 'Power Edition' Review
Vortez posted a review on the MSI GTX560 Ti 448 'Power Edition'

NVIDIA have long had a marketing strategy to release cut-down versions of their high end products. The product we have today is one such item. Based on the GF110 core, the same GPU that's used in both the GTX570 and flagship GTX580 graphics cards, you would be forgiven for believing you have a GTX570/580 in disguise. There are however some inherent differences between the three cards.