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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles, including AMD Llano A8-3870K APU Review, ASUS P9X79 WS Workstation Motherboard, and ARCTIC Freezer i30 CPU Cooler Review



AMD Llano A8-3870K APU Review @ TechwareLabs
With AMDs' Llano and Bulldozer line releasing within 8 months of each other it was only a matter of time before we saw them merge. The main complaint about Llano was the inability to overclock anything. Well now we see 2 unlocked versions come into the market: the A8-3870k and the A6-3670k. With AMDs rich heritage in overclocking and GPUs what kind of performance can we expect out of these? Lets first take a look at the new line desktop Llano APUs.
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ASUS P9X79 WS Workstation Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews
Generally when we here at Benchmark Reviews get a motherboard in to test, it's aimed at a specific market: it might be an enthusiast-oriented motherboard for gaming, or a micro-ATX motherboard designed for a HTPC, or even just an inexpensive motherboard for users on a budget. Today, though, we have one of ASUS' "Workstation" motherboards: the ASUS P9X79 WS. How does it differ from other X79 motherboards, what's the performance, and should this board be on your short list for your X79 rig?
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ARCTIC Freezer i30 CPU Cooler Review @ Tweaktown
Back to the reason we are here, the CPU cooler that almost beat me to my door. Daniel said he was going to get right on it, and he is a man of his word, obviously! This time ARCTIC is delivering a cooler that while producing better than stock results, will deliver cooling to your system with a very low noise level emanating from this cooler. On top of that, the cooler has a stylish white on black coloration on the front of natural aluminum and copper. Nothing too far from the normal scheme from ARCTIC, but I will let the test do the talking before I make any assumptions.

The newest of CPU coolers, the ARCTIC Freezer i30 and a30 coolers are built system specific. Today we will be looking at the Intel version, or the Freezer i30 model. This aluminum finned cooler with four 8mm diameter heat pipes offers direct touch to the CPU IHS with these generously sized heat pipes.
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Thermaltake Tt eSport Battle Dragon LAN Bag Review @ eTeknix.com
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Prolima Tech Vortex Fan Review Round Up @ OC3D
Antec SoundScience HALO 6 LED Bias Lighting Kit Review @ Tweaknews
Graphics Card Overclocking: Is it really worth it? @ Techspot
MiPow Maca Color iPhone 4 Charging Cases Review @ ThinkComputers.org
Fractal Design Define XL Case Review @ Hardware Canucks
Galaxy GT 520 MDT Review @ OCC
Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler Review @ Hi Tech Legion
Arctic Freezer i30 Review @ Kitguru
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Porsche Design BlackBerry P'9981 Smartphone Review @ t-break
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MSI Nighthawk Case Review @ Hardware Secrets
Siri Command List Article @ PC Review
Sapphire HD 7970 3GB Video Cards in CrossFire Overclocked @ Tweaktown
HTC Explorer Android Smartphone Review @ HardwareHeaven.com
ECS X79R-AX Black Series Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
AMD Announces Q4 2011 Results @ PC Perspective
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Review: Samsung 16GB SDHC Plus Class 10 @ Techradar
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Review: AMD A8-3870K Black Edition APU @ Techradar