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Here part 1 of this weekend's review's roundup:

- Cooler Master Centurion 5 II Review
- Scythe Kaze Master Pro 5.25 Fan Controller Review
- Cooler Master Notepal U3 Notebook Cooler Review
- Lamptron FC6 Fan Controller Review
- Sharkoon X-Tatic SX & X-Tatic SP Review
- ASRock X58 Extreme6 Motherboard Review
- SteelSeries 7H Review
- Rosewill RK-9000 Keyboard Review
- SteelSeries Spectrum 5XB Gaming Headset Review
- Sapphire Mini Projector 101 Review
- Arctic Sound P531 USB Gaming Headset Review
- Corsair Graphite 600T Review
- Psyko Audio Labs Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset Review
- Tunebug Shake Portable SurfaceSound Speaker Review
- G.Skill 2x4GB CL7 1600 MHz Trident DDR3 Review
- Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Toxic Review
- Samsung UN55C6500 120Hz LED HDTV Review
- ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU OC Edition Review
- CoolIT Omni A.L.C. Review
- ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU Review
- Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler Video Review
- Thermaltake TTeSports Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard Review
- GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R (Rev. 2.0) Motherboard Review
- Samsung FX2490HD 24 Inch LED TV / Monitor Review
- Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 128GB USB 3 SSD (Toshiba HG2) Review



Cooler Master Centurion 5 II Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the Cooler Master Centurion 5 II mid-tower case

Today we will be looking at Cooler Master's latest offering the Centurion 5 II; with options to hold up to five fans and uses a tool-less retention system, this may prove to be a great option for those on a tighter budget.
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Scythe Kaze Master Pro 5.25 Fan Controller Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the Scythe Kaze Master Pro 5.25 fan controller.

Today we are going to look at Scythe's latest invention the Kaze Master Pro 5.25 fan controller unit which has six independent channels and six temperatures can be monitored in an illuminated display panel.
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Cooler Master Notepal U3 Notebook Cooler Review
Neoseeker posted a review on the Cooler Master Notepal U3 Notebook Cooler

Cooler Master has the non-enthusiast notebook user market covered for its lineup of notebook coolers with the Notepal U3. This notebook cooler features three 80 mm cooling fans that can be removed and re-clipped onto to cooler base, allowing the user to customize where the fans will be working their magic. We review the Notepal U3 to see if its $30 price tag translates to actual value for mainstream notebook users.
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Lamptron FC6 Fan Controller Review
PC Perspective posted a review on the Lamptron FC6 Fan Controller

Lamptron has quietly created many quality PC gaming and modding products that expand how users monitor and track a variety of system functions. Their latest fan controller is dubbed the FC6 and combines a colorful temperature monitor and fan controller system into one 5.25" bay device. Users can monitor the CPU, hard drive, graphics card, overall case temperatures, and case fan speeds easily through a configurable LCD display that can be changed to match seven different color schemes.
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Sharkoon X-Tatic SX & X-Tatic SP Review
Vortez posted a review on the Sharkoon X-Tatic SX & X-Tatic SP headset

The gaming headset market is already very saturated and extremely competitive. In the last year we've seen the likes of ARCTIC, Corsair, Mionix and Asus joining established brands such as SteelSeries, Logitech, Creative and Sennheiser in the battle for the best low, middle and high range gaming headsets. Recently, Sharkoon have been expanding their range of headsets to bring us the X-Tatic SP and X-Tatic SX. Today we'll be looking at how they fit into this already crowded market, and whether you should consider them if you're looking for a gaming headset.
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ASRock X58 Extreme6 Motherboard Review
Hardware Secrets takes a look at the ASRock X58 Extreme6 Motherboard

The ASRock X58 Extreme6 is one of the most high-end socket 1366 motherboards available in the market today, featuring 12 SATA ports (six SATA-600 and six SATA-300), six USB 3.0 ports, six memory sockets, and three PCI Express x16 slots. Let's check it out.
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SteelSeries 7H Review
Vortez posted a review on the SteelSeries 7H case

Back in March we went over to CeBIT and had an exclusive look at the upcoming SteelSeries 7H. Since then we have been eagerly waiting to get our hands on the 7H because as you can see from the video, not only can you disassemble the headset and take it with you to events a lot easier but its sound quality is said to be great for all-round usage both in entertainment and gaming scenarios. The 7H will offer gamers an interchangeable ear-cup featuring a closed memory foam solution or a soft-cloth solution that will allow certain sounds through (ideal for gaming teams specifically). The headset takes advantage of a 50mm driver giving your ears rich low, mid and high tones. Similar to the Siberia series, the microphone on the 7H is retractable, easy to conceal and braided with a volume control console.
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Rosewill RK-9000 Keyboard Review
Kitguru posted a review on the Rosewill RK-9000 Keyboard

Today we have another item from NewEgg.ca to review – The Rosewill RK-9000 gaming keyboard. This is a mechanical style keyboard that uses Cherry MX Blue switches to provide that ‘old school’ feel of an IBM style keyboard.

There are multiple types of keyboards available today of which the most common is often referred to as a Membrane keyboard. This type of board uses small rubber domes that rest directly under the key cap – these rubber domes usually sit on top of a multiple layer rubber membrane that covers the entire surface of the keyboard.
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SteelSeries Spectrum 5XB Gaming Headset Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the SteelSeries Spectrum 5XB Gaming Headset

Today we'll be putting the Spectrum 5XB through its paces and seeing if it up holds the usual high standard we have come to expect from SteelSeries equipment and whether it is an ideal solution for XBOX 360 owners.
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Sapphire Mini Projector 101 Review
XSReviews have a review of Sapphire Mini Projector 101.

In tough economic times it's never a bad plan to diversify; it seems that applies to large companies too. Sapphire, makers of ATI graphics cards for desktop systems have often branched out into motherboards and the like, but now they're entering the display game too. However, not with a standard LCD or LED monitor, but an LED projector.

It's small, comes with its own tripod and able to handle a reasonably high resolution. Let's see how it holds up.
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Arctic Sound P531 USB Gaming Headset Review
ASE Labs posted a review on the Arctic Sound P531 USB Gaming Headset

Gaming headsets aren't all alike. Some are very expensive just because of a brand name. Some are feature packed and come with a good price. The Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound P531 USB Gaming Headset falls into the latter category. The P531 brings true 5.1 channel sound for your listening pleasure.
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Corsair Graphite 600T Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Corsair Graphite 600T

Corsair has put a lot of engineering into their Obsidian case line-up and everyone had eagerly been awaiting their first mid-tower case offering. Enter stage left: Corsair Graphite 600T, which takes a lot of the features of the Obsidian and packs it into a uniqe looking case at a much lower price point. We tear it apart and put it back together, to see if it can impress as much as the Obsidian series.
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Psyko Audio Labs Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Psyko Audio Labs Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset

It's been some time now since we interviewed James Hildebrandt, founder and CEO of Psyko Audios Labs, who announced his revolutionary creation in terms of 5.1 gaming headsets. It's worthy checking out what he had to say back then. But now, it's that time when the coach finishes to deliver his motivational speech and the team faces the field to show if it has what it takes or not. As usual, we'll beging by describing the physical characteristics of the product and then proceed to evaluating its performance.
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Tunebug Shake Portable SurfaceSound Speaker Review
MEGATechNews reviews the Tunebug Shake Portable SurfaceSound Speaker

When you’re riding down a busy street on your bicycle, you don’t want to be dead to the world. You need to be aware of all the hazards around you, but you also want to jam to your favorite Nirvana track. What can you do? TheTunebug Shake could be your answer.
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G.Skill 2x4GB CL7 1600 MHz Trident DDR3 Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the G.Skill 2x4GB CL7 1600 MHz Trident DDR3 memory

We feel that more memory is rather important, and in that trend memory manufacturers have started to increase the density of DIMM modules. Where 1 and 2GB DIMM modules have been the standard, we now see very good progress in 4 GB DIMM modules.

Today we'll do things a little different, G.Skill designed a 8GB low voltage DDR3 kit (2x 4GB) that can be set at 1600 MHz yet still run a CAS latency of 7. And that is truly interesting because the denser the ICs get, the higher latency typically gets.
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Toxic Review
Techgage.com posted a look at Sapphire's latest Radeon HD 6850, the Toxic.

AMD's Radeon HD 6850 is one of the more attractive mid-range offerings on the market right now, and Sapphire hopes to lure potential buyers in even closer with the help of its "Toxic" edition. It features a customized cooler that runs quiet and keeps temps low, and also cranks up reference clocks for an immediate performance boost.
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Samsung UN55C6500 120Hz LED HDTV Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the new Samsung UN55C6500 120Hz LED HDTV

With the Christmas season upon us, consumer electronics manufacturers are betting this year will see a record number of people upgrading to current generation HDTVs. Samsung has one of the most complete lineups of HDTVs which run the gamut in terms of pricing and features so they are well positioned to take charge of the Christmas rush. Today we will be looking at one of their mid-range LED-equipped sets; the $2800 UN55C6500.
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ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU OC Edition Review
OCC has published a review on the ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU OC Edition

With a name that includes Overclocked Edition you have to believe that ASUS took the time to make sure the card overclocked well. And it did. With the large DirectCU dual heat pipe based heat sink, ASUS has equipped the card with better than stock cooling to allow for some spirited overclocking. I was able to overclock the core by almost 25% and the memory 18% (on this card in particular) by using ASUS's Smart Doctor utility to reach the final clock speeds of 983/1184Mhz.
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CoolIT Omni A.L.C. Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the CoolIT Omni A.L.C. graphics card liquid cooling kit.

The CoolIT Omni A.L.C (Advanced Liquid Cooler) is the first fully upgradeable, factory-sealed liquid cooler for high-end graphics cards. The Omni promises to lower GPU temperatures and noise levels, while also potentially allowing higher overclocks
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ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU Review
ocaholic posted a review on the ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU

It's been almost a year that AMD announced its HD5XXX series graphics cards. Now ASUS already has the HD6850 DirectCU ready which carries a non standard cooler and is one of the major players in the midrange sector. Customers should really be aware that the HD6850 isn't the direct successor of the HD5850 it is more the successor of the HD5770.
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Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler Video Review
Vortez posted a video review of the Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler

The Noctua NH-C14 was released just a few days ago. We have an exclusive first look at this new CPU Cooler from the giants of cooling, Noctua. Below is an unboxing, first look and installation video of the all new NH-C14. Benchmarks will follow very soon (Sahil is working on this right now) - featuring the NH-C14 in our Notorious Cooling League. Don't go anywhere!
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Thermaltake TTeSports Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard Review
Madshrimps posted a review on the Thermaltake TTeSports Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard

The TTeSports Challenger Pro is a decent gaming keyboard, aimed mostly at professional gamers who frequent LANs, it has key backlighting which can be controlled by the touch of a button and also sports an unique feature: a little fan that is meant to cool your hands during intense gaming sessions!
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GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R (Rev. 2.0) Motherboard Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the second revision to the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R

GIGABYTE has released a number of X58 based motherboards since the chipset made its appearance in 2008. While they don't have the most X58 boards out there, they do offer some of the best. GIGABYTE first released the GA-X58A-UD3R (Rev. 1.0) not too long ago and it was well received with it's low price and excellent performance. Recently however, GIGABYTE saw fit to release a revision to the GA-X58A-UD3R (Rev. 2.0) adding some minor changes. Just looking at the board and box will more or less leave you hanging as far as what the differences are...
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Samsung FX2490HD 24 Inch LED TV / Monitor Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the Samsung FX2490HD 24 Inch LED TV / Monitor

The Samsung SyncMaster FX2490HD is a stylish LED monitor / TV that tries to perform the role of two products in one, but doesn't seem to excel at either function. While used as a monitor, it does perform its task very well. But with the lack of a suitable DVI connection and no cable adapter, the user is limited to use the older analog VGA which to some will seem rather outdated for a 2010 product.
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Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 128GB USB 3 SSD (Toshiba HG2) Review
PC Perspective posted Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 128GB USB 3 SSD (Toshiba HG2) Review

Today we take a look at the new Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 external SSD. This drive connects via USB 3.0 and performs quite well. Once cracked open, we discovered the internals are identical to that of the Kingston SSDNow V+ second generation series of (internal) SSD's, sporting the Toshiba HG2 series controller.
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