
Intel SSD 520 240GB

Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 Full Tower

OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB SSD

Batman: Arkham City
Daily Roundup: 2012-02-06
CPUs, RAMs, Mobos
- ARCTIC MC001-BD Review at Vortez
Video Cards
- Scan 3XS FT03 ROG SLI System Review at Vortez
Cases, PSUs, Coolers
- Cooler Master GeminII M4 CPU Cooler Review at Madshrimps
- Kingwin Lazer Platinum 1000W Power Supply Review at ThinkComputers.org
- Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 PC Case at Pro-Clockers
- NZXT Tempest 210 at PureOverclock
- Xigmatek Midgard II Mid-Tower Chassis Review at Tweaktown
- BitFenix Raider ATX case Review at XtremeComputing
- Cooler Master Cosmos II at techPowerUp
Storage
- Intel SSD 520 Series 240 GB Solid State Drive Review at Hardware Secrets
- Intel 520 Series 240GB Review at OCC
- Intel SSD 520 Series 240GB Review at Techspot
- Intel SSD 520 Series Solid State Drive at Benchmark Reviews
- Intel SSD 520 Series Solid State Drive Review at HotHardware.com
- Intel's 520 Series solid-state drive at Techreport
- Intel 520 Series 240GB Solid State Drive Review at Kitguru
- Intel 520 Series 240GB SSD Launch Review at HardwareHeaven.com
- SSD NEWS: Intel 520 240GB SSD Review (Round One) - Intel Releases Amazing SATA 3 SandForce Driven SSD
- Intel 520 'Cherryville' Series 240GB SSD Review in RAID 0 at Legit Reviews
Peripherals
- HTC Rhyme Review at t-break
- Scott Luminor Sound and Light Wireless System (i-DXS 10 L Luminor) Review at Tweaktown
- Arctic Living Audio Relay Wireless Media Extender Review at eTeknix.com
- ROCCAT Isku Illuminating Gaming Keyboard Review at HardwareLOOK
- Newer Technology Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet Review at DragonSteelMods
- Cyborg GLIDE 7 Gaming Surface Review at eTeknix.com @ TechwareLabs
Misc
- BlackBerry App of the Week: Catapult at t-break
- SOULCALIBUR V Review at HardwareHeaven.com
- Win a Positive Vibration On-Ear Headphones from The House of Marley at t-break
- The TR Podcast 105: Eye candy and SSD scaling
- Win two fully-loaded Intel Ivy Bridge powered PCs ! at Kitguru
A disturbing trend in Gamer related deaths
Last year we reported on a story about a young man by the name of Chris Staniforth in In the UK who died of a deep vein thrombosis. this is apparently becoming more common than we believed at the time. This time it occurred in New Taipei, Taiwan where another young man Chen Rong-yu, 23 passed during an internet cafe marathon session, and stayed unnoticed for as many as 9 hours. This should be a wake up call for the rest of us. GET UP! once in awhile and move around. Stop taking for granted that your body will deal with a lack of movement. And if you are in an environment where others are sitting for extended periods look around and pay attention to your neighbors. if they seem to be having a problem, ask them. The worst you'll get for your trouble is a dirty look for distracting them.
Sources
Dads Geek Out Over the Positives of Being Tech Savvy in New Cisco Home Networking Survey

IRVINE, CALIF., February, 2012 – Hear the word "geek" and visions of someone overly intellectual and socially awkward may come to mind. When that "geek" is also a "dad" the image may very well be a middle-aged man wearing black socks with sandals and a pocket protector, but new thinking may be changing all that for the better. A new survey by Cisco's Home Networking Business, maker of Linksys® products, finds that today's geeks are cooler, connected and more engaged fathers than people may realize.
Daily Roundup: 2012-02-05
Peripherals
- Verbatim SATA II 2.5" 128gb SSD Upgrade Kit at TestFreaks
Misc
- Finally, the IPO – who thinks Facebook is now done? at t-break
- Corsair Vengeance M60 FPS Gaming Mouse Contest at Legit Reviews
- BIOS Option Of The Week - PCI Express Burn-in Mode at Tech ARP
- End of the Internet or the beginning of a new-style Internet? at Tweaktown
Daily Roundup: 2012-02-04
Cases, PSUs, Coolers
- Antec ONE Preview at techPowerUp
Peripherals
- SSD NEWS: Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 120GB SATA III SSD (Upgrade Bundle Kit) Review
- AC Ryan Veolo at techPowerUp
- Gear4 Angry Birds Speaker – Red Bird at TestFreaks
- Unboxing the Kingston Wi-Drive at ThinkComputers.org
- Samsung HW-D550 Home Theater System at DreamWare Computers
Misc
- Five Years With Blu-ray - Part Two at Tweaktown
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 (XBOX 360) Review at HardwareHeaven.com
- Need For Speed: The Run PC Review at eTeknix.com
ARCTIC unveils MC101 Series featuring AMD Trinity APU

ARCTIC is expanding its home entertainment center with the ultra-slim MC101 series. While the product will not be launched until later this year, the company is giving us a glimps of what to expect. One of the most intriguing feature about the upcoming system is the use of AMD Trinity processor. While there is not special model or the clockspeed revealed, we know that it will be using either the A8 or the A10 model. The upcoming trinity will also include HD7640G or HD7660G graphics.Other features include USB 3.0, mPCIE (mSATA), WiFi 802.11n, Gigabit LAN, TV tuner, 4-in-1 card reader.
There are three models available: MC101 Barebone, MC101, and MC101 Pro. The barebone will not include any OS while the other two will include Windows 7 Home Premium. No official pricing has been revealed and we should expect these systems to hit the market soon after AMD Trinity is launched. Hit the full thread for the detail information on each system.
Daily Roundup: 2012-02-03
CPUs, RAMs, Mobos
- Patriot Memory Division IV Viper Extreme 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 Quad Channel Memory Kit Review at Futurelooks
- MSI Z68A-GD65G3 Motherboard at Rbmods
- Kingston HyperX Limited Edition DDR3-1600 4GB Dual Channel Memory Kit Review at ThinkComputers.org
- ASUS P9X79 WS at ocaholic
- Part II of our coverage of the Asus P9X79 Deluxe at DecryptedTech
- Kingston HyperX 2400mhz Review (8GB KHX2400C11D3K4/8GX) at Kitguru
Video Cards
- AMD Radeon HD 7950 CrossFire & TriFire Review at Neoseeker
- Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB OC Video Card in CrossFire at Tweaktown
Cases, PSUs, Coolers
- Xigmatek Prime SD1484 Review at OCC
- SilenX Effizio EFZ-120HA5 CPU Cooler Review at The SSD REview
- Thermaltake SMART 630W Power Supply Review at APH Networks
- Enermax ETS-T40-VD CPU Cooler Review at eTeknix.com
- Antec Three Hundred Two Case Review at Hardware Secrets
- MAINGEAR Epic 180 Liquid Cooling system at Decryptedtech.com
- Prolimatech Genesis CPU Cooler at TechwareLabs
- Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Review at ITShootOut.com
Peripherals
- Samsung's 830 Series solid-state drive at Techreport
- Cyborg GLIDE 7 Gaming Surface Review at eTeknix.com
- SSD NEWS: MyDigitalSSD 'Bullet Proof' 128GB mSATA SATA 2 SSD Review
- ROCCAT Alumic Mouse Pad at techPowerUp
- Thermaltake Azurues Gaming Mouse at Pro-Clockers
- Synology DS-212 Two-Bay NAS Review at Tweaknews
- Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 Thumb Drive Review at Tweaktown
Misc
- BMW Safety Features at t-break
- Unstoppable Gorg Review - The Aliens Are Coming! at Techgage
- Ubuntu 12.04 ARM Performance Becomes Very Compelling at Phoronix
MSI Wind U180 Netbook

MSI unveiled its all-new powerful Wind U180 for 2012. This ultra thin, ultra light netbook features Intel's new generation, power-sipping, high performance Cedar Trail Atom processing platform packed in a snazzy chassis. It boasts twice the processing and display performance of the previous generation netbook as well as eight hours of battery power, so it doesn't run out of energy before you do. In addition, it comes with MSI's own TDE overclocking technology to maximize processor performance. The Wind U180 strikes the ideal balance between performance and style as well as between technology and art.
RunCore announces the latest SSD products: the 2.5" SATA 3 Pro-V MAX
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Changsha, China – Feb 1st, 2012) - RunCore, a leading manufacturer of high-performance and rugged solid state drives (SSDs) today announced the availability of its latest SATA3 SSD. "The new 2.5” SATA3, 6Gbs, drive is the nice addition to our existing portfolio of SSD products. The Pro-V MAX is based on the SF-2281 controller with the optimized firmware (the Golden FW). With Read and Write transfer rate at 560MBs and 520 MBs, respectively, and the burst IOPS at 87K while sustained IOPS over 60K, has a super score of over 770 in AS SSD Benchmark, the drive is designed to deliver exceptional performance over the life of it with no performance degradation over time. The Pro-V MAX is ideal for use in gaming machines, HPC & datacenter servers," said Amy Wang, VP of Strategies and Business Product Development of RunCore.
POWERCOLOR ANNOUNCED HD7950 SERIES FOR NO-COMPROMISE GAMERS


Taipei, Taiwan –January 31st, 2012 -- TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphic cards, today announces the graphics solution for no-compromise gamers: the PowerColor HD7950 series. Armed with 28nm GCN architecture, PowerColor lined up PCS+ and standard editions to fulfill every hungry gamer’s demand. Both editions support the latest PCI Express 3.0, easily maximizing performance by doubling the bandwidth of previous generation, delivering ground-breaking gaming experience like never before.
