News and Reviews for December 1st 2012

So it’s December already! Christmas is almost here and it’s just not the same since my Mom died, none of the holidays are really but I guess that’s just how it is and how it’s going to be from now on..

Oh well, here’s the news and be sure to check out the many contests and giveaways going on down in the Assorted section..

Storage Related:

OCZ Vector 256GB SSD Review

Patriot Intel Extreme Masters PC3-17000 2x4GB Review @ APH Networks

Intel 335 Series 240GB SSD Review

GIGABYTE GR-EZI04H 4-Bay NAS Review

HGST Touro Mobile Pro 500GB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Review @ NikKTech

Samsung 840 250GB SSD Review

Crucial Ballistix Sport VLP DDR3-1600 16GB Kit

 Crucial DDR3-1600 CL8 VLP UDIMM Tactical

Verbatim 2.5” SATA-II SSD 128GB

GSkill Ripjaws Z 1866MHz 32GB Kit review @ Pro-Clockers

Crucial Ballistix Tactical LP 16GB (2x8GB) RAM

ADATA SP600 128GB @ PureOverclock

OCZ Vector Barefoot 3 Solid State Drive Review

OCZ Vector SSD Review

OCZ Vector 256GB SSD Review

OCZ Vector SSD Review @ Hardwareheaven.com

Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD review

OCZ Vector 256GB SSD Review @ Hardware Canucks

OCZ Vector 256GB Indilinx Barefoot 3 SSD Review @ Legit Reviews

Avexir Core Series DDR3-1600 16GB Memory Kit Review @ ThinkComputers.org

 

Audio / Video / Video Cards:

Ceton Echo Windows Media Extender Review @MissingRemote

Genius SP-HF800A 3-Way Wood Speakers Review @ Pro-Clockers

8-Way NVIDIA Nouveau GPU Comparison @ Phoronix

Palo Alto Cubik 2.0 Speaker Review @ TechwareLabs

Club3D HD7970 RoyalAce Graphics Card Review

Samsung PN64E8000 64 Inch Plasma Smart TV Review @ Tweaknews

Sapphire Vapor-X CPU Cooler Review

HIS Radeon HD 7950 IceQ X² Boost 3 GB

Samsung PN64E8000 64in. Plasma Smart TV

12-Way Radeon Gallium3D GPU Comparison @ Phoronix

MXL FR-310 Hot Shoe Shotgun Microphone Review @ TechwareLabs

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) WINDFORCE 3X Video Card Review @ circuitREMIX

Samsung SyncMaster S27A750D 27″ 3D LED Monitor Video Review @ Tech Lobby

Razer Blackshark Expert 2.0 Headset Review @ NikKTech

 

Mobile Related:

Nokia Lumia 920 with Windows Phone 8 Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 Smartphone Review @ Legit Reviews

Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 Review

Apple iPad Keyboard Folio Round-up

MEGATech Reviews: TAB360 Universal Racing Gaming Wheel Stand for Smartphones and Tablets

Mophie Juice Pack Battery Case For Galaxy S III Review @ Legit Reviews

Google Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Mobile OS Review

 

PC Cooling:

Silverstone Heligon HE02 Fanless Passive Heatsink Review @ Frostytech.com

Corsair H60 CPU Cooler Review

Sapphire Vapor-X CPU Cooler Review

Corsair H60 Compact Watercooler Review @ Ninjalane

Zalman CNPS9900DF Heatsink Review @ Frostytech.com

Reeven Kelveros RC-1202 CPU Cooler Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Rosewill AIOLOS CPU Cooler Review

Silverstone Heligon HE01 Heatsink Review @ Frostytech.com

Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid Cooler Review @ Pro-Clockers

Be Quiet! Shadow Rock TopFlow CPU Cooler Review

 

PC Cases:

Enermax Hoplite ST Mid-Tower PC Chassis Review

Antec P280 Case

Antec ISK110 VESA M-ITX Chassis Review

Silverstone Sugo SG09 small form factor case

Fractal Design’s NODE 605 Home Theatre PC Enclosure Reviewed

Fractal Design NODE 304

 

Power Supplies/ Related:

Corsair AX Series 760 W

Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1300W PSU Review @ RWLabs

BeQuiet! Straight Power E9 700W PSU Review

 

Motherboards:

MSI Z77 MPower LGA1155 Motherboard Review

Asrock FM2A85X Extreme6 FM2 Motherboard @ Pro-Clockers

Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4 Motherboard

GIGABYTE F2A85X-UP4 AMD FM2 Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews

ECS A85F2-A Golden Motherboard

Asus F2A85-V Pro (A85X) Motherboard Review

GIGABYTE F2A85X-UP4 (AMD A85X) Motherboard Review

 

Assorted:

Entourage: Season One (2004) Blu-ray Movie Review

Win one of three Arctic Accelero Twin Turbo II VGA Coolers

ThinkComputers & TT eSPORTS Facebook Giveaway! @ ThinkComputers.org

Skyfall (2012) Cinema Review

Double Fine’s Brad Muir dishes out BRAZEN details

Win an ADATA DashDrive Elite HE720 Ultra-Slim External HDD

Female Geeks – win hardware, be creative!

OCmodshop Nerd Toys Giveaway Contest @ OCmodshop

Legit Reviews Celebrates 10 Years w/ 10 SSD Giveaway

Electrical Applications for Infrared Thermometers @ TechwareLabs

ARM Cortex-A15 vs. NVIDIA Tegra 3 vs. Intel x86 @ Phoronix

Win a Nokia Lumia 820 Windows 8 Phone With Scancom

Protect Your Home from Burglary & Vandalism: There’s an App for That @ TechwareLabs

Intel Core i7 3970X Extreme Edition (Sandy Bridge-E) CPU Review

Max Keyboard Nighthawk Custom Keyboard @ LanOC Reviews

Dreamhack Winter 2012 @ OCmodshop

Win a Gaming PC with PC Specialist and Kitguru!

CM Storm Quick Fire TK Mechanical Keyboard Review

 

Gaming:

Razer Deathstalker Keyboard Video Review with Kaeyi Dream @ HardwareHeaven.com

Gigabyte Aivia Krypton Dual-Chassis Gaming Mouse Review

Razer BlackWidow 2013 Ultimate Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review @ Custom PC Review

Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten Review @ Techgage

Use PlayStation3 Gamepad with PC Games @ Benchmark Reviews

Tt eSPORTS Level 10 M Gaming Mouse Review

Sennheiser U320 Multi-Platform Gaming Headset Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

CM Storm QuickFire TK Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review @ Techgage

Hitman: Absolution Benchmarked, Tested

Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard @ Benchmark Reviews

Cooler Master Quickfire TK Gaming Keyboard Review @ Ninjalane

Hitman: Absolution Review @ OCmodshop