Here a roundup of todays hardware reviews:

- Thermaltake Challenger Pro Keyboard Review
- Beginners Guide to Controlling your HTPC
- HIS Radeon HD 6970 2GB Turbo Video Card
- Lian Li PC-X2000FB Review
- ASRock P67 3-Way Motherboard Roundup
- VisionTek CandyBoard Bluetooth Keyboard Review
- ASUS EAH6870 DirectCU Review
- Zalman ZM-NSP100 Clip-On Notebook Speakers Review
- EVGA Geforce GTX 570 Superclocked Review
- ZOTAC H55ITX-C-E Mini-ITX Motherboard Review
- Antec Dark Fleet DF-30 ATX Case Review
- Zowie Celeritas Gaming Keyboard Review
- Dell Vostro 130 Review – the svelte business laptop



Thermaltake Challenger Pro Keyboard Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Thermaltake Challenger Pro Keyboard

Company releases gaming-grade keyboard with a top notch presentation and a few novelties like a hand cooling fan. Read our analysis.

Known for their coolers and cases, Thermaltake began investing in the gaming market with the Tt eSports brand. The line spawned the Challenger Pro, a keyboard with ten programmable keys, two USB ports, detachable cloth-wrapped cable and a feature that drew our attention: a 30 mm fan to cool the user's hand. But is it too much for show or not? We'll see throughout the test.

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Beginners Guide to Controlling your HTPC
MissingRemote.com posted a Beginners Guide to Controlling your HTPC

In continuation of our Beginners guide series, this guide is all about controlling your HTPC. One thing that sets a “computer connected to your big screen” and it being a HTPC is how we interface with the system. Controlling your HTPC is all about the hardware and software combination you are using. Depending on if you are using the plethora of HTPC software front ends whether it be Windows Media Center, Sage TV, Beyond TV, Myth TV, Boxee, XBMC, you name it they all require hardware to interface with it to control how it works. For more information on the aforementioned software stay tuned for the Beginners guide to HTPC software. Now that you have read what a HTPC is and what it entails now the fun begins in how to integrate it into your entertainment setup, and how to control it out seamlessly. There are many ways to control a HTPC, it is as simple as using a traditional keyboard and mouse to as crazy and sophisticated as using home automation software and integrating TCP/IP commands to control your entire setup, stay tuned for the Beginners guide to home automation also see the HD Sports Bar setup. In this guide we will cover every aspect of HTPC controls to allow you to make the best possible decision on how you personally want to control your HTPC setup.

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HIS Radeon HD 6970 2GB Turbo Video Card
TweakTown posted a review on the HIS Radeon HD 6970 2GB Turbo Video Card

I've always liked the Turbo series from HIS. It's not my favorite series from the company, with me personally being a larger fan of the iCooler series, but more importantly the iCooler Turbo series which carries the benefits of an upgraded cooler and benefits of that pre-overclock.

What the Turbo series offers us, though, is quick to the market pre-overclocked cards, because as just the "Turbo" series and not the "iCooler Turbo" series, the model carries with it the reference cooler which ultimately means that all HIS need to do is find a stable clock speed.

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Lian Li PC-X2000FB Review
ocaholic posted a review on the Lian Li PC-X2000FB

Lian Li is well known for their high qualitiy aluminium comptuer cases but despite this the PC-X2000FB is something else. Even within all the beautiful cases Lian Li offers the X2000FB is special. If one likes to say so, this case is their flagship model.

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ASRock P67 3-Way Motherboard Roundup
PureOverclock has published a review of the ASRock P67 motherboard roundup

We're looking a three P67 motherboards from ASRock, known for producing motherboards to suit modest budgets. New for the P67 lineup are the Transformer, Pro3, and Extreme6. Each of these boards share some similarities but also differences, and one board is particularly innovative, bringing the P67 chipset to the previous-gen 1156 socket.

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VisionTek CandyBoard Bluetooth Keyboard Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the VisionTek CandyBoard Bluetooth Keyboard

My entertainment room doesn't have a lot of table space, so I try to limit the number of remote controls and media center keyboards used to managed the home theater. My Sony PlayStation 3 has a remote for when I play Blu-ray discs, and the HTPC uses a media center keyboard. While each of these peripherals serves its own purpose, I've always thought it would be nice to have something that combined them into one small device. As if someone knew exactly what I wanted, the VisionTek CandyBoard 900335 Bluetooth mini keyboard materialized into what might possibly be the perfect solution. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests this Bluetooth mini-keyboard for range and performance on both PC and PS3 systems.

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ASUS EAH6870 DirectCU Review
OCC has published a review on the ASUS EAH6870 DirectCU

There were only two cons that I found overall. The backplate is flush with the PCB on the sides and as such doesn't allow some PCI Express slot latching mechanisms to engage fully and that causes the card to not sit properly in the slot. Secondly, the ability to change the voltage is there but currently does not work and is advertised as a feature. Hopefully soon, such voltage adjustments will be allowed.

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Zalman ZM-NSP100 Clip-On Notebook Speakers Review
MEGATech Reviews checked out the Zalman ZM-NSP100 Clip-On Notebook Speakers

When you choose to take the path of the notebook PC rather than the path of the desktop PC, you naturally have to make certain sacrifices. Absolutely, you gain all kinds of portability and versatility, but at the same price point, you lose in performance, screen size, and audio quality. Thankfully, there are some inexpensive ways to rectify at least a few of those concerns.

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EVGA Geforce GTX 570 Superclocked Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the new EVGA Geforce GTX 570 Superclocked video card.

Late last year, NVIDIA released their GTX 570 – a card that proved itself to be the perfect solution to AMD's upcoming HD 6900-series since it ended up outperforming even the GTX 480. Since then board partners have released a steady stream of non-reference designs and EVGA has led the pack with their Superclocked edition.

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ZOTAC H55ITX-C-E Mini-ITX Motherboard Review
Futurelooks reviews the ZOTAC H55ITX-C-E Mini-ITX Motherboard

Enthusiasts love to show off their biggest, most powerful computers. While visiting Texas for a little QuakeCon action, I saw some crazy huge computer systems taking up a little bit more than their share of the table, or even the actual walk ways. In the eyes of many gamers and enthusiasts, bigger often means better and faster. ZOTAC, who is the trailblazer in Mini-ITX motherboards, think that shrinking the size of a platform and giving it scalable options, is the way to go. With the right mix of components, could the ZOTAC H55-ITX-C-E could be your next “big” system? Let’s find out!

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Antec Dark Fleet DF-30 ATX Case Review
PC Perspective posted a review on the Antec Dark Fleet DF-30 ATX Case

Antec has a reputation for manufacturing quality PC enclosures and power supplies, but most of their older designs didn't lend themselves to the flashy desires of the PC gaming community. After researching what features and options PC gamers needed in their cases, Antec developed the mysterious Dark Fleet series. The DF series brings together the company's high craftsmanship standards and the unique requirements of PC gamers and enthusiasts. We have one of the smaller form factor Dark Fleet cases on our test bench today called the DF-30. The unique cooling system, fan controllers, and 2.5" HDD support makes it a true competitor in the mid-tower chassis market.

Antec worked extremely hard in 2010 to meet the enclosure needs of enthusiasts and PC gamers and the DF-30 is proof that they did their homework with this target audience. The $89 (after mail-in rebate) price tag is perfectly positioned to make the DF-30 a unique
option for those users looking for a standard mid-tower chassis with unique features that won't be found with any other chassis in its price range or class.

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Zowie Celeritas Gaming Keyboard Review
Rbmods posted a review on the Zowie Celeritas Gaming Keyboard

Zowie is a company that aims to make the best gaming products on the market, they are well known for their products and today is the first time Rbmods takes a look at what they've got to offer. They have sent us a sample of their Celeritas gaming keyboard that we are going to take a look at today. What type of quality can we expect and what makes this keyboard stand out of others on the market? Those are some questions among other that we are going to answer during this review.

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Dell Vostro 130 Review – the svelte business laptop
Kitguru posted a review on the Dell Vostro 130 notebook

There are a plethora of laptops aimed at the business user, many of which fall into the ‘grey, boring and clunky category’. Dell are trying to shake this market up by offering a rather sexy alternative which stands out in a crowded market. No longer will a sharp dressed executive have to hide his head in shame when whipping out his laptop in the company of peers.

The Dell Vostro 130 (successor to the Vostro 13) is without doubt one of Dells most attractive designs to date … with a uniform, razor thin aluminum chassis immediately catching the eye. Technically, first impressions are positive, with a high quality, anti glare WLED screen supported by 7,200 rpm hard drive, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory and Intel Core i3/i5 ultra low voltage processor. With prices starting at £399, it won’t break the business bank account either.

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