Here a roundup of the latest articles:

- ASUS N73: One Step Closer to Perfection
- Razer TRON Gaming Mouse & Mat Review
- GlacialTech Alaska Multiple Platform CPU Cooler Review
- Quick Review: G.Skill Ripjaws Series PC3-16000 8GB Kit
- AMD Fusion Hits Retail: Zotac and Gigabyte E-350s Tested
- ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme Motherboard Performance Review
- OCZ Vertex 3 Pro SandForce SF-2000 Based SSD Preview
- OCZ Vertex 3 PRO (SATA 6G) SSD Review
- Gigabyte X58-USB3 Intel X58 Motherboard Review
- Thermaltake Jing CPU Cooler CLP0574 Review
- CM Storm Spawn Gaming Mouse Review
- Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Phantom Video Card Review
- Western Digital Scorpio Black 750GB 2.5" Hard Drive Review
- Sentey Burton Review
- Diamond Multimedia All In Wonder HD Premium 5000 Review
- Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Gaming Mouse Review
- Mivizu A90 iPad Stand Review
- Gigabyte P67A-UD4 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard Review
- G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 MHz DDR3 CL9 8 GB Review
- Compro Videomate U680F Review



ASUS N73: One Step Closer to Perfection
InsideHW.com has reviewed ASUS N73JQ notebook

ASUS has definitely decided to change their image as fast as possible and catch up with the more popular brands in terms of notebook computers. Several years back, their mobile department was all but disregarded, but things changed over time, and their notebook profits have risen on a quarterly basis. The fact that they have given notebook PCs their full attention led them from churning out average models to certain series being prestigious even when compared to their competitors. Besides, ASUS has seriously undertaken the task of separating user classes, which usually provides them with a hit in every category - from the K series which covers the widest spectrum of “ordinary” users and those who are “unsure” what specifications they really need, to the N and G series which are a story on their own. The models from the G (Gaming) series are a fantastic alternative to brands such as Alienware, offering similar or better performance at a significantly lower price point. On the other hand, the N series, the representative of which we’re reviewing this time, aspires to be the best multimedia notebook in its class - and we have to admit that it’s off to a good start!...

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Razer TRON Gaming Mouse & Mat Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the Razer TRON Gaming Mouse & Mat

When Razer offered us their licenced TRON mouse and mat we were a little sceptical about the products, wary due to our experience with other licenced products but still hoping that with this particular set of items that Razer could reach their normal levels of quality. Read on to find out how they did.

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GlacialTech Alaska Multiple Platform CPU Cooler Review
Computing on Demand has posted a new article, 'GlacialTech Alaska Multiple Platform CPU Cooler'

For a long time, I was a cooling enthusiast; it was water or nothing. However, as improvements have been made over the last few years, the idea of air cooling has become an attractive option.  The days of drilling holes in my case for mounting radiators and clumsy water pump configurations have gone out the window.  Although nothing looks as cool as a water cooled rig, it is troublesome to maintain, a bear to move to a new case, and it can get expensive.  Stock heatsinks have come a long way too and, with their improvements, other manufacturers have stepped up their game. GlacialTech has an inclination that the Alaska can find itself a home in our bench rig. Let's see if that assumption is correct.

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Quick Review: G.Skill Ripjaws Series PC3-16000 8GB Kit
TweakTown posted a quick review on the G.Skill Ripjaws Series PC3-16000 8GB Kit

Today we're looking at another kit of RAM from G.Skill and this one doesn't carry the new "X" tag at the end of the "Ripjaws" name, which means it isn't quite as hard core as the previous 2133MHz DDR kit we looked at. Instead, this kit carries with it a 2000MHz DDR clock, but is twice as large with the two modules coming in at 4GB each.

This isn't the first time we've looked at a 2000MHz DDR kit on our new P67 platform; we recently looked at an OCZ kit and while the kit is indeed good, the divider options on the P67 mean that 2000MHz DDR can't be set without the BCLK moving. Of course, the P67 has also brought with it very limited adjustment when it comes to the BCLK, which on a whole has made overclocking a little different for most.

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AMD Fusion Hits Retail: Zotac and Gigabyte E-350s Tested
HotHardware.com posted a review on the AMD Fusion platform

Recently, a smattering of products based on Zacate and its lower-power cousin, Ontario, have since begun trickling out to retail and we've gotten our hands on two of them for some in-house testing. Although they are based on the same AMD E-350 APU (Accelerated Processing Unit), the Gigabyte E350N-USB3 and Zotac Zbox Blu-Ray AD03 Plus are two very different products. The Gigabyte E350N-USB3 is a mini-ITX mobo featuring an E-350 APU targeting the DIY crowd, while the Zotac Zbox is a sleek, highly-integrated, full-featured HTPC...

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ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme Motherboard Performance Review
Legit Reviews posted ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme Motherboard Performance Review

ECS is trying to gain a foothold in the "Extreme" motherboard market. They are trying to do this with the Black Extreme series of motherboards. Today we are going to look at one of the the Black Extreme motherboards, the ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme. We were able to take a sneak peak of it in late December 2010, and it looks promising! How well is the ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme going to perform when we compare it to several other Intel P67 motherboards? Read on to find out!

ECS is trying to improve the image of their products by releasing high end "Black Extreme" series motherboards. The latest in the "Black Extreme" series is P67H2-A Black Extreme. Based around the Intel P67 series chipset code named "Sandy Bridge", the ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme supports the latest Intel second generation Core series processors. Over the past month we have taken an in depth look at the new Intel Core Processors, Mobile Processors, and motherboards from a couple different vendors . Our focus today is going to be on the performance and feature of the ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme...

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OCZ Vertex 3 Pro SandForce SF-2000 Based SSD Preview
HotHardware.com posted a preview on the OCZ Vertex 3 Pro SandForce SF-2000 Based SSD

OCZ Technologies' Vertex 2 series of products are undeniably some of the more popular Solid State Drives currently on the market. Since their introduction, the drives have offered excellent performance, competitive prices (which have dropped considerably in recent weeks), and excellent support in terms of constant firmware updates and guidance / tweaks via the OCZ forum community, from both customers and OCZ staff.

While the Vertex 2 is still amongst the elite SSDs available, OCZ is reading a family of follow-up products that are going to raise the bar considerably. Like the Vertex 2, the upcoming Vertex 3 series of products leverages SandForce's excellent SSD controller technology, but this time around SandForce's next-gen SF-2000 family of processors are at the heart of the drives. As it turns out, SandForce's SF-2000 improves upon their previous generation of controllers in essentially every way...

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OCZ Vertex 3 PRO (SATA 6G) SSD Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the OCZ Vertex 3 PRO SSD

We review the Vertex 3 PRO from OCZ. This SSD reaches read speeds of 550 MB per sec with write speeds of 500 MB per sec and makes use of the SATA 6G / SATA III interface.

Granted that if the source is equally fast, that means you could copy the entire content of a CDROM in just over a second towards the SSD. So without further ado, have a peek at the OCZ Technology SATA III based Vertex 3 PRO.

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Gigabyte X58-USB3 Intel X58 Motherboard Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Gigabyte X58-USB3 Intel X58 Motherboard

With the release of the Sandy Bridge processors and Intel’s P67 chipset you may think that X58 systems are done with, but they are really not. If you are a hardcore gamer or PC enthusiast who wants to get the most out of their CPU the X58 platform is still your best bet. It is also the only platform to support triple channel memory and Intel’s Core i7 processors. The thing that holds many people back from getting a X58 system is the price of the components. Well Gigabyte knows this and has released the X58-USB3 board that is a lower-priced board that still has all the great features you want with an X58 setup. Let’s take a look…

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Thermaltake Jing CPU Cooler CLP0574 Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Thermaltake Jing CPU Cooler CLP0574

With cars, a frequent trade-off buyers must consider is performance versus mileage. All other things being equal, higher performance cars generally use more fuel than lower-performance cars. There are ways to work around this: for example, reducing a vehicle's weight will improve both performance and mileage. CPU coolers make similar trade-offs: better performance is often accompanied by more noise, and the workaround is to make the cooler larger, since more metal dissipates more heat with a slower, quieter airflow. Thermaltake's new Jing CPU cooler attempts to hit the sweet spot of the performance/noise compromise, and Benchmark Reviews pits it against a collection of high-end air coolers and water coolers to see how it compares.

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CM Storm Spawn Gaming Mouse Review
ocaholic posted a review on the CM Storm Spawn Gaming Mouse

With the Spawn, Cooler Master shows quite a simple gaming mouse where they focussed on the essentials. Compared to for example their Sentinel gaming mouse the applied less buttons and also simplified the software.

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Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Phantom Video Card Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Phantom Video Card

We haven't seen a lot of the GTX 570 since it was launched. Apart from the reference card we saw from MSI and the original overclocked one from Gainward, there hasn't been much else to look at. Today, though, we're looking at another one, albeit from Gainward again. This one's a little more interesting, though, as it carries with it a new series name. We're not too sure what to expect from the new Phantom series, but this is our first take at it; although we've seen that Gainward have also launched a GTX 560 Ti under the same series.

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Western Digital Scorpio Black 750GB 2.5" Hard Drive Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the new Western Digital Scorpio Black 750GB 2.5" Hard Drive

SSDs have been stealing the limelight as of late but Western Digital is well on their way to heading off this push with their latest generation of Scorpio Black 2.5" hard drives. By offering a combination of performance, extremely high capacity for small form factor drives and low power consumption, they hope to offer up a tempting line of products in an age of rapidly expanding storage needs. In this review we take a look at the highest capacity Scorpio Black drive to date: the 750GB version.

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Sentey Burton Review
OCC has published a review on the Sentey Burton case

First off, I want to say that the Sentey Burton is probably one of the neatest cases on the inside that I have ever worked with. The paint quality is phenomenal, there are awesome wire management capabilities, and the lighting is just right. I do wish there was a side panel window to show off the great looking insides though! Sentey in fact offers cases with side panel windows, but the majority of the other models in the "Extreme Division" have side panels very much like, if not identical, to the Burton. The red, black, and silver interior is a good look and I like it a lot.

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Diamond Multimedia All In Wonder HD Premium 5000 Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the Diamond Multimedia All In Wonder HD Premium 5000

The Diamond Multimedia All In Wonder HD Premium 5000 can fill that last puzzle piece for your media PC. The All In Wonder 5000 combines a good mainstream video card with a popular TV Tuner all in one package. You get a Radeon HD 5570 GPU with an internal 750 PCI-E TV Tuner. The Diamond Radeon HD 5570 isn't a powerhouse video card, however there is enough "pow" in it for everyday general use and a bit of light gaming.

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Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Gaming Mouse Review
Techgage posted a look at Mad Catz's Cyborg R.A.T. 7 gaming mouse.

For the gamer looking to find a great mouse, the choices are limitless. But how often does one "feel" perfect? To cater to gamers who don't mind taking time to customize a mouse to a huge degree, Mad Catz delivers its R.A.T. series. With full ability to customize both the body and software, R.A.T. could be perfect for everyone.

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Mivizu A90 iPad Stand Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Mivizu A90 iPad Stand

As one of the millions of happy iPad owners, I'm always on the lookout for new and exciting accessories to pair with my tablet. We have looked at several iPad cases from a variety of manufacturers that offer both style and protection. Today we will be looking at an accessory with a different purpose, the Mivizu A90 iPad Case. The term "case" might be a bit misleading as I would consider this more of a stand than a case, but I digress.

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Gigabyte P67A-UD4 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard Review
PC Perspective posted a review on the Gigabyte P67A-UD4 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard

Gigabyte joins the fray of vendors sporting the new LGA 1155 socket and now defunct P67 chipset on their latest P67A-UD4 motherboard. The P67A-UD4 brings Gigabyte's redesigned heatsinks, black PCB, and a ton of features including a 12-phase power design, USB 3.0, SATA 6GB/s, and support for dual PCIe x16 graphics cards in either SLI or CrossfireX configurations.

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G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 MHz DDR3 CL9 8 GB Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 MHz DDR3 CL9 8 GB

The G.Skill Ripjaws come in various flavors and capacities, but focus more on the mainstream overclocker. With many different versions and color variants of the kit out there, one could wonder if G.Skill is not simply trying to create models to cover every memory chip they get their hands on. But, we take a look at the 1600 MHz kit and are surprised to find headroom, lots and lots of headroom.

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Compro Videomate U680F Review
XSReviews have reviewed the Compro Videomate U680F TV adapter

While mobile phones are certainly the gadget of choice that is seeing ever increasing numbers of features shoved into them, PCs have in-fact had this done to them for the last couple of decades. One thing that some people like to do is add TV watching functionality. If you don't want to do it with a PCI card of some kind, Compro are offering a USB friendly solution. Enter the Videomate U680F complete with remote and 1080i support.

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