Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles, including AMD FX-8120 Bulldozer, ASUS Rampage IV Formula X79 Motherboard, ZOTAC A75-ITX WiFi Review



AMD FX-8120 Bulldozer @ Rbmods

AMD released the Bulldozer architecture processors late last year. In this review we will take a look at the AMD FX-8120 processor, which is the slowest octacores AMD has, but the differences between it and faster models are only in the operating frequency. Let’s see how well it performs and if it can hold the line against Intel Core I5 processors.

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ASUS Rampage IV Formula X79 Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews

Within the world of personal computing, there is a group of people referred to as enthusiasts. This generalization can be a little confusing, so let's explore it. An enthusiast is someone who uses their computer for much more than the average user. An enthusiast can usually be further categorized as one of two types of people; a gamer or a performance tuner. For enthusiasts, the middle-of-the road just doesn't cut it. They want the best that manufacturers can provide. It is with enthusiasts in mind that ASUS created the Republic of Gamers line of products. The ASUS Rampage IV Formula LGA 2011 motherboard is one of the latest releases in the Republic of Gamers line. Here at Benchmark Reviews, we've gotten our hands on an ASUS Rampage IV Fomula Battlefield 3 Edition motherboard and we are taking you piece by piece as we explore this enthusiast inspired piece of hardware.

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ZOTAC A75-ITX WiFi Review @ Vortez

ZOTAC are a long standing manufacturer of ITX motherboards which has in turn become a popular niche market for small form factor enthusiasts. The desire for uncompromised solutions in an unimposing 6.7 x 6.7 inch dimension comes fairly strong and ZOTAC are held high in regard when it comes to meeting that demand. Making no exception with the AMD FM1 platform, ZOTAC unleashed the Hudson D3 based A75-ITX WiFi. Giving users the option to take advantage of AMD's A-series APUs in a small package while offering BIG features, it is easy to understand the appeal that ITX motherboards present.

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Lenovo IdeaPad U300s Ultrabook Review @ HotHardware.com
Goliath Whisperer - Powerful and very quiet machine for €1500 @ Warp2Search.at
Corsair Obsidian 550D Case Review @ Hardware Secrets
Antec HCG-620M 620-watt Power Supply Review @ TweakTown
RIM BlackBerry PlayBook (2012) Review @ TechReviewSource.com
Kingston SSDNow V+200 120GB SSD Review @ Legit Reviews
Antec Cleaning Solutions Review @ Madshrimps
Intel Second Generation Core i7 3820 Review @ OCC
AMD Radeon HD 7770 & 7750 Crossfire Performance Tested @ Techspot
SSD News: SanDisk Extreme 240GB SATA 3 SSD Review - Equal 4k Read/Write IOPS Performance Observed @ The SSD Review
First Look: New AppleTV Review @ MissingRemote
OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB SSD Review @ circuitREMIX
MFX Screen Protector for PS Vita @ TestFreaks
Icy Dock MB082SP EZ-FIT Pro Dual 2.5” to 3.5” Hard drive & SSD Bracket Review @ Hi Tech Legion
Desktop CPU Comparison Guide Rev. 11.9 @ Tech ARP
REVIEW: Sapphire Radeon 7850 OC @ PureOverclock
Acer Iconia Tab A200 review @ Engadget
Unboxing the Cideko Air Conqueror Keyboard / Gamepad @ ThinkComputers.org
ADATA S107 Superior USB flash drive review @ Guru3D
6 Alternative Browsers Based on Mozilla Firefox @ Howtogeek