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Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

- Cubitek Mini-Tank Case Review
- Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer DDR3-1600 4GB Kit BL2KIT25664ST1608RG Review
- Firefox 4 Review
- Corsair TX750 V2 750 W Review
- Roccat Kulo Review
- Thecus N4200 Pro Four Bay NAS Review
- XTRACPADS Logic Review
- Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 1TB USB 3.0 HDD Review
- Soundscience by Antec Rockus 3D 2.1 Speaker System Review
- AMD Radeon HD 6670 and HD 6570 Graphics Card Review
- Corsair TX850 V2 PSU Review
- Foxconn P67A-S Motherboard Review
- ASUS Rampage III Formula Intel X58 Motherboard Review
- Cyberlink PowerDVD 11 Blu-ray Software Review
- Plantronics Gamecom 777 Gaming Headset Review



Cubitek Mini-Tank Case Review
TechwareLabs posted a review on the Cubitek Mini-Tank Case

Want to go LAN-party hopping but don't want to tote your full tower? Want a mini gaming case that doesn't make sacrifices for size? Need a soild case for your mini-ATX board? If you answered Yes to any of those questions, then Cubitek has the answer for you in their Mini Tank mini-ATX case designed with the gamer in mind.
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Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer DDR3-1600 4GB Kit BL2KIT25664ST1608RG Review
ocinside.de posted a review on the Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer DDR3-1600 4GB Kit BL2KIT25664ST1608RG memory kit

Today, ocinside.de published again an interesting DDR3 memory review.
This time the new Crucial Ballistix Smart tracer DDR3-1600 modules are tested, which offers fast timings, high frequencies and a special highlight, in the truest sense of the word.
We already know activity LEDs in different colors on the top of the modules and near the pins from several Crucial Ballistix Tracer reviews.
But these new Smart Tracer RAM LEDs can be programmed with a special BallistixUtility and additionally the software can show the temperature of the DDR3 memory modules and write it into a log file.
The temperature monitoring of the RAM is particularly interesting for overclocking and for us one reason more to overclock these modules up to the limit.
Let us see, what these Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer PC3-12800 CL8 4GB DDR3 kit can offer in addition to colored lighting and temperature monitoring.
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Firefox 4 Review
Business Computing World posted a review on Firefox 4

The browser wars continue to rage with Microsoft, Mozilla, Google and others all keen to have us use their products, and theirs alone, to access the wonders of the Worldwide Web. New versions are appearing thick and fast with, in March this year, two significant new releases-the first from Microsoft with Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) closely followed by Firefox 4 from Mozilla a mere week later. We've already reviewed IE9, now it's the turn of Firefox, with a look at just what version 4 of the Mozilla browser has to offer.
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Corsair TX750 V2 750 W Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Corsair TX750 V2 750 W

Corsair recently updated their modular enthusiast TX PSU series and presented the TX V2. With a quick look at the specifications the most noticeable difference between the old and the updated models is the efficiency upgrade, from plain 80Plus to 80Plus Bronze. Under the hood, we spotted an OEM change from CWT to Seasonic.
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Roccat Kulo Review
XSReviews has a new review of the Roccat Kulo headset.

Roccat while not one of the oldest names in the peripheral business, has certainly made one for themselves in recent years. XSR has been lucky enough to get to review most of what they have to offer and today is no exception.

Ladies and germs, I give you the Roccat Kulo. An on-ear headset with "auto mute". Lets see what that's all about.
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Thecus N4200 Pro Four Bay NAS Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the Thecus N4200 Pro Four Bay NAS

With the N4200 Pro, Thecus has further improved upon an already stable, high-performance four bay NAS. The upgraded hardware over the original N4200 make it a solid choice for a multiple user environment, and the mini-UPS and dual DOM features help avoid data loss in the event of a power outage or firmware corruption.
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XTRACPADS Logic Review
OCC has published a review on the XTRACPADS Logic

When I received the XTRACPADS Logic mouse pads I didn't really think that there could be a performance difference between different types of mouse pads. After using the XTRACPADS Logic mouse pads I'm still slightly skeptical as to whether or not there actually is a difference in performance. However, it definitely feels like there is a performance difference. Moving the mouse on the XTRACPADS Logic surface felt a lot smoother and a lot faster.
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Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 1TB USB 3.0 HDD Review
TweakTown posted Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 1TB USB 3.0 HDD Review

Consumers have a lot of choices when it comes to portable storage products. When shopping it is important to look for a drive that is easy to use, comes with an abundant amount of features and protects the drive inside very well. All of those features can be found in the Western Digital My Passport Series of products. You don't have to take my word for it; Western Digital currently holds the title as the number one seller of external hard drives by volume with their My Passport Series.

The Western Digital My Passport Essential SE is the latest addition to the Series and brings a colourful entry to the normally boring world of portable storage. With four colour options available; blue, red, silver and black, you can choose what goes best with that new purse. The choices don't stop there; the My Passport Essential SE is also available in 1TB or 750GB capacity sizes.
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Soundscience by Antec Rockus 3D 2.1 Speaker System Review
Futurelooks checks out some speakers from ANTEC's newly minted audio division ...

What do you do when you want the surround sound experience, but don’t exactly have the right kind of space to set up five or more speakers? Well, Antec has moved a little outside its usual area of expertise to start the new Soundscience sub-brand and the marquee product there is the Rockus 3D 2.1 speaker system.
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AMD Radeon HD 6670 and HD 6570 Graphics Card Review
PC Perspective posted a review on the AMD Radeon HD 6670 and HD 6570 Graphics Card

This week AMD has announced a slew of new options to address this market including the Radeon HD 6670, HD 6570 and even the HD 6450. Topping out at $99, the Radeon HD 6670 offers good performance, strong HTPC features and low power consumption. NVIDIA's competition is still reasonable though as we compare how the now price-dropped GeForce GTS 450 sits into the stack.
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Corsair TX850 V2 PSU Review
Vortez posted a review on the Corsair TX850 V2 PSU

Corsair's TX series was extremely popular, winning multiple awards. Building on the successes of the TX series, Corsair have launched a new V2 range with a bigger - 140mm fan and better components such as Japanese capacitors rated at 105C. Rated at 80 Plus Bronze, the TX V2 has increased efficiency over its predecessor and comes with an impressive 5 year warranty - a firm stamp of confidence. The variant we will be taking a look at today is the 850W delivering a burly 70A for the +12v rail, delivering the performance capabilities for those seeking to SLI or Crossfire.
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Foxconn P67A-S Motherboard Review
iXBT Labs posted a review on the Foxconn P67A-S Motherboard

Today we shall review Foxconn P67A-S, one of company's two motherboards based on the P67 chipset. At first glance it looks like a nearly mainstream solution, but, in fact, it offers everything a typical buyer may need. And it shouldn't be too expensive as well.
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ASUS Rampage III Formula Intel X58 Motherboard Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the ASUS Rampage III Formula Intel X58 Motherboard

ASUS’s top tier line of products is the Republic of Gamers line of products otherwise known as ROG. If you are purchasing an ROG product you know you are getting the best of the best and something that is going to last you a long time. With any line it is broken up into segments, Extreme being the highest, Formula being in the middle and Gene at the lower end. Today we will be taking a look at the Rampage III Formula board and from the name we know it sits in the middle. This is an Intel X58 board that has many of the features of its more expensive brother the Rampage III Extreme for a more reasonable price. Let’s take a look and see if this board is perfect for your next build!
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Cyberlink PowerDVD 11 Blu-ray Software Review
MissingRemote.com posted a review on the Cyberlink PowerDVD 11 Blu-ray Software

Spring is here, so as usual it is time for Cyberlink to release an updated version of PowerDVD (PDVD) making this number 11. With PDVD 10 already a solid product we were not expecting a revolutionary shift in the Blu-ray (BD) playback software, so the rather evolutionary changes brought to the updated application including better 3D support, a richer media experience outside of its core BD and DVD playback, and updated device support were very much in line with expectations. We did not have a long time to play with PowerDVD 11 so this is will be part review and part product guide as we explore it together.
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Plantronics Gamecom 777 Gaming Headset Review
eTeknix.com posted a review on the Plantronics Gamecom 777 Gaming Headset

There is nothing quite like playing music loud on some nice powerful speakers with a thumping bass. Some days however you might just want to give your neighbours a break. Headphones have been around for a long time and for most of this time were nothing special. As things advanced communications via the computer became more common and as such people needed microphones. Soon afterwards we saw headsets which perform better than using speakers and a boom microphone sat on the desk – for hopefully obvious reasons. With a decent headset your friend on Skype will be able to hear every word however loud the music that you are playing into the headset is.
Headsets have of course advanced quite a lot past the simple model and now they have taken a turn towards the gaming market. This is mainly due to the huge increase of people playing multiplayer games over the internet and wanting to be able to talk to their team mates to coordinate attacks and such like.
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