Here the first review roundup of today: Cooler Master HAF-X Case, Super Talent USB 3.0 RAIDDrive, Sony VAIO Z117 Notebook, XSPC RX360 Radiator, Lian-Li Armorsuit PC-P50R Dragon Case, ASUS HD 5870 2GB RoG Matrix Platinum Edition, MSI Big Bang XPower Motherboard, and TRENDnet High Speed PC and Mac Share Cable



Cooler Master HAF-X (RC-942-KKN1) Full Tower Case Preview
TweakTown posted a preview on the Cooler Master HAF-X (RC-942-KKN1) Full Tower Case

Around the globe a select few sites were granted the opportunity to have a sneak peak at Cooler Master’s latest entry into the full tower chassis market. I’m sure between all the news and videos abound, you have a good idea of the basic ideas of what this new chassis has to offer. If this is completely new to you at this point, don’t worry; I will cover this chassis just as if it was a full review. Keep in mind; this chassis is a pre-release and there are some changes already in the making for the actual retail product that will fill shelves soon.

Cooler Master has had great success with the HAF series of chassis’. Personally I wasn’t a fan of the exterior of the 932, as it reminded me of a gas can they used to strap to the back of a WWII era Jeep. In defense of the case, it still offered plenty of options and a bunch of good air flow. On the flip side, I did have the chance to review the 932’s little brother, the 922. In my opinion the 922 had the better looks of the two and it kept most of the same features. Large fans, water cooling potential, tool-less operation are all what made the 932 and 922 a success and those ideas aren’t lost here.

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Cooler Master HAF X Case Review
Ninjalane has posted their review of the new High Air Flow case from Cooler Master called the HAF X

While the HAF X is what we would call a pre-modded case there are still plenty of modding opportunities available. Some of these modifications are fairly simple such as watercooling installs, fan swaps, and custom paint, while others may require more work.

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Super Talent's USB 3.0 RAIDDrive Review
The Tech Report posted a review on Super Talent's USB 3.0 RAIDDrive

Super Talent's USB 3.0 RAIDDrive stripes dual internal SSDs to offer 32GB of SuperSpeed connectivity in a lightweight and easily pocketable package. We run one through its paces to see what's what.

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Cooler Master HAFX reviewed
Neoseeker reviews the Cooler Master HAFX case

As far as performance goes the HAFX earned its place on the top of the charts! Cooler Master took High AirFlow to a whole new level, which gave the HAFX the ability to completely crush the competition.

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Sony VAIO Z117 Notebook Review
t-break posted a review on the Sony VAIO Z117 Notebook

Its a beauty as well as a beast- you wont find a better performing notebook with such portability.

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XSPC RX360 Radiator Review
PureOverclock published a review of the XSPC RX360 water cooling radiator.

The radiator is a critical component in a water cooling setup, and we're looking at one from XSPC cooling experts. XSPC is no stranger to the water cooling community. They are getting more recognition for their design and value performance products. The company recently released the revision of RX360, the high performance radiator line. And today we're looking at it.

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Lian-Li Armorsuit PC-P50R Dragon Case Review
Benchmark Reviews has released a new article on the Lian-Li Armorsuit PC-P50R Dragon Case

The Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P50R is a mid-size tower with a sleek black exterior, and some serious red highlights. Taking advantage of the full aluminum construction, Lian Li lets a bucket of red anodizing die loose on the interior, and the result is stunning. The case also comes outfitted with four red LED fans that enhance the AMD theme. Lian Li has never been shy about dressing up its signature products, and they've produced some of the most original and striking PC gaming cases that I can remember. Special attention has been focused on the tool-free features of the case, and the case is lightweight to make it suitable for LAN parties. Many features aid in getting a full gaming system built or reconfigured quickly and cable management is simple, yet effective. Benchmark Reviews is pleased to review this special AMD Dragon edition of the Lian Li PC-P50 series.

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Cooler Master HAF X Black Gaming Case Review
Legit Reviews takes a look at the newest addition to Cooler Master’s HAF lineup, the HAF X.

The Cooler Master HAF X carries a similar look to the previous HAF cases. Rugged looking panels with large mesh grills, definitely not something you would see in a classic home theater setup. The HAF X lives up to its HAF name by coming with a 200mm fan in the top, a 200mm fan on the side, a 230mm fan in the front and a 140mm fan in the rear. It comes with the ability to add an additional 200mm fan to the top, 120mm fan for the GPU air duct and an 80mm fan to the GPU support bracket. Some of the new features in the HAF X are the 9 PCI slots, two Super Speed USB 3.0 ports on the front panel, two front accessible hot swap drive bays that will support 2.5” and 3.5” hard drives, GPU support bracket, and a GPU cooling duct...

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Cooler Master HAF X Review
OCC has published a review on the Cooler Master HAF X

Cooler Master also did a very good job with the new additions and in my opinion, one of the best is the new hot swap bays. These new bays allow for easy installation of two SSDs or HDDs thought the front bezel. When connected, the drives are actually attached directly to the motherboard via the circuit board, so there is no reduction in performance when using your hard drive via the bays.

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ASUS HD 5870 2GB RoG Matrix Platinum Edition Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the new ASUS HD 5870 2GB RoG Matrix Platinum Edition

With Gigabyte, MSI and Sapphire all releasing high-end, pre-overclocked HD 5870 cards, it was only a matter of time until ASUS joined in on the party. Released under the Republic of Gamers series, their HD 5870 Matrix comes in two flavors: a base model with a boatload of features and a Platinum Edition that adds an overclocked core into the mix. In this review we take a look at the flagship Platinum card and find out if its asking price of $500 is justified.

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Video Perspective: MSI Big Bang XPower Motherboard Preview
PC Perspective posted a review on the MSI Big Bang XPower Motherboard

MSI continues to brand their Big Bang series of motherboards as THE top solution for enthusiasts, overclockers and gamers. The new XPower motherboard brings that to the X58 chipset and the Intel Bloomfield processors for the first time. Come check out our video preview to see the overview of features and specs before the full review!

Fast forward to today and MSI is preparing the first X58-powered and Bloomfield-ready Big Bang motherboard, the XPower. In our video preview below you will see some unique features including six full size PCI Express slots and dual 8-pin power connectors to aid the CPU and an extra 6-pin power connector for graphics stability.

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TRENDnet High Speed PC and Mac Share Cable (TU2-PMLINK) Review
Madshrimps posted a review on the TRENDnet High Speed PC and Mac Share Cable (TU2-PMLINK)

TRENDnet have developed a device which makes data transfer between 2 PCs, a PC and a Mac or 2 Macs very easy. We simply have to connect the cable to both computers, start the included file manager application and that's about it! Let's look a bit more in-depth at this data transfer cable, in the following review.

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MSI Big Bang X58 XPower motherboard Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the MSI Big Bang X58 XPower motherboard

We test and review the XPower from MSI. Last month Intel added a new processor in the line-up, the ever so strong Core i7 980 Extreme six-core processor. Seriously breathtaking, and to date the fastest consumer processor on the globe with very decent overclock potential as well. That was reason enough for most ODM to make new updates and revisions of the X58 chipset based motherboards, as next top the new processor we also have seen the gradual adoption of features like USB 3.0 and SATA3 6G.

MSI is on of the ODMs releasing something really special, today we'll review the Big Bang X58 XPower motherboard. It is chucked full with the latest gadgets and features, it is equipped to make sure you get the very best overclock out of it and heck, even if you can't overclock, flick a button and the motherboard will do the work for you, completely automated.

Let's arm it with a Core i7 980X and go where no-one has gone before

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