Here the first review roundup of today: Cooler Master HAF X Computer Chassis, Vantec NexStar 3 SuperSpeed 2.5-inch USB 3.0 Enclosure, ZOTAC GeForce GTX 480 Amp! Edition, Logitech Squeezebox Touch, HighPoint RocketRAID 640 SATA 6Gb/s 4-Port PCI-E 2.0 Controller, Gigabyte Radeon HD5750 Silent Cell Video Card, ASUS Crosshair IV Formula Motherboard, ASUS Matrix 5870 Platinum, Thermaltake Contac 29, ]SmartSwipe Credit Card Reader, and Gigabyte GV-R587SO-1GD Radeon HD 5870 Videocard



Cooler Master HAF X Computer Chassis Preview
Futurelooks previews the Cooler Master HAF X Computer Chassis

With the annual COMPUTEX event upon us, a lot of PC part manufacturers are preparing to show off some of their latest toys. Some of those have shown up leaked here and there on the web. Others have literally shown up early at our door. It's like little magical techno-elves know to leave us an early treat before each tech show. A couple weeks ago, a group of elves huffed and puffed and hefted a huge box onto our front door. Inside it was none other than Cooler Master's highly anticipated HAF X computer chassis and today we'll be giving you a quick preview of this new hardcore gaming chassis!

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Vantec NexStar 3 SuperSpeed 2.5-inch USB 3.0 Enclosure Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Vantec NexStar 3 SuperSpeed 2.5-inch USB 3.0 Enclosure

Shawn just recently finished up the review of the Vantec NexStar 3 SuperSpeed 3.5-inch USB 3.0 Enclosure, and today I have the exact same product but in a 2.5-inch frame. This enclosure is sized for smaller notebook drives and designed for fast storage on the go. With up to 4800Mb/s theoretical transfer rate, USB 3.0 should be perfect for a solid state drive even, and whereas the 3.5-inch enclosure doesn't quite fit an SSD correctly, this 2.5-inch version will. Not to mention how much easier it will be to carry around. Immediately we can tell from the pictures that the 2.5-inch version looks nearly identical to its bigger brother, with the same mirror finish and chrome trim, gloss black color and blue LED lighting. The aluminum frame is of course smaller to accommodate the notebook drives, but other than that it's hard to tell the two apart.

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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 480 Amp! Edition Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 480 Amp! Edition

ZOTAC's GeForce GTX 480 AMP! Edition comes with a mighty Zalman VF3000 cooler strapped to it which reduces the card's temperatures by 20�C. Thanks to the new cooling solution, the card has no problems running at higher clock speeds out of the box. But is that enough to declare this triple slot card a winner?

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Logitech Squeezebox Touch - Internet radio with a touchscreen reviewed
Metku.net took a closer look at the Logitech Squeezebox Touch internet radio

Logitech has wide range of network music players in their Squeezebox family. This time we are taking a look at touchscreen-equipped Squeezebox Touch.

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HighPoint RocketRAID 640 SATA 6Gb/s 4-Port PCI-E 2.0 Controller Review
TweakTown posted a review on the HighPoint RocketRAID 640 SATA 6Gb/s 4-Port PCI-E 2.0 Controller

Enthusiasts on a budget now have another option for SATA 6G RAID and it comes to us from HighPoint Technology. Most of us old timers remember HighPoint from the early ABIT days when their UltraATA 66 controller was all of the rage and set us down the path of onboard RAID coming standard on high end motherboards. Back then a high-end motherboard only set you back around 200 USD and thankfully for us the HighPoint RocketRAID 640 costs even less than that.

Today we are finally going to be able to test our matched pair of Crucial RealSSD C300 drives in RAID 0 while only hitting the wallet for around 1500 USD, drives included. Let’s take a look at the product features and then dive right into the benchmarks!

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Gigabyte Radeon HD5750 Silent Cell Video Card Review
Ninjalane posted a review on the Gigabyte Radeon HD5750 Silent Cell Video Card

In this review we will be looking at a new card from Gigabyte called the GV-R575SL-1GI. Unlike traditional video cards with heatsink and fan combo this Radeon HD5750 comes completely silent and passively cooled

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ASUS Crosshair IV Formula Motherboard Review
Benchmark Reviews takes a look at the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AMD-890FX Motherboard

In April of 2010, AMD introduced the final parts of their Leo platform: new iterations of their 45nm processor family and the supporting 8-series chipset. Unlike Intel, which seems to delight in spawning new CPU socket architectures, AMD continues to support the AM3 socket, so upgrades are easier and cheaper. The 8-series chipsets along with the SB850 south bridge brings some new capabilities over the previous Dragon 7-series chipsets, and as you might expect, ASUS is ready with a new enthusiast-level offering, the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula motherboard. This AMD 890FX-based motherboard offers some interesting new enhancements over the previous generation 790FX-based Crosshair III Formula motherboard, and Benchmark Reviews compares the two as well as taking the Crosshair IV Formula as far as it can go with the fastest components.

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ASUS Matrix 5870 Platinum Review
PureOverclock published a review of the ASUS Matrix 5870 Platinum graphics card

ASUS is known for some innovative technologies and features through their Republic of Gamers products that are geared to gamers and enthusiasts alike, and the Matrix 5870 Platinum is no exception. Featuring a full 2GB of memory, voltage tweaking capabilities, some flashing lighting effects, and a few other goodies, it promises some serious performance potential for those who crave the best.

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Thermaltake Contac 29 Review
OCC has published a review on the Thermaltake Contac 29

As I said on the previous page, I am definitely satisfied with the Thermaltake Contac 29. It is lightweight, affordable, and quiet; yet it extends very similar performance to coolers that cost nearly twice. However, since the cooler is small, its performance can fall apart in extreme situations, such as a fully loaded, overclocked i7. While temperatures remained acceptable through every test, the jump between idle and load in the overclocked situation was noticeably larger than the difference in the stock testing.

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SmartSwipe Credit Card Reader Review
Top Review Shop posted a review on the SmartSwipe Credit Card Reader

We've taken a look at a few security related products in the past such as the Ironkey but never a gadget with the sole purpose of protecting credit card information while shopping online. SmartSwipe is a product with exactly that goal.

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Gigabyte GV-R587SO-1GD Radeon HD 5870 Videocard Review
PC Stats posted a review on the Gigabyte GV-R587SO-1GD Radeon HD 5870 Videocard

Enter Gigabyte and the GVR587SO-1GD videocard,  which increases the Radeon HD 5870's core clockspeed from 850MHz to 950MHz, increasing the effective frequency of its GDDR5 memory from 4.8GHz up to 5GHz. This beauty of a videocard uses a custom dual-fan heatsink   design for better cooling and takes advantage of Gigabyte's Ultra Durable VGA+ manufacturing techniques.

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