Here the second reviews roundup of today: NZXT LEXA S Crafted Series Black Steel Mid-Tower Case Review, Kingston LoVo 1866 Memory Review, Zotac GeForce GTX 470 Video Card Review, ASUS Rampage III Extreme: The Strongest X58 Category, Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3 USB 3.0 Review, Jetway JNC84-LF M-ITX Motherboard Review, Archos 9 PC Tablet Review, Obsidian Architecture: Corsair 700D / 800D Cases Reviewed, Gigabyte X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 ATX Motherboard Review, Noctua NH-U9B SE2 Review, Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste Review, ASUS Maximus III Gene Motherboard Review, and JSCO Gamer Mouse Review



NZXT LEXA S Crafted Series Black Steel Mid-Tower Case Review
Futurelooks checks out a great value in a gamer case from NZXT

When you look back more than 5 years, picking an enclosure for your computer was a rather simple affair. You had beige, and beige, oh and maybe some off-white thrown in just to spice things up. Today beige is a thing of the past, and the market is flooded with every type of box imaginable to contain your parts. NZXT, you keep releasing a constantly refreshed supply of new cases that focus on all aspects of the market. Today we're looking at their latest gaming case, aimed specifically at those who want a case with the looks of a sports car and the budget of an econobox.

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Kingston LoVo 1866 Memory Review
Overclock3D have just published a new article titled: Kingston LoVo 1866 Memory Review

With more people interested in green hardware, Kingston have thrown their hat into the ring.

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Zotac GeForce GTX 470 Video Card Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Zotac GeForce GTX 470 Video Card

NVIDIA's GF100 graphic processor may be late to the game but the wait may have been worthwhile. Complete with 448 CUDA cores and a 320-bit GDDR5 memory sub-system, the GTX 470 packs quite the punch to do battle with AMD's HD 5870. Click through to see how the GTX 470 handles the competition along with how well it scales through overclocking.

So at the end of the day how do the cards fall? In this little comparison the Zotac GeForce GTX 470 video card walks away with the performance crown and with the promise of further extending this lead in the $350-$400 price segment. If you are willing to stomach the power bill and ignore the furnace burning away in your case the Zotac GeForce GTX 470 looks like a very attractive option. If you are a bit conscious about your power consumption though it may be worth paying a slight premium now for the ATI Radeon HD HD 5870 or purchasing the less expensive Radeon HD 5850. Keep in mind though how often you run your system loaded versus at idle. So in conclusion the Zotac GeForce GTX 470 video card is awesome albeit hot and a bit hungry...

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ASUS Rampage III Extreme: The Strongest X58 Category
InsideHW.com has reviewed ASUS Rampage III Extreme

Not that long ago, we hung out with the Maximus III Extreme motherboard, which represents one of the best P55 solutions. As foreseeable, ASUS also rejuvenated the X58 model with Rampage III Extreme. May we remind you that Rampage II Extreme was one of the first X58-based motherboards with extreme overclocking capabilities, and packed a fine amount of advanced options which made it superior for a while. Since competitors advanced in the meantime, it was expected that ASUS will throw in additional interesting stuff in its successor…

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Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3 USB 3.0 Review
t-break posted a review on the Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3 USB 3.0

If you're looking for an insanely fast external drive, then you've gotten it.

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Jetway JNC84-LF M-ITX Motherboard Review
TechwareLabs has a review of the Jetway JNC84-LF M-ITX Motherboard.

If you are looking to build a small HTPC and the IPC boards are just not giving you enough juice, Jetway presents an excellent solution. Read on and find out.

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Archos 9 PC Tablet Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Archos 9 PC Tablet

Tablet PCs have become one of the hot gadgets to have over the past year or so and the Archos 9 PC Tablet hopes to tap into that expanding market by offering a relatively solid tablet. The 8.9-inch tablet is powered by the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system that allows for good multimedia use and lapside Internet surfing, but it isn't without its weaknesses.

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Obsidian Architecture: Corsair 700D / 800D Cases Reviewed
HotHardware.com posted a review on the Corsair 700D / 800D Cases

When we sat down to review Corsair's acclaimed 700D and 800D chassis, we couldn't help reflecting on how much the PC case market has evolved over the last decade. Ten years ago, when we were cutting our teeth on CPUs with code names like Coppermine and Thunderbird, enthusiast enclosures were few and far between. In a market that's now literally teeming with options from a variety of established manufacturers, however, how do Corsair's brushed-metal beauties measure up? Let's find out...

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Gigabyte X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 ATX Motherboard Review
PC Perspctive posted a review on the Gigabyte X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 ATX Motherboard

Gigabyte has been all over the new SATA 3.0 and USB 3.0 technologies with their latest line of X58A-based motherboards and we finally got the opportunity to test drive an X58A-UD3R. This motherboard has been winning hardware review awards left and right from across the tech review empire so it will be interesting to evaluate it against a few X58 offerings.

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Noctua NH-U9B SE2 Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Noctua NH-U9B SE2 cooler

Noctua has taken their NH-U9B cooler, which already offers great performance, added a second 92 mm fan and upgraded its mounting kit. Noise levels are still at a minimum and push the envelope in silent high performance cooling for modern processors. Today we see if these improvements have made the NH-U9B SE2 even more worthy of your hard earned cash.

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Exclusive: Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste Review

Back in September and October of 2009 there was a lot of activity in the thermal paste marketplace. Gelid updated their product range with GC-2 and Arctic Cooling followed up soon after with their replacement for MX-2, MX-3. We reviewed both and found the MX-3 was a slightly better performer. Then, to our surprise Gelid immediately updated their range again with GC-Extreme in an attempt to out-do MX-3 and we found that to match the Arctic Cooling product in performance. Since that flurry of activity things have been quiet, other than Arctic Cooling changing their name to Arctic, that is until today when a box arrived on our test bench containing their new MX-4 paste.

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ASUS Maximus III Gene Motherboard Review
Hardware Secrets takes a look at the ASUS Maximus III Gene Motherboard

ASUS Maximus III Gene is a socket 1156 motherboard based on Intel P55 chipset using the micro-ATX form factor and featuring two PCI Express x16 slots, Japanese solid capacitors and many overclocking options. Like Rampage III Extreme it is part of Republic of Gamers (ROG) product line, which is the high-performance series from ASUS with a unique visual identity.

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JSCO Gamer Mouse Review
XSReviews has written a review of the JSCO Silent Gamer mouse.

While it's always nice to review peripherals from the big boys, there are many other smaller manufacturers putting together products with unique features that are also interesting to take a look at. Today we're reviewing a gaming mouse from a company known as JSCO and it's designed for silent gaming.

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