Here the first reviews roundup with 9 new articles, including Strontium Gamma Series 115GB Solid State Drive Review, Zotac ZBOX HD-AD02 Plus All-in-One PC Review, and Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 Motherboard & 20GB SSD Review



Strontium Gamma Series 115GB Solid State Drive Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Strontium Gamma Series 115GB Solid State Drive

Just recently we looked at the RunCore Pro V Plus, our first in house drive to use a SandForce SF-1200 paired with 25nm flash. You may remember this combination from a recent fiasco that revolved around OCZ Technology replacing their SF-1200 / 3Xnm Vertex 2 drives with the new 25nm models without changing the model number or name. The new 25nm drives are significantly slower than the old 3Xnm flash models and unsuspecting customers were up in arms over getting drives with less usable capacity that were also slower than what they expected.

OCZ Technology has remedied the issue by differing the model numbers, but now more manufacturers are jumping on the SF-1200 bandwagon with 25nm flash. The fact is that 25nm flash is abundant these days and IMFT 3Xnm flash is much harder to procure in any significant quantity. There are some new flash manufacturers rolling out their 3Xnm flash and we'll have the new SanDisk drive in house very soon to see if it performs as well as the IMFT flash.

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Zotac ZBOX HD-AD02 Plus All-in-One PC Review
ThinkComputers.org takes a look at the Zotac ZBOX HD-AD02 Plus All-in-One PC

All-in-One PC’s have been getting quite popular over the past few years. When Intel released the Atom processor we really saw All-in-One PC’s become affordable. One of the most popular All-in-One series of PC’s is Zotac’s ZBOX. These really appealed to the SFF (Small Form Factor) and HTPC (Home Theater PC) crowd. Now Zotac is bringing AMD’s Fusion E-350 APU in to the ZBOX’s series. Today we will be taking a look at the ZBOX HD-AD02 Plus that packs the E-350 1.6GHz APU as well as integrated Radeon HD 6310 graphics, 2GB of DDR3, 250GB hard drive and WiFi. Let’s take a look and see if it is the perfect SFF system for you!

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Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T Review
OCC has published a review on the Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T

The first thing that I noticed after looking at the case up close is the neat contrast between the white and black faces. The majority of the case is white, but there are black accents around the bezel, side panel window, panel door handles, and around the base. Again, as I was with the Obsidian 650D, I am blown away at the fact that Corsair can call this case a mid tower! It is absolutely massive and weighs almost 30 lbs bone dry - only standing at a few inches shorter than the tremendously sized, Obsidian 800D.

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ICY DOCK MB982SPR-2S Dual 2.5" -3.5" Raid SATA HDD/SSD Converter Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the ICY DOCK MB982SPR-2S Dual 2.5" -3.5" Raid SATA HDD/SSD Converter

The Icy Dock Dual 2.5"-3.5" SATA HDD/SSD Converter comes with Hardware Raid function. This Icy Dock Converters model number is MB982SPR-2S and is constructed of metal. It can be inserted into any 3.5" bay is screw-less in design and supports two 2.5" SATA HDD/SDD no larger than 9.5MM. It is compatible with four RAID modes (PM, BIG, RAID 0 and RAID 1) which can be set either on the converter itself or via software found on the Icy Dock website. Its included instruction manual has detailed information on how to set up you RAID array and by following the detailed steps, even a novice can set up its functions in a matter of minutes in both Windows or MAC.

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Zalman VF3000F GTX 570/580 GPU Cooler Review
Techgage posted a look at Zalman's VF3000F graphics card cooler.

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 580 is a beast of a card, able to reach 80°C with minimal effort. So what about those who value high performance along with silence? There are some options, such as Zalman's VF3000F after-market cooler. But with it requiring three slots in your PC, and $75 from your wallet, can it deem itself worthy?

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ASUS Matrix GTX 580 Platinum Review
Neoseeker posted a review on the ASUS Matrix GTX 580 Platinum

The AUS ROG Matrix GTX 580 Platinum looks to be a beast of a card in every sense, with a triple height cooler and larger PCB to fit all the rest of its components. And that's before we take its performance into account. The rest of your rig is going to need to make way for this beefy card, now hit our review to see if it will make competing cards step aside as well.

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Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 Motherboard & 20GB SSD Review
PC Stats posted a review on the Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 Motherboard & 20GB SSD

There are four key features that make the Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD motherboard a real killer among Intel Z68 platforms: 1) It comes bundled with a 20GB Intel mSATA SSD for implementing Intel Smart Response Technology. 2) It has an onboard HDMI video output so users can leverage Intel's Quick Sync media transcoding acceleration by way of the Intel Z68+Intel HD 3000/2000 IGP. 3) Lucid Logix Vertu driver support makes it possible to effortlessly switch between integrated graphics for desktop work and a discrete videocard for 3D gaming. 4) The board supports two-way ATI Crossfire and two-way nVidia SLI for serious gamers who need raw FPS-cracking power!

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Sapphire Pureblack P67 Hydra Review
XSReviews has a new review on the Sapphire Pureblack P67 Hydra

apphire are GPU manufacturers at their heart, but they've been known to dip into other markets in the past few years; perhaps one of the most interesting ones being motherboards. Today I'm looking at their latest foray into the mobo game, the Sapphire Pureblack P67 Hydra. It's got 4 PCIe ports, an onboard post and CPU temperature readout and some nice onboard power switches. Lets get investigating.

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Zotac ZBOX HD-AD02 Plus All-in-One PC Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Zotac ZBOX HD-AD02 Plus All-in-One PC

All-in-One PC’s have been getting quite popular over the past few years. When Intel released the Atom processor we really saw All-in-One PC’s become affordable. One of the most popular All-in-One series of PC’s is Zotac’s ZBOX. These really appealed to the SFF (Small Form Factor) and HTPC (Home Theater PC) crowd. Now Zotac is bringing AMD’s Fusion E-350 APU in to the ZBOX’s series. Today we will be taking a look at the ZBOX HD-AD02 Plus that packs the E-350 1.6GHz APU as well as integrated Radeon HD 6310 graphics, 2GB of DDR3, 250GB hard drive and WiFi. Let’s take a look and see if it is the perfect SFF system for you!

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