Here the first part of the weekend reviews roundup with the following 30 articles:

- Seagate Momentus XT 500GB 2.5" Hybrid Hard Drive Review
- Ikonik Optimus 1200 Review
- NZXT Sentry LXE Fan Controller Review
- Sparkle GT240 Video Card 512MB vs 1024MB
- ASUS RoG Maximus IV Extreme (P67) Motherboard Review
- ASUS Sabertooth P67 Motherboard Review
- Dell XPS 17 Review
- InWin Dragon Rider chassis review
- SteelSeries Siberia V2 Special Edition Blue Sneak-Peak Review
- ZOTAC GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition 1536 MB Review
- Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler Review
- ECS H67H2-M Black Deluxe and H67H2-I Mini-ITX Motherboards Review
- Seasonic X-760 760W 80Plus Gold Power Supply Review
- Cyborg R.A.T. 3 and R.A.T. 7 Review - the ultimate mice?
- Cooler Master Elite 100 Case Review
- AMD Radeon HD 6870 and 6850 Overclocked Round-up
- Gigabyte P67A-UD5 Motherboard Review
- Deepcool Ice Matrix 600 Review
- Thermaltake eSports MEKA G1 Keyboard Review
- Seasonic X-Series 850 W Power Supply Review
- KFA2 GeForce GTX 460 Razor Review
- MSI GeForce GTX 580 1536 MB Video Cards in SLI
- Sharkoon X-Tactic 5.1 Digital Headset Review
- NZXT HALE90 750W Power Supply Review
- Razer Tron mouse and mat Review
- Nokia E5 (Unlocked) Review
- LapWorks Crystal iPad Folio Review
- Deepcool N8 Notebook Cooler Review
- Zalman ZM850-HP Plus Power Supply Review
- Nokia N8: Something Completely Different



Seagate Momentus XT 500GB 2.5" Hybrid Hard Drive Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the new Seagate Momentus XT 500GB 2.5" Hybrid Hard Drive

With SSDs making some minor inroads into the market hard drives used to have sole proprietorship over, manufacturers like Seagate needed something new to spice things up. Enter a new generation of hybrid drives which combine the capacity of a traditional hard drive with the high speed NAND of an SSD. The Momentus XT is one of the first which is available in a small form factor for notebooks, set top boxes and HTPCs.

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Ikonik Optimus 1200 Review
OCC has published a review on the Ikonik Optimus 1200

The case also has built-in watercooling support through tube holes and even allows you to swap heatsinks or waterblock brackets without the need to remove the motherboard. Sure, it would have been nice if the case included a few more things with it (like fans) but it is nice to know there are other options when it comes to a side panel on this case. Not really sure if a side panel can be purchased separately like some other manufactures do offer. However, I'm sure the case is likely sold with different options depending on where you get it.

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NZXT Sentry LXE Fan Controller Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the NZXT Sentry LXE fan controller.

We are looking at one of NZXT's fan controllers, the Sentry LXE. The LXE is unique because it isn't mounted in your chassis like most other fan controllers. The LXE sits on your desktop for ease of access as well as displaying a considerable amount of information. That's definitely different from what we normally see, so let's jump in and see what the LXE can offer us in terms of functionality and ease of control.

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Sparkle GT240 Video Card 512MB vs 1024MB
TestFreaks compared two Sparkle GT240 Video Cards with 512MB and 1024MB memory

Today for review I’ve got two cards from Sparkle, they’re both the GT240 but one has 512mb of ram while the other has 1024mb of ram. So this review is a review yes, but it’s also a comparison of what 512mb is worth when compared to 1024mb of ram on a video card. I was curious myself, and ultimately surprised by what I found out.

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ASUS RoG Maximus IV Extreme (P67) Motherboard Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the ASUS RoG Maximus IV Extreme (P67) Motherboard

Today we have one of the first high end P67 based boards on our test bench. With their Maximus IV Extreme ASUS hope to deliver a board which exceeds anything else on the market and we will be testing it in a selection of synthetic and real world tests to establish how good it is.

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ASUS Sabertooth P67 Motherboard Review
Vortez posted ASUS Sabertooth P67 Motherboard Review

Sandy Bridge is now upon us and Intel has already had overwhelming success with this new platform since its release just last week. Consumers can finally get their hands on the new processors and new motherboards.

Arriving a little later than the plethora of Sandy Bridge boards now available to the consumer is the ASUS Sabertooth P67. The Sabertooth is taken from ASUS' new TUF (The Ultimate Force) which is specifically designed for the professional that is looking for a robust and fearless design. It may have some cut-down features that you would typically find on a RoG motherboard but it still has a rich feature-set that is going to attract a lot of attention. The design is like no other, and its going to be divide people into the 'love it, or hate it' camps... the term used so often today "its like marmite you either love it or hate it" springs to mind.

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Dell XPS 17 Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Dell XPS 17

The Dell XPS 17 is a powerhouse of a laptop with a 17-inch display, a quad-core Intel Core i7 740QM CPU, 6GB of RAM and a discrete Nvidia graphics card with 3GB of video memory. While rather on the pricey side, you do get a lot, including a Blu-ray drive and two 500GB hard drives for lots of storage.

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InWin Dragon Rider chassis review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the InWin Dragon Rider chassis

Let us show you an extraordinary Full tower ATX PC case beyond any design or aesthetic resemblance, the all black mighty power of the InWin Dragon Rider. A chassis with great looks, features all fitted into a well thought through concept.

This is one of the more spoken of chassis designs for a while now, definitely worth to check out or at least have a look at, you can find the Guru3D review right here

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SteelSeries Siberia V2 Special Edition Blue Sneak-Peak Review
Kitguru published a SteelSeries Siberia V2 Special Edition Blue Sneak-Peak Review

The SteelSeries Siberia V2 is definitely one of KitGuru’s favourite gaming headsets on the market at the moment, featuring decent sound quality and a great aesthetic design. When it was released back in 2009, it was only available in black and white but, since then, they have released a number of different coloured varients for gamers who like a little more eye-candy.

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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition 1536 MB Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition 1536 MB graphics card

ZOTAC's GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition comes at a massive core clock of 815 MHz. During our testing we also noticed that the card could overclock consistently higher than other reference designs, which seems to be thanks to a special binning process in the ZOTAC factory.

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Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler

Noctua is known for their near silent fans, and the high build quality. The new NH-C14 we are looking at today is a top down cooler with twin 140mm NF-P14 fans and supports all of todays popular CPU sockets. Join us as we put the new NH-C14 on our Intel Core i7-930 processor test system at both stock and overclocked speeds!

The NH-C14 is still a C shape top-down style cooler, but there are a few updates. A new fin profile, its taller, and now sports twin 140mm fans. The NH-C14 has nickel plated copper base, 6 copper heat pipes, and aluminum fins. With the NH-C14 having two fans the upper or lower fan can be removed to create high and low clearance configurations. In low clearance with the top fan removed the cooler is only 105mm tall. With lower fan removed for the high clearance mode there is 65mm of clearance to the motherboard. This is good for those running RAM with tall heatspreaders like Kingston HyperX T1...

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ECS H67H2-M Black Deluxe and H67H2-I Mini-ITX Motherboards Review
HardwareHeaven.com checked out the ECS H67H2-M Black Deluxe and H67H2-I Mini-ITX Motherboards

The subjects of our review today are the H67H2-M Black Deluxe and H67H2-I which are two boards from the m-ATX and mini ITX product families at ECS. We will be running each through a selection of synthetic and real world tests, including Blu-Ray 3D and GPU computing to see how they compare to the reference Intel board.

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Seasonic X-760 760W 80Plus Gold Power Supply Review
PC Stats posted a review on the Seasonic X-760 760W 80Plus Gold Power Supply

In this article PCSTATS will examine a 760W power supply from Seasonic's flagship modular gaming "X" series. The Seasonic SS-760KM is an Active Power Factor Correction (A-PFC F3) power supply that boasts an80 Plus Gold rating. It features a +12V rail capable of delivering 63 Amps, four 6/8 PCI Express videocard power connectors and the convenience of modular cables. The Seasonic SS-760KM X-760 power supply retails for about $180CDN and is covered by a five-year warranty.

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Cyborg R.A.T. 3 and R.A.T. 7 Review - the ultimate mice?
Kitguru posted a review on the Cyborg R.A.T. 3 and R.A.T. 7 mice

There comes a time in every man’s life when he has to upgrade to a quality mouse. Thankfully, there are no shortage of killer products on the market from the likes of Steelseries, Razer, Roccat and even Microsoft. You would not immediately assume that mass market purveyor of distinctly forgettable peripherals ‘Mad Catz’ would be on this shortlist, but if the Cyborg R.A.T. range are to be considered even on appearance, then they are worthy of some KitGuru time.

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Cooler Master Elite 100 Case Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Cooler Master Elite 100 Case

The Cooler Master Elite 100 is a slim case supporting micro ATX and mini ITX motherboards that can be attached to the back of your video monitor, coming with an internal 150 W power supply (which we tested). Let's take a look at it.

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AMD Radeon HD 6870 and 6850 Overclocked Round-up
HotHardware.com posted AMD Radeon HD 6870 and 6850 Overclocked Round-up

As enthusiasts, one of the things we can always count on is the never-ending progression of computer hardware. Year after year, video cards get faster, processors offer more cores and / or performance, and motherboards provide additional features. That top of the line, $500 GPU you bought a few years ago can't touch the performance of a $200 graphics card available today. Yes, it's tough to keep up with the rapid pace of technology. But by shopping smarter, you minimize the chance of feeling buyer's remorse a few months down the road.

These factory overclocked Radeon HD 6800 series graphics cards from PowerColor and HIS have made their way into our testing lab, and it's time once again for another round up...

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Gigabyte P67A-UD5 Motherboard Review
iXBT Labs posted a review on the Gigabyte P67A-UD5 Motherboard

Although P67A-UD5 isn't the highest-end product in the series, we believe it's the most reasonable high-end solution. Those who need the most will surely prefer P67A-UD7 with its full-speed PCIe x16 slots, additional controllers and steep price. Regular users will choose simpler models, like P67A-UD4 and cheaper.

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Deepcool Ice Matrix 600 Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the Deepcool Ice Matrix 600 CPU cooler

We'll be dropping the Deepcool Ice Matrix 600 onto an LGA1366 Core i7 and testing it with a single fan and then again in a push/pull configuration with dual fans, both at stock speeds and overclocked and see how it fares.

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Thermaltake eSports MEKA G1 Keyboard Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Thermaltake eSports MEKA G1 Keyboard

Tt eSports is Thermaltake's gaming division focusing on gaming peripherals and accessories and also the gaming culture, their latest entry is the MEKA G1 KB-MEG005US mechanical gaming keyboard. Mechanical keyboards made with the purpose of gaming are fast becoming popular and there are a good handful of companies marketing their wares if you know where to look. Today Benchmark Reviews has the MEKA G1 in for testing and we aim to see if it is worth the $139.99 MSRP that thermaltake have set. The MEKA G1 uses the popular Cherry MX Black mechanical switches and it has two built in USB ports and also microphone and headphone pass through ports to make connecting your peripherals easier. A removable palm rest is included along with seven multimedia function keys and a heavyweight 1.5m "Military Grade" braided cable. All of these features make the MEKA G1 more than a standard mechanical keyboard and enhance everyday use, read on to find out more.

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Seasonic X-Series 850 W Power Supply Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Seasonic X-Series 850 W Power Supply

Originally released with 650 W and 750 W versions, Seasonic expanded their 80 Plus Gold X-Series to include 560 W, 660 W, 760 W and 850 W versions. Let's take an in-depth look at highest-wattage model.

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KFA2 GeForce GTX 460 Razor Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the KFA2 GeForce GTX 460 Razor Single Slot

We test the KFA2 GeForce GTX 460 Razor Single Slot graphics card that is bound to delivers a very decent gaming experience. The Razor single slot solution could be interesting as a small form factor product.

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MSI GeForce GTX 580 1536 MB Video Cards in SLI
TweakTown takes a look at MSI GeForce GTX 580 1536 MB Video Cards in SLI

I was always a bit bummed that I never got to test the GTX 480 in SLI. We only ever had one reference card come through our doors and after that we saw MSI, Galaxy and GIGABYTE release models that were all based on their own design, making it pretty much impossible to SLI them. The main reason I wanted to test them, though, was because we knew it was going to be the fastest dual card setup we would've tested in our testbed. Crossfire wasn't scaling as strong as it is now with the HD 6000 series and the GTX 480 had a nice little jump on the HD 5870.

Today is a second chance for us to look at the top end NVIDIA offering in SLI. We've got an MSI and reference GTX 580 and together we should end up with a load of power. We heard issues of 100c cores with GTX 480s and we experienced that kind of temperature with the GTX 470. The heat's a lot more attractive on the GTX 580, though, and so is power draw and noise. Since we've already looked at the MSI GTX 580 by itself, we'll just get straight into our testbed setup to see what's going on before checking out the almighty numbers.

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Sharkoon X-Tactic 5.1 Digital Headset Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Sharkoon X-Tactic 5.1 Digital Headset

The Sharkoon X-Tatic Digital Gaming Headset is made for both PC and console gamers and was deigned to give them great sound quality. The Sharkoon 5.1 Digital headset uses two 40mm drivers and comes with all the cables and accessories that you'll likely ever need. Read on to see if this headset will give you a sound advantage for gaming of if it will leave you wanting more.

Nothing helps us wipe out newb's than a good gaming headset. In the past a good gaming headset was hard to find, but these days it is getting a lot easier as it seems every company and their brother's are manufacturing a "High End" gaming headset. Some of these are good and others are just plain terrible. So today we are going to discuss the Sharkoon X-Tactic 5.1 Digital Headset. As we progress though the article you will see that there is good and bad with this headset. Sharkoon is a company based in Germany and is known for making all kinds of PC and gaming related products ranging from case fans to keyboards, and everything in between...

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NZXT HALE90 750W Power Supply Review
KitGuru posted a review on the NZXT HALE90 750W Power Supply

NZXT are better known for their chassis design but they have also been expanding their power supply range, targeting a broad and demanding enthusiast audience in the process. Today we are reviewing our first power supply from the company, the 750W model from their newest HALE90 series.

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Razer Tron mouse and mat Review
XSReviews have reviewed the Razer Tron mouse and mat.

One well known fact when it comes to games, is that movie tie-ins stink; almost universally. However, hoping not to repeat this market crossover failure, Razer have produced a pair of products that they'll be selling together based on the recently released Disney Tron sequel. With fancy lighting, high sensitivity and even some mouse sound effects, let's see if it's an good.

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Nokia E5 (Unlocked) Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Nokia E5 cellphone

Unlocked smartphones tend to cost hundreds of dollars, but the Nokia E5 is a welcome exception. It's essentially a lower cost clone of the solid Nokia E72. That makes it a good option for anyone needing an inexpensive cell phone that accepts AT&T, T-Mobile, and prepaid SIM cards here, and prepaid cards when traveling overseas. That said, it's nowhere near as advanced as today's more sophisticated Android and iPhone OS devices.

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LapWorks Crystal iPad Folio Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the LapWorks Crystal iPad Folio

I picked up an iPad a few months ago and have had the opportunity to check out a few iPad cases. The options I have looked at thus far focus on protecting your iPad rather than offering any additional usability features. Today we will be looking at the LapWorks Crystal iPad Folio which was announced just today. The Crystal Folio is a multi-purpose case that offers functionality in addition to a clear protective shell that allows the natural good looks of the iPad to show through.

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Deepcool N8 Notebook Cooler Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the Deepcool N8 Notebook Cooler.

Manufacturers are producing "Gaming Notebooks" with faster running processors and higher end graphic cards that will really heat up quickly and we all know that heat can bring any system to its knees and shorten the life of the system. Thankfully Deepcool is addressing these hot and sweaty notebooks with their new notebook Cooler, the Deepcool N8.

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Zalman ZM850-HP Plus Power Supply Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Zalman ZM850-HP Plus Power Supply

Zalman has just released a new power supply line, the HP Plus, featuring two internal heatpipes and modular cabling system. Currently only two models are available, 850 W and 1,000 W, both with 80 Plus Silver certification. Although they are not selling them yet, Zalman has already got 80 Plus Bronze certification for the 500 W, 600 W, and 700 W models, so they will be releasing these models in the near future. Let's see if the 850 W model is a good buy.

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Nokia N8: Something Completely Different
InsideHW.com has reviewed Nokia N8 smartphone

A strong marketing campaign can make any product sell well, iPhone being the best example thereof. Once it’s started to lose ground, Nokia has opted for this trick as well - it was very clear already a few months before the presentation of 5800XM, the phone that was supposed to present the new S60v5 platform, but with an unlucky mutant of an OS. The general impression was that Nokia had been forced into the touchscreen smartphone arena screaming and wiggling. 5800XM was touted as “the Apple-eater”, although it was factually quite a bit behind the competition, both software- and hardware-wise…

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