Here part 2 of this weekends reviews roundup with the following articles:

- Inno3D GeForce GTX 580 OC edition Review
- Tt eSPORTS Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard Review
- Psyko Audio Labs 5.1 Gaming Headset Review
- Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler Review
- Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus VGA Cooler Review
- Arctic Sound P531 USB Gaming Headset Review
- NZXT Sleeved LED Kit Review
- Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard Review
- Thermaltake EMP0001SLS Tt eSports DASHER Gaming Mouse Pad Review
- ASUS GTX 580 Review
- Enermax Apollish Vegas and T.B. Silence Fan Review
- Media Players - Extenders Comparison Buyers Guide
- Slappa Ballistix Aura Laptop Sleeve Review
- Corsair HS1 USB Gaming Headset Review
- ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Sandy bridge mobo Preview
- 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 2000MHz DDR3 Memory Review
- Roku XD Media Player Review
- ASUS P7H55-M/USB3 Motherboard Review
- Antec High Current Gamer 750 W Power Supply Review
- BitFenix Survivor Gaming Case Review
- Chillblast Fusion Challenger System Review
- Teufel CB 200 Review
- Asus EAH6850 Direct CU Overclock Edition Review
- Carmen Car Audio Player Review
- Acer beTouch E130 Mobile Phone Review
- Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (PC) Review
- Screwpop 4-in-1 Keychain Tool Review



Inno3D GeForce GTX 580 OC edition Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the Inno3D GeForce GTX 580 OC edition video card

We review the Inno3D GeForce GTX 580OC. Despite a very high price tag the product seems to become a nice success. As such directly at launch several models based of this SKU where already announced, e.g. the regular clocked models, factory higher clocked models, liquid cooled models.

This OC edition, in particular this is a reference GeForce GTX 580 that has been clocked faster to 820 MHz on the core where it also welcomes a nice bump on the overall memory frequency.

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Tt eSPORTS Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard Review
Techgage.com posted an in-depth look at the Tt eSPORTS Challenger Pro gaming keyboard.

The "professional gaming" market is filled with some first-rate competition, but Thermaltake believes it can deliver some of the best offerings out there. To help prove it, it's even created a unique brand, called "Tt eSPORTS". Let's take a look at one of the first products to fall under that brand, the Challenger Pro gaming keyboard.

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Psyko Audio Labs 5.1 Gaming Headset Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Psyko Audio Labs 5.1 Gaming Headset

Many people have a home theater system for watching movies in surround sound. HTPC owners aside, few by comparison have a similar setup for their computer however. The basic 2-channel or 2.1-channel remain the most common speaker systems for home computers. Psyko Audio Labs introduces a 5.1 surround sound headset, in what they have coined as "the dawn of audio as a weapon" to improve positional awareness and reaction time for improved game play. Rather than placing multiple speakers in the ear cups they are located above your head, and use WaveGuides to direct the sound around each ear.

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Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler Review
Vortez posted Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler Review

The name itself describes what we can expect from the cooler, the 'C' denotes that it's a C-type top down cooler and the '14' represents the size of the fans bundled with the heatsink. As is typical of Noctua, they have bundled two of their flagship and highly revered NF-P14 FLX fans with the NH-C14 to deliver high performance whilst maintaining quietude. The concept itself is not new since top down coolers used to be the norm before tower coolers entered the market, but they have endured the test of time and remain the ideal solution for Media Centres where low profile coolers can provide adequate cooling power in a small package. Compatibility is clearly an emphasis Noctua are taking to. Although bundled with two fans, they can be used in 3 different configuration modes depending on usage and available space inside a chassis; Dual fan mode, Low profile mode & High clearance mode. We will have an in-depth look later on in the review. As an evolution of the NH-C12P it will be interesting to see how the two fare against each other. Other features we can expect to see is compatibility with all recent AMD and Intel sockets, including the unique claim to being the first cooler to officially support the upcoming LGA1155 socket, and of course their NT-H1 thermal paste.

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Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus VGA Cooler Review
Bigbruin.com has published a review of the Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus VGA Cooler

The GTX465 may run cooler than other Fermi-based graphics cards, but that doesn't mean you might not want to think about adding an aftermarket solution to cool things off even more. The Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus does an excellent job of keeping the GPU core very cool under fire, while also running so quietly that you'd never know it was running.

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Arctic Sound P531 USB Gaming Headset Review
ASE Labs posted a review on the Arctic Sound P531 USB Gaming Headset

Gaming headsets aren't all alike. Some are very expensive just because of a brand name. Some are feature packed and come with a good price. The Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound P531 USB Gaming Headset falls into the latter category. The P531 brings true 5.1 channel sound for your listening pleasure.

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NZXT Sleeved LED Kit Review
ThinkComputers.org posted NZXT Sleeved LED Kit Review

Nowadays most computers come with case windows, with these case windows most people like to put in LED fans or cold cathode lights. But in the recently we have seen more and more company’s start to adapt and move over to LED lighting. NZXT is ahead of the curve, offering a sleeved LED light kit along with a lot of their other modding parts they have been making. We are going to install and test out these sleeved LED kits and see if it is perfect for your next build.

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Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard

Gigabyte may be a name known to some due to their motherboards, but it seems the company has recently decided to venture into the over saturated peripheral market with the release of the Gigabyte Aivia K8100 keyboard. This keyboard - similar to their recent motherboards - is aimed at the enthusiast computer crowd. With features such as 20-key simultaneous anti-ghosting as well as up to 100 programmable, on-board macros, this keyboard is clearly for the hardest of hardcore gamers. Within this review, Benchmark Reviews tests the Gigabyte Aivia K8100 gaming keyboard.

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Thermaltake EMP0001SLS Tt eSports DASHER Gaming Mouse Pad Review
Hi Tech Legion checked out the Thermaltake EMP0001SLS Tt eSports DASHER Gaming Mouse Pad

The Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Dasher offers increased responsiveness over regular mouse pads. With the Thermaltake Dasher Mousepad's enlarged surface area, you have the freedom to move your mouse across the screen faster than the competition, even in Eyefinity or Surround monitor setups. The Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Dasher Mouse Pad comes with a 1-year warranty and is designed to withstand the abuse of professional LAN PC gaming.

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ASUS GTX 580 Review
OCC has published a review on the ASUS GTX 580 video card

The 10MHz improvement in base clock speed does offer up a small boost in games. However, ASUS was not going to let that be the only point of difference with this card and included its Smart Doctor utility to get the most from the GTX 580. By utilizing this utility and tweaking the voltage, I was able to increase the clock speed from the base 782MHz on the GF 110 core by 23%, up to 962MHz. On the memory, the scaling was not as dramatic, but still went up by 14% to 1140MHz. This allowed the already fastest single GPU in the market to scale well beyond what the reference card was able to deliver.

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Enermax Apollish Vegas and T.B. Silence Fan Review
Vortez posted Enermax Apollish Vegas and T.B. Silence Fan Review

Enermax are back with some new fan cooling products. Many of you know the company as a manufacturer of some of the highest regarded power supplies on the market. They had great success with their Galaxy series and are continuing to do so with their current Modu and Evolution series of supplies.

That excellent reputation has also followed them as they've moved over to air cooling. Their 'Air Cooling by Enermax' brand has impressed many with their innovative 'batwing', 'twister bearing' and 'halo frame' being particularly notable!

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Media Players - Extenders Comparison Buyers Guide
MissingRemote.com has released a new Guide on Media Players

It seems in this day that every company under the sun has their very own media player with various features, but how can you differentiate them? We're here to try to help! I was at work when a buddy of mine asked me which Media Player device he should buy in order to play all his content. I thought for a moment and then realized how badly even I needed something to compare. This will be a living guide, in that we will constantly be adding devices to it. If you have or know of a media player not listed below, please let us know in the comments below!

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Slappa Ballistix Aura Laptop Sleeve Review
OCModShop posted a review on the Slappa Ballistix Aura Laptop Sleeve

Nearly everyone who owns a laptop carries it outside the house or office at some point, and you really can't subject it to all the slings and arrows of this world. You need some sort of protection for your portable computer, but you may not want to lug around a full-fledged laptop bag or case. Some people like to keep things really minimalized and slim, else what's the point to buying these ultra-thin (and ultra-expensive) laptops?

For those of you who just want to lug around your computer from place to place without a lot of extra cables and hassle, then all you really need is a good laptop sleeve. Slappa's Aura laptop sleeve has lots of protective features without a lot of nonsense.

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Corsair HS1 USB Gaming Headset Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Corsair HS1 USB Gaming Headset

With so many headsets to choose from on the market these days, manufacturers have been trying to create a product that sets them apart from the mainstream. Corsair has designed the HS1 to simulate the couch listening experience so the music is not “in your head” but rather surrounding you like your typical home stereo setup would. The design is composed of larger than average drivers, a very creative and comfortable design, and an attention to sound detail that every audiophile and gamer will be in awe of. Their hardware solution is crisp and clean in its audio reproduction and when coupled with their software, gives unmatched control of audio features that are sure to make the experience adjustable to each individuals liking.

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ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Sandy bridge mobo Preview
The Guru of 3D posted ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Sandy bridge mobo preview

In today's article we'll show you a very lovely offering from ASUS as we'll preview their upcoming P8P67 Deluxe Sandy bridge ready motherboard. This motherboard is using a 16+2 phases (digital) design cooled by two Guru3D blue'ish heatsinks. Of course features like SATA 6G and USB 3 are available as well, and guess what, the board supports SLI and Crossfire, albeit in a x8:x8 configuration.

There even is a 3rd mechanical x16 slot though that one is limited at x4 PCE lanes (still handy for a PhysX card). What's going to be big for this motherboard is that it does not have a BIOS anymore, at least not in the traditional way that we know it. This will be one of the first motherboards with the all new EFI BIOS.

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8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 2000MHz DDR3 Memory Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 2000MHz DDR3 Memory

The maximum speed officially supported by an Intel Core i3/i5 CPU is 1333MHz, and most will know too well that that even lower priced Intel H55/P55 Motherboards can support a 200 BCLK. If you like to dabble in the dark art of overclocking there are a few good reasons to choose a 2000MHz (PC3-16000) RAM kit. Firstly you have the options of lower voltage and tighter timings at lower speeds, and next you have the added benefit of higher memory bandwidth at the top speed. Last but not least though is the overclocking headroom, sure you could try to push your 1600MHz kit to 2000MHz but there are not too many kits that will do that, and you will certainly have to pay a premium. G.Skill have a broad range of DDR3 RAM from basic to extreme, today Benchmark Reviews will be testing the G.Skill Ripjaws 2000MHz CL9 Dual Channel 1.55v 8GB Kit (PN: F3-16000CL9D-8GBRM) priced at $209.99 for your reading pleasure.

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Roku XD Media Player Review
Techgage.com posted a review of Roku's XD media player

With the surging popularity of streaming content online, media players are popping up all the place from a countless number of vendors. Roku isn't a bandwagon jumper, though, as it's been designing robust media solutions for some time. With all of the competition we've tested, we're taking a look at one of its current products, the XD.

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ASUS P7H55-M/USB3 Motherboard Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the ASUS P7H55-M/USB3 Motherboard

On our test bench today we have one of the latest products from ASUS, the P7H55-M/USB3. Based on Intel's Socket 1156 and the H55 chipset this Micro-ATX board includes the latest features such as SATA 6GB/s and USB 3.0. We will be putting it through a selection of real world tests to find out how well it performs against a comparable H57 model when using the Core i5-655K.

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Antec High Current Gamer 750 W Power Supply Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Antec High Current Gamer 750 W Power Supply

Antec has recently released a new power supply series, called High Current Gamer, so far featuring 400 W, 520 W, 620 W, 750 W, and 900 W models, all featuring 80 Plus Bronze certification.

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BitFenix Survivor Gaming Case Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the BitFenix Survivor Gaming Case

BitFenix's Survivor case has a sleek, innovative look, outstanding feature set and a well-appointed I/O panel all packed into a Lan-friendly case with a rugged finish and sturdy handle. The interior is very roomy, for a mid-tower and has some outstanding cable management features and nicely configurable storage options.

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Chillblast Fusion Challenger System Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the Chillblast Fusion Challenger System

Today we have a custom-built performance system on our test bench; aimed at consumers who want a good base specification with potential for future upgrades the Fusion Challenger retails for £699 and features a Core i3 CPU at 4.0GHz and plenty of configuration options during the purchase process.

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Teufel CB 200 Review
XSReviews have a review of Teufel CB 200 speaker and amp set

Home audio and specifically PC sound, is always a bit of an oddball when it comes to the enthusiast. In the same way that high end gaming mice and keyboards are only appreciated when they've been experienced, so too is high quality sound. However, despite this even the most well versed and deep pocketed enthusiast can fall into the trap of not acquiring nice Hi-Fi kit for their PC or gaming centre.

Still, those that do will most of the time opt for a nice 2.1, perhaps 5.1 with the real cinema heads going for 7.1 or even 7.2. However, Teufel don't consider that number after the decimel to be so important, today giving us a peak at their CB 200 kit, an amped 2.0 pair of mids with incorporated tweeters. Let's see how they stand up to the patent pending XSR "listening with our ears" test.

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Asus EAH6850 Direct CU Overclock Edition Review
KitGuru posted a review on the Asus EAH6850 Direct CU Overclock Edition

The AMD HD6850 was released just over a month ago and has been warmly received by critics and the public. We have already looked at boards from Sapphire, XFX, Powercolor and HIS and today the Asus EAH6850 Direct CU Overclock Edition is next in line for a thorough workout.

Like all of the best graphics cards, the Asus EAH6850 showcases a customised cooler and is supplied in a modest pre overclocked state.

Asus are also keen to focus on the ‘Voltage Tweak’ aspects of the card, to highlight the enhanced overclocking potential. With reduced thermal states and enhanced acoustics this looks to be well worth adding to our portfolio of 6800 series reviews.

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Carmen Car Audio Player Review
TestFreaks posted a review on the Carmen Car Audio Player

The Carmen Car Audio Player is advertised as a DVR for radio. That statement is slightly inaccurate as DVR stands for Digital Video Recorder and the Carmen only records Internet radio. However it can store up to 45 hours of radio streams, songs, or podcasts or your own mp3s from sources such as iTunes.

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Acer beTouch E130 Mobile Phone Review
t-break posted a review on the Acer beTouch E130 Mobile Phone

Acer mixes the form factor of the BlackBerry with the power of an Android.

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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (PC) Review
Kitguru gaming posted a review on Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

Super fast cars and gorgeous women, its a geek’s dream. Sure we can’t afford either, but thanks to Electronic Arts we can enjoy part of the experience in the comfort of our own homes (yes the cars bit of the equation you dirty dogs). Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is the kick in the ass the franchise has needed for a long time – fast and furious style car chases with the police in the world’s most exotic cars. If you still haven’t even raised an eyebrow, check you have a pulse.

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Screwpop 4-in-1 Keychain Tool Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Screwpop 4-in-1 Keychain Tool

The Screwpop 4-in-1 keychain tool easily fits on any size keyring and is great for championing all types of random do-it-yourself projects. This sub $10 tool has two of the most common screwdriver sizes available, a 1/4" nut driver and a bottle cap opener for when you are done with that last minute project that you helped someone out with. Read on to see if the Screwpop is a worthy holiday gift!

After spending a month with the Screwpop we found that it was nice to have on our key chain and that there were a few situations where it came in handy. Those situations included removing a blown up power supply at a LAN party, opening up a paint can and of course helping out a friend when they realized they bought a six pack of beer that didn't have twist off caps. The Screwpop 4-in-1 keychain tool isn't something we used every day, but it did come in handy at random times and was a cool conversation piece when we saved the day...

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