TSSDR Affiliate Reviews for April 13, 2013

These cold spring days here in Ontario are giving us a lot of time to spend on the computer. I am sure that there are many new participants in the gaming world these past few months.  If you are not into playing computer games, maybe you need to upgrade your technology. Here are some of the latest reviews from our Affiliates for you to browse through.

HIGHLIGHT REVIEW

ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Champion (X79) Motherboard Review @ eTeknix

When in the market for a motherboard, most users who have decided on Intel for their processor are left with a big choice, do they go X79 or Z77? Well it comes down really to your main use of the system and more so your budget. Z77 is typically the chip set of choice when it comes to day-to-day computing and gaming, but if you’re more like us at eTeknix where gaming is not a thing that you get time for or you generally don’t want to do, where the focus is more on sheer power for the likes of video rendering and image editing, then with out a doubt X79 is the way to go.

SSDS

• 480GB Crucial M500 Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews
• Crucial M500 Solid State Drive (960GB) Review @ HardwareHeaven
• OCZ Vertex 3.20 120GB Solid State Drive Review @ Kitguru

CHASSIS

• Cooler Master Storm Stryker Case @ Modders-Inc
• Cougar Challenger Midi Tower Review @ NiKKTech
• Fractal Design Define R4 Case Review @ ThinkComputers
• In Win GT1 Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion
• Antec GX700 Case Review @ Kitguru
• Enermax Ostrog GT Chassis Review @ eTeknix
• Nanoxia Deep Silence 2 DS2 Mid-Tower PC Case Review @ TestFreaks
• Slappa Black Rubber Sole Netbook or Tablet Case Review @ TestFreaks
• Cooler Master HAF XB Chassis Review @ eTeknix
• Zalman MS800 Mid Tower Case Review @ ThinkComputers

COOLERS

• Swiftech H220 Liquid CPU Cooling Kit Review @ Tweak
• Noctua NF-S12A FLX, ULN and PWM Case Fan Reviews @ eTeknix
• Evercool Venti (HPQ 12025) CPU Cooler Review @ eTeknix
• Noctua NH-L9i Low Profile CPU Cooler @ Modders-In
• Xigmatek XAF Series F1255 120mm Fan Review @ eTeknix

GAMING

• Tomb Raider @ LanOC Reviews
• Tomb Raider PC Review @ eTeknix
• BioShock Infinite (PC) Review @ Kitguru

GRAPHICS

• Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost OC Edition 2GB Graphics Card @ eTeknix

HEADSETS

• Steelseries Flux In Ear Headset @ LanOC Reviews
• Sennheisser OCX 685i Headset @ TechnologyX

KEYBOARDS

• AZiO Levetron Mech5 Mechanical Keyboard Review @ eTeknix
• Ozone Blade Keyboard @ Technic3D
• Gigabyte AiVia Osmium Keyboard Review @ Hi Tech Legion
• CM Storm QuickFire Stealth Mechanical Keyboard @ TechnologyX

MISCELLANEOUS

• Cooler Master Storm Power-RX Mousepad Review @ APH Networks
• Exclusive interview with Richard Huddy about Intel moving beyond DX @ Kitguru
• Top 5 Personal Cloud Storage Services @ ThinkComputers
• Can Console Gaming Save AMD From Collapse? @ Benchmark Reviews

MOTHERBOARDS

• Z77 Motherboard Charts: 25 Models tested – update MSI Z77IA-E53 @ Ocaholic
• ASUS P9X79 PRO Motherboard Review @ Techgage

OTHER PERIHPERALS

• INEO I-NA321U PLUS Docking Station @ Benchmark Reviews

PHONES

• Reinventing BlackBerry: BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone Review @ HotHardware

SPEAKERS

• ESI uniK 04 Speaker Review @ Tweak
• Razer Ferox Speaker Review @ Tweak