Affiliate Tech Reviews for September 29, 2012

Don’t you just love surprises!

I know I certainly do, only the good ones of course,  this week has been full of them.

If you haven’t been following our forums, make sure to check them out again on Sunday, when we begin our next give away.

You too may be surprised.

HIGHLIGHT REVIEW

In mid-2011, AMD released their first generation of Accelerated Processing Units codenamed “Llano”. Benchmark Reviews was right there with the scoop on the A8-3850 Lynx APU, which provided significantly improved performance over its Sandy Bridge competitor, especially in GPU-centric benchmarks. Now Intel has released Ivy Bridge, which increased performance over Sandy Bridge, and AMD has responded by releasing their second generation of APUs.

AMD Trinity APU A10-5800K & A8-5600K Preview @ Benchmark Reviews

SSDS

• Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB SSD Review @ Custom PC Review
• Samsung PM840 Pro 256 Gigabyte @ ocaholic

CHASSIS

• Antec One Mid-Tower Case Review @ Bigbruin
• Ballistic Tough Jacket iPad Case @ Techreaction
• Cooler Master CM Storm Scout 2 Mid-Tower PC Chassis Review @ eTeknix

COOLERS

• Arctic Breeze USB Desktop Fan Review @ eTeknix
• Noctua NH-L12 CPU Cooler Review @ APH Networks
• Scythe Mugen 3 Rev.B CPU Cooler Review @ eTeknix

GAMING

• World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (PC) Game Review @ HardwareHeaven
• World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Developer Interview @ HardwareHeaven
• Mini-ITX Gaming HTPC: building the ultimate powerhouse @ XSReviews
• Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Video Review @ HardwareHeaven

MEMORY

• Topower Black-X Series DDR3 1333MHz 8GB Memory Kit Review @ eTeknix

MOTHERBOARDS

• Biostar Hi-Fi Z77X Intel ATX Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews
• MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (A85X) Motherboard Preview @ eTeknix

OTHERS

• Incipio offGRID 1 Port Rechargeable Backup Battery @ Techreaction
• LSI MegaRAID 9265-8i & Areca ARC-1882i SATA+SAS 6Gb/s Controller Cards @ NikKTech
• Glacialtech Igloo Pad Series R15 Laptop Cooling Pad Review @ Frostytech
• Pretec SDHC 32GB 433x Media Card Review @ ETeknix
• AMD A10 and A8 Trinity APU: Virgo Desktop Experience @ Hothardware
• Exclusive Trinity interview with AMD VP Leslie Sobon @ Kitguru

PERIPHERALS

• Genius SW-G2.1 3000 2.1 Computer Speaker Review @ APH
• Korg microKEY37 USB MIDI Keyboard Review @ TestFreaks
• Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review @ Custom PC Review
• ZOWIE GEAR EC1 eVo Black Gaming Mouse Review @ Nikktech
• Logitech Ultimate Ears 6000 Headset Review @ HardwareHeaven

SYSTEMS

• Asus Zenbook Prime UX32VD Ultrabook Review @ Hothardware
• Medion Erazer X7817x Gaming Notebook @ ocaholic