Affiliate Tech Reviews for September 5, 2012

First day back to school for our students here in Ontario.  It’s a day of change for most of us even if we do not have kids going to school.  If you take public transit you have to remember that the bus will be a little fuller today and even a little behind time. If you drive, today’s priority is watching for kids darting across the road or getting off the school bus. And then, there is of course the speed traps. They were there all summer but for the next couple of weeks they will be ‘manned’.

HIGHLIGHT REVIEW (Kitguru)

Dust: an Elysian Tail is an indie title that was released this month on the XBLA for the Summer Arcade.  It is a 2D side-scroller action RPG much in the same vein as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

Dust: An Elysian Tail Review (XBLA) @ Kitguru

SSDS

• Unboxing the Crucial M4 mSATA 256GB Solid State Drive @ ThinkComputers
• Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB Review @ Vortez
• Samsung 830 Revisited: 256GB SSD Review @ Custom PC Review
• Mushkin Catalyst Cache 50GB SSD @ Bjorn3d
• Crucial v4 256GB vs. OCZ Agility 4 256GB SSD Shootout @ Techspot

CHASSIS

• Antec Eleven Hundred Mid Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix
• Aerocool BX-500 Evil Black Edition Full-Tower PC Chassis Review @ eTeknix
• CM Storm Stryker Computer Case Review @ Benchmark Reviews
• Incipio Samsung Galaxy S3 SILICRYLIC DualPro Case @ Techreaction

COOLERS

• Silverstone AP Series Air Penetrator Case Fan Review @ Hi Tech Legion
• Be Quiet! Shadow Wings Series Fan Review @ eTeknix
• ARCTIC Accelero Hybrid GPU Water Cooler Review @ Custom PC Review
• NZXT Havik 120 and Havik 140 CPU Cooler Review @ Custom PC Review

CONTESTS

• TSSDR Mega SSD Giveaway Week 1 “ OCZ Vertex 4 512GB SSD @ TheSSDReview
• Win an 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600MHz DDR3 Kit @ Bigbruin
• Pimp My Rig Competition with PowerColor (Devil 13 HD7990 Prize) @ HardwareHeaven
• Win a QNAP TS-219PII NAS! @ Computing on Demand

GAMING

• Patriot Viper 3 Intel Extreme Masters Limited Edition 2133MHz 8GB Review @ Kitguru
• Damage Inc: Pacific Squadron WWII @ Benchmark Reviews
• Wii to HDMI Converter Review @ TestFreaks

MOTHERBOARDS

• Gigabyte GA-7PESLX – Workstation Motherboard @ ocaholic
• GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH @ Bjorn3D
• ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Champion Motherboard Review @ Kitguru
• ASUS Maximus V Formula @ Ocaholic

OTHERS

• Why Linux Will Never Suffer From Viruses Like Windows @ HotHardware
• Colcasac Jack Bauer Shoulder Bag Review @ TestFreaks
• Synology DiskStation DS413j NAS Review @ HardwareHeaven
• Thermaltake BlacX 5G SATA/USB Docking Station @ Benchmark Review
• Ineo I-NA321U+ Dual Bay Docking Station Review @ Custom PC Review
• Actiontec PWR500 – 500Mbps Powerline Network Adapter Kit Review @ MissingRemote
• Buffalo MiniStation Extreme USB 3.0 Hard Drive Review with Drop Test @ HardwareHeaven

PERIPHERALS

• Corsair Vengeance 2000 Wireless Headset Review @ eTeknix
• CM Storm Sentinel Advance II Gaming Mouse Review @ eTeknix
• TekRepublic TH Pro Headset Review @ eTeknix
• CM Storm Headset Round-up Review @ Hi Tech Legion
• Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Theron Laser Mouse Review @ APH Networks

POWER SUPPLY UNITS

• Seasonic X-Series 850W Power Supply Review @ Kitguru
• Lepa G650-MAS 650W Power Supply Review @ Hi Tech Legion