With a light dusting snow outside we can hardly call this winter here in Ohio. We are nearly to spring with only a couple small snow storms that show us that it’s even winter.  This year has been one of the most interesting years for weather. Here are the reviews from our affiliates for the first half of the week this week.

Motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 Motherboard Review  @ Legit Reviews

MSI Z68A-GD65G3 Motherboard @ Rbmods

ASRock X79 Extreme6/GB Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets

CPU’s

Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Processor Review @ Legit Reviews

Cases

BitFenix Raider Mid-Tower

Antec Eleven Hundred Review @ Neoseeker

NZXT Switch 810 White Case Review @ Legit Reviews

NZXT Phantom 410 Case @ TechwareLabs

Antec P280 Super Mid Tower Case Review @ Bigbruin.com

BitFenix Raider ATX case Review @ XtremeComputing

Xigmatek Midgard II Mid-Tower Chassis Review

Cooler Master Cosmos II @ techPowerUp

Antec ONE Preview @ techPowerUp

Rosewill Thor V2 Full Tower Computer Case Review

Fractal Design Define XL Computer Case Review @ Benchmark Review

Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Full Tower Case Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Cooler Master Silencio 450 Mid-Tower Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Raidmax Viper Case @ TechwareLabs

Antec Three Hundred Two Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

Video Cards

Sapphire VID-2X Review @ OCC

ASUS GTX 560Ti 448 Cores DirectCU II 1280MB Video Card Review @ Hi Tech Legion

HIS Radeon HD7970 3GB Review @ Vortez

AMD Radeon HD 7950 CrossFire & TriFire Review @ Neoseeker

Club 3D SenseVision CSV-2000D USB to DVI Graphics Adapter Review @ eTeknix.com

AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card Overclocked

Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB OC Video Card in CrossFire

Memory

G.Skill Ripjaws Z 2133CL9Q-16GBZH Memory Kit Review @ Madshrimps

Patriot Memory Division IV Viper Extreme 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 Quad Channel Memory Kit

Kingston HyperX Limited Edition DDR3-1600 4GB Dual Channel Memory Kit Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Mushkin Blackline PC3-17000 (994015) 16GB Quad Pack Memory Kit Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Input Devices

ROCCAT Isku Illuminating Gaming Keyboard Review @ HardwareLOOK

Corsair Vengeance M90 Performance Laser Gaming Mouse Review @ Madshrimps

Cyborg GLIDE 7 Gaming Surface Review @ eTeknix.com

ROCCAT Alumic Mouse Pad @ techPowerUp

Audio

Phonak Aud PFE232 +mic In-ear Headset @ techPowerUp

ROCCAT Kave 5.1 Headset Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Microlab M700 2.1 speakers Review - XSReviews

Network

Synology DiskStation DS212 2-Bay NAS Server Review @ Bigbruin.com

Synology DS-212 Two-Bay NAS Review @ Tweaknews

Storage

Diablotek SSD to USB 3.0 SATA Adapter @ TechwareLabs

OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB SSD Review@ HardwareLOOK

Intel 520 SSD Review (Round Two) - RAID Testing at 1.5GB/s With Highpoint 2720SGL RAID Controller

Intel 520 Series 240GB Solid State Drive Review @ eTeknix.com

OCZ Technology Octane 128GB Solid State Drive

OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB Solid State Drive Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Meet Intel's Cherryville: 520 Series 240GB SSD Review @ Techgage

Intel SSD 520 Series 240 GB Solid State Drive Review @ Hardware Secrets

Intel SSD 520 Series 240GB Retail Solid State Drive Bundle Review

Intel 520 Series 240GB Review @ OCC

Intel SSD 520 Series Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews

Intel's 520 Series solid-state drive

Intel 520 'Cherryville' Series 240GB SSD Review in RAID 0 @ Legit Reviews

Intel 520 240GB SSD Review (Round One) - Intel Releases Amazing SATA 3 SandForce Driven SSD

Intel SSD 520 Series Solid State Drive Review @ HotHardware.com

Samsung's 830 Series solid-state drive

MyDigitalSSD 'Bullet Proof' 128GB mSATA SATA 2 SSD Review

Seagate Barracuda 3 TB Hard Drive Review @ Hardware Secrets

SSD performance scaling across the spectrum

Corsair Performance Series Pro 128GB Solid State Drive Review

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 Thumb Drive Review

Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 120GB SATA III SSD (Upgrade Bundle Kit) Review

Cooling

Alpenföhn K2 CPU Cooler Review @ Vortez

Cooler Master Gemin II Review - XSReviews

Kingwin 120mm Fan Review @ OCC

Xigmatek Prime SD1484 Review @ OCC

Noctua NF-F12 Focused Flow Fan Review @ Ninjalane

SilenX Effizio EFZ-120HA5 CPU Cooler Review

Cooler Master GeminII M4 CPU Cooler Review @ Madshrimps

Prolimatech Genesis CPU Cooler @ TechwareLabs

Enermax ETS-T40-VD CPU Cooler Review @ eTeknix.com

Gaming

Unstoppable Gorg Review - The Aliens Are Coming! @ Techgage

Need For Speed: The Run PC Review @ eTeknix.com

Systems

Razer Blade 17.3-inch LED Gaming Laptop Initial Impressions Preview

Scan 3XS FT03 ROG SLI System Review @ Vortez

Razer Blade Switchblade User Interface Panel Hands-on

Other

NEC MultiSync EA273WM-BK 27-inch LED Monitor Review @ HotHardware.com

Asus BW-12B1LT Internal 12X Blu-Ray Writer Review @ Tweaknews

Vaja Libretto Limited Edition iPad 2 Case Review @ Madshrimps

Tt eSPORTS Battle Dragon Bag Review

AC Ryan Veolo @ techPowerUp

ARCTIC MC001-BD Review @ Vortez

Contests

Corsair Vengeance M60 FPS Gaming Mouse Contest @ Legit Reviews