Reviews are again light today as CES 2012 rolls ahead, so naturally the news is dominated with what is coming out of Vegas. We do still have a few reviews for you today and a great collection of CES related news from around the web – including a summary of our own LanOC Day 1 coverage.  The most interesting news that I heard in the last day was that the Thunderbolt spec is rolling out to a wider audience.  It is looking like folks are going to get more creative with the potential that specification offers.  Stop by the forums and let us know what you have thought about CES so far or any of the reviews mentioned below.

Mainboard

MSI X79 Big Bang XPower II Review @ Vortez

PSUs

Seasonic X-1050 1050W Power Supply Review @ Tweaktown

Gigabyte Sumo Power Silver 900 W @ techPowerUp

Storage

Corsair Performance Pro 256GB SSD Review @ Neoseeker

Other

Western Digital TV Live Media Player Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

The CES 2012 LanOC Day 1 Coverage:

LanOC @ Crucial

LanOC @ Thrustmaster Booth

LanOC @ Steel Series

CES 2012 Affiliate News Roundup

CES 2012 Day 1 - Official Start - Sapphire EVGA and Rosewill @ Ninjalane

CES 2012 Asus X79 Boards, Peripherals, and Transformer Prime TF700T In Action @ HotHardware

OCZ CES 2012: Z-Drive R5, Kilimanjaro and Everest 2 Step Out @ HotHardware

CES 2012: EVGA SR-X Dual Socket 2011 Motherboard @ Legit Reviews

x86 Everywhere: Intel Announces Medfield Phones @ HotHardware

CES 2012 – Booth Babes Day 1 @ Techwarelabs

Nvidia and Asus aim for $249 Tegra 3 tablet @ The Tech Report

Thermaltake brings rubber domes back in style @ The Tech Report

OCZ, Marvell scale Kilimanjaro with PCIe SSD @ The Tech Report

Lenovo's Yoga bends over backward to please us @ The Tech Report

Lian Li @ BCC Hardware

Arctic Products @ BCC Hardware

Verbatim’s New Store ‘n’ Go Micro USB Drive Plus Delivers Rugged Portable Storage

ROCCAT™ Studios Reveals Details for US Launch of Professional Gaming Peripherals

German gaming peripheral designer unveils keyboards, mice and surround sound headsets hitting the US market for the first time at CES 2012.

Click below to read about the products being introduced.

On Friday Crucial announced the 7mm version of the award-winning Crucial m4 SSD and the Crucial Adrenaline Solid State Cache Solution.

This new m4 SSD meets the needs for slimmer storage devices while delivering the same stellar performance as the standard 9.5mm Crucial m4 SSD. It is available in capacities of 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB. Note that the 512GB version is one of the highest-capacity storage drives – magnetic or solid state – available on the market for laptops with a 7mm tall drive bay.

The Crucial Adrenaline Solid State Cache Solution, which combines a cost-effective, high-performance SSD with an existing hard drive to enable the best of both worlds: SSD-like performance with the high storage capacity of a hard drive. The new product comprises a 50GB Crucial® m4 SSD, a 3.5" adapter bracket, and caching software. It’s simple, two-step installation is as easy as connecting the SSD to the motherboard with a standard SATA cable followed by installation of the software.

Click below for more information:

 Verbatim Boosts Computer Performance with 2.5” SATA Solid State Drives and Upgrade Kits

Unique upgrade kit contains everything needed to easily install a Verbatim SSD into a laptop or desktop system.

Verbatim to showcase entire line of products during CES 2012 in Las Vegas.

Click below to view the full press release.

Vuzix Announces Plans for SMART Glasses Technology - Holy Grail of Wearable Display Industry, See-Through HD Glasses in a Designer Sunglasses Form Factor - at CES 2012

Click to read the full press release:

OCZ Technology and Marvell to Debut Next Generation PCI Express Z-Drive R5 Solid State Solution at Storage Visions 2012

Enterprise PCIe SSD Utilizes OCZ and Marvell Jointly-Developed Kilimanjaro Platform to Deliver Unparalleled Performance and Versatility for Server and Enterprise Storage Clients

 It wasn't too long ago that we first saw the results of the OCZ and Marvell collaporation in the SSD form factor.  Now OCZ is coming at us with the first PCIe rendition of their controller developed with Marvell.

Click below to read the full release.

There are a few reviews that have come out in the last 24 hrs, but unless you are under a rock, the big news is coming out of Las Vegas – the 2012 International CES. LanOC Reviews is in town covering this event and we have brought you a summary of the various articles at the bottom of this post.

Video Cards

Sapphire HD 7970 @ LanOC Reviews

PSU’s

Enermax Platimax 1500 W @ techPowerUp

Cases

Cooler Master Cosmos II Computer Case @ Bigbruin

Antec Solo II @ Metku.net

Storage

Synology DiskStation DS212+ NAS Server Review @ Real World Labs

Patriot Pyro SE 120GB & 240GB SSD Review @ Neoseeker

Kingston HyperX 240 GB @ techPowerUp

Cooling

Zalman CNPS12X / CNPS 12X Cooler Review @ Tweaknews

NZXT Havik 120 @ DeXgo

Input Devices

SPEEDLINK Secure Skin for PS3 Controller @ Madshrimps

Other

Samsung Chromebook Series 5 Review @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk

CES 2012 News Roundup

Intel CES messup @ LanOC Reviews

Thermaltake Suit @ LanOC Reviews

Nvidia Press Conference @ LanOC Reviews

Gigabyte T1132N 3-in-1 computer unveiled at CES 2012 @ eTeknix.com

Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga, New Tablets, CES 2012 @ HotHardware

Storage Vision 2012 Report: Micron/Crucial, Intel and Toshiba @ HotHardware.com NVIDIA, ASUS Shipping First ICS Tablet Today, Teasing 7-inch Tegra 3 Tablet @ HotHardware.com

Gigabyte Z77 motherboards shown off at CES @ eTeknix.com

Thermaltake Launches New Products & Shows a Case Mod @ Legit Reviews

GIGABYTE Shows Intel Z77 Motherboard Lineup For Ivy Bridge @ Legit Reviews

CES 2012 Day 0 - Press Day - MSI Thermaltake and nVidia @ Ninjalane

Corsair Announces Obsidian Case, Carbide 300R & Accelerate SSD Caching @ Legit Reviews

CES 2012 Monster Press Conference Coverage @ TechwareLabs

Transformer Prime's 1920x1200 display is more than meets the eye @ The Tech Report

Nyko and Yo Gabba Gabba! Team Up for CES 2012 Show Floor Debut

HONG KONG, 4th January 2012
Thermal Solutions specialist GELID Solutions reveals its first tower case of its GAMER product line.

This completely black painted 0.7mm steel ATX / Micro-ATX tower case is designed for gamers and includes a long list of features:

As thermal specialist GELID Solutions certainly offers solid cooling options for this case and provides locations for up to 8 fans. Two silent 120mm fans (rear and front) come preinstalled with the case.

The case even enables to mount a 80mm or 120mm fan with a max. 15mm thickness onto the side panel.

The DarkForce supports a 120mm or 240mm radiator at the bottom of the case and offers 8+1 slots for extra connection of peripheral devices.

Next to the USB 3.0, two USB 2.0 and an eSATA port a top I/O with bay for a hotswap 3.5" or 2.5" hard disk or SSD is built in at the top of the case for easier connecting or cloning of hard drives. A 5.25" to 3.5" drive bay converter for any optional 3.5” device is included in the package.

As you may have noticed, some of the LanOC crew is now on the ground at CES 2012. We still have plenty of news to share with you!  We have a lot of reviews that have come out over the weekend and the CES 2012 news is just starting to roll in. I have compiled some CES 2012 related articles at the bottom of the post.

Video Cards

AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB Reference Video Card Review @ TweakTown

ASUS Radeon HD 7970 CrossFire @ techPowerUp

XFX R7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation @ Benchmark Reviews

XFX HD 7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation 3GB Video Card Review @ TweakTown

Sapphire HD 7970 3GB @ OCC

PSU’s

FSP AURUM CM 650M Review @ Vortez

Cases

SilverStone Grandia DG06 HTPC Chassis Review @ MissingRemote

Cooler Master Cosmos II Full-Tower Chassis Review @ Techgag

Antec’s P280 enclosure @ The Tech Report

Sharkoon T9 Mid Tower ATX PC Chassis Review @ eTeknix.com

Storage

OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 1TB PCI-E Storage Solution Review @ Real World Labs

Storage Visions 2012 - OCZ, Crucial, ioSafe and Intel @ Legit Reviews

Thecus N5200XXX @ Computing on Demand

Cooling

Enermax ETD-T60-VD CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets

Input Devices

Enermax Briskie Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Review @ TweakTown

Other

PowerColor JustSling @ techPowerUp

Nero 11 Platinum Software Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Eminent EM 7280 RT3 HD media player 320GB Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Arctic MC001-BD Entertainment Center Review @ Overclockers Online

BenQ RL2240H Monitor Review @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk

CES 2012

Destination CES 2012 - LanOC Crew

Sanho Launches CloudFTP at CES

SolarFocus Announces "SolarKindle" - First Practical Solar Gadget

TechwareLabs Top Ten 2012 CES Predictions

CES Unveiled 2012 - A Sneak Peak At The Hot Products of CES 2012

Griffin Previews the Twenty Audio Amplifier for Airport Express at CES

Things around the website have been a little slow, that must mean we are getting closer to CES. As the staff preps for their trips out to Las Vegas to cover the event review coverage has been a little slow. That doesn’t mean we don’t have things in the works for you guys while we are away. I am working on a couple reviews that you guys will really enjoy for early on next week right now. Here are the affiliate news postings from around the web, expect to see Jakob in here filling in for me next week to help keep you guys up to date with the affiliate news and pr while I am away. Next stop Vegas!

Motherboards

ASRock Extreme9 X79 @ SSDReview

GIGABYTE G1 Killer Assassin 2 @ Futurelooks

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 Intel LGA 2011 @ techPowerUp

Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Motherboard Review @ HardwareLOOK

Sapphire Pure Black 990FX Motherboard Review @ Hi Tech Legion

ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews

Video Cards

EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2Win Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews

AMD ATI Chips Comparison Table @ Hardware Secrets

PSU’s

Corsair Professional Series Gold AX 650 W @ techPowerUp

Cases

Mid-Tower Case Round-Up: Antec, Corsair, NZXT, Thermaltake @ HotHardware.com

In Win Mana 136 Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

NZXT Tempest 410 @ techPowerUp

Fractal Design Define R3 Review @ Vortez

Input Devices

SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel Review @ Legit Reviews

Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Gaming keyboard @ Rbmods

Tt eSPORTS MEKA G1 Keyboard Review @ TechwareLabs

SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 Wheel @ Benchmark Reviews

SteelSeries SRW-S1 Racing Wheel - BCCHardware

Mad Catz Eclipse Wireless LiteTouch Keyboard Review @ Real World Labs

Memory

GeIL Evo Corsa 8GB 2133CL9 Dual Channel Kit Review @ Madshrimps

Audio

Corsair Vengeance 1500 Dolby 7.1 USB Headset Review @ OCC

Storage

RunCore Pro IV USB 3.0 MoonDrive @ TweakTown

Seagate Momentus XT 750GB Solid State Hybrid

RunCore RCP V mSATA T50 SATA III 120GB @ TweakTown

Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Hard Drive Review @ TechwareLabs

Corsair Performance Series Pro 256GB @ TweakTown

Cooling

Swiftech H20-X20 Edge HD Water Cooling @ TweakTown

Other

Piracy to Blame for Falling Music Sales? I Don't Think So @ Techgage

Amazon Kindle Wi-Fi 6-inch E Ink Display Review @ HardwareLOOK

Today we posted up our review of the Cosmos II and of course everyone else did also. Today I have links to all of the other Cosmos II reviews from around the net along with other reviews for you guys to check out.

Cases

In Win BUC 101 Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

NZXT Phantom 410 Case @ Rbmods

Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition (VN10006W2N) Case Review @ TechwareLabs

Cooler Master Cosmos II @ TweakTown

Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra Tower Case Review @ Legit Reviews

Cooler Master Cosmos II Review @ Neoseeker

Cooler Master Cosmos II Computer Case @ Benchmark Reviews

Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra Tower Case Review @ Ninjalane

Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra Tower Review @ OCC

Cooler Master Cosmos II Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

Motherboards

Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z Z68 Motherboard Review @ eTeknix.com

Video Cards

AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com

Radeon HD 7970 @ TechReport

Cooling

Enermax ETS-T40-TA CPU Cooler Review@ Vortez

Storage

Corsair Force GT & Performance Pro SATA III SSD Roundup @ Legit Reviews

Patriot Pyro SE SATA III @Hothardware

Verbatim's 128 GB SSD @ Metku.net

Super Talent Tera Nova 120GB SSD @ SSDReview

Audio

Corsair Vengeance 1300 Analog Gaming Headset Review @ OCC

Arctic Sound P311 Bluetooth Headset @ Hi Tech Legion

Network

Synology DS212 2-bay NAS Server for Workgroups and Offices Review @ Madshrimps

Other

The Other Best Video Games of 2011

Asus Transformer TF101 Android Tablet Review @ TechwareLabs

2-Way USB 3.0 4-Port Hub Comparison @ Real World Labs

SteelSeries DESMO Gaming Eyewear Review @ Techgage

Toshiba Portégé Z835-P330 Ultrabook Review @ HotHardware.com

As we reflect on 2011 and what 2012 will have to offer I can promise you two things. You can expect to have a great time gaming in the New Year both at LanOC events and online with us also. Also you can expect to see exciting things with new series video cards and new mainstream CPU’s coming from all of the manufactures. That will keep us busy in the New Year and make sure you will have the fast rig possible to enjoy your games in 2012. Have a great new year! Here are todays Affiliate postings.

Cases

NZXT Phantom Case Review @ OCC

Bitfenix Raider Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

Antec P280 Performance One Case Review @ Ninjalane

Danger Den Q20 Black Series "Shadow" Acrylic Chassis @ TweakTown

Antec Eleven Hundred @ techPowerUp

Enermax Fulmo Advanced Mid-tower Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Video Card’s

Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 LP Review @ Neoseeker

Motherboard

GIGABYTE X79-UD5 @ TweakTown

GA-Z68XP-UD5 Motherboard Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Memory

Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB DDR3-1600 @ Benchmark Reviews

Storage

Zalman ZM-VE200 2.5” HDD Enclosure/Virtual Drive Review @ Tweaknews

Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro 750GB Portable Hard Drive Review @ Legit Reviews

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 64GB Flash Drive Review @ Techgage

Kingston HyperX 3.0 64GB Flash Drive Review @ Legit Reviews

Hitachi LifeStudio Desk Plus 2TB External Hard Drive @ eTeknix.com

Network

Trendnet 200Mbps Powerline Networking @ BCCHardware

Input Devices

Steelseries Cataclysm Gaming Mouse Review @ HardwareLOOK

PSU’s

FSP Aurum CM 650w PSU Review @ XSReviews

Super Flower GOLDEN GREEN 1000W Power Supply Review @ Real World Labs

Cooling

Zalman CNPS11X Cpu Cooler @ Rbmods

Contest

Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Contest @ Legit Reviews

Win a Antec Kuhler Liquid Cooling System @ Bigbruin.com

Other

HD 7970: Bulldozer vs. Sandy Bridge vs. Nehalem @ techPowerUp

As we reflect on 2011 and what 2012 will have to offer I can promise you two things. You can expect to have a great time gaming in the New Year both at LanOC events and online with us also. Also you can expect to see exciting things with new series video cards and new mainstream CPU’s coming from all of the manufactures. That will keep us busy in the New Year and make sure you will have the fast rig possible to enjoy your games in 2012. Have a great new year! Here are todays Affiliate postings.

Cases

NZXT Phantom Case Review @ OCC

Bitfenix Raider Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

Antec P280 Performance One Case Review @ Ninjalane

Danger Den Q20 Black Series "Shadow" Acrylic Chassis @ TweakTown

Antec Eleven Hundred @ techPowerUp

Enermax Fulmo Advanced Mid-tower Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Video Card’s

Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 LP Review @ Neoseeker

Motherboard

GIGABYTE X79-UD5 @ TweakTown

GA-Z68XP-UD5 Motherboard Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Memory

Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB DDR3-1600 @ Benchmark Reviews

Storage

Zalman ZM-VE200 2.5” HDD Enclosure/Virtual Drive Review @ Tweaknews

Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro 750GB Portable Hard Drive Review @ Legit Reviews

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 64GB Flash Drive Review @ Techgage

Kingston HyperX 3.0 64GB Flash Drive Review @ Legit Reviews

Hitachi LifeStudio Desk Plus 2TB External Hard Drive @ eTeknix.com

Network

Trendnet 200Mbps Powerline Networking @ BCCHardware

Input Devices

Steelseries Cataclysm Gaming Mouse Review @ HardwareLOOK

PSU’s

FSP Aurum CM 650w PSU Review @ XSReviews

Super Flower GOLDEN GREEN 1000W Power Supply Review @ Real World Labs

Cooling

Zalman CNPS11X Cpu Cooler @ Rbmods

Contest

Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Contest @ Legit Reviews

Win a Antec Kuhler Liquid Cooling System @ Bigbruin.com

Other

HD 7970: Bulldozer vs. Sandy Bridge vs. Nehalem @ techPowerUp

After a great but tiring holiday weekend I am back in action today, a few days later than planned. Like most people I decided to take a few days off to ready ourselves for the craziness that is CES that is coming up on us very quickly. Even considering we haven’t posted our affiliate news for over four days there isn’t too much waiting on, proof that the holiday weekend wasn’t just long for us. Anyhow here are the reviews from our affiliates for today, I hope you enjoy them.

Motherboards

ECS X79R-AX @ TweakTown

Cooling

Noctua NF-F12 PWM Fan @ Rbmods

Super Talent USB 3.0 Express ST4 32GB Flash Drive Review @ Madshrimps

Thermaltake Frio Advanced CPU Cooler Review @ eTeknix.com

Zalman CNPS11X Performa CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets

Intel LGA2011 CPU Cooler Roundup @ Legit Reviews

PSU’s

Rosewill HIVE 650 W Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets

Cases

XClio Touch 320 @TweakTown

Streacom FC5 Silent HTPC Chassis Review @MissingRemote

NZXT Phantom 410 PC Case Review @ Real World Labs

Fractal Design Arc Midi Black Case Review @ Legit Reviews

Raidmax Seiran Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

Diablotek Fly Mid-Tower Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Silverstone Grandia Series GD06 HTPC Case Review @ eTeknix.com

Gaming

Batman Arkham City 3D Vision Game Review @ Benchmark Reviews

Storage

Hitachi TOURO DESK PRO 3TB USB 3.0 External HDD Review @ Real World Labs

Corsair Performance Pro Series 256 GB Review @ OCC

Memory

Corsair Vengeance LP PC3-12800 16GB @TweakTown

Exceleram E30200A 8GB DDR3-Series Memory Modules Review @ Madshrimps

Input Devices

Thrustmaster Ferrari F1 Wheel T500 Review @ Vortez

Other

Energizer iSurge Travel Charging Station Review @ Legit Reviews

Sony Tablet S Android Slate Review @ HotHardware.com

Parrot AR.Drone @ techPowerUp

Well it’s finally here, the end of the week and also the last workday before Christmas. Our gaming news writer is coming up to the LanOC office so we can give his new build a kick ass water cooling setup tonight before we go out to celebrate a great year. I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Keep an eye on the site over the weekend though, just because it’s a holiday doesn’t mean we don’t have anything planned. Here are the reviews from our affiliates to give you something to read over the weekend.

Cases

NZXT Phantom 410 Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

Motherboards

ASRock X79 Extreme9 @ TweakTown

ASUS P9X79 Deluxe Intel LGA 2011 @ techPowerUp

Input Devices

Corepad Deskpad XL and XXXXL Review @ XSReviews

Memory

G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB 2133 MHz @ Futurelooks

Video Cards

Club3D Radeon HD 6950 Battlefield 3 Edition Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com

Sapphire HD 6670 Low Profile Review @ OCC

Gaming

Trine 2: 3D Vision 2 Experience @ Hi Tech Legion

Star Wars: The Old Republic - First Impressions @ Techgage

Mining away hours of my life

Other

Samsung Galaxy Nexus with ICS Smartphone Review @ HotHardware.com

Nyko Power Pak+ vs. Hyperkin Power Plus Nintendo 3DS Extended Battery Power Shootout

GoldKey USB Data Security Token Review @ Legit Reviews

I hope everyone had a good humpday, I spent the day working off and on rebuilding my main PC to fix a couple audio issues that were coming up. I’m back up and running now and ready to post up the midweek news from our affiliates.

Motherboards

ECS X79R-AX Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets

PSU’s

Thermaltake Toughpower XT Platinum 1275 W @ techPowerUp

XFX ProSeries 1250W @TweakTown

Enermax Platimax 1200W Power Supply Review @ Real World Labs

Super Flower Golden King 550w Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Memory

Mushkin Redline PC3-17000 16GB Kit @ TweakTown

Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB DDR3-1600 Memory @ Benchmark Reviews

Storage

Hitachi Touro Desk Pro 3TB @TweakTown

OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 120GB Solid State Drive Review @ eTeknix.com

Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD @ Rbmods

Cooling

Cooler Master GeminII S524 CPU Cooler Review @ TechwareLabs

Cases

Enermax Spinerex full tower Review @ XSReviews

Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Antec’s Eleven Hundred @ Futurlooks

Xigmatek Elysium Case Review @ OCC

Input Devices

SteelSeries Sensei Gaming Mouse @ techPowerUp

Xebec Tech X-Line Multimedia Keyboard Review @ eTeknix.com

Arctic K481 Wireless Keyboard Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Other

eTeknix Christmas Hardware Buying Guide @ eTeknix.com

Building a BitTorrent Rig with the Zotac ZBOX Nano Plus @ Legit Reviews

Samsung MV800 Digital Camera Review @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk

Motorola Droid RAZR Smartphone Review @ Hothardware

MEGATech Gift Guide – Five Totally Awesome But Incredibly Useless Star Trek Gifts

Moving Your 'Non-Movable' Android Apps to an SD Card @ Techgage

Although we don't have a reference card to cover for the launch here are most of the reviews from our affiliates.

AMD Radeon HD 7970: 28nm Tahiti GPU Reviewed @ HotHardware

AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB 'Tahiti' Review @ Vortez

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Launch Review @ Neoseeker

AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Video Card Review @ Hardware Secrets

AMD Radeon HD 7970 @ techPowerUp

Happy Hanukkah everyone! Today is the first day of Hanukkah and 5 days until Christmas. Here are our affiliate reviews from around the web. As we get closer and close to CES product news is slowing down a little bit but expect it to kick into high gear before CES with new product announcements left and right.

Video Cards

Sapphire Radeon HD 6450 FleX Edition Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com

Motherboards

Z68 Motherboard Roundup Part 2 @ OCC

ASRock X79 Extreme4-M

Cases

Rosewill Ranger Mid-Tower Computer Case @ Benchmark Reviews

Fractal Designs Arc Midi Mid Tower Case Review @MissingRemote

3R System T100 Valkyrie Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

Input Devices

Cooler Master Xornet Review - XSReviews

Memory

Kingston HyperX Genesis PC3-12800 16GB

G.SKILL RipjawsZ 1866MHz CL9 16GB DDR3 Review @ Vortez

Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz CL9 16GB DDR3 Review @ Vortez

Network

Linksys E4200 Dual-Band N Router - BCCHardware

Cooling

Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Low Profile CPU Cooler Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Evercool Transformer 3 (HPM-12025) Review at Overclockers Online

Other

SteelSeries Diablo III Gaming Mouse and Headset Reviews @ Legit Reviews

Lenovo's IdeaPad U400 Notebook Reviewed @ HotHardware

Welcome back, I hope everyone has a nice weekend. Here we are less than a week away from Christmas and a day away from the start of Hanukkah. Our email is filled to the brim with reviews and news from over the weekend, let’s take a look.

Motherboards

ASUS P9X79 WS Motherboard Review @ Hi Tech Legion

GIGABYTE G1.Killer Sniper 2 Z68 @Futurelooks

Memory

Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB DDR3-2133 @ Benchmark Reviews

Cases

Antec Solo II Mid Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix.com

SilverStone Grandia Series GD06 HTPC @TweakTown

Silverstone Sugo SG08 Case Review @ Ninjalane

NZXT Phantom 410 Case Review @ Legit Reviews

Fractal Design Define XL Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

Cooling

Alpenföhn K2 CPU Cooler Review @ Madshrimps

PSU’s

Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050 W @ techPowerUp

Corsair HX1050 1050W Power Supply Review @ OCC

Input Devices

Corepad Keira mouse mat Review @ XSReviews.co.uk

Logitech Wireless Keyboard K360 Review @ Techgage

Contests

Win a 1TB Buffalo MiniStation USB Drive @ Bigbruin.com

Real World Labs And RaidSonic Joint Contest

Real World Labs And Jabra Joint Contest

The3DShop GraVT Professional Photographer System Giveaway @ Legit Reviews

Storage

SSD Types and Form Factors – An SSD Primer @ The SSD Review

Holiday Guides

TweakTown's 2011 Holiday Shopping Guide

The Digital Lounge 2011 Holiday Buying Guide

eTeknix Christmas Game Buying Guide 2011 @ eTeknix.com

Network

TRENDnet TEW-692GR 450Mbps Router @ Rbmods

TRENDnet 450Mbps Dual Band Wireless N HD Media Bridge Review @ Madshrimps

Gaming

Batman Arkham City Review, DX11 Explored

Other

Arctic iPhone 4 Hard Case Review @ eTeknix.com

Aperion Audio Intimus 4T Tower Speaker Review @MissingRemote

Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Review @ Hardware Secrets

One For All Smart Control Review @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk