Even though my schedule was packed full of meetings I did find the time to swing by both the Zotac suite and their booth on the showfloor. Between the two I had a chance to get a few sneak peeks at upcoming products and we also saw a few cool case mods that Zotac was showing off.

Intel announced support for overclockers this week in a new pilot plan.

Gaming News will be back in full swing next week. In the meantime, take a look at your keyboard. Mine was filthy, so a quick Google search brough up this nice little article. Once I pulled the keys off I was disgusted on how much "crap" was actually below. It wasn't as bad as the some of the pic's in the article but was pretty gross. So until next week, keep your keyboards clean and tidy, don't forget about your mouse either.

NZXT has a very promising year ahead of them with a few new products coming out, some that I will note here. I cannot talk about all of them due to NDA but they will be worth the wait I can assure you.

CES is one of the biggest electronic's shows held here in the states and also is a big show internationally. I would like to walk you through a day of covering something like this so that you the reader can see what hard work everyone goes through to set up something like this. CES was held this year from January 10th-13th, 2012 and registration for this is done about 6 months out before getting to the footwork of covering the floor.

A CES trip wouldn’t be complete without a trip over to the Cooler Master Suite to check out upcoming products and as always their amazing models. This year was more exciting than past years because Cooler Master is celebrating their 20^th anniversary this year.  A big congrats to them for making it 20 years and thank you for having us both to their suite and their party at CES this year. Here are a few things we saw while we were there. 

Companies at CES work to get your attention any way they can. They use banners, bilboards, flashing lights, shiny objects, but the big thing companies use is booth  babes. When someone sees a hot woman at a booth it draws the attention of the crowd to be drawn to their product. Well here are some photos to demostrate just that.

This is just awesome. Makes me want to sit in the jump seat on my next flight. From the looks of things it looks like it from a United Airlines because of the iPad.

Fitting in meetings can be a tough thing when the schedule is full, but in this case Origin was wonderful to fit me in for a meeting in their busy schedule for CES. We actually spoke with the Origin crew at one of the many party’s of CES. Wes's schedule was packed and couldn't fit another schedule. I offered to meet up with Kevin and Hector to check out their newest offerings.

With iFrogz taking their first stab into the gaming headset line we scheduled a meeting to see what they had to offer. Was it a complete bust? Was it worth taking a look at? You will soon find out!

Roccat is a German company that just opened their USA shop about 2 months ago. Can the Germans build a good keyboard? How about headsets and mice? Kathrin showed me what they had to offer. Is Roccat going to be the next big thing? Read on to find out.

After grabbing lunch I headed over to the Lian Li booth where I met up with JP. Lian Li has always been known for it's cases and it's showing at CES 2012 was no exception. With new cases on the way read on to see what they had to offer.

Having a meeting  at 11am may not seem early but with the late night CES shenanigans that go on I knew that I was in for some fun. Our friends over at Fractal Design had me stop by their booth in south hall to chat. Read on to find out what happened.

With CES 2012 wrapping up today we can expect a lot more articles hitting the web either this weekend or on Monday.  This is as folks get caught up over the weekend - could have used that last year before rolling straight back to work!  Once again CES dominates the affiliate news today, though we continue to see a few reviews trickle in.  Head on over and take a look!

Mainboard

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 AMD Socket AM3+ Motherboard Review @ OCInside.de

GPUs

Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X OC 1GB Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com

Storage

Seagate Momentus XT 750GB SATA III Hybrid Disk Drive Review @ Real World Labs

Other

Super Talent USB 3.0 DataGuardian 32GB Flash Drive Review @ Madshrimps

Genius Navigator 905 Vogue Wireless Mouse Review @ Tweaknews

CES 2012 News Roundup

CES 2012 Day 2 - CyberpowerPC Gigabyte and Lian Li @ Ninjalane

CES 2012 Coverage @ OCC

Corsair adds quiet, budget additions to case lineup @ The Tech Report

Trinity due mid-year in 17W, 35W variants @ The Tech Report

Asus preps new PCIe, USB, and integrated audio solutions @ The Tech Report

CES Day Two Gallery @ BCC Hardware

Verbatim Booth at CES 2012 @ BCC Hardware

CES 2012- Zotac, iBuyPower, ADATA, NZXT Party @ TechwareLabs

CyberPowerPC Shows us Their Black Mamba and NZXT Switch 810 at CES 2012 @ HotHardware

CES 2012 Booth Babes Day 3 @ TechwareLabs

After a long night out on the town at different parties I had to wake up early to head across the street for my meeting with Rosewill. Their Marketing Manager met me at the door and we were off and running. I am pretty sure that everyone has heard the name Rosewill but I think you'll be surprised on thee amount of different products that they have. Read on to see what new and up and coming with Rosewill in 2012.

Rosewill Premieres New Products at CES 2012 – Debuting Numerous Product Lines

LAS VEGAS, Consumer Electronics Show – Jan. 10, 2012 – Rosewill, the leading hardware solution provider and the best choice in value will be showcasing its latest award-winning, cutting edge, and premiere line of products at the world-renowned 2012 Consumer Electronic Show (CES). Highlights include our top ranking computer components such as: Gamer Approved Computer Cases (including our THOR V2, BLACKHAWK-ULTRA, and more), CAPSTONE Modular Series Power Supply, RX-358 USB3.0/Esata External Enclosure, along with the best-selling Rosewill Wireless Adapters, Routers and Peripherals.

In addition to, Rosewill will debut several new LAPTOP Accessories, Notebook Coolers, along with a Lapdesk with its own cooling solution. Alongside IT products, Rosewill has a diverse product line for consumer electronics as well as office and home improvement products.

 Patriot Memory Introduces The PBO Alpine Android Powered Media Player

FREMONT, CALIF., USA – January 10, 2012 - Patriot Memory, a global pioneer in high-performance memory, NAND flash, storage, and enthusiast computer products, today expanded its media player ecosystem with the introduction of its new PBO Alpine media player. Offering the flexibility and functionality of the Android platform, the PBO Alpine will make the leap into the next generation of home media players.

Crucial Ballistix Sport, Tactical, and Elite Memory Now Available in 8GB Modules

High-Density Performance Memory Modules Take Advantage of Micron’s Latest 4Gb DRAM Innovations in Support of the Latest Platforms

The new 8GB modules are now available across the Crucial® Ballistix® Sport, Tactical, and Elite memory series. This provides advanced users, gamers, and overclockers with the maximum memory density per module by taking advantage of Micron Technology’s latest 4Gb DRAM innovations. The new Ballistix modules can be installed in configurations up to 64GB in some systems, including the new Intel® X79 platforms.

OCZ to Demonstrate World's First PCIe 3.0 Cloud-Optimized Solution with up to 16TB of Storage, Native PCIe SSD Controller Solution, and Multiple Next Generation Indilinx Controllers at CES 2012

"CES represents a great opportunity for us to showcase our latest storage technology, and highlight next generation cloud-optimized solid state solutions that address today's enterprise needs," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "Once again we have been able to leverage our increased R&D strength and our understanding of client needs to change the face of solid state storage and deliver innovative new solutions far ahead of our competitors, demonstrating technology leadership across all product categories."

I am a sucker for cases. Every year when CES rolls around I keep an eye out for the new case designs that hit the wire. There are certainly a few of those coming in on the reports out of Vegas, along with a few reviews as well. The In-Win XFrame certainly caught my attention, though an open air case isn’t for everyone.

PSUs

NZXT Hale82 750W Powersupply @ Rbmods

Cases

Xclio Touch 787 Super Tower Chassis Review @ TweakTown

Antec P280 Review @ Vortez

Other

Asus O!Play Mini HD Media Player Review @ Tweaknews

A.C.Ryan VEOLO Smart Android Hub Review @ Real World Labs

Real World Labs And RaidSonic Joint Contest @ Real World Labs

The TR Podcast 103: Down and dirty with the 7970 @ The Tech Report

CES 2012 News Roundup

Hardware Secrets CES 2012 Coverage

CES 2012: Belkin Rebranding and New Wireless Products Debut @ Benchmark Reviews

CES 2012: In-Win K1 HTPC and XFrame Cases Displayed @ Benchmark Reviews

CES 2012: Razer 'Project Fiona' Gaming Tablet and Blade Gaming Laptop @ Legit Reviews