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Clar1tyOne Earbuds EB110
The headphone and earbud market is over saturated to say the least, anymore to break into the market you need to have a big name or an innovative idea. Before CES we were contacted by a company named Clar1tyOne, wanting us to take a look at their new earbuds. After getting them in and taking them along with us for multiple trips, LANs, and even a few trips around the yard while mowing we are finally going to show you guys what they are all about. Be sure, this isn’t the same old set of ear buds.
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I am USB 3.0
It’s really crazy to think that it’s been over 16 years now since USB 1.0 was released. Even looking back to USB 2.0 in April of 2000 it’s been 12 years that we have been living with that 60 MB/s theoretical speed. I can’t even imagine how many hours, days, maybe even weeks; I have spent waiting for files to transfer in those 16 years. When USB 3.0 was introduced in 2008 I literally couldn’t wait for the day I would finally be able to fully take advantage of the speeds that USB 3.0 brought to the table. Today for the first time I can say that I am taking full advantage. I’m going invite you all in to see what I am using to do this.
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Asus Z77 Roundup
When doing all of our Ivy Bridge launch prep we spent a LOT of time benchmarking and testing a whole collection of boards. You guys have seen our reviews of the Intel and Gigabyte boards. When it came time to write about the four different Asus Z77 boards I realized that most of you are not going to want to read through a lot of information that we would cover over and over on each review. We decided to roundup all four of the boards and cover them together. This way we can get to the point a little quicker, saving you time, as well as giving us a chance to talk more about the differences between the variety of boards that we tested.
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ASUS P8 Z68-V/GEN3
Perhaps one of the most daunting tasks after making the decision that you do not wish to purchase an off-the-shelf computer is attempting to figure out which components go in the machine. There are fun aspects, like the graphics card and processor, and then there are the not-so-fun aspects, like the motherboard (at least in my opinion). Why do I think it is a whole lot of not fun? There are so many out there to choose from, with all sorts of features. When shopping you will likely come across the ASUS board that I am going to review today. Arguably, it is one of the better all-around boards out there, with features like good integrated graphics and killer sound. But to a gamer that generally does not mean squat. Does the ASUS P8 Z68-V/GEN3 board have what it takes to function as a serious gaming component? Read on to find out!
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XFX R7750 Black Edition DD
Not everyone is looking to spend $500 on their video card, in some cases that is the total budget for a build. When you are up against a wall trying to pack the best performance you can get into a budget build you still want to get the most performance you can out of your video card. That’s where cards like the XFX R7750 Black Edition Double Dissipation come into play. XFX has taken the styling and cooling from their high end cards and combined it with the price of budget cards like the HD 7750. Today we are going to take a look at how those two things do combined in XFX’s R7750 Black Edition Double Dissipation.
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Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X
Earlier this year when AMD introduced the HD 7770 we took a look at cards from both Sapphire and XFX. Although we were impressed with the cards performance it was a little ill-timed due to AMD still clearing out discounted back stock. Three months later we are able to revisit the situation with today’s release of Sapphires new HD 7770 Vapor-X. With Sapphires Vapor chamber cooling technology along with a nice overclock over the reference design, the Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X could be a great option for a gamer on a limited budget. Let’s take a look.
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Motherboard Sizing
When we got in a few oddly sized dual CPU motherboards from EVGA and Asus I posted up a few pictures on our forums and on Facebook. The problem was that even though they looked large there wasn’t any prospective. So we tossed in a couple other boards to give everyone a little perspective. This lead us to digging out even more motherboards to put together all of the standard motherboard sizes all together for everyone to be able to see the differences. Along with the picture we also have a breakdown on the dimensions of each size standard; I hope this helps everyone as some point. Sometimes it can be hard to understand all of the different motherboard sizes and how they all relate.
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Android to the Maxx, DROID Razr Maxx
The list of different Android based phones available at any time is both overwhelming and frustrating. It’s almost impossible to get good feedback from friends who have the same phone because of this. So it’s rare than you have any one phone that manages to stand out. Doing something different is the only way to do this normally, but most times this ends off coming off as gimmicky or just lame. When Motorola introduced the Droid Razr Maxx it caught my attention right away. This was just before our trip out to San Francisco for the GTX 680 Editors day, what a better way to put the Maxx’s proposed batter life to the test!
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Lian Li PC 100 “The Hammer”
We have had a few different Lian Li chassis come through the LanOC Offices and there hasn’t been a time that we haven’t been impressed with the new and interesting features Lian Li always seems to slip in. When they wanted to ship over their new case “The Hammer” PC 100, we signed up right away. We had seen the case previewed from a few shows prior and this time around Lian Li took a new perspective with its design, I was very interested to see how their changes worked out. Let’s jump in and see what it’s all about!
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Nvidia GTX 670
When Nvidia launched Kepler with the GTX 680 I was impressed with the launch price of the card but even at such a great value it is still out of reach for some people. Just because you can’t afford the top card doesn’t mean you don’t want to experience Kepler’s performance. Of course it was only a matter of time before we saw Nvidia filling in the gaps in their product line, starting first with the GTX 690 then going to the next step down from the GTX 680, the GTX 670. Today we get to have a look to see how the performance compares to both the GTX 680 as well as AMD’s offerings. We are also very curious how it compares to the GTX 580, a card that has found its way into most of our office PC’s.
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ioSafe Rugged Portable
So you do the smart thing, you backup your data from your laptop and your home PC to an external or network drive and go on with life feeling confident that you have gone well and above what most people do. For the most part, you did. What about when you’re traveling, have you seen how much abuse a device can take when on the go? For some people, and I know I’m one of them, some of the data you carry with you while traveling is more important than the laptop or device that you actually carry it on. In that situation you need a way to not have to worry about your data, no matter the situation, and to have a guarantee to back it up as well. The folks over at ioSafe focus specifically on this crowd. Not only do they offer products that are according to them build to handle almost anything, but they back it up with data recovery if something does happen. Today we are going to take a look at that Rugged Portable hard drive to see what all of the fuss is about, without any more buildup, let’s dig in.
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Cooler Master Storm Trigger
Just two years ago the only mechanical keyboards you would find were from companies like DAS keyboard trying to create a nitch market. Over the past two years things have really exploded with every manufacture you can think of introducing their own mechanical keyboards. Cooler Master has been especially aggressive with multiple unique designs like their Quickfire series. What they did lack was a full featured mechanical keyboard with full backlighting, until now. Today they officially introduce their Storm Trigger, although it you look around the board was available Globally before now. With full backlighting it falls into a small category of Mechanical Keyboards with very little competition. I am excited to see how it performs.
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LanOC Reviews and News
Affiliate News Postings 6/04/2012
Rise and shine! It’s the first Monday of June and we have a few affiliate news postings from over the weekend. With both E3 and Computex starting today it’s going to be a crazy week for announcements, expect to see a lot going on.
Video Cards
MSI R7770 Power Edition Review @ Neoseeker
Cases
Cubitek ATX-ICE Case Review @ OCC
SilverStone Fortress FT03-MINI Case Review @ Hardware Secrets
Cooling
Noctua NH-L12 Low Profile Silent CPU Cooler @ HCW
Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro Cooler @ TechwareLabs
Storage
Monster Digital 400GB Le Mans SSD Review
SSD Migration or Fresh System Installation – An SSD Primer
NZXT Aperture M Card Reader Review @ Ninjalane
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB Solid State Drive Review @ ThinkComputers.org
Mushkin Chronos MX 120GB SSD Review @ Legit Reviews
Input Devices
Das Keyboard Model S Professional Mechanical Keyboard Review
Other
AOC D2357Ph Passive 3D Monitor @ Rbmods
TekRepublic TH Pro 7.1 Gaming Headset at Modders-Inc.com
Affiliate News Postings 6/1/2012
Hey guys/girls welcome to your Friday Affiliate news posting. I hope everyone has been enjoying their week.
CPU’s
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core CPU Review @ HotHardware.com
Intel i7-3770K Ivy Bridge CPU reviewed in Metku.net
Motherboards
ASRock X79 Fatal1ty Champion Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H WiFi Intel Z77 Express LGA 1155 @ techPowerUp
GIGABYTE G1 Sniper M3 Review @ Vortez
ASUS P8Z77-M Pro Micro-ATX Motherboard Review @ Hi Tech Legion
GIGABYTE X79-UD3 Motherboard Review @ Vortez
ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Motherboard @ TechwareLabs
Video Cards
Virtu Universal MVP Review
Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1 GB @ techPowerUp
HIS Radeon HD 7870 IceQ 2GB Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com
HIS HD7850 & HD 7870 GHz Edition Graphics Cards reviewed in Metku.net
Gainward GEFORCE GTX 680 2GB Phantom Video Card Review
PowerColor HD 7850 PCS+ 2 GB @ techPowerUp
Cooling
Thermaltake Water 2.0 CPU Watercooler Review @ Ninjalane
Prolimatech Genesis CPU Cooler Review @ Legit Reviews
Xigmatek Praeton CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets
EK Water Blocks EK-FC7950 Full Cover GPU Water Block Review
Arctic Freezer Xtreme Rev 2 Heatsink Review @ Ninjalane
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