Here is the Mid-Week Hardware Round Up from around the net...

Motherboards & CPUs:
ASRock Z77 OC Formula LGA 1155 Motherboard Review by HardOCP
ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z Review by PC Perspective

Graphics Cards:
HIS Radeon HD 7770 iCooler 1GB Overclocked Video Card Review by TweakTown

Storage:
Intel 335 Series 180GB SSD Review by Techgage

Memory:
ADATA XPG DDR3 2133MHz 16GB Memory Kit Review by eTeknix

Cases & Cooling:
Cooler Master Storm Scout II Advanced Case Review by Anandtech
Cubitek Mini Cube Review by Guru3d

Power Supplies:
NZXT HALE90 V2 850W Power Supply Review by Hardware Secrets
Enermax Triathlor FC 550W Review by TechPowerUp

We've just published a review on the Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H Motherboard. It's based on the Intel Z77 chipset (Ivy Bridge) and it's the next level up from the Z77X-UD3H, which we reviewed last time. Looking at the specs, it's absolutely packed with great features that's just many too list. Let's take a closer look and find out how well it performs.

"The Z77X-UD4H offers up a great bang for the buck. While it does not have tons of features like some other boards, you are not paying for those features and get all the stability and overclocking potential that you get with boards that cost twice as much. Gigabyte has done a fine job with this board."

Read the rest of the review here ... http://www.funkykit.com/component/content/article/51-motherboards/10179-review-gigabyte-z77x-ud4h-motherboard.html

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It's here ... AMD's Richland APUs have just been launched. Expect to see a whole host of new laptops, notebooks, ultrabooks and even tablets.

"AMD on March 12 launched Richland, a new APU equipped with a Radeon HD 8000 graphics core. The APU is superior to AMD's Trinity APU in graphics and computing performance, and power management, according to Taiwan-based notebook and component makers.

The Richland-based APUs feature a 32nm process and adopt AMD's Piledriver architecture. The platform also features AllDay Power technology to extend power longevity.

Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, March 2013

AMD pointed out that Richland-based notebooks will start appearing in retail channels in March and ultra-thin notebooks with low-power Richland APUs will be released in the first half of the year."

Source: Digitimes

Here is the Mid-Week Hardware Round Up from around the net...

Motherboards & CPUs:
MSI Z77 MPower (Z77) Motherboard Review by eTeknix

Graphics Cards:
ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II Video Card Review by HardOCP

Storage:
Kingston V300 240GB Review by Pure Overclock

Cases & Cooling:
Scyther Kabuto II CPU Cooler Review by Hardware Secrets
Corsair Hydro Series H110 AIO CPU Cooler Review by TweakTown
Noctua NH-L12 CPU Cooler Review by TechPowerUp
Fractal Design Node 304 Review by Guru3d

Power Supplies:
SilverStone Strider Plus ST60F-PS Power Supply Review by PC Perspective
Silverstone Strider Gold ST65F-G 650W Review by TechPowerUp

The Dell XPS 18 ... is an All-In-One PC with a massive 18-inch touchscreen. It will set you back $900 though. Great specs ... crap price!

"With an 18.4-inch, 1080p display, the XPS 18 makes for a pretty enormous slate, and we were only comfortable holding it in our hands for a few minutes, though resting it on our lap worked well. The AIO sports flip-out plastic feet on its backing, and these can prop up the device vertically or at an angle. Of course, you can also use the XPS 18 as a tablet by simply laying it flat on a table or desktop, and this is the ideal mode for playing games and the like on the 10-point touchscreen.

The all-in-one will come with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse when it debuts in April, and a $50 dock will be an optional accessory. Pricing starts at $900 for a dual-core Pentium ULV and a 320GB hard drive, and the top-of-the-line configuration will offer a Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. Check out our hands-on photos for a closer look."

Source: Engadget

Now that's IMPRESSIVE ... it's also predicted that they're on course to become the first company to reach the 3 billion mark too.

"Seagate has reached an impressive milestone today with the announcement that it has become the first hard drive maker to ship 2 billion HDDs. Seagate says that the impressive number has been fueled by significant demand for storage on mobile devices, for cloud infrastructures, social media companies, business applications, and a number of consumer markets.

Seagate says it took 29 years for it to reach 1 billion units shipped, but only four years to ship its second billion hard drives."

Source: Dailytech

Now that's a FIRST and interesting story ... Intel will be making the new A7 chips for Apple. Well, at least 10% of the chips will be from Intel.

"Foundry service providers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics are reportedly competing for Apple's A7 processor orders. Rumors regarding the possibility of Intel obtaining the orders have also spread. According to institutional investors, Intel may obtain 10% of Apple's A7 processor orders.

The patent lawsuits between Samsung and Apple have been heating up, causing the latter to reduce its reliance on the former. Apple has been shifting orders of DRAM, mobile RAM chips and panels away from Samsung. Samsung used to be the sole OEM firm for Apple's processors, but the latter has now begun to issue orders to other firms.

TSMC has been said to become the second largest supplier for Apple's A7 processors and production is reportedly to begin in 2014. But recent rumors have spread that Intel may also receive Apple's orders."

Source: Digitimes

We've just published a review on the PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mark III 750W PSU. Certified 80+ Gold with a continuous power output of 750W, this power supply is positioned at the top-end of the mainstream market. We take a closer look and put it through our test.

"In testing this unit did quite well, the regulation is a hair over 1%, which is very good indeed. The ripple control on the 12 V rail (the most important) is also quite good, while the 3.3V and 5V lag behind somewhat. It's all solidly within spec though, so no issues there. The looks of the unit are great, if you like white/monochrome. As it happens I do like it."

Read the rest of the review here ... http://www.funkykit.com/component/content/article/60-power-supplies/10148-review-pc-power-and-cooling-silencer-mark-iii-750w-80-gold-psu.html

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