We've starting to receive entries for our exclusive Mod-My-Box™ Contest Spring 2013. Go and check out some of those crazy modified system and PCs. We will update you as we receive more entries. Modders get to register first, this will allow them to submit their photos for us so that we can publish them on our website. You can check out the gallery HERE.

Mod of the Week - Bitfenix "Orange-Mecanix"

Bitfenix "Orange-Mecanix" case mod by Smooky Casemod. An Intel based system using a MSI Bigbang motherboard and 3 x EVGA Geforce GTX 570 cards in Tri SLI mode. Features a Bitfenix Shinobi XL with watercoolinng and a custom paint-job.

More here ...

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

Graphics Cards:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Preview by PC Perspective
HIS Radeon HD 7850 4GB iPower IceQ Turbo Review by Guru3d

Storage:
Samsung 840 120GB SSD Review by HardOCP

PSUs:
Seasonic Platinum 520 Fanless 520-Watt 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply Review by TweakTown

Cases & Cooling:
Fractal Design Define XL R2 Case Review by Hardware Secrets
Cougar Spike Micro-ATX PC Case Review by LegitReviews
Coolink Corator DS LGA2011 Review by TechPowerUp

Reviews of Nvidia's flaship graphics card ... the Geforce GTX Titan are starting to appear on the web. The GeForce GTX TITAN is a consumer graphics card built around the GK110 GPU.  Comprised of 2,688 CUDA cores, 7.1 billion transistors and with a die size of 551 mm^2, the GTX TITAN is a beast when it comes to performance and speed. There will be limited numbers for sale ... not surprising as this beast will set you back at least $1,200 - $1,500 USD!!

NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN

@ PC Perspective
@ Hardware Heaven
@ OCC
@ Techgage
@ Hexus
@ Hardware Canucks
@ Hot Hardware
@ Legit Reviews
@ Ninja Lane

Our friends over at HardOCP posted a review on the Samsung 840 120GB SSD. They didn't seem to like it ... when compares with otehr SSDs, its lower capacity and lower performance was the killer. Head over there for a gander ...

"The 120GB Samsung 840 Series SSD features the powerful 8-channel MDX controller and TLC NAND. While this value SSD comes at a very good price, it also features much lower speeds than its larger capacity brethren. We put this value SSD through our suite of steady state tests to see if it can pass muster.

... While we continue to recommend higher capacity Samsung TLC Model 840 SSDs, the TLC-equipped 120GB 840 Series SSD is simply not a good option for consumers."

Source: HardOCP

Techpowerup managed to get some leaked info on the rumored Geforce GTX Titan graphics card. If it's true, then it's going to be one hell of a graphics card! Armed with a Nvidia's GK110 (Kepler) GPU, it features 2688 CUDA cores, 384-bit interface and 6GB of GDDR5 ram. The Asus version will be overclocked to 915MHz and estimated to cost a whopping $1,200+

"That’s right, we are still in the rumor stage, so please consider this information with a grain of salt. The hype around the new flagship model from NVIDIA is still spinning around at full speed. The GeForce GTX Titan, as it’s now called, would arrive later this month, apparently with 6GB of memory.

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I have been reading a lot of news these days about the card called Titan. The speculation was so varied on so many websites that it was hard to determine what was the most probably specifications of this model. SweClockers are posting about this story almost on a daily basis. Today they confirmed that the card would arrive with 6GB of memory, there is no confirmation for other specs so far. What we know for sure though, is that it packs some iteration of the GK110 GPU, only with one SMX disabled. So once again, it would arrive with 2688 CUDA cores, 384-bit interface and now 6GB of memory. That’s a beast if these specs are valid."

Source: TechpowerUP via Videocardz

We've just published a review on the HIS Radeon HD 7750 Low Profile (1GB GDDR5). It's a half-height card that sports a dual-fan heatsink and voltage control onboard. We put through the test to see how well it performs ...

"As-is the 7750 makes a solid low-resolution gaming card if you are interested in a no-frills gaming experience. Due to the size it also makes a good HTPC card that generates very little heat and packs a huge punch for the amount of power it uses."

Read the rest of the review here ... http://www.funkykit.com/component/content/article/52-graphic-cards/9929-review-his-radeon-hd-7750-low-profile-1gb-gddr5.html

Related Products:

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

Storage:
Intel 525 Series mSATA SSD Performance Roundup by LegitReviews
Micron P400m Review (200GB) by Anandtech
Micron P400m 200GB Enterprise SSD Review by TweakTown

PSUs:
Aerocool GT-SG 700W by TechPowerUp

Cases & Cooling:
Corsair Hydro Series H80i and H100i CPU Cooler Review by HardOCP
Zalman MS800 Case Review by Hardware Secrets
NZXT Kraken X40 Review by Guru3D

Our friends over at HardOCP have just posted a review on the GALAXY GTX 660 GC Video Card. It costs below the $200 mark and offers some pretty good performance. Head over there for some quick reading ...

"GALAXY has a factory overclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 complete with a custom cooler. Today, we have it on our test bench to run against an AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition and an AMD Radeon HD 7850 to see which is the go-to card at the $200 price point now in the latest games with the latest drivers.

... GALAXY did a good job with the overclock, providing the maximum potential for performance, before voltage tweaking, out of this video card out-of-the-box. If you are not an overclocker, this video card is good news for you."

Source: HardOCP