Tech News August 21, 2012

Windows 8 is almost here, and some of the tech sites have some new benchmarks about its gaming and browser performance.  We also have the usual fare of power supplies, mini PCs, solid state drives, and enclosures.

Seasonic X-Series 1250W Power Supply Review @ Kit Guru

Giada D2305 Mini PC Review @ ThinkComputers.org

Silverstone Fortress FT03-MINI PC Chassis Review @ eTeknix.com

Microsoft Windows 8 Gaming Performance @ techPowerUp

Western Digital VelociRaptors Vs. Solid State Drives Rev. 2.0 @ Tech ARP

Sony Alpha 57 (SLT-A57) Review @ TechReviewSource.com

Western Digital MY NET N900 Dual-Band Router @ TechwareLabs

Sentey Extreme Division GS-6050 II Halcon Black Case Review @ Legit Reviews

Kingston HyperX T1 2x8GB DDR3-2133 MHz CL11 @ Ocaholic

PowerColor HD 7950 3GB Boost State Review @ Hardware Canucks

Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets

NVidia GTX 660Ti SLI Performance and Overclocking @ Ninjalane

Dell Latitude E6530 Review: Business Class Performance @ HotHardware

Quad-Core ODROID-X Battles NVIDIA Tegra 3 @ Phoronix

be quiet! Dark Power Pro P10 850W PSU @ Technic 3d

PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk.III 1200W Power Supply Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

Cooler Master CM Storm Stryker Case Review @ Neoseeker

It’s on: AMD trims Radeon prices yet again @ Tech Report

The Secret World Gaming and Performance Review @Hi Tech Legion @ Hi Tech Legion

Intel’s TRIM Support for RAID Coming to X79 Very Soon @ Hardware Canucks

Icy Dock MB080U3S-1SB Blizzard & MB559U3S-1S Ultra Slim External Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ OCC

ASRock X79 Extreme 11 @ PureOverclock

Sharkoon Skiller Gaming Keyboard Review @ Tweak Town

NVIDIA SLI: GeForce GTX 660 Ti vs GTX 670 @ Benchmark Reviews

Internet Explorer 10 RTM Benchmarked @ NGO HQ

Interview with DuckDuckGo founder Gabriel Weinberg @ Tech Spot