The latest happenings from around the web - May 18th, 2011

Systems

- Samsung Series 9 900X3A-A01CA Laptop @ TheSSDReview
- Acer Aspire One Happy 2 Netbook Pictured @ Techpowerup

Motherboard

- ASRock Z68 Pro3 Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
- Intel Z68 Chipsatz and the Gigabyte Z68X UD7 @ TweakPC
- ASUS P8P67 PRO @ Techpowerup

CPU

- Inexpensive AMD Processor Roundup @ ixbtlabs
- Brink GPU & CPU Performance Test @ Techspot
- Intel Sandy Bridge On Ubuntu 11.04 Is Still Troubling @ Phoronix

Video/Monitor

- First official picture of MSI's N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition @ VR-Zone
- Axle3D GT430 Classic @ XtremeComputing
- MSI GeForce GTX 560 Twin Frozr II @ Techgage
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Technology Report Rev. 1.1 @ Techarp

Cases/Modding/PSU

- In Win BUC Computer Case @ Benchmark Reviews
- Corsair Obsidian 650D Case @ Vortez
- Silverstone Raven 3 Chassis Review (SST-RV03B-W Retail) @ Kitguru
- Lian Li PC-A04 mATX Case @ Overclockers.com

Cooling

- Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler Review @ eTeknix
- Zalman CPPS11X Tower CPU Cooler @ LegitReviews
- Thermaltake Frio OCK CPU Cooler @ Hardware Secrets

Storage

- OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD @ XSReviews
- Intel SSD 510 Series 120 GB including Raid vs 250 GB @ TweakPC
- Thermaltake Max 5G 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure @ Aphnetworks
- Seagate Constellation ES.2 3TB SATA 3 HDD @ RWLabs

Other

- Understanding RAM Timings @ Hardware Secrets
- Tablets- just not there yet @ tbreak
- KitGuru one on one chat with AMD's Terry Makedon @ Kitguru
- Roccat Alumic - Double-sided Gaming Mousepad @ Metku
- Epson WorkForce 840 All-in-One Printer @ MaximumCPU