The latest happenings from around the web - October 14th, 2011

Motherboard

- A roadmap for next-generation mobo firmware @ Tech Report

- MSI Z68A-GD80 G3 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard @ PC Perspective

- Intel Sandy Bridge 4-Way Motherboard Roundup @ Neoseeker

- Sapphire A75 Pure Platinum @ Overclockers Club

- GIGABYTE GA-Z68AP-D3 @ Vortez

CPU & APU

- AMD's Bulldozer examined @ Kitguru

- Everything You Need to Know About the HyperTransport Bus @ Hardware Secrets

- A look into the future of Intel CPUs overclocking; Sandybridge, Ivybridge and Haswell @ VR-Zone

- AMD's Sasa Marinkovic speaks to Kitguru about Bulldozer FX @ Kitguru

Cases/Modding/PSU

- Jou Jye BW-B620JL 620 Watt Gaming Power Supply @ Pro-Clockers

- Corsair's Carbide 400R mid-tower chassis @ Tech Report

- OCZ ZS Series 550W Power Supply @ Aphnetworks

Storage

- Patriot Torqx 2 128GB SSD @ Overclockers Online

- OCZ Vertex 3 240GB Solid State Drive @ eTeknix

- Raidsonic IcyBox IB-RD3219StU3 @ RBMods

Other

- Battlefield 3: Desktop PC Platform Recharged @ Benchmark Reviews

- Unboxing iPhone 4S with a Samurai Sword @ Tech-Reviews

- id America Gasket iPhone 4 Case @ ThinkComputers

- Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T.7 Albino Gaming Mouse @ RWLabs

- id's Rage: Flawed, Flat, But Occasionally Fun - HH Games It @ Hot Hardware

- Cooler Master Storm Xornet Gaming Mouse @ Pro-Clockers

- AMD Ports Open-Source Linux Driver To Windows Embedded @ Phoronix

- Steve Jobs: The Tech Icon, The Visionary @ Techspot