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Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

- Enermax Hoplite Mid-Tower Case Review
- Alienware M17X10: A Close Encounter
- TextExpander 3 Review
- Magellan RoadMate 3065 Review
- Galaxy GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB GC Video Card Overclocked
- ADATA HM-1200 1200W Power Supply Review
- Zalman CNPS 9900 Max Video Review
- PC Power & Cooling Silencer 760W Power Supply Review
- Zotac IONITX-P-E Mini-ITX Motherboard Review
- Cooler Master Storm Spawn Gaming Mouse Review
- Muskin Callisto Deluxe Solid State Drive Review
- NZXT Bunker Review
- Seagate FreeAgent Go 640GB & FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra 500GB Mobile Hard Drive Review
- Alienware M17x R3 with 3D Vision Gaming Laptop Review
- USB Gaming Headsets reviewed - Arctic Sound P531 and Razer Banshee
- ASUS HD 6970 DirectCU II - Triple Slot Monster Review
- Sapphire HD6870 Toxic Edition Review – the fastest HD6870 available
- ASUS GeForce GT 440 1 GB Review



Enermax Hoplite Mid-Tower Case Review
KitGuru posted a review on the Enermax Hoplite Mid-Tower Case

Enermax are well known for producing some of the best quality power supplies on the market and have recently produced a range of flashy LED fans which Zardon tested a few months back. But they also produce a range of PC cases, one of which they have sent us to test out.
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Alienware M17X10: A Close Encounter
InsideHW.com has reviewed Alienware M17X10 gaming notebook

This portable PC may not be all that portable - if you have a look at the charts, you’ll see that the monster we’re reviewing this time around weighs in at over five kilograms! This makes it clear from the ground up that we’re talking about a desktop replacement notebook, aimed at gamers. The desktop replacement category is intended for users that require portability from their PCs, whether it’s work at several places, data availability or simply gaming around, but don’t care much about the large size and weight that are a consequence of a strong system build or specific needs. For example, a notebook we’ve recently reviewed, ASUS’ NX90JQ with an 18” display, is about as portable as the old Sony TVs with Trinitron cathode tubes, but they still belong to the notebook category. Dell’s managed to make its Alienware brand synonymous with the best money can buy in the gaming department in recent years, and garnered quite a following among hardcore gamers that way. Well, after years of staring at their models at various fairs, we’ve finally had the chance to test one out for ourselves. The model that we’ve received is a 17” model, bearing the name M17X10…
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TextExpander 3 Review
TestFreaks takes a look at the TextExpander 3

Explaining what TextExpander 3 is about can be hard especially to the neophyte. If you have dealt with macros in the past then this utility can seem familiar. The bulk of the TextExpander works through snippets, which are abbreviations that auto, populates user created content whether it is a paragraph, letter or email signature.
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Magellan RoadMate 3065 Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Magellan RoadMate 3065

The Magellan RoadMate 3065 is a commuter-oriented GPS navigational device with some really unique features, like a live traffic receiver wake up feature. It also has some business features, like allowing you to keep track of your travels and to tag them as "business" for later reporting. However the sluggish touch screen input makes it tough to use with ease.
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Galaxy GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB GC Video Card Overclocked
TweakTown overclocked the Galaxy GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB GC Video Card

Another day rolls in and another GTX 560 Ti arrives. With a pretty mean looking cooler on this one and a few lower clocked models already looked at, it's time to check out how overclocking goes on the new model. The exact card we're looking at today is the Galaxy GTX 560 Ti 1GB GC Version. This isn't the first time we've seen the GC version and the chances are it won't be the last.

As we just mentioned, since we've already looked at a couple of GTX 560 Ti cards we thought it was time to overclock one and see what we could get out of the card. Since out of the box the Galaxy one we're looking at today didn't have the largest OC'd clock speeds, we thought it was a good chance for us to take it upon ourselves to see what the model was capable of.
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ADATA HM-1200 1200W Power Supply Review
TweakTown posted a review on the ADATA HM-1200 1200W Power Supply

ADATA has always been a well known manufacturer of memory and storage products. In early 2010, the company announced that it was entering the power supply market with the introduction of the Horus series of power supplies. The HM series comes in five different flavors ranging from 500W all the way up to 1200W, providing something for just about everyone. Today we have their HM-1200 on the bench to see how their first entry into the power supply market performs.

The ADATA HM-1200 promises to provide you with just about all the power you could ever use, even with dual processors and multiple GPU's in a single system. The 1200W of power is split between a pair of 12V rails and some seriously beefy 5V and 3.3V rails. To make full use of the 1200W, ADATA offers up a hefty amount of cables and connectors that will make sure you can power systems where cases are packed to the max with drives, GPU's and more.
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Zalman CNPS 9900 Max Video Review
Overclock3D have just published a new article titled: Zalman CNPS 9900 Max Video Review

We take a look at the latest flower design heatsink from Zalman the CNPS 9900 Max!
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PC Power & Cooling Silencer 760W Power Supply Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 760W Power Supply

PC Power & Cooling has always been known for their high quality power supplies, but there have been a small number of changes since OCZ acquired them in 2007. Now PCP&C seems to be getting back to basics with the new Silencer models. Gone is the large 135mm overhead fan and back is the 80mm rear mounted format they used in the pre-OCZ years. Of course there are no modular cables here, everything is hard wired as they have always done. And just like most of the Silencer MkII line, the Silencer 760 boasts an 80Plus Silver certification..
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Zotac IONITX-P-E Mini-ITX Motherboard Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Zotac IONITX-P-E Mini-ITX Motherboard

Today you see more and more home media servers and HTPC’s being sold on the market, along with the parts to build your own. I use a home media server for my PS3 and my other computers so that I can transfer and watch movies all over my house. This also gives me the ability to stream music to all of the PC’s and other wireless Devices. With all of our home electronics becoming more and more connected it’s convenient to have a media server. It allows me to control the music and movies in any of the rooms with PC’s on them with either my Android phone or my iPad. The possibilities are endless. In this review we will be taking a look at the Zotac IONITX-P-E which is an Mini-ITX motherboard with the processor embedded in to the motherboard. Mini-ITX is a very small form factor about half the size of a mATX setup.
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Cooler Master Storm Spawn Gaming Mouse Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the Cooler Master Storm Spawn gaming mouse

The Cooler Master Storm Spawn is positioned as an affordable gaming mouse that doesn't compromise the core features important to gamers. With an attractive price tag of about $50, it's a smaller-sized mouse compared to several others on the market. It also has a very striking aesthetic and an extremely comfortable ergonomic design, so let's take a close look at the Cooler Master Storm Spawn and see how it fares.
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Muskin Callisto Deluxe Solid State Drive Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Muskin Callisto Deluxe Solid State Drive

SandForce-driven SSDs continue to be the hot ticket for solid state technology into 2011, offering outstanding bandwidth speed and operational performance at an affordable price. SandForce RAISE technology provides redundant protection for single SSD computer systems, while data is automatically secured with AES-128 encryption. SandForce's SF-1200 storage controller has already found its way into many of the fastest SSDs available, paving the way for Mushkin to utilizes the SandForce SF-1222TA3-SBH processor in their Callisto Deluxe MLC SSD series. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the 60GB Mushkin Callisto Deluxe MKNSSDCL60GB-DX against some of the most popular storage devices available. Our benchmark tests will demonstrate that 4K IOPS performance is more important than speed for high-power computer users.
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NZXT Bunker Review
Neoseeker posted a review on the NZXT Bunker

We have a potentially interesting drive bay accessory under the spotlight today from NZXT, the Bunker. It's designed to be a security device of sorts for any USB devices you might have plugged into the front panel of your case, by keeping their USB connectors tucked behind a small door you can lock with a key. Hit our review to see if the Bunker can live up to name in terms of keeping your USB devices safe from thieves looking to yank them straight from your rig.
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Seagate FreeAgent Go 640GB & FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra 500GB Mobile Hard Drive Review
OCC has published a review on the Seagate FreeAgent Go 640GB & FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra 500GB Mobile Hard Drive

Seagate has always produced excellent hard drives and these two portable series are no exception. These portable drives have the robust features that most desktop style external drives have, yet they can be toted with you anywhere you go. The 640GB Go drive, while only having a USB 2.0 interface, has full versions of the Seagate suite for your entire backup and sync needs. The 500GB GoFlex has multiple interfaces available for it including USB 3.0, FireWire and even powered eSATA. The drawback to the GoFlex is the software that comes standard on the Go series is only trials on the GoFlex, with the exception of the Instant Backup. I am at a loss as to why Seagate took a step back in this department.[/quote6
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Alienware M17x R3 with 3D Vision Gaming Laptop Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the Alienware M17x R3 with 3D Vision Gaming Laptop

Today we will be putting the M17x R3 with its Sandy Bridge components, 120Hz screen and 3D Vision kit through a selection of real world tests to find out how it compares to a desktop P67 system, the original 2009 model M17x and the R2 from 2010.
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USB Gaming Headsets reviewed - Arctic Sound P531 and Razer Banshee
Metku.net took a closer look at the latest USB Gaming headsets from Arctic Sound and Razer.

When it comes to gaming peripheral, it tends to be the mice and keyboards that get most of our attention. The audio side of things, however, is also very important for the overall gaming experience, and this time we decided to have a look at two gaming headsets - Arctic Sound P531 and Razer Banshee.[/quote6
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ASUS HD 6970 DirectCU II - Triple Slot Monster Review
ocaholic posted a review on the ASUS HD 6970 DirectCU II - Triple Slot Monster

With their DirectCU II version AMD shows its first high end AMD graphics card with a triple slot cooler. Until today only Gainward with their GLH series (Goes Like Hell) was known for their huge triple slot coolers but now also ASUS has such a monster in its portfolio. But overworking only the cooler would have been too easy. ASUS provided this card also with their own power design which is an indicator for good overclockability.
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Sapphire HD6870 Toxic Edition Review – the fastest HD6870 available
KitGuru takes a look at the Sapphire HD6870 Toxic Edition

Sapphire have a well earned reputation as one of AMD’s finest partners. Their Vapor X and Toxic Edition cards command a small price premium while offering significant advantages in all key areas. Today we are looking at the as yet unreleased HD6870 Toxic Edition with custom Vapor-X cooler and ‘out of the box’ clock enhancements.

For many of you this will have been a long wait, Kitguru reviewed the standard Sapphire HD6870 on the 22nd of October 2010 and we had initially hoped to see the customised solutions early in the New Year.

The Sapphire HD6870 Toxic Edition card we are reviewing today has received some significant clock increases, up to 970mhz on the core (from 900mhz) and 1150mhz (4600mhz effective) via the GDDR5 memory (from 1050/4200mhz on the reference board).
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ASUS GeForce GT 440 1 GB Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the ASUS GeForce GT 440 1 GB

NVIDIA's new GeForce GT 440 sets out to deliver acceptable performance in the low-end segment around $100. ASUS GT 440 comes with a custom designed, black PCB and a stylish heatsink. The card also comes with higher clocks out of the box to gain an extra performance advantage.
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