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Here an overview of the latest reviews:

- InWin Dragon Slayer m-ITX Case Review
- LaCie 2Big USB 3.0 RAID Drive Review
- GIGABYTE Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard Review
- HP Pavilion P6610F Review
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470 Super Overclock Edition Video Card Review
- Creative ZiiSound D5 Review
- Compaq Q2159 1080p Widescreen LCD 21.5” Monitor Review
- Shuttle XS35 GT Barebone PC Review
- Thermaltake Jing CPU Cooler Review
- Mushkin Redline Dual-Channel PC3-12800 6-8-6-24 Review
- DeepCool Gamer Storm CPU Cooler Review
- ASUS GeForce GT 430 Overclocking Performance
- Visiontek Radeon 6870 1GB Review
- Arctic Cooling Freezer 11 LP Review
- Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 Motherboard Review
- Dell Inspiron Zino HD 410 Desktop Review
- NZXT Vulcan Mini Case Review
- Dell Inspiron M101z Review – Laptop Power in a Netbook’s Frame
- Arctic Cooling K381 Multimedia Keyboard Review
- beyerdynamic MMX 300 Headset Review
- Samsung PX2370 LED Monitor Review
- ASRock 890GM Pro3 Motherboard Review



InWin Dragon Slayer m-ITX Case Review
TechwareLabs reviews the InWin Dragon Slayer m-ITX Case

InWin introduces a case styled behind chain mail armor from the medieval times. Will the Dragon Slayer's design ultimately sacrifice usability? Read on and find out.
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LaCie 2Big USB 3.0 RAID Drive Review
Everything USB posted a review on LaCie 2Big USB 3.0 RAID Drive.

LaCie is one of the few companies out there who consistently make products which are as nice to LOOK at as they are to use. Their latest wunderkind, the Lacie 2Big RAID storage solution - powered by none other than USB 3.0 - looks to continue this trend with an all metal design that is very striking and RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD modes. Is this combination of beauty and brains a winning combination or is the Lacie 2Big... well too BIG? Read on to find out in my full review.

The Verdict:
The LaCie 2Big USB 3.0 RAID solution is a very fast, powerful and good looking unit; unfortunately, it also a big unit with an even bigger price. If you have the spare desktop real-estate to accommodate it and can afford one drop dead sexy drive, it is worth taking a long hard look at.

The Good:
+ Quick and easy drive replacement
+ Sturdy yet stylish all metal design
+ Easy to change RAID modes
+ Front LARGE button glows red to show degraded state and blue to show its working properly
+ Flexible RAID options
+ Included USB 3.0 card
+ 3 year warranty
+ Simple to use backup software

The Bad:
- Price
- Large Footprint
- Slider and confirm button needed to change modes can be confusing at first
- To get the most from this unit you need to use the custom driver
- RAID 0 is not a great choice for most situations
- In real world situations, you will most likely NOT get all the RAID 0 speed unless you pair the 2Big USB 3.0 to an internal RAID array
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GIGABYTE Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard Review
Techgage.com posted a review taking a look at GIGABYTE's new gaming keyboard, the Aivia K8100

GIGABYTE's not a huge name in the peripheral business, at least on these shores, but it hopes that will change in the near-future. To help kick things off, it recently released its first gaming keyboard as part of its Aivia line-up, and in addition to sturdy construction, it features unique color choices, macro capabilities and an excellent feel.
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HP Pavilion P6610F Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the HP Pavilion P6610F

The HP Pavilion P6610F is a performance desktop computer with a quad-core AMD Athlon 2.9GHz processor, 4GB of RAM and 750GB of hard drive space. Other features include integrated Wi-Fi, a dual-layer DVD burner, and lots of room for expansion inside.
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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470 Super Overclock Edition Video Card Review
Legit Reviews posted Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470 Super Overclock Edition Video Card Review

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 470 Super Overclock Edition graphics card is a sharp looking graphics card. Ignoring the sexy black anodized aluminum shroud and the three fans to keep this beast cool, the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 470 Super Overclock Edition comes to the party well armed. Along with its looks, the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 470 Super Overclock Edition brings to the party the fastest core of any of the GeForce GTX 470's out there! Read on to see how it performs against our field of competitors!

Last week when we took a look at the EVGA GeForce GTX 470 Hydro Copper FTW I was impressed with the GeForce GTX 470 series. Quite possibly because it is an overclocked version it was able to have a leg up on the HIS Radeon HD 5870. Today, I am even more impressed with the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 470 Super Overclock Edition. One of the reasons is the price to performance ratio. Last week the EVGA GeForce GTX 470 Hydro Copper could be found for $459.99 at EVGA.com. Today we can find the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 470 Super Overclock Edition for only $279.99 plus $3.99 shipping at newegg.com. At the end of last week there was a bit of a price war between AMD and NVIDIA which caused a drop in several of the NVIDIA GeForce series cards...
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Creative ZiiSound D5 Review
XSReviews have a new review of the Creative ZiiSound D5 speaker

Creative were recently kind enough to send us a Zen Style 8GB MP3 player to review and it did rather well. To complement this original article we have another piece of kit from the same firm which will cetainly be easier to test with the media player in-house. Known as the Zii Sound D5, this is a bluetooth and 3.5mm compatible speaker designed for mobile devices and smartphone connectivity, allowing for improved sound for your stored media.
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Compaq Q2159 1080p Widescreen LCD 21.5” Monitor Review
iGadget Life posted a review on the Compaq Q2159 1080p Widescreen LCD 21.5” Monitor

Geeks was gracious enough to provide us with another monitor for review. Compaq has been around for quite a long time now, so you would expect a good solid product. The monitor is the 21.5” Q2159 1080p Widescreen LCD. It’s a nice design, built good. Out of the box it worked like a charm without any hassles at all. Let’s get down to it and see how it looks and works.
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Shuttle XS35 GT Barebone PC Review
Madshrimps posted Shuttle XS35 GT Barebone PC Review

The XS35 GT Barebone from Shuttle, after equipping it with the necessary hardware, can be used as a media center, little server or seedbox; its main advantages are that it is completely silent and consumes very little power, so we can leave it on 24/7 without caring about the energy costs.[/quote6
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Thermaltake Jing CPU Cooler Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Thermaltake Jing CPU Cooler

Thermaltake is releasing a new CPU cooler, called the Jing, which has a tower design, five heatpipes, and two 120 fans. Check it out!
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Mushkin Redline Dual-Channel PC3-12800 6-8-6-24 Review
ocaholic posted a review on the Mushkin Redline Dual-Channel PC3-12800 6-8-6-24

With its Redline DDR3-1600 MHz modules, Mushkin has a dual-channel memory kit in its portfolio that seems to be good value for money. The SPD has been programmed with 6-8-6-24 latencies which is already quite aggressive.
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DeepCool Gamer Storm CPU Cooler Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the DeepCool Gamer Storm CPU Cooler

Today we get the chance to check out a new product from a new company. The company is DeepCool and the product is the Gamer Storm CPU Cooler. As you can probably expect from the name, DeepCool offers a wide variety of cooling products, with a main focus on CPU coolers. The Gamer Storm is their most expensive CPU cooler, features an elegant packaging and product along with plenty of features. How well will this cooler perform with others we’ve tested? Read on further to find out.[/quote6
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ASUS GeForce GT 430 Overclocking Performance
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the ASUS GeForce GT 430 Overclocking Performance

When the GT 430 platform was released in desktop cards, Benchmark Reviews brought you a review of the performance of the ASUS ENGT430. The GF108 Fermi GPU was released by NVIDIA to provide a new set of media GPUs capable of providing excellent quality movie and video playback, as well as the possibility of watching and enjoying 3D media. Our review of the ASUS ENGT430 showed that it could also play most mainstream games, and some more advanced games with the settings turned down really low. In this article, Benchmark Reviews returns the ASUS ENGT430 to bring you a little more information about this new card. We will be taking a look specifically at temperatures, power consumption, and overclocking, as well as looking a little closer at the ENGT430.
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Visiontek Radeon 6870 1GB Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the Visiontek Radeon 6870 1GB graphics card

Visiontek's latest powerhouse is the Radeon 6870. It's a reference design for the most part, but it brings some strong capabilities to enthusiasts looking for something special. Boasting some impressive gaming horsepower at a very competitive price, it sounds very tempting. Let's take a closer look at the Visiontek Radeon 6870 1GB and see what it can do.
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Arctic Cooling Freezer 11 LP Review
OCC has published a review on the Arctic Cooling Freezer 11 LP

The Arctic Cooling Freezer 11 LP CPU cooler is completely designed for very slim or HTPC cases. It features a 92mm PWM controlled fan that is very quiet in operation, even under the overclocked stress test we put it through. The mounting included with this cooler was a very simple and effective solution that was a joy to install.
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Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 Motherboard Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 Motherboard

The GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 carries the /Ultra-Durable 3/ label and includes support for Intel 32nm 6-core processors. The GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 also includes support for the newest NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 with superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps as well as support for the newest Marvell SE9128 high speed SATA3 storage interface with superfast 6Gbps link speed. With features like Dual Power Switching and Maximum CPU Loading in the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5, your overclocking results are guaranteed to improve compared to other X58 motherboards.
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Dell Inspiron Zino HD 410 Desktop Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the Dell Inspiron Zino HD 410 Desktop

Today we will put the Zino HD 410 through a selection of tests including Blu-Ray and MKV playback, encoding and even some gaming to find out whether this model meets the needs of consumers looking for a new mini-system.[/quote6
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NZXT Vulcan Mini Case Review
OCModShop posted a review on the NZXT Vulcan Mini Case

Once I got it all uncovered, I got a good look at this thing. It's a matte black, which is something I'm fond of in my chassis, and it has that aggressive look that most case companies have been moving toward. Straight edges, sharp corners, and recesses that house buttons and ports that as a whole looks like it could be a cousin to that box from Hellraiser.

The port/button panel on the top front houses the eSata, USB 2.0 and audio ports. Beside that is the brushed aluminum power and reset button set. I always get a little disappointed when they don't put a firewire port on these, right up front. I hate having to search for mine amid the wires sticking out of the back. The side that comes off sports a mostly mesh makeup, designed to hold a 200mm fan that will probably sound like an airliner touching down.
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Dell Inspiron M101z Review – Laptop Power in a Netbook’s Frame
PC Perspective posted a review on the Dell Inspiron M101z

The question of whether the M101z is really a netbook or laptop is certainly open. Its size, price and performance makes it difficult to categorize. Given the uncertainty, I will bow to Dell’s marketing department – they’ve made the M101z a part of the Dell Inspiron laptop line rather than a part of the Dell Mini netbook line.
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Arctic Cooling K381 Multimedia Keyboard Review
Viperlair posted a review on the Arctic Cooling K381 Multimedia Keyboard

I'm not a fan of laptop keyboards, which I've compared the K381 to a couple of times during visual inspection, but in use it's much more comfortable. The back is raised just enough to bring the top most keys within reach without you needing to lift your palms up. The minimal key travel and low height of the keyboard is actually far less fatiguing than I expected. Your palms can rest on your desk just below the keyboard (unlike a laptop where you need to stretch over the touchpad) which provides just enough of a balance with the key height to provide a comfortable typing position.
Arctic Cooling K381 Multimedia Keyboard Review

beyerdynamic MMX 300 Headset Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the beyerdynamic MMX 300 Headset

Beyerdynamic known for their high end headphones have now released a gaming headset. This headset is priced at a record €299/$299 so the stakes are high.
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Samsung PX2370 LED Monitor Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the Samsung PX2370 LED Monitor

The Samsung SyncMaster PX2370 LED Monitor is definitely small step up from the BX2350 in terms of styling, brightness and contrast. The mystery is that at this given time, they are technically the same price which means there are less people selling the BX2350 and thus, less competition, or Samsung is putting the PX2370 out in higher volumes which will lower the price as well.
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ASRock 890GM Pro3 Motherboard Review
iXBT Labs posted a review on the ASRock 890GM Pro3 Motherboard

Compact motherboards based on feature-rich high-performance integrated chipsets are often the optimal choice for an affordable home PC. The integrated graphics core let you play games (on reduced settings, though), but you can also install an external graphics card. Just remember to provide enough enclosure space for additional cooling, because the PSU fan might just not be enough.
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