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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

- Corsair Gaming Series 800 W Review
- ASUS N53SV Notebook Review
- ASUS Eee PC 1215N Review: Atom and Ion, Back Together Again
- Intels Xeon X7560 and Dells R810 server
- Kingston HyperX 8GB 1866MHz SO-DIMM Memory Kit For Notebooks
- V-Moda Remix Remote Headphones Review
- Olympus XZ-1 Review
- Xigmatek Elysium Review
- Sandy Bridge and Lynnfield Quad-Core Processors Compared
- Sapphire Radeon HD 6570 512MB Video Card Review
- GIGABYTE G1.Assassin G1-Killer LGA1366 Motherboard Review
- Sapphire Radeon HD6670 Review
- Sentey Arvina GS-6400B Full Tower Case Review
- ASRock E350M1 Motherboard Review
- Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR5 DX 11 Video Card Review
- Thermaltake Armor A30 Case Review
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma Headset Review



Corsair Gaming Series 800 W Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Corsair Gaming Series 800 W PSU

Corsair's Gaming Series consists of three single rail PSUs that are made for gamers. Even more average users with a mid-range system will appreciate the reliable and cheap PSU from a company with a very good reputation. We test the 800 W model, which is the most powerful of the series and are impressed by its voltage regulation and efficiency.
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ASUS N53SV Notebook Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the ASUS N53SV Notebook

Today we have the ASUS N53SV notebook on our test bench. This multimedia/moderate gaming notebook has a lot of style to go with some nice specification under the hood. This machine looks really good with a brushed aluminum lid and wrist rest and a lot more. This notebook has a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 resolution screen, Intel Core i7 2630QM CPU, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M graphics processor, 750 GB of storage, 4 GB of RAM, and a lot more. Come along as we see what this notebook is made of!
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ASUS Eee PC 1215N Review: Atom and Ion, Back Together Again
PC Perspective posted a review on the ASUS Eee PC 1215N

The ASUS Eee PC 1215N was actually released into the wild a few months ago, but it remains at the cutting edge of Intel Atom netbooks. The Intel Atom D525 processor housed inside it is the most powerful Atom currently available, and is generally found in nettops and all-in-one PCs rather than netbooks (the “D” prefix ostensibly stands for Desktop).
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Intels Xeon X7560 and Dells R810 server
The Tech Report posted a review on Intels Xeon X7560 and Dells R810 server

Intel's eight-core Nehalem-EX processor and Dell's R810 chassis combine to form a new class of 2P server, with huge memory capacity at a lower price point.
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Kingston HyperX 8GB 1866MHz SO-DIMM Memory Kit For Notebooks
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Kingston HyperX 8GB 1866MHz SO-DIMM Memory Kit For Notebooks

Kingston announced the new HyperX Plug and Play (PnP) series of memory this morning that allow notebooks with second generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors to scale higher than ever before. We have an in-depth review on the Kingston HyperX PnP 8GB DDR3 1866MHz SO-DIMM memory kit today that is sure to leave you shocked when you see the results on our ASUS K53E notebook.
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V-Moda Remix Remote Headphones Review
DragonSteelMods posted a review on the V-Moda Remix Remote Headphones

A few years ago at DragonSteelMods we had the chance to review the V-MODA Vibe Duo headphones, which we found were designed more for style than sound quality. Today we will look at the Remix Remote, the latest offering from V-MODA.

These earphones are designed for both stereo playback and as a hands free device for cell phones. The in-line remote helps the user control music playback and volume without having to handle one’s cell phone or mp3 player.

The Remote Remix is marketed towards the active mobile user with its solid construction, detachable ear hooks and stylish design.

This time the company focuses on style while attempting to offer a higher fidelity sound experience
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Olympus XZ-1 Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Olympus XZ-1

The Olympus XZ-1 is a 10-megapixel digital camera that features automatic and manual controls, RAW shooting, a hot shoe and a 3-inch OLED display. While targeted at more experienced photographers that don't want to spend a lot of money for good image quality, this camera does a decent job but still falls a little short due to a few disappointments.
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Xigmatek Elysium Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Xigmatek Elysium

Xigmatek is growing up and so are their cases. The company has made a name for themselves with their extensive entry- and mid-range enclosures, but the Elysium is not only their first full tower chassis, but it is their first HPTX capable case as well. Let's see if the Elysium is victorious in offering an appropriate resting place of the biggest and fastest hardware out there.
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Sandy Bridge and Lynnfield Quad-Core Processors Compared
iXBT Labs compared Sandy Bridge and Lynnfield Quad-Core Processors

The first tests of Sandy Bridge processors produced an good overall impression. But it didn't answer one interesting question: how did the pure architecture performance change? So we decided to conduct another testing and try to compare architectures instead of specific products.
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6570 512MB Video Card Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD 6570 512MB Video Card

When it comes to video cards the entry level segment is not something many people who visit this site might be interested in but for both AMD and NVIDIA it is a very crucial segment that brings in a lot of money. Last week AMD has released 2 new cards in to the entry-level segment that have completely new GPU’s based on the HD 6800 series Barts architecture. These 2 cards are effectively replacements for the HD 5770 and HD 5670 cards. Both cards have increased clock speeds and added stream processors over the previously mentioned cards. Today we will be taking a look at the Radeon HD 6570 512MB video card.
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GIGABYTE G1.Assassin G1-Killer LGA1366 Motherboard Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the new GIGABYTE G1.Assassin gaming motherboard.

"Gaming" motherboards seem to be a dime a dozen these days but it's rare to see a product that's built from the ground up to cater to the unique needs of the gaming community. This is exactly what Gigabyte is looking to accomplish with the G1 Killer series; particularly with the flagship G1.Assassin. Packing a Bigfoot Killer E2100 NPU and a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi digital audio processor, this motherboard seems to have what it takes to make a splash in a highly competitive market.
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Sapphire Radeon HD6670 Review
OCC has published a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD6670

The final GPU core clock I was able to get to was 890MHz, which ends up being about an 11% increase. The memory overclocking was done using the exact same procedures. I was able to arrive at about an 18% increase, which was 1180MHz. To make all of these adjustments, I was using the Sapphire TriXX overclocking utility.
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Sentey Arvina GS-6400B Full Tower Case Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the Sentey Arvina GS-6400B Full Tower Case

The Sentey Arvina is a feature packed full-tower gaming case.The Arvina full-tower case is part of Sentey's Extreme Division line and comes in red, blue or black. The Sentey Arvina supports the latest dual-GPU video cards and the largest aftermarket heatsinks. To keep system components in optimal thermal condition, the Sentey Arvina comes out of the box with six fans pre-installed, which can be turned off through a fan controller at the top. Users can also connect an eSATA enclosure or a SATA HDD through an external extension on the top I/O module of the Sentey Arvina.
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ASRock E350M1 Motherboard Review
iXBT Labs published a review on the ASRock E350M1 Motherboard

Today we shall review a motherboard that, while its features are rich enough, is positioned as a more typical solution. But thanks to that it's also affordable.
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR5 DX 11 Video Card Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR5 DX 11 Video Card

The Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 is one of thoes latest releases. The Radeon HD 6670 looks to take over its predecessor's, the 5670, position in the market. With the 6670, we get an increase in architecture that boosts computing performance. The core clock is set to 800 MHz and the memory 1GHz, 4GHz effective. Onboard memory for the HD 6670 equals 1GB of 128-bit GDDR5. There is an increased SIMD core, giving a total of 480 stream processors and 24 texture units. Similar to the previous generation, there are 32 Z/Stencil ROP units and 8 color ROP units. The 6670 has support for DX11, Eyefinity, and AMD App Acceleration. Sapphire has also paired up with Arctic Cooling to put a special heatsink/fan combination on the 6670 to keep temperatures low.
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Thermaltake Armor A30 Case Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Thermaltake Armor A30 Case

The latest addition to Thermaltake's Armor series of cases is a compact model targeted to high-end small form factor (SFF) computers. Let's see if the A30 is a good pick.
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Creative Labs Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma Headset Review
TweakTown posted Creative Labs Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma Headset Review

It seems that producing an algorithm based surround headset is becoming quite a trend of late with several already having made their way to us for testing over the last few months. Obviously producing a simple stereo headset with software driven surround sound capability is going to be a cheaper and probably more viable option for most large companies, as opposed to more complex designs. And this is possibly why we are seeing such a swing in this direction of late.

Today we are looking at the Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma, which most notably uses the company's famous Sound Blaster name in order to swing attention away from competition and towards this product. Nothing really exiting with regards to the specifications list except that Creative has chosen to use a large 50mm driver like much of the competition. This large driver allows for greater mid range extension and clarity while providing an overall bigger sound from the headset.
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