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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

- FSP Aurum 500 Gold Power Supply Review
- Cisco Linksys E1500 Wireless-N Router Review
- Lian Li PC-V1020 Review
- The Kingston SSDNow V+100 96GB SSD Upgrade Bundle
- XFX HD 6790 Review (dual fan)
- HP Pavilion dm1z Fusion-Based Ultralight Notebook Review
- Acer Iconia Tab A500 Review
- Intel Desktop Extreme DX58SO2 Motherboard Review
- Antec ISK-100 Review
- Biostar TH67XE Ver. 5.2 Motherboard Review
- ICY DOCK MB974SP-B Internal 4-bay Enclosure Review
- Patriot LX Pro 32GB Class 10 SDHC Memory Card Review
- LSI 9265-8i 6Gbps MegaRAID Card RAID 5 Tested
- XFX Radeon HD 6950 XXX Edition Review
- Inno3D GTX 560 Ti iChiLL Edition vs PowerColor Radeon 6870 PCS++ Review
- Enermax SpineRex Case Review
- Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 Preview: Both Tablet and Netbook
- ICY DOCK MB974SP-B Internal 4-bay Enclosure Review



FSP Aurum 500 Gold Power Supply Review
DreamWare Computers posted a review on the FSP Aurum 500 Gold Power Supply

Only a couple months ago FSP came to market with the Aurum series of 80PLUS Gold certified power supplies. The Arum models start at lower wattages, and lower price tags, than most other 80PLUS Gold power supplies. Here today I have the base 500W model - a great contender for mainstream systems that want to save on their electricity bills without paying an unnecessary price for a power supply that's way more powerful than they really need.
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Cisco Linksys E1500 Wireless-N Router Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Cisco Linksys E1500 Wireless-N Router

The E1550 is a single-band router marketed as a more robust offering than the entry E-series model, the Cisco Linksys E1200 Wireless-N Router. Unfortunately, although it's a bit more expensive, the E1550 did not have any noticeable throughput speed or range gains over the E1200.
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Lian Li PC-V1020 Review
Vortez posted a review on the Lian Li PC-V1020

Equipped with 8 expansion slots, the PC-V1020 will support SLI and Crossfire allowing 305mm (12") graphics cards, the PC-V1020 also has a removable motherboard tray, support for lots of storage options and 3 preinstalled cooling fans - 120mm and 140mm. And this is just scratching the surface, there are many more features to talk about and look at closely so lets waste no more time and begin our analysis of Lian Li's PC-V1020.
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The Kingston SSDNow V+100 96GB SSD Upgrade Bundle
HiTech Legion has released a new article on the Kingston SSDNow V+100 96GB SSD Upgrade Bundle

The Kingston SSDNow V+100 96GB Upgrade Bundle features everything you need to make the jump from your current spindle drive to SSD technology. At the heart of the Kingston SSDNow V+100 96GB Upgrade bundle is the 2.5" SATA II SSD featuring MLC NAND flash memory components and a Toshiba controller for blazing throughput speeds. With Read and Write throughputs rated for 230 and 180 MB/s respectively, the SSDNow V+100 is capable of application performance up to 5x that of a 5400rpm spindle HDD.
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XFX HD 6790 Review (dual fan)
Kitguru posted XFX HD 6790 Review (dual fan)

AMD’s new HD6790 has already proven to be a great performer for the gaming masses, delivering HD gaming capabilities without breaking the bank. Today we are looking at the new XFX HD6790 Edition which features a lovely, custom made dual fan cooler.
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HP Pavilion dm1z Fusion-Based Ultralight Notebook Review
HotHardware posted a review on the HP Pavilion dm1z Fusion-Based Ultralight Notebook

What began as a trickle -- as AMD finally introduced a shipping version of the long-awaited Fusion platform -- has turned into a steady stream, and we're definitely excited to see APUs, as AMD calls the product, finally making an impact. AMD had played up the idea of an Accelerated Processing Unit for years, and now, it's clearly a reality. Lenovo's ThinkPad X120e, which we reviewed a few months ago, instantly became one of our favorite ultraportables, and now HP has what appears to be a rival machine, of sorts.

The Pavilion dm1z is an 11.6" machine, that is a touch larger than the myriad 10" netbooks already on the market, and honestly, we're struggling with what to classify this machine as. Is is a netbook? Is it an ultraportable? In reality, it's probably a hybrid of the two. You're getting the portability and longevity of a netbook, but the power and price of a nicer ultraportable.
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Acer Iconia Tab A500 Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Acer Iconia Tab A500

Acer's Honeycomb tablet, the Iconia Tab A500, has similar strengths and weaknesses to its direct competitors, but its $450 price is easier to swallow than some others. It has a speedy Tegra 2 processor, a high-resolution screen and solid connectivity options.
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Intel Desktop Extreme DX58SO2 Motherboard Review
Legit Reviews checked out the Intel Desktop Extreme DX58SO2 Motherboard

The Intel Desktop Extreme Board DX58SO2 is designed to unleash the power of the new Intel Core i7 processors and was created by Intel, so you should expect rock solid stability and good performance numbers with it. Read on to see how the Intel X58 Express motherboard solution does when compared to a couple other Intel X58 motherboards as all fight for the top spot in the benchmarks!

It isn't that often that we have an Intel branded motherboard come across the Legit Reviews test bench. Fortunately for you, that is exactly what we have for you today! The Intel DX58SO2 X58 motherboard is part of the Intel Extreme series of motherboards. The DX58SO2 X58 motherboard is the latest and greatest motherboard from Intel for their X58 chipset.. Early adopters of the X58 platform also might be looking for a newer motherboard as the Intel X58 Express chipset first came out back in November 2008. That means many users out there are running the early boards that didn't have SATA 6Gb/s, SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and many of the other features and improvements that have been made or discovered since 2008. The Intel DX58SO2 has just about every feature under the sun...
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Antec ISK-100 Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Antec ISK-100

The ISK-100 is the most compact Mini-ITX chassis from Antec, but still allows for two 2.5" drives to be installed along with your choice of Mini-ITX board. We fill the case with hardware to check if things are too close for comfort or if the small dimensions of the ISK-100 leave a good impression.
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Biostar TH67XE Ver. 5.2 Motherboard Review
iXBT Labs posted a review on the Biostar TH67XE Ver. 5.2 Motherboard

Biostar currently offers as many as five microATX motherboards based on the H67 chipset. And today we shall review the most advanced of those, TH67XE.
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ICY DOCK MB974SP-B Internal 4-bay Enclosure Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the ICY DOCK MB974SP-B Internal 4-bay Enclosure

Storage is something we can never have too much of, I myself have over 4TB of space and it is running out! Most of my storage is external though, so it’s a pain to take with me to LAN parties or other events. Most cases these days have room for 4-6 hard drives, but for some people that still is not enough. How many optical drives do you have? I don’t even use them anymore so I have 4 open spots in my case for nothing really. Well not nothing, ICY DOCK has a great device that will allow me to fit four more hard drives in three 5.25-inch drive bays. The device is the MB974SP-B, let’s see if it is the perfect device for you to add more storage to your system.
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Patriot LX Pro 32GB Class 10 SDHC Memory Card Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the Patriot LX Pro 32GB Class 10 SDHC Memory Card

This is not unlike the weight classes in boxing, where the categories below 200lbs are tightly defined but weight differences beyond the Heavyweight class can be widely disparate. A 210lb fighter for example will be in the same weight class as a 320lb boxer, but a
160lb fighter cannot fight a 154lb pugilist. In terms of SD speed rating, as long as a memory card can sustain a minimum write speed of 10MB/s, it is given a Class 10 rating.
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LSI 9265-8i 6Gbps MegaRAID Card RAID 5 Tested
The SSD Review checked out the LSI 9265-8i 6Gbps MegaRAID Card

Welcome to our follow up of the LSI 9265-8i MegaRAID Card, an eight-port PCI Express SATA+SAS RAID Controller that is configured for 6Gb/s devices. Our first LSI review concentrated on RAID 0 speed and performance and the response prompted our further testing of the LSI in a RAID 5 environment. Take a look as we explore the in-depth the performance of the 9265 as it tackles an array of 8 solid state drives.

RAID 0 is the 'big dog' when it comes to flat out performance. In previous generation RAID cards, the maximum sequential throughput and random I/O would make it impossible to match the speed of RAID 0 with a RAID 5 setup. The stage is changing, however, as the dual core ROC LSI2208 of the the 9265 raises RAID 5 performance to new levels.
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XFX Radeon HD 6950 XXX Edition Review
Neoseeker posted a review on the XFX Radeon HD 6950 XXX Edition

The Radeon HD 6950 gets a saucy XXX Edition from XFX, offering increased GPU and memory clock speeds at the cost of a lowered 1GB memory capacity. Strangely it's offered at the same price as 2GB offerings based on the reference design, but it does offer a custom cooling solution. We put the HD 6950 XXX to the test to see if it can keep up the 2GB reference models, even with the total memory slashed by half.
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Inno3D GTX 560 Ti iChiLL Edition vs PowerColor Radeon 6870 PCS++ Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the Inno3D GTX 560 Ti iChiLL Edition vs PowerColor Radeon 6870 PCS++

Today we have the PowerColor 6870 PCS++ which includes an enhanced PCB and cooler and overclocked specifications. What card should it go up against? Well that would be the latest Inno3D GTX 560 Ti with triple slot cooler and its own overclock. We will be putting both cards through a selection of real world gaming, media and GPU computing tasks to find out which consumers each suits.
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Enermax SpineRex Case Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Enermax SpineRex Case

SpineRex is the latest full-tower case from Enermax, featuring two “VEGAS” fans. Let’s check it out.

The SpineRex is the latest case from Enermax, featuring a huge "250 mm" fan on its left-side panel (which is actually a 220 mm device) and two "VEGAS" fans on its front panel. Let's check it out.
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Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 Preview: Both Tablet and Netbook
InsideHW.com has reviewed Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101

In the torrent of tablet devices appearing on the world market, it’s increasingly difficult to spot extraordinary products. After making friends with the development version of ASUS’ Transformer tablet, you may rest assured that you won’t miss it easily. Its excellent production quality and a seamless match of its two sections, as well as a stunning user interface (Android 3.0) and extraordinary concept, all make for something to capture your attention for an extended period of time…

As far as ASUS’ engineering team is concerned, and the same goes for quality of the components used and ideas implemented, we can but say - superb!
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ICY DOCK MB974SP-B Internal 4-bay Enclosure Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the ICY DOCK MB974SP-B Internal 4-bay Enclosure

Storage is something we can never have too much of, I myself have over 4TB of space and it is running out! Most of my storage is external though, so it’s a pain to take with me to LAN parties or other events. Most cases these days have room for 4-6 hard drives, but for some people that still is not enough. How many optical drives do you have? I don’t even use them anymore so I have 4 open spots in my case for nothing really. Well not nothing, ICY DOCK has a great device that will allow me to fit four more hard drives in three 5.25-inch drive bays. The device is the MB974SP-B, let’s see if it is the perfect device for you to add more storage to your system.
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