Here a roundup of today's articles and reviews:

- Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 6GB (3x2GB) PC3-12800 Kit Review
- OvisLink AirLive N.MINI 300Mbps Wireless-N Mini-AP Review
- ECS H67H2-M Black Edition Motherboard Review
- Dell 1250c LED Printer Review
- Lenovo ThinkPad T510 Review
- SAPPHIRE Vapor-X HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 Graphic Card Review
- ECS H57H-MUS (V1.0A) LGA1156 Motherboard Review
- Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler Review
- Lenovo Thinkpad U260 Core i3 12.5-in Notebook Review
- Arctic Sound P531 Surround Sound Gaming Headset Review
- Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Review
- PowerColor Radeon HD 6970 LCS Review
- MSI Radeon HD 6950 2GB Twin Frozr II Video Card Review
- Diamond All-In-Wonder HD Premium AIW5000 Review
- SilverStone Fortress FT03 Mini-Tower Chassis Review
- ZOTAC GeForce GTX 560Ti AMP! Edition DirectX 11 Video Card Review
- Kingston 64GB SSD (ssdNOW V Series) Review
- MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition Review
- Lexmark Genesis S815 All-in-One Printer Review
- Patriot Torqx XRB 64GB SSD Review
- MSI GeForce GTX 560 Twin Frozr II 1 GB Review
- Arctic Sound P531 Surround Sound Gaming Headset Review
- Grace Digital Micro System Wi-Fi Stereo Shelf System Review
- AMD E-350 Accelerated Processor Review
- Gigabyte G1 Assassin and Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition Review



Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 6GB (3x2GB) PC3-12800 Kit Review
Bigbruin.com posted a review on the Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 6GB (3x2GB) PC3-12800 Kit

The Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 6GB (3x2GB) PC3-12800 kit is very stable and offers solid performance. The extra features that Crucial have added to their standard Ballistix sticks not only give the consumer more bang for the buck, but make this a very attractive kit, considering that they're priced right in line with other 1600MHz triple channel kits.

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OvisLink AirLive N.MINI 300Mbps Wireless-N Mini-AP Review
Madshrimps posted a review on the OvisLink AirLive N.MINI 300Mbps Wireless-N Mini-AP

The AirLive N.MINI AP multifunctional device (Router, AP or Client) from OvisLink has very small dimensions and can be used in various situations like building a small hot-spot in an area that has only Ethernet available, or we can use it as a regular Wireless LAN adapter, connected to our computer via UTP.

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ECS H67H2-M Black Edition Motherboard Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the ECS H67H2-M Black Edition Motherboard

Sandy Bridge is more than just a powerful CPU, it's also one of the most powerful integrated graphics processors ever seen. Coupled with the ECS H67H2-M motherboard we get into Blu-ray playback performance and bitstreaming HD Audio. Could a Sandy Bridge CPU and H67 be the future for your HTPC? Read on to find out!

The ECS H67H2-M Black Deluxe motherboard is a very solid board all the way through. Its performance rivaled that of the Intel P67 Burrage motherboard and at times outperformed it. We expected performance to suffer a bit while the on-board graphics were being used but that was not the case. Intel and ECS have done a brilliant job of sorting out the usability of this system....

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Dell 1250c LED Printer Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Dell 1250c LED Printer

The Dell 1250c Color LED Printer is a definitively personal printer, designed primarily for one person's use in any size office. The personal focus shows in its small size, relatively low paper capacity, and lack of wired or wireless network support. However, there's no compromise in speed or output quality, which is enough to make the 1250c a strong product.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T510 Review
Business Computing World published a review of the Lenovo ThinkPad T510

The solid build of the ThinkPad T510 make it a good traveller, but it is weighty and battery life is not as good as it could be. The keyboard is a pleasure to use, though some may find the range of options and combination of TrackPoint and Touchpad a little overwhelming. If you are lured by the low price, hold fire. You may well find you need to upgrade a fair few elements to get the laptop that suits you best. Nonetheless, in sheer performance and usability terms we have to concede that Lenovo has kept up the good work with its ThinkPad T510 and produced another good addition to a great series.

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SAPPHIRE Vapor-X HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 Graphic Card Review
Modders-Inc.com has a new review online on the SAPPHIRE Vapor-X HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 Graphic Card

Using the better cooling technology of Vapor-X it runs cooler and quieter than the normal series of video card. Today we will be check it out and putting through the Modders-Inc series of benchmarks.

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ECS H57H-MUS (V1.0A) LGA1156 Motherboard Review
Madshrimps posted a review on the ECS H57H-MUS (V1.0A) LGA1156 Motherboard

Designed to support latest Intel CPUs with integrated graphics and built around Intel's H57 chipset, the H57H-MUS board from ECS also features a complete bundle composed of a USB 3.0 and SATA 6G expansion card, which makes the board a future-proof powerful computing platform, in a mATX board format

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Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler

We are reviewing today the Noctua NH-C14, a huge CPU cooler with a horizontal heatsink, six heatpipes and two 140-mm fans. Check it out!

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Lenovo Thinkpad U260 Core i3 12.5-in Notebook Review
PC Perspective posted a review on the Lenovo Thinkpad U260 Core i3 12.5-in Notebook

Luxury. Premium. Exclusive. These are words rarely associated with laptops, particularly PC laptops. While Apple happily reaps in profits from the MacBook Pro, most other laptop manufacturers have a difficult time selling high-end laptops. The U260 is Lenovo’s attempt at a stylish flagship that will stick in the minds of buyers. Indeed, if you visit the IdeaPad main page, you’ll find that the U series is the only line of IdeaPad laptops described as “stylish” in the bite-sized popup descriptions.

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Arctic Sound P531 Surround Sound Gaming Headset Review
eTeknix.com posted a review on the Arctic Sound P531 Surround Sound Gaming Headset

We recently looked at one of Arctic's latest headsets, the P311 which was designed for use with Bluetooth devices such as smartphones, tablets and notebooks. This provided a great compromise between portability, functionality and price so we're excited to see how their top of the range gaming headset performs.
Today we are going to look at the Arctic Sound P531 headset which boasts a number of exciting features which we will be testing. These include four individual driver units in each earcup and an inbuilt USB soundcard which lets you adjust the levels of each channel using the in-line control.

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Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler

Just a little while ago we took a look at Noctua’s NH-C14 CPU cooler, it featured a C-shape top down design and proved to be one of the best performing CPU coolers we have tested this year! Well today we are going to look at the C14’s brother the NH-D14. It features an asymmetrical tower-type design with 2 large fans. This once again is a huge CPU cooler, but knowing Noctua it will provide great cooling and run pretty silent. Let’s check it out!

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PowerColor Radeon HD 6970 LCS Review
OCC has published a review on the PowerColor Radeon HD 6970 LCS

This block when used in a liquid cooled system will deliver exceptional cooling performance with the card never breaking the 50 Celsius mark at 45C. What has to be the biggest advantage of the card is not what it has but what it does not have. That ungodly loud fan noise when the fan is pushed to the 100% level. No howling beast to make you wonder why you bought the card. The overclocks achieved on this card were 1021MHz on the GPU core and 1520MHz on the GDDR5 memory. Easily better than any HD 6970 I have tested, something I have to attribute to the exceptional cooling delivered by the Ek block.

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MSI Radeon HD 6950 2GB Twin Frozr II Video Card Review
TweakTown posted a review on the MSI Radeon HD 6950 2GB Twin Frozr II Video Card

It feels like it's been ages since I've tested a video card. Unfortunately I was then quick to realize that it's only been a little over a week, and became concerned that 10 days felt like an eternity. To get back into the swing of things, though, we fired up the HD 6950 from MSI which has just gotten the Twin Frozr II treatment.

The HD 6900 series runs a little warmer than the previous generation HD 5800 series, so it's good to see MSI attack the model with the Twin Frozr cooler; in this case the Twin Frozr II. Out of the box the focus has never been about a pre-overclock on this model; instead it's been all about the cooling and making sure the core is running as cool as possible while not being too loud.

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Diamond All-In-Wonder HD Premium AIW5000 Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Diamond All-In-Wonder HD Premium AIW5000

Now that Blu-Ray and 1080p are well entrenched into the entertainment industry, Diamond has released their latest update to the All-In-Wonder series. The HD Premium 5000 (aka AIW5000) bundles an ATI HD5570 graphics card with an ATI HD 750 tuner. This duo has the power to handle the most frequently used video signals for viewing, recording and other routine multimedia tasks. At Benchmark Reviews we are compelled to tweak, tune, stress and measure to see how well our new gadgets perform. The AIW5000 performed well; read on too see how we put it to work.

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SilverStone Fortress FT03 Mini-Tower Chassis Review
Techgage.com posted a review on the SilverStone's Fortress FT03 mini-tower chassis.

The benefits of building a small PC are easy to understand, but what's not always easy is finding an ideal case to store all of the components in. Well, for those looking for something a bit different, SilverStone has its Fortress FT03... an offering that must be seen to be appreciated. It's a tower, yet small, and has huge aesthetic appeal.

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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 560Ti AMP! Edition DirectX 11 Video Card Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 560Ti AMP! Edition DirectX 11 Video Card

The Zotac GTX 560 Ti AMP! is a heavily pre-overclocked video card. The Zotac GTX 560 Ti AMP! Edition's core clock weighs in at 950 MHz, 128 more from the stock 822 MHz. The Zotac GTX 560 Ti's memory clock also gets bumped up from 4004 MHz to 4400 MHz. All Zotac GTX 560 Ti AMP! Edition video cards are equipped with hand-picked, high quality components and has 2 to 4 times the PCB layer of a standard GTX 560 Ti for better overclocking stability. A key code for Ubisoft's upcoming PC release version of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is included with the Zotac GTX 560 Ti AMP! Edition so gamers have a fresh new game to test their latest cards with.

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Kingston 64GB SSD (ssdNOW V Series) Review
BURNED iN posted a review on the Kingston 64GB SSD (ssdNOW V Series)

Today we are going to be taking a look at the Kingston 64gb SSD. It doesn't come with the blazing new Sand Force controller or a huge storage capacity but we are going to dig until we find SOMETHING the drive can go home and brag about. This drive has been on the market for over a year, with packaging in many different disguises. But other than some exterior changes, are we getting anything new compared to a year ago? Are we getting the same ol' stuttering JMicron controller or did Kingston really upgrade the controller for real world use? Let's just see, shall we?

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MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition Review
HotHardware.com posted a review on the MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition

The product we'll be looking at today is the MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III. As its name suggests, the R6950 Twin Frozr III is powered by AMD's Radeon HD 6950 GPU and the card sports MSI's third-generation Twin Frozr cooler. MSI did more with the R6950 Twin Frozr III than swap the reference cooler with one of their own design, however. The R6950 Twin Frozr III is outfitted with a custom PCB and has a couple of other interesting additions as well. Check out the specs and then we'll move on to some of the more juicy details, benchmarks, and some overclocking action...

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Lexmark Genesis S815 All-in-One Printer Review
Futurelooks checked out the Lexmark Genesis S815 All-in-One Printer

To be perfectly honest, I haven’t exactly had the best of experiences with Lexmark products in the past. Many years back, I went through two less than stellar Lexmark printers. I was unhappy with the print quality, print speed, and overall build quality. To be fair, they were remarkably cheap and I guess I got what I paid for. Fast forward many years later and I suppose it’s time I get Lexmark a fair shot at a second chance. In this review, I take an in-depth look at the Lexmark Genesis S815 all-in-printer. Let’s just say that it has more than a few unique tricks up its sleeve to win me over again.

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Patriot Torqx XRB 64GB SSD Review
XSReviews have written a review of the Patriot XRB 64GB SSD

One problem plaguing those that want an SSD at the moment is that there really isn't an option for those without deep pockets. There's no way getting round it, SSDs are expensive. However, you can help alleviate this wallet pressure by getting one without too much storage space. Today we look at one of the smallest available SSD sizes, a 64GB from Patriot known as the Torqx TRB. Let's see how it holds up against the bigger boys.

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MSI GeForce GTX 560 Twin Frozr II 1 GB Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the MSI GeForce GTX 560 Twin Frozr II 1 GB video card

MSI's GeForce GTX 560 Twin Frozr II comes with MSI's own cooling solution, which does a great job at keeping the card cool. Even with heavy voltage increases, the temperatures never rose above 80°C. For maximum performance MSI has overclocked the card out of the box - at no price increase compared to the reference design.

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Arctic Sound P531 Surround Sound Gaming Headset Review
eTeknix.com posted a review on the Arctic Sound P531 Surround Sound Gaming Headset

We recently looked at one of Arctic's latest headsets, the P311 which was designed for use with Bluetooth devices such as smartphones, tablets and notebooks. This provided a great compromise between portability, functionality and price so we're excited to see how their top of the range gaming headset performs.
Today we are going to look at the Arctic Sound P531 headset which boasts a number of exciting features which we will be testing. These include four individual driver units in each earcup and an inbuilt USB soundcard which lets you adjust the levels of each channel using the in-line control.

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Grace Digital Micro System Wi-Fi Stereo Shelf System Review
TestFreaks posted a review on the Grace Digital Micro System Wi-Fi Stereo Shelf System

Up on the review block today I’ve got the Grace Digital Micro System that works over your wi-fi network to bring you music right over the internet or your network. The system consists of a head or base unit and two bookshelf style speakers that combine to make decent little audio system. It’s also an alarm clock with a built-in snooze button so the system can even wake you up. The Micro System allows you instant access to hundreds of channels of music so you’ll always find something for you or your family and friends to listen to.

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AMD E-350 Accelerated Processor Review
iXBT Labs posted a review on the AMD E-350 Accelerated Processor

Those who thought the Brazos platform would be revolutionary might be disappointed because it's not. The new solution is, without a doubt, slightly faster than Pine Trail, but it belongs to the same class in terms of processor performance. Neither solution can compete with three-year-old low-end desktop processors.

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Gigabyte G1 Assassin and Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition Review
KitGuru posted a Gigabyte G1 Assassin and Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition Review

Today KitGuru will find out if this board is worth your time and money, and thanks to Intel we have their latest Core i7 990x Extreme Edition to partner up Gigabyte’s latest and greatest X58 board. Our goal is to hit 5.0ghz on modest liquid cooling, a rather tall order for the hot running 12 core flagship processor. Getting 4.8ghz stable with a 980x was a challenge, outside the realms of exotic watercooling or phase change anyway, so we hope the 990x allows us a little more headroom today.

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