Here a roundup of the latest articles and reviews:

- ASUS Routers: Wireless Elegance
- Thermalright TR-360 Xbox 360 GPU Cooler Replacement Review
- TechwareLabs Article: Building Computers for the Weekend Geek, Part 2
- Samsung TL500 Review
- Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB Golden Sample Graphics Card Review
- Thermaltake MAX 5G 3.5-inch USB 3.0 External HDD Enclosure Review
- Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Toxic Video Card Review
- Lenovo IdeaPad U260: A Stylish Ultralight Notebook Review
- Noctua NH-C14 Review
- Thermaltake Level 10 GT Full Tower Case Review
- Enermax LuxuRay Case Review
- Synology Disk Station DS411J NAS Review
- OCZ Vertex 3 Solid State Drive Tests
- Synology DS211+ Network Attached Storage Device Review
- IN WIN BUC Mid-Tower Case Review
- Aerocool RS-4 Case Review
- Synology DS-211J Diskstation Two-Bay NAS Review
- Noctua NF-P14 FLX Fan Review
- Synology DS-211J Diskstation Two-Bay NAS Review
- Patriot Memory 120GB Inferno Solid State Drive Review



ASUS Routers: Wireless Elegance
InsideHW.com has reviewed ASUS RT-N56U Dual-band Gigabit Wireless-N and ASUS DSL-N10 11N Wireless ADSL Modem routers

In order to create a good SOHO wireless network environment, one always has to provide reliable equipment. In order to avoid the regret of not having chosen equipment more wisely when first setting up the network (unlike some of us), make sure you look comprehensively at the current market situation. If you dont have a personal contact that would provide adequate advice, cruise the internet a little and take a look at what others are recommending. Its likely in both cases that youl end up in the default product gamma of a large manufacturer, but at times, you may be surprised by the quality of the solutions offered by other familiar names in the IT field. This is one such occasion, and weve had the chance to thoroughly examine two of ASUS wireless solutions, namely DSL-N10 (modem/router) and a dual-band router RT-N56U...

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Thermalright TR-360 Xbox 360 GPU Cooler Replacement Review
Madshrimps posted a review on the Thermalright TR-360 Xbox 360 GPU Cooler Replacement

Designed for the XBOX 360 GPU, to provide better cooling and heat dissipation, reduces the chances of break down and prolong the XBOX 360 life.

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TechwareLabs Article: Building Computers for the Weekend Geek, Part 2
TechwareLabs posted part 2 of their Building Computers for the Weekend Geek articles series

In this followup to part 1, we'll be going over the remaining components that are essential to building a system from scratch. Grab your thinking cap and your anti-static wrist strap, and let's get started!

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Samsung TL500 Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Samsung TL500 camera

The Samsung TL500 is a 10-megapixel digital camera that has a 3-inch flip-out LCD display and a really solid design. Some of the features include RAW shooting and optical & digital image stabilization, but the camera's image quality is only average and performance is also quite slow too.

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Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB Golden Sample Graphics Card Review
iXBT Labs posted a review on the Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB 'Golden Sample' Graphics Card

Today we shall review a mid-end GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card from Gainward that differs from the rest by much higher default clock rates and more compact size.

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Thermaltake MAX 5G 3.5-inch USB 3.0 External HDD Enclosure Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Thermaltake MAX 5G 3.5-inch USB 3.0 External HDD Enclosure

USB 3.0 has a lot of promise for devices that need large amounts of bandwidth. So far we've only been given a glimpse of what the specification has to offer. The big marketing claim for USB 3.0 has always been 'up to 10x USB 2.0 speeds', but in our real world testing we've only been able to achieve around 200MB/s. With USB 2.0 topping out at around 35MB/s on a good day, 10x USB 2.0 has yet to be achieved. There are several reasons for this, but what it really comes down to is PCIe bandwidth and what current chipsets are able to make available after all those video cards, SATA, eSATA and USB ports take up. On top of the bandwidth limitations is the current crop of USB 3.0 controller and bridge chips. Many do not offer the 10x bandwidth we have been promised.

Late last year Crucial sent over several RealSSD C300 256GB drives to use for testing our storage products. The RealSSD C300 was the fastest drive available on the market at that time, and to this day is still considered one of the fastest SSDs money can buy. The C300 allows us to push products to their limits and find the ceiling of performance. As we stated, USB 3.0 on our X58A-UD7 has been limited to around 200MB/s....but that was before the Thermaltake MAX 5G graced us.

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Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Toxic Video Card Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Toxic Video Card

The standard AMD Radeon HD 6850 graphics card by SAPPHIRE comes clocked at 775MHz on the core and 1000MHz on the memory. For those that want to take it up to another level the Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 TOXIC Edition has the same internal architecture as the standard model, but the clock speeds are increased to 820MHz for the core and 1100MHz for the memory giving gamers a noticeable boost in performance. Read on to see how it performs and how much more we can overclock it!

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Lenovo IdeaPad U260: A Stylish Ultralight Notebook Review
HotHardware.com posted a review on the Lenovo IdeaPad U260

If you are in the market for an ultralight notebook with a gorgeous LED backlit LCD and don't want to spend more than $1,000, the Lenovo IdeaPad U260 should be on your short list. The U260's claim to fame is its 12.5-inch form-factor, making it larger than your average netbook--but at a mere 18mm thick and 3 lbs, it's almost as light as one. Lenovo claims the U260 is the first 12.5-inch ultralight machine on the market, and pricing starts at $899...

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Noctua NH-C14 Review
CHW.net posted a review on the Noctua NH-C14

A cooling system that displays high quality by all sides, ideal for low profile cabinets without losing the high performance of Noctua.

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Thermaltake Level 10 GT Full Tower Case Review
PC Perspective posted a review on the Thermaltake Level 10 GT Full Tower Case

Thermaltake set a new standard for creativity and design when they introduced the original Level 10 case at Computex in 2009, but many PC builders couldn't afford the $800 price tag. In 2011, Thermaltake recognized the need for a consumer-level gaming case that featured many of the modern design elements and features that made the original Level 10 case so popular. The release of the Level 10 GT shows Thermaltake's commitment to the enthusiast community and does it at a more competitive price of $280 at most retailers.

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Enermax LuxuRay Case Review
Rbmods posted a review on the Enermax LuxuRay Case

Finding a good miditower case on the market can be hard, there are a variety of different cases which claim they are the best. Enermax is known for their high quality cases and today we are taking a look at the LuxuRay case to see what type of quality we can expect. Will this be a winner and possibly your next choice for a future case? lets find out!

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Synology Disk Station DS411J NAS Review
XSReviews has a new review of the Synology Disk Station DS411J NAS

While we've reviewed a few media hubs and media pc equivalents recently, this isn't always what people want. Sometimes they want something that sits away from the lounge area but still provides content. Synology have something that does just that, but also a lot more. This NAS isn't for the faint of heart; the DS411J is packed full of multi-tasking ability. Media server, FTP, torrents, internet radio, iTunes and more. Read on for the full run down.

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OCZ Vertex 3 Solid State Drive Tests
Benchmark Reviews checked out the OCZ Vertex 3 Solid State Drive

The OCZ Vertex 3 SSD is based on the second-generation SandForce's SF-2281 SATA 6Gb/s controller and maintains all of the original core technology introduced in the original SF-1200 series, but now improves SSD performance with 20% faster IOPS and 40% faster sequential read/write throughput. OCZ promises 60,000 IOPS at up to 550 MB/s transfer speeds with the Vertex 3 SSD, and Benchmark Reviews confirms that they're keeping this promise with tests of the new storage device on a B3-stepping Sandy Bridge platform against the Crucial RealSSD C400.

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Synology DS211+ Network Attached Storage Device Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Synology DS211+ Network Attached Storage Device

The dual-bay Synology DS-211+ is marketed as a business-class NAS suitable for medium and small businesses looking to centralize storage and backups. It provides several functions, from network multimedia via UPnP and DAAP, to Windows Active Directory serving and joining, to multi-OS network file system support, to enterprise level storage with iSCSI. Add a web server, mail server, and and print server, and the Synology DS-211+ could be a small office’s one-stop-shop for a network hub.

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IN WIN BUC Mid-Tower Case Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the IN WIN BUC Mid-Tower Case

That case would be the IN WIN BUC. IN WIN's concept for the BUC is "strong shield". They get this idea from its black SECC steel build and hard looking design. The BUC comes with many nice and innovative features for any builder. For cooling, the BUC comes with three 12cm fans. One on the front, top, and rear of the case. There are three 5.25" and one 3.5" drive bays. For internal storage, the BUC can hold five drives of either 3.5" or 2.5" with their device converter cage. The cage also holds four Hot-Swap modules, negating the need for extra SATA cables and conserving room.

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Aerocool RS-4 Case Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Aerocool RS-4 Case

The RS-4 is part of Aerocool's PGS R or "professional" series of cases, and it features a carrying handle, a memory card reader, an analog fan controller and other interesting features. Let's take a look at it.

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Synology DS-211J Diskstation Two-Bay NAS Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the Synology DS-211J Diskstation Two-Bay NAS

Synology's DS211j is a great addition to an expanding home network. Not only does it provide storage and backup solutions, it also offers print and media server capabilities, website hosting, PC-free downloading, and much more at a price that is easy on the wallet.

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Noctua NF-P14 FLX Fan Review
eTeknix.com posted a review on the Noctua NF-P14 FLX Fan

Case fans used to all be a standard size and to a large extent exactly the same from whichever manufacturer you purchased it from. This size was of course the 80mm fan which is still the dominant size in today's market, but with a much smaller share. As you are probably aware fan sizes have increased dramatically and the fan we are looking at today is a whopping 140mm fan, nearly twice the diameter of its predecessors.
120mm fans have become all the range with gaming cases, with most cases being able to incorporate at least 2 of these already quite large fans, but recently with the introduction of turbine cases we have seen sizes up to 220mm fans. While positioned on top of the computer this size fan may lead to it hovering above the floor if it were to be turned up to a high enough speed. Joking aside, larger fans of course have huge advantages as they are able to shift more air at a lower rpm (revolutions per minute). The scale is also not linear and as such a 120mm fan is usually agreed to be well over 2* more efficient than an 80mm fan. This of course leads to quieter motors and less air noise. So a 140mm fan ought to have the capacity for huge air flow at a nearly inaudible volume.
Noctua are an Austrian based premium cooling manufacturer, concentrating primarily on quietness while giving exceptional performance. Their products range from CPU Coolers for both retails and servers to case fans and thermal compounds – they are not the most diverse of companies but have concentrated their expertise to a very small range with usually very impressive results.

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Synology DS-211J Diskstation Two-Bay NAS Review
Tweaknews posted Synology DS-211J Diskstation Two-Bay NAS Review

Synology's DS211j is a great addition to an expanding home network. Not only does it provide storage and backup solutions, it also offers print and media server capabilities, website hosting, PC-free downloading, and much more at a price that is easy on the wallet.

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Patriot Memory 120GB Inferno Solid State Drive Review
Futurelooks checks out Patriot's new bang for the buck SSD

Compared to about 18 months ago, solid state drives have come down roughly $100 USD making them more affordable. They’re still one of the best upgrades out there. If your current system has been dragging its feet, an SSD is an easy way to speed it up. However, it can get confusing trying to figure out which ones offer the best value and performance as prices depend upon things like the controller and the capacity. Today, we’re looking at the Patriot Memory Inferno 120GB SSD which uses the SandForce SF-1222 controller, which is the fastest controller for consumer SSDs. Let’s have look and see if that’s true.

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