Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles, including ASUS P8H67-M PRO/CSM Motherboard Review, AVerMedia HomeFree AVplus TV and iPad Streaming Box Review, and CPU Performance Comparison Guide Rev. 5.9



ASUS P8H67-M PRO/CSM Motherboard Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the ASUS P8H67-M PRO/CSM Motherboard

Let’s take a look at this socket 1155 microATX motherboard from ASUS based on the Intel H67 chipset, featuring two PCI Express x16 slots.

"Motherboards based on the Intel H67 chipset are the best option if you are building a basic PC with integrated video using an Intel processor, or need an affordable motherboard using the microATX form factor for building a small form factor (SFF) PC. Currently, ASUS has six motherboards based on this chipset. Let's take a look at the P8H67-M PRO/CSM, which is a microATX solution featuring two PCI Express x16 slots.

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AVerMedia HomeFree AVplus TV and iPad Streaming Box Review
TweakTown posted AVerMedia HomeFree AVplus TV and iPad Streaming Box Review

AVerMedia have been a giant in the video capture/TV tuner industry and have just recently started releasing the HomeFree AVplus range around the world. It's aimed at streaming TV and other TV-related goodies (like your Xbox, or PS3) and can broadcast digital TV, satellite TV and AV-in (as per the previously mentioned consoles) to your PC or iPad via your wireless home network, supporting two users accessing different TV sources simultaneously.

The device itself is not that large, about the size of a standard media player, maybe a bit taller. It has composite and S-video connectivity on the back (which is a downfall, very big downfall in this HD world we live in). The AVerMedia website does a great job of letting you know what you can actually do with the device and in my opinion, comes off as a little too "yeah, baby", when it's more like "oh, really?". For example, the AVerMedia HomeFree AVplus only has composite inputs.[/quote6
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Sapphire Pure Platinum Z68 (Intel Z68) Motherboard Review
TweakTown posted Sapphire Pure Platinum Z68 (Intel Z68) Motherboard Review

We've looked at a lot of motherboards lately and the chances are if you're reading this, you know we're going to be looking at another one that carries with it the much loved Z68 chipset that launched a little back. The board we're looking at today comes from the team over at Sapphire and let's be honest, they've been a little hit and miss when it comes to motherboards. The original X58 we looked at from the company was great, the P67 on the other hand not so much. The A75 was awesome and showed us some amazing overclocking capabilities.

So if we go off the trend that we've been seeing from Sapphire since the re-launch of their motherboards, the Z68 won't be quite the shining light that we hope. But we always hope to go against the trend and Sapphire are a little later to the market when compared to other companies, so hopefully they've done a good job with the board that will let it shine in a market that is flooded with great Z68 options already.

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Mozilla Firefox 6 Review
Business Computing World published a review of Mozilla Firefox 6

When it comes to delivering new features, Firefox 6 disappoints once again. Users running Firefox 5, or even Firefox 4, will already know what to expect and should upgrade immediately if nothing else, for the security and bug fixes. It's certainly not the envelope pusher it previously was, but Firefox 6 is still very capable and a good choice for those looking to extend and customise their Web browser.

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PCI Express 3 - Gigabyte vs MSI
Overclock3D have just published a new article titled: PCI Express 3 - Gigabyte vs MSI

As manufacturers strive to release motherboards that are ready for Ivy Bridge, things aren't as clear as they might seem.

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CPU Performance Comparison Guide Rev. 5.9
TechARP updated their CPU Performance Comparison Guide

This article compiles the best benchmark results we collected of various CPU models using x264 HD Benchmark 4.0, a free CPU benchmark developed by graysky, Dashken and Adrian Wong. This CPU performance comparison guide currently covers 84 different CPU models plus another 283 CPUs in the older comparison but this is just the beginning. We will keep updating the results as new results come in, so please contribute your results.

If you would like to participate in this endeavor, head over to the x264 HD Benchmark 4.0 page and download a copy. After you obtain your benchmark results, simply post them in the official forum thread of x264 HD Benchmark 4.0. Please post your results even if your processor is already listed in the comparison. This is because we will use your results if they are better than the results currently listed in the comparison.

Here is the list of updates :

- Added the Intel Core i7-2600K desktop processor (overclocked to 5.18 GHz).
- Added the Intel Core i7-970 desktop processor (overclocked to 4.25 GHz).
- Added the Dual Intel Xeon X5650 workstation processor (overclocked to 2.8 GHz).
- Added the Intel Xeon W3565 workstation processor (overclocked to 3.33 GHz).
- Added the Intel Xeon E5540 workstation processor (overclocked to 2.66 GHz).
- Added the Dual Intel Xeon E5430 workstation processor.
- Added the AMD Athlon II X2 220 desktop processor (overclocked to 3.26 GHz).
- Added the Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 desktop processor.

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Super Talent TeraDrive CT3 64GB SSD Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Super Talent TeraDrive CT3 64GB SSD

Super Talent is offering another line of drives bearing the TeraDrive name and the designation of CT3. Featuring a SATA III interface and the well respected SandForce SF-2281 controller, they plug a hole in the Super Talent lineup. We give the 64 GB version a run on our test bench to see how well it performs.

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HANNspree HANNSpad 10.1" Android Tablet Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the HANNspree HANNSpad 10.1" Android Tablet Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

The HANNSpad has many of the same features and specifications as the ASUS Transformer but at a bargain £150 price. Let's find out if it is a worthwhile purchase and whether it is a tablet which is open to user customisation (Honeycomb on a £150 device anyone???).

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MSI CX640 Notebook Review
Vortez posted a review on the MSI CX640 Notebook

Today we will be taking a look at a mid-range Notebook that utilises the latest 2nd Generation Core i5 Processor, 4GB DDR3 and a 1GB GPU. All this for under £600 makes it a very competitive buy. So let’s waste no further time and begin our technical analysis.

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