Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles, including Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS Review, MSI X79A-GD65 (Intel X79) Motherboard Review, and GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD5 Review



Griffin Helo TC RC Helicopter Review
TechwareLabs posted Griffin Helo TC RC Helicopter Review

With their new Helo TC RC Helicopter, Griffin aims to improve upon the general formula for indoor RC helicopters by swapping out an iOS device for the standard RC remote. The end result is a bit of a letdown, but the brilliance Griffin aimed for can still be seen, though it is obscured by a few glaring issues.

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Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS

The Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS is a 12-megapixel compact, easy-to-use digital camera that features a long, wide lens. It has a sleek design, a 3.2-inch touchscreen and plenty of shooting options. It only lacks in battery life and some image quality at high ISO speeds.

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MSI X79A-GD65 (Intel X79) Motherboard Review
TweakTown posted a review on the MSI X79A-GD65 (Intel X79) Motherboard

The MSI X79A-GD65 isn't all that new to us, as earlier in the month we did a full preview on it. Today, though, we get to dive a little deeper into the board and cover some of the stuff we couldn't at the time, including the BIOS and the latest rendition of ClickBIOS II.

There's not a lot more to say about it all really. With our MSI X79A-GD65 in hand and our beloved new Intel i7 3960X, we can get into the performance of the new board fairly quickly. Before we do, though, we'll just throw up all the pictures of the board from our original preview if you didn't already look at that, or simply can't be bothered now. We'll also cover the few things we couldn't at launch including the PCIe layout and of course, the BIOS.

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Sapphire HD6670 Low Profile Graphics Card Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the Sapphire HD6670 Low Profile Graphics Card

Sapphire today announced their low profile compatible, single slot Radeon 6670. We have one on our test bench and will be looking at its performance in the latest titles, including Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 and Skyrim as well as video tasks to find out how well it fits the needs of gamers and media enthusiasts.

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Intel’s NEW X79 LGA2011 Socket Platform and Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E Processor Reviewed
Futurelooks posted a review on Intel’s NEW X79 LGA2011 Socket Platform and Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E Processor

It’s the “Year of the Tock” when Intel launches a revision of their latest processor architecture which is named Sandy Bridge. Instead of an all new name, it’s simply being called Sandy Bridge-E. The most obvious changes visible to the consumer eye is the addition of a fourth integrated memory channel, new supporting X79 Chipset and higher pin count LGA2011 socket. Naturally, this means you’ll need a new X79 motherboard to support Sandy Bridge-E in addition to a new processor. But does that mean you’re also going to need a whole new CPU cooler or all new specific quad channel memory too? All very good questions we’d like to answer for you as well as uncovering any extra benefits that this new platform has in store for us.

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ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z motherboard.

The ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z may be a micro-ATX form factor, but there's nothing small about the features or performance on this board. It's a sleeping giant, waiting to unleash the power of an unlocked Core i7 CPU. Frankly, it's a wolf in sheep's clothing. And coming wtih a price tag of only $170, this may be one of the best values out there right now for any platform. ASUS Republic of Gamer products are known to be elite, but affordable? That's a new one. And that's just what we've got on the bench today, so let's see what this little powerhouse motherboard has in store. As you'll see, Christmas has indeed come early.

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HIS Radeon HD 6870 IceQ Video Card Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the HIS Radeon HD 6870 IceQ Video Card

The holiday season is fast approaching and there is still no official word on the next generation 28nm GPU's other than TSMC starting volume production. What does that mean? Well, it looks like we will be waiting until next year before any more new video cards from either camp are released. This stop gap between generations gives AIB partners a chance to tweak and perfect their designs and introduce some different models to keep the market active. Today Benchmark Reviews will be looking at the HIS Radeon HD6870 IceQ 1GB, a modern video card with a classic HIS design. As aftermarket designs go, this looks like a real beast of a card but there is no factory overclock on this model. The cooler is a mixture of the HIS IceQ X fin array and a shroud that looks similar to a reference card shroud with a twist. HIS have dubbed the radial fan a 'Black Hole Impeller' because it is able to draw in air from both sides as it is raised slightly from the PCB. The main question is what difference will this make to operating temperatures and overclocking potential; and that is exactly what we intend to find out...

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Thermaltake Dr. Power II Review
Neoseeker posted a review on the Thermaltake Dr. Power II

The power supply is the hardest component for average users to test, as most devices capable of reading the voltage output of the rails and power connections are expensive and tend not to be viable in the consumer market. The Dr. Power II is looking to change this, so hit our review to see if it can do the job of providing accurate results for the mainstream user.

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NZXT Source 220 Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the NZXT Source 220

The NZXT Source 220 aims to deliver cool looks, capable interior, USB 3.0 - all at a really affordable price point. The Source series of cases aims to take on the budget market, but still offers the distinct NZXT looks we have come to expect. How does it turn out?

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Motorola Photon 4G Android Worldphone Review
HotHardware.com posted a review on the Motorola Photon 4G Android Worldphone

There are a myriad of nice smartphones on the market today. And since we're all for choice and options around here, we like the competition we're seeing in the mobile market. If you're a Sprint customer, you've been given the choice of a few really good 4G options this year. One of those options, the Motorola Photon 4G, has all of the specs you'd want from a high-end phone.

The Photon 4G features a 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor along with 1GB of RAM and Android 2.3 "Gingerbread". Although the Photon 4G has been out for a while, it still has some compelling features that other phones don't offer. For example, the Photon 4G is the first WiMAX equipped phone from Sprint to feature global GSM roaming...

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GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD5 Review
Vortez posted a review on the GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD5

The X79-UD5 has all the new features of the X79 chipset as you would expect, quad channel support, PCIe Gen3, SATA 6GB/s along with USB 3.0. Much like the MSI X79 GD65 motherboard we are comparing it to today, it too has 8 DIMMS capable of hosting 128GB. It boasts on-board switches, Ultra Durable power components and SLI/Crossfire support. So on the face of it these two boards are pretty evenly matched and appear to be perfect solutions for those looking for a mid-high end foundation of Intel's Sandy Bridge-E
processor range. Which is best? Well, you'll have to carry on reading but I would advise you not to skip straight to the conclusion and there are many small differences between the two combatants in today's review.

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Nexus Prominent R Case Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Nexus Prominent R Case

Let’s take a look at the latest mid-tower case from the Dutch manufacturer Nexus, which features a 3.5”/2.5” docking station, eight expansion slots, and is targeted to silent computing.

Nexus is a Dutch manufacturer with cases that focus on quiet computing. Its latest release is the Prominent R, a mid-tower case with eight expansion slots and a 3.5"/2.5" docking station.

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G-Technology G-DRIVE Mini 750GB HDD Review
Legit Reviews posted G-Technology G-DRIVE Mini 750GB HDD Review

With the rise of SSDs, many notebook computers lack the plethora of storage they once had so G-Technologies offers their G-DRIVE Mini 750GB external drive for expansion. While more Mac oriented in design and function with its FireWire 800 connectors, its just as at home on a Windows machine through FireWire or USB 2.0 connections. How well does it perform? Read on to see.

The company G-Technology (or G-tech as they referred to) may not sound familiar but its parent company Hitachi is well-known worldwide. They have a rather large line of external storage products that are all aimed towards Mac users but are just as at home connected to a PC. Today, we'll be having a look at their G-DRIVE mini 750GB external drive. Immediately upon seeing the drive, the similarities to the Mac Pro desktop computer are clearly evident with the brushed aluminum finish, sleek design and perforated exterior. If you own an Apple system and are vain about having your hardware accessories that match your system, it doesn't get much better than this...

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