Here the first reviews roundup of today with 18 articles, including Sony VAIO F Series (Late 2011) Review, LaCie 5Big Network 2 Professional 5-bay RAID Server, and X79 Express Performance Comparison



Sony VAIO F Series (Late 2011) Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Sony VAIO F Series (Late 2011)

The Sony VAIO F Series is a 16.4-inch laptop that's loaded with features and offers good performance. It has a 1080p HD screen, a Blu-ray player, a speedy Intel Core i7 CPU and 6GB of RAM. You'll get good, playable graphics performance, but the keyboard and touchpad hold this laptop back from being the best-of-the-best.

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HIS 6950 IceQ 2GB Review
XSReviews has a new review of the HIS 6950 IceQ 2GB graphics card

Today we're looking at the HIS 6950 IceQ. It's HIS's take on a regular 6950, featuring a custom PCB and cooler. Running at the same speed as a reference card, there won't be much performance improvement until we begin overclocking, where the custom cooler with its massive fan should come into play. Let's see how it performs.

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Silverstone Raven 2 Evolution USB 3.0 Review
techPowerUp posted a review on Silverstone Raven 2 Evolution USB 3.0

Silverstone has managed to turn heads with the 90? turned motherboard tray. One of the cases, the Raven 2 has now been updated with a new hard drive tray system and USB 3.0. We take the chassis out during the night to see if we manage to scare it away or if it can hold its ground.

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2011 Holiday Buying Guide
Hardware Secrets posted 2011 Holiday Buying Guide

Are you planning to buy new PC hardware parts during this holiday season to build a new computer or upgrade your current system? Let's recap some of the products with the best cost/benefit ratios that we reviewed in 2011.

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ASUS P9X79 Deluxe (Intel X79) Motherboard Review
TweakTown posted ASUS P9X79 Deluxe (Intel X79) Motherboard Review

If you're going down the path of building an absolute beast of a system between now and Christmas, the chances are you're going to be looking at the X79 chipset and the new LGA 2011 CPUs from Intel. At launch we've seen so many motherboards from companies that offer so many different features and hit us at so many different price points.

With such a huge list of boards available at launch, we need to take some time and see what they're all about and we've already had a look at some absolutely awesome boards. The ASUS Rampage IV Extreme is an absolute beast and offered us huge overclocking and just a massive amount of features. Along with that we also checked out the GIGABYTE G1.Assassin2 and MSI X79A-GD65.

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NewerTech NuScribe 2-in-1 Touch Screen Stylus and Pen
TestFreaks posted a review on the NewerTech NuScribe 2-in-1 Touch Screen Stylus and Pen

Up for review today I have the NewerTech NuScribe 2-in-1 Touch Screen Stylus and Pen. It’s exactly as the name suggests, it’s a stylus and it’s a pen. It can be used with any device like tablets or phones that have a capacitive screen. It’s a simple but very useful product for those that often us tablets, either Android or Apple branded.

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Antec Eleven Hundred Computer Case Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Antec Eleven Hundred Computer Case

Due to the popularity of Antec's Nine Hundred and Twelve Hundred gaming cases, Antec has released the anticipated Eleven Hundred. As an extended mid-tower case it fills a small void between mid and full sized gaming cases and has room to grow with the individual as well as the industry. It complements the expanding variety of gaming configurations by providing greater range of options for things like motherboard size and fan placement. In this article, Benchmark Reviews will give an intimate look at the features and performance of the Eleven Hundred and score it against the competition.

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LaCie 5Big Network 2 Professional 5-bay RAID Server
TechwareLabs posted a review on the LaCie 5Big Network 2 Professional 5-bay RAID Server

After our review of the LaCies' 2big Network 2 LaCie has sent us their 5big Network 2. Lets take a look at some of the differences between the 2big Network 2 and the 5big Network 2. Does this big brother to the 2big Network 2 have what it takes for SOHO and home users?

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Patriot Pyro SE 120GB Solid State Drive Review
eTeknix.com posted a review on the Patriot Pyro SE 120GB Solid State Drive

Patriot are a brand that are getting more and more recognition lately, but still not as much as we think they should. They have started to focus more on Solid State Drives opposed to memory, and this is a good move, if you have the right products in your catalogue, and simply put, Patriot do.

You may remember that we looked at the Pyro 120GB SSD from them a little while ago, and we honestly thought it was a great product that offered performance to the general consumer and at a good price point too. If you can offer a product that has great performance and is cost-effective, then you simply have a great all-round pitch.

Whilst the Pyro is a great SSD, for the enthusiast, there was a slight let-down in the fact that it uses asynchronous flash memory, which can hinder performance, mainly in benchmarks which is what an enthusiast user is focussed on, though for real-world usage, you are unlikely to see much of a difference at all, if any.

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Samsung MB-MS8GA 8GB microSDHC Card Review
Tech-Reviews.co.uk posted a review on the Samsung MB-MS8GA 8GB microSDHC Card

Better cameras and recording equipment obviously require more space to store your files. The Samsung MB-MS8GA 8GB microSDHC card is the perfect option. It's Full HD compliant, capable of storing 2000 photos, 2 hours of HD video and 2000 songs. Samsung also claim that the MB-MS8GA is near-indestructible so we'll be putting this to the test later on as well.

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CM Storm Trooper Review
Overclock3D have just published a new article titled: CM Storm Trooper Review

CM Storm are back with another gamer friendly case, thing is just how good is it really?

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Arctic MC001-BD Media Center Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Arctic MC001-BD Media Center

Arctic has been diversifying their product range greatly in recent years. While their foray into some things like toys or gaming consoles may be a bit too far fetched for some, the MC001-BD Media Center takes the company back to the roots. The Home Theater PC offers all the bells & whistles like Blu-Ray, USB 3.0, Intel Atom in combination with Radeon Mobility graphics and much, much more, while managing to cool the entire system passively. We take a look at the new, compact system along with a few accessories to see if it can take center stage and shine.

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Antec 1100 Chassis Review
OCC has published a review on the Antec 1100 Chassis

Taking a look at the sides, I'm quite happy. Personally, I love chassis with large windows - I like to show off my running hardware, even when it isn't all that impressive. On the Eleven Hundred, the window takes up over half the side panel in width and nearly the full size in height. It also includes two pre-drilled 120 mm fan spots for the addition of your own fans and aid cooling without hampering the view too much. The other panel behind the motherboard tray has a single 120 mm fan location for cooling from the back. This is perhaps one feature that most chassis still don't provide today. It's a simple addition and placing a fan here should bring your temps down even more.

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X79 / Z68 / 990FX CrossFireX HD 6970 x3 Performance Analysis
TweakTown posted X79 / Z68 / 990FX CrossFireX HD 6970 x3 Performance Analysis

The bottom line all along has been that you're not going to see any improvement in video card performance unless you're hitting a CPU limitation. With how intensive games are these days, hitting a CPU limitation becomes harder and harder - even more so when you start to throw ultra-high resolutions into the mix.

Today we'll be looking at the performance of our X79 platform with the three Sapphire HD 6970s on hand. Because there's not a lot more that needs to be said, we can really just get into the testbed side of things and cover that quickly before we get into the performance side then wrap everything up.

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Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra Super Tower Case Review
Hi Tech Legion posted Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra Super Tower Case Review

Rosewill continues on with the Blackhawk series of chassis, with the introduction of the Blackhawk Ultra Super Tower. The Blackhawk Ultra comes at a price point of $220 US and slides into what we consider the enthusiast segment of the market. This super tower boasts quite a feature set like dual PSU bays top and bottom mounted, it supports everything from ATX to HPTX motherboards. The cooling potential is phenomenal and includes 5 X 140mm fans and 3 X 230mm fans with plenty of room to add a lot more. There are 4 external 5 ¼" optical drive bays, 10 internal 2 ½" / 3 ½" HDD bays and the list of endless features seem to go on.

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X79 Express Performance Comparison
Benchmark Reviews posted X79 Express Performance Comparison

As part of the Sandy Bridge Extreme CPU launch, Benchmark Reviews received several new X79 Express motherboards to test. Each motherboard's aimed at a different audience and has different features. In this article I'll compare the stock and overclocked performance of each motherboard to see if there are any significant differences.

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Sapphire 6670 1GB Single Slot Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the Sapphire 6670 1GB Single Slot graphics card.

The Sapphire Radeon 6670 (Single Slot) is a modest card: low-power, passively cooled, and marketed to consumers who may be interested in something for their HTPC or the occasional foray into some light gaming. It packs a bit of horsepower, but runs quiet and power frugal, and it's the only single slot version out there; no other company has one of these except Sapphire, so we have a rather interesting combination to offer here to consumers. Let's take a closer look at the Sapphire Radeon 6670 1GB single slot card and see how it fares.

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TiVECO TVPS450 Power Supply Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the TiVECO TVPS450 Power Supply

From time to time, we like to buy power supplies below USD 30 to see how they stack up against more expensive models from better-known companies. The TiVECO TVPS450, which is also sold in the US as ePower TVPS450, is a 450 W power supply that costs only USD 20, with the manufacturer promising that it can deliver its labeled wattage at 50º C and 80% minimum efficiency. Is that really true? Let's find out.

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