Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles, including Palit GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Light Turbo 1 GB Review, Kingston HyperX 3.0 128GB 8-Channel USB Flash Drive Review, and Samsung SyncMaster SA950 27 Inch 3D LED Monitor Review



Palit GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Light Turbo 1 GB Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Palit GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Light Turbo 1 GB

Palit's new GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Light Turbo is a custom design, dual fan GTX 560 Ti that comes overclocked out of the box and features LED lit fans which add a smooth glow to the card. Despite having two fans, the card is actually one of the quietest GTX 560 Tis that we tested so far - in both idle and load.

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Griffin TuneFlex AUX HandsFree Review
Tech-Reviews.co.uk posted a review on the Griffin TuneFlex AUX HandsFree

We've got the Griffin TuneFlex AUX HandsFree to review today. The TuneFlex is part of the brand new DriveSafe range of products launched by Griffin earlier this month and boasts an AUX/Mic cable that allows you to send audio, both calls and music, to your car speakers whilst also letting you talk handsfree. Let's see how well it performs...

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Patriot Division 4 Viper Xtreme PC3-12800 16GB Kit Review
TweakTown posted Patriot Division 4 Viper Xtreme PC3-12800 16GB Kit Review

The kit we're looking at today is part of the new Division 4 series which refers to being a Quad Channel kit in the way the Division 2 referred to Dual Channel kits. At the same time, it's a part of the Viper Xtreme series and I've said it so many times; when it comes to the heatsink side of things, this is one of the best quality heatsinks when it comes to RAM.

Moving in closer, we can see what's going on with the specification side of things. We're dealing with a PC3-12800 kit which means we've got a stock speed of 1600MHz DDR. This isn't the highest clock we've seen by any means, but the most attractive setting on the kit comes in the form of the timings which are 8-9-8-24-1T. We're also dealing with a total of 16GB of RAM across those four modules.

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Sony BDP-S780 Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Sony BDP-S780

The Sony BDP-S780 is an Internet-connected Blu-ray player that comes with a large selection of applications, streaming content and a Web browser. It also supported 3D HDTVs, so almost no one is left out of the action. It is on the expensive side and does have some downsides that make us question Sony's decision making.

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3M Camcorder Projector CP45 Review
Business Computing World published a review of the 3M Camcorder Projector CP45

3M’s latest product is an excellent attempt at simplifying the rigmarole of sharing digital photos and movies with colleagues, friends and family. As its name suggests—there’s no ambiguity here— 3M’s Camcorder Projector CP45 (£299.99) is just that: a digital camcorder and DLP projector all-in-one. Think of it as mash-up Flip Mino HD.

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Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 Dual Fan Review
TechwareLabs posted Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 Dual Fan Review

So it's time; you've decided to take the plunge and purchase an Eyefinity setup. You've seen the videos, you've read the testimonials, and you're ready to strip the horse blinders off of your virtual alter ego. One major question remains though: how much of a beast are you going to need to drive this rig? Today we'll be looking at the Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 Dual Fan from Sapphire, an unorthodox take on AMD's most potent single-GPU video card design to date.

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Kingston HyperX 3.0 128GB 8-Channel USB Flash Drive Review
Real World Labs posted Kingston HyperX 3.0 128GB 8-Channel USB Flash Drive Review

If you are out to buy a large capacity USB 3.0 compatible flash drive and you need the highest possible data transfer speeds then look no further since none is currently faster than the latest and quite amazing HyperX 3.0 8-Channel USB Flash Drive by Kingston.

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HotHardware's Holiday Gift Guide: Smartphone Edition
HotHardware posted their Holiday Gift Guide: Smartphone Edition

We hope everyone is able to spend the holidays with the people that mean the most to them, but we also recognize that sometimes it's impossible to get everyone together. When you can't be there in person, a phone call may be the next best thing.

With these smartphones, you'll be able to call your far-away siblings, parents, and other important people in your life to wish them Happy Holidays, perhaps even with direct video chat for quality face time.

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OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 120GB Review
HCW posted OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 120GB Review

Today we look at the OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS edition, which pairs the SandForce SF-2281 controller with 32 channels of Toggle Flash goodness and the latest 2.15 firmware revision. Also included are a pair of other SandForce midrange drives, and our favourite midrange SSD, the Crucial M4. How does it compare? Check it out!

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EVGA GeForce GTX560Ti FTW 448-Core Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the EVGA GeForce GTX560Ti FTW 448-Core

This holiday season is gearing up to be a big one for computer gamers. A lot of big titles have been or will soon be released. Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Modern Warfare 3, and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim are a few. Diablo 3 is expected early in 2012 as well. While this is great news for gamers, we don't have any expected releases of new GPU platforms. That's not terribly disheartening, as the current top-of-the-line GPUs will play even the most demanding of these titles. The problem is, those top end GPUs also cost an arm and a leg. NVIDIA is setting out to combat this problem for the holiday season 2011 by releasing a new and improved version of the GTX 560 Ti, the GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores. In this article, Benchmark Reviews is bringing you details on the EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores FTW video card.

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NZXT HALE82 750 Watt Modular Power Supply Review
Hi Tech Legion posted NZXT HALE82 750 Watt Modular Power Supply Review

The NZXT HALE82 750 Watt Modular Power Supply is a new implementation of an old product. NZXT has redesigned their existing HALE82 750W to push out the same power with more reliability. The new design still retains 744W and 62A on the +12V rail. This rating puts it at a good advantage to power all of the newest GPU's on the market. The HALE82 750W still retains the same look and functionality as the older model. There is a modular design to maximize airflow and cable management. For cooling there is a 120mm two-ball bearing fan for silent operation and optimal air intake. All of the important protections have been implemented for over current, voltage, power, temperature, under voltage, and short circuit. The HALE82 is 80 Plus Bronze certified. Efficiency ratings are advertized at 82% @ 20% load, 85% @ 50% load, and 82% @ 100% load.

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Sapphire Pure Platinum A75 Motherboard Review
Neoseeker posted a review on the Sapphire Pure Platinum A75 Motherboard

Sapphire's Pure Platinum A75 is an AMD Socket FM1 motherboard supporting the A75 platform with many features that could really make it stand out of the crowd, but does its performance similarly make enough of a difference? Hit our newest Sapphire AMD motherboard review!

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Samsung 55-Inch Series 8 LED 3D HDTV (UN55D8000YF) Reviewed
Futurelooks posted a review on the Samsung 55-Inch Series 8 LED 3D HDTV (UN55D8000YF)

When it comes to flat panel televisions from Samsung, the current king of the hill is the Samsung 55-Inch LED 8000 Series. Just about anything that you’d want from a modern HDTV can be found inside that package. And it should, considering that this is easily one of the most expensive consumer HDTVs that you’ll find at your local home electronics store. We got to live with it for a little while and this is what we think of this premium priced beauty.

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GeIL EVO CORSA 2133MHz DDR3 Review
Vortez posted a review on the GeIL EVO CORSA 2133MHz DDR3 memory

Today we will be taking a look at the new EVO CORSA DDR3 range. Though GeIL have kits in different varities we will be looking at a dual channel kit designed for Sandy Bridge. So far we have mostly considered 1600MHz kits in our Sandy Bridge memory reviews but today's sample sees us venturing into the plains of the elite.. 2133MHz.

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Thortech PSU Roundup 800-1200w Review
XSReviews has a new review of the Thortech PSU Roundup 800-1200w.

Since getting our greedy mits on an oscilloscope XSR has been back in full swing with PSU reviews, or at least half a PSU review. Today we'll be doing the same with a couple of Thortech units, part of Thunderbolt Plus range. One's 800w, the other 1000w. While our test rig can't pull anywhere near the maximum of these units, let's see if we can stress them a little.

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Samsung SyncMaster SA950 27 Inch 3D LED Monitor Review
Tweaknews posted Samsung SyncMaster SA950 27 Inch 3D LED Monitor Review

The Samsung SyncMaster SA950 27 Inch 3D LED Monitor is definitely not the monitor for the miser looking for a budget monitor to "get the job done". The SA950 is a monitor designed for a consumer that wants only the best and doesn't want to settle and lose out on some of the features they might find interesting and/or useful.

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Seagate Momentus XT ST750LX003 Hybrid 750GB Review
OCC has published a review on the Seagate Momentus XT ST750LX003 Hybrid 750GB

The 750GB Momentus XT Hybrid drive sees a 100% increase in the amount of SLC NAND used when compared to the 500GB gen 2 drive released last year. The capacity has increase by 50%, the interface has changed to a SATA 6Gb/s and comes with new "FAST" factors. All this is great but what happens when the NAND flash fails? Worst case scenario is that the drive acts just like a 7200 RPM mechanical drive. There is no data loss if the NAND fails as the data is written in parallel to both the platters and to the NAND giving some much needed redundancy without a huge performance overhead cost. All the fancy buzz words and technology boil down to an improvement in user experience without the cost, reliability and capacity concerns of an SSD.

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MSI N560GTX-448 Twin Frozr III Power Edition Review
OCC has published a review on the MSI N560GTX-448 Twin Frozr III Power Edition

The card still had more thermal headroom left but the voltage limits in Afterburner wouldn't allow it to go any higher. Reference GTX 560 Ti 448s have a stock core clock of 732 MHz and a memory clock of 950 MHz, the MSI came overclocked to 750 MHz core and 975 MHz memory. In the end we have the core at 945 MHz and the memory at 1130 MHz, both are remarkable gains of ~29% and ~19% over reference speeds!

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