Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles, including Samsung Series 7 (NP700Z5A-S03) Review, Club3D Radeon HD 6950 Battlefield 3 Edition Graphics Card Review, and Mobile CPU Comparison Guide Rev. 7.8



Samsung Series 7 (NP700Z5A-S03) Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Samsung Series 7 (NP700Z5A-S03)

The Samsung Series 7 (NP700Z5A-S03) laptop combines an elegantly slim aluminum case with slot-loading DVD±RW drive; sunny 15.6-inch screen and backlit keyboard; quad-core Intel Core i7 power; 8GB of RAM; and a roomy 750GB hard drive yoked to a small solid-state drive or 8GB of cache storage to boost boot and application loading timesall in a package about as light as desktop replacements get, 5.2 pounds.

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XFX ProSeries 1250W Power Supply Review
TweakTown posted XFX ProSeries 1250W Power Supply Review

Earlier this month we took a look at the new 1000W ProSeries power supply from XFX. The new unit sported lots of power, Platinum efficiency and a ton of connectors, but it came at a hefty price. XFX also added a few more power supplies to their lineup and today we are going to be taking a look at the highest wattage unit that they offer.

This is the 1250W ProSeries power supply. It doesn't offer Platinum efficiency, but it offers the same set of features and an extra set of PCI-E connectors with very little additional cost and a mild drop in efficiency. Keep reading on to find out how well the ProSeries 1250W performs and if it is worth your hard earned money.

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Seagate GoFlex Desk 4TB USB 3.0 External Drive Review
Everything USB posted a review on the Seagate GoFlex Desk 4TB USB 3.0 Drive

Not that we had any doubts they'd someday exist, but four terabyte hard drives are finally a reality. Seagate earns the marks this time around for being first, curiously choosing to deliver their 7,200 RPM behemoth exclusively as an external drive for the time being. USB 3.0 benchmarks, fancy photos, commentary and goblins all await you in our in-depth review of the Seagate GoFlex Desk 4TB. Well, maybe not the goblins. To the review!

Verdict:
The Seagate GoFlex Desk 4TB is the drive to buy if you're into space monoliths, speed and cross-platform compatibility. Not that there's any 4TB competition at the moment...

Pros:
+ Sleek monolithic design
+ Passively convection cooled
+ Excellent R/W speeds for a HDD
+ 7,200 RPM
+ USB 3.0/2.0 compatible
+ Can be converted for FireWire 400/800
+ Real-time backups monitor for changes

Cons:
- 2-year warranty
- Lacks a power button
- Not designed for horizontal placement
- Software incompatible with ASmedia-based USB 3.0 controllers

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB 'Tahiti' Review
Vortez posted a review on the AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB 'Tahiti' video card

With a host of new features, new cooling design and core improvements we take an in-depth look at AMD's latest graphics card - The HD7970 3GB codenamed 'Tahiti'.

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Dell Latitude E6220 Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Dell Latitude E6220

The Dell Latitude E6220 is a business-friendly 12.5-inch ultraportable laptop that has excellent performance and above average battery life. It has a 128GB solid-state hard drive, an Intel Core i5 CPU and 4GB of RAM, which provides an excellent experience overall. While it is a little heavier than other ultraportables, it's quite a nice computer for business and home users alike.

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Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas
TechReviewSource.com posted their Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas

We know you procrastinators are out there, so we came up with some last-minute tech gift ideas to help you out. These are gifts that not only can be get last-minute, but are also meaningful and gifts that the recipient will love. So procrastinate no more and finally finish your holiday shopping with these great gift ideas.

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Diablotek Fly Mid Tower Case Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Diablotek Fly Mid Tower Case

Cases are typically composed of aluminum or steel, but today we get to take a look at one of the first cases we’ve seen to have an aluminum-magnesium mix. These two metals create a very lightweight case, weighing in at only 7.7lbs! It also has a unique brushed finish, both inside and out, to make it stand out from the crowd of cases. Read on further to see if fits up to today’s standards.

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Radeon HD 7970 CPU Scaling Performance Review
The Guru of 3D posted AMD Radeon HD 7970 CPU/processor scaling performance review

We grab eight different processors from AMD and Intel, and have a peek if modern age processor make a performance diffence with the Radeon HD 7970.

Will a 1000 USD processor offer much more performance compared to a 250 USD processor ? Let's find out shall we.

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB Graphics Card Review - Tahiti at 28nm
PC Perspective posted a review on the AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB Graphics Card

This GPU will be the first on several fronts: the first 28nm part, the first cards with support for PCI Express 3.0 and the first to officially support DirectX 11.1 coming with Windows 8. Southern Islands is broken up into three different families starting with Tahiti at the high-end, Pitcairn for sweet spot gaming and Cape Verde for budget discrete options. The Radeon HD 7970 card that is launching today with availability in early January is going to be the top-end single GPU option, based on Tahiti.

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Club3D Radeon HD 6950 Battlefield 3 Edition Graphics Card Review
eTeknix.com posted Club3D Radeon HD 6950 Battlefield 3 Edition Graphics Card Review

Dubbed one of the most highly anticipated games of the year, Battlefield 3 saw pre-orders galore and when it finally arrived, a lot of consumers were sadly let down by their systems, with the intense game needing a lot more juice than first expected.

This gave graphics card manufacturers the chance to revamp a card, add new features or even just bundle in the game for good measure.

The Radeon 6950 is classed as one of the best bang for buck cards on the market, giving a good balance of performance while keeping a few pennies in the bank at the same time. Due to this, it instantly became a hit with consumers and they flocked out to buy them in abundance.

Today we have a Radeon HD 6950 from our good friends at Club3D. It may look standard, but it is basically identical to their patented CoolStream card, but comes with Battlefield 3 included. CoolStream is the cooling technology behind Club3D's graphics cards, and as we've seen in other reviews of their cards, it really is a great cooling solution, so we're eager to see how this card performs.

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Sapphire HD 6670 Low Profile Review
OCC has published a review on the Sapphire HD 6670 Low Profile

The Sapphire HD 6670 provided a decent entry level gaming experience, while also being able to handle all office and media usage effortlessly. As long as maximum quality settings aren't desired, then this card will game just fine. Operating noise was surprisingly low and the temperatures were great! Overclocking was consistent with full-sized 6670s, with a gain of about 8% core and 15% memory. The packaging was perfect and included all the main peripherals needed.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Smartphone Review
Techspot posted Samsung Galaxy Nexus Smartphone Review

As the current Google flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus by Samsung is the first device to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The version for Verizon's LTE network in the U.S. is slightly thicker than the European model, but it also gets a larger battery. Otherwise, they're functionally the same - apart from the 15Mbps 4G downloads on the Verizon model, of course.

The super large, super high-resolution display on the Galaxy Nexus is a dream to look at, and the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system gives users something very new and interesting to work with. It's a good combination. The phone does have a flaw, though. Reception, especially on 4G, can be a problem. Not everybody seems to experience the problem, but i only really shows itself in weaker signal areas. Apart from that, though, the Galaxy Nexus is every bit the hero smartphone that Google needs it to be to move Android to the next stage of its evolution. It's a great device.

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ASRock X79 Extreme9 (Intel X79) Motherboard Review
TweakTown posted ASRock X79 Extreme9 (Intel X79) Motherboard Review

We've absolutely powered through a bunch of ASRock motherboards recently. First we checked out the ASRock X79 Extreme4 which came in at an awesome price point. From there we checked out the mATX version, the ASRock X79 Extreme4-M. Today, though, it's all about the new high end board from the guys at ASRock, the X79 Extreme9.

Everything about the X79 Extreme9 seems to be big and the big box is where we'll be starting today. Once we've done that we'll move inside the box to see what ASRock is offering us with the X79 Extreme9 before we move onto the motherboard. Once we've done that we'll get into the BIOS to see how that looks before we check out the testbed, cover overclocking potential and finally see the performance the X79 Extreme9 has to offer us.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic - First Impressions
Techgage posted their first impressions look at Star Wars: The Old Republic for the PC.

It be a glorious day for many people around the world, and I'm not just talking about Christmas here. A game that many have been waiting for has finally arrived, from a galaxy far far away... Star Wars: The Old Republic. The game marks a pivotal moment for BioWare as its first MMORPG, so read on for our initial review.

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G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB 2133 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Kit Review
Futurelooks posted G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB 2133 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Kit Review

People often don’t realize that a PCs are built for a certain purpose. When it comes to the focus of a PC build, the items you tweak are always the graphics, CPU, storage, and memory. For example, a person who needs a PC for audio/video editing will need much more RAM than someone who is building gaming system. If you need more than the now standard 4 GB of RAM, then the G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 2133 MHz RAM may just be what you need and they come with a massive frequency boost over the run of the mill 1333 or 1600MHz modules.

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Mobile CPU Comparison Guide Rev. 7.8
TechARP just posted their Mobile CPU Comparison Guide Rev. 7.8.

There are so many mobile CPU models that it has become quite impossible to keep up with the different models or even remember their specifications!

Therefore, we decided to compile this guide to provide an easy reference for those who are interested in comparing the specifications of the various mobile CPUs in the market, as well as those already obsolescent or obsolete.

Currently covering 689 mobile CPUs, this comprehensive comparison will allow you to easily compare up to 19 different specifications for each and every CPU!

Here are the latest updates in Revision 7.8 :

- Added the Intel Core i7-2675QM (Future) quad-core processor.
- Added the Intel Core i7-2670QM quad-core processor.
- Added the Intel Core i5-2450M (Future) dual-core processor.
- Added the Intel Core i5-2435M dual-core processor.
- Added the Intel Core i3-2393M dual-core processor.
- Updated the Intel Core i7-2635QM quad-core processor.
- Updated the Intel Core i7-2630QM quad-core processor.
- Updated the Intel Core i5-2430M dual-core processor.
- Updated the Intel Core i3-2367M dual-core processor.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus with ICS Smartphone Review
HotHardware.com posted a review on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus with ICS

If you've been paying attention to Android smartphones lately, you know there's one device that people have been talking about and eagerly anticipating for a few months now. That phone is the Galaxy Nexus. The reason this phone is so hot is because it is the first smartphone in the US to run Android 4.0, better known perhaps as Ice Cream Sandwich. As the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich is designed to offer a single Android platform that will run on both smartphones and tablets.

There's another key feature about the Galaxy Nexus: It doesn't have a lot of customizations or UI tweaks from either Samsung (the phone's manufacturer) or Verizon Wireless (who has the exclusive rights to sell this phone US). In other words, you'll get a pure Android 4.0 experience, with some minor exceptions...

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Trine 2: 3D Vision 2 Experience
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on Trine 2

Trine 2 is a side-scrolling action-puzzle game that features gorgeous aesthetics and fluid game mechanics. Trine 2, much like the original title, allows players to control one of three characters at a time but have now also expanded the multiplayer aspect to allow online co-op. Players can choose between playing as Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight or Zoya the theif and switch mid-game to solve puzzles by utilizing each character's unique talents. While Trine 2 does not have a 3D Vision profile rating yet while playing with the latest 290.36 beta GeForce drivers installed, the stereoscopic 3D effects nevertheless works spectacularly.

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SteelSeries Diablo III Mouse and Headset Review
Overclock3D have just published a new article titled: SteelSeries Diablo III Mouse and Headset Review

With the release of Diablo III now within touching distance we take a look at a couple of products sure to whet your appetite.

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