Hardware Canucks takes a look at the performance of the new NVIDIA 260.63 Beta Driver. Other new reviews:

- ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 AMD 890GX Socket AM3 Motherboard Review
- Vantec Nexstar CBSATA-U3 SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter Review
- Choiix Cruiser 2.4GHz Wireless Blue Trace Mouse Review
- Synology DiskStation DS411+ NAS Review
- Aten VanCryst VM0404H HDMI Matrix Switch Review
- Patriot DDR3 Viper II Sector 5 Series 1600MHz Ram Review
- Two Cirago Bluetooth 3.0 USB Micro Adapters
- Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review
- Kingston HyperX DDR3: 2.5 GHz for Everyday
- ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 AMD 890GX Socket AM3 Motherboard Review



NVIDIA 260.63 Beta Driver Performance Review
Hardware Canucks takes a look at the performance of the new NVIDIA 260.63 Beta Driver.

Along with the GTS 450, NVIDIA has released a heavily updated driver suite that features a new installer, higher in-game performance and simplified controls. In this review we take a look at what is being offered. Are these new drivers worth your attention?

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ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 AMD 890GX Socket AM3 Motherboard Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 AMD 890GX Socket AM3 Motherboard

If you didn’t know, AMD and partners market and sell the “GX” and “G” series motherboards as economy boards. They differ from the FX in that they have integrated graphics, but they are fully capable of running discrete video cards. Though their graphics capabilities are more for HTPC and “surf the net and read email” people, the onboard VGA is getting better and will actually play a number of games at lower settings. Today I will be looking at one of ASUS’ new 890 GX motherboards, the M4A89GTD Pro/USB3. This board is just bursting with new features, some we haven’t seen before, others we’ve seen on Asus’ Intel boards but not their AMD boards. The chipset not only natively supports SATA 6Gb/s, it also has brand new integrated graphics, the Radeon HD 4290, which ATI says far surpasses the earlier HD 4200. Will the M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 pass the test? Read on to see!

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Vantec Nexstar CBSATA-U3 SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the Vantec Nexstar CBSATA-U3 SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter

This handy little device from Vantec is something that should be in every PC technician's toolkit. It's small enough to toss in a bag and provides all the same functions of a hard drive dock. Top it all off with USB 3.0 speeds and you have a fast and convenient way to access any SATA hard drive via a USB connection.

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Choiix Cruiser 2.4GHz Wireless Blue Trace Mouse Review
Hi Tech Legion posted Choiix Cruiser 2.4GHz Wireless Blue Trace Mouse Review

The Choiix Cruiser mouse is cordless, compact and comes in a variety of colors. The Choiix Cruiser mouse comes with its own mouse pad and stores the micro USB adapter conveniently inside the back of the mouse so you don't lose it when it's not plugged into your netbook or notebook computer.

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Synology DiskStation DS411+ NAS Review
Bigbruin.com posted a review on the Synology DiskStation DS411+ NAS

Speaking of the hardware alone, the Synology DiskStation 411+ NAS is fantastic. I cannot think of any issues one might have with the unit. It would take a serious number of users to fully tax the hardware; more people than you would typically find at the DS411+'s target market of small to medium-sized businesses.

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Aten VanCryst VM0404H HDMI Matrix Switch Review
OCC has published a review on the Aten VanCryst VM0404H HDMI Matrix Switch

Let me tell you, having an HDMI switch makes a world of difference. I did not realize on how often I was getting up and switching cables on my HD devices until I no longer had to do it. I still catch myself jumping up to switch the cable from my satellite box to my Patriot Box Office. The Aten HDMI switch really simplified my life. The ease of using it makes it perfect for the wife and kids to operate as well. It does not take rocket science to select the wanted input and output.

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Patriot DDR3 Viper II Sector 5 Series 1600MHz Ram Review
Bona Fide Reviews posted a review on the Patriot DDR3 Viper II Sector 5 Series 1600MHz Ram

Today I've got another ram review for you, this time from Patriot Memory. The kit is 4gigs of their Viper II Sector 5 1600Mhz ram that comes with an added bonus of a full license for 3DMark Vantage. I've put it up against a 4gb 1600Mhz kit of Kingston HyperX for comparison and it fares well.

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Two Cirago Bluetooth 3.0 USB Micro Adapters
iGadget Life posted a review on Two Cirago Bluetooth 3.0 USB Micro Adapters

Bluetooth 3.0 is here, for the most part anyway, at least it’s here officially, but we’re not really seeing many devices incorporating it just yet. Several companies have already introduced micro USB Bluetooth 3.0 dongles that can help you get prepared, one such company is Cirago and they’ve sent me over two for review. A Class 1 device that has a range of 333Ft, and a Class 2 device that has a range of 30ft. These aren’t Bluetooth 3.0 +HS devices, these are just the standard Bluetooth 3.0 specification so don’t expect super speeds from them, they’re very similar to Bluetooth 2.0 specs actually.

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Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 64GB USB 3.0 flash drive.

Sporting a brand new USB 3.0 interface to improve performance over the aging USB 2.0, the Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate USB 3.0 flash drive packs 64GB of capacity onto a form factor that can fit onto your key ring. A beastly amount of information can be stored on a 64GB flash drive, data of all sorts and sizes. But how how fast is this USB 3.0 drive? Well, we put the Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate to the test, both in USB 2.0 and USB 2.0 modes to find out.

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Kingston HyperX DDR3: 2.5 GHz for Everyday
InsideHW.com has reviewed Kingston HyperX DDR3 memory

A few months ago, we tested Kingston’s infamous HyperX 2133 CL8. This was the best and most expensive memory money could buy at the moment. Since competition hardly rested on their laurels, it was expected for more manufacturers to appear on the market with 2133 MHz models. The reputed manufacturer such as Kingston wouldn’t be as reputed if they hadn’t had the custom of surprising us just when we thought that a certain memory technology has hit its peak, in this case, DDR3. The competition was going around 2200 MHz, when Kingston decided to send us two kits of its newest memory, declared to 2333 and 2400 MHz, respectively…

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ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 AMD 890GX Socket AM3 Motherboard Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 AMD 890GX Socket AM3 Motherboard

If you didn’t know, AMD and partners market and sell the “GX” and “G” series motherboards as economy boards. They differ from the FX in that they have integrated graphics, but they are fully capable of running discrete video cards. Though their graphics capabilities are more for HTPC and “surf the net and read email” people, the onboard VGA is getting better and will actually play a number of games at lower settings. Today I will be looking at one of ASUS’ new 890 GX motherboards, the M4A89GTD Pro/USB3. This board is just bursting with new features, some we haven’t seen before, others we’ve seen on Asus’ Intel boards but not their AMD boards. The chipset not only natively supports SATA 6Gb/s, it also has brand new integrated graphics, the Radeon HD 4290, which ATI says far surpasses the earlier HD 4200. Will the M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 pass the test? Read on to see!

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