Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Just over 18 months ago, Intel launched their significantly revised ATX v3.0 power supply standard, and with it, the 600 Watt-capable 12VHPWR cable to power video cards and other high-drain add-in cards. The release of the standard came with a lot of fanfare and excitement – the industry was preparing for a future where even flagship video cards could go back to being powered by a single cable – but shortly after, things became exciting again for all the wrong reasons. The new 12VHPWR connector proved to be less forgiving of poor connections between cables and devices than envisioned. With hundreds of watts flowing through the relatively small pins – and critically, insufficient means to detect a poor connection – a bad connection could result...
EKWB Releases New Hard Tubing Series Watercooling Kits
EKWB has offered enthusiasts water cooling parts and complete kits for years now. The kits are intended to simplify custom water cooling in what can be a complicated matter...
12 by Joe Shields on 5/10/2018
Corsair Releases Value-Priced Carbide SPEC-05 Mid-Tower Case
Corsair announced the release of a new case in the Carbide series, which they've named the SPEC-05 Mid-Tower Gaming Case. The $50 chassis adds to Corsair's SPEC value segment...
10 by Joe Shields on 5/8/2018
The SilverStone Strider Platinum ST1000-PT & ST1200-PT PSU Review: Tenured
In today's review we are taking a look at the SilverStone Strider Platinum 1000W and 1200W PSUs. Clearly designed for top-tier gaming and workstation systems with more than two...
21 by E. Fylladitakis on 5/4/2018
Bykski Announces Real-Time Temperature Monitoring Fittings for Watercooling
Bykski has unveiled two new real-time temperature sensor monitors, both featuring LCD displays capable of displaying real-time temperature information on its screen to the users. The Bykski B-TME-SE-AL and...
16 by Joe Shields on 4/27/2018
EKWB Releases Its First X470 Series Monoblock for ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming
With the release of the new X470 based chipset for the 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen CPUs, board partners have brought to market new motherboards designed to support AMD's new...
4 by Joe Shields on 4/25/2018
Cooler Master Announces ML120R/240R AIO Liquid Coolers: Addressable RGB
Cooler Master has unveiled new coolers in their MasterLiquid line of closed loop AIO cooling that was released in late 2017. The MasterLiquid ML240R RGB (240mm) and ML120R RGB...
9 by Joe Shields on 4/18/2018
The Emperor of Efficiency: Corsair's AX1600i PSU Rules Alone (Review)
In today's review we are taking a look at Corsairs AX1600i, the company's new flagship PSU. Although it is physically smaller than its predecessor, the AX1600i brings higher-than 80Plus...
39 by E. Fylladitakis on 4/18/2018
Glorious Glass: Lian Li Alpha Series Cases Now Available
Back in November 2017, Lian Li announced the new Alpha series of cases. The Alpha 330 and Alpha 550 cases were designed to bring users a steel internal frame...
15 by Joe Shields on 3/28/2018
More Glass: New FSP CMT330 and CMT520 Gaming PC Cases
FSP has announced two new mid-tower cases: the FSP CMT330 and the FSP CMT520. The two new cases feature FSP’s “halo cover” mirrored floor plate which sits on top...
6 by Joe Shields on 3/14/2018
Analyzing Threadripper Thermals: Big Base Cooling Wins
AMD's Threadripper processors step quite far outside typical CPU designs in several ways, one of which is their relatively massive physical size. The CPU’s surface area is much greater...
43 by E. Fylladitakis on 3/14/2018
NZXT Expands Kraken AIO Lineup: Their First 360mm AIO, New Kraken M Series
NZXT has announced the expansion of its Kraken all-in-one liquid CPU cooler family with the addition of the X72 and M22 AIOs. The X72 is a 360mm AIO &ndash...
8 by Joe Shields on 3/9/2018
Cooler Master Announces availability of New H500P Mesh White Mid-Tower Case
At CES this year, Cooler Master made a slew of announcements from keyboards, power supplies, air and AIO CPU coolers, to a lot of cases. One of the cases...
5 by Joe Shields on 2/28/2018
EVGA Releases CLC120 CL11 AIO CPU Cooler: Simple and Affordable
EVGA is no stranger to the CLC and AIO cooling market with numerous products already on the market from 120mm to 280mm CLC's currently available. The new offering in...
15 by Joe Shields on 2/27/2018
New EKWB Threadripper X399 Monoblocks for GIGABYTE and MSI
EKWB has announced the release of two new monoblocks made for GIGABYTE and MSI Threadripper X399 motherboards. Both blocks are an all-in-one (CPU and power delivery) cooling solution...
11 by Joe Shields on 2/20/2018
FSP’s Liquid-Cooled Power Supply: The Hydro PTM+ 1200W, Only $700, With RGB
FSP this week has announced that its Hydro PTM+ 1200 W/1400 W power supply, featuring a liquid cooling block that was originally demonstrated at Computex 2017, would hit the...
13 by Anton Shilov on 2/7/2018
iBuyPower at CES 2018: Putting a Monitor Inside A Snowblind PC
One of the most esoteric elements to CES this year was in the iBuyPower booth. iBuyPower is a system integrator rather than a components manufacturer, so it comes across...
12 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/22/2018
iBuyPower at CES 2018: RGB LED Lighting... on Power Cables
There's almost nothing left inside a PC that could be fitted with RGB LEDs. At least that was our assumption until we came across iBuyPower's suite at CES this...
18 by Joe Shields on 1/19/2018
iBuyPower at CES: Project Case Builder, for Better Case Customization
LAS VEGAS, NV - iBuyPower has unveiled a couple of new items at CES 2018 this year including its cool looking Snowbird case side panel, new LED cables ties...
11 by Joe Shields on 1/18/2018
The SilverStone SX800-LTI SFX-L 800W PSU Review: Big PSU, Small Niche
Small form factor and living room gaming systems are becoming more and more popular, with ever-increasing capabilities – and power requirements. SilverStone’s latest SFX-L PSU, the SX800-LTI, brings 80Plus...
25 by E. Fylladitakis on 1/18/2018
In Win at CES 2018: New E-ATX 915 Chassis with USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C
LAS VEGAS, NV — Premium chassis manufacturer In Win have showcased a brand new E-ATX offering at their booth at CES 2018, the new 915 full tower. The new...
3 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/10/2018
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