Monthly Archives: April 2009

InWin B2 Stealth Bomber Review

Cases are a largely underrated component when it comes to building a case; after all they’re only a box to fit everything inside right? Definitely not, in fact PC enclosures have a huge role to play in not only keeping the internal components safe and well-protected but also in cooling and aesthetics. Especially with a world where everything has to look perfect; today we have a case with a unique design and style based on a stealth bomber. Introducing InWin’s B2 Stealth Bomber…

Noiseblocker Black Silent XL1, XL2 and XLP Fans Review

When buying a set of case fans for your much loved rig, there are always two important factors which need to be considered: airflow and noise. Unfortunately it’s very rare to find a fan which truly performs greatly in both these requirements. However one such company, Noiseblocker, has designed the ‘XLP’ – a fan which boasts to meet both these demands. As well as this, they also have two such 120mm fans: the XL1 which is designed for silence; and the XL2 which is designed for airflow. Now let’s find out if these fans truly perform as they were designed to…

Xigmatek Nepartak S983 Review

Xigmatek are a company renowned for their excellent cooling solutions especially their HDT CPU coolers. Today, at Verdis Reviews we have a three dual heatpipe HDT cooler that features Xigmatek’s patented anti-vibration mounts along with the popular tower-format layout. Whilst nor being aimed at high end cooling, this cooler should provide some pretty solid results. Introducing the Xigmatek Nepartak S983 HDT…

Google Experiments In Attempt to Change Search Engine

Google has announced two very experiment products that it hopes will radically change the way in which users of the popular search engine, search for pictures and news.

Exclusive Titles Lined up For Sony PS3

According to Sony, there are lots of exclusive titles on the way for the PS3 which are soon to be released. Sony’s PR move seems to be in order to set the record straight after recent consumer and analylist reports.

OCZ Introduces New Faster Vertex EX SSDs

OCZ’s newest solid state drives are designed for especially for server environments and are available in both 60 and 120GB sizes as well as using SLC NAND flash memory.

Noctua presents NF-S12B premium fan

Vienna, April 21st 2009 – Noctua today introduced the new NF-S12B 120mm premium fan. Succeeding the vastly successful NF-S12, the NF-S12B is a next generation quiet fan featuring Noctua’s advanced SCD2 technology as well as a highly optimised blade geometry with Bevelled Blade Tips that improves its award-winning predecessor’s airflow efficiency by up to 10%.

Raptor Gaming K1

Raptor-Gaming manufacture all manner of peripherals and input devices that are intended, as the name suggests, for gaming purposes. The products have high quality designs with one aim in mind – to maximise performance. The keyboard I will be taking a look at today has some very special features, such as cherry gold crosspoints and afterglow keys, that should make this product stand out from the crowd. Let’s see if it can deliver…

Coolink GFXChilla GPU Cooler Review

Graphics card cooling has become almost as important as CPU Cooling, if not more so and with many products to choose from; it’s difficult to know which one to go for. The GPU cooler up for review today is the Coolink GFXChilla and the low profile design promises high performance cooling with low noise outputs. Let’s see how it performs.

Windows 7 Not for Most IT Pros

After conducting a new survery, it has been revealed that Windows 7 is already not very popular. Supposedly 84% of IT pros aren’t even considering a Windows 7 upgrade when it is released in the next year or so. Also, about half are apparently looking into alternative OS.