In Win, as a high end case manufacturer, are the makers of some of the most uniquely visual designs on the market. Previous designs such as the Star Wars styled X-Fighter, stealth bomber-esque B2 and racing car inspired F430 have certainly caught the imagination offering a very different perspective to the full-ATX case.
In Win’s products are much more than novelty products though with extensive cooling systems and innovative mounting mechanisms providing a practical dimension to the eye-catching designs. The cooling aspect applies especially to the Maelstrom case to which this review is focused on as the chassis is able to house up to ten 120mm fans creating the potential for a huge cooling system. So how does the Maelstrom go about combining innovation, practicality and typically unique visuals? Let’s take a look…
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In Win Maelstrom Case Review
March 28, 2010 – 5:14 pm
Overclockers UK Titan Goliath Core i7 Full Gamer System Review
March 16, 2010 – 6:56 pm
You’re looking for a new computer – what’s your best bet? Naturally our advice when building a new computer rig is to build your own allowing full customisation of every component not to mention being able to purchase parts separately in order to get the best possible deal. However, building a full system requires a fair amount of time: planning the spec, buying components and finally putting the whole thing together.
Arctic Cooling ARCTIC F12 Pro TC Case Fan Review
March 2, 2010 – 6:34 pm
As a single functioned object, the humble case fan has to achieve a fine balance between airflow and noise emissions. The perfect ratio is not only difficult to reach but also varies with the specific user group: silent enthusiasts will require lower fan speeds so less noise is produced whereas the hardcore gamer will want as much cooling potential as possible.
Weekly News Round-up (22/02)
February 22, 2010 – 6:54 pm
ATI’s new catalyst drivers, 10.2 and 10.3 are being released currently and there’s several articles looking at the upgrades found with the new drivers.
Zotac GeForce GT 240 Review
February 21, 2010 – 8:18 pm
ATI have been plugging the low-end mainstream market of their 5 series DirectX 11 cards with the launch of several cards: the HD 5450, HD 5570 and HD 5670 are the most recent additions. With Nvidia’s Fermi launch still several weeks away, the GT 240 bolsters the GTX-200 series and hopes to take the fight to ATI’s previous generation star of the graphics world without extra PCI-e power connections – the Radeon HD 4670.
Weekly News Round-Up (15/02)
February 15, 2010 – 9:43 pm
ATI are releasing more and more budget cards as part of the DirectX 11 GPU series; as a result there’s lots of the reviews on the HD 5450, HD 5670 and HD 5570 cards plus lots more…
Weekly News Round-up (08/02)
February 8, 2010 – 8:47 pm
The launch of ATI’s sub £50 HTPC HD 5450 brings with it a host of reviews, many of which sing the virtues of this latest DirectX 11 card – take a look…
Noctua NF-P14 FLX Review
February 8, 2010 – 2:23 pm
With the continued flux of PC cooling companies on to the international scene, reputation is key and perhaps it is this, Noctua’s seemingly legendary status as a premium quality cooling Solutions Company that has held them at the forefront of the market for several years since its establishment in 2005. Formed through the merger of Austrian Rascom Computerdistribution Ges.m.b.H and the Taiwanese Kolink International Corporation, Noctua has focused predominately on the cooling of the central processing unit with an array of aluminium heatsinks and fans symbolised by their peach and brown colour schemes.
News Roundup (14/01)
January 14, 2010 – 6:06 pm
Release day for the ATI Radeon HD 5670 budget graphics card is upon us and plenty of reviews to check out the new member of the ATI DirectX 11 series.
News Roundup (11/01)
January 11, 2010 – 3:34 pm
A little thin on the ground in terms of reviews, but plenty of articles on CES 2010 featuring countless new products from hundreds of companies…