After a welcome Christmas and New year break, we are once again back at the helm! We wish all of our readers a Happy New Year and with the introduction of Intel’s new i5-661 CPUs and a bundle of articles featuring the “Best of 2009″, there’s plently to get stuck into; take your pick.
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Antec Two Hundred Review
November 22, 2009 – 5:27 pm
The Antec Two Hundred is part of the latest generation of low cost gaming cases that aim to reduce the cost of gaming, whilst still maintaining many of the features gamers have to come to expect from their chassis’. With Antec’s great reputation for building high quality cases, the Two Hundred has a lot to live up to.
The Two Hundred has an array of features from the hot swappable hard disk drive bay to an extensive cooling system with great expandability. So now we’ve got a basic grasp of the concept of the Antec Two Hundred and where it fits into the already extensive array of Antec gaming cases. Let’s see if it can deliver in terms of performance and present itself as an impressive, yet low budget, gaming enclosure.
Choiix Mini Air-Through Notebook Cooling Pad Review
November 8, 2009 – 6:45 pm
The ability to stay connected to the net whilst on the move is becoming more and more popular with netbooks being the latest must-have gadget. With more power and quicker speeds combined with a decrease in product size, the need for efficient and effective cooling is an ever-greater necessity. One way to supply extra cooling potential is through a notebook cooler; the marketplace has been hit with a wave of these coolers released left, right and centre and all claiming to offer effective cooling.
In reality though, many coolers just couldn’t hack it in terms of raw performance and just weren’t worth it. That said, added features such as USB hubs and such like have made some coolers a more tempting purchase. One such product that includes a hub to bolster its marketability is the Choiix Mini Air-Through Notebook Cooling Pad. Let’s take a look…
CoolAge Frozen Orb X120 Transform X120TF CPU Cooler Review
October 18, 2009 – 9:23 pm
The CPU cooling market is dominated by the big names in the industry such as the Cooler Master’s, Noctua’s and Thermaltake’s. These larger companies have a proven track record and consistently produce top quality cooling solutions. However, there are numerous other minnow companies out there that are producing top notch products without the high price tags demanded by the big names.
Today, we take a look at the X120TF Frozen Orb CPU cooler from CoolAge. I, for one, must admit have only very recently come across this manufacturer so how will this cooler compare is the already very crowded CPU cooling marketplace? Let’s find out…
Vizo Arius EX 3.5” SATA HDD Rack Review
October 14, 2009 – 3:50 pm
For some users and businesses data security is a very important issue. To combat this issue many have decided on using devices which lock away their hard drives so they cannot be stolen. One such product which does this is the Vizo Arius EX. Time to explore…
Reviews From Across the Web: 12/10
October 12, 2009 – 12:21 pm
Monday round-ups are always big, exciting and brimming with content so get stuck in!
Arctic Cooling ARCTIC MX-2 & MX-3 Thermal Paste Review
October 7, 2009 – 6:01 pm
Creating a perfect cooling setup is often all about the cooler, chassis and fans with users spending a great deal of money to not only acquire high end heatsinks and thermal designs but also to keep the noise levels down. The little things, such as thermal paste, are often wrongly overlooked. The contact between the CPU and base of the CPU cooler is a very important one and so the right paste is a must have to ensure that heat is effectively transferred from one to the other and also to fill up ay grooves in the cooler’s base (often found with H.D.T. technology).
Arctic Cooling are a specialist when it comes to cooling and their latest two thermal compounds, aptly named ARCTIC MX-2 and ARCTIC MX-3, aim to achieve great performance at a reasonable price. Let’s take a closer look…
Reviews From Across the Web – 06/10
October 6, 2009 – 6:00 pm
A big roundup today featuring pretty much every area of the word tech you can think of – take a look.
Evercool Buffalo HPFI-10025 CPU Cooler Review
October 5, 2009 – 6:54 pm
Evercool has a vast array of thermal solutions incorporating both air and water methods for numerous different components. Their CPU cooling solutions especially include a variety of different fin and heatpipe architectures compatible with most current sockets.
The Evercool Buffalo, from the LGA775 range, is a newer design that utilises a copper base, a 10cm pre-installed fan and an easy installation method. As a more mainstream cooler compared to the HPK-10025EA, some decent cooling is expected too so let’s see what it can offer…
Reviews From Across the Web: 28/09
September 28, 2009 – 5:33 pm
Lots of reviews on display today with both conventional and unconventional topics being discusses. Take a look…