Pre-built liquid coolers are a good compromise between performance and cost since building a custom cooling loop can get very expensive very quickly. The Antec Kühler H2O 920 sports an extra thick radiator to help cool off the…coolant quicker and a pair of 120mm fans to push massive amounts of air over its dense fins […]
April 2011
I’m a big fan of improved cooling solutions for PC components since they extend the life of peripherals and, if you’re into that sort of thing, can lead to some higher overclocking performance. The MSI Radeon HD 6970 Lightning sports a high performance cooler which keeps temperatures absurdly low even while running the latest gaming titles. […]
The general concept behind effectively cooling your PC is, usually, tossing as much airflow at your components in an effort to keep it from overheating which generally works fine but once you start looking into smaller systems you’re left with poor case choices. Lian Li’s PC-A04 microATX case pops a pair of 120mm fans up front […]
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If you’re in the market for a low-powered machine to slot into your home theater setup, or just want an energy efficient computer, going for a low-end discrete graphics card gives you quite a bit of flexibility compared to integrated solutions. The AMD Radeon HD 6450 offers most of the video cleanup and filtering technology found […]
The reasons for owning a full-sized desktop, for most users, is dwindling since the majority of miniITX motherboards provide everything you need aside from extra expansion slots that few people take advantage of anyway. Gigabyte’s H67N-USB3-B3 features the Intel H67 chipset so you can expect Sandy Bridge CPU support and it also manages to pile on […]
Read more Gigabyte H67N-USB3-B3 has more connectivity than most full sized boards
Intense competition between graphics chip manufacturers, well the two of them anyway, has created some very favorable pricing points for the budget gamer. The new AMD Radeon HD 6790 is slotted into the $150USD price point which, normally, meant anemic performance at best but the current low to mid-range offerings from both sides means they’ll […]
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