As nice as a full-tower computer case is there are those occasions where a smaller design is preferred. Of course there are trade offs when you go smaller but there are ways to minimize their effect on your build. The NZXT Panzerbox forces the power supply over your add-on cards which saves some vertical height […]
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Intel’s Atom processors popularized the netbook mobile computer platform but its shortcomings were starting to become glaringly obvious with the media rich websites becoming so prevalent. The Asus Eee PC 1005PE takes the familiar netbook dimensions and piles in the new Intel Atom “Pine Trail” platform which promises even better energy efficiency and improved performance. […]
Intel has been on a bit of a performance binge over the past few years trying to get the enthusiasts to latch onto their impressive platforms, that still doesn’t make it any less weird to see their boards offer up enthusiast options. The Intel DP55WG and DP55KG motherboards support the company’s LGA 1156 processors providing […]
Read more Intel DP55WG and DP55KG Motherboards are camouflaged performance boards
Testing a selection of coolers is more difficult than you might think. Besides having to carefully control the ambient temperature you’re going to dread mounting cooling hardware and their assorted brackets over and over again. Thankfully Hexus has done all of that so you don’t have to. They have a look at a number of […]
Read more Intel LGA 1156 Cooler Roundup gives you heatsink mounting nightmares
It’s getting more and more difficult to differentiate PC hardware especially when it comes to memory products. The biggest thing most manufacturers can do is toss in a few gimmicks and be on their way. Thankfully the G.Skill RipJaws DDR3-1600 memory kit relies on more than just some snazzy heatspreaders, its performance is its key […]
Read more G.Skill RipJaws DDR3-1600 brings good performance and dangerous looking fins
CPU heatsinks, for all of their impressive cooling prowess, tend to stick with the aggressive styling that’s likely to cut you if you keep staring at it. If you’re constantly in the Holiday spirit at least one company has you in mind. The Titan Fenrir X’Mas Edition CPU Cooler tops off their impressive Fenrir cooler […]
Read more Titan Fenrir X’Mas Edition CPU Cooler is festive year-round
Gaming is as stressful and activity your PC is likely to go through. Those lit, shaded, anti-aliased, and anisotropic filtered pixels require more than a bit of processing power to pump out and have always presented a big problem to graphics card manufacturers…well at least they used to. ATI’s Radeon HD 5970 is so powerful […]
Read more ATI Radeon HD 5970 makes you want even more monitors
Gaming rigs tend to target that absolute high end of the market where only the best components reside and custom paint jobs bump the system price up 25%, fortunately for you there are some sensible ways to go about things. Digital Storm has cooked up an Intel Core i5 based gaming system that makes fine […]
Read more Digital Storm Intel Core i5 Gaming System pulls no punches
Yes patches are a necessary evil, bound to break more things than are reportedly fixed but as long as you’re protected from those “remote code execution” boogeymen it’s all good. Mozilla has released version 3.5.6 of their highly popular Firefox web browser. The update fixes some nasty issues and gives you that warm fuzzy feeling […]
Read more Firefox 3.5.6 Update Released, fixes things that were broken
While most of us are content to mix and match PC hardware for the best value or performance there are those who must stick, rabidly so, with their chipmaker of choice. Those of you that are AMD fans take note. Cooler Master has come up with their HAF 932 AMD Edition PC case with the […]
Read more Cooler Master HAF 932 PC Case designed for those with AMD in mind
Zalman is best known for their flower/radial finned coolers which provide amazing performance that’s still at the top of the air-cooling game despite many innovations from competitors. The Zalman CNPS10X Flex CPU Cooler is a…tower heatsink which hopes to compete with the high end of the market. HardOCP has thoroughly tested a unit: ZALMAN is […]
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