Cases/Cooling/PSUs
DeepCool is one of the few veterans in the PC power & cooling components field still active today. The Chinese company was first founded in 1996 and initially produced only coolers and cooling accessories, but quickly diversified into the PC Case and power supply unit (PSU) markets. To this day, DeepCool stays almost entirely focused on PC power & cooling products, with input devices and mousepads being their latest diversification attempt. Today's review turns the spotlight toward DeepCool’s PSUs and, more specifically, the PX850G 850W ATX 3.0 PSU, which currently is their most popular power supply. The PX850G is engineered to balance all-around performance with reliability and cost, all while providing ATX 3.0 compliance. It is based on a highly popular high-output platform but, strangely...
The Emperor of Efficiency: Corsair's AX1600i PSU Rules Alone (Review)
In today's review we are taking a look at Corsairs AX1600i, the company's new flagship PSU. Although it is physically smaller than its predecessor, the AX1600i brings higher-than 80Plus...
39 by E. Fylladitakis on 4/18/2018Glorious Glass: Lian Li Alpha Series Cases Now Available
Back in November 2017, Lian Li announced the new Alpha series of cases. The Alpha 330 and Alpha 550 cases were designed to bring users a steel internal frame...
15 by Joe Shields on 3/28/2018More Glass: New FSP CMT330 and CMT520 Gaming PC Cases
FSP has announced two new mid-tower cases: the FSP CMT330 and the FSP CMT520. The two new cases feature FSP’s “halo cover” mirrored floor plate which sits on top...
6 by Joe Shields on 3/14/2018Analyzing Threadripper Thermals: Big Base Cooling Wins
AMD's Threadripper processors step quite far outside typical CPU designs in several ways, one of which is their relatively massive physical size. The CPU’s surface area is much greater...
43 by E. Fylladitakis on 3/14/2018NZXT Expands Kraken AIO Lineup: Their First 360mm AIO, New Kraken M Series
NZXT has announced the expansion of its Kraken all-in-one liquid CPU cooler family with the addition of the X72 and M22 AIOs. The X72 is a 360mm AIO &ndash...
8 by Joe Shields on 3/9/2018Cooler Master Announces availability of New H500P Mesh White Mid-Tower Case
At CES this year, Cooler Master made a slew of announcements from keyboards, power supplies, air and AIO CPU coolers, to a lot of cases. One of the cases...
5 by Joe Shields on 2/28/2018EVGA Releases CLC120 CL11 AIO CPU Cooler: Simple and Affordable
EVGA is no stranger to the CLC and AIO cooling market with numerous products already on the market from 120mm to 280mm CLC's currently available. The new offering in...
15 by Joe Shields on 2/27/2018New EKWB Threadripper X399 Monoblocks for GIGABYTE and MSI
EKWB has announced the release of two new monoblocks made for GIGABYTE and MSI Threadripper X399 motherboards. Both blocks are an all-in-one (CPU and power delivery) cooling solution...
11 by Joe Shields on 2/20/2018FSP’s Liquid-Cooled Power Supply: The Hydro PTM+ 1200W, Only $700, With RGB
FSP this week has announced that its Hydro PTM+ 1200 W/1400 W power supply, featuring a liquid cooling block that was originally demonstrated at Computex 2017, would hit the...
13 by Anton Shilov on 2/7/2018iBuyPower at CES 2018: Putting a Monitor Inside A Snowblind PC
One of the most esoteric elements to CES this year was in the iBuyPower booth. iBuyPower is a system integrator rather than a components manufacturer, so it comes across...
12 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/22/2018iBuyPower at CES 2018: RGB LED Lighting... on Power Cables
There's almost nothing left inside a PC that could be fitted with RGB LEDs. At least that was our assumption until we came across iBuyPower's suite at CES this...
18 by Joe Shields on 1/19/2018iBuyPower at CES: Project Case Builder, for Better Case Customization
LAS VEGAS, NV - iBuyPower has unveiled a couple of new items at CES 2018 this year including its cool looking Snowbird case side panel, new LED cables ties...
11 by Joe Shields on 1/18/2018The SilverStone SX800-LTI SFX-L 800W PSU Review: Big PSU, Small Niche
Small form factor and living room gaming systems are becoming more and more popular, with ever-increasing capabilities – and power requirements. SilverStone’s latest SFX-L PSU, the SX800-LTI, brings 80Plus...
25 by E. Fylladitakis on 1/18/2018In Win at CES 2018: New E-ATX 915 Chassis with USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C
LAS VEGAS, NV — Premium chassis manufacturer In Win have showcased a brand new E-ATX offering at their booth at CES 2018, the new 915 full tower. The new...
3 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/10/2018Cooler Master at CES 2018: New MasterWatt V and Maker Power Supplies with Connect v2.0 and Overlay.live Telemetry
LAS VEGAS, NV — This week at CES 2018, it has been a busy time for Cooler Master as they have announced a wide range of cases and coolers...
6 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/10/2018Cooler Master at CES 2018: New MasterAir G100M and MA410M, MasterLiquid ML240 SMART CPU Coolers
LAS VEGAS, NV — Cooler Master has announced a new air-based CPU cooler at CES 2018, the MasterAir G100M. Also announced is addressable RGB LED lighting with a new...
11 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/10/2018Riotoro at CES 2018: New Full-Tower and Mid-Tower Cases, new Enigma G2 Power Supply
LAS VEGAS, NV — Riotoro has announced a couple of new products to add to their existing chassis and product lines with the Prism RGB Full-Tower Case, the CR488...
64 by Joe Shields on 1/9/2018CoolerMaster at CES 2018: Refreshed MasterCase and MasterBox series, Updated Trooper and Stryker SE.
LAS VEGAS, NV — CoolerMaster has announced their new case lineup for 1H 2018 with the addition of several new cases across their MasterCase, MasterBox as well as updating...
9 by Joe Shields on 1/9/2018ORIGIN PC Intros Next-Gen Customizable Desktops: Genesis, Millenium, and L-Class
LAS VEGAS, NV — Custom desktop maker ORIGIN PC has announced chassis updates to its existing Genesis (full tower) and Millennium (super tower) gaming desktops, as well as updates...
7 by Joe Shields on 1/8/2018DeepCool Releases QuadStellar Four-lobed Chassis: 'Smart' Case, Unique Shape
DeepCool recently started selling the QuadStellar four-lobed chassis on the market nearly a year after it made its debut at CES 2017 in January. The QuadStellar design follows its...
5 by Joe Shields on 12/15/2017