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We've long maintained that Rosewill's Thor v2 is one of the best deals floating around for enthusiasts. In that enclosure, Rosewill has a product that's fairly feature rich, quiet, and offers stellar performance. Yet the Thor v2 isn't the flagship of their enclosure line, but today we have that flagship in house. Given its predecessor's stellar performance, expectations are pretty high for the Blackhawk Ultra.
CoolerMaster: New Storm Scouts, Crashing into Eisbergs, and Cherry MX Green?!?
While new products may have actually been a bit skint from the usual suspects at CES 2013, CoolerMaster has generally been reliable to provide new kit, and this year...
16 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/10/2013SilverStone's New Fortress FT04 Flagship Enclosure Promises Much
No trip to CES would be complete without a visit to SilverStone, but this year was especially important for me. I've been a longtime advocate of the Fortress FT02...
6 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/10/2013
Corsair Goes Big With Obsidian 900D; Updates Peripheral Lines
This CES, Corsair opted not to have a standard booth or suite. Instead they held a press event prior to CES proper, and unfortunately I wasn't able to attend...
5 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/10/2013
Deepcool: Little Fish Don't Stay Little Forever
I've typically been a big proponent of getting smaller vendors exposure if they have some great products on hand, and my brief meeting with Deepcool suggested to me that...
1 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/10/2013
Lian-Li: What Else Can We Do With Aluminum?
Visiting Lian-Li's CES booth is usually at least an interesting experience. I often feel like the engineers and designers there just get an idea for an enclosure and "go...
14 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/10/2013
Zalman Ramps Up Their Cooling Game
Zalman's booth this year featured a single enclosure they're pushing, but the real news was in the CPU and GPU coolers they had on hand. Specifically, they had two...
3 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/10/2013
In-Win's New Cases Deviate Wildly From the Norm
I felt like CES 2012's case designs were fairly predictable: companies that could be expected to produce great stuff produced more great stuff, while other companies that were a...
5 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/10/2013
The Phantoms of NZXT
I recently reviewed the NZXT Phantom 820 and found it to be a remarkably excellent, intelligent case, so imagine my delight in learning that NZXT is following up that...
9 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/9/2013
Thermaltake Brings a Little Sophistication
For the most part I like Thermaltake, but generally they've been one of the holdouts producing glossy, ostentatious enclosures while the rest of the industry has been moving past...
4 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/9/2013
Antec's Stunning New Value and Curious New Direction
Truth be told I'm a little bit surprised I haven't heard from our friends over at Antec in a while. I do have one of their cases sitting at...
11 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/9/2013
Rosewill Expands, Consuming Everything In Its Wake
Okay, so consume isn't entirely accurate. But what started as NewEgg's house brand has continued to show unusual vitality and growth each year, and here at CES 2013 we...
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Fractal Design Node 605 Case Review: Is Fractal Design Ready for Primetime?
Media center enclosures can be a very tricky business. 25 years ago, horizontally-oriented cases were the norm, but the ATX standard complicates things. We're also dealing with hotter components...
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Corsair Carbide 200R Case Review: How Low Can You Go
Corsair entered the enclosure business from the top with a measure of care to establish a solid brand identity. The Obsidian 800D was released as a flagship product and...
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Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 Case Review: You Asked For It, You Got It
When I reviewed the BitFenix Ghost, some of you requested we take a look at the Nanoxia Deep Silence 1. Nanoxia isn't selling on American shores yet, but there's...
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Fractal Design Node 304 mITX Case Review: Paving the Way to the Future
We've said it before but it bears repeating: desktop systems are getting smaller. ATX is becoming less and less necessary, and mini-ITX-based machines more and more offer the same...
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BitFenix Ghost Case Review: Begging for the Premium Treatment
In the short time that they've been around, BitFenix has consistently proven an interest and willingness to design cases that are at the feature curve while being price competitive...
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Cougar Challenger Case Review: Is Competitive Performance Enough?
It's fun to review the big enthusiast-class cases like the NZXT Phantom 820 and the Mini-ITX and Micro-ATX custom marvels like the BitFenix Prodigy and SilverStone SG09, but the...
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120mm Radiator Fan Roundup Part 2: Fan Harder
It's funny, when I did the first 120mm radiator fan roundup two months ago, I wasn't expecting quite the response it got. It was an interesting exercise that seemed...
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SilverStone Sugo SG09 Case Review: Someone at SilverStone Loves Tetris
You've seen it here: small cases are getting big. Mini-ITX boards are becoming both more common and less expensive, and there's been a bit of a renaissance for small...
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NZXT Phantom 820 Case Review: Everything, Everything
NZXT is an interesting manufacturer. Each company that designs and manufactures cases has their strengths and weaknesses, things they're good at and things that need work, but NZXT is...
23 by Dustin Sklavos on 10/15/2012