Cases/Cooling/PSUs
While desktop PC power supplies receive the bulk of enthusiasts’ attention for good reasons – not the least of which being the vast selection of options that comes from being a standardized part – power supplies as a whole aren’t just a concern for big PCs. With the majority of PC sales having flipped to notebook sales some years ago, notebook power supplies already lead the market in volume. And while most laptops don’t need the kind of massively powered PSUs that dominate the desktop space, even that is slowly changing as desktop replacement-class laptops increasingly grow in performance and power consumption. Perhaps the poster-child for the high-performance, high-powered laptop is Eurocom, who has a long history of developing heavy-duty DTR laptops that are all...
Deepcool Launches Captain EX RGB CPU Coolers with LED Lighting
Deepcool has announced its new lineup of CPU coolers featuring customizable RGB LED lighting. The new Captain EX RGB cooling systems offer the same cooling performance as the already...
7 by Anton Shilov on 5/4/2017NZXT Releases Kraken G12 Liquid Cooler GPU Mounting Kit
NZXT has announced its Kraken G12 mounting kit, which is designed to allow video cards to mount a closed-loop liquid cooler. In junctionwith a cooler, the adapter can significantly...
12 by Anton Shilov on 4/14/2017The Seasonic PRIME Titanium PSU (650W, 750W, 850W) Review: Mythical Performance
In this review we are having a look at Seasonic’s new flagship series, the PRIME Titanium 650W, 750W and 850W PSUs. These three units are 80Plus Titanium certified, come...
86 by E. Fylladitakis on 4/7/2017FSP Dagger 500W and 600W SFX PSUs Come To Market: From $99 with 80Plus Gold
FSP introduced its Dagger family of SFX PSUs for gaming systems at Computex 2016, about nine months ago. However, sometimes it takes several quarters for products to reach the...
14 by Anton Shilov on 4/1/2017The Riotoro Onyx Power Supply Review: 650W & 750W Tested
In this review we are having a look at Riotoro’s first attempt to enter the PSU market - the Onyx 650W and Onyx 750W PSUs. The Onyx are subtle...
32 by E. Fylladitakis on 3/23/2017SilverStone Launches SST-TP01-M.2 Thermal Pads for M.2 SSDs
In a bit of offbeat news this afternoon, SilverStone has announced a set of thermal pads for M.2 SSDs, the SST-TP01-M.2. These pads are designed to eliminate (or at...
33 by Anton Shilov on 2/23/2017The BitFenix Whisper M 450W & 850W PSU Review
BitFenix recently released a new PSU series, the Whisper M, which is aimed towards advanced users that want a product balanced between price and performance. The series consists of...
15 by E. Fylladitakis on 2/15/2017Eurocom Launches a 780 W External PSU for Laptops
The world is getting mobile and many things that used to come in full-tower desktop chassis are now available in mobile form-factors. For example, high-performance notebooks from companies like...
23 by Anton Shilov on 2/11/2017The Silverstone ST30SF & ST45SF SFX Power Supply Review
In this review we are having a look at the SilverStone ST30SF and the ST45SF SFX PSUs. There are only a handful of good SFX PSU designs available and...
31 by E. Fylladitakis on 1/26/20173-Way Low Profile CPU Cooling Shoot-Out: Reeven, Phanteks, & Noctua
Today we're taking a look at horizontal CPU coolers from Reeven, Phanteks, and Noctua. Although horizontal CPU coolers are likely to always remain a niche market relative to their...
43 by E. Fylladitakis on 1/18/2017DEEPCOOL Showcase the GamerStorm Quadstellar: One Big Metal Shuriken Chassis
While we haven’t talked much about Deepcool over the years, every show I always ended up scheduling a meeting with them and they always seem receptive to ideas regarding...
14 by Ian Cutress on 1/12/2017Corsair’s Bulldog 2.0 Gets Kaby Lake-Compatible Z270 Motherboard, New Cooler
Corsair introduced its new Bulldog 2.0 small form-factor HTPC console-like barebones kit at CES. The new Bulldog 2.0 received a new motherboard based on the Intel Z270 PCH with...
7 by Anton Shilov on 1/11/2017Thermaltake Adds RGB Lighting to Toughpower Grand Gold PSUs
Thermaltake has introduced a new lineup of high-end PSUs featuring RGB lighting. The new Toughpower Grand RGB Gold power supplies are equipped with 256 colors 'Riing' RGB fan, featuring...
6 by Anton Shilov on 12/30/2016Calyos NSG Cube: Passively Cooled SFF PC with Intel Core and GeForce GTX 1060
Calyos plans to display its first passively cooled small form-factor gaming PC at CES early next month. The NSG Cube promises to pack an Intel Core processor as well...
21 by Anton Shilov on 12/20/2016SilverStone Launches SX800-LTI: SFX-L, 800 W, 80 Plus Titanium
SilverStone has quietly published specifications of its new SFX-L power supply with 800 W output on its website. The SX800-LTI is designed for small form-factor gaming PCs that use...
8 by Anton Shilov on 12/16/2016Scythe Announces Mugen 5 CPU Cooler: New Design, Fan and Mounting
Scythe this month has introduced its fifth-generation Mugen cooler for CPUs. The Mugen 5 has a slightly different design compared to previous models to improve its compatibility with tall...
16 by Anton Shilov on 12/12/2016SilverStone Launches 33mm Nitrogon NT08-115XP CPU Cooler for Ultra-Thin PCs
SilverStone has introduced its new CPU cooler designed for ultra-thin PCs, such as thin mini-ITX as well as mini-STX systems. The cooling solution is as thin as an Intel...
17 by Anton Shilov on 12/9/2016Gigabyte Expands Xtreme Gaming Lineup with XC700W and XC300W Chassis
GIGABYTE this month quietly introduced two PC chassis that belong to the flagship Xtreme Gaming family of products. Both computer cases can boast a distinctive design as well as...
2 by Anton Shilov on 12/9/2016Enermax Enters SFX Game with Revolution SFX PSUs
As small form-factor gaming PCs gain traction, more companies enter the scene with small form factor power supplies. Enermax this week introduced its first power supplies in SFX form-factor...
7 by Anton Shilov on 12/2/2016Best PC Power Supplies: Holiday 2016
For today's holiday buyers' guide we are having a look at power supplies. Once again, I shall begin with discussing and clarifying a common misconception among users, that a...
63 by E. Fylladitakis on 11/30/2016